The transport properties of Floquet topological superconductors at the transition from the topological phase to the Anderson localized phase

The Floquet topological superconducting state is a nonequilibrium time-periodic state hosting Majorana fermions. We study its transport properties by using the Kitaev model with time-periodic incommensurate potentials, which experiences phase transition from the Floquet topological superconducting phase to the Anderson localized phase with increasing driving strength. We study both the real time dynamics of the current and the non-analytic behavior of the tunneling conductance at the transition. Especially, we find that the tunneling conductance changes continuously at the transition, being a finite value in the presence of Floquet Majorana fermions, but dropping to zero as the Majorana fermions vanish. For a special choice of parameters, the Majorana fermions revive at larger driving strength, accompanied by the revival of conductances.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure

Higgs amplitude mode in massless Dirac fermion systems

The Higgs amplitude mode in superconductors is the condensed matter analogy of Higgs bosons in particle physics. We investigate the time evolution of Higgs amplitude mode in massless Dirac systems, induced by a weak quench of an attractive interaction. We find that the Higgs amplitude mode in the half-filling honeycomb lattice has a logarithmic decaying behaviour, qualitatively different from the $1/\sqrt{t}$ decay in the normal superconductors. Our study is also extended to the doped cases in honeycomb lattice. As for the 3D Dirac semimetal at half filling, we obtain an undamped oscillation of the amplitude mode. Our finding is not only an important supplement to the previous theoretical studies on normal fermion systems, but also provide an experimental signature to characterize the superconductivity in 2D or 3D Dirac systems.Comment: 6 pages, 8 figure

Plastic deformation wear in modified medium manganese steel

A medium manganese steel with high wear-resistance, strength and toughness has been produced with addition of a complex modifier (or refining agent) containing Nb, N, RE and Si-Ca. The results showed that the wear resistance, strength and toughness of the modified medium manganese steel are respectively 1.92 times, 1.45 times and 3.63 times as high as that of the referenced unmodified medium manganese steel. The plastic deformation characteristic involved in the wear mechanism of the modified medium manganese steel was investigated by means of plastic-elasticity calculation and TEM electro-microscopy. The relationship between wear resistance and yield strength of the steel was established. Since the wear volume W is proportional to the square of the loading and to the numbers of the abrasives, and inversely proportional to the square of the yield strength of the materials, the wear resistance can be substantially improved by the enhancement of yield strength of the materials. The calculation results generally agreed with the experimental results

Preparation of multiblock copolymers via step-wise addition of l-lactide and trimethylene carbonate.

Poly(l-lactide) (PLA) is a bioderived and biodegradable polymer that has limited applications due to its hard and brittle nature. Incorporation of 1,3-trimethylene carbonate into PLA, in a block copolymer fashion, improves the mechanical properties, while retaining the biodegradability of the polymer, and broadens its range of applications. However, the preparation of 1,3-trimethylene carbonate (TMC)/l-lactide (LA) copolymers beyond diblock and triblock structures has not been reported, with explanations focusing mostly on thermodynamic reasons that impede the copolymerization of TMC after lactide. We discuss the preparation of multiblock copolymers via the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of LA and TMC, in a step-wise addition, by a ferrocene-chelating heteroscorpionate zinc complex, {[fc(PPh2)(BH[(3,5-Me)2pz]2)]Zn(μ-OCH2Ph)}2 ([(fcP,B)Zn(μ-OCH2Ph)]2, fc = 1,1'-ferrocenediyl, pz = pyrazole). The synthesis of up to pentablock copolymers, from various combinations of LA and TMC, was accomplished and the physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the resulting copolymers evaluated

Analysis of Airworthiness Requirements on Amdt.25–132 of Limit of Validity to Preclude Widespread Fatigue Damage

AbstractThis article introduces innovatory changes and background to inspections of WFD for transport category aircraft which have resulted in the amendment 25-132 of limit of validity (LOV), also indicates a proactive approach which should be taken to address WFD before WFD occurs. With regard to the amendment to regulations on WFD issued by FAA, this article analyzes and interprets the actions of the design approval holder(DAH) and the related compliance methods, focusing on the applicability of the new regulations to WFD and on the methodologies and processes for performing aircraft WFD evaluations which include the determination of inspection start points(ISP) and structural modification points(SMP), the establishment of limits of validity (initial limits and extended limits), the establishment and revision of airworthiness limitations and Airworthiness Limitations section(ALS), the compliance for part 121 and 129 operators under new regulations, etc. Then a number of new research directions are presented in this article for domestic civil aircraft structure damage tolerance design and analysis for the present and the future

A hybrid adaptive time-delay neural network model for multi-step-ahead prediction of sunspot activity

Author name used in this publication: Chun-Tian Cheng2006-2007 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishe