Growth and characterization of GaAs films deposited on Ge/Si composite substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

We report the results of studies which have been made on heteroepitaxial layers of GaAs and AlGaAs grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on composite substrates that consist of four different types of heteroepitaxial layered structures of Ge and Ge-Si grown by molecular beam epitaxy on (100)-oriented Si substrates. It is found that of the four structures studied, the preferred composite substrate is a single layer of Ge ∼1 μm thick grown directly on a Si buffer layer. The double-crystal X-ray rocking curves of 2 μm thick GaAs films grown on such substrates have FWHM values as small as 168 arc sec. Transmission electron micrographs of these Ge/Si composite substrates has shown that the number of dislocations in the Ge heteroepitaxial layer can be greatly reduced by an anneal at about 750° C for 30 min which is simultaneously carried out during the growth of the GaAs layer. The quality of the GaAs layers grown on these composite substrates can be greatly improved by the use of a five-period GaAs-GaAsP strained-layer superlattice (SLS). Using the results of these studies, low-threshold optically pumped AlGaAs-GaAs DH laser structures have been grown by MOCVD on MBE Ge/Si composite substrates.     

SLS工艺制造的高分子原型材料选择

面向快速铸造工艺的激光选择性烧结（SLS）工艺制造可以制造可烧蚀的高分子快速原型，结合熔模铸造工艺能够实现金属零件的无模快速铸造。选择既适合激光烧结工艺又满足铸造要求的高分子材料是快速铸造工艺的前提。在系统地比较和分析了常用高分子材料的特性．并进行了粉末激光烧结实验后，选择了聚苯乙烯（PS）材料作为快速铸造用SLS原型的粉末原材料。     

AOS SLS空间链路建立协议的仿真设计

针对AOS SLS空-地通信系统,提出了一种空间链路建立协议,设计提供了协议的关键参数,如空-地数据传输协议的数据单元、链路建立成功概率及同步时隙分配等,最后给出详细的链路建立工作流程,并对协议进行仿真,结果表明该协议能够快速有效地建立链路.     

基于SLS原型的快速(重力)铸造工艺

结合SLS快速成形和铸造工艺可以实现金属零件的快速铸造.根据原型材料可熔融和烧失的特性,制定了类似于熔模铸造的快速铸造工艺方案.讨论了快速金属铸件的特点,对快速铸造工艺提出了成功率高、成形性好和性能较高的要求.分析了面向金属零件快速铸造的重力铸造工艺并以实例说明,顶注式浇注系统适用于结构简单且高度不大的快速零件,而阶梯式浇注系统适用于中大型和复杂程度较高的铸件.     

间接法选择性激光烧结技术制备高温特殊复合材料

系统地介绍了覆膜钼粉的制备、烧结成型及后处理工艺技术,总结了间接法选择性激光烧结技术的优缺点,并对该技术进行了展望。     

基于选择性激光烧结方法的金属零件快速制造技术研究

主要研究了通过选择性激光烧结高分子原型件制造金属零件的工艺。通过采用真空压差铸造工艺。结合铸造型壳的制造，成功制造出金属零件。对基于SLS技术的精密铸造过程中的精度控制进行了研究分析，并提出了解决办法。     

Drug self-assembly: A phenomenon at the nanometer scale with major impact in the structure–biological properties relationship and the treatment of disease

Under water-rich conditions, small amphiphilic and hydrophobic drug molecules self-assemble into supramolecular nanostructures. Thus, substantial modifications in their interaction with cellular structures and the ability to reach intracellular targets could happen. Additionally, drug aggregates could be more toxic than the non-aggregated counterparts, or vice versa. Moreover, since self-aggregation reduces the number of effective “monomeric” molecules that interact with the target, the drug potency could be underestimated. In other cases, the activity could be ascribed to the non-aggregated molecule while it stems from its aggregates. Thus, drug self-assembly could mislead from drug throughput screening assays to advanced preclinical and clinical trials. Finally, aggregates could serve as crystallization nuclei. The impact that this phenomenon has on the biological performance of active compounds, the inconsistent and often controversial nature of the published data and the need for recommendations/guidelines as preamble of more harmonized research protocols to characterize drug self-aggregation were main motivations for this review. First, the key molecular and environmental parameters governing drug self-aggregation, the main drug families for which this phenomenon and the methods used for its characterization are described. Then, promising nanotechnology platforms investigated to prevent/control it towards a more efficient drug development process are briefly discussed.     

Disturbance decoupling of switched linear systems

In this paper, we consider disturbance decoupling problems for switched linear systems. We will provide necessary and sufficient conditions for three different versions of disturbance decoupling, which differ based on which signals are considered to be the disturbance. In the first version, the exogenous input is considered as the disturbance, in the second, the switching signal and in the third both of them are considered as disturbances. All three versions of disturbance decoupling have direct counterparts for linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems, while the latter instance of the problem is relevant for disturbance decoupling of piecewise linear systems, as we will show. The solutions of the three disturbance decoupling problems will be based on geometric control theory for switched linear systems and will entail both mode-dependent and mode-independent static state feedback.     

Porous ceramics with tailored pore size and morphology as substrates for coral larval settlement

The growing demand for stony corals as ornamental aquarium animals requires defined aquacultural breeding strategies. For the sexual propagation of corals, material substrates are needed, that attract larvae and support their settlement and development. In this study, five types of highly porous ceramic materials were developed following the example of coral skeleton. The applicability of these settlement substrates was tested using larvae of the stony coral Pocillopora damicornis. Partial sintering of pressed clay pellets, freeze casting of clay and alumina-mullite based slurries and direct foaming of high alkane phase emulsified suspensions (HAPES) using alumina were employed. By the addition of mm-sized spherical polystyrene beads as sacrificial templates during freeze casting (alumina-mullite), superficial pores in the size of the larvae were created. The inorganic substrates featured open porosities between 35% (pressed clay) and 83% (foamed alumina), pore sizes ranging from nm to mm-scale and pore morphologies dominated by interparticle porosity (pressed), lamellar pores (freeze casting) and cellular pore types (direct foaming). The ceramic substrates were incubated in artificial sea water for 3 months to induce necessary biofilm formation and algae growth. Afterwards, individual substrates were exposed to 5 coral larvae, and their settlement behavior was monitored over 14 days. At the end of this period, all ceramic materials were successfully accepted as settlement substrates, with a mean settlement rate of 46.2%, and no significant differences between the substrate types. On samples with large surface superficial pores, a significantly reduced survival of settled larvae (79%) compared to the other porous materials (93–98%) was determined, suggesting a non-ideal surface topography. While alumina foam samples (HAPES) exhibit the most promising results in terms of settlement and survival of larvae, clay-based substrates provide a more economic solution for the sexual propagation of corals in aquaculture.     

木质素磺酸钠对3.5%NaCl溶液中AZ31镁合金的缓蚀作用

采用失重法,极化曲线,电化学阻抗谱和扫描电子显微镜研究木质素磺酸钠(SLS)在质量分数为3.5%NaCl溶液中对AZ31镁合金的缓蚀作用。结果表明:在298 K时SLS可有效抑制AZ31在Na Cl介质中的腐蚀。当SLS为4.0 g·L~(-1)时,缓蚀率可达到最大。提高浓度后,其缓蚀率会下降。SLS是阴极型缓蚀剂,并且SLS在AZ31表面的吸附符合Langmuir吸附模型。由吸附自由能?G~0及Arrhenius活化能E_a可知,SLS在AZ31镁合金表面是化学吸附。