Microstructural evolution of lead-free Sn-Bi-Ag-Cu SMT joints during aging

It was reported in a previous study that the Sn-6Bi-2Ag-0.5Cu solder alloy had great potential to replace leaded alloys. This alloy was prepared by mechanical alloying, and had the advantage of providing a high percentage of supersaturate solution of bismuth in tin. In the present paper, the microstructural evolution of surface-mount joints during aging was examined. In the as-soldered joints, small bismuth and Ag₃Sn particles of about 1 mum in size were found to be finely dispersed in a nearly pure tin matrix with a small amount of eta-Cu₆Sn₅ phase in the bulk of solder. During aging, microstructural evolution of solder joints occurred. These include Cu-Sn intermetallic compound (IMC) layer growth at the interface between solder and copper pad on the printed circuit board, as well as bismuth phase and Ag₃Sn phase coarsening. The shear strength of the solder joints decreased parabolically with the increase in IMC layer thickness, such that tau_s=22.22-radic22.05(t-1.88), where tau_s is the shear strength in MPa and t (>1.88) is the total IMC layer thickness in micrometers. The microstructure of solder appeared to be stable under aging at elevated temperatures up to about 160degC. Above this temperature, brittle and porous IMC epsiv-Cu₃Sn appeared at the copper/eta-Cu₆Sn ₅ interface. Fracture was found to occur at the Cu-Sn IMC layer-solder interface and in the bulk of solder     

Caged ATP-fuel for bionanodevices

Micro- and nanodevices require the controlled delivery of energy to power a variety of processes. The current paradigm of connecting a miniaturized device to a set of macroscopic auxiliary devices, such as power supplies or pumps, for the delivery of electrical and mechanical energy needs to be replaced to enable the design of stand-alone integrated bionanodevices with applications in remote biosensing or nanomedicine. Biological nanomachines, such as the motor protein kinesin, can efficiently convert energy stored in chemical compounds, in particular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), into mechanical work. This ability is an attractive feature of hybrid devices powered by biomolecular motors, since it removes the need for the storage and conversion of electrical energy. The consequences are a simplified fabrication process and packaging, leading to higher yields and lower costs, and the broadening of the applications, which can now include field-deployable nanodevices. Here, the potential of caged ATP as fuel for such engineering applications is discussed. Caged ATP can be stored in the buffer solution of a bionanodevice, "uncaged" by UV light, and utilized as fuel by many enzymes to catalyze chemical changes or power active transport. We demonstrate that DMNPE-caged ATP can be stored in sufficient amounts in a typical device and that the activation can be triggered with a UV lamp or even sunlight.     

Bulk growth of Hg0.8Cd0.2Te single crystals by a combined CVT-seeding technique

The growth of high quality Hg_0.8Cd_0.2Te bulk single crystals by CVT, combined with an in-situ seeding technique, is reported here for the first time. For this purpose, a temperature difference of 590° → 540° C with a gradient of 40°-50° C/cm at the solid-vapor interface, and about 0.1 atm of HgI₂ as a transport agent, were employed. The bulk crystals have the expected stoichiometry and compositional homogeneity. Etch pit densities of 10⁴-10⁵ cm⁻² on the (111) face and hitherto unreported etch pits on the (100) face were observed in this work. Possible origins of the sub-grain structure are discussed.     

A novel SAL-PINSCH quantum-well laser structure for a pinched beamdivergence

Summary form only given. An edge-emitting strained AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs quantum-well laser structure is reported. It has a periodic index separate confinement heterostructure (PINSCH) optical confinement layers for a small beam divergence and high output power. Preliminary measurements of AR/HR-coated self-aligned ridge waveguide lasers show a CW output power of up to 350 mW and a 20° transverse beam divergence at a 980-nm lasing wavelength. This low beam divergence results in a high coupling efficiency of 51% into single-mode fibers. The expanded optical field in PINSCH confinement layers significantly pinches the transverse beam divergence and increases the maximum output power     

杀菌剂苯菌灵的结构鉴定及其核磁共振研究

用红外、质谱、核磁共振等手段确证了江阴农药厂合成的苯菌灵的化学结构,并进行了该化合物核磁共振谱线的归属。     

醋酸纤维素—纤维素增强膜的结构特征和分离性能

本文描述了醋酸纤维素－纤维素大孔增强超滤膜的结构特征一分离性能之间的关系。详细论述了膜材料含量和粘连剂含量及其分子量对膜结构和性能的影响。论述了不同配方铸膜液的膜，其孔径，水通量和截留率随操作压力的变化规律。实验证明这种高强度的ＣＡＣ膜经多次重复使用后，其结构性能保持完好。     

MLR rule for selecting the most reliable design

One of the most interesting decision problems is how to select the most reliable design from among k competing designs. Under a Type II censoring plan, this paper constructs an MLR (modified likelihood ratio) rule associated with a simple algorithm to compute the sample size, number of failures and critical value which are called for by this rule. Besides, the performance of this selection rule was subject to several criteria to compare with the intuitive selection rule. It is seen that the MLR selection rule is better than the intuitive selection rule.     

Hybrid-mode analysis of homogeneously and inhomogeneously dopedlow-loss slow-wave coplanar transmission lines

A hybrid-mode analysis is presented to characterize the propagation properties of uniplanar slow-wave MIS (metal-insulator-semiconductor) coplanar transmission lines. The effect of homogeneous versus gradually inhomogeneous doping profile is investigated as well as the influence of the metal conductor losses and finite metallization thickness on the slow-wave factor and the overall losses. Numerical results indicate that thick-film MIS CPWs can support a slow-wave mode with moderate loss up to 40 GHz when the line dimensions are kept in the micrometer range. Furthermore, it is found that an inhomogeneous doping profile can reduce the overall losses and that the effect of metal conductor losses in heavily doped MIS structures is only marginal. On the other hand, in weakly doped or insulating GaAs material a lossy metal conductor leads to a higher propagation constant, exhibiting a negative slope with increasing frequency