Effect of TbF_(3)diffusion on the demagnetization behavior and domain evolution of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by electrophoretic deposition

We studied the magnetic properties and domain evolution of annealed and TbF3-diffused sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets using the electrophoretic deposition method.After TbF_(3)diffusion,the coercivity increased significantly by 9.9 kOe and microstructural analysis suggested that Tb favored the formation of the(Nd,Tb)_(2)Fe_(14)B shell phase in the outer region of the matrix grains.The first magnetization reversal and the dynamic successive domain propagation process were detected with a magneto-optical Kerr microscope.For the TbF_(3)-diffused magnet,the magnetization reversal appeared at a larger applied field and the degree of simultaneous magnetization reversal decreased compared with an annealed magnet.During demagnetization after full magnetization,the occurrence of domain wall motion(DWM)in the reproduced multi-domain regions was observed by the step method.The maximum polarization change resulting from the reproduced DWM was inversely related to the coercivity.The increased coercivity for the diffused magnet was mainly attributed to the more difficult nucleation of the magnetic reversed region owing to the improved magneto-crystalline anisotropy field as a result of Tb diffusion.

Phase constitution and microstructure of Ce–Fe–B strip-casting alloy

The strip-casting technique plays an important role in fabricating high coercivity sintered magnet. In this paper, we investigate the phase constitution and the microstructure of rapidly solidified Ce-Fe-B alloy fabricated by strip-casting. We find that the Ce2FelgB phase coexists with Fe, Fe2B, and CeFe2 phases in the Ce-Fe-B strips. The eutectic stucture consisting of Fe and Fe2B is encased in Ce2Fe14B grains, which is blocked by the CeFe2 grains at triple junctions, indicating that the microstructure of Ce-Fe-B strip is characteristic of a peritectic solidification. Thermal analysis indicates that the large supercooling of Ce2Fe14B results in the residual Fe and Fe2B. The microstructural optimization in Ce-Fe-B strips without Fe and Fe2B could be achieved by a heat treatment of 1000 ℃.

Structure and Pozzolanic Activity of Calcined Coal Gangue during the Process of Mechanical Activation

On the basis of analyzing coal gangue＇s chemical and mineral compositions, the structure change of coal gangue during the mechanical activation was investigated by XRD, FTIR, NMR, and the mechanical strength of the cement doped coal gangue with various specific surface area was tested. The experimental results indicate that, the lattice structure of metakaolin in coal gangue samples calcined at 700 ℃ disorganizes gradually and becomes disordered, and the lattice structure of α-quartz is distorted slightly. The pozzolanic activity of the coal gangue increases obviously with its structural disorganization.

Effects of Cd and Sn on double-peak age-hardening behaviors of Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys

The effects of trace elements Cd and Sn on precipitation process of Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys were investigated in the present research.It is shown that the addition of Cd and Sn not only increases remarkably the aging peak hardness and reduces the time to reach aging peak,but also eliminates the double-aging-peak phenomenon which appears in Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys.In Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys the first aging peak corresponds to GP zones(especially GPⅡ) ,and the second one is caused by metastable phases.The obvious time interval of transition from GPⅡ to metastable phases associates with the double-aging-peak phenomenon.The results of DSC and TEM show that Cd/Sn elements suppress the formation of GPⅠzone,stimulate the formation of θ",θ' and θ phases,and then shorten remarkably the temperature intervals of each exothermic peak.Because the transition interval between GPⅡzone and metastable phases is shortened by Cd/Sn in Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys,θ' phase coexists with θ" phase in matrix of ageing peak condition,which causes effective hardening on the alloys,and at the same time,eliminates the double-aging-peak phenomenon.

Effects of CeO_2 doping on the structure and properties of PSN-PZN-PMS-PZT piezoelectric ceramics

Quinary system piezoelectric ceramics PSN-PZN-PMS-PZT were prepared by using a two-step method. The effects of CeO2 doping on piezoelectric and dielectric properties of the system were investigated at morphotropic phase boundary （MPB）. The results reveal that the relative dielectric constant ε33^T｜ε0, the Curie temperature To, the piezoelectric constant d33, the mechanical quality factor Qm, and the electromechanical coupling coefficient Kp are changed with the increase of CeO2 content. On the other hand, the effects of CeO2 doping on the dielectric properties of PSN-PZN-PMS-PZT piezoelectric ceramics at high electric field are consistent with the change at weak electric field. The values of dielectric constant and dielectric loss are enhanced with the increasing of electric field.

Microstructure and wear properties of tungsten carbide reinforced steel matrix composites

WC（27%） reinforced steel matrix composites were produced by using an electroslag melting casting technique. The microstructure of the material was characterized using scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. Energy dispersive spectroscopy（EDS） and transmission electron （micro-）（scopy） were performed to investigate the interfacial composition between WC particle and steel matrix. The results reveal that the WC particles are partially melted into the steel substrate. At the same time, a reaction layer was detected along with the periphery of WC particle, which significantly enhances the bonding strength of the interface. A slipping wear （high stress abrasion） test was utilized to understand the wear behavior of this material. Abrasive experiment displays a better wear resistance than unreinforced steel matrix when coarse WC particles are dispersed into it. The coarse particles provide greater wear-resistance than the fine particles and operatively takes on the most applied loads. Additionally, the large particles have not been peeled during the wear process for a long time, which indicates the effect of interfacial reaction on wear behavior at the ambient temperature. A double carbide （Fe, W）3C is detected in the interface zone between particles and matrices using transmission electron microscopy.

Origin of strain-induced resonances in flexible terahertz metamaterials

Two types of flexible terahertz metamaterials were fabricated on polyethylene naphthalate（PEN） substrates. The unit cell of one type consists of two identical split-ring resonators（SRRs） that are arranged face-to-face（i.e., Flex Meta F）; the unit cell of the other type has nothing different but is arranged back-to-back（i.e., Flex Meta B）. Flex Meta F and Flex Meta B illustrate the similar transmission dips under zero strain because the excitation of fundamental inductive–capacitive（LC）resonance is mainly dependent on the geometric structure of individual SRR. However, if a gradually variant strain is applied to bend Flex Meta F and Flex Meta B, the new resonant peaks appear： in the case of Flex Meta F, the peaks are located at the lower frequencies; in the case of Flex Meta B, the peaks appear at the frequencies adjacent to the LC resonance. The origin and evolution of strain-induced resonances are studied. The origin is ascribed to the detuning effect and the different responses to strain from Flex Meta F and Flex Meta B are associated with the coupling effect. These findings may improve the understanding on flexible terahertz metamaterials and benefit their applications in flexible or curved devices.

Fabrication, properties, and applications of flexible magnetic films

Flexible magnetic devices, i.e., magnetic devices fabricated on flexible substrates, are very attractive in applications such as detection of magnetic field in an arbitrary surface, non-contact actuators, and microwave devices, due to their stretchable, biocompatible, light-weight, portable, and low cost properties. Flexible magnetic films are essential for the realization of various functionalities of flexible magnetic devices. To give a comprehensive understanding for flexible magnetic films and related devices, recent advances in the study of flexible magnetic films are reviewed, including fabrication methods, magnetic and transport properties of flexible magnetic films, and their applications in magnetic sensors, actuators, and microwave devices. Our aim is to foster a comprehensive understanding of these films and devices. Three typical methods have been introduced to prepare the flexible magnetic films, by deposition of magnetic films on flexible substrates, by a transfer and bonding approach or by including and then removing sacrificial layers. Stretching or bending the magnetic films is a good way to apply mechanical strain to them, so that magnetic anisotropy, exchange bias, coercivity, and magnetoresistance can be effectively manipulated. Finally, a series of examples is shown to demonstrate the great potential of flexible magnetic films for future applications.

SYNTHESES AND CHARACTERIZATIONS OF HYPERBRANCHED POLYPHENYLENES

New hyperbranched polyphenylenes with high molecular weights are synthesized by the copolycyclotrimerizations of 1,4-diethynylbenzene (I) with phenylacetylene (A), 1-octyne (B), and 1-dodecyne (C) catalyzed by TaCl5-Ph4Sn. The polymers are completely soluble in common solvents such as toluene, THF, chloroform, and dichloromethane. The polymers are characterized by spectroscopic methods and all of the polymers give satisfactory analysis data corresponding to their expected molecular structures.

Optimizing and fabricating magnetocaloric materials

The microstructural modification of existing materials for magnetic cooling applications, and mass fabrication of the modified materials are reviewed, emphasizing the maximization of magnetic entropy change and minimization of hysteresis losses, as well as the engineering problems in the actual application of promising materials. In the first part, physical rules are put forward to explore high performance magnetic refrigerants, including the enhancement of adiabatic temperature change in finite field, multi-caloric effects, and multi-layered structure. Special attention is given to non-magnetic proper- ties. Following this, an overview of mass fabrication of magnetic refrigerants having large entropy change, small hysteresis, good mechanical properties, and high thermal conductivity is presented.

Electrochemical Properties of Electrodes with Different Shapes and Diffusion Kinetic Analysis of Microbial Fuel Cells on Ocean Floor

Microbial fuel cell(MFC) on the ocean floor is a kind of novel energy-harvesting device that can be developed to drive small instruments to work continuously.The shape of electrode has a great effect on the performance of the MFC.In this paper,several shapes of electrode and cell structure were designed,and their performance in MFC were compared in pairs:Mesh(cell-1) vs.flat plate(cell-2),branch(cell-3) vs.cylinder(cell-4),and forest(cell-5) vs.disk(cell-6) FC.Our results showed that the maximum power densities were 16.50,14.20,19.30,15.00,14.64,and 9.95 mWm-2 for cell-1,2,3,4,5 and 6 respectively.And the corre-sponding diffusion-limited currents were 7.16,2.80,18.86,10.50,18.00,and 6.900 mA.The mesh and branch anodes showed higher power densities and much higher diffusion-limited currents than the flat plate and the cylinder anodes respectively due to the low diffusion hindrance with the former anodes.The forest cathode improved by 47% of the power density and by 161% of diffusion-limited current than the disk cathode due to the former's extended solid/liquid/gas three-phase boundary.These results indicated that the shape of electrode is a major parameter that determining the diffusion-limited current of an MFC,and the differences in the elec-trode shape lead to the differences in cell performance.These results would be useful for MFC structure design in practical applica-tions.

Temperature Effects of Electrorheological Fluids Based on One-Dimensional Calcium and Titanium Precipitate

Electrorheological(ER)fluids based on nanorods of calcium and titanium precipitate(CTP)possess good ER performance.We investigate the shear stress and leaking current of CTP suspension from-15 to 230℃,and it is found that the ER effect increases at up to 150℃.Dielectric spectra of the CTP suspension at different temperatures indicate that the change of interface polarization can perfectly interpret the increment of ER effect and leaking current.The Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)spectroscopy test shows that some compositions of the CTP particles decompose at temperature of 180℃,which leads to a consequential decrease of ER effect.Through thermogravimetric and differential thermal analyses(TG-DTA),we find that TiOC_(2)O_(4)(H_(2)O)_(2) plays a key role in the dielectric property and ER effect of CTP suspension.

Preparation of AZO Nanoparticles, Ceramic Targets and Thin Films by a Co-precipitaition Method

We comprehensively study the co-precipitation preparation of aluminum doped zinc oxide（AZO） nanoparticles, ceramic target and thin fi lm deposition. The nanoparticles calcined below 700 ℃ possessed pure wurtzite structure of ZnO. When the calcination temperature exceeded 700 ℃, ZnAl2O4 phase appeared. The resistivity and relative density of the AZO target pressed from nanoparticles were 3×10^-3 Ω·cm and 99.1%, respectively. The minimum resistivity of AZO thin films prepared by DC sputtering of the ceramic target reached 4.1×10^-4Ω·cm with the mobility of 33 cm^2/v·s and the carrier concentration of 4.5 ×10^20 cm^-3. The average optical transmittance of the AZO thin films in the visible wavelength range（400-800 nm） was more than 80%.

Surface Structure of Large Synthetic Diamonds by High Temperature and High Pressure

With NiMnCo and FeCoNi alloys as solvent metals, large single-crystal diamonds of about 3mm across are grown by temperature gradient method （TGM） under high temperature and high pressure （HPHT）. Although both {100} and {111} surfaces are developed by a layer growth mechanism, some different characteristic patterns are seen clearly on the different surfaces, no matter whether NiMnCo or FeCoNi alloys are taken as the solvent metals. For {100} surface, it seems to have been melted or etched greatly, no dendritic patterns to be found, and only a large number of growth hillocks are dispersed net-likely; while for {111} surface, it often seems to be more smooth-faced, no etched or melted traces are present even when a lot of depressed trigonal growth layers. This distinct difference between {111} and {100} surfaces is considered to be related to the difference of surface-atom distribution of different surfaces, and {111} surfaces should be more difficult to be etched and more steady than {100} surfaces.

Effects of Al and Ti/Cu on Synthesis of Type-Ⅱa Diamond Crystals in NiToMn25Co5-C System at HPHT

High-quality type-Ⅱa gem diamond crystals are successfully synthesized in a NiToMn25Co5-C system by temperature gradient method （TGM） at about 5.5 GPa and 1560 K. Al and Ti/Cu are used as nitrogen getters respectively. While nitrogen getter Al or Ti/Cu is added into the synthesis system, some inclusions and caves tend to be introduced into the crystals. When Al is added into the solvent alloy, we would hardly gain high-quality type-Ⅱa diamond crystals with nitrogen concentration Nc 〈 1 ppm because of the reversible reaction of Al and N at high pressure and high temperature （HPHT）. Piowever, when Ti/Cu is added into the solvent alloy, high-quality type-Ⅱa diamond crystals with Nc 〈 1 ppm can be grown by decreasing the growth rate of diamonds.

Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Solid-phase Grafting Nanocomposites of PVC/Graft Copolymers/MMT

In order to improve the mechanical properties of PVC, by solid-phase grafting reaction, grafting on and nano-modifying the PVC process synchronously, acrylic monomers not only graft on PVC, but also are intercalated into the layers of MMT in the heating process. Blending PVC and the MMT-PVC grafting copolymers , we can get nanocomposites of PVC/ grafters/ MMT, and the mechanical performance of the material is improved.

SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF POLY(AROMATIC DIACETYLENE)S CONTAINING FLUORENE

Novel fluorene-based poly(aromatic diacetylene)s have been synthesized by CuCl-catalyzed oxidative coupling of aromatic diynes.New aromatic diynes 2,7-diethynyl-9,9-bis(triphenylamine)fluorene(M_1)is synthesized by multistep reactions.The structures and properties of the polymers are characterized and evaluated by IR,NMR,TGA,UV, photoluminescence(PL),and cyclic voltammetry analyses.These polymers possess good thermal stability.All the polymers are completely soluble in coammon solvents such as toluene,THF,c...

Preparation and Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for Photocatalyst of Permeable Glass Membrane/TiO2 Doped with Co

The photocatalyst of permeable glass membrane/TiO2 doped with Co （permeable glass membrane/TiO2 doped with Co） is prepared by the sol-gel method. The morphology and phase of the samples are determined by the field emission scanning electron microscopy （FESEM） and x-ray diffraction experiment, respectively. The photo- catalytic results show that the photocatalyst is sensitive to the visible light and exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity of photodegradation methylene blue. The photocatalytic mechanism is also discussed.

The Impact Failure and Energy Dissipation Mechanism of Polyethylene Laminates

The damage mechanism and energy dissipation of the Polyethylene (PE) laminates in impacting was investigated. It was found that the dissipated energy of the impacting sphere bullet by the 1-mmthick PE plate firstly increased with the impacting velocity increasing from 50 to about 300 m/s, and then decreased with the impacting velocity increasing up to 600 m/s. According to the measured deformation and damage degree, a numerical simulation of the dissipated energy was made and obvious offset was found with the experimental results. The quasi-static properties of the PE fibers, decreasing with increase in tensile velocity, may be the main reason for the offset.

Improvement of coercivity thermal stability of sintered 2:17 SmCo permanent magnet by Nd doping

The effects of Nd doping on the microstructures and magnetic properties of Sm_(1-x)Nd_(x)(Co_(0.695)Fe_(0.2)Cu_(0.08)Zr_(0.025))7.2(x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0) permanent magnets are studied. The scanning electron microscope(SEM) analysis of the solid solution states of the magnets shows that with the increase of Nd content, the distribution of elements becomes inhomogeneous and miscellaneous phase will be generated. Positive temperature coefficient of coercivity(β) appears in each of the samples with x = 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7. The corresponding positive β temperatures are in ranges of about 70 K–170 K,60 K–260 K, 182 K–490 K for the samples with x = 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7, respectively. Thermomagnetic analysis shows that spin-reorientation-transition(SRT) of the cell boundary phase is responsible for this phenomenon. On the basis of this discovery, the Sm_(0.7)Nd_(0.3)(Co_(0.695)Fe_(0.2)Cu_(0.08)Zr_(0.025))7.2magnet possessing thermal stability with β ≈-0.002 %/K at the temperature in a range of 150 K–200 K is obtained.