Impact of metal electrodes on the figure of merit (kt2·Q) and spurious modes of contour mode AlN resonators

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeronimo Segovia-Fernandez ◽  
Nai-Kuei Kuo ◽  
Gianluca Piazza
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Metal Electrodes ◽  
Contour Mode ◽  
Spurious Modes

Analysis and suppression of spurious modes of the ring shape anchored RF MEMS contour mode disk resonator

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1599-1609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Baghelani ◽  
Habib Badri Ghavifekr ◽  
Afshin Ebrahimi
Keyword(s):  
Rf Mems ◽  
Disk Resonator ◽  
Ring Shape ◽  
Contour Mode ◽  
Spurious Modes

Thermoelectric Generators Made with Novel Lead Telluride Based Materials

2009 ◽  
Vol 1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-I Wu ◽  
Steven N Girard ◽  
Joseph Sootsman ◽  
Edward Timm ◽  
Jennifer Ni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Lead Telluride ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Thermoelectric Generators ◽  
Cold Side ◽  
Metal Electrodes ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
P Type

AbstractFor the material (Pb0.95Sn0.05Te)1-x(PbS)x nanostructuring from nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition were reported to enhance the thermoelectric figure of merit over bulk PbTe, producing ZT of 1.1 - 1.4 at 650 K for x = 0.08[1]. Thermoelectric modules made from (Pb0.95Sn0.05Te)1-x(PbS)x materials with various hot-side metal electrodes were fabricated and tested. Short circuit current was measured on unicouples of Pb0.95Sn0.05Te – PbS 8% (n-type) legs and Ag0.9Pb9Sn9Sb0.6Te20 (p-type) legs over 10 (A) for a hot side temperature of 870K, and a cold side of 300K. Hot pressed (Pb0.95Sn0.05Te)1-x(PbS)x materials were also investigated for module fabrication. Investigations of the electrical properties of hot-pressed (Pb0.95Sn0.05Te)1-x(PbS)x materials are presented along with the latest advancements in the fabrication and characteristics of modules based on the processing of these materials.

Seti Figure of Merit

1997 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 711-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Dreher ◽  
D. Kent Cullers
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Qualitative Difference ◽  
Current Generation ◽  
Detection Range ◽  
Sky Surveys ◽  
Independent Observations ◽  
Good For

AbstractWe develop a figure of merit for SETI observations which is anexplicitfunction of the EIRP of the transmitters, which allows us to treat sky surveys and targeted searches on the same footing. For each EIRP, we calculate the product of terms measuring the number of stars within detection range, the range of frequencies searched, and the number of independent observations for each star. For a given set of SETI observations, the result is a graph of merit versus transmitter EIRP. We apply this technique to several completed and ongoing SETI programs. The results provide a quantitative confirmation of the expected qualitative difference between sky surveys and targeted searches: the Project Phoenix targeted search is good for finding transmitters in the 109to 1014W range, while the sky surveys do their best at higher powers. Current generation optical SETI is not yet competitive with microwave SETI.

The Measurement of Performance in Probabilistic Diagnosis IV. Utility Considerations in Therapeutics and Prognostics

1981 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. 80-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. F. Habbema ◽  
J. Hilden
Keyword(s):  
Decision Theory ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Expected Loss ◽  
Patient Benefit ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Average Loss ◽  
Actual Decision ◽  
Probabilistic Diagnosis

It is argued that it is preferable to evaluate probabilistic diagnosis systems in terms of utility (patient benefit) or loss (negative benefit). We have adopted the provisional strategy of scoring performance as if the system were the actual decision-maker (not just an aid to him) and argue that a rational figure of merit is given by the average loss which patients would incur by having the system decide on treatment, the treatment being selected according to the minimum expected loss principle of decision theory.A similar approach is taken to the problem of evaluating probabilistic prognoses, but the fundamental differences between treatment selection skill and prognostic skill and their implications for the assessment of such skills are stressed. The necessary elements of decision theory are explained by means of simple examples mainly taken from the acute abdomen, and the proposed evaluation tools are applied to Acute Abdominal Pain data analysed in our previous papers by other (not decision-theoretic) means. The main difficulty of the decision theory approach, viz. that of obtaining good medical utility values upon which the analysis can be based, receives due attention, and the evaluation approach is extended to cover more realistic situations in which utility or loss values vary from patient to patient.

Proteins and direct methods

1991 ◽  
Vol 197 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Hai-fu ◽  
Hao Quan ◽  
M. M. Woolfson
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Direct Methods ◽  
Large Structure ◽  
Low Resolution ◽  
Figures Of Merit ◽  
Large Structures ◽  
Resolution Data

AbstractConventional direct methods, which work so well for small structures, are less successful for macromolecules. Where it has been demonstrated that a solution might be found using direct methods it is then found that the usual figures of merit are unable to distinguish the few good sets of phases from the large number of sets generated. The reasons for the difficulties with very large structures are considered from a first-principles approach taking into account both the factors of having a large number of atoms and low resolution data. A proposal is made for trying to recognize good phase sets by taking a large structure as a sum of a number of smaller structures for each of which a conventional figure of merit can be applied.

Energy Challenges and Optimization of Figure of Merit for Thermoelectric Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (10) ◽  
pp. 16475-16479
Author(s):  
ASHAQ HUSSAIN SOFI ◽  
BAASIT ABUBAKR ◽  
ANIL MAINI ◽  
MOHAMMAD ASHRAF SHAH
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit
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