β-In2S3 thin films have been prepared on pyrex glass substrates by
the spray pyrolysis technique at 340°C. We have analyzed by acoustic
microscopy and particularly by acoustic signature V(z) these films with
various thickness (0.3–2.5 µm). The acoustic signature, performed at
130 and 570 MHz allows us to reach elastic properties of β-In2S3 material
and especially Young's modulus. Its value (443 GPa) is of the same order
of those of ceramics. Besides elastic properties and using scanning
electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)
investigations, we have shown that the V(z) signature gives valuable
information about the defects in the material. Finally, the experimental
results have been discussed related to the dispersion curves of velocity
of the first mode of β-In2S3/pyrex system.
Gamma ray shielding properties of borate glass samples containing oxides of lead and zinc are prepared by melt and quench technique and evaluated theoretically using XCOM computer software for gamma ray shielding properties. However, gamma ray shielding properties are discussed in terms of various calculated parameters such as half value layer, mean free path and mass attenuation coefficient. The calculated parameters are compared by the author with conventional shielding material concrete. FTIR studies are undertaken to investigate the various structural groups present in the prepared system. Furthermore, it was observed that the glass sample S1 posses minimum HVL value and maximum mass attenuation coefficient, It has been inferred that addition of lead improve the gamma ray shielding properties and simultaneously decrease the rigidity of the glass systems due to formation of non bridging oxygen. Gamma ray shielding properties of our glass systems have been compared with standard nuclear radiation shielding concrete.
Density Functional Theory (DFT) plays a vital role in the study of organic materials. Lawsonia inermis is identified among the promising organic candidates to replace toxic and expensive solar cell material. The present study reported step by step computational procedure used to exposed the beauty of the organic solar cell candidate using Gaussian09 software. Stability check, optimization at different basis set, Homo-Lumo, band gap and Infrared spectrum (IR) at different medium were reported. It was found that the ground state energy, Homo-Lumo at both vacuum and Medium, band gaps, were found to be -16607.3717574 eV, -7.431 eV -3.584 eV (Vacuum) -7.311 eV -3.515 eV (Medium) 3.847 eV (Vacuum) 3.79 eV (Medium) respectively. For the IR it was found that there is shift and increase in the intensity due to the solvent effect on the material. These results were compared with the literature and are in agreement. It can be concluded that the Lawsonia inermis at solvent medium can enhance smooth and easier electron hole transport by looking at the band gap and hence it can and will be a good candidate organic material for solar cell production.
We have simulated the diffraction patterns of both periodic and quasiperiodic monatomic chains using the code Laue (written by Silsbee and Drager) and investigated the effects of the shape of the atomic potential. Three fundamental differences between the diffraction patterns of periodic and quasiperiodic monatomic chain were observed. The width and modulated shape of the diffraction pattern formed by the quasiperiodic chain was found to depend on the shape of the atomic potential. For guassian and exponential atomic shapes, the width decreases as the lattice constant is increased. It also decreases as the size of the atom is increased. For a pseudoatomic shape, the width varies with lattice constant and size of atom in an un-orderly manner.
In this work, the code 'Laue' was used to simulate the diffraction pattern and to investigate the effects of varying the golden mean in a monatomic linear quasicrystal having a pseudo atomic potential. The work involved setting the parameters of the code required to simulate the diffraction, running the code and exporting the data generated to excel for analysis. It was found that the shape of the diffraction pattern and the background intensity for a given value of the golden mean is unique. Both the width of the diffraction pattern and the intensity of the central peak decrease with increasing golden mean. Results obtained illustrated the features of the diffraction by quasicrystal and proved the suitability and accuracy of the code in simulating the dynamics of quasicrystals.
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