Fabrication and comparison of PMN-PT single crystal, PZT and PZT-based 1-3 composite ultrasonic transducers for NDE applications

This paper describes fabrication and comparison of PMN-PT single crystal, PZT, and PZT-based 1-3 composite ultrasonic transducers for NDE applications. As a front matching layer between test material (Austenite stainless steel, SUS316) and piezoelectric materials, alumina ceramics was selected. The appropriate acoustic impedance of the backing materials for each transducer was determined based on the results of KLM model simulation. Prototype ultrasonic transducers with the center frequencies of approximately 2.25 and 5 MHz for contact measurement were fabricated and compared to each other. The PMN-PT single crystal ultrasonic transducer shows considerably improved performance in sensitivity over the PZT and PZT-based 1-3 composite ultrasonic transducers.     

Theoretical investigation of Auger recombination on internal quantum efficiency of blue light-emitting diodes

The Auger recombination is recently proposed as one of the possible origins for the deteriorated internal quantum efficiency of InGaN light-emitting diodes. The Auger recombination behavior is quite different under widely varied Auger coefficients. The effect of Auger coefficient on the efficiency and output power is investigated numerically. The simulation results indicate that the Auger recombination with large Auger coefficient greatly decreases the efficiency in the whole current range under study. It is found that the electron current leakage and nonuniform hole distribution are the possible mechanisms responsible for the efficiency droop at high injection current.     

Spin-lattice relaxation and a fast T1-map acquisition method in MRI with transient-state magnetization

The magnetization under the spin-lattice relaxation and the nuclear magnetic resonance radiofrequency (RF) pulses is calculated for a signal RF pulse train and for a sequence of multiple RF pulse-trains. It is assumed that the transverse magnetization is zero when each RF pulse is applied. The result expressions can be grouped into two terms: a decay term, which is proportional to the initial magnetization M0, and a recovery term, which has no M0 dependence but strongly depends on the spin-lattice relaxation and the equilibrium magnetization Meq. In magnetic resonance pulse sequences using magnetization in transient state, the recovery term produces artifacts and can seriously degrade the function of the preparation sequence for slice selection, contrast weighting, phase encoding, etc. This work shows that the detrimental effect can be removed by signal averaging in an eliminative fashion. A novel fast data acquisition method for constructing the spin-lattice relaxation (T1) map is introduced. The method has two features: (i) By using eliminative averaging, the curve to fit the T1 value is a decay exponential function rather than a recovery one as in conventional techniques; therefore, the measurement of Meq is not required and the result is less susceptible to the accuracy of the inversion RF pulse. (ii) The decay exponential curve is sampled by using a sequence of multiple pulse-trains. An image is reconstructed from each train and represents a sample point of the curve. Hence a single imaging sequence can yield multiple sample points needed for fitting the T1 value in contrast to conventional techniques that require repeating the imaging sequence for various delay values but obtain only one sample point from each repetition.     

Effects of substrate treatment on the electroluminescence performance of flexible OLEDs

Electroluminescence (EL) performance of flexible organic light-emitting device (FOLED) has been found to be highly dependent upon the morphology of the surface of the indium thin oxide (ITO)/plastic substrate as well as the patterning and processing conditions of the substrate. We will present evidence showing that luminance efficiency of FOLED can be greatly improved by pretreatment. Surface analysis of the ITO/PET by means of atomic force microscope (AFM) and optical microscope will be compared with that of the ITO/glass and the influence of flexible OLEDs substrate treatment by various methods on EL performance will also be discussed.     

First search for the flavor changing neutral current decay D0-->gammagamma

Using 13.8 fb(-1) of data collected at or just below the Upsilon(4S) with the CLEO detector, we report the result of a search for the flavor changing neutral current process D0-->gammagamma. We observe no significant signal for this decay mode and determine 90% confidence level upper limits on the branching fractions B(D0-->gammagamma)/B(D0-->pi(0)pi(0))<0.033 and B(D0-->gammagamma)<2.9 x 10(-5).     

Unique pitch evolution in the smectic-C+alpha phase

Employing resonant x-ray diffraction, we observed unique pitch evolutions in the smectic-C*(alpha) phase in mixtures of two antiferroelectric liquid crystals. Our results show that the pitch in this phase continuously evolves across 4 layers, contradicting a theoretical model that predicts that the smectic-C*(FI2) phase intervenes in the smectic-C*(alpha) phase. The phase sequences we found can be explained by another model that includes one type of long-range interaction among smectic layers.     

转动分辨的H2+ (X2Σ+g , v+=0-18)真空紫外脉冲场电离光电子谱

测量了氢气离子转动分辨的真空紫外脉冲场电离光电子谱．涵盖了15.30?18.09 eV能量范围内的H2+(X2§+g , v+=0?18,N+=0?5)?H2(X1§+g , v00=0, J00=0?4)的电离跃迁． 通过基于Buckingham-Orr-Sichel(BOS)模型的光谱拟合和对氢气离子振动带H2+(X2§+g ,v+=0?18)的转动光谱的分析, 发现实验上只观察到对应于￠N=N+-J00=0,§2的转动跃迁． 振动量子数v+ 越高，￠N=0的转动跃迁越占主导地位， 而转动谱线强度受邻     

Epitaxial growth of uniform NiSi2 layers with atomically flat silicide/Si interface by solid-phase reaction in Ni-P/Si(1 0 0) systems

As metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices are shrunk to the nanometer scale, flat shallow metal/Si electrical contacts must be formed in the source/drain region. This work demonstrates a method for the formation of epitaxial NiSi₂ layers by a solid-phase reaction in Ni-P(8 nm)/Si(1 0 0) samples. The results show that the sheet resistance remained low when the samples were annealed at temperatures from 400 to 700 °C. P atoms can be regarded as diffusion barriers against the supply of Ni to the Si substrate, which caused the formation of Si-rich silicide (NiSi₂) at low temperature. Furthermore, elemental P formed a stable capping layer with O, Ni and Si during the annealing process. A uniform NiSi₂ layer with an atomically flat interface was formed by annealing at 700 °C because of the formation of a Si-Ni-P-O capping layer and a reduction in the total interface area.     

Flame spread over solids in buoyant and forced concurrent flows: Model computations and comparison with experiments

A detailed three-dimensional concurrent flame spread model is tested and compared with three sets of experiments. The parameters varied include: gravity, flow velocity, pressure, oxygen mole fraction, and sample width. In buoyant flows (normal and partial gravities), the computed steady spread rate and flame profiles agree favorably with experiment. The predicted extinction limits are lower but can be improved. Comparison in forced concurrent flow in microgravity shows correct trends. The predicted steady spread rates are lower than the experimental ones if the flames are short but higher than the experimental ones if the flames are long. It is believed that the experimental flames may not have fully reached steady state at the end of the 5-s microgravity drops. Longer duration microgravity experiments in future will be needed to substantiate this belief.