Mathematical modeling of laminar and turbulent supersonic flow round bodies of convex-concave shape

Tomsk. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 138–145, September–October, 1988.     

Electrophoresis in capillary cells with detection gap

A novel design of the detection zone in multicapillary arrays used for electrophoretic separation is presented. The use of a detection gap (DG), in which the reflective surfaces separating the channels of the array are eliminated, is proposed to improve the illumination and detection of the separated DNA fragments. The electric field compression in the DG is achieved by optimization of the gap geometry. The results of the computer simulation and experiment demonstrate no substantial band-broadening in the DG. We believe that the proposed method will be useful for application in the microfabricated devices.     

On a theory of spin systems with competing anisotropies

On the basis of a quantum treatment of Me_1?cFe_cX (Me = Mn, Ni, Co, X = Cl₂, CO₃, etc.) type random systems it is shown that parallel with order parameters such as magnetizations of mixed magnetic crystal ordering subsystems there is one more order parameter determining the angle between them.     

Unconventional zigzag indium phosphide single-crystalline and twinned nanowires

Unconventional zigzag indium phosphide (InP) single-crystalline and twinned nanowires were produced via thermal evaporation of indium phosphide in the presence of zinc selenide. The structure and morphology of the as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Studies found that two type of nanowires exist in the products, namely, the periodic-rhombus-decorated single-crystalline InP (type I) nanowires and jagged twinned InP (type II) nanowires. Both of them have preferential 111 growth directions. The optical properties were also investigated at room temperature, and they show that the nanowires display a strong emission at approximately 750 nm, which is quite different from that observed in all previous reports related to the InP nanostructures.     

Morphology-controlled synthesis of ZnO nanostructures by a simple round-to-round metal vapor deposition route

One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies have been successfully synthesized through a simple round-to-round metal vapor deposition route at 550 degrees C with a zinc powder covered indium film as the source material. The structures and morphologies of the products were characterized in detail by using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Studies found that the morphology of the products can be easily tuned from one experimental round to another. Possible growth mechanisms for the formation of one-dimensional ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies are discussed. Photoluminescence studies show that there are sharp UV emission and broad defect-related green emissions for the products obtained in all experimental rounds. Relative intensity of the UV emission to defect-related emissions gradually increased from one experimental round to another.