Biocompatibility and electron microscopy studies of epitaxial nanolaminate (Al0·5Ti0.5)N/ZrN coatings deposited by Arc-PVD technique

The ability to combine layers with high mechanical strength and additional physicochemical properties, such as biocompatibility, makes the use of multilayer coatings attractive for various applications. The transition from single layer to nanolaminate architecture can improve the mechanical performance of the coatings by increasing the number of interfaces and decreasing the modulation period of the layers. The microstructural study of the nanolaminate (Al_0·5Ti_0.5)N/ZrN coating with a modulation period λ of ≃ 20 nm was carried out using the TEM-HRTEM method. It was found that the coatings of (Al_0·5Ti_0.5)N/ZrN series consisted of two phases: the fcc-(Ti,Al)N solid solution obtained by isomorphic substitution of Ti atoms with Al ones in the TiN crystal lattice and the cubic ZrN phase. ZrN layers had a high texture structure with [111]-preferred growth texture and made a dominant effect on the nucleation and growth of (Al_0·5Ti_0.5)N layers. The epitaxial growth process was the most pronounced for fcc-(Ti,Al)N (111)||fcc-(ZrN) (111) and fcc-(Ti,Al)N (200)||fcc-(ZrN) (200) grains. Finally, the new coating demonstrated high biocompatibility, failure to toxicity and supported U2OS osteogenic cells proliferation within 7 days of cultivation.     

半导体衬底片的应力损伤及其行为

本文根据实际测量结果,一叙述了半导体衬底制片质量对外延生长的影响。特别是,讨论了在 GaAs、InP 衬底中,产生于切片、研磨和抛光加工过程中的机械损伤的影响。     

Polarity control of GaN epilayers grown on ZnO templates

We report the successful growth of Ga-polar GaN epilayers on O-polar ZnO templates pre-deposited on c-sapphire. Prior to GaN growth, NH₃ is exposed onto the ZnO template. The polarity of the GaN layers is confirmed by etching of the surface and by conversion beam electron diffraction (CBED), while the O-polar ZnO is confirmed by CBED. It is suggested that the NH₃ pre-exposure helps form a Zn₃N₂ layer, which possesses inversion symmetry and inverts the crystal from anion polar to cation polar.     

Crystal orientation of β-phase isotactic polypropylene induced by magnetic orientation of N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide

Melt crystallization of isotactic polypropylene (iPP), containing crystallites of N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide (DCNDCA) as a nucleating agent of the the β-phase iPP crystal, is carried out under a magnetic field (6 T) to obtain the alignment of the iPP crystal induced by magnetic alignment of DCNDCA. In a previous paper, DCNDCA was reported to undergo magnetic alignment in a liquid suspension. The obtained iPP sample exhibits alignment of the β-phase crystal with the c-axis aligned perpendicular to the magnetic field. The comparison of this alignment of iPP with the reported magnetic alignment of DCNDCA indicates that the β-phase crystal grows epitaxially on the DCNDCA crystal. The (330)_β plane of the iPP crystal lies on the bc-plane of the DCNDCA crystal in which the direction of the c-axis of the iPP coincides with the direction of the b-axis of the DCNDCA crystal.     

控制器模态不匹配的半马尔可夫系统的可达集分析

研究了控制器模态不匹配的半马尔可夫跳变线性系统的可达集。在不考虑有界转移速率约束的情况下,设计了模态与系统模态不匹配的控制器,得到了系统状态轨迹有界的充分条件。然后,分别研究了模态独立和模态依赖的控制策略,进一步讨论矩阵中含有不确定的概率和部分已知的矩阵情况。最后,通过算例和仿真结果验证了模态不匹配控制方法的有效性和优越性。     

视觉导航特征点匹配及误匹配剔除算法

飞行器视觉导航中图像的复杂性对特征点匹配提出了很高的要求。根据图像HSV色彩空间各分量固有的稳定性提出了一种新的特征点不变向量生成方法,以基于欧氏距离的最近邻准则作为特征点的相似度量将该算法提取的特征应用于图像特征点匹配;为了降低特征点描述向量的维数,提高匹配的实时性,采用了主成分分析(PCA)方法。针对误匹配问题,提出了一种利用惯性导航系统的输出信息进行误匹配特征点检测的方法。最后,通过实验证明,所提出的色彩匹配方法可以提高匹配的准确率,并且通过将PCA方法与上述方法结合不仅可以保持匹配的准确性还能降低计算的复杂度;所提出的误匹配检测方法可以较好的剔除误匹配点并能满足实时性的要求,这为视觉导航提供了一种可靠性更高的特征点匹配方法。     

Epitaxially grown graphene based gas sensors for ultra sensitive NO2 detection

Epitaxially grown single layer and multi layer graphene on SiC devices were fabricated and compared for response towards NO₂. Due to electron donation from SiC, single layer graphene is n-type with a very low carrier concentration. The choice of substrate is demonstrated to enable tailoring of the electronic properties of graphene, with a SiC substrate realising simple resistive devices tuned for extremely sensitive NO₂ detection. The gas exposed uppermost layer of the multi layer device is screened from the SiC by the intermediate layers leading to a p-type nature with a higher concentration of charge carriers and therefore, a lower gas response. The single layer graphene device is thought to undergo an n-p transition upon exposure to increasing concentrations of NO₂ indicated by a change in response direction. This transition is likely to be due to the transfer of electrons to NO₂ making holes the majority carriers.