A review on the synthesis of in situ aluminum based composites by thermal,mechanical and mechanical–thermal activation of chemical reactions

The aim of the present paper is to review the recent progress in the synthesis of in situ particle reinforced aluminum composites using thermal, mechanical and combined mechanical-thermal activation of aluminothermic reduction reactions. The combination of combustion synthesis (CS) and mechanosynthesis (MS) is the most recent development in the processing of advanced materials like micro and nano aluminum based composites. The combined mechanical thermal synthesis (MTS) has widened the possibilities for both CS and MS. MTS holds great potential for commercial viability and offers exciting processing route for the synthesis of advanced materials. Enhanced reaction kinetics and extended concentration limits in MTS are demonstrated by illustrating the synthesis of aluminum based nanocomposite involving Al–CeO₂.     

An analysis of nonlinear ion drift spectrometry for gas detectors with separating chamber of planar geometry

A consistent analytical model of nonlinear ion drift spectrometry for modern gas analyzers is developed. A procedure for determining the field dependence of the ion mobility using the experimental data is described. An ionogram is calculated for the case of a flat drift chamber and polynomial character of the field dependence of the ion mobility.     

Electronic Properties of the Layered Perovskite Ruthenates: Correlated Electron Physics Approaching the Low-Disorder Limit

We present a brief review of the physics that is now accessible in the layered perovskite ruthenates that have been the focus of our research for the past few years. The main theme of the work has been the discovery of novel ground states that have an extreme sensitivity to disorder. We discuss these developments and the lessons that they provide for the wider field of correlated electrons in solids.     

Simulations of Dynamical Ordering in Pinned Vortex Systems

We model a vortex system in a sample with bulk pinning and superficial pinning generated by a magnetic decoration. We perform a sequence of finite temperature numerical experiments in which external forces are applied to obtain, a dynamically ordered vortex lattice. We analyze the final structures and the behavior of the total energy of the system.     

Dynamics of Interacting OH– and OD– Ions in KCl

OH^– and OD^– defects are known to form rotational tunneling systems in KCl host crystals. We have studied the complex dielectric susceptibility of KCl doped with different concentrations of OH^– and OD^– in a wide range of frequencies and temperatures. Our main result is that there is a transition from coherent single ion tunneling at low defect concentration to an incoherent tunneling motion at high defect concentrations. In addition, we have studied the thermally activated motion of pairwise coupled hydroxide ions in an attempt to obtain information on the microscopic configurations of the different pairs contributing to the dielectric loss. PACS numbers: 61.72.Ji, 77.22-d, 78.30.Ly