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Annealing Procedure (annealing + procedure)

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Polymers and Materials Science	33%

Selected Abstracts

Engraving of a Pd77.5Cu6Si16.5 Bulk Metallic Glass,

ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, Issue 6 2007
G. Fiore
A bulk cylinder, 2 mm in diameter, of Pd77.5Cu6Si16.5 amorphous alloys has been obtained by copper moulding. Slices of the sample have been engraved in the undercooled liquid regime just above the glass transition reproducing details of a 5 Euro cent coin by suitably choosing the annealing procedure. The samples remained glassy after processing. [source]

An artificial neural network satisfiability tester

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, Issue 12 2001
Tatiana Tambouratzis
An artificial neural network tester for the satisfiability problem of propositional calculus is presented. Satisfiability is treated as a constraint satisfaction optimization problem and, contrary to most of the existing satisfiability testers, the expressions are converted into disjunctive normal form before testing. The artificial neural network is based on the principles of harmony theory. Its basic characteristics are the simulated annealing procedure and the harmony function; the latter constitutes a measure of the satisfiability of the expression under the current truth assignment to its variables. The tester is such that: (a) the satisfiability of any expression is determined; (b) a truth assignment to the variables of the expression is output which renders true the greatest possible number of clauses; (c) all the truth assignments which render true the maximum number of clauses can be produced. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [source]

Chemical Crosslinking of PVA and Prediction of Material Properties by Means of Fully Atomistic MD Simulations

MACROMOLECULAR THEORY AND SIMULATIONS, Issue 4-5 2009
Javier Sacristan Bermejo
Abstract A method has been developed for building fully atomistic models of chemically crosslinked PVA. It combines a dynamic crosslinking approach followed by a high-temperature annealing procedure. The crosslinking procedure allows to control both crosslinking density and the amount of free crosslinking sites. It also takes into account some network defects, such as dangling tails and wasted loops, which have been experimentally observed on chemically crosslinked polymer networks. This procedure is applied to PVA which is chemically crosslinked with two different linear polyols. Several material properties such as glass transition temperature, Young's, shear and bulk modulus were predicted from the equilibrated structures and found to agree well with available experimental data. [source]

A simulated annealing approach to define the genetic structure of populations

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, Issue 12 2002
I. Dupanloup
Abstract We present a new approach for defining groups of populations that are geographically homogeneous and maximally differentiated from each other. As a by-product, it also leads to the identification of genetic barriers between these groups. The method is based on a simulated annealing procedure that aims to maximize the proportion of total genetic variance due to differences between groups of populations (spatial analysis of molecular variance; samova). Monte Carlo simulations were used to study the performance of our approach and, for comparison, the behaviour of the Monmonier algorithm, a procedure commonly used to identify zones of sharp genetic changes in a geographical area. Simulations showed that the samova algorithm indeed finds maximally differentiated groups, which do not always correspond to the simulated group structure in the presence of isolation by distance, especially when data from a single locus are available. In this case, the Monmonier algorithm seems slightly better at finding predefined genetic barriers, but can often lead to the definition of groups of populations not differentiated genetically. The samova algorithm was then applied to a set of European roe deer populations examined for their mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) HVRI diversity. The inferred genetic structure seemed to confirm the hypothesis that some Italian populations were recently reintroduced from a Balkanic stock, as well as the differentiation of groups of populations possibly due to the postglacial recolonization of Europe or the action of a specific barrier to gene flow. [source]

Global Minimum-Energy Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of I2.,,n,H2O Clusters: A Monte Carlo Simulated Annealing Study

CHEMPHYSCHEM, Issue 1 2010
Arup Kumar Pathak
Abstract The vibrational (IR and Raman) and photoelectron spectral properties of hydrated iodine-dimer radical-anion clusters, I2.,,n,H2O (n=1,10), are presented. Several initial guess structures are considered for each size of cluster to locate the global minimum-energy structure by applying a Monte Carlo simulated annealing procedure including spin,orbit interaction. In the Raman spectrum, hydration reduces the intensity of the II stretching band but enhances the intensity of the OH stretching band of water. Raman spectra of more highly hydrated clusters appear to be simpler than the corresponding IR spectra. Vibrational bands due to simultaneous stretching vibrations of OH bonds in a cyclic water network are observed for I2.,,n,H2O clusters with n,3. The vertical detachment energy (VDE) profile shows stepwise saturation that indicates closing of the geometrical shell in the hydrated clusters on addition of every four water molecules. The calculated VDE of finite-size small hydrated clusters is extrapolated to evaluate the bulk VDE value of I2., in aqueous solution as 7.6 eV at the CCSD(T) level of theory. Structure and spectroscopic properties of these hydrated clusters are compared with those of hydrated clusters of Cl2., and Br2.,. [source]

High quality, high efficiency and ultrahigh In-content InGaN QWs , the problem of thermal stability

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI (C) - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Issue 6 2008
D. Fuhrmann
Abstract InxGa1-xN/GaN quantum well (QW) structures with Indium concentrations above 30% suited for light emitters in the green and beyond have been investigated. The structures were optimized for homogeneous Indium distributions and abrupt interfaces. We obtained very high internal quantum efficiencies (IQE) of 80% and 70% for 460 nm and 510 nm emission wavelength, respectively. However, for high In concentrations the heterostructures are thermally less stable. This is evident from systematic studies including varied GaN cap temperatures and different post annealing procedures. For elevated temperatures we observe a reduction of the PL intensity, a broadening and a shift to higher energies of the PL lines without indication of phase separation. The reason is the soft indium-nitrogen bond, the degradation likely occurs by In interdiffusion or outdiffusion via defects in the structures. The critical temperatures are well below those typical for p-GaN contact layer growth and thus need to be considered in device applications. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [source]