Barrier layer effect of tantalum on the electromigration in sputtered copper films on hydrogen silsesguioxane and SiO2

As IC devices scale down to the submicron level, the resistance-capacitance (RC) time delays are the limitation to circuit speed. A solution is to use low dielectric constant materials and low resistivity materials. In this work, the influence of underlying barrier Ta on the electromigration (EM) of Cu on hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) and SiO₂ substrates was investigated. The presence of a Ta barrier not only improves the adhesion between Cu and dielectrics, but also enhances the crystallinity of Cu film and improves the Cu electromigration resistance. The activation energy obtained suggests a grain boundary migration mechanism and the current exponent calculated indicates the Joule heating effect.     

Centrifugal Casting of High Speed Steel/Nodular Cast Iron Compound Roll Collar

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Posttraumatic stress in children and adolescents exposed to family violence: I. Overview and issues.

Exposure to child physical abuse and parents' domestic violence can subject youth to pervasive traumatic stress and can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article presents evolving conceptualizations in the burgeoning field of trauma related to family violence exposure and describes how the often repeating and ongoing nature of family violence exposure can complicate a PTSD diagnosis. In addition, recent literature indicates that children exposed to family violence may experience problems in multiple domains of functioning and may meet criteria for multiple disorders in addition to PTSD. Considerations salient to the recognition of traumatic stress in this population and that inform assessment and treatment planning are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Shift in thinking to address the 21st century hunger gap

The present water policy debate is dominated by the 30 yr old mission to secure water supply and sanitation to all people. The water needed to produce a nutritionally acceptable diet for one person is however 70 times as large as the amount needed for domestic water supply. The food security dilemma is largest in arid climate regions, a situation constituting a formidable challenge. It is suggested that an additional 5 600 km³/yr of consumptive water use will be needed to produce an adequate amount of food by 2050 – i.e almost a doubling of today’s consumptive use of 6800 km³/yr. Past misinterpretations and conceptual deficiencies show the importance of a shift in thinking. Combining the scale of the challenge and the time scale of the efforts to feed humanity and eradicate hunger leads to an impression of great urgency. This urgency strengthens the call for international research both for supporting agricultural upgrading, and for much better handling of issues of environmental sustainability. What stands out is the need of a new generation of water professionals, able to handle complexity and able to incorporate water implications of land use and of ecosystem health in integrated water resources management. It will for those reasons be essential and urgent to upgrade the educational system to producing this new generation.     

A study on UV-curable coatings for HD-DVD: Primer and top coats

This study relates to the development of coatings for optical discs in high-density digital versatile disc systems (HD-DVD or blue lay disk) that use a high numerical aperture of 0.85 at 405 nm wavelength and have a protective top layer over a primer layer for protection against damage and dust. Ultraviolet-curable raw materials of two acrylic monofunctional monomers ( isobornylacrylate, IBA and tetrahydrofurfurylacrylate, THFA) and two kinds of urethaneacrylate oligomers (OUMD and OUME) have been easily mixed with photoinitiators. Curing rate of these materials was characterized by FT-IR. In case of top coats, VTES (vinyltriethoxysilane) and acrylic acid were added to enhance the abrasion resistance. These two kinds of UV-curable resinous materials having no solvent were synthesized and investigated as means for making a blue ray disk having good optical and mechanical properties. In addition, dynamic characteristics including reflectivity, fluctuation of RF signal and noise level were also investigated.     

用于安全稳定控制的高压直流极闭锁判据

交直流并联运行电网中直流极闭锁后引起的安全稳定问题十分突出，如何正确判别直流极闭锁是安全稳定控制系统研究中的重要课题。采用数值仿真方法分析了直流极闭锁对电力系统稳定的影响，指出稳定控制装置必须正确、快速地判出不同形式的直流极闭锁。通过研究直流极闭锁的电气量特征以及直流控制保护系统的动作行为，提出了可靠的直流极闭锁综合判据，并进行了详细的阐述。通过介绍中国南方交直流混联电网安全稳定控制系统核心部分———高肇直流输电安全稳定控制系统，进一步论述了研究直流极闭锁判据及直流极闭锁后稳定控制的重要性。     

三维精细积分法地震正演及边界条件

 将任意差分精细积分法用于三维波动方程地震正演，关键在于如何消除数值计算中有限波场区域边界引起的边界反射。文中采用Berenger给出的电磁波完全匹配层吸收边界条件，推导出三维波动方程任意差分精细积分法地震正演的完全匹配层吸收边界条件计算公式，并给出了完全匹配层吸收边界条件算例。计算结果表明，此方法压制边界反射效果明显。三维波动方程地震正演模拟实例表明，完全匹配层吸收边界条件的任意差分精细积分法为复杂区地震波传播规律研究提供了一种实用的正演模拟工具     

垫层载荷试验应注意的几个问题

介绍了垫层上载荷试验的类型，通过工程实例对不同类型垫层上的载荷试验应注意的问题进行了分析和探讨，这对通过载荷试验确定双层地基承载力具有一定的实际意义，可供同类工程参考借鉴。     

溅渣护炉工艺探讨

从炉渣对炉衬和溅渣层的侵蚀机理入手,提出了兼顾冶金和溅渣双重效果的直接造渣工艺,探讨了终渣碱度、MgO、FeO含量等的调整范围,分析了溅渣操作中枪位、时间等的控制和炉底上涨的原因,以期更好地运用溅渣护炉技术。     

以不同PAN系炭纤维布制备燃料电池气体扩散层之研究

采用石墨化PAN系炭纤维布制备了高分子电解质燃料电池气体扩散层。通过电学实验、X-ray绕射与元素分析考察了所制气体扩散层的性能。结果表明：随热处理温度的升高，气体扩散层的电阻率降低，L2增加，d（x）2减小。高温处理后的炭纤维布作为高分子电解质燃料电池气体扩散层显示了较高的电池效能。