Structural and electrical properties of mixed oxides of manganese and vanadium: A new semiconductor oxide thermistor material

Binary oxides of manganese and vanadium have been synthesized by solid state sintering, in which the mass ratio of the individual components Mn₂O₃ and VO₂ have been varied from 90:10 to 5:95. The bulk ceramic samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The initial compositions either rich in Mn₂O₃ or in equi-proportion by mass with VO₂ yield β-Mn₂V₂O₇ or a new crystalline form of Mn₂V₂O₇, with unit cell parameters: a = 7.73091 Å, b = 6.640788 Å, c = 6.70779 Å α = γ = 90° and β = 98.7086° which is designated as γ-Mn₂V₂O₇. The compositions, richer in VO₂ produce MnV₂O₆ co-existing with V₂O₅ the proportion of which increases with increase in VO₂. The surface microanalysis shows a spherical-granular morphology in Mn₂V₂O₇ structure and plate/rod-like structures co-existing with granular morphology in case of MnV₂O₆ together with V₂O₅. The electrical parameters of the negative temperature coefficient thermistors were determined. Depending on the constituent oxide composition, the NTC thermistors showed room temperature resistivity in the range of 6.52 × 10² to 6.1 × 10⁶ Ω-cm. The thermistor constant and activation energy are in the range of 0.12–0.458 eV and 1393–4801 K, respectively.     

Exploring the potential of boron-doped nanographene as efficient charge transport and nonlinear optical material: A first-principles study

Owing to their excellent electrochemical properties, graphenes found applications in several fields ranging from semiconductors, solar cells, field effect transistors, and nanoscale electronic devices as well as in nonlinear optical (NLO) applications. The structural features, electro-optical, charge transport and nonlinear optical properties of the boron-doped graphene (BG) compound 1 were studied using density functional theory methods The BG compound comprises a central electron deficient site of boron atoms, which can serve as electron acceptor while terminal alkoxy groups as donors leading to powerful donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) configuration. The experimental crystal structure was successfully reproduced by optimized ground state geometry at PBE0/6-311G* level of theory for isolated molecule. The experimental lattice parameters, geometries, crystal presentation and alignment of molecules in the unit cells as well as their packing orientation of BG compound 1 was also efficiently reproduced by applying periodic boundary conditions (PBC) at PBE level. The comprehensive intramolecular charge transfer (CT) was realized from terminal rings of the HOMO to the electron deficient sites of boron atoms of the LUMO. The nature of BG compound 1 might be more towards hole transport even though its hole reorganization energy is twice than that of the electron one due to the significant higher hole transfer integral values. The superior hole transfer integrals and intrinsic mobility values of the BG compound 1 might lead remarkable hole transport contender as compared to many other organic materials. The narrow band gap, density of states profile, dielectric function, uniform conductivity functions and noteworthy electronic as well as CT properties revealed that the BG compound 1 might be proficient optoelectronic contestant having intermolecular CT as well as intramolecular CT with optimal stability. A comparison of static third-order polarizability <γ> of BG compound 1, as calculated in present investigation, was also performed with some standard NLO molecules as well as graphene nanoflakes. Moreover, longitudinal component γ_zzzz of parent compound has been found 12 and 4 times larger than those of previously reported open-shell poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Interestingly, by increasing the donor ability, i.e., introduction of C₂H₂PhNH₂ groups in place of OC₄H₉ groups (BG compound 3) at terminal positions boosts the <γ> amplitude ∼ 8 times than that of its parent BG compound 1.     

Quasi-rocking real-time pushdown automata

A pushdown automaton (PDA) is quasi-rocking if it preserves the stack height for no more than a bounded number of consecutive moves. Every PDA can be transformed into an equivalent one that is quasi-rocking and real-time and every finite-turn (one-turn) PDA can be transformed into an equivalent one that is quasi-rocking or real-time. The quasi-rocking [quasi-rocking in the increasing mode, and quasi-rocking in the decreasing mode] real-time restriction in finite-turn (one-turn) PDAs coincides with the double Greibach [reverse Greibach, and Greibach] form in nonterminal-bounded (linear) context-free grammars. This provides complete grammatical characterizations of quasi-rocking and/or real-time (finite-turn and one-turn) PDAs and, together with known relations and other relations proved in the present paper, yields an extended hierarchy of PDA languages. Basic decision properties for PDAs can be stated in stronger forms by using the quasi-rocking and real-time restrictions and their undecidability/decidability status rests on the way PDAs quasi-rock.     

模糊系统逼近理论：现状与展望

近年来,各类模糊系统已被证明是万能函数逼 近器,它们能实现任意的非线性连续控制规律和动态模型．本文综述与分析了模糊系统逼近 理论研究的最新成果,并指出了进一步研究工作的方向．     

An improved correlation for the calculation of liquid thermal conductivity

Eighteen correlations appearing in the literature for the prediction of thermal conductivity, , of liquids are critically analyzed, and their reliability is checked using coherent input data and selected experimental values. The best results are obtained using the Reid, Sherwood, and Prausnitz correlation with a mean deviation of about 8% between predicted and experimental values. An improved correlation is proposed starting from the Viswanath equation, chosen because of its simplicity and convenience. The values of thermal conductivity obtained by this new correlation agree with the experimental values within 1%.     

宽频介电谱仪热激励去极化电流功能研究

利用宽频介电谱仪拓展热激励去极化电流模块测量介质材料的TSDC操作简单实用,它不仅容易把材料中的各种不同活化能或弛豫时间的荷电粒子区分开,并且能从TSDC谱中直接得出被测材料的介电性能以及相关微观参数,这为研究材料内部机理提供了一条捷径。     

凝析气藏相态参数实验研究

油气藏流体主要有烃类成分组成,在油藏及地面条件下,这种烃类混合物的物理性质取决于其化学成分及给定的温度和压力。对于烃类的相态特征及流体组分研究在油气田开发中具有重要的意义,尤其是凝析气藏田。对海榆和10井的研究,归纳总结其流体PVT性质,为其开发提供科学依据。     

钴钇掺杂（Ba,Sr）TiO_3基介电陶瓷的制备与性能研究

采用二次固相反应法制备Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3介电陶瓷,研究了掺杂钴、钇离子对钛酸锶钡介电性能的影响。结果表明,陶瓷样品Y3＋、Co3＋的最佳掺杂浓度分别为0.04mol%和0.05mol%,最佳烧结温度为1340℃,样品的相对介电常数为4200,介电损耗（tanδ）为0.005。样品的结构为四方晶系,P4mm空间群。获得了高介电常数、低损耗的Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3介电陶瓷。     

The influence of oleic acid on the hydration and mechanical properties of portland cement

To investigate the effects of OA on the portland cement using oleic acid （OA） as grinding aid and the effects of OA on the portland cement, we characterized the different perfermances of the cement, discussed the characteristics of properties. The results reveal that the OA can reduce the water requirement of normal consistency. With the content of OA added, setting time was extended. The OA can significantly improve the rheological properties of cement-based materials, while the compressive strength decreases.