{"title":"Laser absorption correction for hydroxyl planar laser induced fluorescence measurements in a centrally staged combustor at elevated pressures","authors":"Kexin Ji, Xin Hui, Chao Tao, Xin Xue, Qiang An","doi":"10.1063/5.0228168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0228168","url":null,"abstract":"Planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) is a crucial spectroscopic technique for measuring minor species [e.g., hydroxyl (OH), methylene (CH), and nitric oxide (NO) radicals] in combustion research, owing to its non-intrusive nature and high sensitivity. However, laser energy attenuation due to absorption poses significant challenges to its application under high-pressure conditions, which may cause asymmetric image intensity distribution along the light propagation direction. An absorption correction method for OH PLIF based on the concept of maximum number density is proposed in the present study. This method offers several key advantages, including simplicity, high accuracy, and versatility, allowing for correcting both time-averaged and instantaneous OH PLIF images. OH PLIF data obtained from a centrally staged combustor at elevated pressures (i.e., 0.3, 0.6, and 1.0 MPa) are utilized to validate the method. Correction for the time-averaged PLIF images achieves a much more symmetric distribution of OH, revealing the overall flame structures that would not have been completely visualized from the original images. The fronts of the pilot and main stage flames have also been recovered from the corrected instantaneous images. This correction algorithm provides an effective way of enhancing data quality for high-cost OH PLIF measurements at pressurized conditions.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260280","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. Tagashira, Y. Harada, K. Nakamura, H. Miki, M. Matsukawa, D. Koyama
{"title":"Focus control of a concave–convex ultrasonic gel lens in the radial direction","authors":"K. Tagashira, Y. Harada, K. Nakamura, H. Miki, M. Matsukawa, D. Koyama","doi":"10.1063/5.0218754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0218754","url":null,"abstract":"Optical image stabilization (OIS) systems maintain the three-dimensional focal position of a lens through mechanical actuation systems. This paper examines an optical lens for OIS that utilizes ultrasound vibration to alter the focal position, not only in the depth direction but also in the radial direction. The lens has a simple structure with no mechanical moving parts and consists of an ultrasound transducer divided into four pieces, a glass disk, and a transparent viscoelastic gel film that functions as a lens. The acoustic radiation force generated by the resonant flexural vibration of the glass disk can alter the surface profile of the gel film, allowing for a variable-focus function. The concave and convex lenses can be interchanged using two resonant vibration modes: the standing-wave mode, in which the vibration loop appears at the center, and the traveling-wave mode, in which the vibration node appears at the center. The positions of ultrasound vibrations on the lens can be controlled in a two-dimensional plane by adjusting the driving amplitudes of each channel, thereby achieving focus control in the radial direction. The focusing characteristics of the lens are evaluated through ray-tracing simulation.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260288","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}
Yen Thi Nguyen, Chukwudubem Okafor, Puhan Zhao, Oishik Sen, Catalin R. Picu, Tommy Sewell, H. S. Udaykumar
{"title":"Continuum models for meso-scale simulations of HMX (1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocane) guided by molecular dynamics: Pore collapse, shear bands, and hotspot temperature","authors":"Yen Thi Nguyen, Chukwudubem Okafor, Puhan Zhao, Oishik Sen, Catalin R. Picu, Tommy Sewell, H. S. Udaykumar","doi":"10.1063/5.0232413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0232413","url":null,"abstract":"Meso-scale calculations of energy localization and initiation in energetic material microstructures must capture the deformation and collapse of pores and high-temperature shear bands, which lead to hotspots. Because chemical reaction rates depend sensitively on temperature, predictive continuum models need to get the pore-collapse dynamics and resulting hotspot temperatures right; this imposes stringent demands on the fidelity of thermophysical model forms and parameters and on the numerical methods employed to perform high-resolution meso-scale calculations. Here, continuum material models for β-HMX are examined in the context of shock-induced pore collapse, treating predictions from all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations as ground truth. Using atomistics-consistent material properties, we show that the currently available strength models for HMX fail to correctly capture pore collapse and hotspot temperatures. Insights from MD are then employed to advance a Modified Johnson–Cook (M-JC) strength model, which is shown to capture key aspects of the physics of shock-induced localization in HMX. The study culminates in a MD-guided strength model for β-HMX that produces continuum pore-collapse results in better alignment on several aspects with those predicted by MD, including pore-collapse mechanism and rate, shear-band formation in the collapse zone, and temperature, strain, and stress fields in the hotspot zone and the surrounding material. The resulting MD-informed/MD-determined M-JC model should improve the fidelity of meso-scale simulations to predict the detonation initiation of HMX-based energetic materials in microstructure-aware multi-scale frameworks.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260285","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}
Nikolay Britun, Michael K. T. Mo, Shih-Nan Hsiao, Fatima J. T. Arellano, Makoto Sekine, Masaru Hori
{"title":"Optical actinometry for number density measurements in low-pressure plasmas: Advantages, error sources, and method validation","authors":"Nikolay Britun, Michael K. T. Mo, Shih-Nan Hsiao, Fatima J. T. Arellano, Makoto Sekine, Masaru Hori","doi":"10.1063/5.0227576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227576","url":null,"abstract":"Number density of plasma-generated atoms or molecules is an important parameter for both fundamental research and applications. It can be measured in a straightforward manner, using vacuum-ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy, which is mainly possible in laboratory conditions as it may require bulky equipment, such as lasers. By contrast, optical actinometry is an alternative approach that only uses spontaneous emission from the plasma. This technique relies on the so-called corona excitation and uses emission line ratios between the gases with unknown and known concentrations (called actinometer in the last case). As a result of using line ratios, the additional density calibration is not required if the excitation cross sections are known. This study discusses Ar-based actinometry in low-pressure (roughly <1 kPa) plasma discharges with an emphasis on multiple line ratios. The work is particularly focused on the method’s applicability, the choice of Ar cross sections, and potential error sources. The influence of the additional excitation mechanisms is analyzed based on both experiments and modeling. The optical transitions for F, O, H, N, and P atoms along with expressions for their number density are presented, not requiring high optical resolution for measurements. For the sake of method validation, it is shown that in low-pressure radiofrequency discharges, a nearly excellent agreement between the actinometry data and the calibrated measurements can be achieved by careful selection of optical transitions.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260284","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":"Ultrafast manipulations of nanoscale skyrmioniums","authors":"H. M. Dong, P. P. Fu, Y. F. Duan, K. Chang","doi":"10.1063/5.0227996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227996","url":null,"abstract":"The advancement of next-generation magnetic devices depends on fast manipulating magnetic microstructures at the nanoscale. A universal method is presented for rapid and reliable generating, controlling, and driving nano-scale skyrmioniums, through high-throughput micromagnetic simulations. Ultrafast switches are realized between skyrmionium and skyrmion states and rapidly change their polarities in monolayer magnetic nanodisks by perpendicular magnetic fields. The transition mechanism by alternating magnetic fields differs from that under steady magnetic fields. New skyrmionic textures, such as flower-like and windmill-like skyrmions, are discovered. Moreover, this nanoscale skyrmionium can move rapidly and stably in nanoribbons using weaker spin-polarized currents. Explicit discussions are held regarding the physical mechanisms involved in ultrafast manipulations of skyrmioniums. This work provides further physical insights into the manipulation and application of topological skyrmionic structures for developing low-power consumption and nanostorage devices.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142269454","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":"The novel impedance matching device realized by the structure of air-gap ring based on the doping method at microwave frequency","authors":"Lin Zhao, Jiaxin Li, Li Pan","doi":"10.1063/5.0230486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0230486","url":null,"abstract":"The doping method enabled the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) medium to adjust its permeability effectively. In this study, we theoretically analyze that the gap ring structure formed by the ENZ medium doped with perfect electrical conductor (PEC) can be equivalent to the controllable series reactance. Based on this concept, a universal matching network that can match any complex impedance load by adjusting the gap ring spacing is constructed. We used the above universal matching network to carry out theoretical and simulation calculations on the matching effect of a random-sized stepped waveguide and horn antenna, and the results show that the impedance-matching technology has a good matching effect for different loads. Finally, experimental verification is carried out. Compared with traditional impedance-matching networks, the proposed structure has the characteristics of simplicity, reliability, low loss, high carrying power, low preparation requirements, and good application prospects. This work is a good example of the practicality of ENZ media and also provides a very meaningful idea for the development of new electromagnetic matching devices.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260283","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}
Abdulkarim A. Amirov, Maksim A. Koliushenkov, Abdula A. Mukhuchev, Dibir M. Yusupov, Valeriya V. Govorina, Dmitriy S. Neznakhin, Gennady A. Govor, Akhmed M. Aliev
{"title":"Multicaloric response tuned by electric field in cylindrical MnAs/PZT magnetoelectric composite","authors":"Abdulkarim A. Amirov, Maksim A. Koliushenkov, Abdula A. Mukhuchev, Dibir M. Yusupov, Valeriya V. Govorina, Dmitriy S. Neznakhin, Gennady A. Govor, Akhmed M. Aliev","doi":"10.1063/5.0231720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0231720","url":null,"abstract":"The possibility observation of the electric field controlled multicaloric response through quasi-isostatic compression as a result of the converse piezoelectric effect was demonstrated on the cylindrical type magnetoelectric composite MnAs/PZT. It was shown that an electric voltage of 100 V corresponding to an electric field of E ∼0.3 kV/mm applied to the walls of the piezoelectric component PZT of the MnAs/PZT composite contributes to an increase in the maximum adiabatic temperature change by 0.2 K in the temperature range of the magnetostructural phase transition of MnAs ∼317 K at a magnetic field change of 1.8 T. Numerical analysis using the finite element method has shown that an electric field voltage of 100 V is capable of creating a quasi-isostatic mechanical stress in the region inside a cylindrical PZT tube of ∼3 MPa. Moreover, in the region of weak pressures up to 10 MPa, the contribution to the total adiabatic temperature change from piezo-mechanical compression linearly depends on the electrical voltage that can be used for control by magnetic and caloric properties of multicaloric materials.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260291","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":"Performance optimization for magnetoelectric antennas based on a multi-field coupling analysis model","authors":"Yue Mao, Qiyuan Jiao, Yang Shi","doi":"10.1063/5.0231433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0231433","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a multi-field coupling model for magnetoelectric (ME) antennas, encompassing a ME film, electrode layers, and a substrate featuring a cavity structure. This model accounts for the nonlinear magnetoelastic coupling within the radiation layer and employs a combined DC and AC simulation methodology to capture the antenna's radiation mechanism. Leveraging this multi-field coupling model, performance differences between the ME antenna and an ideal ME composite film are analyzed. By exploring optimization schemes based on multi-physics fields, electrode materials, and structural design, the ME antenna's radiation performance is significantly enhanced. The findings demonstrate that the complete antenna structure, with its increased thickness and cavity design, exhibits a lower resonance frequency and a higher converse ME (CME) coefficient compared to the ideal ME film. The optimal CME effect is achieved under proper external stimuli, leading to a broader 3 dB bandwidth. Expanding the cavity dimensions enhances the CME coefficient by 42% and reduces the resonance frequency due to decreased acoustic wave loss. Adopting electrode materials with higher acoustic impedance elevates the CME coefficient, yet narrows the bandwidth. Conversely, using silver (Ag) electrodes promotes a broader bandwidth. Additionally, ME antenna arrays are designed to broaden the bandwidth by 300%.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260333","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}
M. I. Pérez-Valverde, E. López-Luna, E. Martínez-Guerra, J. G. R. Hernández-Arteaga, M. A. Vidal
{"title":"An innovative approach to control the Hf/Ti ratio in monolayers grown via atomic partial layer deposition","authors":"M. I. Pérez-Valverde, E. López-Luna, E. Martínez-Guerra, J. G. R. Hernández-Arteaga, M. A. Vidal","doi":"10.1063/5.0225744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0225744","url":null,"abstract":"The Hf/Ti ratio was precisely controlled at monolayer thickness using atomic partial layer deposition (APLD). HfxTi1−xO2 films with varying Hf concentrations were deposited by adjusting the pulse time of Hf precursors within a single atomic layer. Characterization using x-ray reflectivity, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and spectroscopic ellipsometry confirmed the presence of Hf, Ti, and O in the films. Increasing the Hf content caused the binding energies of the O 1s peak to shift to higher values, indicating a chemical environment change from TiO2-like to HfO2-like. A higher Hf content also increased the relative atomic percentages of Hf, Ti, and O, altering the film properties. The mass density and optical properties were notably sensitive to changes in the Hf/Ti ratio at monolayer thickness. The potential of APLD to reduce dimensionality through precise control of both thickness and composition renders it especially appropriate for applications requiring highly specific material properties.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"104 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260293","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}
Suheir Nofal, Timon S. Vaas, Uwe Rau, Bart E. Pieters
{"title":"An electro-thermal finite element method (FEM) model for local hotspot kinetics in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin-film solar modules","authors":"Suheir Nofal, Timon S. Vaas, Uwe Rau, Bart E. Pieters","doi":"10.1063/5.0222051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0222051","url":null,"abstract":"Partial shading can significantly impair the efficiency of thin-film solar cells. When exposed to partial shading, cells within the array tend to become reverse biased, leading to thermal runaway events and the emergence of hotspots. In Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells such hotspots are also associated with so-called worm-like defects. Both theoretical and experimental studies have shown that in CIGS, a positive-feedback loop leads to instability and thermal runaway events. However, we observe an inconsistency between published simulation results and recently published experimental work. In a recent experimental study, it was shown that under certain conditions, a hotspot develops within 1ms, showing signs of melting of the CIGS in an area with a 5μm radius. However, in published simulation results, the time for such high temperatures to develop is in the order of seconds, a discrepancy of three orders of magnitude. In this work, we argue that this discrepancy is explained by the size of the seed defect, demonstrating that the origin of these experimentally observed, fast-developing hotspots is likely microscopic defects. To this end, we developed an electro-thermal finite element model, with very high temporal and spatial resolution. We demonstrate that, assuming a seed defect with a 10nm radius, we can reproduce the experimental results with respect to the size of the defect and the time it took to develop.","PeriodicalId":15088,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260289","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}