{"title":"Fast inverse design of microwave and infrared Bi-stealth metamaterials based on equivalent circuit model","authors":"Shiju Liu, Fengjie Zhu, Jianguang Huang, Hua Zhao, Mengqi Han, Kebin Fan, Ping Chen","doi":"10.1063/5.0222949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0222949","url":null,"abstract":"This work proposed a fast inverse design method for microwave and infrared (IR) bi-stealth metamaterials based on the equivalent circuit model (ECM). Using this method, we designed a microwave and IR bi-stealth metamaterial by deploying a multilayered structure of the indium tin oxide (ITO) film based metasurface. First, the IR emissivity of the ITO film was calculated in the framework of the ECM. Then, an ITO metasurface was proposed to implement low IR emission and high microwave transmission simultaneously. Based on the ECM of the square patch, the ECM of the whole metamaterial was established at the microwave band. An inverse design program was built by incorporating the ECM with genetic algorithm (GA). Structure parameters of the metamaterial were optimized by GA to achieve the broadest microwave stealth bandwidth for the given thickness. Finally, the sample of the optimized bi-stealth metamaterial was prepared and tested. The calculated, simulated, and measured results are in good agreement, showing that such a metamaterial has an IR emissivity of 0.18 in the band from 3 to 14 μm and an efficient microwave stealth band from 4.8 to 17 GHz with a thickness of 4.9 mm. The proposed method will benefit the design and application of microwave and IR bi-stealth metamaterials.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. K. Pandey, Valery I. Levitas, Changyong Park, Guoyin Shen
{"title":"In situ study of microstructure evolution and α → ω phase transition in annealed and pre-deformed Zr under hydrostatic loading","authors":"K. K. Pandey, Valery I. Levitas, Changyong Park, Guoyin Shen","doi":"10.1063/5.0208544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0208544","url":null,"abstract":"The detailed study of the effect of the initial microstructure on its evolution under hydrostatic compression before, during, and after the irreversible α→ω phase transformation and during pressure release in Zr using in situ x-ray diffraction is presented. Two samples were studied: one is plastically pre-deformed Zr with saturated hardness and the other is annealed. Phase transformation α→ω initiates at lower pressure for a pre-deformed sample but for a volume fraction of ω Zr, c>0.7, a larger volume fraction is observed for the annealed sample. This implies that the proportionality between the athermal resistance to the transformation and the yield strength in the continuum phase transformation theory is invalid; an advanced version of the theory is outlined. Phenomenological plasticity theory under hydrostatic loading is outlined in terms of microstructural parameters, and plastic strain is estimated. During transformation, the first rule is suggested, i.e., the average domain size, microstrain, and dislocation density in ω Zr for c<0.8 are functions of the volume fraction, c of ω Zr only, which are independent of the plastic strain tensor prior to transformation and pressure. The microstructure is not inherited during phase transformation. Surprisingly, for the annealed sample, the final dislocation density and the average microstrain after pressure release in the ω phase are larger than for the severely pre-deformed sample. The results suggest that an extended experimental basis is required for the predictive models for the combined pressure-induced phase transformations and microstructure evolutions.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward 3D magnetic force microscopy: Simultaneous torsional cantilever excitation to access a second, orthogonal stray field component","authors":"Jori F. Schmidt, Lukas M. Eng, Samuel D. Seddon","doi":"10.1063/5.0226570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0226570","url":null,"abstract":"Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) is long established as a powerful tool for probing the local stray fields of magnetic nanostructures across a range of temperatures and applied stimuli. A major drawback of the technique, however, is that the detection of stray fields emanating from a sample’s surface rely on a uniaxial vertical cantilever oscillation, and thus are only sensitive to vertically oriented stray field components. The last two decades have shown an ever-increasing literature fascination for exotic topological windings where particular attention to in-plane magnetic moment rotation is highly valuable when identifying and understanding such systems. Here, we present a method of detecting in-plane magnetic stray field components, by utilizing a split-electrode excitation piezo that allows the simultaneous excitation of a cantilever at its fundamental flexural and torsional modes. This allows for the joint acquisition of traditional vertical mode images and a lateral MFM where the tip–cantilever system is only sensitive to stray fields acting perpendicular to the torsional axis of the cantilever.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Piezo-photocatalysis synergy in γ-GeSe for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction","authors":"Tianqi Zhang, Long Zhou, Guobo Chen, Songrui Wei, Rong Sun, Yunping Li, Lijian Meng, Guanglong Zhang, Shuwei Xia, Zhongchang Wang, Meng Qiu","doi":"10.1063/5.0217893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0217893","url":null,"abstract":"Solar-driven semiconductor photocatalysts are highly appealing in applications of environmental remediation and energy conversion. However, photocatalytic reactions, particularly oxygen evolution reaction (OER), are often constrained by the swift recombination of electron–hole pairs, thereby resulting in low reaction efficiency. Although it is effective to separate charge carriers by constructing heterojunctions to form built-in electric field, the lattice mismatch and inefficient interlayer charge transfer of heterojunctions in the photocatalysts limit their further development. Here, we propose a new strategy by constructing an internal electric field for OER through an individual piezoelectric two-dimensional material. The results indicate that the piezoelectric effect regulates the electronic structure, reduces bandgap, improves light absorption efficiency, and that the displacement of positive and negative charge centers is the key factor in the enhanced OER. This research indicates the feasibility of combining piezoelectric properties of two-dimensional materials with OER (1.19 eV), providing new insights and guidance for applying the piezoelectric effect in the OER and opening up a way to promote efficient separation of charge carriers.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of surface curvature on the impact force of water droplet","authors":"A. Aihara, M. Tanaka, N. Fujisawa","doi":"10.1063/5.0219757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0219757","url":null,"abstract":"Although the global market for wind energy is growing rapidly, leading-edge erosion is a critical issue hindering the development of wind power. The impact force of a droplet colliding with flat surfaces has been investigated in previous studies. However, the impact force exerted on curved surfaces, such as that experienced by eroded wind turbine blades, is not well understood. This study discusses the relationship between the impact force generated on a solid surface by a water droplet and the radius of curvature of the impacting surface. The impact force by a droplet was measured using a force sensor mounted on semi-cylindrical caps with different radii of curvature. The measurement results showed that the impact force decreased as the radius of curvature decreased. A computational fluid dynamics model solving incompressible flows showed that, unlike the case of a curved surface, the initial momentum of the droplet was mostly transferred to the flat surface. This resulted in a high impulse for an impact with a flat surface. The falling droplet was blocked by the surface, and the lateral jet was accelerated sideward. This acceleration was moderate for curved surfaces. When colliding with a flat surface, a higher impact force was generated owing to the wider area of the excited surface pressure compared with that of the curved surface. Finally, the relationship between the peak of the impact force and the surface curvature was derived, suggesting that the force peak is inversely proportional to the curvature.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Le Bras, E. Lescoute, J-M. Chevalier, G. Boutoux, D. Hébert
{"title":"Impulse coupling enhancement of aluminum targets under laser irradiation in a soft polymer confined geometry","authors":"C. Le Bras, E. Lescoute, J-M. Chevalier, G. Boutoux, D. Hébert","doi":"10.1063/5.0225973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0225973","url":null,"abstract":"Laser pulses were applied to a target mounted on a ballistic pendulum to study the momentum imparted by a laser shock impact. Photonic Doppler Velocimetry was used to assess the momentum imparted by each laser pulse. To increase the momentum produced, a layer of polymer transparent to the laser wavelength was applied to the surface of the targets to confine the plasma generated as a result of the laser–matter interaction. This yielded momentum coupling coefficients one hundred times higher than those obtained for equivalent laser parameters in the classical direct regime configuration. The study was completed by simulating the experiments with the one-dimensional Lagrangian hydrodynamics code ESTHER, which showed good agreement with the experimental results.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Giant electro-optic response in transparent rhombohedral ferroelectric Sm-PIN-PMN-PT crystal based on domain engineering","authors":"Yiyang Wen, Hongda Ren, Xiaona Du, Yang Zhang","doi":"10.1063/5.0230598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0230598","url":null,"abstract":"The relaxor ferroelectric crystal Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 (PMN-PT), located near the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB), exhibits exceptionally high piezoelectric and electro-optic (EO) responses. Nevertheless, lower optical transparency and phase transition temperature of PMN-PT limit its optical applications. The ternary system Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PIN-PMN-PT) holds promise in addressing these challenges with a higher Curie temperature. Additionally, specific ferroelectric domain polarization techniques can eliminate domain scattering, substantially enhancing the transparency of the crystal. In this study, we explore the optical properties of Sm-doped PIN-PMN-PT. We achieve a 2R domain-engineered state by polarizing along the (110) direction of the crystal. The high transparency allows us to extract an effective EO coefficient of up to 431.5 pm/V from the Sm-PIN-PMN-PT crystal at the telecommunications wavelength. Second-harmonic generation (SHG) probing verified the domain-engineered state in Sm-PIN-PMN-PT. The temperature-dependent SHG reveals the ferroelectric phase transition process, laying the groundwork for studying the stability of the EO response. The Sm-PIN-PMN-PT crystal exhibits an exceptionally high EO coefficient, which is crucial for the development of enhanced EO devices with high integration and low driving voltages.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anita Kumari, Vasu Dev, Tina M. Hayward, Rajesh Menon, Vishwa Pal
{"title":"Generating optical vortex needle beams with a flat diffractive lens","authors":"Anita Kumari, Vasu Dev, Tina M. Hayward, Rajesh Menon, Vishwa Pal","doi":"10.1063/5.0226316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0226316","url":null,"abstract":"We present a novel method for generating optical vortex needle beams (focused optical vortices with extended depth-of-focus) using a compact flat multilevel diffractive lens (MDL). Our experiments demonstrate that the MDL can produce focused optical vortices (FOVs) with topological charges l=1−4 (extendable to other l values), maintaining focus over distances significantly longer than conventional optical vortices. Specifically, FOVs exhibit non-diffracting behavior with a depth-of-focus (DOF) extended beyond 5 cm, compared to conventional optical vortices, which show continuous size increase due to diffraction. When the MDL is illuminated by an optical vortex of 3 mm diameter, it achieves a transmission efficiency of approximately 90% and extends the DOF several times beyond that of traditional lenses. Increasing the size of the input optical vortex further extends the DOF but introduces additional rings, with their number increasing proportionally to the value of l. Our approach, validated by both experimental results and numerical simulations, proves effective for beams such as optical vortex and Hermite-Gaussian modes and holds potential applications in high-resolution imaging, material processing, optical coherence tomography, and three-dimensional optical tweezers, offering a simple and efficient solution for generating non-diffracting beams.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. V. Myasoedov, M. G. Mynbaeva, S. P. Lebedev, S. Iu. Priobrazhenskii, D. G. Amelchuk, D. A. Kirilenko, A. A. Lebedev
{"title":"TEM investigation of the interface formation during transfer of 3C-SiC(001) layer onto 6H-SiC(0001) wafer","authors":"A. V. Myasoedov, M. G. Mynbaeva, S. P. Lebedev, S. Iu. Priobrazhenskii, D. G. Amelchuk, D. A. Kirilenko, A. A. Lebedev","doi":"10.1063/5.0227316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227316","url":null,"abstract":"At present, intensive research is underway in the field of vacuum-sublimation growth of 3C-SiC. Transfer of a thin (001)3C-SiC layer onto a 6H-SiC wafer is a promising way to fabricate a 3C-SiC/6H-SiC substrate for growing device-quality homoepitaxial films of low defect density. The article presents the results of the structural characterization of an interface formed during the transfer of a 3C-SiC layer onto a 6H-SiC(0001) wafer, performed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A 3C-SiC film with a thickness of about 10 μm, grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on a Si(001) substrate, was utilized in the study. Silicon acted as a bonding material in the transfer process. The morphology and microstructure of the interface between a 6H-SiC substrate and a 3C-SiC (001)-oriented layer are under consideration. TEM investigation reveals an effect of “self”-orientation of the layer with respect to the wafer during the transfer process: an interaction between the molten silicon layer and silicon carbide throughout crystallization results in the generation of defined orientation relationships with respect to substrate axes. An analysis of selected area electron diffraction patterns taken from interfaces showed the relationships to be 3C-SiC{001}‖ 6H-SiC(0001) and 3C-SiC⟨11¯0⟩∼‖ 6H-SiC⟨112¯0⟩.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical simulation of He atmospheric pressure plasma jet impinging on the tilted dielectric surface","authors":"Lijun Wang, Huan Zhao, Zhongji Han, Jie Liu","doi":"10.1063/5.0232639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0232639","url":null,"abstract":"The target surface to be treated in reality is often not smooth and horizontal and may also be in different tilting angles. The treatment of the tilted dielectric surface by the atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) undoubtedly increases the complexity of surface modification. Therefore, a two-dimensional fluid model is established to reveal the internal mechanism of the interaction between the He APPJ and the tilted dielectric surface by means of numerical simulation. The distribution of the gas flow in a small angular range (0°, 3°, 5°, 8°, 10°, and 15°) is studied. In addition, the effects of the tilt angle on the jet morphology, discharge dynamic properties, and species distribution of the He APPJ are emphatically discussed. It is found that the jet morphology and parameters are no longer symmetrical under the tilted surface. With the increase in the tilt angle, the enhanced electric field in the upper surface region leads to the increase in the ionization rate and electron density here, and also accelerates the propagation speed of the jet to the dielectric surface in the atmospheric environment. Driven by the electric field force, the jet is closer to the dielectric surface, resulting in a decrease in the thickness of the cathode sheath and an increase in the surface charge density in the area to the right of the central axis. The influence of the gas flow structure leads to the shortening of the jet development distance and a decrease in the jet velocity on the upper surface. N and O also form higher fluxes on the upper surface due to the increase in the electron density.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}