Development of X-band high temperature superconducting filters

A synthesized design method is proposed to design microstrip band-pass filters. The impact of the box structure to the filter performance is considered besides the structure of microstrip. An X-band high temperature superconducting (HTS) microstrip filter for deep space network is designed using this method. The six-pole microstrip band-pass filter at frequency of 9500 ± 500 MHz is realized using TBCCO HTS thin film grown on 0.5 mm thick LaAlO3 substrate. The filter shows very high rejection of 90 dB in the...     

Design of high temperature superconducting contiguous-band diplexer

A high temperature superconducting (HTS) contiguous-band diplexer was designed and fabricated. The HTS contiguous-band diplexer was made using 2-inch-diameter LaA1O₃ wafers coated with epitaxial thin film YBO on both sides, and was made up of two 4-pole singly-terminated low-pass prototype bandpass channel filters connected in parallel. Its operation frequency was centered at 3.25GHz and 3.75GHz with 500-MHz-wide channels. The HTS diplexer operated at 77 K shows excellent performance. The insertion loss in the pass-band is less than 0.8 dB and the rejection between per channel is greater than 30dB. In comparison with the conventional diplexer, the HTS diplexer offers more than 2dB improvement in insertion loss performance and 3/4 volume reduction. This design concept can be applied to the design of HTS multiplexer and the future HTS ESM channeliser systems.     

Space qualification mechanical tests of HTS filters for satellite application

High performance high-temperature superconducting （HTS） filters have been designed and constructed for satellite application. The filters are actually a superconducting integration of an 8-pole band-pass filter with an adjustable band-stop filter onto a single piece of LaAIO3 substrate （with dimension of 0.5x45x20 mm3）. Typical results of the filters, i.e., Filters A （made by YBCO） ＆ B （made by TBCCO） will be reported. The measured responses of Filter A showed excellent specifications, e.g., an insertion loss less than 0.1 dB, a return loss better than -22.5 dB in pass-band, band-edge steepness greater than 12 dB/MHz and out-of-band rejection at a certain band deeper than -110 dB. To satisfy the requirement of rocket launch and space operation, three filters of the above design have undergone mechanical environmental simulation tests for space qualification. Detailed analysis of the response curves of Filter B measured before and after the tests showed that no noticeable change in the performance can be found. All the filters passed the rigorous ground simulation tests, which is the first time in China for HTS devices and provided a solid foundation for satellite applications of high-temperature superconductors in the near future.     

A high-performance narrowband high temperature superconducting filter

Recent development of a high-performance narrowband high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filter is presented. A 10-pole quasi-elliptic function response filter with two pairs of transmission zeros (for high selectivity), which has a center frequency of 2.185 GHz and a 3 dB bandwidth of 10 MHz (a fractional bandwidth of 0.45%), is introduced. The filter was fabricated on a 40 mm×16 mm×0.5 mm MgO wafer with double-sided YBCO films. The measured results show that the filter has 0.15 dB insertion loss at the ...     

Preparation and magnetic properties of CoFe2O4/TiO2 composite films

Using （Ti（OC4H9）4） and metal chlorates as starting materials, CoFe2O4/TiO2 composite films were prepared by sol-gel method. The effects of heat treatment temperature and pH of the precursor on microstructure and magnetic properties were studied. The phase structure of the samples was examined by X-ray diffraction. The microstructure was examined by scanning electron microscope, atomic force microscope and polarized microscope. The magnetic property was measured by vibrating sample magnetometer. The results show that the crystals of different phases grow up independently. CoFe2O4 is uniformly embedded into the TiO2 matrix in the prepared composite films, and the growth of composite films is dependent on the heat treatment temperatures and PH of the precursor. The average size of CoFe2O4 crystal is 19 nm in Nanocomposite film prepared when the heat treatment temperature is 800℃ and the pH of the precursor is between 2 and 3. The magnetism of the composite films is enhanced as the heat treatment temperature increases.     

High critical current density in powder-in-tube processed MgB2/Ta/Cu wire

The magnetization of dense MgB₂/Ta/Cu wires prepared by the powder-in-tube method is measured by a SQUID magnetometer. The results indicate that the critical temperature of MgB₂/Ta/Cu is around 38.4 K with a sharp transition width of 0.6 K. The MgB₂/Ta/Cu wire shows a strong flux pinning and the critical current density is higher than 10⁵ A/cm² (5 K, self-field) and 10⁴ A/cm² (20 K, 1 T). Also, the irreversibility field of the sample reaches 6.6 T at 5 K.     

Effect of La2O3 on microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of Ni-W coatings

In this paper, a Ni-W-La2O3 composite coating was prepared by the electrodeposition method. Microhardness tester and environmental scanning electron microscope equipped energy dispersive spectroscopy were employed to investigate the microhardness and the surface morphology of the composite coatings respectively, and the high temperature friction behavior and corrosion resistance of the coatings against molten glass were investigated by using a high temperature tribometer. The results show that La2O3 can refine the microstructure effectively, and make the element distribution uniform, which leads to the increase of average microhardness. La2O3 particulates can reduce the friction coefficient between the composite coating and glass during the sliding process at about 973 K largely, and the corrosion resistance of the La2O3 added Ni-W coatings is effectively improved compared with that of the non-added one, furthermore the mechanism of friction-reducing and anti-corrosion is also discussed.     

CeO2 thin films grown on biaxially textured nickel (001)

CeO\-2 films have been grown on biaxially textured Ni substrates at various temperatures. The results show that CeO\-2 films without IBAD are dominated by (111) orientation from room temperature to 800℃ while the preferential orientation of CeO\-2 films with IBAD is (001) at lower deposition temperature and (111) at deposition temperature higher than 450℃. CeO\-2 films with better in_plane texture and out_of_plane orientation can be grown at 360℃ with 240 eV ion energy and 200 μA/cm\+2 ion current density.     

An L-band HTS duplexer with improved performance

An L-band HTS duplexer with improved performance for communication applications has been developed. This is an improved version of the duplexer previously developed by our group. The duplexer was composed of a T-junction and two channels. Each channel has a 10-pole quasi-elliptic function bandpass HTS filter with a bandwidth of 27 MHz, and center frequencies at 1200 MHz and 1260 MHz. To achieve higher performance, especially a good balance between selectivity and flat group delay, the two pairs of transmission zeros from the two filters were reassigned so that one pair is used for high selectivity and the other for flat group delay. To reduce the influence of parasitical coupling, new coupling structures were developed in the simulation process. The duplexer was fabricated on a 2 inch diameter, 0.5 mm thick LaAlO3 wafer with a double-sided YBCO film. The measured results showed a very high performance: a mid-band insertion loss of 0.2 dB, a return loss better than –14 dB, a shape factor better than 1.4:1, an out-of-band rejection of better than 70 dB in a wide frequency range up to 3 GHz and excellent isolation (higher than 80 dB) between the two channels. In addition, the frequency band 5 ns group delay variation is over 10.5 MHz (38.7% of 1 dB bandwidth).     

High-pressure synthesis and properties of CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution

Using nanoparticles of CeO₂ and ZrO₂ prepared by the chemical precipitation method as starting materials, the singlephase cubic Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ solid solution (cCe_0.5Zr_0.5O₂) has been synthesized under 3.1 GPa at 1073 K for the first time. The structure of the c-Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ has not been changed before and after annealing at 773 K for 1 h. Only an unknown EPR signal (g =1.990) has been observed in the c-Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ and not varied after annealing at 773 K for 1 h, which exhibited that there exists no Ce³⁺ in the c-Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ and the Ce⁴⁺ has not been reduced into Ce³⁺ after annealing. The transport mechanism is ionic for the c-Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂. The bulk conductivity (σ =1.2 ×10⁻⁵ S/cm at 823 K, σ=2.1 × 10⁻³ S/cm at 1123 K) is the same as that of CeO₂, but smaller than that of Y₂O₃-stabilized ZrO₂. A marked curvature at T = 823 K has been observed in the Arrhenius plot of the bulk conductivity. The activation energy below 823 K is lower than that above 823 K, and the reason has been discussed.     

RAgSb2金属间化合物的第一性原理研究

本文从理论计算的角度研究RAgSb_2(R=La-Sm,Gd-Er)合金的部分物理性质,为解释这些化合物的奇特物理性质提供理论依据。采用第一性原理计算方法研究RAgSb_2化合物的结构、机械性能、声子以及热力学性质。根据Birch-Murnagha方程拟合结果,发现LaAgSb_2无磁性,其余合金均表现磁有序,其中除了CeAgSb_2和GdAgSb_2外,其余的RAgSb_2合金的反铁磁态能量低于铁磁态。这些化合物的结合能计算数值均为负值,说明它们具有稳定的结构。而弹性模量的计算结果表明这些化合物具有稳定的机械性能。根据泊松比和B/G值,可以证实GdAgSb_2合金和TbAgSb_2合金具有韧性,而其余的合金表现为脆性。声子谱的计算结果显示这些合金具有稳定的热力学性质,其热容CV随着温度的升高,在低温下急剧增加并与T~3成正比,在较高温度下缓慢增加并趋向于Dulong-Petit极限,高温下的热容接近47.5cal·cell~(-1)·K~(-1)。     

Simulation experiments on the reaction system of CH4-MgSO4-H2O

H2S-rich gas in carbonate reservoirs is usually attributed to thermochemical sulfate reduction （TSR）. In this paper, thermal simulation experiments on the reaction system of CH4-MgSO4-H2O were carried out using autoclave at 425℃--525℃. The threshold temperature for initiating TSR is much lower than our previous studies （550℃）. Properties of the reaction products were analyzed by microcoulometry, gas-chromatography （GC）, Fourier transform-infrared spectrometry （FT-IR） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） methods. Thermodynamics and reaction kinetics of TSR processes were investigated on the basis of the experimental data. The results show that thermochemical reduction of magnesium sulfate with methane can proceed spontaneously to produce magnesium oxide, hydrogen sulfur, and carbon dioxide as the main products, and high temperature is thermodynamically favorable to the reaction. Ac- cording to the reaction model, the calculated activation energy of TSR is 101.894 kJ/mol, which is lower than that by most previous studies. Mg^2＋ may have played a role of catalytic action in the process of TSR. The elementary steps of TSR and reaction mechanism were discussed tentatively. The study can provide important information on the explanation of geochemical depth limit for natural gas and on the generation of high H2S gas in deep carbonates reservoirs.     

椭圆函数宽阻带带状线低通滤波器

介绍了基于椭圆函数原型的带状线宽阻带低通滤波器，该滤波器采用发夹线高低阻抗谐振单元的结构。应用发夹线高低阻抗线设计的椭圆函数滤波器具有体积小、插损低、宽阻带、高陡峭度的显著优点。利用这种结构完成了3dB截止频率为4．2GHz、带内插损小于1dB、带内反射大于15dB、阻带（5．3—20GHz）抑制大于60dB的低通滤波器的设计。该滤波器用于抗干扰要求较高的系统中有一定的优势。     

La0.7Ca0.3Mn1-xCuxO3的电输运特性

通过固相反应法制备不同掺杂浓度的La_0.7Ca_0.3Mn_1-xCu_xO₃（x=0~0.15）样品, 在77~300 K温度范围内测量了铜掺杂后样品电阻随温度的变化关系. 结果表明, 在未引入铜杂质时, 低温铁磁相的电阻率满足T^2.5关系, 顺磁相符合小极化子近邻跳跃模型; 在低掺杂下, 铁磁区可用T^4.5关系解释; 随着掺杂浓度的增加, 在铁磁区和顺磁区, 任何单一模型均与实验不相符, 表明高掺杂样品的电输运性质存在未知模型.      

CaCl2的水解反应对固态SiO2显微特征的影响

利用扫描电镜(SEM)和能谱仪(EDS)等手段,并结合热力学理论计算,研究了浸泡在1173 K温度下脱水不完全的CaCl2熔盐中的固态SiO2圆柱样显微特征变化及其原因,初步分析了CaCl2盐的水解反应对固态SiO2电解特性的影响.结果表明,未严格脱水操作的CaCl2盐很容易高温水解,生成的CaO在熔体中的活度只要不低于0.001,即可与SiO2逐级形成CaO·SiO2(CS)、3CaO·2SiO2(C3 S2)和2CaO·SiO2(C2 S)等多种硅酸盐,导致圆柱体外表面的形貌、结构发生较大变化;圆柱体内部渗透进入的熔盐中CaO含量低,形貌变化较小.外表面硅酸盐层的存在使仅内置阴极集流体的固态Si O 2圆柱体电解还原速度减慢和难度增加.     

A 23 GHz high-temperature superconducting microstrip filter for radio astronomy

This paper reports a 6-pole high-temperature superconducting （HTS） microstrip bandpass filter for radio astronomy applications. The filter has a center frequency of 23 GHz and a bandwidth the 2 GHz. We have made many efforts, such as adopting 0.25-mm-thick substrate, carefully designing the housing box and filter layout, to solve the problems in realizing a K-band planar filter. A special straight-line half-wavelength resonator （center-widen resonator） was also designed to reduce the insertion loss of the filter. The measured results showed a midband insertion loss of 0.11 dB with a ripple of 0.4 dB, and a return loss better than 11.5 dB. Good agreement was obtained between simulated and measured results.     

非等温氧化工艺下含Si低碳钢氧化行为的实验研究

模拟工业生产现场板坯在加热炉中的分段式加热制度和氧化气氛,在同步热分析仪(TGA)中进行氧化实验,研究氧化温度对硅的质量分数分别为1.21%和0.25%的两种低碳钢试样(HS1.21和LS0.25)氧化行为的影响。同时,用场发射扫描电镜(SEM)观察氧化后试样氧化铁皮及Fe_2SiO_4的微观形貌,用Image-pro Plus 6.0测量不同硅含量钢种在不同氧化温度下氧化后试样的Fe_2SiO_4渗透深度,用能谱仪(EDS)分析其氧化铁皮的结构组成。结果表明,温度达到剧烈氧化温度后,两种试样中硅含量低的低碳钢氧化增重随时间呈抛物线变化,而硅含量较高的低碳钢氧化增重随时间呈直线性变化;氧化一定时间后,硅含量不同的两种试样的氧化增重曲线相交,出现临界时间点,在该临界时间点之前,LS0.25低碳钢的氧化增重较多,而临界时间点之后,HS1.21低碳钢氧化增重较多,且临界时间点随着氧化温度的升高逐渐推迟。     

High temperature superconducting (HTS) C-band oscillator with phase noise of −134 dBc/Hz

A high Q HTS cavity resonator with resonating frequency f₀= 5.624 GHz was fabricated using high quality HTS film and high purity sapphire. The unloaded quality factor of the HTS resonator was as high as Q _u= 1.09xl0⁶ at the nitrogen temperature, 77 K. A HTS local oscillator combining the high Q cavity resonator with a C-band low noise GaAs HEMT amplifier was then designed and constructed. The phase noise of the oscillator, measured by a HP 3048A noise measurement system, is ?134 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset when the temperature is 77 K. This result is close to the best level reported by other groups in the world.     

Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and nonlinear optical effect of orthorhombic phase Ca2B6O11 · H2O

Hydrothermal treatment of calcium oxide and boric acid mixtures at temperatures between 234 °C and 300 °C has produced a colorless, transparent, orthorhombic compound Ca₂B₆O₁₁ · H₂O. Of the seven known members of the series of hydrated dicalcium hexaborate containing boron-oxygen six-membered ring anionic group (B₃O₈)^-7, only the title compound has been found to have the nonlinear optical effect. The second harmanic generation (SHG) effect of its crystal is larger than that of KH₂PO₄ (KDP). The reflection spectrum has shown that this compound has no absorption in the experimental wavelength range (800–240 nm). Its crystal structure is favorable for generating the nonlinear optical effect.     

Ti3SiC2代替石墨金属基自润滑材料研究进展

Ti₃SiC₂是一种新型的金属陶瓷材料,该材料兼具金属与陶瓷材料的双重性能,具有良好的导电性、导热性、加工性、耐腐蚀性与高温抗氧化性,同时该材料还具有超低的摩擦因数.基于其独特性能,大量科研工作开始投入到使用Ti₃SiC₂代替石墨制备金属基自润滑复合材料中.介绍了近年来石墨及以Ti₃SiC₂作为固体润滑颗粒制备的金属基自润滑复合材料的研究现状及进展.探讨了石墨和Ti₃SiC₂与金属界面结合问题,并对比两种复合材料的力学性能和摩擦学性能.最后指出以Ti₃SiC₂代替石墨制备金属基自润滑材料的可行性以及未来的发展方向.