Diseño e implementación de un divisor de potencia en banda dual con estructuras metamateriales basadas en CSRRs

L'electromagnetisme és una branca de la física que està en continu estudi. Fins a mitjans de la dècada dels 60 es pensava que, per a la propagació de les ones electromagnètiques fos possible, els medis propagatius havien de presentar una permitivitat dielèctrica i una permeabilitat magnètica simultàniament positives. No obstant, Victor G. Veselago va revolucionar la teoria electromagnètica amb la idea dels medis amb ε i μ negatives i va donar amb això origen als medis metamaterials. En el present treball s'estudiaran els principis físics en els que es fonamenten els metamaterials. Es veuran algunes de les seves característiques que els converteixen en medis exòtics i com aquestes poden ser utilitzades en el desenvolupament de dispositius amb prestacions difícils d'obtenir amb les tecnologies convencionals. A continuació s'aplicaran els conceptes tractats en el disseny d'un inversor d'impedàncies implementat mitjançant ressonadors en anells oberts complementaris. Aquest dispositiu, que presentarà un funcionament en banda dual, serà utilitzat en el posterior disseny d'un divisor de potencia. Finalment es realitzarà la implementació física del divisor de potencia dissenyat i es verificarà el seu correcte funcionament amb les mesures pertinents.

Metodología de diseño de filtros CRF/SCF basada en modelos de resonadores BAW acoplados acústicamente

La creixent utilització de sistemes de comunicacions mòbils ha impulsat la demanda de filtres passabanda miniaturitzats d'elevades prestacions operant en el rang de freqüències de microones. Els Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators (FBAR) estan esdevenint la principal alternativa als filtres basats en ressonadors Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) o als basats en ressonadors ceràmics. Els Stacked Crystal Filters (SCF) i els Coupled Resonator Filters (CRF) són configuracions FBAR que permeten assolir una excel·lent atenuació en la banda de refús. Aquest treball presenta un innovador circuit equivalent elèctric que modela el CRF. Llavors, es desenvolupa una metodologia de síntesi de filtres per al SCF i per al CRF utilitzant els seus circuits equivalents elèctrics. La metodologia de disseny presentada permet obtenir les dimensions de l'estructura del filtre acústic partint de les especificacions del filtre i de les restriccions pròpies de la tecnologia. S'han implementat diferents respostes de Chebyshev per a sistemes de comunicacions reals per tal de validar el procediment de disseny dels filtres obtenint els resultats esperats.

Millora de la resposta electro-mecànica per a ressonadors d'alta freqüència basats en MEMS

Report for the scientific sojourn at the Department of Micro and Nanotechnology of the Technical University of Denmark from August until December 2006. The research was focused on designing and carrying out a technological process for fabricating high frequency resonators with dielectric solid transducer gaps.

Nanoscale capacitance microscopy of thin dielectric films

We present an analytical model to interpret nanoscale capacitance microscopy measurements on thin dielectric films. The model displays a logarithmic dependence on the tip-sample distance and on the film thickness-dielectric constant ratio and shows an excellent agreement with finite-element numerical simulations and experimental results on a broad range of values. Based on these results, we discuss the capabilities of nanoscale capacitance microscopy for the quantitative extraction of the dielectric constant and the thickness of thin dielectric films at the nanoscale.

Effective mass and dielectric constant mismatch effects in spherical multishell quantum dots

The role of effective mass and dielectric mismatches on chemical potentials and addition energies of many-electron multishell quantum dots (QDs) is explored within the framework of a recent extension of the spin density functional theory. It is shown that although the gross electronic density is located in the wells of these multishell QDs, taking position-dependent effective mass and dielectric constant into account can lead to the appearance of relevant differences in chemical potential and addition energies as compared to standard calculations in which the effective mass and the dielectric constant of the well is assumed for the whole multishell structure.

Dielectric formulation for Many-Particle Systems with General Interactions

An extension of the self-consistent field approach formulation by Cohen in the preceding paper is proposed in order to include the most general kind of two-body interactions, i.e., interactions depending on position, momenta, spin, isotopic spin, etc. The dielectric function is replaced by a dielectric matrix. The evaluation of the energies involves the computation of a matrix inversion and trace.

Nonparabolicity and dielectric effects on addition energy spectra of spherical nanocrystals

An extension of the spin density functional theory simultaneously accounting for dielectric mismatch between neighboring materials and nonparabolicity corrections originating from interactions between conduction and valence bands is presented. This method is employed to calculate ground state and addition energy spectra of homogeneous and multishell spherical quantum dots. Our calculations reveal that corrections become especially relevant when they come into play simultaneously in strong regimes of spatial confinement.

Dielectric anomaly and magnetic response of epitaxial orthorhombic YMnO3 thin films

The structure, magnetic response, and dielectric response of the grown epitaxial thin films of the orthorhombic phase of YMnO3 oxide on Nb:SrTiO3 (001) substrates have been measured. We have found that a substrate-induced strain produces an in-plane compression of the YMnO3 unit cell. The magnetization versus temperature curves display a significant zero-field cooling (ZFC)-field cooling hysteresis below the Nel temperature (TN 45 K). The dielectric constant increases gradually (up to 26%) below the TN and mimics the ZFC magnetization curve. We argue that these effects could be a manifestation of magnetoelectric coupling in YMnO3 thin films and that the magnetic structure of YMnO3 can be controlled by substrate selection and/or growth conditions.

A consistent extension of the local spin density approximation to account for quantum dot mass and dielectric mismatches

A consistent extension of local spin density approximation (LSDA) to account for mass and dielectric mismatches in nanocrystals is presented. The extension accounting for variable effective mass is exact. Illustrative comparisons with available configuration interaction calculations show that the approach is also very reliable when it comes to account for dielectric mismatches. The modified LSDA is as fast and computationally low demanding as LSDA. Therefore, it is a tool suitable to study large particle systems in inhomogeneous media without much effort.

Assessment of dissolution techniques for the analysis of ceramic samples by plasma spectrometry

In this study, 13 ceramic samples were subjected to dissolution using three different procedures: (a) acid attack in open PTFE vessels with a mixture of HF-HClO4, (b) fusion of the sample with lithium metaborate and (c) microwave digestion in PTFE bombs. The samples used in the study had been previously analyzed by neutron activation analysis (NAA), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and they cover a wide range of ceramics fired in different atmospheres and temperatures as well as different mineralogical and chemical compositions. The effectiveness of each procedure is evaluated in terms of its ability to dissolve the various mineralogical phases of the samples, of the number of elements that can be determined and of the time needed for the whole scheme of analysis to be completed.

Investigating ferromagnetism and charge order in Bi1-xSrxMnO3(x<0.3)ceramic oxides.

The possible coexistence of ferromagnetism and charge/orbital order in Bi3/4Sr1/4MnO3 has been investigated. The manganite Bi0.75Sr0.25MnO3, with commensurate charge balance, undergoes an electronic transition at TCO~600 K that produces a longrange modulation with double periodicity along a and c axis, and unusual anisotropic evolution of the lattice parameters. The previously proposed ferromagnetic properties of this new ordered phase were studied by magnetometry and diffraction techniques. In zero field the magnetic structure is globally antiferromagnetic, ruling out the apparition of spontaneous ferromagnetism. However, the application of magnetic fields produces a continuous progressive canting of the moments, inducing a ferromagnetic phase even for relatively small fields (H<<1 T). Application of pulsed high fields produces a remarkable and reversible spin polarization (under 30 T, the ferromagnetic moment is ~3 ¿B/Mn, without any sign of charge order melting). The coexistence of ferromagnetism and charge order at low and very-high fields is a remarkable property of this system.

Plant uses in different bronze and iron age settlements from the Nuoro province (Sardinia). The results of phytolith analyses from several ceramic fragments and grinding stones.

Ceramic vessels and milling stones are important components of the archaeological record in several Nuraghi from the Pranemuru Plateau (Sardinia). To obtain information on the possible uses of the milling stones and the content vessels is of great interest to understand the economical activities carried out in these sites by these populations. One of the approaches to obtain information on the plant uses was the phytolith analyses of the sediment adhered both to the surface of the milling stones and to the surface of the vessel content. In total we analyzed eleven archaeological samples and two control samples collected from five different Nuraghi in the Pranemuru Plateau (Nuoro Province, Sardinia). The Nuraghi were located in an area of 10 km radius from nuraghe Arrubiu and were chronologically ascribed to the Bronze Age and one site -Pranu Illixi- to the Iron Age.