We report on a correlation between a deep hole trap observed by TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current) and the so-called reverse annealing effect of the effective doping concentration in neutron-irradiated silicon detectors.

The paper investigates the dependence of charging process on the dielectric charging of radiation induced defects in Si3N4 and SiO2 dielectric films, which are used in RF-MEMS switches. The radiation has been performed with 5 MeV alpha particles. The assessment has been carried out in Metal-Insulator-Metal capacitors with the thermally stimulated depolarization currents and discharge current tr...

A central issue for understanding past climates involves the use of sparse time-integrated data to recover the physical properties of the coupled climate system. We explore this issue in a simple model of the midlatitude climate system that has attributes consistent with the observed climate. A quasigeostrophic (QG) model thermally coupled to a slab ocean is used to approximate midlatitude coup...

While previous work has found cognitive ability to be strongly associated with whether older adults use the Internet, we consider whether cognitive ability also differentiates basic aspects of use. Four measures of use are considered: having high-speed access, length of time since initial household adoption, self-reported time using the Internet, and whether any of the respondent’s Internet use...

The influence of solvent on the temperature sensitivity of the electrode potential of thermally-chargeable supercapacitors (TCSs) is investigated. For large electrodes, the output voltage is positively correlated with the dielectric constant of solvent. When nanoporous carbon electrodes are used, different characteristics of system performance are observed, suggesting that possible size effects...

We study a two-dimensional, two-band double-exchange model for eg electrons coupled to Jahn-Teller distortions in the presence of quenched disorder using a recently developed Monte Carlo technique. In the absence of disorder the half-filled system at low temperatures is an orbitally ordered ferromagnetic insulator with a staggered pattern of Jahn-Teller distortions. We examine the finite-temper...

ABSTRACT Oil blending is often used to enhance the properties of vegetable oils. The admixture of a more thermally stable oil makes the resulting blend more suitable for use in frying. A new method of quality assessment of vegetable oils used in frying is presented in this paper. In this method, ultra-fast gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector and chemometrics is employed. P...