Ionic conductivities and high resolution microscopic evaluation of grain and grain boundaries of cerium-based codoped solid electrolytes

Doped CeGdO and codoped CeGdOSmO compositions were synthesized, giving rise to nanoparticulate powders. Ionic conductivities at bulk and grain boundaries of the sintered samples were determined, exhibiting increased conductivity in the samaria-codoped samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed a significant reduction in the grain size of samaria-codoped electrolytes. This reduced grain size of the codoped samples caused a reduction in Schottky barrier height, increasing oxygen vacancy concentration in the space-charge layer of the grain boundary and culminating in greater ionic conductivity in the boundary region. For the gadolinium doped samples, high resolution transmission electron microscopy images at grains showed the presence of large cluster of defects (nanodomains), hindering the movement of charge carriers and reducing ionic conductivity. However, the samaria-codoped system displayed better homogeneity at atomic level, resulting in reduced oxygen vacancy ordering and, consequently, smaller nanodomains and higher bulk (grain) conductivity. The reduced grain sizes and smaller nanodomains caused by codoping favor the ionic conductivity of ceria-based ceramics, doped with gadolinia and codoped with samaria.     

Enzyme activity and partial characterization of proteases obtained from Bromelia karatas fruit and compared with Bromelia pinguin proteases

Food Science and Biotechnology - The enzymatic activity and partial characterization of proteases from Bromelia karatas fruits were evaluated and compared with Bromelia pinguin proteases. The...     

On Burst Length Distribution and Preemption Probabilities in OBS Networks with Burst Segmentation

Recently, preemption techniques have attracted considerable attention as a means to provide differentiated quality of service in optical burst switching (OBS) networks. This paper is focused on the analysis of preemption probabilities for bursts within the same priority class. As proposed by Vokkarane and Jue ((2003)* IEEE J Select Areas Commun 21(7): 1198–1209) an incoming burst will preempt the burst in service, within the same priority class, if the residual length of the burst in service is smaller than the incoming burst length. For a general case with wavelength conversion, the preemption probability of contending bursts with a generic service distribution, not necessarily exponential, is analyzed. First, we show that the size distribution for the preempting bursts is shifted to larger values, in comparison to the original burst size distribution. Second, we obtain an upper and lower bound for the preemption probability. Finally, the asymptotic behavior of the OBS switch is analyzed showing that preemption will always occur for a very large number of wavelengths.     

膜电极结构对质子交换膜燃料电池性能的影响

膜电极(MEA)作为质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)的核心组件之一，其结构和组成对电池的性能有着重要的影响。提高膜电极性能的一个重要的指导思想是在催化粒子的周围形成良好的质子、电子和气体通道。以此为主线，从电极制备工艺的发展历程，Nafion的使用与质子通道的改进、电子通道的改进、阴极催化等几个方面详细地总结和讨论了近年来MEA的研究状况，并在此基础上对MEA的进一步研究提出了若干建议。     

用强度系列成象法获取或显示高动态范围图象

提出一种适合于高动态范围图象的获取和显示的强度系列成象法。改变输入图象的强度，微机控制的图象采集系统进行记录得到一组磁盘文件，形成强度图象系列。基于记录的系列图象，可以进行信息提取、变换和显示等操作。基于获得的图象系列，提出一种剪贴操作进行快速的非线性图象变换。给出对光学功率谱处理的一个实例，它相当于进行锯齿形的非线性变换。     

Influence diagnostics in multiple discriminant analysis

Various influence diagnostics in Multiple Discriminant Analysis can be found in the literature. Almost all of them are based on the overall probability of misclassification. Two case-deletion diagnostics which evaluate the effect of the omission on the linear functions which determine Fisher’s Linear Discriminant Rule are proposed in this paper. Both measures are based on the L ₂-norm: The first diagnostic is calculated from the data set and the second diagnostic is calculated in the minimum hypercube which covers it.