Characteristic Relaxation Times of Low-temperature Semiconductor Breakdown Kinetics

1989 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 629-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Peinke ◽  
J. Parisi ◽  
U. Rau ◽  
W. Clauß ◽  
M. Weise
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Characteristic Time ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
System Response ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Nonlinear Transport ◽  
Response Behavior ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Critical Phase ◽  
Spatio Temporal

The nonlinear transport behavior during low-temperature avalanche breakdown of extrinsic germanium is associated with the self-generated formation of spatio-temporal current structures. Very close to the critical phase transition between different conducting states, the underlying physical relaxation processes develop on relatively slow macroscopic time scales in the ms range. We have evaluated the slowing down of the characteristic time constants from independent measurements of the system response behavior to external pulsed excitations.

SLOW DYNAMICS IN THE 'GRIFFITHS PHASE' OF THE 3D ± J ISING SPIN GLASS

1996 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
TATSUO KOMORI ◽  
HAJIME TAKAYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Spin Glass ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Critical Dynamics ◽  
Griffiths Phase ◽  
Slow Dynamics ◽  
Ising Spin Glass ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Ising Spin ◽  
Crossover Behavior

Slow dynamics in the 'Griffiths phase' of the 3D ± J Ising spin glass is studied by means of Monte Carlo simulation, in which the spectra of (logarithms of) relaxation times, P (x) with x = ln τ, are analyzed in detail. At each temperature P (x) exhibits a characteristic crossover behavior at around a certain value xc which in turn tends to diverge toward the spin-glass critical temperature Tc. The contributions to the branch x ≲ xc are interpreted due to the ordinary critical slowing down process associated with Tc (critical dynamics). The behavior of P (x) at x ≲ xc, on the other hand, is consistent with the picture of relaxation processes of large, rare clusters which are related to the Griffiths singularity at the Curie temperature of the corresponding pure ferromagnet (cluster dynamics).

Depolarization Thermocurrents in Ice Ih at Low Temperature

1981 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pissis ◽  
G. Boudouris ◽  
J. C. Garson ◽  
J. L. Lévêque
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Heating Rates ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Polycrystalline Ice

Polycrystalline ice samples frozen from highly purified water have been investigated by means of the depolarization thermo-current (DTC) technique in the temperature range 85-250 K. Three peaks have been observed at temperatures about 125, 165, and 225 K at a heating rate of 3.5 K/min. The measurements confirm most of the results reported by Johari and Jones. The characteristics of the low temperature DTC peak have been examined extensively for different samples, different heating rates and different polarization conditions. This peak has been found to be non-Debye. Its multiplicity has been studied experimentally using the possibilities offered by the DTC method. It may be better represented by a continuous ditribution of relaxation times than by a sum of discrete relaxation processes

Relaxation processes of some simple aliphatic molecules in dilute solutions

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Madan
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Tetrachloride ◽  
Dielectric Relaxation ◽  
Thermodynamic Parameters ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Dilute Solutions ◽  
Microwave Region ◽  
Nonpolar Solvents ◽  
Dielectric Data ◽  
Intramolecular Rotation

The dielectric relaxation processes of acetone, cyclohexanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, and 4-heptanone in dilute nonpolar solvents, n-heptane, cyclohexane, benzene, and carbon tetrachloride have been studied in the microwave region over a temperature range 10 to 60 °C. The relaxation times and the thermodynamic parameters for the activated states have been determined using the measured dielectric data. The results have been discussed in terms of dipole reorientation by molecular and intramolecular rotation and compared, wherever possible, with other similar studies on aliphatic molecules.

Relaxation processes of quinoline, isoquinoline, and their mixtures

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Madan
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Parameters ◽  
Molecular Motion ◽  
Polar Solvent ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Polar Components ◽  
Dielectric Absorption ◽  
System A ◽  
Dielectric Data ◽  
Activated State

The dielectric absorption of quinoline, isoquinoline, and their binary mixtures has been studied in the microwave region over a range of temperatures in dilute benzene and n-heptane solutions. The relaxation times and the thermodynamic parameters for the activated state have been determined using the measured dielectric data. The results obtained have been discussed in terms of the molecular motion of the system. A relation has been proposed to represent the relaxation behavior of a system of two Debye-type polar components in a non-polar solvent. The relation has been tested by comparing the calculated values with those determined experimentally for a few systems consisting of similar, simple rigid polar molecules.

Temperature Dependence of Dynamic Properties of Elastomers. Relaxation Distributions

1952 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 720-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Ferry ◽  
Edwin R. Fitzgerald ◽  
Lester D. Grandine ◽  
Malcolm L. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
The Real ◽  
Reduced Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Rigidity ◽  
Composite Curve

Abstract By the use of reduced variables, the temperature dependence and frequency dependence of dynamic mechanical properties of rubberlike materials can be interrelated without any arbitrary assumptions about the functional form of either The definitions of the reduced variables are based on some simple assumptions regarding the nature of relaxation processes. The real part of the reduced dynamic rigidity, plotted against the reduced frequency, gives a single composite curve for data over wide ranges of frequency and temperature; this is true also for the imaginary part of the rigidity or the dynamic viscosity. The real and imaginary parts of the rigidity, although independent measurements, are interrelated through the distribution function of relaxation times, and this relation provides a check on experimental results. First and second approximation methods of calculating the distribution function from dynamic data are given. The use of the distribution function to predict various types of time-dependent mechanical behavior is illustrated.

Relaxation Time Spectrum, Elasticity, and Viscosity of Rubber. I

1954 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Kuhn ◽  
O. Künzle ◽  
A. Preissmann
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Time Spectrum ◽  
Test Sample ◽  
Elastic Behavior ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Relaxation Time Spectrum ◽  
Restoring Force ◽  
Constant Length ◽  
Rapid Deformation

Abstract By rapid deformation of a medium in which linear molecules are present, various changes are produced simultaneously in the latter. These changes are more or less independent of one another, and can release independently and totally or partially by rearrangement of valence distances and valence angles in the chain molecules. By virtue of such relaxation processes, a portion of the stress originating in the rapid deformation disappears, with a changing time requirement for the various portions. A relaxation time spectrum is thus formed. The relaxation time spectrum consists of a finite number of restoring force mechanisms with proper relaxation times or of a continuous spectrum. Both the creep curves (the dependence of the length of a body on time at constant load), and stress relaxation (decay of the stress observed in test sample kept at constant length after rapid deformation), as well as the total visco-elastic behavior, especially the behavior at constant periodic deformation of the test sample, are determined by the relaxation time spectrum. The appropriate Quantitative relationships were derived.

DYNAMICS OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE GLASS-LIKE PHASE IN MANGANITES

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (04n06) ◽  
pp. 842-847
Author(s):  
C. CASTELLANO ◽  
F. CORDERO ◽  
R. CANTELLI ◽  
M. FERRETTI
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Imaginary Part ◽  
Lattice Relaxation ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Energy Barriers ◽  
Nanostructured State

We report anelastic spectroscopy measurements of La 1-x Ca x MnO 3 performed in order to better characterize the nature of the phase transitions and microscopic lattice relaxation processes present in these materials. A peak in the imaginary part of the elastic susceptibility presents a behaviour typical of inhomogeneous and glass-like systems. We have performed a quantitative analysis calculating the temperature dependent distribution function of the energy barriers of the fluctuations characterizing this nanostructured state.

scholarly journals Spatio-temporal variations of the major meteorological disasters and its response to climate change in Henan Province during the past two millennia

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12365
Author(s):  
Xiang Li ◽  
Hui Lu ◽  
Zhaokang Zhang ◽  
Wei Xing
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Historical Documents ◽  
The Past ◽  
Meteorological Disaster ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Meteorological Disasters

In China, historical documents have recorded large quantities of information related to natural disasters, and these disasters have had long-lasting effects on economic and social activities. Understanding the occurrence of the natural disasters and their spatio-temporal variation characters is crucial for sustainable of our society. Therefore, based on the collection and collation of historical documents, and adopting mathematical statistics, Kriging interpolation, correlation analysis and other methods, we systematically explored the meteorological disasters in Henan Province during the past two millennia in analyzing their spatio-temporal distribution characters and driving forces. The results demonstrate that there were five major types of meteorological disasters in Henan Province, including drought, flood, hails, low temperature and frost and insect pests, which presented obvious spatio-temporal variations and have occurred frequently during the past two millennia. According to the historical documents, the major meteorological disasters occurred 1,929 times in Henan from 221 BCE to 2000 CE. On the whole, the disaster frequency show that the occurrence cycle of the meteorological disasters has obvious changes, which mainly occurred in the middle and late stages during the past two millennia, especially after 1300 CE. Furthermore, we also find that the variation of meteorological disaster events is consistent with the variation of temperature in eastern China and the frequency of meteorological disaster increases in the cold period, but decreases in the warm period. In addition, there are obvious differences in the spatial distribution of the major meteorological disaster, which were mainly distributed in the northwest and southern part region of the Henan Province before 1911 CE. While after 1911 CE, the northern and southeastern parts were the meteorological disaster-prone areas in this region during this period. Spatial correlation analysis of each meteorological disaster before and after 1911 CE points out the droughts disaster frequency-occurring district has transferred in different periods, while the hail and low temperature and frost disasters just have a smaller transferred during these two periods. Conversely, the frequency-occurring districts of floods and insect pest disasters have no obviously transferred in different periods. These results can provide an important scientific basis for governmental decision makers and local people to prevent and mitigate meteorological disaster in the future.

scholarly journals A Bis-Monophospholyl Dysprosium Cation Showing Magnetic Hysteresis at 48 Kelvin

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Evans ◽  
Daniel Reta ◽  
George F. S. Whitehead ◽  
Nicholas Chilton ◽  
David Mills
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Spin Dynamics ◽  
Magnetic Hysteresis ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Magnetic Memory ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Potential Applications

Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) have potential applications in high-density data storage, but magnetic relaxation times at elevated temperatures must be increased to make them practically useful. <i>Bis</i>-cyclopentadienyl lanthanide sandwich complexes have emerged as the leading candidates for SMMs that show magnetic memory at liquid nitrogen temperatures, but the relaxation mechanisms mediated by aromatic C<sub>5</sub> rings have not been fully established. Here we synthesise a <i>bis</i>-monophospholyl dysprosium SMM [Dy(Dtp)<sub>2</sub>][Al{OC(CF<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>4</sub>] (<b>1</b>, Dtp = {P(C<sup>t</sup>BuCMe)<sub>2</sub>}) by the treatment of <i>in situ</i>-prepared “[Dy(Dtp)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)]” with [HNEt<sub>3</sub>][Al{OC(CF<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>4</sub>]. SQUID magnetometry reveals that <b>1</b> has an effective barrier to magnetisation reversal of 1,760 K (1,223 cm<sup>–1</sup>) and magnetic hysteresis up to 48 K. <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of the spin dynamics reveal that transitions out of the ground state are slower in <b>1</b> than in the first reported dysprosocenium SMM, [Dy(Cp<sup>ttt</sup>)<sub>2</sub>][B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>] (Cp<sup>ttt</sup> = C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup>t</sup>Bu<sub>3</sub>-1,2,4), however relaxation is faster in <b>1</b> overall due to the compression of electronic energies and to vibrational modes being brought on-resonance by the chemical and structural changes introduced by the <i>bis</i>-Dtp framework. With the preparation and analysis of <b>1</b> we are thus able to further refine our understanding of relaxation processes operating in <i>bis</i>-C<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>4</sub>P sandwich lanthanide SMMs, which is the necessary first step towards rationally achieving higher magnetic blocking temperatures in these systems in future.

scholarly journals The Dynamic Properties of 5Cb Filled with Aerosil Particles Investigated by Pcs

1999 ◽  
Vol 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.M. Aliev ◽  
M. Kreuzer ◽  
Yu.P. Panarin
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Relaxation Process ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Relaxation Processes ◽  
Optoelectronic Application

ABSTRACTNematic liquid crystal filled with Aerosil particles, a prospective composite material for optoelectronic application, has been investigated by static light scattering and Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS). The Aerosil particles in filled nematic liquid crystals (FN) form a network structure with LC domains about 2500 Å in size with a random distribution of the director orientation of each domain.We found that the properties of 5CB are considerably affected by the network. The N-I phase transition in filled 5CB was found to be smeared out and depressed. PCS experiments show that two new relaxation processes appear in filled 5CB in addition to the director fluctuation process in bulk. The slow relaxation process, with a broad spectrum of relaxation times, is somewhat similar to the slow decay, which is observed in confined nematic liquid crystal.The middle frequency process was assigned to the director fluctuations in the surface layer formed at the particle-LC interface. The decay function describing this relaxation process is a stretched exponential (β ≍ 0.7). The temperature dependence of the relaxation times of the middle frequency obeys the Vogel-Rilcher law. Such a temperature dependence, accompanied by a broad spectrum of relaxation times suggests that the dynamics of the director fluctuations near the Aerosil particle-LC interface is glass-like.

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