Method for independent control of particle size and distance in rhodium epitaxy on TiO2(110)-(1×2) surface An STM study

A method for independent control of the particle size and distance is presented for rhodium epitaxy on TiO₂(110)-(1×2) surface. The real space imaging of the surface morphology was performed by scanning tunneling microscopy. The amount of the deposited rhodium was checked by Auger electron spectrometry. The method consists of two steps: (i) evaporation of 0.001–0.050 ML equivalent of rhodium at room temperature with a post-annealing at 1100 K (“seeding”); (ii) post-deposition of rhodium for growing of the Rh nanoparticles formed in step (i) (“growing”). The mechanism of this procedure is based on the large difference of the surface diffusion coefficient between Rh adatoms and Rh nanocrystallites larger than 1–2 nm. In the first step the average distance between the metal particles is controlled in the range 5–200 nm, the second step determines the particles size (2–50 nm). This work demonstrates that the diffusion processes of metal nanoparticles of different sizes and the growing modes of the crystallites can be studied in detail by application of seeded surfaces.     

Analysis of silicon light emission under breakdown condition using an indirect intraband model

The light emission from silicon (npn) emitter–base junctions under breakdown condition has been modelled. The model suggests an indirect intraband processes combined with self-absorption. Good agreement between simulated and measured electroluminescence (EL) spectra is shown which demonstrates that the model is simple and more consistent with fundamental physical device characteristics particularly in the spectral range studied (1.4–2 eV).     

Physical characterization of a new composition of oxidized zirconium-2.5 wt% niobium produced using a two step process for biomedical applications

Zirconium and particularly Zr-2.5 wt%Nb (Zr2.5Nb) alloy are useful for engineering bearing applications because they can be oxidized in air to form a hard surface ceramic. Oxidized zirconium (OxZr) due to its abrasion resistant ceramic surface and biocompatible substrate alloy has been used as a bearing surface in total joint arthroplasty for several years. OxZr is characterized by hard zirconium oxide (oxide) formed on Zr2.5Nb using one step thermal oxidation carried out in air. Because the oxide is only at the surface, the bulk material behaves like a metal, with high toughness. The oxide, furthermore, exhibits high adhesion to the substrate because of an oxygen-rich diffusion hardened zone (DHZ) interposing between the oxide and the substrate.In this study, we demonstrate a two step process that forms a thicker DHZ and thus increased depth of hardening than that can be obtained using a one step oxidation process. The first step is thermal oxidation in air and the second step is a heat treatment in vacuum. The second step drives oxygen from the oxide formed in the first step deeper into the substrate to form a thicker DHZ. During the process only a portion of the oxide is dissolved. This new composition (DHOxZr) has approximately 4-6 μm oxide similar to that of OxZr. The nano-hardness of the oxide is similar but the DHZ is approximately 10 times thicker. The stoichiometry of the oxide is similar and a secondary phase rich in oxygen is present through the entire thickness. Due to the increased depth of hardening, the critical load required for the onset of oxide cracking is approximately 1.6 times more than that of the oxide of OxZr. This new composition has a potential to be used as a bearing surface in applications where greater depth of hardening is required.     

汶川地震断裂带岩脉矿物拉曼谱峰特征

对汶川地震断裂带深溪沟出露的基岩错动面两侧岩脉中的石英矿物进行了拉曼谱峰测定, 并根据所测石英的464 cm-1拉曼谱峰向高波数的偏移量估算了断裂带中的压应力分布。测试结果表明, 错动面附近岩脉中石英的464 cm-1拉曼谱峰向高波数偏移量为3.29 cm-1, 相应的压应力值为368.63 MPa, 明显低于错动面两侧应力积累, 这可能是由于错动面的多次活动导致了应力不断得到释放。断裂南东盘(下盘)远离错动面, 岩脉中石英的464 cm-1拉曼谱峰向高波数偏移量具有增加的趋势, 相应的应力积累也逐渐增强, 距错动面21 m处的石英样品的464 cm-1拉曼谱峰向高波数偏移4.40 cm-1, 相应压应力可达到494.77 MPa。剖面北西盘(上盘)在距错动面10 m处, 样品464 cm-1拉曼谱峰的偏移量达到最大值, 相应的应力积累为519.87 MPa, 其后远离错动面应力积累开始减弱, 在北西盘17 m处, 应力积累骤然下降至400.37 MPa。在西北盘距错动面27 m处, 岩脉石英的464 cm-1拉曼谱峰向高波数偏移量下降至3.21 cm-1, 应力已经减弱到359.59 MPa, 这可能是由于该处位于断裂带的边缘, 远离错动面, 受到了较小的断层活动的影响。因此, 汶川地震断裂带内的应力虽然得到部分释放, 但剩余的应力分布并不均匀, 而且在局部还存在较高的应力积累, 这反应了断裂带中岩石的力学性质在空间上具有不均匀性。     

Comparison of accuracy of intravoxel incoherent motion and apparent diffusion coefficient techniques for predicting malignancy of head and neck tumors using half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-echo diffusion-weighted imaging

Purpose

To evaluate the use of the intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) technique in half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-echo (HASTE) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and to compare its accuracy to that of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) to predict malignancy in head and neck tumors.

Patients and methods

HASTE DW images of 33 patients with head and neck tumors (10 benign and 23 malignant) were evaluated. Using the IVIM technique, parameters (D, true diffusion coefficient; f, perfusion fraction; D*, pseudodiffusion coefficient) were calculated for each tumor. ADC values were measured over a range of b values from 0 to 1000 s/mm². IVIM parameters and ADC values in benign and malignant tumors were compared using Student's t test, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis, and multivariate logistic regression modeling.

Results

Mean ADC and D values of malignant tumors were significantly lower than those of benign tumors (P < 0.05). Mean D* values of malignant tumors were significantly higher than those of benign tumors (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in mean f values between malignant and benign tumors (P > 0.05). The technique of combining D and D* was the best for predicting malignancy; accuracy for this model was higher than that for ADC.

Conclusions

The IVIM technique may be applied in HASTE DWI as a diagnostic tool to predict malignancy in head and neck masses. The use of D and D* in combination increases the diagnostic accuracy in comparison with ADC.     

扩频原理在聚合物光纤性能测量中的应用

提出了一种将扩频通信原理用于聚合物光纤性能测量的新方法,使用伪随机序列对注入测量系统的光信号进行调制,实现输入光信号的扩展频带,输出光信号经光电转换后,用伪随机序列对信号进行解扩处理,根据扩频原理,解扩后的信号的信噪比会有较大提高.对测量系统的性能进行了仿真分析并与实验结果进行了比较,结果表明该方法可以精确地测量信噪比低于-20 dB的有用信号波形.     

First high-resolution analysis of the 4ν1+ν3 band of nitrogen dioxide near 1.5 μm

The high-resolution absorption spectrum of the 4ν₁+ν₃ band of the ¹⁴N¹⁶O₂ molecule was recorded by CW-Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy between 6575 and 6700 cm⁻¹. The assignments involve energy levels of the (4,0,1) vibrational state with rotational quantum numbers up to K_a=8 and N=48. A large majority of the spin-rotation energy levels were reproduced within their experimental uncertainty using a theoretical model which takes explicitly into account the Coriolis interactions between the spin-rotational levels of the (4,0,1) vibrational state and those of the (4,2,0) and of (0,9,0) dark states, the anharmonic interactions between the (4,2,0) and (0,9,0) states together with the electron spin-rotation resonances within the (4,0,1), (4,2,0) and (0,9,0) states. Precise vibrational energies, rotational, spin-rotational, and coupling constants were determined for the {(4,2,0), (0,9,0), (4,0,1)} triad of interacting states. Using these parameters and the value of the transition dipole-moment operator determined from a fit of a selection of experimental line intensities, the synthetic spectrum of the 4ν₁+ν₃ band was generated and is provided as Supplementary Material.     

Long range effect of ion irradiation on diffusion

Argon ion irradiation enhanced diffusion between Cu and Ni was found beyond the radiation effect zone in classical theory. The enhanced diffusion effect attenuates along with the distance between the diffusion zone and the radiated surface. An interpretation based on irradiation induced discrete breathers was employed as a possible mechanism.     

Analysis of glucopyranoside trinitrate IR spectrum

The IR spectrum of 4-O-methyl-2,3,6-tri-O-nitromethyl-β-D-glucopyranoside has been interpreted in detail for the first time based on complete calculation of the normal vibration frequencies and absolute intensities of its IR absorption bands and a comparison of them with the corresponding experimental data. The results indicate that the location of the nitrates in cellulose nitrates can be determined experimentally from separate components of complicated absorption bands in the ranges 1700–1600 and 900–800 cm⁻¹ of the IR spectrum. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 1, pp. 43–51, January–February, 2008.     

Infrared absorption spectra and structure of TiO2-SiO2 composites

The composites xTiO₂-(1−x)SiO₂ (x = 0.1, 0.5, 0.9) were obtained by coprecipitation from solutions of alkoxides: tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and titanium tetraisopropoxide (TIPT). Intermolecular interaction of the components of the composite is apparent in the IR absorption spectra in the 928–952 cm⁻¹ region, and is connected with bending vibrations of the Si-O-Ti bond. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 724–728, September–October, 2008.