简介:Thisstudyconcernsatwo-dimensionalmodelandthecorrespondingvirtualcrackclosuretechnique(VCCT)implementedtosolvethegeneralboundaryvalueproblemsthatmayexplainwhyinterfacediscontinuityhaseffectsonthefracturebehaviorinthesuperconductor-substratesystem.Theinterfacialdiscontinuitycanbeclassifiedaccordingtothematerialproperties'continuityandtheirderivatives'continuityattheinterface.Fornonhomogeneoussuperconductorandsubstratespecimenswithvariousmaterialproperties,aVCCTmethodisdevelopedtocalculatetheirfracturebehavior.Furthermore,theeffectsofappliedmagneticfieldamplitudeandnonhomogeneousparametersareextensivelyandparametricallystudiedintwoactivationprocesses(zero-fieldcoolingandfieldcooling).Theintegrativeandcomputationalstudypresentedhereprovideafundamentalmechanisticunderstandingofthefracturemechanisminthesuperconductor-substratesystemandshedslightontherationaldesignofinterfacialcontinuity.
简介:Consideringthatinamagneticresonancesystem,ifthedetectioncoilcontributesdominantlytothesystemnoise,theperformanceofthewholesystemcancertainlybeimprovedbyswitchingtoadetectioncoilmadeofahigh-temperaturesuperconductor,andusingYBa2Cu3O7thinfilmson25×25mm^2LaAlO3substrates,wehavepreparedtwokindsofdetectioncoils:single-coilandtwo-coil.encouragingly,theirqualityfactorsaremeasuredtobeQ>2500fortwo-coil(at22.566MHzand77K)andQ>5500forsingle-coil(at92.3MHzand77K),respectively,Here,wedescribethedetailsofthedesign,fabricationandtestingofthecoils.
简介:Thenovelideathatspin-orbitcoupling(SOC)andans-wavepairingsystemcanleadtoinducedpwavepairingwithastrongmagneticlimit,hasstimulatedwidespreadinterestinsearchingforMajoranafermions(MFs)insemiconductor-superconductorhybridstructures.However,despitemajoradvancesinthesemiconductornanotechnology,thissystemhasseveralinherentlimitationsthatprohibittherealizationandidentificationofMFs.Weovercometheselimitationsbyreplacingthes-wavesuperconductorwiththetype-IIFulde-Ferrell(FF)superconductor,inwhichthecenter-of-massmomentumoftheCooperpairrenormalizesthein-planeZeemanfieldandchemicalpotential.Asaresult,MFscanberealizedinsemiconductornanowireswithsmallvaluesoftheLandég-factorandhighcarrierdensities.TheSOCstrengthdirectlyinfluencesthetopologicalboundary;thus,thetopologicalphasetransitionandassociatedMFscanbeengineeredbyanexternalelectricfield.Theoretically,almostallsemiconductornanowirescanbeusedtorealizeMFsbyusingtheFFsuperconductor.However,wefindthatInPnanowireismoresuitablefortherealizationofMFscomparedtoInAsandInSbnanowires.Thus,thisnewschemecantakefulladvantageofthesemiconductornanotechnologyfortherealizationofMFsinsemiconductor-superconductorhybridstructures.
简介:ThetunnelingspectrumofanelectronandaholeinasuperlattieeofNSjunctionsiscomputedusingtheBTKapproachandthetransfermatrixmethod.Itshowssharpresonancesatsomeenergiesabovethesuperconductinggap.Thesharpertheresonanceisthemorelayersthesuperlatticehas.Wefindforthefirsttimeamechanismtobalancetheincidentandoutgoingcurrentsonthesuperlatticebyaveragingoverthephasebetweentheincidentelectronandtheincidenthole.Thismechanismismorenaturalandphysicalthanthoseinliteratures.
简介:Moleculardynamics(MD)simulationsareperformedtostudyadhesionandpeelingofashortfragmentofsinglestrandDNA(ssDNA)moleculefromagraphitesurface.Thecriticalpeel-offforceisfoundtodependonboththepeelingangleandtheelasticityofssDNA.FortheshortssDNAstrandunderinvestigation,weshowthatthesimulationresultscanbeexplainedbyacontinuummodelofanadhesiveelasticbandonsubstrate.Theanalysissuggeststhatitisoftenthepeakvalue,ratherthanthemeanvalue,ofadhesionenergywhichdeterminesthepeelingofananoscalematerial.
简介:Electronicsystemswithlargestretchabilityhavemanyapplications.Apreciselycontrolledbucklingstrategytoincreasethestretchabilityhasbeendemonstratedbycombininglithographicallypatternedsurfacebondingchemistryandabucklingprocess.Thebuckledgeometrywasassumedtohaveasinusoidalform,whichmayresultinerrorstodeterminethestrainsinthefilm.Atheoreticalmodelispresentedinthislettertostudythemechanicsofthistypeofthinfilm/substratesystembydiscardingtheass...
简介:Thinfilm/substratematerialsystemshavebeenwidelyusedinvariousindustriessuchasaerospace,automotive,marineandelectronics.Oneexampleisthermalbarriercoatings(TBCs):TBCsareextensivelyappliedtometalliccomponentsongasturbineenginesinordertoprotectthemfromhighandprolongedheatloads,andtheyplayanessentialroleintheaircraftindustry.Anotherexampleislaminatedpolymermatrixcomposites(PMCs),reinforcedwithfiberssuchascarbon,glassoraramid:Thesematerialshavebeenextensivelyemployedinavarietyofapplicationsduetotheirsuperiorpropertiesandtheimprovingeaseandcost-effectivenessoffabricatingthem.Theevaluationofmechanicalpropertiesforthinfilm/substratematerialsystemsisimperativeformoreefficientuseofthesematerialsystemsandfurtherimprovements.
简介:Wehaveinvestigatedthephysicalproperties,includingthemorphology,texture,adhesionandchemicalquality,ofhigh-frequencychemicalvapourdepositeddiamondcoatingsonWC-6%Cosubstrates,whichwerepre-treatedbyatwo-stepetchingmethod.TheresultsindicatethattheincreasingCocontentfrom0.12to3.05%withintheetchingdepthof5μmcausedamorphologytransformationfromprismdiamondtospheruliticdiamond,andatexturetransformationfroma{111}orientationtoa{110}orientation.TheRamanspectrumshowsthatthespheruliticdiamondfilmcontainsmorenon-diamondphases(graphite,amorphouscarbonanddiamond-likecarbon,etc)andhaslowerchemicalqualitythandiamondfilmsonaWC-6%Cosubstrate.Thediamondcoatinggrainsizesbecameaboutfourtimessmallerwhenthedepositiontemperaturesonthesubstratesurfacewerereducedfrom1000to900℃.Comparedwithspheruliticdiamondfilms,theprismdiamondfilmsexhibitbetteradhesionontheWC-6%Cosubstrate.
简介:Tetrahedralamorphoushydrogenatedcarbon(ta-C:H)filmsonSi(lO0)substrateswerepreparedbyusingamagnetic-field-filterplasmastreamdepositionsystem.Sampleswithdifferentratiosofsp^3-bondtosp^2-bondwereobtainedbychangingthebiasvoltageappliedtothesubstrates.Theellipsometricspectraofvariouscarbonfilmsinthephotonenergyrangeof1.9-5.4eVweremeasured.Therefractiveindexnandtherelativesp^3CratioofthesefilmswereobtainedbysimulatingtheirellipsometricspectrausingtheForouhi-BloomermodelandbyusingtheBruggemaneffectivemediumapproximation,respectively.Thehaemocompatibilityoftheseta-C:Hfilmswasanalysedbyobservationofplateletadhesionandmeasurementofkineticclottingtime.Theresultsshowthatthesp^3Cfractionisdependentonthesubstratebiasvoltage,andthehaemocompatibilityisdependentontheratioofsp^3-bondtosp^2-bond.Agoodhaemocompatibilitymaterialofta-C:Hfilmswithasuitablesp^3Cfractioncanbepreparedbychangingthesubstratebiasvoltage.
简介:Anewmethodforthedeterminationoftracecalciumbysolidsubstrate-roomtemperaturephosphorimetryisestablished.ItisbasedonthefactthatchromeazurolsazurolS-phenanthroline-NaCMC(CAS-phen-NaCMC)systemcanemitstrongandstableroomtemperaturephosphorescence(RTF)onthesolidsubstrateinthefilterpaper.Ca2+andphenanthrolinecanformcomplexionCa(phen)32+,whichwillformcomplex[Ca(phen)3(CAS)2]withCAS.Intheresult,thenumberofCASmoleculesineachspotincreased,causingsharpincreaseoftheRTPsignaloftheCAS-phen-NaCMCsystem.
简介:WehaveexploitedagreenapproachtopreparelayeredtitanateNa2-xHxTi2O5·H2OnanosheetarraysonFTOsubstratebyhydrothermalhydrolysisoftitanium(IV)isopropoxide(TTIP)withaidsofNa2EDTAandTEOAasco-coordinationagents,whichwerethentreatedbyHNO3toreplaceNa+byH+,followedbyacalcinationat450℃totopotacticallytransformintoanataseTiO2nanosheetarrays.SEM,TEM,XRD,andRamanspectroscopyhavebeenemployedtocharacterizethenanosheetfilms.TheTiO2nanosheetarrayswerefurtherappliedaselectrontransportmaterialsofCH3NH3PbI3perovskitesolarcells,achievingpowerconversionefficiencyof6.99%.
简介:Afullsolutionoftwo-dimensionalNavier-Stokesandenergyequationwasconductednumericallytoanalyzethenaturalconvectionofthehorizontalstripwithanadiabaticsubstrate.Themainfeaturesofsuchconvectionare:(i)theleadingandtrailingedgeeffect,(ii)thenon-boundarylayereffect,and(iii)thesideedgeeffect.Theresultsarecomparedwiththeboundarylayertheoryandexprimentaldata.