Strong Skolem starters

This paper concerns a class of combinatorial objects called Skolem starters, and more specifically, strong Skolem starters, which are generated by Skolem sequences. In 1991, Shalaby conjectured that any additive group , where or , admits a strong Skolem starter and constructed these starters of all admissible orders . Only finitely many strong Skolem starters have been known to date. In this paper, we offer a geometrical interpretation of strong Skolem starters and explicitly construct infinite families of them.     

Controlling semiconductor/metal junction barriers by incomplete, nonideal molecular monolayers

We study how partial monolayers of molecular dipoles at semiconductor/metal interfaces can affect electrical transport across these interfaces, using a series of molecules with systematically varying dipole moment, adsorbed on n-GaAs, prior to Au or Pd metal contact deposition, by indirect evaporation or as "ready-made" pads. From analyses of the molecularly modified surfaces, we find that molecular coverage is poorer on low- than on high-doped n-GaAs. Electrical charge transport across the resulting interfaces was studied by current-voltage-temperature, internal photoemission, and capacitance-voltage measurements. The data were analyzed and compared with numerical simulations of interfaces that present inhomogeneous barriers for electron transport across them. For high-doped GaAs, we confirm that only the former, molecular dipole-dependent barrier is found. Although no clear molecular effects appear to exist with low-doped n-GaAs, those data are well explained by two coexisting barriers for electron transport, one with clear systematic dependence on molecular dipole (molecule-controlled regions) and a constant one (molecule-free regions, pinholes). This explains why directly observable molecular control over the barrier height is found with high-doped GaAs: there, the monolayer pinholes are small enough for their electronic effect not to be felt (they are "pinched off"). We conclude that molecules can control and tailor electronic devices need not form high-quality monolayers, bind chemically to both electrodes, or form multilayers to achieve complete surface coverage. Furthermore, the problem of stability during electron transport is significantly alleviated with molecular control via partial molecule coverage, as most current flows now between, rather than via, the molecules.     

Anionic polymerization of ϵ-caprolactam activated with phosphadiazines

Phenylphosphonyl-N,N′-biscaprolactam (I) and phenylphosphonyl-N,N′-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazole) (II) were synthesized and found to be very efficient activators for the anionic polymerization of caprolactam when used in combination with strong bases such as sodium caprolactam. Polymers obtained in the presence of I and II had generally higher molecular weights and were less sensitive to thermal degradation upon molding than those whose preparation entailed the use of N-acetyl-caprolactam (III) as an activator. Thermal behavior and tensile properties indicated that the structure of these polyamides differs from that encountered in nylon 6 prepared with conventional anionic catalyst systems.     

Fast frequency modulation optical code division multiple access communication system

An optical fast frequency modulation code division multiple access communication system is proposed. In this system, an electrically controlled tunable optical filter (TOF) is used to encode the modulated broadband light source. The code depends on the function set to the controller. Two-dimensional code named functional code is also proposed based on a shifted sine function. The function defines the dynamic coding pattern of the central wavelength of the transmitted narrowband optical signal. Thus, the system will allow for an easy reconfiguration of the transmitter without the need for sophisticated encoder. At the receiver, a synchronized TOF with the same function is used as a decoder. The performance of this system is shown to be better compared with a fast frequency hopping and a spectral amplitude coding systems.     

Identification of Bandhead Spin and Identical Bands for Odd-A Nuclei in $A\sim190$ Superdeformed Mass Region

The dynamical moment of inertia is estimated with its even-power expansion of the rotational frequency and in accordance we determine the intermediate spins of the superdeformed (SD) rotational bands. Using Marquardt method of nonlinear least-squares routines, we determine the expansion coefficients by fitting the proposed dynamical moment of inertia with its recent experimental data of the SD nuclei in the A=190 mass region. The comparison between our theoretical and available experimental data for the dynamic moment of inertia and spin shows good agreements. Also, we have calculated the static moment of inertia at three alternative values of spin. The value of spin at which the two moments of inertia are nearly equals is to be regarded as a bandhead spin of the corresponding band. These studies are carried out for eighteen bands of odd-A nuclei of the superdeformed region 190, namely ¹⁸⁹Hg(b1), ¹⁹¹Hg(b1, b2, b3, b4), ¹⁹³Hg(b2, b3, b5), ¹⁹⁵Hg(b1, b2, b3, b4), ¹⁹³Tl(b1, b2, b3, b5), ¹⁸⁹Tl(b1), and ¹⁹⁷Bi(b1). We also notice the occurrence of identical SD bands with near identical transition energies among the considered SD bands.     

Multistep deposition of Cu2Si(S,Se)3 and Cu2ZnSiSe4high band gap absorber materials for thin film solar cells

Cu₂ZnSi(S,Se)₄ and Cu₂Si(S,Se)₃ are potential materials to obtain cost effective high band gap absorbers for tandem thin film solar cell devices. A method to synthesize Cu₂SiS₃, Cu₂SiSe₃and Cu₂ZnSiSe₄thin film absorbers is proposed. This method is based on a multistep process, using sequential deposition and annealing processes. X‐ray diffraction analysis performed on the final thin films have confirmed the presence of the Cu₂Si(S,Se)₃ and Cu₂ZnSiSe₄phases. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed the formation of polycrystalline layers with grains size up to 1 µm. The band gap of the ternary Cu₂SiSe₃ and Cu₂SiS₃, and quaternary Cu₂ZnSiSe₄ based thin films as determined from optical and photoluminescence measurements are found to be close to their theoretical values. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Flow Injection Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Iron in Industrial Effluents based on Fluorescence Quenching of 1-Naphthol-2- Sulfonate

A sensitive and selective spectrofluorimetric method has been developed for flow injection analysis (FIA) of iron(III) based on its fluorescence quenching effect on the water soluble 1-naphthol-2-sulfonate. The fluorescence emission spectra were collected with excitation at 283 nm. The emission peaks of the neutral and anionic forms of 1-naphthol-2-sulfonate as well as the band area were found to decrease linearly with iron(III) concentrations over the range 0.1–18 μg ml⁻¹ and a detection limit of 3.4 ng ml⁻¹ (emission at 349 nm) with FIA. Possible interferences from different cations and anions, which could affect the analytical response, are evaluated and showed the high selectivity of the method. The effect of solution pH and 1-naphthol-2-sulfonate concentration were examined and the reaction conditions are optimized. The method is successfully applied to determine iron(III) in industrial effluents from different sources without any complications with recoveries of almost 100% with both manual and flow injection methods. Results were found to be very consistent with those obtained using atomic absorption spectrometry.     

Concept of multipole magnetic field rotation in ECRIS

The conventional type of magnetic well is formed by superposition of two types of magnetic field, axial bumpy field and radial multipole field. It is used to contain plasma that consists of neutrals, ions and electrons. These particles are in constant motion in the well and energetic electrons create plasma by violent collisions with neutrals and ions. The confined electrons are constantly heated by ECR technique in the presence of magnetic field. In this paper it has been shown theoretically that how the electron motion is influenced in terms of heating, containment and azimuthal uniformity of plasma, by the axial rotation of the multipole magnetic field [1,2]. Afterwards, the feasibility of achieving a rotating magnetic multipole field is discussed to some extent. And it is seen that it is not beyond the capability of the scientific community in the present scenario of the advanced technology. Presently, it can be achieved for lesser field and slightly larger size of the multipole electromagnet and can be used for improvement of the ECR ion source (ECRIS).     

Exact solutions of stochastic fractional Korteweg de–Vries equation with conformable derivatives

We deal with the Wick-type stochastic fractional Korteweg de–Vries(KdV) equation with conformable derivatives.With the aid of the Exp-function method, white noise theory, and Hermite transform, we produce a novel set of exact soliton and periodic wave solutions to the fractional KdV equation with conformable derivatives. With the help of inverse Hermite transform, we get stochastic soliton and periodic wave solutions of the Wick-type stochastic fractional KdV equation with conformable derivatives. Eventually, by an application example, we show how the stochastic solutions can be given as Brownian motion functional solutions.