Preparation and modification of VO_2 thin film on R-sapphire substrate by rapid thermal process

The VO2 thin film with high performance of metal-insulator transition （MIT） is prepared on R-sapphire substrate for the first time by magnetron sputtering with rapid thermal process （RTP）. The electrical characteristic and THz transmittance of MIT in VO2 film are studied by four-point probe method and THz time domain spectrum （THz-TDS）. X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, atomic force microscopy （AFM）, and search engine marketing （SEM） are employed to analyze the crystalline structure, valence state, surface morphology of the film. Results indicate that the properties of VO2 film which is oxidized from the metal vanadium film in oxygen atmosphere are improved with a follow- up RTP modification in nitrogen atmosphere. The crystallization and components of VO2 film are improved and the film becomes compact and uniform. A better phase transition performance is shown that the resistance changes nearly 3 orders of magnitude with a 2-~C hysteresis width and the THz transmittances are reduced by 64% and 60% in thermal and optical excitation respectively.     

Three-dimensional simulation method of multipactor in microwave components for high-power space application

Based on the particle-in-cell technology and the secondary electron emission theory, a three-dimensional simulation method for multipactor is presented in this paper. By combining the finite difference time domain method and the panicle tracing method, such an algorithm is self-consistent and accurate since the interaction between electromagnetic fields and particles is properly modeled. In the time domain aspect, the generation of multipactor can be easily visualized, which makes it possible to gain a deeper insight into the physical mechanism of this effect. In addition to the classic secondary electron emission model, the measured practical secondary electron yield is used, which increases the accuracy of the algorithm. In order to validate the method, the impedance transformer and ridge waveguide filter are studied. By analyzing the evolution of the secondaries obtained by our method, multipactor thresholds of these components are estimated, which show good agreement with the experimental results. Furthermore, the most sensitive positions where multipactor occurs are determined from the phase focusing phenomenon, which is very meaningful for multipactor analysis and design.     

Thermal entanglement in the mixed three-spin XXZ Heisenberg model on a triangular cell

We numerically investigate the thermal entanglements of spins （1/2, 1） and spins （1/2, 1/2） in the three-mixed （1/2, 1, 1/2） anisotropic Heisenberg XXZ spin system on a simple triangular cell under an inhomogeneous magnetic field. We show that the external magnetic field induces strong plateau formation in the pairwise thermal entanglement for fixed parame-ters of the Hamiltonian in the cases of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. We also .observe an unexpected critical point at finite temperature in the thermal entanglement of spins （1/2, 1） for the antiferromagnetic case, while the entanglement of spins （1/2, 1） in the ferromagnetic case and the entanglement of spins （1/2, 1/2） in both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic cases almost decay exponentially to zero with increasing temperature. The critical point in the en-tanglement of spins （1/2, 1） in the antiferromagnetic case may be a signature of the quantum phase transition at finite temperature.     

Finite size specimens with cracks of icosahedral AI-Pd-Mn quasicrystals

Icosahedral quasicrystals are the most important and thermodynamically stable in all about 200 kinds of quasicrystals currently observed. Beyond the scope of classical elasticity, apart from a phonon displacement field, there is a phason displacement field in the elasticity of the quasicrystal, which induces an important effect on the mechanical properties of the material and makes an analytical solution difficult to obtain. In this paper, a finite element algorithm for the static elasticity of icosahedral quasicrystals is developed by transforming the elastic boundary value problem of the icosahedral quasicrystals into an equivalent variational problem. Analytical and numerical solutions for an icosahedral A1-Pd-Mn quasicrystal cuboid subjected to a uniaxial tension with different phonon-phason coupling parameters are given to verify the validity of the numerical approach. A comparison between the analytical and numerical solutions of the specimen demonstrates the accuracy and efficiency of the present algorithm. Finally, in order to reveal the fracture behavior of the icosahedral A1-Pd-Mn quasicrystal, a cracked specimen with a finite size of matter is investigated, both with and without phonon-phason coupling. Meanwhile, the geometry factors are calculated, including the stress intensity factor and the crack opening displacement for the finite-size specimen. Computational results reveal the importance of pbonon-phason coupling effect on the icosahedral A1-Pd-Mn quasicrystal. Furthermore, the finite element procedure can be used to solve more complicated boundary value problems.     

Effect of trabecular bone material properties on ultrasonic backscattering signals

In this study, ultrasonic backscattering signals in cancellous bones were obtained by finite difference time domain （FDTD） simulations, and the effect of trabecular material properties on these signals was analyzed. The backscatter coefficient （BSC） and integrated backscatter coefficient （IBC） were numerically investigated for varying trabecular bone material properties, including density, Lame coefficients, viscosities, and resistance coefficients. The results show that the BSC is a complex function of trabecular bone density, and the IBC increases as density increases. The BSC and IBC increase with the first and second Lame coefficients. While not very sensitive to the second viscosity of the trabeculae, the BSC and IBC decrease as the first viscosity and resistance coefficients increase. The results demonstrate that, in addition to bone mineral density （BMD） and microarchitecture, trabecular material properties significantly influence ultrasonic backseattering signals in cancellous bones. This research furthers the understanding of ultrasonic backscattering in cancellous bones and the characterization of cancellous bone status.     

天才纵横理论物理研究所诚聘研究人员

<正>天才纵横理论物理研究所是隶属于天才纵横集团的公益性理论物理研究机构。本研究所专门从事理论物理前沿研究课题,目前主要的研究方向是时空量子化、量子引力和大统一理论及其相关的数学理论,本研究所是专职研究机构,没有教学任务。本研究所诚聘学术思想解放、极富研究激情的物理和数学专业研究人士。职位描述一、招聘岗位本研究所招聘专职研究人员:理论物理研究员及助理、拓扑群研究员及助理、有限群研究员及助理     

超强激光照射三维时变等离子体散射新机制

应用多光子非线性Compton散射模型和电流密度拉普拉斯变换改进的时域有限差分法,研究了超强激光照射三维时变等离子体的散射特性,提出了Compton散射光是影响等离子体散射的新机制,给出了该等离子体散射截面和频率随时间变化的修正方程,并进行了数值仿真。结果表明：与Compton散射前相比,Compton散射使等离子体散射截面增大,且随频率增大迅速衰减。这是因散射使等离子体中电子从耦合激光场中获得更多能量,从而导致电子被耦合场俘获的缘故;使瞬变等离子体最大频率随时间呈准直线缓慢下降趋势。这是因散射使等离子体中电子辐射阻尼效应增强,从而导致电子能量衰减、频率下降的缘故;使缓变等离子体频率随时间缓慢增大。这是因散射使等离子体中电子辐射阻尼增大效应减弱了频率增大的缘故。     

有限时间Lyapunov指数的高精度计算新方法

针对目前有限时间Lyapunov指数(FTLE)计算方法准确度不高和无法获得边界值的问题,基于对偶数理论提出了一种新的高精度计算方法.首先描述了基于有限空间差分方法计算FTLE的缺点和问题:其次介绍了基于对偶数理论的高精度导数计算方法及其显著优点,并将动力系统的柯西一格林形变张量计算问题转化为对偶数空间中非线性微分方程数值求解问题;最后对单摆和非线性Duffing振子两个典型物理动力系统进行了数值实验.结果表明:基于对偶数理论的新方法能有效、方便和高精度地计算出有限时间Lyapunov指数场,并成功识别出所包含的拉格朗日相关结构.     

色散金属光学特性分析通用时域有限差分方法

结合数字信号处理中的半解析递归卷积(SARC)算法,提出一种用于金属光学特性分析的改进半解析递归时域有限差分方法(SARC FDTD)。该方法保持了SARC算法的绝对稳定性和高精度、低内存等优点,又利用梯形近似使FDTD递推公式更加简洁,计算效率进一步提高,对于各种常用金属色散模型,均只需给出模型的极点和对应的系数,即可运用该算法的程序进行计算,具有较好的通用性。最后,通过金属的高阶Lorentz,Drude-Lorentz和Drude-CP三种常用色散模型对算法进行了验证。     

含单缺陷层的一维可调谐磁化等离子体光子晶体滤波特性研究

采用在等温近似的条件下,以等离子体的上升时间、温度和密度为可调谐参量,用磁化等离子体的分段线形电流密度卷积时域有限差分算法研究了含单一缺陷层的一维磁化等离子体光子晶体的滤波特性.以高斯脉冲为激励源,用算法公式得到的电磁波透射系数来讨论了等离子体上升时间、温度、等离子体层密度对其滤波特性的影响.结果表明,改变等离子体上升时间和等离子体层密度可以实现对滤波通道的调整.谐振频率不能通过改变温度进行调整.