MATHEMATICS
An efficient and accurate numerical method is presented for the solution of highly oscillatory differential equations in one spatial dimension. While standard methods would require a very fine grid to resolve the oscillations, the presented approach uses first an analytic WKB-type transformation, which filters out the dominant oscillations. The resulting ODE-system is much smoother and can hence be discretized on a much coarser grid, with significantly reduced numerical costs. Here we are concerned with stationary two-band Schrodinger equations employed in quantum transport applications.
We focus on the Kane–model and the two band 𝑘 ⋅ 𝑝–model. The accuracy of the presented method is illustrated on a numerical example.
We consider electrons in a circular nanoring of zero width, in magnetic field, and with Rashba spin-orbit interaction. We include the Coulomb interaction in the the ”exact diagonalization” manner. The Coulomb interaction has strong effects on the spin polarization which may be totally different than for noninteracting electrons. Our current results include up to four electrons, but this number can easily be increased.
PHYSICS
Polymer nanocomposites based on polyolefins and layered clay minerals (smectites) are multi-layered structure. Even unfilled polyolefins (polyethylene, polypropylene, etc.) are structurally heterogeneous environment consisting of amorphous and crystalline phases. Adding filler further complicates the structure of the material.
The results of computer simulation of interaction of silicate inclusions, crystalline supermolecular formations in the matrix (spherulites) and its amorphous part.
Composite is modeled as a square periodicity cell with inclusion and spherulites. Inclusion was a pack of silica plates separated by thin layers of polymer. Spherulite modeled as “snowflakes” of crystallized lamellae (band areas with an ordered arrangement of polymer molecules). Problem was solved by finite element method in nonlinear-elastic formulation (plane strain).
This article examines the theoretical description of the mechanical behavior of elastomeric nanocomposites based on butadiene styrene polymer, and several species with different filler volume fraction in 30phr and 50phr. To construct the determining equations we use the scheme, whose points are connected by elastic, viscous, plastic and transmission elements. To describe the properties of each element used well-known equations of nonlinear elasticity theory, the theory of nonlinear viscous fluids, the theory of plastic flow of material in the finite deformation of the medium. To obtain the constants of the model used stepwise algorithm. Used in the experiments (cyclic loading, relaxation and creep) can get more information about the viscoelastic properties of rubber.
Last years, fluid flows in nano-sized domains are intensively studied due to nontriviality of observed effects and practical importance of this part of hydrodynamics. At present, there are no general equations of nanohydrodynamics. Usually, the molecular dynamics is used for computations. As for analytical approaches, the simplest one involves introducing the slip condition at the boundary together with classical hydrodynamics equations. The small scale of nanochannels gives us the possibility to use, in some cases, the Stokes approximation for motion equations.
In this work we apply the planar Stokes model with slip boundary conditions for describing nano-flows. We have developed a method of flow calculation, which is based on the expansion of pressure in a complete system of harmonic functions. Using the pressure distribution, we calculate the velocity field and stress on the boundary. This method can be used for description of various problems of nanofluidics: hydrodynamics of nanochannels, flows along superhydrophobic surfaces, etc.
In the paper the method of molecular dynamics is used to investigate the features of structure transformation, which are taking place during the process of surface treatment. The force field of a cylindrical shape was used to imitate the motion with constant velocity of hard indenter. The following parameters of tasks were varied: the radius of indenter, initial immersion depths, surface roughness, number of passes and the initial position of the indenter. Calculations were performed for the pure crystallites of copper and iron. According to the modeling the treatment of the surface layer can leads to formation of numerous structural defects, which can provide effect of nano-fragmentation of material near the surface. A comparison of surface topography before and after treatment was analyzed also. Results of our study are in good agreement with experimental data.
Stability of 2D triangular lattice under finite arbitrary strain is investigated. The lattice is considered infinite and consisting of particles which interact by pair force central potential. Dynamic stability criterion is used: frequency of elastic waves is required to be real for any real wave vector. Two stability regions corresponding to horizontal and vertical orientations of the lattice are obtained. It means that a structural transition, which is equal to the change of lattice orientation, is possible.
Essentially nonlinear model of a crystalline bi-atomic lattice described by coupled nonlinear equations, is considered. Its nonlinear wave solutions account for dynamic variations in an internal structure of the lattice due to an influence of a dynamic loading. Numerical simulations are performed to study evolution of a kink-shaped dynamic variations in an internal structure of the lattice. Special attention is paid on the transition from kink-shaped to bell-shaped variations. It is shown how predictions of the known exact traveling wave solutions may help in understanding and explanation of evolution of localized waves of permanent shape and velocity in numerical solutions.
In the work it is carried out the molecular-dynamic research of thermal expansion linear coefficient (TLC) for copper nanoclusters of spherical and cubic shapes in the wide range of size. To this purposes the heating of nanocluster was carried out by stochastic forces method. The calculation of number of characteristics was made in certain time steps number. In particularly it were computed the linear sizes of nanostructeure under investigation, its volume, the system temperature. Further the magnitudes of TLC were obtained by known expressions with the help of interpolation; the TLC dependences on nanostructure size were plotted. It was shown that the TLC depends on both nanostructure size and nanostructure shape.
The classification scheme and modeling method of formation of silicon carbide phases on basis of nanostructures was offered. The geometrically optimized structure of silicon carbide clusters was calculated by molecular mechanics methods and semiempirical quantum-mechanical methods; the structural parameters and some properties, such as density and energy of sublimation were defined. It was established that twenty silicon carbide phases can exist. The structure of seventeen of them was featured for the first time for silicon carbide.
The stability of the Aurivillius phases in the system Bi2O3-Fe2O3-TiO2 was investigated. Structural and physicochemical parameters, allowing to calculate the limits of the length of the homologous series of the compounds Bin+1Fen-3Ti3O3n+3 were identified. It was found that the maximum thickness of a perovskite-like block of these compounds is ~ 3.7 nm.
Lithiated whiskers were obtained hydrothermally in the present work. Composition, morphology and electrochemical properties of the product were investigated by different methods. Influence of cations with large radius in crystal structure of material to stability of its electrochemical performance was suggested.
Novel method of synthesis of Ce1‑xGdxO2‑d (x = 0–0.2) aqueous sols for magnetic resonance tomography applications was proposed. Detailed physico-chemical study of sols was performed using electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering. It was shown that the lattice constant of as-prepared solid solutions obeys Vegard’s law. The particle size in sols prepared by combination of anionite and hydrothermal-microwave treatments is substantially smaller than the size of the particles prepared by conventional hydrothermal treatment.
Modular design principle is discussed and the system of informational structural and genetic codes of 2D structures is presented, too. The thesis about bond between of informational codes and structures was formulated. The evolutionary models of both 2D structures and fractal structures forming are suggested. The probable topological connections between some 2D structures were analyzed. The possibility of fullerene-like nano-particles forming from some designing pre-fractals by its rolling onto spherical surface was showed.
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