Crystal growth and characterization of Ho-doped Lu3Ga5O12 for 2 μm laser

Ho:LuGG single crystal was successfully grown by the Czochralski growth method, and its lattice parameter was found to be 12.2371 Å. Its thermal conductivity was measured to be 5.29 W mK⁻¹ at 300 K. Meanwhile, transmission spectra were recorded at room temperature, and then its absorption spectra were obtained combining with the transmission spectra of LuGG crystal. The transition intensity parameters Ω_t (t = 2, 4, 6), the oscillator strengths, fluorescence branching ratios, transition probabilities and the lifetimes of Ho³⁺ in LuGG crystal were all evaluated by the Judd–Ofelt theory. Furthermore, its emission spectra were also determined and analyzed.     

The cation inversion and magnetization in nanopowder zinc ferrite obtained by soft mechanochemical processing

Two zinc ferrite nanoparticle materials were prepared by the same method – soft mechanochemical synthesis, but starting from different powder mixtures: (1) Zn(OH)₂/α-Fe₂O₃ and (2) Zn(OH)₂/Fe(OH)₃. In both cases a single phase system was obtained after 18 h of milling. The progress of the synthesis was controlled by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, TEM and magnetic measurements. Analysis of the XRD patterns by Rietveld refinement allowed determination of the cation inversion degree for both obtained single phase ZnFe₂O₄ samples. The sample obtained from mixture (1) has the cation inversion degree 0.3482 and the sample obtained from mixture (2) 0.400. Magnetization measurements were confirmed that the degrees of the inversion were well estimated. Comparison with published data shows that used method of synthesis gives nano powder samples with extremely high values of saturation magnetizations: sample (1) 78.3 emu g⁻¹ and sample (2) 91.5 emu g⁻¹ at T = 4.5 K.     

In vitro corrosion behaviour of plasma nitrided Ti–6Al–7Nb orthopaedic alloy in Hanks solution

Titanium alloy (Ti–6Al–7Nb) used for orthopaedic applications was nitrided using a conventional dc plasmatechnique. Load-dependent microhardness measurements exhibit a hardness of 2087 H_v at 25 g load for the alloy nitrided at 900 8C for 8 h. Cyclic polarization measurement in Hanks solution show maximum corrosion rate and minimum areaof repassivation for the alloy nitrided for 8 h at 900 8C. Electrochemical impedance measurements show an increase in charge transfer resistance and decrease in double layer capacitance when compared to untreated alloy.     

Microstructural evolution after thermomechanical processing in an equiatomic,single-phase CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy with special focus on twin boundaries

The FCC-structured equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy was produced by arc melting and drop casting. After homogenization, the drop-cast ingots were cold rolled to sheets with six different final thicknesses (thickness reductions of 21, 41, 61, 84, 92 and 96%). Samples were cut from the rolled sheets and annealed for 1 h at temperatures between 400 and 1000 °C. The recrystallization temperature was then determined as a function of cold work by means of scanning electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction measurements. Additionally, Vickers indentation was performed on these samples. It was found that the microhardness first tends to increase slightly upon annealing below the recrystallization temperature but then drops steeply for higher annealing temperatures due to the onset of recrystallization. To study grain growth kinetics, samples that underwent 96% cold rolling were first recrystallized for 1 h at 800 °C, which is the lowest temperature at which complete recrystallization occurs, and then annealed at temperatures between 800 and 1150 °C for various times. The grain growth exponent was determined to be approximately n = 3, and the activation energy Q = 325 kJ/mol, both of which agree well with published values for this alloy. EBSD measurements were made in the as-recrystallized and grain growth samples to analyze the annealing twins. The density of annealing twins in the grain growth samples was found to depend only on grain size, i.e., it was independent of annealing temperature and time. No such correlation could be found for the as-recrystallized samples. These observations are discussed in the framework of existing theories for the formation of annealing twins.     

应用热波成像技术检测飞机结构隐蔽腐蚀的实验研究

利用热波成像技术,对加速腐蚀试样和实际飞机结构腐蚀件进行了隐蔽腐蚀检测的实验研究。结果表明:这一技术可以很好地检测出隐蔽腐蚀,不受腐蚀产物残留与否以及表面漆层的影响,对于剥层腐蚀特别有效;该方法获得的腐蚀坑的图像细节丰富、直观易懂;同时,该技术能够检测胶结缝内部的缺胶和脱胶。     

Characterization of the residual strains in iterative laser forming

In laser forming, thermally induced strains transverse to the laser scan line vary with depth in the material and contribute most significantly to the desired deformation. The through-thickness transverse residual strain distribution was measured by neutron diffraction in laser-formed low carbon steel and aluminium alloy specimens. The specimens were formed with a wide range of laser line energies covering the temperature gradient mechanism (TGM) and shortening or upsetting mechanism (SM), and for single and multi-pass forming (up to 3 laser passes). Below the saturation line energy where the TGM dominates, the gradient of the through-thickness strain distribution was found to increase with increasing line energy and number of laser passes; the gradient decreased again at line energies above the saturation line energy where the efficiency of the TGM decreases. Iterative laser forming can be applied to reduce weld-induced distortions. The peak longitudinal strain measured in the weld seam of a specimen that had been straightened by iterative laser forming was also significantly reduced.     

Influence of Li doping on the morphological evolution and optical & electrical properties of SnO2 nanomaterials and SnO2/Li2SnO3 composite nanomaterials

SnO₂ nanomaterials and SnO₂/Li₂SnO₃ composite nanomaterials doped with different Li contents were synthesized via a simple one-step thermal evaporation method. X-ray diffraction patterns showed that with the increase of Li doping, the intensity of Li₂SnO₃ diffraction peaks gradually increased, while that of SnO₂ diffraction peaks gradually decreased. With the increase of Li doping, the width of nanobelts gradually increased, with the morphology changing from banded structure to standard hexagonal sheet structure. The Raman scattering spectra indicated that with the increase of Li doping, the peak of Li₂SnO₃ at 588.8 cm^?1 kept increasing, and the strongest vibration mode A_1g in SnO₂ gradually weakened. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that with the increase of Li doping, the surface electrophilic oxygen species in SnO₂/Li₂SnO₃ composite nanomaterials greatly increased. Under the condition of light irradiation with a wavelength of 505 nm, the bright current of the Li-doped SnO₂ samples was higher than the dark current, while that of the SnO₂/Li₂SnO₃ composite nanomaterials was higher than the dark current, which was mainly due to more oxygen vacancies in SnO₂/Li₂SnO₃ composite nanomaterials than electrons excited by light. Consequently, positive photoconductivity gradually weakened, and even the negative photoconductivity emerged.     

A view of the thermal wave behaviors in thin plates

The objective of this research is to study the temperature variation in thin dielectric materials. The thermal wave model is being used as the classical Fourier law of heat conduction breaks down when a dielectric material of sub-micron geometry is heated rapidly. The first part of the work reviews the temperature distribution due to thermal wave in semi-infinite bodies. The main emphasis of this paper is to accurately determine the temperature profile in a finite plate made up from a dielectric material. The boundary conditions of the first and the second kind are selected for this study. Using the classical Laplace transform technique, analytical solutions are obtained for finite bodies with different boundary conditions the first kind and the second kind. Due to complexity of the problem, a symbolic algebra provided the solution for examining the thermal behavior of dielectric materials during rapid heating.     

Thermally induced microstructure and morphology transformations in molybdenum disulfide–octadecyltrimethylammonim layered nanocomposite

Microstructure of layered nanocomposite compound consisting of molybdenum disulfide single layers and the layers of octadecyltrimethylammonium molecules as well as the structure of destruction products of this hybrid compound were studied by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Changes in composition, ordering and morphology of the host and guest layers of the compound occurring due to release of organic guest from the interlayer space of MoS₂ on heating or on action of electronic beam have been revealed. Removal of the guest was found to initiate formation in the initial layered structure of the packets consisting of a few MoS₂ layers which come close together within the distances of ca. 1–1.5 nm and 0.6–0.7 nm after heating at 250 °C and 400 °C, respectively. Leaving the guest also causes deformations of MoS₂ layers resulting in their non-flat geometry. At 400 °C, strong bending of a part of the sulfide layers with the radius as small as 3–4 nm was observed.     

Physicochemical properties of nanopowdered eggshell

This study was carried out to investigate the physicochemical properties of nanopowdered eggshell (NPES). These characteristics were determined based on the particle size, particle morphology, zeta potential, moisture sorption behaviour, purity and crystallinity. Homogeneous, aggregated and spherical crystals of NPES particles were observed through scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. The average particle sizes of NPES and powdered eggshell (PES) were 202.3 ± 28.9 nm and 113.89 ± 79.37 μm, respectively. Zeta potentials of NPES (?15.41 mV) suggested an incipient instability of the colloidal system. Moisture sorption analysis indicated a higher water adsorption capacity of NPES than that of PES. X‐ray diffractometer (XRD) analysis confirmed the presence of calcite in both NPES and PES. The chemical compositions of the NPES and PES particles were strongly associated with the presence of calcium carbonate, as determined by the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra. Therefore, eggshell nanopowder has a great potential to be utilised as a component for biomedical applications.