Low-temperature hot-press sintering of AlN ceramics with MgO–CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 glass additives for ceramic heater applications

Aluminum nitride (AlN) is used a ceramic heater material for the semiconductor industry. Because extremely high temperatures are required to achieve dense AlN components, sintering aids such as Y₂O₃ are typically added to reduce the sintering temperature and time. To further reduce the sintering temperature, in this study, a low-melting-temperature glass (MgO–CaO–Al₂O₃–SiO₂; MCAS) was used as a sintering additive for AlN. With MCAS addition, fully dense AlN was obtained by hot-press sintering at 1500 °C for 3 h at 30 MPa. The mechanical properties, thermal conductivity, and volume resistance of the sintered AlN–MCAS sample were evaluated and compared with those of a reference sample (AlN prepared with 5 wt% Y2O3 sintering aid sintered at 1750 °C for 8 h at 10 MPa). The thermal conductivity of AlN prepared with 0.5 wt% MCAS was 91.2 W/m?K, which was 84.8 W/m?K lower than that of the reference sample at 25 °C; however, the difference in thermal conductivity between the samples was only 14.2 W/m?K at the ceramic-heater operating temperature of 500 °C. The flexural strength of AlN–MCAS was 550 MPa, which was higher than that of the reference sample (425 MPa); this was attributed to the smaller grain size achieved by low-temperature sintering. The volume resistance of AlN–MCAS was lower than that of the reference sample in the range of 200–400 °C. However, the resistivity of the proposed AlN–MCAS sample was higher than that of the reference sample (500 °C) owing to grain-boundary scattering of phonons. In summary, the proposed sintering strategy produces AlN materials for heater applications with low production cost, while achieving the properties required by the semiconductor industry.     

Results from the ORPHEUS dark matter detector

The ORPHEUS dark matter detector consists of 450 g superconducting tin granules with diameters of 28 and 36 μm. The detector has been operating in the shallow site of the underground laboratory in Bern (70 m.w.e). First preliminary results on WIMP detection sensitivity will be presented.     

A portable cryo-storage system for low-temperature scanning electron microscopy,suitable for international transport of cryo-specimens

A cryo-specimen storage system for low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LTSEM) specimens is described, which: liberates multi-specimen experiments from sampling restrictions imposed by the rate at which LTSEM specimens can be examined in the SEM; provides security against experiment loss resulting from breakdown of the SEM or cryo-system; enables collection of specimens in the field or in laboratories remote from the SEM laboratory; and facilitates international air transport of LTSEM specimens. The components of the system, which has a capacity of 98 stub-mounted specimens, are readily made in a laboratory workshop. The details of the design may be altered to suit particular specimen types or experimental approaches.     

涤纶纤维低温热溶染色助剂CWL的应用研究

助剂CWL用于涤纶纤维热溶染色能够显著降低染色温度，具有较好的增深效果和显著的增溶作用。染浴中加入自制涤纶纤维低温染色助剂CWL2g／L，能够在低于正常染色温度30％T达到正常温度的染色深度，从而大幅度节约能源。添加助剂CWL2g／L后，在染料质量一体积分数15g／L的条件下就可以达到染料20g／L的染色深度，可以节约染料量25％。添加助剂后的染色试样能够保持良好的色牢度，断裂强力也提高很多。     

77K MOSFET计算机模拟增量限制方法

对低温器件计算机模拟方法作了具体的考虑。从求解变量和半导体物理意义出发，数值计算结果事先有一个定性范围，如果每一次循环的迭代初值都修正到这个数值范围内，那么选代过程将以更快的速度接近真解。提出了适用于低温半导体器件计算机模拟的增量限制方法，并且将该方法插入ＭＩＮＩＭＯＳ４．０进行了数值实验。结果表明，设置增量限制能保证低温半导体器件模拟的数值收敛性，并巨有较快的收敛速度。     

中央空调低温送风的系统设计方法

本文对中央空调低温送风系统的设计方法与常规空调进行比较，分析了低温送风系统设计中应该注意的问题，以使系统更节能、高效、合理。     

利用高铝矾土研制低温耐磨氧化铝瓷

着重介绍了以高铝矾土为主要原料的85瓷的合理配方和所采用的生产工艺，并对吸水率、体积密度、耐磨性、显微硬度、抗折强度和断裂韧性等物理性能进行了测试。还探讨了低温烧成机理、提高耐磨性的途径。结合显微结构分析了生产工艺对产品性能的影响。     

Inorganic matter characterization in vegetable biomass feedstocks

A combination of techniques was used to characterize the inorganic constituents of four types of vegetable biomass: apple pulp, olive cake, olive tree prunings and thistle. Two methods were used to selectively eliminate organic matter: low-temperature oxidation in an oxygen plasma, and medium-temperature oxidation in air. Inorganic species present in the residues were identified by X-ray diffraction and FT-IR spectroscopy.The combination of these techniques allowed one to detect SiO₂, CaCO₃ and various other Ca-, Mg-, Na- and K-containing phases as inorganic constituents of the studied biomass residues. It is concluded that the oxygen plasma treatment produces sulphates and nitrates that were not present in the starting material. Medium-temperature oxidation does not produce these artificial species but induces some thermal transformations in the mineral constituents of biomass, so that each technique has its own advantages and disadvantages.     

低温快烧金光釉的研制

作者以正交试验法研究探讨了多种金属氧化物对金光釉产生金属光泽及釉面质量的影响，采用快速烧成的工艺探索了金光釉快速烧成的可行性，并在氧化还原不同的气氛下验证了金光釉对气氛的适应性，从理论上分析了金光釉产生金属光泽的机理。     

Low-temperature methanol synthesis in a circulating slurry bubble reactor

A circulating slurry bubble reactor was developed to synthesise methanol via methyl formate from the gas mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen at low temperature. The strategy for designing and scaling up the bubble reactor involved a preliminary understanding of fluid dynamics in a cold model, continuous operations under industrial conditions and a parallel experiment in an autoclave. Per-pass syngas conversion was investigated during 100-h operations. The axial profile of solid catalyst concentration was measured just before the shutdown and the composition of liquid product was analysed after the shutdown. These results show that the circulating slurry bubble column will become a potential reactor for the commercial process of low-temperature methanol synthesis after the catalyst system has been improved.