Role of surface trap states on two-dimensional electron gas density in InAlN/AlN/GaN heterostructures

In order to clarify the effect of charged dislocations and surface donor states on the transport mechanisms in polar AlInN/AlN/GaN heterostructures, we have studied the current-voltage characteristics of Schottky junctions fabricated on AlInN/AlN/GaN heterostructures. The reverse-bias leakage current behaviour has been interpreted with a Poole-Frenkel emission of electrons from trap states near the metal-semiconductor junction to dislocation induced states. The variation of the Schottky barrier height as a function of the AlN layer thickness has been measured and discussed, considering the role of the surface states in the formation of the two dimensional electron gas at AlN/GaN interface.

Nanocrack-induced leakage current in AlInN/AlN/GaN

Here we report on the study of nano-crack formation in Al1−xInxN/AlN/GaN heterostructures, on its association with composition fluctuation and on its local electrical properties. It is shown here that indium segregation at nano-cracks and threading dislocations originating from the non-pseudomorphic AlN interlayer could be the cause of the high reverse-bias gate leakage current of Ni/Au Schottky contacts on Al1−xInxN/AlN/GaN heterostructures and significantly affects the contact rectifying behavior. Segregation of indium around crack tips in Al1−xInxN acting as conductive paths was assessed with conductive atomic force microscopy.

A wavelet-based approach for large wind power ramp characterisation

A wavelet-based approach for large wind power ramp characterisation

Espacios Sónicos: Intersecciones entre Arquitectura y Sonido

En un mundo cada vez más poblado y complejo, el flujo de datos se incrementa a pasos gigantescos y la tecnología avanza en la profundización de temas cada día más concretos y específicos. A la vez, se ha entrado de lleno en la era digital, proporcionando infinitud de posibilidades de conectar campos de la ciencia, de la comunicación y del arte, que antes eran disciplinas independientes. Añadir la capa sonora en el ámbito arquitectónico intenta darle un significado más amplio al hecho de proyectar espacios. El sonido provee conjuntos de información cognitiva, tanto relacionados con los procesos mentales del conocimiento, la percepción, el razonamiento, la memoria, la opinión, como con los sentimientos y emociones. Al percibir el espacio, no somos conscientes del complejo proceso en el que se implican diversos sentidos, siendo el sentido de la audición un importante protagonista. El sonido, aun siendo parte del entorno en el que está inmerso, también afecta a este contexto y forma parte de los datos que adquirimos al leer entornos espaciales. Esta tesis investiga las relaciones en el marco de digitalización actual e implica la introducción de parámetros y datos vivos. Al mismo tiempo, y desde un punto de vista perceptivo, pone énfasis en la manera que el sonido puede ser un factor esencial como generador y conformador de espacios y analiza las distintas acciones sonoras que inciden en el cuerpo humano. El interés de ‘Espacios Sónicos’ se centra en que puede significar un aporte a los conocimientos arquitectónicos formulados hasta ahora únicamente desde fundamentos espaciales estáticos. Si entendemos la materia no sólo como un sólido, sino, como un compuesto de partículas en vibración constante; la arquitectura, que es el arte de componer la materia que nos rodea, también debería ser entendida como la composición de cuerpos vibrantes o cuerpos pulsantes. ABSTRACT In a more populated and complex world, data flow increases by leaps and bounds, and technological progress extends every day into more concrete and specific topics. Today's world is dramatically changing our soundscape. People live in new sound environments, very differently from the ones they used to. From a biological point of view, our ever-changing society is suffering neural mutations due to the irreversible inclusion of the technological layer in our lives. We have fully entered the digital age, providing infinitude of possibilities for connecting fields of science, arts and communication, previously being independent disciplines. Adding the sound layer to the architectural field attempts to give further real meaning to the act of designing spaces. Sound provides arrays of cognitive information: Whether related to mental processes of knowledge, reasoning, memory, opinion, perception, or to affects and emotions. When perceiving space, we’re not aware of the complex process through which we read it involving various senses, being the sense of hearing one important protagonist. Sound, being itself part of the surroundings in which it is immersed, also affects such context, being part of the data we acquire when reading spatial environments. This research investigates the relationship involving the inclusion of real-time data and specific parameters into an experimental sound-scan frame. It also emphasizes how sound can be essential as generator and activator of spaces and analyzes sound actions affecting the body. 'Sonic spaces' focuses in what it means to contribute to architectural knowledge, which is so far formulated only from static space fundamentals. If the matter must be understood not only as solid, but also as a compound of particles in constant vibration, architecture - which is the art of composing the matter that surrounds us - should also be understood as the composition of vibrating and pulsating bodies.

Nanosatellites costelation mission: ODEI-C24

Our mission consists in 4 key objectives: Quantify the number of sunspots during the solar maximum, and also characterize their activity and magnetism. Demonstrate the reliability of a mission in LEO orbit, for an effective solar observation. Technology demonstrator: we will take on board an experiment: the PTF (Polymer Filter test in flight ), associated with visible cameras. Investigation of the potential for exploitation of ground space market through the sale of images taken in flight.