Magnetocaloric effect and multifunctional properties of Ni–Mn-based Heusler alloys

The studies of magnetocaloric properties, phase transitions, and phenomena related to magnetic heterogeneity in the vicinity of the martensitic transition (MT) in Ni–Mn–In and Ni–Mn–Ga off-stoichiometric Heusler alloys are summarized. The crystal structure, magnetocaloric effect (MCE), and magnetotransport properties were studied for the following alloys: Ni₅₀Mn_50−xIn_x, Ni_50−xCo_xMn₃₅In₁₅, Ni₅₀Mn_35−xCo_xIn₁₅, Ni₅₀Mn₃₅In₁₄Z (Z=Al, Ge), Ni₅₀Mn₃₅In_15−xSi_x, Ni_50−xCo_xMn_25+yGa_25−y, and Ni_50–xCo_xMn_32−yFeyGa₁₈. It was found that the magnetic entropy change, ΔS, associated with the inverse MCE in the vicinity of the temperature of the magneto-structural transition, TM, persists in a range of (125-5) J/(kg K) for a magnetic field change ΔH=5 T. The corresponding temperature varies with composition from 143 to 400 K. The MT in Ni₅₀Mn_50−xIn_x (x=13.5) results in a transition between two paramagnetic states. Associated with the paramagnetic austenite-paramagnetic martensite transition ΔS=24 J/(kg K) was detected for ΔH=5 T at T=350 K. The variation in composition of Ni₂MnGa can drastically change the magnetic state of the martensitic phase below and in the vicinity of TM. The presence of the martensitic phase with magnetic moment much smaller than that in the austenitic phase above TM leads to the large inverse MCE in the Ni₄₂Co₈Mn_32−yFeyGa₁₈ system. The adiabatic change of temperature (ΔT_ad) in the vicinity of TC and TM of Ni₅₀Mn₃₅In₁₅ and Ni₅₀Mn₃₅In₁₄Z (Z=Al, Ge) was found to be ΔT_ad=−2 K and 2 K for ΔH=1.8 T, respectively. It was observed that |ΔT_ad|≈1 K for ΔH=1 T for both types of transitions. The results on resistivity, magnetoresistance, Hall resistivity in some In-based alloys are discussed.     

Avalanche statistics of sand heaps

Large-scale computer simulations are presented to investigate the avalanche statistics of sandpiles using molecular dynamics. We show that different methods of measurement lead to contradictory conclusions, presumably due to avalanches not reaching the end of the experimental table.     

半导体纳米材料非线性光学性质的研究进展

半导体纳米材料由于具有重要的理论研究意义和潜在的巨大应用前景而成为当今理论和材料研究的特点，该文综述了半导体纳米材料非线性光学性质的研究进展。     

1．5GHz锯材超导腔的研制

介绍铌材超导腔的研制进展，重点讨论了国产铌腔的材料改性，以及相应的超导腔性能的改进．叙述了１．５ＧＨｚ铌腔的腔形设计，分析了铌材的射频性能和机械性能，制定了铌腔制作与后处理的特定工艺．最后给出了１．５ＧＨｚ铌材超导腔的低温实验结果．     

基于虚拟仪器的压电陶瓷驱动技术研究

针对压电陶瓷驱动器的非线性应变,以压电陶瓷微位移驱动原理为基础,分析了扫频激光器腔长控制原理;在硬件时钟的定时下,分析了压电陶瓷的驱动特性,并通过调整驱动信号的步长电压来调节压电陶瓷的非线性。设计了基于虚拟仪器的控制系统,并对线性化方法进行了原理分析和实验。实验结果表明,该测量系统可以使压电陶瓷在其伸长范围内线性地伸长。     

Ca2Li2BiV3O12∶Eu3+荧光粉的制备和发光性能

采用高温固相法成功合成了一种可用于白光LED的Ca₂Li₂BiV₃O₁₂∶Eu³⁺新型红色荧光粉,使用X射线衍射仪和荧光分光光度计对合成样品进行了表征,研究了合成温度和Eu³⁺含量对合成样品相组成和发光性能的影响。结果表明,采用高温固相法在650~700 ℃能合成纯度较高、结晶度好的Ca₂Li₂BiV₃O₁₂∶Eu³⁺荧光粉,合成样品激发带覆盖200~400 nm,发射光谱的线状发射峰可归属于Eu³⁺的⁵D₀→⁷F_J(J= 1, 2, 3,4)特征锐线发射,Eu³⁺摩尔分数为14%时荧光粉的发光强度最大。     

Tm3+ ,Yb3+共掺微晶玻璃蓝色上转换荧光的温度特性

制备了Tm³⁺,Yb³⁺共掺氟氧化物微晶玻璃, 在980 nm二极管激光器泵浦下研究了其上转换发光。发现将前驱玻璃进行热处理后,源于Tm³⁺的¹G₄能级到基态³H₆跃迁所产生的蓝色上转换荧光在463 nm和476 nm出现明显劈裂。在此基础上分析了该劈裂蓝色上转换荧光在303~623 K范围内的温度特性。结果表明:Tm³⁺,Yb³⁺共掺氟氧化物微晶玻璃蓝色上转换荧光可应用于光学测温,其测温最大灵敏度为4.2×10^-4 K^-1,相应温度为352 K。     

Sol-gel derived nanoparticles of Zn substituted lithium ferrite (Li0.32Zn0.36Fe2.32O4): magnetic and Mössbauer effect measurements and their theoretical analysis

Nanoparticles of Zn substituted lithium ferrite (Li_0.32Zn_0.36Fe_2.32O₄) have been prepared by a sol-gel method where the ultra-sonication technique has been adopted to reduce the agglomeration effect among the nanoparticles. The samples were heat-treated at three different temperatures and the formation of the nanocrystalline phase was confirmed by X-ray diffractograms (XRD). The average particle size of each sample has been estimated from the (311) peak of the XRD pattern using the Debye-Scherrer formula and the average sizes are in the range of 10-21 nm. The average particle size, crystallographic phase, etc. of some selected samples obtained from the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy are in agreement with those estimated from the XRD patterns. Static magnetic measurements viz., hysteresis loops, field cooled and zero field cooled magnetization versus temperature curves of some samples carried out by SQUID in the temperature range of 300 to 5 K clearly indicate the presence of superparamagnetic (SPM) relaxation of the nanoparticles in the samples. The maximum magnetization of the SPM sample annealed at 500 °C is quite high (68 Am²/Kg) and the hysteresis loops are almost square shaped with very low value of coercive field at room temperature (827.8 A/m). The particle size, magneto-crystalline anisotropy, etc. have been estimated from the detailed theoretical analysis of the static magnetic data. The dynamic magnetic behavior of the samples was also investigated by observing the ac hysteresis loops and magnetization versus field curves with different time windows at room temperatures. The different soft magnetic quantities viz., coercive field, magnetization, remanance, hysteresis losses, etc. were extracted from dynamic measurements. Dynamic measurements confirmed that the samples are in their mixed state of SPM and ordered ferrimagnetic particles, which is in good agreement with the results of static magnetic measurements. Mössbauer spectra of the samples recorded at room temperature (300 K) and at different temperatures down to 20 K confirmed the presence of the SPM relaxation of the nanoparticles of the samples.     

Structural transition and enhanced magnetization in Bi1−xYxFeO3

Bi_1−xY_xFeO₃ (x=0-0.2) powders were prepared to study the effect of Y substitution on their structural and magnetic properties. A structural symmetric breaking from the rhombohedral R3c to orthorhombic Pnma at around x=0.10 was identified across a ferroelectric-paraelectric phase. A parabolic dependence of the magnetization upon substitution was obtained with a maximum at the phase transition boundary and a switching behavior for x=0.20. The composition-driven magnetic structure evolution was proposed to account for the magnetic properties in Bi_1−xY_xFeO₃.     

层叠Blumlein线多开关导通时间分散性

高介电常数陶瓷储能脉冲形成线需要用到多开关触发的层叠Blumlein线结构。从形成线波过程理论出发,分析了多开关导通时间分散性对层叠Blumlein线及其输出波形的影响。主要包括两方面影响:其一是造成输出方波脉冲的前沿和后沿均出现阶梯形畸变;其二是使得各延迟导通的平行平板Blumlein线承受过电压,容易引起陶瓷储能介质的电击穿。在不单独考虑开关电感的理想情况下,利用PSpice电路程序模拟了开关导通时间分散性对四级层叠Blumlein线的影响,模拟结果与波过程理论分析一致。为减弱这些影响,提出了可行的解决方案。