Excitation energy dependence of the photoluminescence band at 2.7 and 4.3 eV in silica glass at low temperature

In this paper, we report the excitation energy dependence of the 2.7 and 4.3 eV photoluminescence (PL) bands in oxygen deficient silica glass at low temperature (20 K). The increase or decrease of the PL intensity at low temperatures is different for different exciting light wavelengths. The PL intensity tended to decrease with low temperatures when the excitation was near the upper and lower end of the excited level. The peak energy of the excitation spectrum increases with cooling. These results indicate that the change in excitation level with cooling is associated with the low-temperature dependence of light emission. Thermal motion is suppressed, when the sample temperature is lowered, and the energy-width of the excited level decreases, i.e., the light emission probability decreases (the emission intensity decreases), when near the upper and lower end of the excitation level. These phenomena were observed in the low-temperature dependence of the 4.3 eV emission intensity.     

Finite element error analysis for a projection-based variational multiscale method with nonlinear eddy viscosity

The paper presents a finite element error analysis for a projection-based variational multiscale (VMS) method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. In the VMS method, the influence of the unresolved scales onto the resolved small scales is modeled by a Smagorinsky-type turbulent viscosity.     

Synthesis and characterization of a pyridine-containing Schiff base oligomer

The oligomer of 4-(4-pyridylmethylideneimino)phenol was formed during oxidative polycondensation in aqueous alkaline medium using oxygen as the oxidant. Optimum conditions of the oxidative polycondensation and the main parameters of the process were found. The maximum yield of the oligomer was 52.4%. The product was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The molecular weight distribution was determined by size exclusion chromatography. Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analyses were carried out for 4-(4-pyridylmethylideneimino)phenol and its oligomer. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1785–1788, October, 2006.     

Simulation of intrinsic parameter fluctuations in decananometer and nanometer-scale MOSFETs

Intrinsic parameter fluctuations introduced by discreteness of charge and matter will play an increasingly important role when semiconductor devices are scaled to decananometer and nanometer dimensions in next-generation integrated circuits and systems. In this paper, we review the analytical and the numerical simulation techniques used to study and predict such intrinsic parameters fluctuations. We consider random discrete dopants, trapped charges, atomic-scale interface roughness, and line edge roughness as sources of intrinsic parameter fluctuations. The presented theoretical approach based on Green's functions is restricted to the case of random discrete charges. The numerical simulation approaches based on the drift diffusion approximation with density gradient quantum corrections covers all of the listed sources of fluctuations. The results show that the intrinsic fluctuations in conventional MOSFETs, and later in double gate architectures, will reach levels that will affect the yield and the functionality of the next generation analog and digital circuits unless appropriate changes to the design are made. The future challenges that have to be addressed in order to improve the accuracy and the predictive power of the intrinsic fluctuation simulations are also discussed.     

Electrochemical and optical properties of novel donor‐acceptor thiophene‐perylene‐thiophene polymers

In this study, donor‐acceptor type thiophene‐perylene‐thiophene monomers were synthesized and polymerized by both oxidative polymerization using FeCl₃ as catalyst and the electrochemical process. UV–vis, FTIR, ¹H NMR, and elemental analysis techniques were used for structural characterization. Thermal behaviors of these compounds were determined by using TGA system. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels and electrochemical and optical band gap values were calculated by using the results of cyclic voltammetry and UV–vis measurements, respectively. The number–average molecular weight (M_n), weight–average molecular weight (M_w), and polydispersity index (PDI) values of synthesized polymers were determined by size exclusion chromatography. Conductivity measurements of these polymers were carried out by electrometer by using a four‐point probe technique. The conductivity was observed to be increased by iodine doping. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 1974–1989, 2008     

On the geometrical and electronic structure of an ultra-thin crystalline silica film grown on Mo(1 1 2)

The atomic structure of a well-ordered silica film grown on a Mo(1 1 2) single crystal substrate is discussed in detail using the experimental and theoretical results available to date. New photoelectron spectroscopy results using synchrotron radiation and ultraviolet spectroscopy data are presented. The analysis unambiguously shows that the ultra-thin silica film consists of a two-dimensional network of corner-sharing [SiO₄] tetrahedra chemisorbed on the unreconstructed Mo(1 1 2) surface. The review also highlights the important role of theoretical calculations in the determination of the atomic structure of the silica films and in interpretation of experimental data.     

Motion of charged particles in a spacetime of a five dimensional rotating black hole in a magnetic field

We study the effect of an external magnetic field on the stability of circular motion around a five dimensional Myers–Perry metric. Using the Hamilton–Jacobi formalism we derive the effective potential for the radial motion of charged particles around a five dimensional rotating black hole in a uniform magnetic field. We show that there are stable circular orbits around a five dimensional rotating black hole immersed in a uniform magnetic field.