Development of Cu2+ substituted Ni–Zn ferrite nano-particles and their high-temperature semiconductor behaviour

Cu substituted nickel-zinc ferrites with composition Ni_0.2Cu_xZn_0.8-xFe₂O₄ (x ?= ?0 to 0.8) were developed with the technique of citrate-gel method. Rietveld analysis confirmed Fd-3m space grouped cubic spinel structure of single phase. Dislocation density (?) and packing factor percentage (%) of samples under study increase with increased Cu composition. The fine and uniform structure was confirmed from the studies of morphology index. Measurements on electrical resistivity were taken up by using the two-probe method at high temperatures. Arrhenius plots confirm an increase in observed resistivity (Ω) of ferrite samples with a temperature increase. The energy of activation in the ferromagnetic region (E_F) is less when compared to that of the paramagnetic region (E_P). The hopping mechanism decreases Curie temperature, while the activation energy of hopping increases with an increase in Cu substitution. Mobility of charge carriers and temperature are inversely correlated.     

An interior proximal linearized method for DC programming based on Bregman distance or second-order homogeneous kernels

Abstract

We present an interior proximal method for solving constrained nonconvex optimization problems where the objective function is given by the difference of two convex function (DC function). To this end, we consider a linearized proximal method with a proximal distance as regularization. Convergence analysis of particular choices of the proximal distance as second-order homogeneous proximal distances and Bregman distances are considered. Finally, some academic numerical results are presented for a constrained DC problem and generalized Fermat–Weber location problems.     

Influence of Ti nanocrystallization on microstructure, interface bonding, surface energy and blood compatibility of surface TiO2 films

Recent progress in ultrafine-grained/nano-grained (UFG/NG) titanium permits a consideration for TiO₂ films deposited on nano-grained titanium for antithrombogenic application such as artificial valves and stents. For this paper, the microstructure, interface bonding, surface energy, and blood compatibility features of TiO₂ films deposited by direct current magnetron reactive sputtering technology on NG titanium and coarse-grained (CG) titanium were investigated. The results show that the nanocrystallization of titanium substrate has a significant influence on TiO₂ films. At the same deposition parameters, the content of rutile phase of TiO₂ film was increased from 47% (on the CG titanium substrate) to 72% (on the NG titanium substrate); the adhesion of TiO₂ film was improved from 5.8 N to 17 N; the surface energy was reduced from 6.37 dyn/cm to 3.01 dyn/cm; the clotting time was improved from 18 min to 28 min; the platelets accumulation and pseudopodium of adherent platelets on TiO₂ film on NG titanium were considerably reduced compared to that on CG titanium. The present results demonstrate the possibility of improving the blood compatibility of TiO₂ film through the approach of substrate nanocrystallization. Also it may provide an attractive idea to prepare stents with biological coatings of more outstanding blood compatibility and interface bonding.     

Chemical synthesis and studies on structural and magnetic properties of fine grained nickel cadmium ferrites

The cadmium substituted nickel ferrites Ni_1−xCd_x Fe₂O₄ (x=0.2, 0.4, 0.6) has been prepared by the self-propagating auto combustion method. Phase identification of the samples was studied by XRD patterns which are characteristics of cubic spinel structure ferrites. As the content of cadmium in the ferrites increases the lattice parameter. The tetrahedral and octahedral vibrations in the samples were studied by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectra. The SEM study reveals the fine-grained nature of ferrites with little agglomeration. The decrease in the drift mobility is found with increase in cadmium content. DC resistivity indicates the semiconducting nature of the samples. The Super Quantum Interference Device measurements were taken to study the magnetic properties of the samples.     

The dc magnetic field,temperature and film thickness dependence of microwave surface resistance of YBCO and DyBCO thin films

We investigated the dc magnetic field and temperature dependences of the microwave surface resistance (R_s) of YBa₂Cu₃O_y (YBCO) and DyBa₂Cu₃O_y (DyBCO) superconducting thin films. The YBCO and DyBCO thin films, each with a thickness of 300, 500, or 700 nm, were deposited on MgO (1 0 0) substrates by the thermal co-evaporation method. The R_s was measured using the dielectric resonator method. A dc magnetic field of up to 5.0 T was applied parallel to the c-axis of the superconducting thin films. The results showed that the R_s value had almost the same temperature dependence at various thicknesses in a zero-external field. The R_s of the YBCO and DyBCO thin films increased with the applied dc magnetic field. The DyBCO thin films showed weaker magnetic field dependence of R_s than the YBCO thin films. The R_s ratio (defined as R_s(5 T)/R_s(0 T)) linearly increased with the film thickness. These results show that pinning strength decreased with an increasing film thickness.     

改进桥路型高温超导限流器的实验研究

本文介绍了单相基本桥型高温超导限流器的基本工作原理,及其参数变化对限流特性的影响.在此基础上研究应用于电力系统中的改进桥路型高温超导故障限流器实验室样机,正常工作情况,在电桥上引入直流偏置电流,不出现限流现象;短路故障情况,整流桥中的直流偏流影响限流效果,在桥路上引入限流电阻,使故障电流限制到预定的范围.研究了该限流器的工作原理,分析限流参数的变化对其限流特性的影响.实验表明,该限流器有很好的限流和重合闸能力,能显著减少暂态及稳态的故障电流。     

新型桥路型高温超导故障限流器的仿真研究

研究应用于三相电力系统中新型桥路型高温超导故障限流器.正常工作情况,在电桥上引入直流偏置电流,不出现限流现象.在短路故障情况,整流桥中的直流偏流影响限流效果,将二极管和偏压电源从限流器中退出运行,超导线圈的电感能限制故障电流峰值和稳态值,利用限流电阻与超导线圈串联限流,进一步提高其限流能力.分析了限流器的工作原理和限流特性.仿真结果表明,该限流器有很好的限流和重合闸能力,能显著减少暂态及稳态的故障电流,有效提高系统动态稳定性和电网电能质量.     

基于自适应斜坡补偿的双环电流模DC/DC混沌控制

提出了一种自适应斜坡补偿方法,将该方法引入到双环电流模buckDC/DC的混沌控制中,并给出实现该方法的电路结构.建立了双环电流模DC/DC系统稳定性分析的离散模型,理论分析了自适应斜坡补偿在双环控制下系统的稳定性条件,推导出了自适应因子k与系统工作的最大占空比的关系式.仿真结果表明该方法可有效控制系统的分岔和混沌现象,提高系统的工作范围和动态响应速度.     

低气压直流辉光等离子体实验装置

介绍了低气压下直流辉光放电等离子体的实验装置,该装置具有结构合理、调节方便、测量参数多等特点,可在其上开展等离子体参数测量、等离子体激发机理研究等多项教学实验。     

基于内容的体育类视频自动分类系统

本文提出了一种可以完成素材的自动分类与数据库管理的视频自动分类系统,通过综合分析体育节目压缩域和解压缩域的特征,利用颜色和形状相结合的方式确定是否符合特定类型素材的特征,从而完成素材的归类管理.实验证明该系统可以比较准确的对特定类型的体育视频进行自动分类和数据库管理.