XRD and IR analysis of nanocrystalline Ni-Zn ferrite synthesized by the sol-gel method

Nanocrystalline Ni_1−xZn_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0) ferrites were synthesized by the sol-gel method. The obtained powder was annealed at temperatures from 500 to 1000 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared spectroscopy (IR) were used to study the structural changes taking place with varying Zn content x. The grain size decreased while the lattice parameter increases with the increase of the Zn content.     

Probing the electromagnetic field distribution within a metallic nanodisk

A Co nanolayer is used as a local probe to evaluate the vertical inhomogeneous distribution of the electromagnetic (EM) field within a resonant metallic nanodisk. Taking advantage of the direct relation between the magneto-optical activity and the electromagnetic field intensity in the Co layer, it is shown that the nonuniform EM distribution within the nanodisk under plasmon resonant conditions has maximum values close to the upper and lower flat faces, and a minimum value in the middle.     

Semiparametric additive models under symmetric distributions

In this paper we discuss estimation and diagnostic procedures in semiparametric additive models with symmetric errors in order to permit distributions with heavier and lighter tails than the normal ones, such as Student-t, Pearson VII, power exponential, logistics I and II, and contaminated normal, among others. Such models belong to the general class of statistical models GAMLSS proposed by Rigby and Stasinopoulos (Appl. Stat. 54:507–554, 2005). A back-fitting algorithm to attain the maximum penalized likelihood estimates (MPLEs) by using natural cubic smoothing splines is presented. In particular, the score functions and Fisher information matrices for the parameters of interest are expressed in a similar notation of that used in parametric symmetric models. Sufficient conditions on the existence of the MPLEs are presented as well as some inferential results and discussions on degrees of freedom and smoothing parameter estimation. Diagnostic quantities such as leverage, standardized residual and normal curvatures of local influence under two perturbation schemes are derived. A real data set previously analyzed under normal linear models is reanalyzed under semiparametric additive models with symmetric errors.     

Strain Mapping at the Atomic Scale in Highly Mismatched Heterointerfaces

A complete characterization of dislocation network in a highly mismatched interface with high spatial resolution has been performed. The interface between InN quantum dots and a (0001) GaN substrate contains three noninteracting sets of regularly‐spaced misfit dislocations lying along <110> directions. The network has a “Star of David” form, with each star bounding a hexagonal region which is pseudomorphic. These misfit dislocations form a threading dislocation network at the island edges due to free surface forces.     

Vinyltrimethylsilane-co-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and vinyltrimethoxysilane-co-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone copolymersSynthesis and reactivity ratios

Summary Copolymers containing vinyltrimethylsilane and vinyltrimethoxysilane with N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone at different compositions were synthesized and characterized. The reactivity ratios was estimated by using the classical Fineman-Ross and Kelen Tüdos linear fitting procedures. These parameters were also estimated through a computer program based on nonlinear minimization algorithm, starting from the r₁ and r₂ values obtained by the former procedures. The analysis of the results allow us to interpret the reactivity behaviour of these polymers in terms of the relative reactivity of the substiuents. The effect of the chemical structure of the polymer side group is discussed in terms of the different contributions to the stabilization of the radical intermediates. Received: 18 February 1998/Revised version: 11 March 1998/Accepted: 16 March 1998     

Vinyltrimethoxysilane-co-2-vinylpyridine copolymerSynthesis and monomer reactivity ratios

Summary Copolymers containing vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMOS) and 2-vinylpyridine (2VPy) at different compositions were synthesized and characterized. The monomer reactivity ratios r₁ and r₂ were estimated by using the classical Fineman-Ross and Kelen Tüdos linear fitting procedures. Moreover, these parameters were also estimated using a nonlinear computational fitting known as Reactivity Ratios Error in Variable Method (RREVM). Attempts to obtain the corresponding copolymer with vinyltrimethylsilane (VTMS) were performed but only hompolymerization 2VPy is observed due to the non-reactivity of VTMS under this conditions. The results were analysed in terms of the relative comonomeric structures and compared with similar related systems. The reactivities are interpreted in terms of the resonance and stabilization effects together with the chemical structure. Received: 22 April 1999/Revised version: 26 July 1999/Accepted: 27 July 1999     

A Review of Process Aspects and Modeling of Ebullated Bed Reactors for Hydrocracking of Heavy Oils

The main characteristics of ebullated bed reactors have been reviewed in this work. Key factors of the application of these reactors to hydrocracking of heavy petroleum fractions, such as sediments formation, catalyst attrition and catalyst deactivation, have been clearly discussed. Mathematical representation of ebullated bed systems has been organized into hydrodynamics, scaling down and reactor modeling. Only a few reports dealing with the topic of this review were found in the literature, which employ different levels of sophistication to establish the model equations. These literature reports were summarized and properly discussed, from which it has been recognized that modeling of ebullated bed reactors is a complex task and deserves more attention.     

Smoothing spectral power distribution of daylights

CIE Division 1 entrusted TC 1–74 to investigate the possibility to develop a smooth curve version of the D illuminants. This article investigates the possibility to create such smoothed curves with minimal colorimetric error. Six different smoothing algorithms were investigated; the best method, using a locally weighted regression and smoothing algorithm, enabled a smooth function, where the worst colour difference for a 100 000 sample set was less than ΔE_ab^* = 0.5, comparing calculations using the CIE standard daylight spectrum and the smoothed function. Thus, the smoothed function can be recommended for redefining the daylight spectra for colorimetry without loosing continuity to results using the current calculation tables and for designing daylight simulator spectra. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 38, 316–321, 2013