InGaN/GaN LEDs grown on Si(111): Dependence of device performance on threading dislocation density and emission wavelength

We demonstrate the growth of crack-free blue and greenemitting LED structures grown on 2-inch and 6-inch Si(111) substrates by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE), using AlN nucleation layers and AlGaN buffer layers for stress management. LED device performance and its dependence on threading dislocation (TD) density and emission wavelength were studied. Despite the inherently low light extraction efficiency, an output power of 1.2 mW at 50 mA was measured from a 500 μm square planar device, emitting at 455 nm. The light output decreases dramatically as the emission wavelength increases from 455 nm to 510 nm. For LED devices emitting at similar wavelength, the light output was more than doubled when the TD density was reduced from 5×1 09 cm-2 to 2×109 cm-2. Our results clearly show that high TD density is detrimental to the overall light output, highlighting the need for further TD reduction for structures grown on Si. © 2010 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Amorphous carbon-silicon alloys prepared by a high plasma density source

The addition of silicon to hydrogenated amorphous carbon can have the advantageous effect of lowering the compressive stress, improving the thermal stability of its hydrogen and maintaining a low friction coefficient up to high humidity. Most experiments to date have been on a-C1-xSix:H alloys deposited by RF plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD). This method gives alloys with considerable hydrogen content and only moderate hardness. Here, we use a high plasma density source, the electron cyclotron wave resonance (ECWR) source, to prepare films with a high deposition rate. The composition and bonding in the alloys is determined by XPS, visible and UV Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. We find that it is possible to produce hard, low stress, low friction, almost humidity insensitive a-C1-xSix:H alloys with a good optical transparency and a band gap over 2 eV.

Properties of amorphous carbon-silicon alloys deposited by a high plasma density source

The addition of silicon to hydrogenated amorphous carbon can have the advantageous effect of lowering the compressive stress, improving the thermal stability of its hydrogen, and maintaining a low friction coefficient up to high humidity. Most experiments to date have been on hydrogenated amorphous carbon-silicon alloys (a-C1-xSix:H) deposited by rf plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. This method gives alloys with sizeable hydrogen content and only moderate hardness. Here we use a high plasma density source known as the electron cyclotron wave resonance source to prepare films with higher sp3 content and lower hydrogen content. The composition and bonding in the alloys is determined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Rutherford backscattering, elastic recoil detection analysis, visible and ultraviolet (UV) Raman spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and x-ray reflectivity. We find that it is possible to produce relatively hard, low stress, low friction, almost humidity insensitive a-C1-xSix:H alloys with a good optical transparency and a band gap well over 2.5 eV. The friction behavior and friction mechanism of these alloys are studied and compared with that of a-C:H, ta-C:H, and ta-C. We show how UV Raman spectroscopy allows the direct detection of Si-C, Si-Hx, and C-Hx vibrations, not seen in visible Raman spectra. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.

Ultra-high density carbon nanotubes on Al-Cu for advanced vias

An integration scheme for carbon nanotube via interconnects is described to produce nanotube densities of 2.5 1012 tubes/cm2 or 8 1012 walls/cm2 on metallic Al-Cu lines, an order of magnitude beyond the previous state of art, and, for first time, close to that needed for implementation. ©2010 Crown.

Weaknesses of Margulis and Ramanujan-Margulis low-density parity-check codes

We report weaknesses in two algebraic constructions of low-density parity-check codes based on expander graphs. The Margulis construction gives a code with near-codewords, which cause problems for the sum-product decoder; The Ramanujan-Margulis construction gives a code with low-weight codewords, which produce an error-floor. © 2004 Elsevier B.V.

Performance of low density parity check codes as a function of actual and assumed noise levels

We investigate how sensitive Gallager's codes are, when decoded by the sum-product algorithm, to the assumed noise level. We have found a remarkably simple function that fits the empirical results as a function of the actual noise level at both high and low noise levels. © 2004 Elsevier B.V.

Performance of low density parity check codes as a function of actual and assumed noise levels

We investigate how sensitive Gallager's codes are, when decoded by the sum-product algorithm, to the assumed noise level. We have found a remarkably simple function that fits the empirical results as a function of the actual noise level at both high and low noise levels. ©2003 Published by Elsevier Science B. V.

Weaknesses of margulis and ramanujan-margulis low-density parity-check codes

We report weaknesses in two algebraic constructions of low-density parity-check codes based on expander graphs. The Margulis construction gives a code with near-codewords, which cause problems for the sum-product decoder; The Ramanujan-Margulis construction gives a code with low-weight codewords, which produce an error-floor. ©2003 Published by Elsevier Science B. V.

Biomasa y nutrientes de arboles de sombra temporal y permanente en sistemas agroforestales con Coffea arabiga L de cinco años en el Pacifico de Nicaragua

Chavarria, E; Hernández, J. 2,006. Biomasa y nutrientes de árboles de sombra temporal y permanente en sistemas agroforestales con Coffea arabiga L de 5 años en el pacífico de Nicaragua. La presente investigación se realizó en sistemas agroforestales con café (Coffea arábiga L.) en el Municipio de Masatepe, Nicaragua, determinando el aporte de biomasa y los contenidos de N, P, K, Ca y Mg. de la sombra temporal y permanente. Se evaluaron dos factores de estudio en un diseño de bloques completamente al azar con arreglo de parcelas subdivididas: A) Tipo de sombra: temporal estableciéndose de forma homogénea y mixtas, especies de leguminosas más no leguminosas para sombra de café como Cajanus cajan y Ricinus communis y en sombra permanente, especies de árboles leguminosas y/o maderables (Inga laurina, Simarouba glauca, Samanea saman, Tabebuia rosea) y una parcela de café a pleno sol, distribuidas en parcelas grandes; B) Los niveles de insumos: Convencional Intensivo (CI) y Convencional Extensivo (CE), Orgánico Intensivo (OI) y Orgánico Extensivo (OE); relativos a aportes de nutrientes, manejo de enfermedades, malezas e insectos dañinos. La biomasa de sombra temporal se cuantificó en 2,002 por podas y 2,003 por eliminación de la misma. También se cuantificó la biomasa en la sombra permanente por podas en 2,004 y de raleo 2,005. La biomasa total por especie y tratamientos en sombra temporal y permanente, se obtuvieron a partir de los componentes hojas, tallos menores a 2 cm, tallos mayores de 2 cm de diámetro y tronco. Se tomó una muestra de biomasa fresca por tratamiento, se secó al horno a temperaturas de 65 ºC, para obtener el contenido de materia seca. A este mismo material, se procedió a la determinación de las concentraciones de los elementos minerales anteriormente mencionados. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron que la especie de sombra temporal no leguminosa Higuera (Ricinus communis) presentó el mayor aporte de materia seca con 4,356 kg ha-1 en dos años (2,002 + 2,003), representando también los mayores contenidos de N, P, K, Ca y Mg con 82, 28, 165, 68 y 57 kg ha-1 respectivamente. Respecto a las especies de sombra permanente, sometidas al manejo de poda el nivel de sombra Il+Sg produce los mayores aportes de MS con 5,695.66 kg ha-1 a-1 de los cuales el 39 % se recicla en el sistema, este mismo tipo de sombra aporta al sistema los mayores contenidos de N, P, K, Ca y Mg con 64, 55, 55, 66 y 36 % respectivamente. En el manejo de raleo el tipo de sombra que produjo mayor cantidad de MS es Sg+Tr con 9,096.89 kg ha-1 a-1 aportando al sistema el 45 %, este mismo tipo de sombra aporta al sistema las mayores cantidades de N, P, K, Ca y Mg con 67, 54, 70, 80 y 44 % respectivamente. Los porcentaje restante de materia seca y nutrientes tanto en poda y raleo correspondiente a tallos mayores de 2 cm de diámetro, es extraído del sistema como leña y postes respectivamente.

Probe for Measurements of Density/Conductivity in Flows of Conducting Fluids

A probe utilizing the bipolar pulse method to measure the density of a conducting fluid has been developed. The probe is specially designed such that the concentration of a stream tube can be sampled continuously. The density was determined indirectly from the measurement of solution conductivity. The probe was calibrated using standard NaCl solutions of varying molarity and was able to rapidly determine the density of a fluid with continuously varying conductance. Measurements of the conductivity profiles, corresponding density profiles, and their fluctuation levels are demonstrated in a channel flow with an electrolyte injected from a slot in one wall.

(Ti,Al)N Film On Normalized T8 Carbon Tool Steel Prepared By Pulsed High Energy Density Plasma Technique

Under optimized operating parameters, a hard and wear resistant ( Ti,Al)N film is prepared on a normalized T8 carbon tool steel substrate by using pulsed high energy density plasma technique. Microstructure and composition of the film are analysed by x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Hardness profile and tribological properties of the film are tested with nano-indenter and ring-on-ring wear tester, respectively. The tested results show that the microstructure of the film is dense and uniform and is mainly composed of ( Ti,Al)N and AlN hard phases. A wide transition interface exists between the film and the normalized T8 carbon tool steel substrate. Thickness of the film is about 1000 nm and mean hardness value of the film is about 26GPa. Under dry sliding wear test conditions, relative wear resistance of the ( Ti,Al)N film is approximately 9 times higher than that of the hardened T8 carbon tool steel reference sample. Meanwhile, the ( Ti,Al)N film has low and stable friction coefficient compared with the hardened T8 carbon tool steel reference sample.

Molecular Dynamics And Density Functional Studies Of A Body-Centered-Tetragonal Polymorph Of Zno

We report a previously unknown body-centered-tetragonal structure for ZnO. This structure results from a phase transformation from wurtzite in [0001]-oriented nanorods during uniaxial tensile loading and is the most stable phase for ZnO when stress is above 7 GPa. The stress-induced phase transformation has important implications for the electronic, piezoelectric, mechanical, and thermal responses of ZnO. The discovery of this polymorph brings about a more complete understanding of the extent and nature of polymorphism in ZnO. A crystalline structure-load triaxiality map is developed to summarize the relationship between structure and loading.

Enhanced cycling performance and high energy density of LiFePO4 based lithium ion batteries

LiFePO4 attracts a lot of attention as cathode materials for the next generation of lithium ion batteries. However, LiFePO4 has a poor rate capability attributed to low electronic conductivity and low density. There is seldom data reported on lithium ion batteries with LiFePO4 as cathode and graphite as anode. According to our experimental results, the capacity fading on cycling is surprisingly negligible at 1664 cycles for the cell type 042040. It delivers a capacity of 1170 mAh for 18650 cell type at 4.5C discharge rate. It is confirmed that lithium ion batteries with LiFePO4 as cathode are suitable for electric vehicle application. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.