A theoretical prediction of ion conductivity for solid state HfO2 is carried out in analogy to ZrO2 based on the density functional calculation. Geometric and electronic structures of pure bulks exhibit similarity for...A theoretical prediction of ion conductivity for solid state HfO2 is carried out in analogy to ZrO2 based on the density functional calculation. Geometric and electronic structures of pure bulks exhibit similarity for the two materials. Negative formation enthalpy and negative vacancy formation energy are found for YSH （yttria-stabilized hafnia） and YSZ （yttria- stabilized zirconia）, suggesting the stability of both materials. Low activation energies （below 0.7 eV） of diffusion are found in both materials, and YSH＇s is a little higher than that of YSZ. In addition, for both HfO2 and ZrO2, the supercells with native oxygen vacancies are also studied. The so-called defect states are observed in the supercells with neutral and ＋1 charge native vacancy but not in the ＋2 charge one. It can give an explanation to the relatively lower activation energies of yttria-doped oxides and ＋2 charge vacancy supercells. A brief discussion is presented to explain the different YSH ion conductivities in the experiment and obtained by us, and we attribute this to the different ion vibrations at different temperatures.展开更多
The simultaneous measurement of heat and mass diffusivities in unsaturated moist soils was presented by using a constant heat flux method. It can determine the heat and mass diffusivities in a moist soil through only ...The simultaneous measurement of heat and mass diffusivities in unsaturated moist soils was presented by using a constant heat flux method. It can determine the heat and mass diffusivities in a moist soil through only one test. The experimental results show that the developed method is timesaving and has potential applications. It provides a new way for the fast and accurate measurement of heat and mass diffusivities in moist soils and other unsaturated wet porous media.展开更多
A method of measuring thermal diffusivity of materials at room temperature by photothermal reflection technique is described. An intensity-modulated Ar+ laser beam is used as incident light. The beam is focused to abo...A method of measuring thermal diffusivity of materials at room temperature by photothermal reflection technique is described. An intensity-modulated Ar+ laser beam is used as incident light. The beam is focused to about 1 mm diameter spot and illuminates the sample surface. HgCdTe infrared detector is used to receive photothermal signal. By using this technique, the photothermal signals are experimentally measured as the function of different frequencies. The thermal diffusivities can be obtained by fitting the experimental data. On the other hand, the thermal diffusivities of one-way composite and orthogonal symmetric arranged composites Al2O3/Al are measured in transverse, longitudinal and arbitrary directions. The results show that the diffusivity of one-way material decreases with the increase of the measurement angle; the diffusivity of orthogonally arranged material almost keeps the same when measurement angle changes.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10647008 and 50971099)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, China (Grant No. 20096101110017)
文摘A theoretical prediction of ion conductivity for solid state HfO2 is carried out in analogy to ZrO2 based on the density functional calculation. Geometric and electronic structures of pure bulks exhibit similarity for the two materials. Negative formation enthalpy and negative vacancy formation energy are found for YSH （yttria-stabilized hafnia） and YSZ （yttria- stabilized zirconia）, suggesting the stability of both materials. Low activation energies （below 0.7 eV） of diffusion are found in both materials, and YSH＇s is a little higher than that of YSZ. In addition, for both HfO2 and ZrO2, the supercells with native oxygen vacancies are also studied. The so-called defect states are observed in the supercells with neutral and ＋1 charge native vacancy but not in the ＋2 charge one. It can give an explanation to the relatively lower activation energies of yttria-doped oxides and ＋2 charge vacancy supercells. A brief discussion is presented to explain the different YSH ion conductivities in the experiment and obtained by us, and we attribute this to the different ion vibrations at different temperatures.
文摘The simultaneous measurement of heat and mass diffusivities in unsaturated moist soils was presented by using a constant heat flux method. It can determine the heat and mass diffusivities in a moist soil through only one test. The experimental results show that the developed method is timesaving and has potential applications. It provides a new way for the fast and accurate measurement of heat and mass diffusivities in moist soils and other unsaturated wet porous media.
基金This project was supported by Shandong National Science Foundation under Grant No. Y2002A08.
文摘A method of measuring thermal diffusivity of materials at room temperature by photothermal reflection technique is described. An intensity-modulated Ar+ laser beam is used as incident light. The beam is focused to about 1 mm diameter spot and illuminates the sample surface. HgCdTe infrared detector is used to receive photothermal signal. By using this technique, the photothermal signals are experimentally measured as the function of different frequencies. The thermal diffusivities can be obtained by fitting the experimental data. On the other hand, the thermal diffusivities of one-way composite and orthogonal symmetric arranged composites Al2O3/Al are measured in transverse, longitudinal and arbitrary directions. The results show that the diffusivity of one-way material decreases with the increase of the measurement angle; the diffusivity of orthogonally arranged material almost keeps the same when measurement angle changes.
