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Negative Entropy of Mixing for Vanadium-Platinum Solutions
The phonon densities of states for pure vanadium and the solid solutions V-6.25% Ni, Pd, Pt were determined from inelastic neutron scattering measurements. The solute atoms caused a large stiffening of the phonons, resulting in large, negative vibrational entropies of mixing. For V-6.25%Pt, the negative vibrational entropy of mixing exceeds the conventional positive chemical entropy of mixing. This negative total entropy of mixing should extend to lower concentrations of Pt, and the effect on the bcc solvus line is discussed. The experimental data were inverted to obtain interatomic force constants by using a Born–von Kármán model with an iterative optimization algorithm. The stiffening of bonds responsible for the decrease of entropy was found to occur mainly in first-nearest-neighbor solute-host bonds, and correlates in part with the solute metallic radius
Trickle irrigation
THE introduction of trickle irrigation has caused tremendous interest among commercial irrigators. While not a new concept, its application was formerly restricted to glasshouse and nursery use
The Burnett control gate for irrigation channels
THIS type of check-gate for use in irrigation ditches, was evolved on the Kimberley Research Station and has definite advantages over wooden or concrete structures in that it is termite-proof and can be removed and replaced in a few minutes to permit of the channel being cleaned out by straight runs with modern machinery
Land preparation for border irrigation
LARGE amounts of water may be lost through excess run-off and deep percolation.
Proper preparation of irrigation land can help to minimise these losses.
This preparation is done by grading or levelling so that the original ground surface is shaped to allow for a more uniform distribution of water
Phonon entropy of alloying and ordering of Cu-Au
Inelastic neutron scattering spectra were measured with a time-of-flight spectrometer on six disordered Cu-Au alloys at 300 K. The neutron-weighted phonon density of states was obtained from a conventional analysis of these spectra. Several methods were developed to account for this neutron weighting and obtain the phonon entropy of the disordered alloys. The phonon entropies of formation of disordered fcc Cu-Au alloys obtained in this way were generally mutually consistent, and were also consistent with predictions from a cluster approximation obtained from ab-initio calculations by Ozolin[underaccent cedilla [below] s-breve, Wolverton, and Zunger. We estimate a phonon entropy of disordering of 0.15±0.05kB/atom in Cu3Au at 300 K. A resonance mode associated with the motions of the heavy Au atoms in the Cu-rich alloys was observed at 9 meV. An analysis of the resonance mode provided a check on the partial phonon entropy of Au atoms
Lattice-corrected strain-induced vector potentials in graphene
The electronic implications of strain in graphene can be captured at low
energies by means of pseudovector potentials which can give rise to
pseudomagnetic fields. These strain-induced vector potentials arise from the
local perturbation to the electronic hopping amplitudes in a tight-binding
framework. Here we complete the standard description of the strain-induced
vector potential, which accounts only for the hopping perturbation, with the
explicit inclusion of the lattice deformations or, equivalently, the
deformation of the Brillouin zone. These corrections are linear in strain and
are different at each of the strained, inequivalent Dirac points, and hence are
equally necessary to identify the precise magnitude of the vector potential.
This effect can be relevant in scenarios of inhomogeneous strain profiles,
where electronic motion depends on the amount of overlap among the local Fermi
surfaces. In particular, it affects the pseudomagnetic field distribution
induced by inhomogeneous strain configurations, and can lead to new
opportunities in tailoring the optimal strain fields for certain desired
functionalities.Comment: Errata for version
Exciton mediated one phonon resonant Raman scattering from one-dimensional systems
We use the Kramers-Heisenberg approach to derive a general expression for the
resonant Raman scattering cross section from a one-dimensional (1D) system
explicitly accounting for excitonic effects. The result should prove useful for
analyzing the Raman resonance excitation profile lineshapes for a variety of 1D
systems including carbon nanotubes and semiconductor quantum wires. We apply
this formalism to a simple 1D model system to illustrate the similarities and
differences between the free electron and correlated electron-hole theories.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
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