Mössbauer Optimization of the Direct Synthesis of β-FeSi2 by Ion Beam Mixing of Fe/Si Bilayers

At present, there is an increasing interest in the iron di-silicide phase -FeSi₂, which is supposed to be a direct band gap semiconductor and one of the most promising materials for silicon-based optoelectronics, e.g., light-emitting devices, solar cells, and photo detectors. But this phase is very difficult to be produced. Here, the successful direct synthesis of this phase by ion beam mixing of Fe/Si bilayers at temperatures in the range of 400 to 600°C is reported. The aim of the experiments was to achieve a complete reaction of the deposited Fe layer with the Si substrate that results in the formation of a pure, single-phased -FeSi₂ surface layer. The obtained silicide layers, their structure and composition are investigated by conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The fraction of the -FeSi₂ formed is determined by CEMS as function of ion species, energy, fluence and temperature. Complete growth and formation of a single-phased -FeSi₂ layer was achieved by 205 keV Xe ion irradiation at a fluence of 2×10¹⁶ ions/cm² at 600°C.     

Photopolymer-filled nanoporous glass as a dimensionally stable holographic recording medium

The holographic recording characteristics of a photopolymer-nanoporous-glass composite are reported. An M/# of 3.2 is measured in this medium by angle multiplexing of a series of plane-wave holograms. In addition, the dimensional stability of the material is demonstrated by the negligible Bragg detuning of a set of angle-multiplexed holograms recorded with varying grating tilt angles and by the relative insensitivity of the detuning to changes in temperature.     

Time-dependent Hartree-Fock study of 136Xe + 209Bi collisions

We have performed axially symmetric Skyrme force time-dependent Hartree-Fock calculations for the ¹³⁶Xe + ²⁰⁹Bi system at E(lab) = 940 MeV and 1130 MeV. The evolution of the nuclear geometry is studied in detail. The calculated final fragment kinetic energies, scattering angles, and charges are in good agreement with experiment, but the fragment charge dispersion is greatly underestimated. Studies of head-on collisions for 900 MeV ? E(lab) ? 2000 MeV show no evidence for fusion and indicate a dramatic transparency for E(lab) ? 1500 MeV.     

On the propagation of pressure pulses in circular elastic rods

Zusammenfassung Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit den radialen und axialen Dehnungen in einem einseitig unbegrenzten elastischen Stab mit kreisförmigem Querschnitt. Die Oberfläche des Stabes ist in radialer Richtung frei von Spannungen; in normaler Richtung wird an dem einen Ende eine Druckspannung als zeitlicher Sprungimpuls eingeprägt, wobei die Scherspannung an diesem Ende stets zu Null angenommen wird. Die exakte Lösung wird dargestellt durch komplexe Laplace-Umkehr-Integrale, welche für grosse Fortpflanzungsentfernungen asymptotisch gelöst werden. Insbesondere werden Lösungen gefunden für die Umgebung der Vorläufer der Welle und für die Anstiegsflanke der Druckwelle.     

Direct observation of high-order optical susceptibilities via angularly-resolved multiwave mixing

A new method of monitoring specific high-order optical susceptibilities of nonlinear media via angularly-resolved emission in a phase-matched multiwave mixing configuration is presented. This technique, which can be viewed as the creation by two optical beams of a strongly anharmonic absorption or index grating, and the simultaneous exploration of higher Bragg-diffraction orders by a third wave, is demonstrated here in the case of gas media near optical resonance.     

Electron beam irradiation induced changes in liquid-crystal compound 5CB

Electron beam irradiation studies on liquid crystal material 5CB have been carried out at a temperature where the compound exists in the isotropic liquid phase. In situ time-resolved spectroscopic characterization was carried out during the irradiation. Three different transients were observed during the 2-μs electron pulse. After about 50 μs, only one transient species was found to be present, which has an absorption peak at 360 nm. Radiolysed sample exhibits a broad absorption at ∼400 nm. The dielectric measurements show that even a low level of irradiation results in a dramatic increase in the component of dielectric permittivity normal to the long axes of the molecules ε_⊥^′, and a corresponding decrease in the dielectric anisotropy (Δε′=ε_∥^′−ε_⊥^′ ). These studies show that 5CB is prone to substantial radiation damage on exposure to the beam of high-energy electrons.     

1,2‐Di­benzoyl­hydrazine

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₂, the molecule lies about a twofold axis; two carbonyl groups and the H atoms of the N—N bond are in a trans orientation with respect to each other. In the crystal, each mol­ecule is linked to the other and viceversa by intermolecular N—H?O hydrogen bonds between the amide hydrogen and the O atoms of neighbouring mol­ecules to form two ten‐membered rings, each of which has the graph‐set motif C4R(10). This extends as a polymeric chain along the c axis.