First-principles study of the double perovskites Sr<Subscript>2</Subscript>XOsO<Subscript>6</Subscript> (X = Li,Na, Ca) for spintronics applications

We investigated double perovskite compounds of the form Sr ₂ XOsO ₆ (X = Li, Na, Ca) using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. For the exchange-correlation energy, Wu and Cohen generalized gradient approximation (WC-GGA), Perdew, Burke and Ernzerhof GGA (PBE-GGA), Engel and Vosko GGA (EV-GGA), and GGA plus Hubbard U-parameter (GGA + U) were used. The calculated structural parameters are in good agreement with the existing experimental results. Calculation of different elastic constants and elastic moduli reveals that these compounds are elastically stable and possess ductile nature. The GGA + U approach yields quite accurate results of the bandgap as compared with the simple GGA schemes. The density of states plot shows that Sr-4d, Os-5d and O-2p states predominantly contribute to the conduction and valence bands. Further, our results regarding to the magnetic properties of these compounds reveal their ferromagnetic nature. In addition, these compounds seem to possess half-metallic properties, making them useful candidates for applications in spintronics devices.     

太赫兹连续波DCN激光器的实验研究

介绍了运行在1.54THz(195μm)和1.58THz(190μm)的波导型辉光放电激励的大功率连续波DCN激光器的开发和研制工作.该激光器的谐振腔长3.4m,放电长度3m,谐振腔由耐热玻璃制成,直径54mm.谐振腔一端为平面反射镜,一端为金属栅网.工作气体为N2,CD4和He(或D2)的混合气体,在1.54THz的连续激光输出功率大于0.2W.实验中对放电电流、激光管温度、气压等参数进行了优化,研究了EH11模DCN激光在自由空间的传输特性.研究表明,利用新的N2,CD4和D2混合气体的太赫兹DCN激光器可以得到稳定连续的高功率放电.光束传输远场满足高斯分布(z>4m),对各种参数进行优化后,190μm和195μm窗口处输出EH11模功率分别为0.15W和0.16W,可以满足超导托卡马克连续运行的干涉测量的需要.     

A comparative study on the use of drilling and milling processes in hole making of GFRP composite

Drilling and milling processes are extensively used for producing riveted and bolted joints during the assembly operations of composite laminates with other components. Hole making in glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites is the most common mechanical process, which is used to join them to other metallic structures. Bolt joining effectiveness depends, critically, on the quality of the holes. The quality of machined holes in GFRP is strongly dependent on the appropriate choice of the cutting parameters. The main purpose of the present study is to assess the influence of drilling and milling machining parameters on hole making process of woven laminated GFRP material. A statistical approach is used to understand the effects of the control parameters on the response variables. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to isolate the effects of the parameters affecting the hole making in the two types of cutting processes. The results showed that milling process is more suitable than drilling process at high level of cutting speed and low level of feed rate, when the cutting quality (minimum surface roughness, minimum difference between upper and lower diameter) is of critical importance in the manufacturing industry, especially for precision assembly operation.     

Development of Porous Antireflective Films on Borosilicate Glasses

Experiments were conducted to characterize the development of gradient-index antireflective (GIAR) films formed on a phase-separated alkali borosilicate glass. Solution chemistry, secondary-ion mass spectrometry, Auger electron spectroscopy, weight-loss, scanning electron microscopy, and specific surface area analyses were used to evaluate a proposed model for film formation. The results suggest that the film-forming process is more complicated than proposed. For near-optimum heat trcatments, the film-formation acid treatment was virtually nonselective; only for much longer than optimum annealing times was selectivity evident. The graded-index films may result from precipitation of dissolved glass. The analyses were complicated by major compositional variations existing in the as-received glass.