Studies on nucleation kinetics of InxGa1−xN/GaN heterostructures

Nucleation kinetics during the growth of In_xGa_1−xN on a GaN substrate have been studied. The behavior of nonequilibrium between the In_xGa_1−xN and the GaN substrate has been analyzed, and hence, the expression derived for the stress-induced supercooling/superheating has been numerically evaluated. The maximum amount of stress-induced supercooling is found to be 1.017 K at x=0.12. These values are incorporated in the classical heterogeneous nucleation theory. Using the regular solution model, the interfacial tension between the nucleus and substrate and, hence, the interfacial tension between nucleus and mother phase and thermodynamical potential of the compounds have been calculated. The amount of driving force available for the nucleation has been determined for different compositions and degrees of supercooling. It has been shown that the value of the interaction parameter of InN-GaN plays a dominant role in nucleation and growth kinetics of In_xGa_1−xN on a GaN substrate. These values have been used to evaluate the nucleation parameters. It is shown that the nucleation barrier for the formation of a In_xGa_1−xN nucleus on a GaN substrate is minimum in the range of x=0.12 to x=0.17, and it has been qualitatively proved that good quality In_xGa_1−xN on GaN can be grown only in the range 0<x≤0.2.     

The effect of α phase on the deformation mechanisms of β titanium alloys

The effects of α and β phase interactions on the tensile and creep deformation behavior of β titanium alloys was studied using Ti-6.0wt.% Mn and Ti-8.1wt.%V as the model two-phase alloys, and Ti-13.0wt.%Mn and Ti-14.8wt.%V as the single-phase β alloys. The β phase of α-βTi-8.1V deforms by stress-induced hexagonal martensite (α′), while slip and twinning occurs in the single-phase β alloy with the same chemistry as the β phase. No stress-induced martensite was observed in the β or α-βTi-Mn alloys. This behavior is modeled in terms of a number of factors, including elastic interaction stresses between the α and β phases, coherency between the α phase and hexagonal martensite, and β phase stability. This paper was presented at the Beta Titanium Alloys of the 00’s Symposium sponsored by the Titanium Committee of TMS, held during the 2005 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 13–16, 2005 in San Francisco, CA.     

Cu-Al-Mn-Zn-Zr记忆合金的显微组织与力学行为

利用金相显微镜、透射电镜、扫描电镜观察和力学性能测试等手段研究了Cu—18．4A1—8．7Mn—3．4Zn—0．1Zr(摩尔分数，％)记亿合金(多晶)在不同温度与组织下变形时的力学行为。实验合金在不同温度下变形时延伸率不同，变形温度(Td)在Ms与Af之间时的延伸率小于变形温度(Td)高于Af时的延伸率。对实验合金施加应力时，最初的变形主要来自应力诱发马氏体，继而发生马氏体变体择优合并，二者对合金的变形都有贡献；变形量更大时，变体界面共格性被破坏，部分马氏体丧失热弹性。少量α相的析出不影响记忆效应，可使延伸率得以提高。     

Ti-Ni-Nb宽滞后形状记忆合金的应力诱发马氏体相变行为

用在（Ms＋30℃）温度下的拉伸实验和差示扫描量热仪（DSC）较系统地研究了Ti44Ni47Nb9宽滞后形状记忆合金应力诱发马氏体的相变行为。研究结果表明：当形变量达到14％左右时，应力诱发马氏体相变过程基本完成。应力诱发马氏体的逆相变温度间隔要比热诱发马氏体约小一个数量级。形变对该合金应力诱发马氏体的逆转变开始温度、逆转变温度间隔以及相变潜热均有明显影响，随着拉伸变形量的增加而增加。而在随后的冷却循环中，相变潜热和马氏体相变开始温度均随着形变的增加缓慢降低。     

Cr5支承辊用钢马氏体相变的相变塑性研究

以Cr5支承辊用钢为研究材料,采用热模拟实验对单轴应力作用下马氏体相变的相变塑性进行了研究。介绍了从径向膨胀曲线分离出相变塑性应变的数据处理方法,并讨论了该方法带来的误差,分析了马氏体相变动力学对实验结果的影响。实验结果表明,在Cr5支承辊用钢马氏体相变结束时,相变塑性应变与应力成线性关系,Greenwood—Johnson模型中的相变塑性参数是与应力无关的常数。     

预变形量和机械训练对形状记忆合金回复率的影响

利用废钢和生铁为原料,采用特殊保护剂,在大气中熔炼出Fe-Mn-Si-C形状记忆合金;利用应力诱发马氏体相变对Fe-Mn-Si-C合金实现形状记忆效应,探讨了预变形量和机械训练对Fe-Mn-Si-C合金回复率的影响规律.结果表明:在600℃的回复温度下,在一定的变形范围内,回复率随着预变形量的增大而降低;在机械训练过程中,合金的回复率随机械训练次数增加逐渐上升,训练超过一定次数后合金的回复率略有降低.     

Neuroprotection Mediated by Human Blood Plasma in Mouse Hippocampal Slice Cultures and in Oxidatively Stressed Human Neurons

Neuroprotection from oxidative stress is critical during neuronal development and maintenance but also plays a major role in the pathogenesis and potential treatment of various neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Emerging evidence in the murine system suggests neuroprotective effects of blood plasma on the aged or diseased brain. However, little is known about plasma-mediated effects on human neurons. In the present study, we demonstrate the neuroprotective effect mediated by human plasma and the most abundant plasma–protein human serum albumin against oxidative stress in glutamatergic neurons differentiated from human neural crest-derived inferior turbinate stem cells. We observed a strong neuroprotective effect of human plasma and human serum albumin against oxidative stress-induced neuronal death on the single cell level, similar to the one mediated by tumor necrosis factor alpha. Moreover, we detected neuroprotection of plasma and human serum albumin against kainic acid-induced excitatory stress in ex vivo cultured mouse hippocampal tissue slices. The present study provides deeper insights into plasma-mediated neuroprotection ultimately resulting in the development of novel therapies for a variety of neurological and, in particular, neurodegenerative diseases.     

轮胎胶应力诱导脱硫化及PE-HD动态交联热塑性弹性体制备

采用在废旧轮胎胶粉(GTR)与高密度聚乙烯(PE-HD)的熔融挤出过程中提高双螺杆挤出机螺杆转速的高剪切应力诱导方法,研究了双螺杆挤出机的螺杆转速、挤出反应温度及脱硫促进剂仲丁醇、烷基酚多硫化物(420或450)和正丁胺对轮胎胶脱硫共混物的凝胶含量、熔体流动速率、溶胶红外吸收光谱及轮胎胶脱硫共混物/三元乙丙橡胶(EPDM)动态交联热塑性弹性体力学性能的影响。结果表明:高转速同向双螺杆挤出机的高剪切作用可诱发废旧轮胎胶共混物中交联网络的断链和解交联反应,引起脱硫共混物凝胶含量的下降、未熔融凝胶颗粒尺寸的减小及熔体流动速率的增加;4种促进剂均具有明显促进脱硫反应的作用,其中450或正丁胺的促进脱硫效果较好,并引起脱硫共混物凝胶含量下降、熔体流动速率上升及动态交联热塑性弹性体力学性能的明显改善;当以正丁胺为脱硫促进剂时,最佳脱硫反应条件(240℃和1000r/min)下,脱硫共混物/EPDM动态交联热塑性弹性体的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率分别达到12.5MPa和440.6%。     

应变速率对Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni合金组织和力学性能的影响

目前的TRIP钢由于Mn、Si含量较低,室温条件下仅保留约10%的残余奥氏体,结果使变形过程中材料产生的相变诱发塑性量有限,不能满足一些要求产生更大相变诱发塑性场合的需要。研究表明：提高钢中Mn、Si含量并辅以适量其它合金元素（如铬和镍）是提高材料相变诱发塑性的有效途径。研究了Fe-17Mn-5Si-10Cr-4Ni合...