Improving surface meshing from discrete data by feature recognition

In this paper, we propose a method to identify, on a mesh, geometric primitives commonly used in mechanical parts (plane, sphere, cylinder, torus, cone) in order to improve the quality of the surface remeshing. We have already presented techniques to adapt an existing surface mesh based on a mesh-free technique denoted as diffuse interpolation. In this approach, a secondary local geometrical model is built from the mesh. From this model, principal curvatures are calculated and the type of surface can be determined from the computation of the curvatures. Some of the concepts presented here are original while others have been adapted from techniques used in reverse engineering. Our approach is not limited to feature recognition on meshes but has been extended to a set of points.     

Preliminary studies of In surface diffusion on the W(1 1 0) surface

The growth of In onto W(1 1 0) was observed at room temperature by means of low-energy electron diffraction and photoemission from core levels and valence levels. Surface diffusion of In onto the W(1 1 0) surface was studied by using ESCA imaging property of SCIENTA ESCA200 instrument at the temperature range of 400-550 K.     

Double stripe reconstruction of the Pt(111) surface

We have studied the reconstruction of the Pt(111) surface theoretically, using a 2D generalization of the Frenkel-Kontorova model. The parameters in the model are obtained by performingab initio density functional theory calculations. The Pt(111) surface does not reconstruct under normal conditions but experiments have shown that there are two ways to induce the reconstruction: by increasing the temperature, or by depositing adatoms on the surface. The basic motif of this reconstruction is a ‘double stripers with an increased surface density and alternatinghcp andfcc domains, arranged to form a honeycomb pattern with a very large repeat distance of 100–300 Å. In this paper, we have studied the ‘double stripe’ reconstruction of the Pt(111) surface. In agreement with experiment, we find that it is favourable for the surface to reconstruct in the presence of adatoms, but not otherwise.     

Ab initio insights into the visible luminescent properties of ZnO

The luminescence spectrum of ZnO exhibits, besides a UV band-edge recombination line, a broad visible band around 2.2-2.4 eV whose origin has not been satisfactorily established. Recently, analysis of the luminescence of nanostructured materials with high surface-to-volume ratios has led some authors to suggest that the band could be related to surface states. This work presents a novel ab initio study of the most relevant ZnO surfaces and their intrinsic point defects. It reveals the existence of intragap surface states 0.5 eV above the valence band maximum. If additional bulk defect levels are considered, several bulk-to-surface transitions are compatible with the observed visible luminescence.     

The behaviour of ternary compounds InGaAs and GaAsN subjected to electron irradiation

This paper presents results of the effect of electron beam irradiation under UHV conditions on InGaAs/GaAs and GaAsN/GaAs systems using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and the electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) as surface analytical techniques. The ternary compounds In_0.53Ga_0.47As and In_0.2Ga_0.8As were irradiated by an electron beam under identical conditions (5 KeV; 10⁻³ A cm⁻²; for 60 min). The results showed that the compound In_0.53Ga_0.47As was stable under electron irradiation whereas changes in the Auger signal In-M₄₅N₄₅N₄₅ revealed that the electron beam had a significant effect on the compound In_0.2Ga_0.8As. GaAsN growth at 590 °C on GaAs is believed to produce a surface containing defects that is chemically unstable when bombarded by electrons. It was found that heating this compound at 730 °C stabilised the surface, protecting it from the effect of electron irradiation.     

Auftraglöten zum Verschleißschutz von Titanwerkstoffen

Wear Protection of Titanium using Surface Brazing Titanium and titanium alloys possess high specific strengths up to a temperature of about 600 °C in addition to an extraordinary corrosion resistance [1]. The low wear resistance constitutes a crucial impediment for a much broader use. Titanium materials are especially susceptible to friction fatigue and erosion. Coating techniques have to be developed in order to counteract this technical constraint. Surface brazing presents a promising approach. Hard metals mixed with brazing filler metals on a silver and titanium basis were brazed in a vacuum furnace and subsequently characterized. Wear resistance was quantified and optimized using ball on disc measurements.     

New difunctional fluoro-epoxide monomers: synthesis, photopolymerization and characterization

New difunctional fluoro-epoxide monomers were synthesized starting by allylation of the corresponding fluorinated diols and subsequent epoxidation. The new products were photocured, in the presence of triphenylsulphonium hexafluoroantimonate as photoinitiator; a higher reactivity of the fluorinated monomers was evidenced with respect to a typical UV curable diepoxy resin, hexanedioldiglycidyl ether HDGE, and attributed to the lower nucleophihcity of the glycidyl oxygen in the presence of fluorinated structures. The fluorinated epoxides were also copolymerized with HDGE: completely hydrophobic surfaces were obtained with a selective enrichment of the fluorinated segments through the air surface.     

强脉冲离子束材料表面改性研究进展

强脉冲离子束材料表面改性技术是正在发展中的新的材料表面改性技术。近四、五年来,我们围绕发展强脉冲离子束材料表面改性技术对其主要机制(强脉冲能量效应)、离子辐照诱发的热力学过程、表面熔坑现象及大面积均匀离子束技术开展了比较全面的基础性研究。研究表明,强脉冲离子束改性除了离子注入的元素掺杂效应外,其更可利用强脉冲能量沉积诱发的热力学效应,有望突破离子射程对改性层厚度的限制,并高效利用离子剂量和能量,成为新一代低成本、高效率、高生产率、实用化的离子束材料改性与合成工艺。本文对于上述研究的主要进展和相关问题进行了总结和评论。