STM/AFM studies of the evolution of morphology of electroplated Ni/W alloys

The surface morphology evolution of Ni/W alloys was studied, as a function of the alloy composition. Using the modified plating baths developed in our laboratory recently, electroplated Ni/W alloys with different W content, in the range of 7–67 atom percent (a/o), can be obtained. This was found to lead to different structures, ranging from polycrystalline fcc-Ni type structure to amorphous, followed by orthorhombic with increasing W content in the alloy. Powder XRD was studied to determine the crystal structures. Ex situ STM, AFM and SEM were used to study in detail the surface morphologies of the different alloys, and their evolution with increasing W content.

The important findings are that a mixture of two crystalline forms can give rise to an amorphous structure. Hillocks that are usually a characteristic of epitaxial growth can also exist in the amorphous alloys. Oriented scratches caused by stress can also be formed.

Up to 20 a/o of W is deposited in the alloys in crystalline form, with the fcc-Ni type structure. Between 20 and about 40 a/o an amorphous structure is observed, and above that an orthorhombic crystal structure is seen, which is characteristic of the NiW binary alloy. Careful choice of the composition of the plating bath allowed us to deposit an alloy containing 67 a/o W, which corresponds to the composition NiW₂.     

Nested multigrid vector and scalar potential finite element method for fast computation of two-dimensional electromagnetic scattering

Nested multigrid techniques are combined with the ungauged vector and scalar potential formulation of the finite-element method to accelerate the convergence of the numerical solution of two-dimensional electromagnetic scattering problems. The finite-element modeling is performed on nested meshes of the same computational domain. The conjugate gradient method is used to solve the resultant finite-element matrix for the finest mesh, while the nested multigrid vector and scalar potential algorithm acts as the preconditioner of the iterative solver. Numerical experiments are used to demonstrate the superior numerical convergence and efficient memory usage of the proposed algorithm.     

ToF-SIMS analysis of a fluorocarbon-grafted PET with a gold cluster ion source

Cluster ions have been recognized as a superb primary species in time of flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS) compared with monatomic primary ions, as they significantly enhance the secondary ion yields from bulk samples. Self-assembled monolayers provide an important system for studying the fundamental mechanism involved in the yield enhancement.We used a gold cluster ion source to analyze a new type of self-assembled monolayer: a fluorocarbon-grafted polyethylene terephthalate. In addition to the structure details, which helped to understand the grafting mechanism, ToF-SIMS analysis revealed that fluorocarbon secondary ion yield enhancements by cluster ions were due to the enhanced sputter efficiency. A larger information depth may also be expected from the enhancement. Both mathematical definitions of damage cross-section and disappearance cross-section were revisited under a new context. Another cross-section parameter, sputter cross-section, was introduced to differentiate the beam induced sputter process from damage process.     

40Ar+诱导无定形碳到金刚石纳米晶相变的研究

通过60 keV的⁴⁰Ar⁺辐照无定形碳靶合成了大量尺寸不同的金刚石纳米颗粒.高分辨透射电子显微镜配合能量色散X射线谱和电子衍射以及Raman谱分析的结果表明，这些嵌于具有扰动石墨结构薄膜中的纳米金刚石颗粒，其成核率很高(约为10¹³/cm²)，而且可以生长到较大的尺寸，有的甚至可以达到微米量级.对其相转变过程也进行了初步探讨. 关键词： 离子束 金刚石纳米晶 相变 透射电子显微镜     

Enhanced Raman Scattering by Quasi-phase-matched Processes in ax^（2） Photonic Crystal

An intense comb-shaped Raman spectra were obtained from a two-dimensional nonlinear x（2） photonic crystal - a hexagonally poled LiTaO3 crystal with lattice parameter 9 micros. The lowest Raman shift was down to 2 cm^-1 and the order of anti-stokes and stokes signals both achieved 11. The novel Raman spectra were mediated first by intense phonon-polariton fields, which were driven through the quasi-phase-matched coupling between the incident dual-beam both from an optical parametric oscillation laser, and further amplified greatly also by such quasi-phasematched nonlinear optical process. The dependence of the Raman spectra character on the wavelength and intensity of incident beams were studied in detail, which accordingly revealed information of the inelastic scattering and the elementary excitation in the nonlinear medium. These results on the other hand suggest technological importance for developing a novel Raman laser with the multi-wavelength output and a tunable frequency interval and for possible applications in quantum optics.     

二阶Volterra系统对平稳正态激励的统计响应的表示定理的数学证明

1974年,Neal根据Kac和Siegert的思想,给出了一个在电子工程、海洋工程、建筑工程、航空工程、自动控制的随机振动中有重要应用的二阶Volterra非线性系统对平稳正态输入的统计响应的表示定理.1984年,Naess对此定理又给出了一个数学证明.经过研究后发现,他们对定理条件的叙述都是模糊的,而且其数学证明都是有问题的.本文重新讨论了这个表示定理,给出了明确的定理条件及严格的数学证明,为它的广泛应用奠定了理论基础.     

INERTIAL MANIFOLDS FOR NONAUTONOMOUS SEMILINEAR PARABOLIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH TIME DELAYS

The present paper deals with the long-time behavior of a class of nonautonomous retarded semilinear parabolic differential equations. When the time delays are small enough and the spectral gap conditions hold, the inertial manifolds of the nonautonomous retard parabolic equations are constructed by using the Lyapunov-Perron method.     

A simple method for measuring the cell gap of a reflective twisted nematic LCD

A simple method is demonstrated for measuring the cell gap of reflective twisted nematic (RTN) liquid crystal (LC) cells. This method utilizes a single laser beam and crossed polarizer configuration such that Fabry-Perot effect and surface reflection are eliminated. Experimental results agree well with theory.     

干扰抵消型多用户检测器性能分析

用模块化的方法描述了 ＳＩＣ、ＭＳＳＩＣ、ＰＩＣ和ＰＳＩＣ干扰抵消多用户检测算法，给出算法的实现结构图，并且在渐近有效性、抗远近效应、系统容量和实现复杂度诸方面进行了性能比较分析。分析表明需要进行功率排序的ＭＳＳＩＣ、ＰＳＩＣ和ＳＩＣ算法比ＰＩＣ算法具有更好的抗远近效应的性能，ＭＳＳＩＣ和 ＰＳＩＣ算法在渐近有效性和系统容量方面要显著强于ＳＩＣ和ＰＩＣ算法。     

Hybrid multilevel/multigrid potential preconditioner for fast finite element modeling

A robust hybrid multilevel/multigrid potential preconditioner is introduced for the fast and robust finite-element modeling of electromagnetic structures. The proposed preconditioning process combines the advantages of the hierarchical multilevel preconditioner and the nested multigrid potential preconditioner into a novel preconditioner with superior computational versatility. Numerical experiments from the application of the new preconditioner to the finite-element analysis of microwave devices demonstrate its superior numerical convergence and efficient memory usage.