A Study of AlN Films Prepared by Arc Ion Plating

Hexagonal AlN films have been obtained by arc ion plating at different negative biases ,X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy results show that AlN films with smooth surfaces and (002) preferred orientation are obtained at low biases ,whereas those with coarse surfaces and (100) preferred orientation are obtained at high biases,The formation mechanism of AlN is analyzed and the experiment results are discussed,The effect of bias on adhesion strength has also been examined.     

基于VHDL实现单精度浮点数的加／减法运算

研究了单精度浮点数加／减法的结构及其设计方法，并在Aldec公司的Active—HDL软件环境下，采用VHDL语言进行设计，并进行了仿真验证，计算精度可以达到10^-7。     

Synthesis and characterization of a novel proton‐exchange membrane for fuel cells operating at high temperatures and low humidities

The synthesis of a p‐toluidine/formaldehyde (PTF) resin was performed, and the effects of the molar ratio of the individual monomers and the polymerization conditions on the structure of the PTF resin were studied. Fourier transform infrared and ¹³C‐NMR spectra were used to characterize the PTF. Wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction patterns revealed the crystalline structures of various PTFs. Polarized optical microscopy revealed that the molar ratio of the monomers had a strong effect on the crystalline morphologies. A longer polymerization time turned out a polymer with a higher intrinsic viscosity and molecular weight, which led to differences in the proton conductivity. All of the PTFs showed a higher proton conductivity than a commercial Nafion membrane at 90–100°C and 0% relative humidity. The proton conductivity of the PTF series could be improved by sulfonation with sulfuric acid and could be maintained after blending with polyurethane. Pure methanol could be used as a fuel source because of the insolubility and nonwetting properties of PTF in methanol to increase the output current density for a PTF membrane electrode assembly. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2008     

Modeling Multiterminal Spintronic Devices

We are encountering tremendous opportunities and challenges in combining emerging nanotechnology for developing nanoelectronic devices. Researchers are designing nanoelectronic circuits based on newly discovered nanoscale building blocks, such as spintronic devices. In this paper, we calculate conductance in spintronic gates using the nonequilibrium Green's function and show useful operations for "multiterminal" logic gates. These spintronic devices can be used to design complicated spin circuits     

Dynamical modeling and experimental validation of a micro-speaker with corrugated diaphragm for mobile phones

As the design trend of modern cellular phones evolves to be miniaturization and versatile sound in quality, the electro-mechanical components including the micro-speaker are essential toward size reduction and broad frequency range of sound. To reduce size, a diaphragm type micro-speaker is commonly employed in industry, while to broaden the sound frequency range corrugations on the diaphragm are adopted. The corrugations are generally capable of leading to fairly flat response over a broad range since diaphragm stiffness is decreased in axial direction. To confirm the aforementioned capability, the modeling on a corrugated diaphragm is performed first using finite element method (FEM) to obtain the associated dynamic equations in terms of modal coordinates; then the equations are next combined with the magneto-electrical model of the voice coil motor (VCM) that is attached to the bottom side of the diaphragm. Finally, the acoustic effects of the air inertia on the diaphragm and vents of the outer case are modeled using basic acoustic theories. Assembling all derived system equations and solving them, the frequency response of the micro-speaker in sound pressure level (SPL) can be simulated. It shows that the diaphragm corrugation in fact helps flatten the SPL response of the micro-speaker (especially in high frequency range) to lessen sound distortion. Furthermore, the corrugation angle approximately below 45° is favored over other angles or flatter SPL response. Experiments are also conducted to verify the theoretical findings.     

BID: a novel BH3 domain-only death agonist

The BCL-2 family of proteins consists of both antagonists (e.g., BCL-2) and agonists (e.g., BAX) that regulate apoptosis and compete through dimerization. The BH1 and BH2 domains of BCL-2 are required to heterodimerize with BAX and to repress cell death; conversely, the BH3 domain of BAX is required to heterodimerize with BCL-2 and to promote cell death. To extend this pathway, we used interactive cloning to identify Bid, which encodes a novel death agonist that heterodimerizes with either agonists (BAX) or antagonists (BCL-2). BID possesses only the BH3 domain, lacks a carboxy-terminal signal-anchor segment, and is found in both cytosolic and membrane locations. BID counters the protective effect of BCL-2. Moreover, expression of BID, without another death stimulus, induces ICE-like proteases and apoptosis. Mutagenesis revealed that an intact BH3 domain of BID was required to bind the BH1 domain of either BCL-2 or BAX. A BH3 mutant of BID that still heterodimerized with BCL-2 failed to promote apoptosis, dissociating these activities. In contrast, the only BID BH3 mutant that retained death promoting activity interacted with BAX, but not BCL-2. This BH3-only molecule supports BH3 as a death domain and favors a model in which BID represents a death ligand for the membrane-bound receptor BAX.     

Laser welding of Al55-Zn coated steel sheet

A study has been made of the procedures used for the lap and butt welding of 0.62 and 1.16 mm thickness steel sheets coated with Al55-Zn alloy, using laser-beam technology. The main problems arise in lap welding as a result of zinc evaporation from the coating. The vapour pressures of this element lead to cratering and blistering of the welds which are visible from the external surface and imply severe weld defects. An efficient solution to this problem consists in leaving a gap between the internal faces, thus allowing the zinc vapours to escape. Excessive gaps, however, lead to the molten metal collapse and to lack of penetration. In the present work, acceptable results were obtained with a maximum interface separation of 0.1 mm. This allows excellent continuity of the joints, without cracks, pores or non-metallic inclusions and with moderate hardnesses, thus demonstrating the good laser weldability of the coated material. A difficulty arises, however, in relation to the coating in zones close to the weld. In these high-temperature zones the coating is lost, and in the immediately adjacent areas the coating microstructure and phases are altered, as was shown by scanning electron microscope analyses.     

对我国催化重整工艺专利市场的思考

根据我国专利法的原则，在对我国催化重整和芳烃生产专利检索过程和结果进行分析的基础上，阐述了对目前我国催化重整工艺专利市场的几点看法并提出对策。