Fabrication of hydrophobic surface of titanium dioxide films by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) films were fabricated on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrate using successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. The X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, optical absorption and contact angle measurement were applied to study the structural, surface morphological, optical and surface wettability properties of the as-deposited and annealed TiO₂ films. The X-ray diffraction studies revealed both as-deposited and annealed TiO₂ films are amorphous. Irregular shaped spherical grains of random size and well covered to the fluorine doped tin oxide coated glass substrates were observed from SEM studies with some cracks after annealing. The optical band gap values of virgin TiO_2, annealed, methyl violet and rose bengal sensitized TiO₂ were found to be 3.6, 3.5, 2.87 and 2.95 eV, respectively. Surface wettability studied in contact with liquid interface, showed hydrophobic nature as water contact angles were greater than 90°. The adsorption of dyes, as confirmed by the photographs, is one of the prime requirements for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC).     

Planar Hall effect in biosensor with a tilted angle of the cross-junction

A typical planar Hall effect (PHE) sensor junction consists of two Hall bars that the bars appear normal to each other and the junction can have the required four terminals for current and voltage measurements. We are now introducing a tilted angle of the cross-junction and studying the role of the PHE therein. The results show that although there is a tilted angle of the cross-junction, the PHE voltage is remained constant. The result is interpreted by assuming the sensor material with the behavior of a basic single domain structure under the external magnetic field reversals. The calculations of the model are found to be in good concurrence with the experimental results.     

Investigation of fast pitch angle scattering of runaway electrons in the EAST tokamak

This paper reports that an experimental investigation of fast pitch angle scattering(FPAS) of runaway electrons in the EAST tokamak has been performed.From the newly developed infrared detector(HgCdTe) diagnostic system,the infrared synchrotron radiation emitted by relativistic electrons can be obtained as a function of time.The FPAS is analysed by means of the infrared detector diagnostic system and the other correlative diagnostic systems(including electron-cyclotron emission,hard x-ray,neutrons).It is found that the intensity of infrared synchrotron radiation and the electron-cyclotron emission signal increase rapidly at the time of FPAS because of the fast increase of pitch angle and the perpendicular velocity of the energetic runaway electrons.The Parail and Pogutse instability is a possible mechanism for the FPAS.     

A new method for analyzing the collimation angle of a neutron Soller collimator

A new method for analyzing the collimation angle of a neutron Soller collimator is described. A Gaussian distribution formula is used to define the angular distribution function of the neutron source and the neutron transmission function of the Soller collimator. A relationship between the FWHM of the collimator rocking curve and the collimation angle is derived. Using this method, some rocking curve experiment results are analyzed. The results show that the new function can be a good theoretical model for fitting the experimental data, especially for the data of two collimators with different collimation angles.     

ON INTERSECTIONS OF INDEPENDENT NONDEGENERATE DIFFUSION PROCESSES

Let X(1)= {X(1)(s), s ∈ R+ } and X(2)= {X(2)(t), t ∈ R+ } be two independent nondegenerate diusion processes with values in Rd. The existence and fractal dimension of intersections of the sample paths of X(1)and X(2)are studied. More generally, let E1, E2 ■(0, ∞) and F  Rd be Borel sets. A necessary condition and a suffcient condition for P{X(1)(E1) ∩ X(2)(E2) ∩ F = φ} 0 are proved in terms of the Bessel-Riesz type capacity and Hausdor measure of E1 ×E2 ×F in the metric space(R+ ×R+ ×Rd, ρ), where ρ is an unsymmetric metric defined in R+ × R+ × Rd. Under reasonable conditions, results resembling those of Browian motion are obtained.     

Simulation of 12C+12C elastic scattering at high energy by using the Monte Carlo method

The Monte Carlo method is used to simulate the ¹²C+¹²C reaction process. Taking into account the size of the incident ¹²C beam spot and the thickness of the ¹²C target, the distributions of scattered ¹²C on the MWPC and the CsI detectors at a detective distance have been simulated. In order to separate elastic scattering from the inelastic scattering with 4.4 MeV excited energy, we set several variables: the kinetic energy of incident ¹²C, the thickness of the ¹²C target, the ratio of the excited state, the wire spacing of the MWPC, the energy resolution of the CsI detector and the time resolution of the plastic scintillator. From the simulation results, the preliminary establishment of the experiment system can be determined to be that the beam size of the incident ¹²C is φ 5 mm, the incident kinetic energy is 200-400 A MeV, the target thickness is 2 mm, the ratio of the excited state is 20%, the ight distance of scattered ¹²C is 3 m, the energy resolution of the CsI detectors is 1%, the time resolution of the plastic scintillator is 0.5%, and the size of the CsI detectors is 7 cm×7 cm, and we need at least 16 CsI detectors to cover a 0° to 5° angular distribution.     

惠更斯作图法分析双折射中e光的反常现象

在单轴晶体双折射中,e光会发生一些反常的折射现象如负折射、e光离散角、全反射现象等.与文献中普遍所采用的基于平面光波在晶体中传播的电磁理论特性求解的过程不同,本文则以更为直观的惠更斯作图法为出发点,利用几何求解,得出负反射临界角、e光离散角、全反射临界角,并加以说明和讨论.     

大气弱湍流下星地光链路衰落特性影响因素分析

研究了弱湍流条件下星地光通信链路的衰落概率、平均衰落次数以及平均衰落时间3个重要参数的统计特性,并通过数值仿真分析了链路天顶角、光波长以及接收机海拔高度对链路衰落特性的影响。结果表明:减小天顶角和提高接收机探测灵敏度可以改善链路的衰落特性;1.55 m激光较0.85 m、1.06 m激光更适合于星地光通信;地面接收机应尽量建在2 000 m以上的高海拔地区。     

Relative quantification of long chain branching in essentially linear polyethylenes

The aim of this work is to describe a method whereby low levels of long chain branching, LCB, can be quantified on a relative basis for whole, unfractionated, and essentially linear ethylene/α-olefin copolymers. The method is based on a well established, relatively fast and robust experiment, namely the measurement of the linear viscoelastic properties by a single, isothermal, small amplitude oscillatory shear experiment. The analysis of the data is predicated on the use of the so-called van Gurp-Palmen plots (the phase angle, δ (=tan⁻¹(G″/G′)), plotted against the absolute value of the dynamic complex modulus, |G∗| = (G′²+G″²)^1/2). From this plot, the value of δ at |G∗| = 10 kPa is recorded, and it is demonstrated that the amount of LCB inversely correlates with such value of the phase angle, δ. Depending on the desired frequency range, the experiment duration varies between 15 and 60 min rendering this technique well suited for high throughput parallel testing. Its applicability is critically examined with a wide variety of commercial ethylene/α-olefin copolymers. Moreover, we have improved on the long chain branching index (LCBI) proposed by Shroff and Mavridis [Shroff RN, Mavridis H. Long-chain-branching index for essentially linear polyethylenes. Macromolecules 1999;32:8454-64] by basing it on data of truly linear polyethylenes (hydrogenated anionically synthesized polybutadienes) instead of apparently linear commercial polyethylenes.