Morphological and optical properties of PdxAg1-x alloy nanoparticles

Alloy nanoparticles (NPs) can offer a wide range of opportunities for various applications due to their composition and structure dependent properties such as multifunctionality, electronic heterogeneity, site-specific response, and multiple plasmon resonance bands. In this work, the fabrication of self-assembled Pd_xAg_1-x NPs alloy nanostructures with distinct size, density, shape, and composition is demonstrated via the solid-state dewetting of sputtered Pd/Ag thin films on c-plane sapphire. The initial stage of bilayer dewetting exhibits the nucleation of voids, followed by the expansion of voids and cluster breakdown and finally shape transformation along with the temperature control. Bilayer composition shows a substantial influence on the dewetting such that the overall dewetting is enhanced along with the increased Ag composition, i.e. Pd_0.25Ag_0.75 > Pd_0.5Ag_0.5 > Pd_0.75Ag_0.25. On the other hand, the size and density of NPs can be efficiently controlled by varying the initial thickness of bilayers. Reflectance peaks in UV and near-infrared (NIR) regions and a wide absorption band in the visible region arisen from the surface plasmon resonance are observed in reflectance spectra. The peak intensity depends on the composition of Pd_xAg_1-x NPs and the NIR peaks gradually blue-shift with the size decrement.     

Nonlinear performance evaluation model for throughput of AQM scheme using full factorial design approach

The performance of active queue management (AQM) is measured in terms of throughput, delay, queue size, and loss rate. We have carried out the optimized performance measure of throughput for AQM scheme random early detection (RED) using full factorial design (FDD) technique that is a new approach of performance analysis particularly for congestion control algorithms. We have considered the input factors, viz, buffer size, maximum threshold, and the number of file transfer protocol (FTP) sources for the evaluation of RED that can be used for other AQM schemes, viz, adaptive RED, three‐section RED (TRED), and adaptive queue management with random dropping (AQMRD). The effect of each input factor as well as their interactions are evaluated using factorial design technique that results to obtain the nonlinear equation for performance measure in terms of input factors buffer size, maximum threshold, and the number of FTP sources. Finally, we show the contour plots for variation of performance measure throughput (steady state) from minimum to maximum values with respect to the different setting of input parameters.     

基于等切共轭的弧齿锥齿轮差曲面建立与解析

对弧齿锥齿轮提出了一种新的共轭求解方法，来更方便地求解共轭小轮的齿面方程，在此基础上进行了齿面接触分析。在分析过程中提出了一种新的ease-off差曲面计算方法，即用对应点的转角误差替代直线误差进行差曲面求解，使得传动误差解析、齿面修形量的确定更为直观和准确。提取了ease-off曲面上的差曲线，以方便地确定出接触路径和边缘接触点。根据全程差曲线得到了齿面接触印痕分布情况。     

相场法模拟GaAs衬底上InGaAs异质结表面形貌

本工作采用相场法模拟GaAs衬底上生长的In_(0.3)Ga_(0.7)As多层异质结构薄膜表面。通过引入多序参量,使用半隐性傅里叶谱方法求解Cahn-Hilliard方程可以求得带缓冲层结构的薄膜表面形貌。计算结果模拟了薄膜生长过程,研究显示,使用In0.15-Ga0.85As缓冲层,厚度从1nm增加到4nm,薄膜表面临界波长从34nm提升到80nm。随着缓冲层的厚度从1nm增加到10nm,使用正弦波表面的模拟结果显示,薄膜表面粗糙度从2.87nm下降到0.43nm,随机叠加波表面的模拟结果也类似,表面粗糙度从1.21nm下降到0.18nm。热力学分析和应变分布分析可以解释缓冲层对薄膜表面形貌演化的作用。该模拟计算方式对设计缓冲层结构有很大的帮助,模拟计算的结果可以与实验相比对。     

某铅锌矿的三维地质模型及储量估算

针对矿山现有的地质信息数据等，建立了以利用Surpac软件的三维地表模型、矿体模型及地质数据库，对矿山资源储量进行计算。基于地质统计学的理论，建立某铅锌矿地表模型、钻孔数据库、矿体模型、块体模型，对矿体内样品进行组合分析统计，采用幂次距离反比法对块体品位进行估值，最后根据国内对地质矿产资源的分类方法，按照不同边界品位、工业品位等分类依据，得出资源储量核实报告，为铅锌矿的后续生产，提供了可靠保证。结果表明：通过构建该矿地质数据库，建立的三维模型，可对地质工程、采矿工程、储量估算、矿石品位动态管理等提供技术支持。     

采动影响区抽采钻井井身固化及抽采效果考察

为提高地面瓦斯抽采效果,对抽采期间钻井进行了窥视,发现当回采工作面推过地面钻井位置后,钻井井壁迅速破坏,无法充分发挥其应有的瓦斯抽采效应。通过对煤层顶板岩层受采动影响顶板活动过程的分析,优化地面抽采钻井井身结构,在原有的施工工艺上增加三开下筛管,增强钻孔的防护强度,抽采浓度提高了1.54.5倍,抽采纯量提高了1.55倍,工作面回风流和回风隅角瓦斯浓度显著下降,抽采效果明显提高。     

Asymmetric CPW-fed SRR patch antenna for WLAN/WiMAX applications

In this paper, a compact asymmetric coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed with split-ring resonator (SRR) is proposed to resonate at dual-band operations for wireless local area network (WLAN) and worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) applications. The asymmetric CPW-fed SRR patch (ACSP) antenna consists of a meander line, square-shaped split ring, and CPW ground plane. The proposed ACSP antenna resonates at two operating frequencies, namely, 2.48 GHz (2.4–2.74 GHz) and 3.49 GHz (3.25–3.64 GHz) with reflection coefficients (S₁₁) of −16.65 dB and −32.67 dB, respectively. The measured results agree closely with the simulation results of the proposed antenna.     

Pragmatism or idealism? An urban perspective onto the politics of interurban cooperation for sustainability in the EU

European cities have been committed to achieve urban sustainability, participating in interurban networks dealing with socio-ecological issues. By examining the incentives derived by the involvement in these networks and the municipal political milieu where the decision about network participation is taken, this article seeks to understand the motivations for European cities to take part in sustainability networks. To do so, a small-N qualitative analysis was undertaken. The results show that cities’ participation in socio-ecological urban networks (SEUNs) is motivated by the economic, political and formative incentives that membership provides, and is influenced by institutionalised values, political agency and previous cooperative experience.     

基于加权法的砾类土含水率检测

砾类土在工程建设中有着广泛的应用,其含水率是一项非常重要的指标,但现有测试方法耗时较长。以砂砾石料的砾类土为试验对象,基于加权法思想,将饱和面干含水率替代法和虚拟比重法进行结合,开展砾类土含水率快速检测方法的研究,并对现有的饱和面干含水率测定操作进行一定的改进和优化。采用多种数学方法(绝对误差、均方偏差平方和,相关曲线的相关系数和F显著性检验分析法)对加权法和烘干法的结果进行对比分析。通过试验统计数据分析,证实加权法与烘干法的测定结果基本一致。该分析结果为现场土料含水率快速测定提供了一种新的思路和手段。     

表面形貌对粗糙接触界面流体润滑特性的影响

为探究不同表面形貌对粗糙接触界面液体润滑特性的影响，基于有限差分法结合雷诺方程和膜厚方程，研究阶梯形貌、波纹形貌、随机形貌和峡谷形貌4种不同粗糙接触界面液体润滑时的载荷分布及规律。研究发现：4种粗糙表面的三维载荷分布规律都与其表面形貌相对应，在波“峰”处载荷大，摩擦力随载荷的增大而增大，在波“谷”载荷小，摩擦力随载荷减小而减小；4种粗糙表面的载荷随表面展开面积比的变化趋势却有所不同；随表面展开面积比的增大，阶梯形貌表面的载荷呈线性增大，波纹形貌表面的载荷基本不变，随机分布形貌表面的载荷呈增大趋势，峡谷形貌表面的载荷呈先增大后减小的变化趋势。研究结果可以进一步补充现有表面形貌表征和流体润滑等相关研究理论。