Effects of gamma irradiation and air annealing on Yb-doped YAlO3 single crystals

The effects of gamma irradiation on as-grown 5 at% Yb:YAlO3 (YAP) and air annealing on gamma-irradiated 5 at% Yb: YAP have been studied by the difference in the absorption spectra before and after treatment. The gamma irradiation and air annealing led to opposite changes of the absorption properties of the Yb: YAP crystal. After air annealing, the gamma-irradiation effects were totally removed over the wavelength range 390-800 nm and the concentrations of Fe3+ and Yb3+ were slightly increased. For the first time, the gamma-irradiation-induced valence changes between Yb3+ and Yb2+ ions in Yb: YAP crystals have been observed. (c) 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Effect of air annealing on the spectral properties of Ce : Y3Al5O12 single crystals grown by the temperature gradient technique

Five absorption hands, at 227, 300 340, 370 and 457nm, were observed in the optical absorption spectrum of Ce:Y3Al5O12 (Ce:YAG) crystals grown by the temperature gradient technique (TGT). The absorption bands at 227, 340, and 457 nm were identified Lis belonging to the Ce3+ -ion in the YAG crystal. A near UV optical emission band at 398nm was observed. with an excitation spectrum containing two bands, at 235 and 370nm. No fluorescence was detected under 300 nm excitation. The pair of absorption bands at 235 and 370 nm and the absorption band at 300 nm were attributed to the F- and F+-type color centers, respectively. The color centers model was also applied to explain the spectral changes in the Ce:YAG (TGT) crystal, including the reduction in the Ce 31 -ion absorption intensity, after annealing in an oxidizing atmosphere (air). (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effect of annealing and gamma irradiation on undoped and Eu3+-doped Y2SiO5 single crystals

The absorption spectra of the undoped Y2SiO5 and Eu3+-doped Y2SiO5 crystals grown by the Czochralski technique were compared before and after annealing and, similarly, the unannealed and annealed crystals after gamma-ray irradiation. The absorption bands of Eu2+ ions with peaks at 300 and 390 nm were observed in the as-grown Y2SiO5:Eu3+ crystal. These peaks were more intense in H-2-annealed and irradiated Y2SiO5:Eu3+ crystals. The additional absorption peaks at 260 and 320-330 nm which were attributed to F color centers and O- hole centers were observed in irradiated undoped Y2SiO5 and Y2SiO5:Eu3+ crystals, respectively. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Uma abordagem integrativa do conceito de Eco-eficiência: elementos para a concepção de Sistemas de Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos Industriais em Arranjos Produtivos Locais Têxtil-Vestuário

A identificação e avaliação das vulnerabilidades e potencialidades socioambientais e socioecológicas, ao considerar as múltiplas realidades de ecossistemas, territórios e lugares, podem revelar novos caminhos, ações coletivas, solidárias, bem como auxiliar na tomada de decisão estratégica em sistemas de gestão de resíduos sólidos. Tal perspectiva, qualificaria princípios e conceitos metodológicos e técnicos, como aqueles direcionados a responder aos problemas que surgem da interação Humanidade-Sociedade-Natureza, com vistas à sustentabilidade. A Eco-eficiência, ao final do século XX, apresentou-se como solução para os problemas ambientais corporativos. Idealizada para ser aplicada em um empresas isolada, evoluiu para uma categoria central da Ecologia Industrial, ganhou contornos de Princípio e Filosofia para a Gestão Ambiental Empresarial, passando a orientar a geopolítica das nações no trato das questões ambientais supranacionais e políticas públicas das nações. A recente Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos apresenta a Eco-eficiência como um de seus princípios que deverão orientar gestores públicos e privados na elaboração de seus sistemas de gestão de resíduos sólidos. Devido aos impactos sociais, ambientais e ecológicos resultantes da geração e destinação inadequada dos resíduos sólidos, estes sistemas de gestão apresentam interfaces com outras políticas e sistemas de gestão públicos e privados nacionais. Estas interações conferem ao sistema de gestão de resíduos sólidos um caráter complexo, aberto, dinâmico e inclusivo, no qual o conceito de Eco-eficiência, baseado na alocação de recursos naturais, pode ser ressignificado em um outro nível de realidade, o nível coletivo, apresentando-se, como um conceito potencial voltado para a criação de recursos. Para corroborar esta hipótese apresenta-se uma abordagem integrativa com base na perspectiva socioecológica e no pensamento e metodologia transdisciplinar, na qual o conceito será contextualizado, problematizado e complexificado em seis níveis de realidade: Nível Genus-Global, Nível Político, Nível Acadêmico, Nível do Ecossistema, Território e Lugares, Nível Operacional e Nível Coletivo. Considera-se nesta abordagem os Arranjos Produtivos (indústrias e a Cadeia de Reciclagem), Arranjos Sociais (Comunidade localizadas e áreas de risco e precárias), Ecossistemas e Territórios, como Teia de Lugares, como Unidade Transdisciplinar perceptiva, cognitiva e analítica. A aplicação desta metodologia no Arranjo Produtivo Local Têxtil- Vestuário de Petrópolis, localizado na Região Serrana Fluminense, que se insere em um Ecossistema de Montanha, permitiu revelar outro Arranjo, invisível ao sistema de gestão público. Neste Arranjo de Retalhos e Estopas, cerca de 240 mulheres, residentes em comunidades precárias e de risco, beneficiam os resíduos sólidos gerados pelas indústrias do arranjo formal, conhecidos como retalhos, com os quais fabricam estopas. Conclui-se que esta abordagem integrativa, como proposta de ressignificação do conceito de Eco-eficiência, permitiu revelar, não somente uma nova realidade conceitual para a sua adoção e prática, como novos aspectos e variáveis para a construção de sistemas de gestão de resíduos sólidos industriais que tenham por foco a inclusão social, produtiva, cientifica e tecnológica de novos atores e recursos ao sistema.

Annealing effects of sapphire substrate on properties of ZnO films grown by magnetron sputtering

The annealing effects of sapphire substrates on the quality of epitaxial ZnO films grown by dc reactive magnetron sputtering were studied. The atomic steps formed on (0001) sapphire (alpha-Al2O3) substrates surface by annealing at high temperature were analyzed by atomic force microscopy. Their influence on the growth of ZnO films was examined by X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence measurements. Experimental results indicate that the film quality is strongly affected by annealing treatment of the sapphire substrate surface. The optimum annealing temperature of sapphire substrates for ZnO grown by magnetron sputtering is 1400 degrees C for 1 h in air.

Effects of gamma-irradiation and air annealing on Yb-doped Y3Al5O12 single crystal

The effects of gamma-irradiation on the air-annealed 10 at.% Yb:Y3Al5O12 (YAG) and air annealing on the gamma-irradiated 10at.% Yb:YAG have been studied by the difference absorption spectra before and after treatment. The gamma-irradiation and air annealing led to opposite changes of the absorption properties of the Yb:YAG crystal. After air annealing, the gamma-irradiation induced centers were totally removed and the concentration of Fe3+ and Yb3+ were lightly increased. For the first time, the gamma-irradiation induced valence changes between Yb3+ and Yb2+ ions in Yb:YAG crystals have been observed. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Growth and annealing properties of Mg0.4Al2.4O4 crystal

Mg0.4Al2.4O4 single crystals with good optical quality were successfully grown by the Czochralski method. The transmission spectrum indicated that the absorption edge of the crystal was at 220nm, while no apparent absorption peaks were found. The X-ray diffraction and DSC curve analysis showed that Mg0.4Al2.4O4 crystal was stable at room temperature. While after annealing in the air and hydrogen atmosphere at about 1200 degrees C,Mg0.4Al2.4O4 decomposed into Al2O3 and (MgO)(0.4)(Al2O3)(x) (0.4 < x < 1.2). The reaction mainly occurred on the crystal surface, barely inside. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Microstructure and laser-induced damage threshold of ZrO2 coatings dependence on annealing temperature

ZrO2 coatings were deposited on different substrates of Yb:YAG and fused silica by electron beam evaporation. After annealed for 12 h at 673 and 1073 K, respectively, weak absorption of coatings was measured by surface thermal lensing (STL) technique, and then laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) was determined also. The crystalline phase of ZrO2 coatings and the size of the crystal grain were investigated by X-ray diffraction. It was found that microstructure of ZrO2 coatings was dependent on both annealing temperature and substrate structure, and coatings containing monoclinic phases had higher damage threshold than others. Due to the strong absorption of Yb:YAG, damage threshold of coatings on Yb:YAG was much less than that on fused silica. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Comportamento Estrutural de Elementos em Aço Inoxidável

Atualmente, a utilização do aço inoxidável em elementos estruturais ainda é por muitos engenheiros e arquitetos, considerada uma solução extravagante para os problemas da engenharia. Todavia, mudanças de atitudes dentro da construção civil e uma transição global para um desenvolvimento sustentável e redução em impactos ambientais tem seguramente provocado um aumento no uso do aço inoxidável. A maioria das normas de projeto de aço inoxidável atuais ainda são baseadas em analogias assumidas com o comportamento de estruturas de aço carbono. Todavia, o aço inoxidável apresenta quatro curvas tensão versus deformação não-lineares sem patamar de escoamento e região de encruamento claramente definidos (tração e compressão, paralela e perpendicular a direção de laminação), modificando assim, seu o comportamento global. Na presente investigação foram utilizados o aço inoxidável austenítico 304, e o aço carbono USI 300, ambos com tensão de escoamento similares, mas com tensões últimas e ductilidades distintos. Em elementos estruturais submetidos a tensões normais de tração, usualmente a ruptura da seção líquida representa um dos estados limites últimos a serem verificados. Com o objetivo de se avaliar a resistência a tração de elementos estruturais aparafusados em aço inoxidável, este trabalho executou um programa experimental inovador envolvendo ligações aparafusadas defasadas sob tração. O programa experimental foi executado em peças de aço carbono e aço inoxidável de forma a comparar as principais semelhanças e diferenças entre estes dois tipos de aços estruturais. O programa experimental possibilitou que conclusões significativas no comportamento a tração destas ligações pudessem ser observadas. Dentre outras variáveis que controlam estes estados limites últimos foi verificada a influência significativa da espessura da placa de aplicação do carregamento, disposição, configuração e número de parafusos da ligação e propriedades do aço inoxidável como ductilidade e razão entre suas tensões de escoamento e de ruptura.

ZnO : Zn phosphor thin films prepared by face-to-face annealing

ZnO:Zn phosphor thin films were prepared by face-to-face annealing at 450 degrees C in air. The effects of the face-to-face annealing on the structural and optical properties of the ZnO films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), optical transmittance and absorption measurements. Measurement results showed that the crystal quality of ZnO films was improved by face-to-face annealing. Both UV light emission and visible light emission were enhanced compared to those of open annealing films. The UV emission peak was observed to have a blueshift towards higher energy. The optical band-gap edge of as-annealed films shifted towards longer wavelength. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.

Annealing effects on electron-beam evaporated Al2O3 films

The effects of post-deposited annealing on structure and optical properties of electron-beam evaporated Al2O3 single layers were investigated. The films were annealed in air for 1.5 h at different temperatures from 250 to 400 degrees C. The optical constants and cut-off wavelength were deduced. Microstructure of the samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Profile and surface roughness measurement instrument was used to determine the rms surface roughness. It was found that the cut-off wavelength shifted to short wavelength as the annealing temperature increased and the total optical loss decreased. The film structure remained amorphous even after annealing at 400 degrees C temperature and the samples annealed at higher temperature had the higher rms surface roughness. The decreasing total optical loss with annealing temperature was attributed to the reduction of absorption owing to oxidation of the film by annealing. Guidance to reduce the optical loss of excimer laser mirrors was given. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Influences of annealing on residual stress and structure of HfO2 films

HfO2 Elms are deposited on BK7 glass substrates by electron beam evaporation. The influences of annealing between 100 degrees C and 400 degrees C on residual stresses and structures of HfO2 films are studied. It is found that little differences of spectra, residual stresses and structures are obtained after annealing at lower temperatures. After annealing at higher temperatures, the spectra shift to short wavelength, the residual stress increases with the increasing annealing temperature. At the same time, the crystallite size increases and interplanar distance decreases. The variations of optical spectra and residual stress correspond to the evolutions of structures induced by annealing.

Influence of annealing temperature on structure, optical loss and laser-induced damage threshold of TiO2 thin films

TiO2 thin films are prepared on fused silica with conventional electron beam evaporation deposition. After annealed at different temperatures for 4h, the spectra and XRD patterns of the TiO2 thin film are obtained. Weak absorption of coatings is measured by the surface thermal lensing technique, and laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) is determined. It is found that with the increasing annealing temperature, the transmittance of TiO2 films decreases. Especially when coatings are annealed at high temperature over 1173K, the optical loss is very serious. Weak absorption detection indicates that the absorption of coatings decreases firstly and then increases, and the absorption and defects play major roles in the LIDT of TiO2 thin films.