纳米磁学与自旋电子学国际研讨会在我校召开

2010年7月22日至24日，由中国科技大学国际功能材料量子设计中心（ICQD）、北京大学量子材料中心（ICQM）和山西师范大学联合主办，由山西师范大学承办的“纳米磁学与自旋电子学国际研讨会 （International Workshop on Nanomagnetism and Spintronics ： Current Status and Outlook ）”在我校召开，来自国内外15所著名高校和科研院所的21位知名学者参加了本次研讨会．

Ni掺杂ZnO纳米线的电子结构与磁性

采用自旋极化密度泛函理论系统研究了Ni掺杂ZnO纳米线的电子结构、磁学和光学性质.磁学性质计算结果显示六种Ni掺杂ZnO纳米线的磁性耦合体系出现了铁磁(FM)、反铁磁(AFM)和顺磁(PM)二种不同的耦合状态.能量计算结果表明Ni原子在纳米线外表面沿[0001]方向替代Zn原子时能量最低,体系的AFM耦合相对稳定,AFM体系表现出金属性.态密度计算结果显示FM耦合在费米能级附近出现了明显的自旋极化现象,发生了强烈的Ni 3d和O 2p杂化效应,掺杂产生的磁矩主要来源于Ni 3d未成对轨道电子和部分O 2p轨道电子的贡献,FM耦合表现出半金属性.另外,光学性质计算结果显示Ni掺杂ZnO纳米线的远紫外吸收峰发生了红移现象,而380 nm附近的近紫外吸收峰发生了明显的蓝移现象,在整个紫外区都表现出了优异的发光性能.以上结果表明Ni掺杂ZnO纳米线是一种很有前途的磁光电子材料.

Effects of sputtering pressure on nanostructure and nanomechanical properties of AlN films prepared by RF reactive sputtering

Wurtzite aluminum nitride（AlN） films were deposited on Si（100） wafers under various sputtering pressures by radio-frequency（RF） reactive magnetron sputtering. The film properties were investigated by XRD, SEM, AFM, XPS and nanoindenter techniques. It is suggested from the XRD patterns that highly c-axis oriented films grow preferentially at low pressures and the growth of（100） planes are preferred at higher pressures. The SEM and AFM images both reveal that the deposition rate and the surface roughness decrease while the average grain size increases with increasing the sputtering pressure. XPS results show that lowering the sputtering pressure is a useful way to minimize the incorporation of oxygen atoms into the AlN films and hence a film with closer stoichiometric composition is obtained. From the measurement of nanomechanical properties of AlN thin films, the largest hardness and elastic modulus are obtained at 0.30 Pa.

Composition Dependent Magnetic Properties of Ni-Co-P Coated Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes were coated with a layer of nickel-cobalt-phosphorus （Ni-Co-P） alloy with different compositions of Ni/Co through electroless plating. The effects of the concentration ratio of Co^2＋ to Ni^2＋, bath temperature, and pH on deposition rate are discussed. The prepared carbon nanotubes covered with Ni-Co-P were characterized and analyzed by fieldemission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and a vibrating sample magnetometer. The results show that the deposition rate reached the maximum when the concentration ratio of Co^2＋ to Ni^2＋ is 1 and the pH is 9; the deposition rate increases with the increase of bath temperature. The measurements of the magnetic properties of the obtained carbon nanotubes covered with Ni-Co-P indicate that the magnetic properties greatly depend on the concentration ratio of Co^2＋ to Ni^2＋, and the magnetic saturation reaches the maximum value when the Co^2＋ to Ni^2＋ ratio is 1. In addition, there are two peaks in the coercivity curve at Co^2＋ to Ni^2＋ ratios of 1/2 and 4/1, while the two peaks in the magnetic conductivity curve are located at Co^2＋ to Ni^2＋ ratios of 1/4 and 4/1.

Entropy analysis of SWCNT & MWCNT flow induced by collecting beating of cilia with porous medium

In this article, we considers the thermodynamics analysis of creeping viscous nanofluid flow in a horizontal ciliated tube under the effects of a uniform magnetic field and porous medium. Moreover, energy analysis is performed in the presence of an internal heat source and thermal radiation phenomena. The thermal conductivity of base fluid water is strengthened by considering the carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Mathematical formulation operated, results in a set of non-linear coupled partial differential equations. The governed differential system is transformed into an ordinary differential system by considering suitable similarity variables. Exact solutions in the closed form are computed for the temperature, momentum and pressure gradient profiles. In this study, special attention is devoted to the electrical conductivity of the CNTs. Streamlines patterns are also discussed to witness the flow lines for different parameters. Thermodynamics analysis shows that entropy of the current flow system is an increasing function of Brinkmann number, magnetic parameter, nanoparticle concentration parameter and Darcy number.

Electrodeposition and characterization of nanocrystalline Fe-Ni-Cr alloy coatings synthesized via pulse current method

The nanocrystalline Fe-Ni-Cr coatings were electrodeposited by using the pulse current technique.The SEM results showed that the coatings had a mixed morphology of small nodules and fine cauliflower structures at low current densities.Also,the Cr content was increased at expense of Fe and Ni contents at high current densities.XRD patterns confirmed that the pulse current density had a positive effect on the grain refinement.The results of vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)measurements demonstrated that by increasing the current density,the saturation magnetization was decreased and the coercivity was increased due to the enhancement of Cr content and the reduction of the grain size.The friction coefficient and wear rate values were decreased by increasing the pulse current density.Also,both the adhesive and abrasive wear mechanisms were observed on the worn surfaces.The abrasive grooves and the amount of wear debris were decreased by increasing the pulse current density.

Synthesis of Ni-Zn ferrite and its microstructure and magnetic properties

Nanometer Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 powders with spinel phase were prepared by the hydrothermal method using purified FeSO4 solution from sodium jarosite＇s slag as materials. The results show that the spinel phase of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 powders begins to form at a relatively low temperature （130 ℃） and a shorter holding time （1 h） when pH=8. The crystallization kinetics equation at 200℃ is ln[-ln（1-x）] =-0.78＋0.951n t. The growth activation energy of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 grains is 41.6 kJ/moL in hydrothermal synthesis process. With the increase of sintering temperature, the density and diameter shrinkage of ferrite circulus increase, whereas its pores decrease. The results of magnetic measurements show that saturation magnetic flux density Bs increases and the coercivity Hc decreases with the increase of their sintering temperature. Magnetic parameters of all the investigated samples satisfy the character demand of high Bs, low Br and low Hc of soft magnetic ferrite materials.

Optimization of mechanical properties using D-optimal factorial design of experiment: Electromagnetic stir casting process of A357-SiC nanocomposite

Electromagnetic stir casting process of A357-Si C nanocomposite was discussed using the D-optimal design of experiment(DODOE) method. As the main objective, nine random experiments obtained by DX-7 software were performed. By this method, A357-Si C nanocomposites with 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt.% Si C were fabricated at three different frequencies(10, 35 and 60 Hz) in the experimental stage. The microstructural evolution was characterized by scanning electron and optical microscopes, and the mechanical properties were investigated using hardness and roomtemperature uniaxial tensile tests. The results showed that the homogeneous distribution of Si C nanoparticles leads to the microstructure evolution from dendritic to non-dendritic form and a reduction of size by 73.9%. Additionally, based on DODOE, F-values of 44.80 and 179.64 were achieved for yield stress(YS) and ultimate tensile strength(UTS), respectively, implying that the model is significant and the variables(Si C fraction and stirring frequency) were appropriately selected. The optimum values of the Si C fraction and stirring frequency were found to be 1.5 wt.% and 60 Hz, respectively. In this case, YS and UTS for A357-Si C nanocomposites were obtained to be 120 and 188 MPa(57.7% and 57.9 % increase compared with those of the as-cast sample), respectively.

Magnetic and optical properties of zinc chromite nanostructures prepared by microwave method

The nanostructures of zinc chromite（Zn Cr2O4） were fabricated by the microwave method. It was shown that the well-crystallized spinel structure is formed after annealing at 700 °C. The influence of reaction time and irradiation power of oven on the size and shape of the as-prepared Zn Cr2O4 samples was studied. The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy dispersive X-ray（EDX）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy（DRS）, photoluminescence（PL） spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared（FTIR） spectra and vibrating sample magnetometry（VSM）, respectively. The optical band gap calculated using DRS was found to be 3.50 e V for Zn Cr2O4 nanostructures. Photoluminescence measurements also confirmed this result.

Combined effects of local curvature and elasticity of an isothermal wall for jet impingement cooling under magnetic field effects

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of local curvature and elastic wall effects of an isothermal hot wall for the purpose of jet impingement cooling performance.Finite element method was used with ALE.Different important parametric effects such as Re number(between 100 and 700),Ha number(between 0 and 20),elasticity(between 104 and 109),curvature of the surface(elliptic,radius ratio between 1 and 0.25) and nanoparticle volume fraction(between 0 and 0.05) on the cooling performance were investigated numerically.The results showed that the average Nu number enhances for higher Hartmann number,higher values of elastic modulus of partly flexible wall and higher nanoparticle volume fraction.When the magnetic field is imposed at the highest strength,there is an increase of3.85% in the average Nu for the curved elastic wall whereas it is 89.22% for the hot part above it,which is due to the vortex suppression effects.Nanoparticle inclusion in the base fluid improves the heat transfer rate by about 27.6% in the absence of magnetic field whereas it is 20.5% under the effects of magnetic field at Ha=20.Curvature effects become important for higher Re numbers and at Re=700,there is 14.11% variation in the average Nu between the cases with the lowest and highest radius ratio.The elastic wall effects on the heat transfer are reduced with the increased curvature of the bottom wall.

Laccase biosensor using magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotubes and chitosan/silica hybrid membrane modified magnetic carbon paste electrode

A simple and rapid strategy to construct laccase biosensor for determination of catechol was investigated. Magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MMCNT) which possess excellent capability of electron transfer were prepared by chemical coprecipitation method. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) were used to identify its surfacetopography and magnetization, respectively. Laccase was immobilized on the MMCNT modified magnetic carbon paste electrode by the aid of chitosan/silica (CS) hybrid membrane. Using current-time detection method, the biosensor shows a linear response related to the concentration of catechol in the range from 10-7 to 0.165×10-3 mol/L. The corresponding detection limit is 3.34×10-8 mol/L based on signal-to-noise ratios (S/N) ≥3 under the optimized conditions. In addition, its response current retains 90% of the original after being stored for 45 d. The results indicate that this proposed strategy can be expected to develop other enzyme-based biosensors.

Stabilization of Magnetite Nanoparticles by Encapsulation into the Silica Matrix

Different methods have been investigated for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. Control of the particle size, dispersion, purity and stability have been always regarded an issue. In this study magnetite （Fe304） superparamagnetic nanoparticles with a size range about 20 nm have been successfully synthesized using chemical co-precipitation method from the solution of ferrous/ferric mixed salt-solution in alkaline media in oxygen-free environment. The sol-gel method has been chose to encapsulate magnetic nanoparticles into silica matrix. The phase structures, morphologies, surface area, functional classes and magnetic properties have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM and AFM, BET, FT-IR and VSM. The results showed that the resultant films, consisting of encapsulated magnetite have crack free and smooth surface with a roughness value 1.5 rim.

2004～2005年磁学和磁性材料研究新进展 （二）金属磁性和材料、磁技术、磁应用及交叉磁学

综合介绍了2004-2005年国内外磁学和磁性材料在基础和应用研究方面的若干新进展。这是从1977年开始的每年撰写新进展综述的继续。全文分为（一）（二）两部分，第一部分含一般磁性和非金属磁性、微波磁学、磁光学、磁电子学、磁记录学、磁共振学（铁磁共振、顺磁共振、核磁共振，Mossbauer效应）；第二部分含金属磁性、稀土磁学、纳米和非晶磁学、磁性材料和磁效应、磁技术和磁应用、交叉磁学（生物磁学、地球磁学和宇宙磁学、原子核磁学和基本粒子磁学）。资料取自这一时期的磁学会议和期刊文献。附录中列出2005年国内外有关磁学会议的题录。

2002～2003年磁学和磁性材料新进展（二）：金属磁性和材料、磁技术、磁应用和交叉磁学

综合介绍了2002～2003年间国内外磁学和磁性材料在基础和应用研究方面的若干新进展，这是从1977年开始的每年撰写相关新进展的继续。全文分为(一)、(二)两部分，第一部分含一般磁性和非金属磁性、微波磁学、磁光学、磁电子学、磁记录学、磁共振(铁磁、顺磁、核磁共振、Mǒssbauex效应)；第二部分含金属磁性、稀土磁学、纳米和非晶磁学、磁性材料和磁效应、磁技术和磁应用、交叉磁学(生物磁学、地球和宇宙磁学、原子核和基本粒子磁学)。资料取自这一时期的磁学会议和期刊文献，附录中列出2003年国内外有关磁学会议的题录。

2001—2002年磁学新进展综述（二）金属磁性和材料、新技术、新应用及交叉磁学

综合介绍了2001－2002年间国内外磁学和磁性材料在应用和基础研究方面的若干新进展，这是从1977年开始的每年综述的继续。全文分（一）、（二）两部分，第一部分为一般磁性、非金属磁性和材料及磁共振。主要介绍一般和非金属磁性、微波磁学、磁光学、磁电子学、磁记录、各种磁共振（铁磁、顺磁、核磁共振和Moessbauer效应）；第二部分为金属磁性和材料、新技术、新应用、交叉磁学（生物磁学、地球和宇宙磁学、原子核和基本粒子磁学）。资料取自这一时期的磁学会议和期刊文献，附录中列出2002年国内外有关磁学会议的题录。

超顺磁纳米颗粒高频磁性机制的研究进展

超顺磁纳米颗粒由于维度的减小在磁化机制上明显不同于块体磁性材料，主要取决于内禀的晶场作用、外禀的热能扰动和颗粒间的偶极相互作用，对其磁化机制的研究不仅可以促进纳米磁学理论的发展，也有助于磁性纳米颗粒在高密度磁存储介质、高频电子器件和自旋电子器件中的应用，因而在纳米磁学研究中得到了广泛的关注。

Growth and magnetic properties of single crystalline Ni nanowire arrays prepared by pulse DC electrodeposition

Highly textured Ni nanowire arrays were fabricated into anodic aluminum oxide （AAO） templates by pulse DC electrodeposi- tion. The applied voltage and pH value of electrolytes were found strongly affecting the microstrucmre and magnetic proper ties of Ni nanowire arrays. Low applied potential and pH value both prefer to form polycrystalline fcc Ni nanowires. Increas- ing the applied potential or pH value favors the Ni [220] texture and even eventually forms the [220] oriented single crystal Ni wires, while exorbitant potential and pH value will conversely weaken the texture of nanowires. The magnetic properties of Ni wires are closely related to the microstructure of Ni nanowire arrays and large coercivities more than 1000 Oe were achieved at single crystalline Ni nanowire arrays. The mechanisms for the effect of applied potential and pH value on the grain size, tex- ture and magnetic properties of Ni nanowire arrays have been discussed.