Atmospheric and low pressure shadow masked MOVPE growth of InGaAs(P)/InP and (In)GaAs/(Al)GaAs heterostructures and quantum wells

The shadow masked growth technique is presented as a tool to achieve thickness and bandgap variations laterally over the substrate during metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. Lateral thickness and bandgap variations are very important for the fabrication of photonic integrated circuits, where several passive and active optical components need to be integrated on the same substrate. Several aspects of the shadow masked growth are characterized for InP based materials as well as for GaAs based materials. Thickness reductions are studied as a function of the mask dimensions, the reactor pressure, the orientation of the masked channels and the undercutting of the mask. The thickness reduction is strongly influenced by the mask dimensions and the reactor pressure, while the influence of the orientation of the channels and the amount of undercutting is only significant for narrow mask windows. During shadow masked growth, there are not only thickness variations but also compositional variations. Therefore, we studied the changes in In/Ga and As/P ratios for InGaAs and InGaAsP layers. It appears that mainly the In/Ga-ratio is responsible for compositional changes and that the As/P-ratio remains unchanged during shadow masked growth.     

A new precipitate phase in Al-4wt. % Cu thin-film interconnects

We report here the identification of a new precipitate phase in thin-film Al-4wt.%Cu metallization used for interconnects on integrated circuits. The phase is based on a trigonal distortion of a face centered cubic lattice. Computer simulation of electron diffraction intensities suggests that the basis structure is isomorphous with Al₂Ca but with a large and ordered population of vacancies on Cu sites. The reason for the formation of the new phase and its implications for electromigration reliability are discussed.     

Rapid analysis of polymer homologues and additives with SFE/SFC-MS coupling

A rapid and easy analysis method for polymers is presented. The method involves sample preparation by SFE, separation of the extracted compounds by SFC and simultaneous quantitative detection by FID, as well as identification of unknowns by MS. The applications illustrate how structural research work and routine polymer analysis can be done with this time saving method.     

硼酸使掺铁铝酸锂发光增强的现象

在硼酸存在下合成了掺铁铝酸锂荧光体,研究了在不同温度下硼酸加入量对荧光体发光强度的影响,并通过X射线粉末衍射和粒度分析,初步探讨了发光增加的原因。     

Evaluation of influence of external magnetic disturbance on superconducting magnet taking conservation of linkage flux into account

External magnetic disturbance influences the quality of the image obtained with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system because it causes magnetic resonance frequency drift. When a superconducting magnet in persistent current mode operation is exposed to external magnetic disturbance coil current varies to keep linkage flux constant. Conventional analysis is usually formulated with constant current and does not provide correct evaluation of drift of magnetic field in the magnet. This paper proposes a method of numerical analysis of magnetic field considering conservation of linkage flux in a superconducting magnet under a persistent current mode operation. This method is applied to evaluate drift of the magnetic field in a superconducting magnet for magnetic resonance imaging due to external magnetic disturbance. Analysis results show good agreement with the experimental results.     

Application of SiC-Si functionally gradient material to thermoelectric energy conversion device

Because of its high–temperature chemical stability, SiC ceramic is a promising material for high-temperature device applications such as thermoelectric energy converters. However, the electrical conductivity of SiC ceramic is too low for it to be used as a thermoelectric energy converter at the cold junction. Therefore, we propose a SiC-Si functionally gradient material (FGM) in order to improve the electrical conductivity of the SiC ceramic at the cold junction. An SiC rod was fired in a temperature gradient furnace. One end of the SiC rod was maintained at 2473 K and the other end was maintained at 1973 K for 30 min. After firing, the porous SiC edge fired at 1973 K was dipped into molten Si in order to infiltrate molten Si into the porous SiC. The microstructure of the FGM is classified into three regions: the SiC-Si composite material; the porous SiC ceramic; and the densified SiC ceramic. The electrical conductivity, the Seebeck coefficient and the thermal conductivity for each region of SiC-Si FGM was measured at 300 K; a figure of merit was calculated. The figure of merit of the SiC-Si FGM at the cold junction, at room temperature, was 10⁸ times higher than that of a nongradient SiC ceramic.     

树脂热解炭制备碳化硅晶须

用自制的配合醛树脂热解和炭源，用ＳＩＯ２超细汾作原，根据碳热还原原理，利用常规加热和微波加热两种方式，分别制备了直径在纳米级的ＳｉＣ晶须，Ｘ射线衍射、透射电检测结果表明：制备工艺和条件对ＳｉＣ晶须的性质有较大的影响。     

MR imaging of focal liver lesions: comparison between turbo spin-echo and conventional spin-echo pulse sequences

The aim of this study was to compare conventional spin-echo (CSE)T ₂-weighted (T2W) images with turbo spin-echo (TSE) T2W pulse sequences in their ability to detect focal liver lesions. Seventy-eight consecutive patients with focal liver lesions were entered into this study. All patients were imaged using the gradient-echo (GE) sequence with the breath-hold technique forT ₁-weighted (T1W) images, and CSE and TSE sequences for T2W images. Qualitative evaluation included lesion detection (number of lesions detected) and conspicuity (extent of visualization of lesional borders); quantitative evaluation included the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio and the contrast-to-noise (C/N) ratio. TSE showed the best performance in terms of lesion detection; however, the difference between TSE and CSE was significant only in the case of benign cysts (p<0.01). Conspicuity was higher with TSE and CSE, and lower with GE. The S/N and C/N ratios of the two T2W sequences were also comparable, and better than those of GE. However, the combined use of GE and TSE resulted in improved lesion detection. The results show that, because the acquisition time is greatly reduced with TSE sequences, these should be considered as first-line approach to magnetic resonance imaging of the liver for the study of focal lesions.     

Pb（Sc1／2Ta1／2）O3铁电体的有序结构和介电性质）

通过铌铁矿预合成法制备Ｐｂ（Ｓｃ１／２Ｔａ１／２）Ｏ３（ＰＳＴ）陶瓷，经适当的热处理获得了钙钛矿化合物Ｂ位离子的高有序和高无序试样，ＰＳＴ陶瓷的介电性质研究结果表明，高有序试样（Ｓ＝０．７７）的居里温度为２９℃，并具有较低的介电常数表现出普通铁电体性质特征，而高元序试样（Ｓ＝０）具有很高的介电常数，并表现出明显的弥散性相转变和Ｔｍ的频率色散行为，即高介电常数的驰豫铁电体性质。文中还利用ＸＲＤ，ＳＥ     

氨基磺酸系高性能减水剂的研制开发

本文主要讨论了氨基磺酸系高性能减水剂的合成过程及后期混凝土试验情况。通过对反应温度、反应时间、溶液浓度和酸碱度、投料顺序及速度、第四单体的选择等反应条件的控制,合成具有最佳分子结构的最终产物,并通过红外光谱图和核磁共振谱图对合成主产物的分子结构进行了验证。同时,大量的混凝土试验说明氨基磺酸高性能减水剂具有优良的保坍性能。