Low temperature growth of carbon nanotubes using Ni nanopowder mixed with Ag-paste as catalyst

Growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at low temperature is a critical issue in the development of CNTs for diversified applications. The screen printing method, which used silver paste mixed with CNTs and glass powder as the raw material, was usually adopted for fabricating cathode of field emission device. In this work, Ni nanopowder mixed with commercial Ag-paste was prepared and screen-printed on the glass substrate, and then subjected to sintering in air at 500 °C. Growth of CNTs was performed in a self-designed cold-walled chemical vapour deposition (CVD) chamber at 500 °C under a pressure between 1 and 10 Torr. Field emission property was tested and the turn-on field of 2.4 V/μm was obtained for the specimen containing 2.7 wt.% Ni nanopowder. CNT density can be controlled by adjusting the concentration of Ni nanopowder in silver paste. This method proposed a simple route for synthesizing CNTs at relatively low temperature in a conventional CVD system, which is capable of fabricating large area cathode with proper CNT density.     

CuO对钛酸镁基介质陶瓷性能的影响

钛酸镁基陶瓷是一种重要的功能陶瓷.本文采用固相反应法合成了Mg2TiO4粉末,主要研究了CuO对该体系陶瓷介电性能的影响.结果表明:添加CuO明显降低了烧结温度,当添加0.5%CuO时,烧结体介电性能良好,在1360℃烧结2h,烧结体的体积密度达到3.48g/cm3,在10KHz下介电常数达19.07,介电损耗为0.0017.XRD及SEM分析表明:烧结体的主晶相为Mg2TiO4,次晶相为CaTiO3,同时含有少量的MgTiO3,烧结体晶粒发育良好,平均晶粒尺寸为10～20μm.     

Surface wettability and spectroscopic studies on miscibility and ion adsorption of binary biomimetic self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces

Binary self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been much studied due to their high applicable potential as a model of biomimetic surfaces. However, the research about miscibility of binary SAMs has not much been investigated yet. In this work, we focused on analyzing the binary SAMs composed of mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHA)-hexadecanthiol (HDT) on gold surfaces with Cassie equation, Israelachvili equation, and FTIR spectroscopy to confirm that the binary SAMs are well mixed. As a result, MHA-HDT binary SAMs are considered miscible because the result obtained from FTIR spectra is in good agreement with that calculated by Israelachvili equation for the case that two different molecules are well mixed on the surface. Also, the adsorption of cadmium ions on binary SAMs was confirmed by the appearance of carboxylate stretching bands. This article is dedicated to Professor Chang Kyun Choi for celebrating his retirement from the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University.     

Fermentative hydrogen production by the newly isolated Enterobacter asburiae SNU-1

A new fermentative hydrogen-producing bacterium was isolated from a domestic landfill and identified as Enterobacter asburiae using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and DNA–DNA hybridization methods. The isolated bacterium, designated as Enterobacter asburiae SNU-1, is a new species that has never been examined as a potential hydrogen-producing bacterium. This study examined the hydrogen-producing ability of Enterobacter asburiae SNU-1. During fermentation, the hydrogen was mainly produced in the stationary phase. The hydrogen yield based on the formate consumption was 0.43 mol hydrogen/mol formate. This strain was able to produce hydrogen over a wide range of pH (4–7.5), with the optimum pH being pH 7. The level of hydrogen production was also affected by the initial glucose concentration, and the optimum value was found to be 25 g glucose/l. The maximum and overall hydrogen productivities were 398 and 174 ml/l/hr, respectively, at pH 7 with an initial glucose concentration of 25 g/l. This strain could produce hydrogen from glucose and many other carbon sources such as fructose, sucrose, and sorbitol.     

The transient response study of CO,CO2, and O2 adsorption and CO oxidation over La0.4Sr0.6Co0.4Mn0.6O3

The transient behaviour caused by the change of the component concentration for CO oxidation on the perovskite‐type catalyst La_0.4Sr_0.6Co_0.4Mn_0.6O₃ was investigated. Results showed that CO was not adsorbed on the catalyst surface and CO oxidation was carried out between the surface oxygen species and gas phase CO. On the other hand, CO₂ can be adsorbed on the catalyst surface but its adsorption site was different from the forming site.     

铸造行业的智能制造系统研究及应用

介绍铸造行业智能制造系统的结构及其实施过程。     

Hiding a halftone secret image in two camouflaged halftone images

In this paper, we shall propose a method to hide a halftone secret image into two other camouflaged halftone images. In our method, we adjust the gray-level image pixel value to fit the pixel values of the secret image and two camouflaged images. Then, we use the halftone technique to transform the secret image into a secret halftone image. After that, we make two camouflaged halftone images at the same time out of the two camouflaged images and the secret halftone image. After overlaying the two camouflaged halftone images, the secret halftone image can be revealed by using our eyes. The experimental results included in this paper show that our method is very practicable. The text was submitted by the authors in English. Wei-Liang Tai received his BS degree in Computer Science in 2002 from Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, and his MS degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering in 2004 from National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan. He is currently a PhD student of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Chung Cheng University. His research fields are image hiding, digital watermarking, and image compression. Chi-Shiang Chan received his BS degree in Computer Science in 1999 from National Cheng Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan, and his MS degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering in 2001 from National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan. He is currently a PhD student of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Chung Cheng University. His research fields are image hiding and image compression. Chin-Chen Chang received his BS degree in Applied Mathematics in 1977 and his MS degree in Computer and Decision Sciences in 1979, both from National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. He received his PhD in Computer Engineering in 1982 from National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. During the academic years of 1980–1983, he was on the faculty of the Department of Computer Engineering at National Chiao Tung University. From 1983–1989, he was on the faculty of the Institute of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. From 1989 to 2004, he has worked as a professor in the Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan. Since 2005, he has worked as a professor in the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science at Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan. Dr. Chang is a fellow of the IEEE, a fellow of the IEE, and a member of the Chinese Language Computer Society, the Chinese Institute of Engineers of the Republic of China, and the Phi Tau Phi Society of the Republic of China. His research interests include computer cryptography, data engineering, and image compression.     

Design of a fault-tolerant COTS-based bus architecture

This paper describes the authors' approach to using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products in highly reliable systems. The methodology calls for multilevel fault-protection. The methodology realizes that COTS products are often not developed with high reliability in mind. Nevertheless, by using multi-level fault protection, the same level of reliability as the traditional full-custom fault tolerance approach can be achieved. This methodology allows more freedom for design trade-offs among the fault-protection levels, which can result in less complicated designs than the traditional strictly-enforced fault-containment policy. This paper covers the authors' experiences and findings on the design of a fault-tolerant avionics bus architecture comprised of two COTS buses, the IEEE 1394, and the I²C, for the avionics system of X2000 program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The X2000 design is judicious about ensuring the fault-tolerance provisions do not cause the bus design to deviate from commercial standard specifications, so that the economic attractiveness of using COTS is preserved. The hardware and software designs of the X2000 fault-tolerant bus are being implemented, and flight hardware will be delivered to the Europa Orbiter missions. This work provides an example of how to construct a highly reliable system with low-cost COTS interfaces     

冷拉拔管棒材的残余应力测试与分析

用电阻应变片法测试了管棒材拉拔、矫和退火过程中产品表面残余应力,了管棒材残余应力随工艺参数变化的规律,结果表明,用不同变形方法生产管材,其表面残佟尖力相差很大。对制品采用去应力低温退火,在金属内部完成回复过程是减小制品残余应力最有效的措施。