Frequency-dependent Electrical Capacitance and Resistance of Ultra-high Performance Concrete and Their Responses to Compressive Strain

The frequency-dependent electrical properties and strain self-sensing behaviour of ultra-high performance concrete(UHPC)as cement-based stress/strain self-sensing(CBSS)smart materials were investigated in the frequency range from 100 Hz to 300 kHz.By using the electrical parameters of the equivalent electric circuit model,the quantitative relations of capacitance and conductance of CBSS with the measurement frequency were derived.The capacitance and the conductance exhibit power-law type dependence on the measurement frequency.The calculated capacitance values at frequencies beyond 2 kHz and conductance values are consistent with the experimental results.The sweep-frequency test and the fixed-frequency test were performed to examine effects of the excitation frequencies on strain self-sensing properties of CBSS.The fractional change in capacitance(FCC)and resistance(FCR)of CBSS are frequency-dependent in the frequency range from 100 Hz to the f_(B),but frequency-independent in the frequency range from the f_(B)to 300 kHz.The f_(A)and the f_(B)are 1.7-4.0 kHz and 11-78 kHz depending on the fiber dosages,respectively.FCC and FCR reach their maximum at the f_(A)and 100 Hz,respectively.The responses of capacitance and resistance of CBSS to strain show good repeatability during cyclic loading.As the fiber dosage increases,capacitance-based sensitivity to strain increases initially and then decreases at the f_(A),and resistance-based sensitivity to strain of CBSS increases with increasing fiber contents.

The applicability and underlying factors of frequency-dependent amplitude-versus-offset(AVO)inversion

Recently,the great potential of seismic dispersion attributes in oil and gas exploration has attracted extensive attention.The frequency-dependent amplitude versus offset(FAVO)technology,with dispersion gradient as a hydrocarbon indicator,has developed rapidly.Based on the classical AVO theory,the technology works on the assumption that elastic parameters are frequency-dependent,and implements FAVO inversion using spectral decomposition methods,so that it can take dispersive effects into account and effectively overcome the limitations of the classical AVO.However,the factors that affect FAVO are complicated.To this end,we construct a unified equation for FAVO inversion by combining several Zoeppritz approximations.We study and compare two strategies respectively with(strategy 1)and without(strategy 2)velocity as inversion input data.Using theoretical models,we investigate the influence of various factors,such as the Zoeppritz approximation used,P-and S-wave velocity dispersion,inversion input data,the strong reflection caused by non-reservoir interfaces,and the noise level of the seismic data.Our results show that FAVO inversion based on different Zoeppritz approximations gives similar results.In addition,the inversion results of strategy 2 are generally equivalent to that of strategy 1,which means that strategy 2 can be used to obtain dispersion attributes even if the velocity is not available.We also found that the existence of non-reservoir strong reflection interface may cause significant false dispersion.Therefore,logging,geological,and other relevant data should be fully used to prevent this undesirable consequence.Both the P-and S-wave related dispersion obtained from FAVO can be used as good indicators of a hydrocarbon reservoir,but the P-wave dispersion is more reliable.In fact,due to the mutual coupling of P-and S-wave dispersion terms,the P-wave dispersion gradient inverted from PP reflection seismic data has a stronger hydrocarbon detection ability than the S-wave dispersion gradient.Moreover,there is little difference in using post-stack data or pre-stack angle gathers as inversion input when only the P-wave dispersion is desired.The real application examples further demonstrate that dispersion attributes can not only indicate the location of a hydrocarbon reservoir,but also,to a certain extent,reveal the physical properties of reservoirs.

Direct hydrocarbon identification in shale oil reservoirs using fluid dispersion attribute based on an extended frequency-dependent seismic inversion scheme

The identification of hydrocarbons using seismic methods is critical in the prediction of shale oil res-ervoirs.However,delineating shales of high oil saturation is challenging owing to the similarity in the elastic properties of oil-and water-bearing shales.The complexity of the organic matter properties associated with kerogen and hydrocarbon further complicates the characterization of shale oil reservoirs using seismic methods.Nevertheless,the inelastic shale properties associated with oil saturation can enable the utilization of velocity dispersion for hydrocarbon identification in shales.In this study,a seismic inversion scheme based on the fluid dispersion attribute was proposed for the estimation of hydrocarbon enrichment.In the proposed approach,the conventional frequency-dependent inversion scheme was extended by incorporating the PP-wave reflection coefficient presented in terms of the effective fluid bulk modulus.A rock physics model for shale oil reservoirs was constructed to describe the relationship between hydrocarbon saturation and shale inelasticity.According to the modeling results,the hydrocarbon sensitivity of the frequency-dependent effective fluid bulk modulus is superior to the traditional compressional wave velocity dispersion of shales.Quantitative analysis of the inversion re-sults based on synthetics also reveals that the proposed approach identifies the oil saturation and related hydrocarbon enrichment better than the above-mentioned conventional approach.Meanwhile,in real data applications,actual drilling results validate the superiority of the proposed fluid dispersion attribute as a useful hydrocarbon indicator in shale oil reservoirs.

Fluid discrimination incorporating viscoelasticity and frequency-dependent amplitude variation with offsets inversion

Frequency-dependent amplitude versus offset(FAVO)inversion is a popular method to estimate the frequency-dependent elastic parameters by using amplitude and frequency information of pre-stack seismic data to guide fluid identification.Current frequency-dependent AVO inversion methods are mainly based on elastic theory without the consideration of the viscoelasticity of oil/gas.A fluid discrimination approach is proposed in this study by incorporating the viscoelasticity and relevant FAVO inversion.Based on viscoelastic and rock physics theories,a frequency-dependent viscoelastic solid-liquid decoupling fluid factor is initially constructed,and its sensitivity in fluid discrimination is compared with other conventional fluid factors.Furthermore,a novel reflectivity equation is derived in terms of the viscoelastic solid-liquid decoupling fluid factor.Due to the introduction of viscoelastic theory,the proposed reflectivity is related to frequency,which is more widely applicable than the traditional elastic reflectivity equation directly derived from the elastic reflectivity equation on frequency.Finally,a pragmatic frequency-dependent inversion method is introduced to verify the feasibility of the equation for frequency-dependent viscoelastic solid-liquid decoupling fluid factor prediction.Synthetic and field data examples demonstrate the feasibility and stability of the proposed approach in fluid discrimination.

Fluid identification and effective fracture prediction based on frequency-dependent AVOAz inversion for fractured reservoirs

Fluid and effective fracture identification in reservoirs is a crucial part of reservoir prediction.The frequency-dependent AVO inversion algorithms have proven to be effective for identifying fluid through its dispersion property.However,the conventional frequency-dependent AVO inversion algorithms based on Smith&Gidlow and Aki&Richards approximations do not consider the acquisition azimuth of seismic data and neglect the effect of seismic anisotropic dispersion in the actual medium.The aligned fractures in the subsurface medium induce anisotropy.The seismic anisotropy should be considered while accounting for the seismic dispersion properties through fluid-saturated fractured reservoirs.Anisotropy in such reservoirs is frequency-related due to wave-induced fluid-flow(WIFF)between interconnected fractures and pores.It can be used to identify fluid and effective fractures(fluid-saturated)by using azimuthal seismic data via anisotropic dispersion properties.In this paper,based on Rüger’s equation,we derived an analytical expression in the frequency domain for the frequencydependent AVOAz inversion in terms of fracture orientation,dispersion gradient of isotropic background rock,anisotropic dispersion gradient,and the dispersion at a normal incident angle.The frequency-dependent AVOAz equation utilizes azimuthal seismic data and considers the effect of both isotropic and anisotropic dispersion.Reassigned Gabor Transform(RGT)is used to achieve highresolution frequency division data.We then propose the frequency-dependent AVOAz inversion method to identify fluid and characterize effective fractures in fractured porous reservoirs.Through application to high-qualified seismic data of dolomite and carbonate reservoirs,the results show that the method is useful for identifying fluid and effective fractures in fluid-saturated fractured rocks.

Strain-threshold- and frequency-dependent seismic simulation of nonlinear soils

A one-dimensional equivalent linear method （EQL） is widely used in estimating seismic ground response. For this method, the shear modulus and damping ratio of inelastic soil are supposed to be frequency independent. However, historical earthquake records and laboratory test results indicate that nonlinear soil behavior is frequency- dependent. Several frequency-dependent equivalent linear methods （FDEQL） related to the Fourier amplitude of shear strain time history have been developed to take into account the frequency-dependent soil behavior. Furthermore, the shear strain threshold plays an important role in soil behavior. For shear strains below the elastic shear strain threshold, soil behaves essentially as a linear elastic mate- rial. To consider the effect of elastic-shear-strain-threshold- and frequency-dependent soil behavior on wave propaga- tion, the shear-strain-threshold- and frequency-dependent equivalent linear method （TFDEQL） is proposed. A series of analyses is implemented for EQL, FDEQL, and TFDEQL methods. Results show that elastic-shear-strain-threshold- and frequency-dependent soil behavior plays a great influence on the computed site response, especially for the high- frequency band. Also, the effect of elastic-strain-threshold- and frequency-dependent soil behavior on the site response is analyzed from relatively weak to strong input motion, and results show that the effect is more pronounced as input motion goes from weak to strong.

Decoupled estimation of frequency-dependent IQI and channel for OFDM systems with direct-conversion transceivers

The in-phase and quadrature-phase imbalance (IQI) is one of the major radio frequency impairments existing in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems with direct-conversion transceivers. During the transmission of the communication signal, the impact of IQI is coupled with channel impulse responses (CIR), which makes the traditional channel estimation schemes ineffective. A decoupled estimation scheme is proposed to separately estimate the frequency-dependent IQI and wireless channel. Firstly, the generalized channel model is built to separate the parameters of IQI and wireless channel. Then an iterative estimation scheme of frequency-dependent IQI is designed at the initial stage of communication. Finally, based on the estimation result of IQI, the least square algorithm is utilized to estimate the channel-related parameters at each time of channel variation. Compared with the joint estimation schemes of IQI and channel, the proposed decoupled estimation scheme requires much lower training overhead at each time of channel variation. Simulation results demonstrate the good estimation performance of the proposed scheme.

Frequency-dependent friction in pipelines

A comprehensive study of modeling the frequency-dependent friction in a pipeline during pressure transients following a sudden cut-off of the flow is presented. A new method using genetic algorithms（GAs） for parameter identification of the weighting function coefficients of the frequency-dependent friction model is described. The number of weighting terms required in the friction model is obtained. Comparisons between simulation results and experimental data of transient pressure pulsations close to the valve in horizontal upstream and downstream pipelines are carried out respectively.The validity of the parameter identification method for weighting function coefficients and the calculation method for the number of weighting terms in the friction model is confirmed.

Frequency-dependent reflection of elastic wave from thin bed in porous media

The reflection of elastic wave from thin bed in porous media is important for oil and gas reservoir seismic exploration.The equations for calculating frequency-dependent reflection amplitude versus incident angle(FDAVA)from thin bed in porous media are obtained based on porous media theory.Some conclusions are obtained from numerical analysis,specifically,slow compression wave may be ignored when considering boundary conditions in most situations;the dispersion of reflection from thin bed is much higher than that from thick layer and is periodic in frequency domain,which is affected by the thickness of thin bed,velocity,and incident angle;the reflection amplitude envelope in frequency domain decays exponentially,which is affected by the thickness of thin bed,attenuation,and incident angle;the reflection amplitude increases with thickness of thin bed increasing,and then it decreases when the thickness reaches to a quarter of wavelength.

Mixed Electric and Magnetic Coupling Design Based on Coupling Matrix Extraction

This paper proposes a design and fine-tuning method for mixed electric and magnetic coupling filters.It derives the quantitative relationship between the coupling coefficients(electric and magnetic coupling,i.e.,EC and MC)and the linear coefficients of frequencydependent coupling for the first time.Different from the parameter extraction technique using the bandpass circuit model,the proposed approach explicitly relatesEC and MC to the coupling matrix model.This paper provides a general theoretic framework for computer-aided design and tuning of a mixed electric and magnetic coupling filter based on coupling matrices.An example of a 7th-order coaxial combline filter design is given in the paper,verifying the practical value of the approach.

UWB Channel Modeling and Simulation with Continuous Frequency Response

Ultra-wideband(UWB)technology is a prospective technology for high-rate transmission and accurate localization in the future communication systems.State-of-art channel modeling approaches usually divide the UWB channel into several sub-band channels and model them independently.By considering frequency-dependent channel parameters,a novel analytical UWB channel model with continuous frequency response is proposed.The composite effect of all frequency components within the UWB channel on the channel impulse response(CIR)of delay domain is derived based on the continuous channel transfer function(CTF)of frequency domain.On this basis,a closed-form simulation model for UWB channels and geometry-based parameter calculation method are developed,which can guarantee the continuity of channel characteristics on the frequency domain and greatly reduce the simulation complexity.Finally,the proposed method is applied to generate UWB channel with 2 GHz bandwidth at sub-6GHz and millimeter wave(mmWave)bands,respectively.The channel measurements are also carried out to validate the proposed method.The simulated CIR and power gain are shown to be in good agreement with the measurement data.Moreover,the comparison results of power gain and Doppler power spectral density(DPSD)show that the proposed UWB channel model Received:Apr.23,2022 Revised:Jun.09,2022 Editor:Wei Fan achieves a good balance between the simulation accuracy and efficiency.

Sedimentary structure of the western Bohai Bay basin and other basins in North China revealed by frequency dependent P-wave particle motion

High-resolution seismic models of sediment basins are critical inputs for earthquake ground motion prediction and petroleum resource exploration.In this study we employed a newly developed technique that utilizes the frequency-dependent nonlinear P-wave particle motion to estimate sedimentary structure beneath the Bohai Bay basin.A recent study suggests that the delay of the P wave on the horizontal component relative the vertical component and its variations over frequency are caused by interference of the direct P wave with waves generated at the sediment base.The frequency-dependent delay time can be used to constrain sediment thickness and seismic velocity beneath recording stations.We measured the particle motions of teleseismic P waves recorded by 249 broadband stations of the North China Array,which covers the western Bohai Bay basin and its surrounding areas.We found that the P waves of 90 stations inside the Bohai Bay basin and other local basins within the Taihang and Yanshan mountain ranges exhibit significant frequency-dependent nonlinear particle motions,and used the particle motion data to invert the sediment thickness(Z0)and surface S-wave velocity(β0).The estimated sediment thickness inside the Bohai Bay Basin varies from 1.02 km to 3.72 km,with an average of 3.20 km,which roughly agrees with previous active source studies.

Improved performance of AlGaN/GaN HEMT by N_2O plasma pre-treatment

The influence of an N2O plasma pre-treatment technique on characteristics of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor（HEMT） prepared by using a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition（PECVD） system is presented.After the plasma treatment,the peak transconductance（gm） increases from 209 mS/mm to 293 mS/mm.Moreover,it is observed that the reverse gate leakage current is lowered by one order of magnitude and the drain current dispersion is improved in the plasma-treated device.From the analysis of frequency-dependent conductance,it can be seen that the trap state density（DT） and time constant（τT） of the N20-treated device are smaller than those of a non-treated device.The results indicate that the N2O plasma pre-pretreatment before the gate metal deposition could be a promising approach to enhancing the performance of the device.

Method of evaluating interface traps in Al2O3/AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors

In this paper, the interface states of the AlGaN/GaN metal–insulator–semiconductor(MIS) high electron mobility transistors(HEMTs) with an Al2 O3 gate dielectric are systematically evaluated. By frequency-dependent capacitance and conductance measurements, trap density and time constant at Al2 O3/AlGaN and AlGaN/GaN interface are determined.The experimental results reveal that the density of trap states and the activation energy at the Al2 O3/AlGaN interface are much higher than at the AlGaN/GaN interface. The photo-assisted capacitance-voltage measurements are performed to characterize the deep-level traps located near mid-gap at the Al2 O3/AlGaN interface, which indicates that a density of deep-level traps is lower than the density of the shallow-level states.

Characterization of Al_2O_3 /GaN/AlGaN/GaN metalinsulator-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors with different gate recess depths

In this paper, in order to solve the interface-trap issue and enhance the transconductance induced by high-k dielectric in metal-insulator-semiconductor （MIS） high electron mobility transistors （HEMTs）, we demonstrate better performances of recessed-gate A1203 MIS-HEMTs which are fabricated by Fluorine-based Si3N4 etching and chlorine- based A1CaN etching with three etching times （15 s, 17 s and 19 s）. The gate leakage current of MIS-HEMT is about three orders of magnitude lower than that of A1GaN/CaN HEMT. Through the recessed-gate etching, the transconductanee increases effectively. When the recessed-gate depth is 1.02 nm, the best interface performance with Tit----（0.20--1.59） p^s and Dit ：（0.55-1.08）x 1012 cm-2.eV- 1 can be obtained. After chlorine-based etching, the interface trap density reduces considerably without generating any new type of trap. The accumulated chlorine ions and the N vacancies in the AIGaN surface caused by the plasma etching can degrade the breakdown and the high frequency performances of devices. By comparing the characteristics of recessed-gate MIS-HEMTs with different etching times, it is found that a low power chlorine-based plasma etching for a short time （15 s in this paper） can enhance the performances of MIS-HEMTs effectively.

Liquid crystal model of vesicle deformation in alternating electric fields

Considering the effects of osmotic pressure, elastic bending, Maxwell pressure, surface tension, as well as flexo-electric and dielectric properties of phospholipid membrane, the shape equation for sphere vesicle in alternation （AC） electric field is derived based on the liquid crystal model by minimizing the free energy due to coupled mechanical and AC electrical fields. Besides the effect of elastic bending, the influence of osmotic pressure and surface tension on the frequency dependent behavior of vesicle membrane in AC electric field is also discussed. Our theoretical results for membrane deformation are consistent with corresponding experiments. The present model provides the possibility to further disclose the frequency-depended behavior of biological cells in the coupled AC electric and different mechanical fields.

Synthetic sensitivity analysis of high frequency radiation of 2011Tohoku-Oki(MW9.0) earthquake

Frequency-dependent rupture behavior of sub- duction zone interplate megathrust faults has been observed by back-projection method in different frequency bands （from 0.05 to 5 Hz）. It has been suggested that the down-dip region of the Tohoku megathrust radiated strongly at high frequencies （〉10 Hz） compared with that of the up-dip region. By assuming the same source tirne function of each fault patch, we perform a synthetic sensitivity analysis to compare the energy received from the shallower parts （and further way from the receiver sites） with that frona the deeper parts （and closer to the receiver sites） of the rupture. Our results indicate that regional onshore recordings are probably not adequate to constrain the presence of far-off shore high frequency radiations because of the strong attenuation of this region.

Investigation of trap states in Al_2O_3 InAlN/GaN metal–oxide–semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors

In this paper the trapping effects in Al2O3/In0.17Al0.83N/GaN MOS-HEMT（here, HEMT stands for high electron mobility transistor） are investigated by frequency-dependent capacitance and conductance analysis. The trap states are found at both the Al2O3/In AlN and InAlN/GaN interface. Trap states in InAlN/GaN heterostructure are determined to have mixed de-trapping mechanisms, emission, and tunneling. Part of the electrons captured in the trap states are likely to tunnel into the two-dimensional electron gas（2DEG） channel under serious band bending and stronger electric field peak caused by high Al content in the In AlN barrier, which explains the opposite voltage dependence of time constant and relation between the time constant and energy of the trap states.

MODIFIED SZABO'S WAVE EQUATION FOR ARBITRARILY FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT VISCOUS DISSIPATION IN SOFT MATTER WITH APPLICATIONS TO 3D ULTRASONIC IMAGING

Soft matters are observed anomalous viscosity behaviors often characterized by a power law frequency dependent attenuation in acoustic wave propagation. Recent decades have witnessed a fast growing research on developing various models for such anomalous viscosity behaviors among which one of the present authors proposed the modified Szabo＇s wave equation via the positive fractional derivative. The purpose of this study is to apply the modified Szabo＇s wave equation to simulate a recent ultrasonic imaging technique called the clinical amplitude- velocity reconstruction imaging （CARI） of breast tumors which are of typical soft tissue matters. Investigations have been made on the effects of the size and position of tumors on the quality of ultrasonic medical imaging. It is observed from numerical results that the sound pressure along the reflecting line, which indicates the detection results, varies obviously with sizes and lateral positions of tumors, but remains almost the same for different axial positions.

Frequency-dependent alterations in regional homogeneity in young carriers of the apolipoprotein E genotype

Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging(rf MRI),previous studies showed that the APOE e4 allele might affect the functional connectivity between remote brain regions[1,2].However,the local functional connectivity of APOE e4 carriers has rarely been explored.Regional homogeneity(Re Ho)has been widely used to