Surface Preparation of Aluminum Nitride for Metallization: Effect of Temperature on Surface Reactivity

The current aqueous cleaning step in the surface preparation of aluminum nitride (AlN) prior to metallization causes performance and reliability issues for the substrates used for microelectronic packaging due to surface reactions. These issues limit the use of AlN and its replacing of BeO, an environmentally hazardous material currently used. The aim of this investigation was to determine the effects of different solutions on the surface of AlN substrates under varying conditions at times up to 2419.2 ks (28 days). Concentration of the solutions, temperature, and immersion time were varied for the AlN samples in the solutions. Both elevated temperatures (50°C and 90°C) and low temperatures (5°C) were investigated.

Four general types of behavior were observed: minor changes in average surface roughness and microstructure, linear change in average surface roughness and pitted grains, nonlinear change in average surface roughness and product formation on AlN surface, and miscellaneous change in average surface roughness with surface product formation.

The surface roughening kinetics were very complex due to changes in both the reaction product morphology and reaction mechanism with temperature, solvent, and pH for a specific solvent. Minor changes in average surface roughness and microstructure were observed for HCl pH = 5, H₂ SO₄ pH = 5, NaOH pH = 8, NaOH pH = 10, NaOH pH = 12, deionized water and Alfred tap water at 5°C, HCl pH = 3 and oleic acid at 50°C and citric acid and oleic acid at 90°C. Linear changes in average surface roughness and pitted grains were observed for HCl pH = 2 and H₂SO₄ pH = 3 at 50°C and HCl pH = 2, H₂SO₄ pH = 3, and deionized water at 90°C. Non-linear change in average surface roughness and product formation on AlN surface was observed for HCl pH = 5, NaOH pH = 8 and Alfred tap water at 50°C and HCl pH = 5 and H₂SO₄ pH = 2 at 90°C. Miscellaneous changes in average surface roughness with surface product formation were observed for H₂SO₄ pH = 2, H₂SO₄ pH = 5, NaOH pH = 10, NaOH pH = 12, citric acid, Micro-90 and deionized water at 50°C and HCl pH = 3, H₂SO₄ pH = 5, NaOH pH = 8, NaOH pH = 10, NaOH pH = 12, Micro-90 and Alfred tap water at 90°C.     

输电线路边界保护中雷电冲击与故障的识别

输电线路的边界保护原理是在单端利用暂态分量中包含的高频分量是否经过线路边界这一特点构成的 ,当雷电冲击线路时 ,会使边界保护发生误动作。通过大量的仿真分析 ,发现在雷电冲击没有造成短路和造成弧光短路以及普通短路故障情况下 ,由于线路两端的避雷器造成暂态分量的小波谱随着时间的变化规律不同 ,并提取这一差别构成了雷电和短路的识别算法。输电系统的仿真模型采用频率相关模型 ,ZnO避雷器采用IEEE公认的频率相关模型。EMTP仿真验证说明了该算法的正确性。     

分子自组装体系的影响因素及其在纳米材料中的应用

介绍了分子自组装体系的影响因素以及分子自组装技术在纳米材料制备方面的应用,并对聚合物自组装体系及研究进展作了综述.     

A high pressure cell for small angle neutron scattering up to 500 MPa in combination with light scattering to investigate liquid samples

We report on a high pressure cell to use with small angle neutron scattering (SANS) in a pressure range up to 500 MPa. The cell offers the new possibility to investigate liquid samples by a specially designed sample chamber, which allows changing of samples relatively easily. Since the cell construction uses sapphire as window material, also light scattering investigations can be performed simultaneously to the SANS measurements. In this article we describe the construction of a high pressure cell and we demonstrate the applicability of the construction for SANS in combination with dynamic light scattering showing data on the biological molecule lysozyme.     

Treatment with a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug after calving did not improve milk production,health, or reproduction parameters in pasture-grazed dairy cows

Previous research results have indicated an increase in pregnancy rate in pasture-grazed cows treated with a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) 3 to 4 wk postcalving, when a high proportion of nucleated cells from within the uterus were polymorphonucleated; however, no effect on milk production was detected. It was hypothesized that this lack of effect on milk production was because the administration of the NSAID was too late after calving. The aims of the current study were to evaluate the timing of administering a propionic acid-derived NSAID (i.e., carprofen) on milk production, metabolic status, uterine health, and reproductive performance. Six-hundred and thirty-nine cows (134 primiparous and 505 multiparous) calving between July 4 and September 5, 2012, in 2 herds (herd 1: n = 228; herd 2: n = 411) were enrolled. Using a randomized block design, cows were allocated to 1 of 3 treatment groups as they calved: (1) no treatment (control; n = 221), (2) NSAID administered on d 1, 3, and 5 postcalving (early; n = 214), and (3) NSAID administered on d 19, 21, and 23 postcalving (late; n = 204). Milk production and composition, and body condition were determined weekly. Blood was sampled at 4 time points (1 precalving and 3 postcalving) to determine the effects of treatment on indicators of metabolic health and energy status. Uterine health was determined by measuring the proportion of nucleated cells that were polymorphonucleated following cytobrush sampling of the uterus between d 13 to 24 and d 30 to 49 postcalving. Irrespective of timing of application, NSAID did not affect milk production, body weight, or body condition during early lactation. Treatment with an NSAID 19 to 23 d postcalving increased the proportion of cows submitted for breeding during the first 3 wk of the seasonal breeding program (control: 85%, early: 83%, and late: 92%), but did not affect conception or pregnancy rates. No detectable effect of treatment on uterine health or circulating metabolites and minerals existed, although cows in the early NSAID treatment group had marginally lower serum β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations (0.1 mmol/L) than the other groups between 2 and 26 d in milk. In conclusion, administration of this particular NSAID at either 1 or 3 wk after calving did not improve milk production, indicators of health, or reproductive performance.     

Influence of Alloy Composition and Exposure Conditions on the Selective Oxidation Behavior of Ni–Al Alloys

Ni–Al coating alloys, which are commonly used in gas turbine engines operating in marine environments, are highly susceptible to hot corrosion attack. The effect of alloy composition and exposure conditions on the development of a protective alumina scale, which is important for the hot corrosion resistance of the alloy, and how they affect the transition of alumina from the θ to the α polymorph have been evaluated. A series of Ni–Al model alloys with a base composition of Ni–36 at.% Al, and 5 at.% additions of Cr, Pt and Si were exposed in dry air and in air–10%H₂O at 900 °C. The presence of water vapor in the gas led to higher oxidation rates and retarded the θ- to the α-Al₂O₃ transformation. The oxidation behavior of the alloys and the alumina polymorph which formed differed depending on the alloying element considered. Additions of Cr accelerated the θ to α transformation, while Pt and Si retarded it.     

Sulfite Action in Glycolytic Inhibition: In Vivo Real‐Time Observation by Hyperpolarized 13C NMR Spectroscopy

Detecting the molecular targets of xenobiotic substances in vivo poses a considerable analytical challenge. Here, we describe the use of an NMR‐based tracer methodology for the instantaneous in vivo observation of sulfur(IV) action on cellular metabolism. Specifically, we find that glycolytic flux is directed towards sulfite adducts of dihydroxyacetone phosphate and pyruvate as off‐pathway intermediates that obstruct glycolytic flux. In particular, the pyruvate–sulfite association hinders the formation of downstream metabolites. The apparent in vivo association constant of pyruvate and sulfite agrees with the apparent inhibition constant of CO₂ formation, thus supporting the importance of pyruvate interception in disturbing central metabolism and inhibiting NAD regeneration.