Li and K NMR relaxation study of a LiKSO4 single crystal

The ⁷Li and ³⁹K NMR relaxations in a LiKSO₄ single crystal grown by the slow evaporation method were investigated by employing a pulse NMR spectrometer. From the experimental data, the quadrupole coupling constant and asymmetry parameter were determined at the temperatures of 180 and 300 K. The relaxation processes of ⁷Li and ³⁹K were studied for the LiKSO₄ crystal, and the relaxation times for the ⁷Li and ³⁹K nuclei exhibit remarkable changes near T_c2 (=190 K). The activation energies for ⁷Li and ³⁹K were determined in phases I and III. The large change in the activation energy at 190 K indicates that the Li and K ions are significantly affected during this transition. The correlation time of the ⁷Li calculated from the spin-lattice relaxation time and quadrupole parameters was larger than that of the ³⁹K calculated using the same method. The reason for this is that the Li ion undergoes molecular motion as in the LiO₄ groups.     

Magnetic ordering of the bond—diluted two—dimensional mixed spin Ising system

Numerical and analytical results are presented for the magnetic ordering in a bond-diluted spin-1/2 and spin-1 mixed transverse Ising system with a single-ion anisotropy on a honeycomb lattice.Special emphsis is placed on the magnetic ordering under the bond dilution and percolation threshold.We discuss in detail the influence of transverse fields of different sublattics on the normal magnetic ordering and on the magnetic ordering induced by single-lon anisotropy.We find that the magnetic ordering of a system exhibits an explicit difference when receiving the transverse field.This phenomenon has not been revealed in previous reports.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of flower-like and leaf-like CuO nanostructures via room-temperature ionic liquids

Flower-like and leaf-like cupric oxide (CuO) single-crystal nanostructures have been successfully synthesized using ionic liquid 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoroacetate ([Omim]TA) under the microwave-assisted approach. By controlling the concentration of [Omim]TA and reaction temperature, shape transformation of CuO nanostructures could be achieved in a short period of time. The results indicate that ionic liquid [Omim]TA plays an important role in the formation of different morphologies of CuO crystals. The crystal structure and morphology of products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), infrared spectrum (IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and selected-area electron diffraction (SAED). A possible mechanism for CuO nanostructure was proposed. In addition, UV-vis spectroscopy was employed to estimate the band gap energies of CuO crystals.     

Crystal electric field excitations in ferromagnetic CeTX compounds

A ferromagnetic ground state was identified for the compounds CeCuGe (T_C=10 K), CeCuSi (T_C=15 K) [F. Yang, et al., J. Appl. Phys. 69 (1991) 4705] and CeAuGe (T_C=10 K) [R. Pottgen, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 152 (1996) 196]. The observed saturation magnetic moment values at low temperatures for all three compounds are considerably less than the theoretically expected value g_JJ=2.14μ_B for the free Ce³⁺ ion involving the entire six-fold J=5/2 multiplet, and thus provide a first indication of partial lifting of the f-electron level degeneracy in these compounds. Specific heat data yield crystal electric field (CEF) excitation energies (Δ_Sch) equivalent to 140 K for CeCuGe, 110 K for CeCuSi and 280 K for CeAuGe. To confirm the presence of CEF excitations directly, we have carried out inelastic neutron scattering (INS) measurements on all three compounds, using the HET spectrometer at ISIS Facility. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the INS spectra of CeCuSi on the basis of a CEF model and the detailed analysis of the INS of the other two compounds will be reported elsewhere.     

退火时间对MgB_2超导薄膜的影响

在多晶A l2O3衬底上,以B2H6作为硼源,化学气相沉积先驱B薄膜,采用Mg扩散方法,在不同退火时间条件下制备了MgB2超导薄膜。通过电阻-温度曲线测量、X射线衍射分析和扫描电子显微镜形貌观测方法,研究了退火时间对MgB2薄膜的超导特性、晶体结构、表面形貌的影响。     

缺陷对二维四方光子晶体透射光谱的影响

利用转移矩阵法研究了二维四方光子晶体中缺陷对透射光谱的影响。结果表明缺陷对TE波的影响比对TM波的影响明显,缺陷层填充比对禁带宽度影响很大,TE波禁带在填充比r/a=0.33时最宽,第一禁带的最低频率随着填充比的增加向低频移动。     

叶片开缝的离心风机流场研究

本文提出在离心叶轮轮盖与叶片之间开缝,使得叶片压力面侧的高压气体射流到吸力面侧的低速尾迹区,从而直接给叶轮内的低速流体提供能量,减弱了叶轮内由于二次流所导致的射流-尾迹结构,并可用于消除或解决部分负荷时常发生的离心叶轮积灰问题.对某离心风机整机的数值模拟表明,在设计流量和小流量情况下,叶轮开缝后使叶片表面分离区域减小,整个流道速度分布更为均匀,改善了叶轮内部流场的流动状况,提高了离心叶轮性能和整机性能.研究表明,本方法对于提高离心式流体机械性能是有效的.     

Investigation of Nd2CuO4 crystal structure at high pressure by neutron diffraction

Abstract

The crystal structure of Nd₂CuO₄ has been studied by neutron diffraction at pressure up to 5 Gpa. The volume compressibility value was determined as 5·6·10^?3/Gpa. The decrease of positional parameter of neodymium at high pressure has been observed. This structural change is explained by pressure induced neodymium ions charge increase.