In‐situ synthesis of transparent and conductive carbon nanotube networks

A method for the production of transparent carbon nanotube networks (CNTNs) over transparent substrates was developed. In this method, CNTNs were grown directly in the target surface by applying the catalyst in specific zones of the substrate through lithographic techniques. The networks can be also transferred from the original substrate to other surfaces. The newly grown carbon nanotubes have a very high aspect ratio (>50000). Thus far, networks with an optical transmittance of 94% at 550 nm and a surface resistivity of 3.6 kΩ/sq have been produced. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Realisation and metrological characterisation of thickness standards below 100 nm

High-accuracy film thickness measurements in the range below 100 nm can be made by various complex methods like spectral ellipsometry (SE), scanning force microscopy (SFM), grazing incidence X-ray reflectometry (GIXR), or X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). The measurement results achieved with these methods are based on different interactions between the film and the probe. A key question in nanotechnology is how to achieve consistent results on a level of uncertainty below one nanometre with different techniques.Two different types of thickness standards are realised. Metal film standards for X-ray techniques in the thickness range 10 to 50 nm are calibrated by GIXR with monochromatised synchrotron radiation of 8048 eV. The results obtained at four different facilities show excellent agreement. SiO₂ on Si standards for SE and SFM in the thickness range 6 to 1000 nm are calibrated by GIXR with monochromatised synchrotron radiation of 1841 eV and with a metrological SFM. Consistent results within the combined uncertainties are obtained with the two methods. Surfaces and interfaces of both types of standards are additionally investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). PACS 61.10.Kw; 68.55.Jk; 06.20.Fn; 06.60.Mr; 07.79.Lh     

作业车间调度问题的改进混合遗传算法

作业车间调度是一类求解困难的组合优化问题,本文在考虑遗传算法早熟收敛问题和禁忌搜索法自适应优点的基础上,将遗传算法和禁忌搜索法相结合,提出了一种基于遗传和禁忌搜索的混合算法,并用实例对该算法进行了仿真研究.结果表明,该算法有很好的收敛精度,是可行的,与传统的算法相比较,有明显的优越性.     

CCD狭缝摄象

在过去的几十年中,各靶场已广泛应用狭缝摄影对种种飞行弹丸的多项重要技术参数进行测试,它在许多测试项目中应用的有效性、广泛性和经济性已被人们所肯定。据报道,在国外的一些靶场所进行的发射试验中,狭缝摄影机曾占全部测试设备中所使用的摄影仪器的百分之九十,这是因为狭缝摄影有其独特的、其它方法不可比拟的优点。     

Manufacturing cell formation using similarity coefficients and a parallel genetic TSP algorithm: Formulation and comparison

Many algorithms have been proposed to form manufacturing cells from component routings. However, many of these do not have the capability of solving large problems. We propose a procedure using similarity coefficients and a parallel genetic implementation of a TSP algorithm that is capable of solving large problems of up to 1000 parts and 1000 machines. In addition, we also compare our procedure with many existing procedures using nine well-known problems from the literature.

The results show that the proposed procedure compares well with the existing procedures and should be useful to practitioners and researchers.     

A note on the complex semi‐definite matrix Procrustes problem

This note outlines an algorithm for solving the complex ‘matrix Procrustes problem’. This is a least‐squares approximation over the cone of positive semi‐definite Hermitian matrices, which has a number of applications in the areas of Optimization, Signal Processing and Control. The work generalizes the method of Allwright (SIAM J. Control Optim. 1988; 26 (3):537–556), who obtained a numerical solution to the real‐valued version of the problem. It is shown that, subject to an appropriate rank assumption, the complex problem can be formulated in a real setting using a matrix‐dilation technique, for which the method of Allwright is applicable. However, this transformation results in an over‐parametrization of the problem and, therefore, convergence to the optimal solution is slow. Here, an alternative algorithm is developed for solving the complex problem, which exploits fully the special structure of the dilated matrix. The advantages of the modified algorithm are demonstrated via a numerical example. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and crystal structure of Na3SbO(PO4)2

The single phase compound Na₃SbO(PO₄)₂ was prepared by a solid state reaction. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group P2₁2₁2₁ with a = 6.964(1) Å, b = 9.284(2) Å, c = 12.425(2) Å, Z = 4. The structure was determined from 968 reflections collected on a Nonius CAD4 automatic diffractometer with MoKα radiation. The final R index and weighted R_w index are 0.031 and 0.039, respectively. The structure is built up from strings of corner-sharing SbO₆ octahedra to which phosphate groups are linked by two of their vertices. These chains, running parallel to the a-axis, are separated from each other by sodium atoms.