Dependence of critical current density on microstructure and processing of high-Tc superconductors

Microstructural origins for reduced weak-link behavior in high-J_c melt-processed YBCO, spray pyrolyzed thick films of Tl-1223, metallic precursor Y-124 polycrystalline powder-in-tube (PIT) wires and PIT Bi-2212/2223 are discussed. Since the materials studied are the highest J_c, polycrystalline, high-T_c superconductors fabricated worldwide, the results provide important guidelines for further improvements in superconducting properties, thereby enabling practical applications of these materials. It is found that strongly linked current flow within domains of melt-processed 123 occurs effectively through a single crystal path. In c-axis oriented, polycrystalline Tl-1223 thick films, local in-plane texture has been found to play a crucial role in the reduced weak-link behavior. Formation of “colonies” of grains with a common c-axis and modest in-plane misorientation was observed. Furthermore, a colony boundary in general has a varying misorientation along the boundary. Large regions comprised primarily of low angle boundaries were observed. Percolative transport through a network of such small angle boundaries appears to provide the nonweak-linked current path. Although powder-in-tube BSCCO 2212 and 2223 also appear to have a “colony” microstructure, there are some important differences. Colonies in BSCCO consist of stacks of grains with similar c-axis orientation in contrast to colonies in Tl-1223 films where few grains are stacked on top of one another. Furthermore, most grains within a colony in BSCCO have the same lateral dimensions as that of the colony, resulting largely largely in “twist” boundaries. Further microstructural characterization of high-J_c PIT 2212 and 2223 is currently underway. In the case of Y-124 wires, weak macroscopic in-plane texture is found. Additional measurements are underway to determine if a sharper, local in-plane texture also exists. It is found that in three of the four types of superconductors studied, reduced weak-link behavior can be ascribed to some degree of biaxial alignment between grains, either on a “local” or a “global” scale.     

Analytical general results for handoff dwell time distribution in wireless networks

1 Introduction The calling dwell time characteristic is critical for the user network planning and deployment, e.g., global system for mobile communications (GSM), as well as the next generation wireless multimedia networks, such as, the currently standar…     

复合微粒高性能混凝土的二级界面显微结构及耐久性研究

将天然纳米纤维材料及活性球形掺合料复合应用于高性能混凝土中,用以改善高性能混凝土的二级界面,探讨胶凝材料的颗粒紧密堆积及显微结构。对混凝土力学性能的研究表明:改善混凝土的二级界面,可以大幅度提高其抗弯强度和弹性模量;对耐久性的研究表明,由于加入了纳米纤维材料,改善了体系颗粒级配及二级界面显微结构,增加了体系密实度,是提高混凝土抗冻性、抗渗性的有效途径。因而,研究高性能混凝土的二级界面显微结构,对于提高高性能混凝土的宏观物理力学性能及耐久性存在巨大潜能。     

Modeling Temperature in Coupled Electrical and Thermal Simulations of the Electroconsolidation® Process

Electroconsolidation® is a process for densifying complex-shaped parts by using electrically conductive particulate solids as a pressure-transmitting medium. The part is immersed in a bed of the particulate medium contained in a die chamber. Sintering temperature is achieved by resistive heating of the medium while applying compaction pressure. The process is capable of ultrahigh temperatures and short cycle times and offers the potential for low processing costs.

Control of the process and selection of process conditions require knowledge of the temperatures within the die. Temperature gradients exist because of the high heating rate and because of variations of density and electrical resistivity of the medium due to the presence of the part. Direct measurement of temperature with thermocouples or other conventional means is impractical because of the high temperatures, high currents, and high pressures that are involved. Therefore, a computer model was developed to predict temperature as a function of time and applied voltage for any location in the die. The computer model is composed of three parts: a geometrical model to approximate the density and resistivity variations in the medium, a finite-element model to calculate the rate of resistive heating within each element, and a finite-difference model to calculate the temperature distribution based on solution of the heat-transfer equations. Predicted temperatures have been shown to be in excellent agreement with measurements, and numerical simulation provided encouraging consistency and reasonably accurate predictions of temperature profiles within the die. The model demonstrated the feasibility of a new process to achieve simultaneous application of pressure and heat to powder densification in Electroconsolidation.     

膨胀水泥浆体系在苏丹1/2/4区块水平井固井中的应用

随着苏丹1／2／4区块的深入开发，为了加快开发主力油层，提高原油产量，降低钻井成本，GNPOC在此区块布置水平井开发任务。所开发的区域主要分布于Heglig，Munga，Simbir，Bamboo区块，油层所在是Zaqar和Bentiue地层。此层位具有高渗透，地层温度高，易塌、气窜等复杂问题，尤其是Heglig和Munga地区井壁坍塌严重。为此，根据地质资料、井身结构和对水平井注水泥的技术要求，科学合理设计施工工艺，优选出适合此地区固井施工的冲洗液和隔离液，特别是经过努力实践，开发出了新型膨胀水泥浆体系，此体系具有高强度、低失水、无析水、防气窜之功效。结合使用哈里伯顿CPT—Y4大功率固井车，精确计量和自动密度控制，该体系水泥浆目前已在7口水平井施工中得以应用，均为优质井。现正在被大量使用，此体系的开发，解决了该固井技术难题，创造了中国固井在海外首次水平井作业一次成功的历史记录，具有较高的经济和社会效益。     

波形刃铣刀片铣削温度试验分析

进行了铣削温度试验 ,采用改进的人工热电偶法 ,利用动态数据采集系统 ,对波形刃铣刀片的铣削温度进行了采集。利用C语言和MATLAB软件对试验数据进行了分析 ,拟合出温度—时间 (T t)曲线 ,初步得到了受热密度函数 ,为温度场的可视化打下有力的基础     

A novel nickel-based mixed rare-earth oxide/activated carbon supercapacitor using room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte

Mesopore nickel-based mixed rare-earth oxide (NMRO) and activated carbon (AC) with rich oxygen-contained groups were prepared as electrode materials in a supercapacitor using room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) electrolyte. These electrode materials were characterized by XPS, XRD, N₂ adsorption, SEM as well as various electrochemical techniques, and showed good properties and operated well with RTIL electrolyte. A 3 V asymmetrical supercapacitor was fabricated, which delivered a real power density of 458 W kg⁻¹ as well as a real energy density of 50 Wh kg⁻¹, and during a 500-cycle galvanostatic charge/discharge measurement, no capacity decay was visible. Such promising energy-storage performance was to a large extent ascribed to nonvolatile RTIL electrolyte with wide electrochemical windows and high stable abilities worked with both electrode materials.     

Analytic computation of the photocurrent density in a n-6H-SiC/p-Si/n-Si/p-Si0.8Ge0.2 multilayer solar cell

In this work we conceived a model of a multilayer solar cell composed by four layers of opposite conductivities: an n-type 6H-SiC used as a frontal layer to absorb high energy photons (energy gap equals 2.9 eV), a p-type Si layer, an n-type Si layer and a p-type SiGe back layer to absorb low energy photons (Si_0.8Ge_0.2 with an energy gap equal to 0.8 eV). The impurity concentration in every layer of the model is taken equal to 10¹⁷ cm⁻³ to ensure abrupt junctions inside the cell. The optical properties of the separate layers have been fitted and tabulated to be used for thin films devices numerical simulation. We developed the equations giving the minority carrier concentration and the photocurrent density in each abscissa of the model. We used Matlab software to simulate and optimize the layers thicknesses to achieve the maximum photocurrent generated under AM0 solar spectrum. The results of simulation showed that the optimized structure could deliver, assuming 10⁵ cm/s surface recombination velocity, a photocurrent density of more than 53 mA/cm², which represents 88.3% of the ideal photocurrent (59.99 mA/cm²) that can be generated under AM0 solar spectrum.     

UO2-Gd2O3芯块密度的影响因素研究

对UO2-Cd2O3可燃毒物芯块密度的影响因素进行了详细研究。试验表明：烧结时间、烧结温度、生坯密度、Gadox（含Gd的U3O8）、A．O（草酸铵）等条件与UO2-Gd2O3芯块密度存在一定关系。