In order to investigate nanomechanical properties of nanostructured Ti metallic material, pure Ti films were prepared by magnetron sputtering at the bias voltage of 0-140 V. The microstructure of Ti films was characte...In order to investigate nanomechanical properties of nanostructured Ti metallic material, pure Ti films were prepared by magnetron sputtering at the bias voltage of 0-140 V. The microstructure of Ti films was characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）. It is interesting to find that the microstructure of pure Ti films was characterized by the composite structure of amorphous-like matrix embodied with nanocrystallines, and the crystallization was improved with the increase of bias voltage. The hardness of Ti films measured by nanoindentation tests shows a linear relationship with grain sizes in the scale of 6-15 nm. However, the pure Ti films exhibit a soft tendency characterized by a smaller slope of Hall-Petch relationship. In addition, the effect of bias voltage on the growth orientation of Ti films was discussed.展开更多
High temperature treatment of tungsten alloy of W-5wt.% TM （transition metals, TM = Ni, Fe, Cu, Co） nanopowder was run under different temperatures to cover the oxidation rate at different temperatures. The correlat...High temperature treatment of tungsten alloy of W-5wt.% TM （transition metals, TM = Ni, Fe, Cu, Co） nanopowder was run under different temperatures to cover the oxidation rate at different temperatures. The correlation was developed for certain temperatures to find an equation for the relation between time and weight. The thermal treatment was done for different quantities at certain times. The proposed equation studies the correlation between temperature, time, and weight. For each temperature, a number of points were recorded from the measured oxidation curve. The shape of the curves is well-represented in this paper. The final results will present the highest temperature, the maximum weight, and the maximum time for full oxidation at high and low temperatures.展开更多
In the present work,the mechanical properties of bulk nanocrystalline(NC) bcc Fe under tensile deformation have been studied by molecular dynamics(MD) simulations.Average flow stress was found to decrease with grain r...In the present work,the mechanical properties of bulk nanocrystalline(NC) bcc Fe under tensile deformation have been studied by molecular dynamics(MD) simulations.Average flow stress was found to decrease with grain refinement below 13.54 nm,indicating a breakdown in the Hall-Petch relation.A change from grain boundary(GB) mediated dislocation activities to GB activities may be a possible explanation of the breakdown in the Hall-Petch relation.The results also indicate that the average flow stress increases with increasing strain rates and decreasing temperatures.Stress induced phase transformations were observed during the tensile deformation of NC Fe,and such phase transformations were found to be reversible with respect to the applied stress.The maximum fraction of the cp atoms was also found to increase with increasing applied stress.Significant phase transformation occurred in the stacking fault zone due to dislocation activities for large grain size(13.54 nm),while significant phase transformation occurred in the GBs due to GB activities for small grain size(3.39 nm).At deformation temperature of 900 K and above,no apparent phase transformation occurred because all atoms at GBs and grain interior could easily rearrange their position by thermal activation to form local vacancies/disordered structures rather than ordered close packed(cp) structures.展开更多
Magnetic nanoscale systems,including nanodots,nanofibers,nanowires and nanoparticles,are currently attracting great interest due to their interesting physical and promising applications in various fields,such as magne...Magnetic nanoscale systems,including nanodots,nanofibers,nanowires and nanoparticles,are currently attracting great interest due to their interesting physical and promising applications in various fields,such as magnetic recording,sensors,target drugs and catalysts,as well as others.To achieve ultrahigh recording density,the method of heat assisted magnetic recording(HAMR) has been introduced.In this work,with the help of a Monte Carlo method,the mechanisms of thermally assisted magnetization switching in FePt single-domain particles driven by an external magnetic field are investigated,where the temperature in the particles is assumed to follow a Gaussian distribution.Two nucleation modes are observed for different distributions of temperature.One is initiated by many droplets,which join each other at the boundary of the system;the other is ini-tiated by many droplets at the boundary,but in growth tending toward the inner part of the system.An inverse proportional relationship between the metastable lifetime and the distribution is also found.展开更多
In this paper,a phenomenological continuum theory of surface piezoelectricity accounting for the linear superficial interplay between electricity and elasticity is formulated primarily for elastic dielectric materials...In this paper,a phenomenological continuum theory of surface piezoelectricity accounting for the linear superficial interplay between electricity and elasticity is formulated primarily for elastic dielectric materials.This theory is inspired by the physical idea that once completely relaxed,an insulating free dielectric surface will sustain a nontrivial spontaneous surface polarization in the normal direction together with a tangential self-equilibrated residual surface stress field.Under external loadings,the surface Helmholtz free energy density is identified as the characteristic function of such surfaces,with the in-plane strain tensor of surface and the surface free charge density as the independent state variables.New boundary conditions governing the surface piezoelectricity are derived through the variational method.The resulting concepts of charge-dependent surface stress and deformationdependent surface electric field reflect the linear electromechanical coupling behavior of nanodielectric surfaces.As an illustrative example,an infinite radially polarizable piezoelectric nanotube with both inner and outer surfaces grounded is investigated.The novel phenomenon of possible surface-induced polarity inversion is predicted for thin enough nanotubes.展开更多
基金Projects(51102264,51271123)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(5313310202,13ZR1427900)supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission,China
文摘In order to investigate nanomechanical properties of nanostructured Ti metallic material, pure Ti films were prepared by magnetron sputtering at the bias voltage of 0-140 V. The microstructure of Ti films was characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）. It is interesting to find that the microstructure of pure Ti films was characterized by the composite structure of amorphous-like matrix embodied with nanocrystallines, and the crystallization was improved with the increase of bias voltage. The hardness of Ti films measured by nanoindentation tests shows a linear relationship with grain sizes in the scale of 6-15 nm. However, the pure Ti films exhibit a soft tendency characterized by a smaller slope of Hall-Petch relationship. In addition, the effect of bias voltage on the growth orientation of Ti films was discussed.
文摘High temperature treatment of tungsten alloy of W-5wt.% TM （transition metals, TM = Ni, Fe, Cu, Co） nanopowder was run under different temperatures to cover the oxidation rate at different temperatures. The correlation was developed for certain temperatures to find an equation for the relation between time and weight. The thermal treatment was done for different quantities at certain times. The proposed equation studies the correlation between temperature, time, and weight. For each temperature, a number of points were recorded from the measured oxidation curve. The shape of the curves is well-represented in this paper. The final results will present the highest temperature, the maximum weight, and the maximum time for full oxidation at high and low temperatures.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2012CB932203 and 2012CB937500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11002151,10721202and 11072243)
文摘In the present work,the mechanical properties of bulk nanocrystalline(NC) bcc Fe under tensile deformation have been studied by molecular dynamics(MD) simulations.Average flow stress was found to decrease with grain refinement below 13.54 nm,indicating a breakdown in the Hall-Petch relation.A change from grain boundary(GB) mediated dislocation activities to GB activities may be a possible explanation of the breakdown in the Hall-Petch relation.The results also indicate that the average flow stress increases with increasing strain rates and decreasing temperatures.Stress induced phase transformations were observed during the tensile deformation of NC Fe,and such phase transformations were found to be reversible with respect to the applied stress.The maximum fraction of the cp atoms was also found to increase with increasing applied stress.Significant phase transformation occurred in the stacking fault zone due to dislocation activities for large grain size(13.54 nm),while significant phase transformation occurred in the GBs due to GB activities for small grain size(3.39 nm).At deformation temperature of 900 K and above,no apparent phase transformation occurred because all atoms at GBs and grain interior could easily rearrange their position by thermal activation to form local vacancies/disordered structures rather than ordered close packed(cp) structures.
基金support by the Fund for Talents Introduction of Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences (Grant No. Z2011RCYJ03)
文摘Magnetic nanoscale systems,including nanodots,nanofibers,nanowires and nanoparticles,are currently attracting great interest due to their interesting physical and promising applications in various fields,such as magnetic recording,sensors,target drugs and catalysts,as well as others.To achieve ultrahigh recording density,the method of heat assisted magnetic recording(HAMR) has been introduced.In this work,with the help of a Monte Carlo method,the mechanisms of thermally assisted magnetization switching in FePt single-domain particles driven by an external magnetic field are investigated,where the temperature in the particles is assumed to follow a Gaussian distribution.Two nucleation modes are observed for different distributions of temperature.One is initiated by many droplets,which join each other at the boundary of the system;the other is ini-tiated by many droplets at the boundary,but in growth tending toward the inner part of the system.An inverse proportional relationship between the metastable lifetime and the distribution is also found.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 10772093,10972121,and 10732050)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos. 2007CB936803 and 2010CB-631005)
文摘In this paper,a phenomenological continuum theory of surface piezoelectricity accounting for the linear superficial interplay between electricity and elasticity is formulated primarily for elastic dielectric materials.This theory is inspired by the physical idea that once completely relaxed,an insulating free dielectric surface will sustain a nontrivial spontaneous surface polarization in the normal direction together with a tangential self-equilibrated residual surface stress field.Under external loadings,the surface Helmholtz free energy density is identified as the characteristic function of such surfaces,with the in-plane strain tensor of surface and the surface free charge density as the independent state variables.New boundary conditions governing the surface piezoelectricity are derived through the variational method.The resulting concepts of charge-dependent surface stress and deformationdependent surface electric field reflect the linear electromechanical coupling behavior of nanodielectric surfaces.As an illustrative example,an infinite radially polarizable piezoelectric nanotube with both inner and outer surfaces grounded is investigated.The novel phenomenon of possible surface-induced polarity inversion is predicted for thin enough nanotubes.
