Top electrode effects on resistive switching behavior in CuO thin films

Top electrode (TE) material on the resistive switching behavior of (TE)/CuO/SnO₂:F/Si substrate has been studied. We investigated the switching properties of CuO films deposited by sol-gel process. Two kinds of top electrode (TE) material on the resistive switching behaviors have been studied. The nonpolar and bipolar resistive switching phenomenon was observed in CuO thin films with different top electrodes. The filamentary mechanism was used to explain the two kinds of resistive switching behaviors. For the Pt/CuO/ATO device, it showed the nonpolar resistive switching where conducting path is formed and disappear due to the oxygen vacancy. For the Cu/CuO/ATO device, the resistance reduction is due to the existing Cu to form conduction Cu-rich pathways. An opposite bias takes the existing Cu back to the Cu electrode to its high-resistance state. CuO thin films are also observed by XRD, AFM and XPS.     

Existence and uniqueness of solutions of reaction–convection equations with non-Lipschitz nonlinearity

In this work we study single balance law _ut+∇⋅Φ(u)=f(u)$u_t+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot \Phi (u)=f(u)$ with bounded initial value, and find that there may exist maximal and minimal solutions, if f(u)$f(u)$ is not Lipschitz continuous at u=0$u=0$. We also show that comparison principle is valid for such solutions, and the solutions may blow up or not under certain conditions. It is determined by the strength of source supply, as well as the competition between the source and flux.     

Modified Alternating Direction Methods for the Modified Multiple-Sets Split Feasibility Problems

In this paper, we propose two new multiple-sets split feasibility problem models and new solution methods. The first model is more separable than the original one, which enables us to apply a modified alternating direction method with parallel steps to solve it. Then, to overcome the difficulty of computing projections onto the constraint sets, a special version of this modified method with the strategy of projection onto half-space is given. The second model consists in finding a least Euclidean norm solution of the multiple-sets split feasibility problem, for which we provide another modified alternating direction method. Numerical results presented at the last show the efficiency of our methods.     

Complemented subgroups and the structure of finite groups

Let $p$ be the smallest prime divisor of the order of a finite group $G$ . We examine the structure of $G$ under the hypothesis that $p$ -subgroups of $G$ of certain orders are complemented in $G$ . In particular, we extend some recent results.     

Construction of rotation symmetric Boolean functions with optimal algebraic immunity and high nonlinearity

Recent research shows that the class of rotation symmetric Boolean functions is potentially rich in functions of cryptographic significance. In this paper, based on the knowledge of compositions of an integer, we present two new kinds of construction of rotation symmetric Boolean functions having optimal algebraic immunity on either odd variables or even variables. Our new functions are of much better nonlinearity than all the existing theoretical constructions of rotation symmetric Boolean functions with optimal algebraic immunity. Further, the algebraic degree of our rotation symmetric Boolean functions are also high enough.     

液体聚了二烯原位涂层研究”──Ⅱ．电活性铝离子的形成及其对PBA的凝聚作用

采用电量法和失重法，测定了裸洁Ａｌ电极在不同浓度、温度和ＰＨ值的聚丁二烯酸（ＰＢＡ）溶液中阳极溶解速度，确定了电活性Ａｌ（Ⅲ）离子的最佳形成条件及其对ＰＢＡ的凝聚作用规律．结果表明，在６０℃温度，ｐＨ＝３．０的０．６ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１柠檬酸＋１．０ｇ·Ｌ－１ＰＢＡ溶液中产生的电活性铝离子对水溶性不饱和高分子低聚物的凝聚作用最强．简单讨论了这一电凝聚作用的机理．     

黄铜选择性溶解固相扩散机理的研究

采用恒电位暂态和旋转盘环电极等方法研究了α、α＋β以及β黄铜在硫酸钠、硫酸以及氯化钠的稀溶液中的阳极溶解过程．结果表明，在黄铜阳极溶解的初始阶段测得的ｉ－ｔ曲线遵循抛物线定律，求得ｉ－ｔ为一通过坐标原点的直线，证明了黄铜中锌的选择性溶解受固相扩散控制，计算出在上述溶液中黄铜中锌的扩散系数值在１０－１５～１０－１３ｃｍ２·ｓ－１数量级，介质成分和微量合金元素砷对扩散系数值有明显的影响．     

Optimality and duality in nonsmooth multiobjective fractional programming problem with constraints

In this paper, we establish some quotient calculus rules in terms of contingent derivatives for the two extended-real-valued functions defined on a Banach space and study a nonsmooth multiobjective fractional programming problem with set, generalized inequality and equality constraints. We define a new parametric problem associated with these problem and introduce some concepts for the (local) weak minimizers to such problems. Some primal and dual necessary optimality conditions in terms of contingent derivatives for the local weak minimizers are provided. Under suitable assumptions, sufficient optimality conditions for the local weak minimizers which are very close to necessary optimality conditions are obtained. An application of the result for establishing three parametric, Mond–Weir and Wolfe dual problems and several various duality theorems for the same is presented. Some examples are also given for our findings.

     

GaP:Mg layers grown on GaN by MOCVD

We have investigated the growth of magnesium-doped GaP (GaP:Mg) layers on GaN by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The hole carrier concentration increased linearly from 0.8×10¹⁸ to 4.2×10¹⁸ cm⁻³ as the Bis(cyclopentadienyl) magnesium (Cp₂Mg) mole flow rate increased from 1.2×10⁻⁷ to 3.6×10⁻⁷ mol/min. However, the hole carrier concentration decreased when the CP₂Mg mole flow rate was further increased. The double crystal X-ray diffraction (DCXRD) rocking curves showed that the GaP:Mg layers were single crystalline at low CP₂Mg molar flow. However, the GaP:Mg layers became polycrystalline if the CP₂Mg molar flow was too high. The decrease in hole carrier concentration at high CP₂Mg molar flow was due to crystal quality deterioration of the GaP layer, which also resulted in the low hole mobility of the GaP:Mg layer.     

Quality assessment of Cortex Phellodendri by high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

A simple method based on liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC‐DAD‐ESI‐MS) was developed for the quality assessment of Cortex Phellodendri (CP), which was mainly derived from two species of Phellodendron chinense Schneid and Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Total 41 compounds, including 14 phenols, 24 alkaloids and three liminoidal triterpenes were identified or tentatively characterized from the 75% methanol extract of CP samples by online ESI‐MSⁿ fragmentation and UV spectra analysis. Among them, two phenols and six alkaloids were simultaneously quantified using HPLC‐DAD method. The validated HPLC‐DAD method showed a good linearity, precision, repeatability and accuracy for the quantification of eight marker compounds. Furthermore, the plausible fragmentation pathway of the representative compounds were proposed in the present study. The differences of the chemical constituents content and the comprehensive HPLC profiles between the two CP species using LC‐DAD‐ESI‐MS method are reported for the first time, indicating that the CP drugs from different resources should be used separately in the clinic. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.