High-frequency vibration analysis of thin elastic plates under heavy fluid loading by an energy finite element formulation

An energy finite element analysis (EFEA) formulation for computing the high frequency behavior of plate structures in contact with a dense fluid is presented. The heavy fluid loading effect is incorporated in the derivation of the EFEA governing differential equations and in the computation of the power transfer coefficients between plate members. The new formulation is validated through comparison of EFEA results to classical techniques such as statistical energy analysis (SEA) method and the modal decomposition method for bodies of revolution. Good correlations are observed and the advantages of the EFEA formulation are identified.     

Resistance,magnetoresistance, and thermopower of zinc nanowire composites

We report a very large enhancement of the thermopower of 4 nm diameter metallic Zn nanowires, with a temperature dependence that is consistent with that of their electrical resistivity and the Mott formula. The temperature dependence of the resistance, magnetoresistance, and thermopower of composites consisting of 15, 9, and 4 nm diameter Zn nanowires imbedded in porous host materials is reported. The 15 nm wires are metallic. The smaller wires show 1D weak localization, but the electrical resistivity mostly follows a T(-1/2) law, and the thermopower of the 4 nm wires saturates at -130 microV/K.     

First ultraviolet high-gain harmonic-generation free-electron laser

We report the first experimental results on a high-gain harmonic-generation (HGHG) free-electron laser (FEL) operating in the ultraviolet. An 800 nm seed from a Ti:sapphire laser has been used to produce saturated amplified radiation at the 266 nm third harmonic. The results confirm the predictions for HGHG FEL operation: stable central wavelength, narrow bandwidth, and small pulse-energy fluctuation.     

基于NbN，AIN技术的体声波器件研究

体声波滤波器由于其低插损、小尺寸、高带外抑制等特性，随着第三代移动通信以及蓝牙技术的发展而得到广泛研究，而MEMS技术和压电薄膜制备技术的进一步发展使高性能的体声波滤波器制作成为可能．我们以单晶MgO作为器件衬底，MgO/NbN多层结构作为AIN薄膜体声波器件的反射器，NBN／AIN／NbN三层结构为谐振器．在这样的多层结构的设计中由于各种材料之间的晶格失配小，可以获得从几十纳米到几百纳米厚度不等的单晶AIN薄膜．通过控制AIN薄膜和NbN薄膜的不同厚度，可以获得不同频段范围的谐振器．压电薄膜的质量，以及体声波在多层结构界面上的能量损耗，直接影响到谐振器电学性能．基于AIN材料的压电性能，设计了NBN／AIN／NBN三层结构的谐振器，并进行了数值模拟．     

涡旋柔性弹簧及组件性能实验研究

本文利用TSL系列弹簧刚度实验仪对用于斯特林制冷机中的单片柔性弹簧及柔性弹簧组件进行了实验研究。测试了四种不同尺寸弹簧刚度的动态特性,研究了单片弹簧的轴向刚度、径向刚度以及力矩特性,然后对柔性弹簧组件进行了实验研究,指出了不同组合方法下的刚度及弯矩特性,得到的数据可以作为斯特林制冷机设计的参考。     

基于力的多边形的分置式斯特林制冷机的动力分析

动力分析是斯特林制冷机动力设计与调试实践中的关键一环。本文利用力的多边形描述了分置式斯特林制冷机中压缩活塞和排出器振子的运动方程,并将分析结果与实验结果进行对比,分析和讨论了分置式斯特林制冷机中重要的运行参数(如工作频率、固有频率、弹簧刚度、冷头温度、压缩腔和膨胀腔的PV功等)之间的相互影响。     

In-Situ Intrinsic Interface Strength Measurement at Elevated Temperatures and its Relationship to Interfacial Structure

A previously developed laser spallation technique has been modified to measure the tensile strength of thin film interfaces in-situ at temperatures up to 1100°C. Tensile strengths of Nb/A-plane sapphire, FeCrAl/A-plane sapphire and FeCrAlY/A-plane sapphire were measured up to 950°C. The measured strengths at high temperatures were substantially lower compared with their corresponding strengths at ambient temperature. For example, at 850°C, the interface tensile strength for the Nb/sapphire (151 ± 17 MPa), FeCrAl/sapphire (62 ± 8 MPa) and FeCrAlY/sapphire (82 ± 11 MPa) interface systems were lower by factors of approximately, 3, 5, and 8, respectively, over their corresponding ambient values. These results underscore the importance of using such in-situ measured values under operating conditions as the failure criterion in any life prediction or reliability models of such coated systems where local interface temperature excursions are expected. The results on alloy film interfaces also demonstrate that the presence of Y increases the strength of FeCrAl/Al₂O₃ interfaces.     

Atomic coherence in nondegenerate four-wave mixing

Two-photon resonant nondegenerate four-wave mixing (NFWM) with the addition of a coupling field in Ba atomic vapour has been studied. We find that coherence of the atomic level transitions leads to suppression of the NFWM signal, giving rise to a dip with a linewidth that is linearly proportional to the intensity of the coupling field.     

Solvent and electric field dependence of the photocurrent generation in donor：acceptor blend system

This paper reports that the blend films of poly (2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) and N,N'-bis(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4: 9,10-perylene bis (tetracarboxyl diimide) (EP-PDI) with the weight ratio of 1:2.5 have been prepared by spin-coating from chloroform (CF) and chlorobenzene (CB) solutions respectively. The absorption spectra and the morphology of the blend films show that large crystal-like EP-PDI aggregates are formed in film prepared from CB solution, which corresponds to a new absorption shoulder near 590nm, while there is no shoulder around 590\,nm in the UV--Vis absorption spectra of the blend film from CF solution. The electric-field dependence spectra of the photocurrent generation quantum yield of the film from CB solution shows that at weak electric field the EP-PDI aggregates act as more efficient sensitizers, but at strong electric field the quantum yields become almost invariable over the entire spectral range no matter what the state of EP-PDI, monomer or aggregate. At strong electric field, the photocurrent generation yields of both films from CF and CB solution saturate and their yield spectra become spectrally similar, mentioning that at strong electric field the photoexcitons dissociate efficiently and the free charges are collected by the electrodes almost completely.     

利用射线追踪法研究超短外腔半导体激光器的输出特性

基于射线追踪法，推导了外腔半导体激光器的连续输出谱的隐函表达式.在此基础上，结合载流子速率方程，对超短外腔半导体激光器的输出谱及P-I特性进行了研究.结果表明：当外腔长度发生波长量级的变化时，超短外腔激光器的P-I特性将发生显著变化；随着外腔长度的变化，超短外腔激光器的激射波长在10nm范围内呈周期性跳变，当外腔长度介于40μm—70μm范围内，激射波长跳变范围最大.理论模拟结果与实验报道结果符合.