Structural characterization and X-ray analysis by Williamson–Hall method for Erbium doped Aluminum Nitride nanoparticles,synthesized using inert gas condensation technique

We have synthesized AlN nanoparticles (NPs) doped in-situ with Er (AlN:Er) using inert gas condensation technique. Using x-ray diffraction (XRD) peak broadening analysis with the Williamson–Hall (W–H) Uniform Deformation Model (UDM) the crystallite size of the NPs and the strain in NPs were found to be 80±38 nm and 3.07×10⁻³±0.9×10⁻³ respectively. In comparison, using the Debye–Scherrer's (DS) formula, we have inferred that the crystallite size of the NPs was 23±6 nm and the average strain was 4.3×10⁻³±0.4×10⁻³. The scanning electron microscopy images show that the NPs are spherical and have an average diameter of ∼300 nm. The crystallite size is smaller than the size of the NPs revealing their polycrystalline behavior. In addition, the NPs strain, stress and energy density were also calculated using W–H analysis combined with the Uniform Deformation Stress Model (UDSM) and the Uniform Deformation Energy Density Model (UDEDM). Suggested by the spherical geometry and polycrystalline nature of the AlN NPs, the strain computed from UDM, UDSM and UDEDM were in agreement confirming an isotropic mechanical nature of the particle. Luminescence measurements revealed the temperature dependence of the optical emission of the Er³⁺ ions, confirming the use of AlN:Er NPs for nano-scale temperature sensing.     

The stability of a non-extensive relativistic Fermi system

Based on the statistical theory of non-extensive relativity,and using theoretical analysis and numerical simulation,the non-extensive mechanical stability of ultra-relativistic free Fermi gas is investigated.The expressions of the stability conditions under high and low temperatures are given,and the mechanisms of the influences of temperature,ultrarelativistic effect,and non-extensive parameter q on stability are analysed.Our results show that at high temperature and under the condition of q < 1,the stability of a non-extensive system is weaker than that of an extensive system,and the relativistic effect reduces system stability as compared with a non-relativistic system.However,under the condition of q > 1,the stability of the non-extensive system is stronger than that of the extensive system,and the relativistic effect strengthens the system stability as compared with the non-relativistic system.In addition,under the condition of low temperature,the variation of the stability of the non-extensive system with temperature has a turning point.     

Study of a bulk-Micromegas with a resistive anode

The design and performance of a Micromegas with a resistive anode are presented in this paper. A thin resistive sheet with volume resistivity of 10¹² Ω·m cm is glued onto the readout electrode surface and its performance is investigated by using a ⁵⁵Fe X-ray radioactive source in the operation gas of argon and isobutene mixtures (Ar/Iso=95/5). The gas gain at different mesh high voltage, counting rate and working time are given. Energy spectra at different working voltages are measured and the results are discussed. We have oberved that a Micromegas with a resistive anode can be operated at higer gain than a standard Micromegas without sparks.     

HT-7托卡马克slide-away放电充气对等离子体行为的影响

本文研究了slide-away放电条件下的等离子体约束性能;分析了充气对等离子体约束性能以及反常多普勒共振不稳定性的影响.研究了等离子体密度的提升对slide-away放电过程中逃逸电子辐射行为的影响.研究结果发现:slide-away放电充气可以抑制逃逸电子反常多普勒不稳定性,但是使得等离子体约束状态变差,逃逸电子辐射增强.     

吸附制冷中化学吸附的滞后圈研究

文中通过对活性炭-氨以及氯化钙-氨的对比试验,对氯化钙-氨化学吸附的滞后圈进行了研究,结果表明, 化学吸附的滞后现象非常严重,已经超出了气-固吸附的Zigmondy、McBain以及Cohan模型所能解释的范围。对化学吸附的Claperon图进行研究,发现吸附床冷却及加热过程中存在着一段等压冷却以及加热过程,这两个过程与吸附滞后圈相对应。对此现象进行分析,结果表明化学吸附的滞后圈形成原因主要与络合物的稳定常数以及吸附特性相关。     

多普勒漂移对超音速燃气流光辐射特性计算的影响

分析了超音速射流由于高速相对运动产生多普勒谱线漂移效应对光辐射特性计算的影响。通过采用逐线计算法对不同环境压力、气流温度、气流速度条件下超音速燃气射流在不同的红外光谱区(2.7微米谱带和4.3微米谱带)光辐射谱带积分强度的计算结果比较表明:多普勒漂移效应受环境总压影响最大,压力越大多普勒漂移的影响越小;随着温度升高多普勒漂移效应的影响降低;随着相对速度的增加,多普勒漂移效应的影响多数情况下是增加的。     

Measurements of NO2 mixing ratios with topographic target light scattering-differential optical absorption spectroscopy system and comparisons to point monitoring technique

A topographic target light scattering-differential optical absorption spectroscopy(ToTaL-DOAS) system is developed for measuring average concentrations along a known optical path and studying surface-near distributions of atmospheric trace gases.The telescope of the ToTaL-DOAS system points to targets which are located at known distances from the measurement device and illuminated by sunlight.Average concentrations with high spatial resolution can be retrieved by receiving sunlight reflected from the targets.A filed measurement of NO2 concentration is performed with the ToTaL-DOAS system in Shijiazhuang in the autumn of 2011.The measurement data are compared with concentrations measured by the point monitoring technique at the same site.The results show that the ToTaL-DOAS system is sensitive to the variation of NO2 concentrations along the optical path.     

A cell-centered Lagrangian hydrodynamics scheme on general unstructured meshes in arbitrary dimension

We describe a cell-centered Godunov scheme for Lagrangian gas dynamics on general unstructured meshes in arbitrary dimension. The construction of the scheme is based upon the definition of some geometric vectors which are defined on a moving mesh. The finite volume solver is node based and compatible with the mesh displacement. We also discuss boundary conditions. Numerical results on basic 3D tests problems show the efficiency of this approach. We also consider a quasi-incompressible test problem for which our nodal solver gives very good results if compared with other Godunov solvers. We briefly discuss the compatibility with ALE and/or AMR techniques at the end of this work. We detail the coefficients of the isoparametric element in the appendix.     

Hydrogen adsorption and desorption on the Pt and Pd subnano clusters – a review

In this review, we present our recent first principles studies on the sequential H₂ dissociative chemisorption and H desorption on the Pt_n and Pd_n clusters (n=2-9, 13). Upon full saturation by H atoms, the calculated H₂ dissociative chemisorption energy and H desorption energy on Pt₁₃ and Pd₁₃ clusters are similar to the corresponding values on smaller close-packed clusters. Indeed, the catalytic performances of these subnano clusters do not vary significantly with the particle sizes or shapes. Instead, they are dependent on the surface metal atoms which can be accessed by H atoms. In addition to the coverage dependency of the H₂dissociative chemisorption and H sequential desorption energies, the phase transition of both Pt₁₃ and Pd₁₃from the icosahedral to fcc-like structures at certain H coverage was also investigated.     

Electrical property effect of oxygen vacancies in the heterojunction of LaGaO_3/SrTiO_3

Density functional theory within the local density approximation is used to investigate the effect of the oxygen vacancy on the LaGaO_3/SrTiO_3(001) heterojunction. It is found that the energy favorable configuration is the oxygen vacancy located at the 3~(rd) layer of the STO substrate, and the antiferrodistortive distortion is induced by the oxygen vacancy introduced on the SrTiO_3 side. Compared with the heterojunction without introducing oxygen vacancy, the heterojunction with introducing the oxygen vacancy does not change the origin of the two-dimensional electron gas(2DEG), that is, the 2DEG still originates from the d_(xy) electrons, which are split from the t~(2g) states of Ti atom at interface; however the oxygen vacancy is not beneficial to the confinement of the 2DEG. The extra electrons caused by the oxygen vacancy dominantly occupy the 3d_(x~2-y~2) orbitals of the Ti atom nearest to the oxygen vacancy, thus the density of carrier is enhanced by one order of magnitude due to the introduction of oxygen vacancy compared with the density of the ideal structure heterojunction.