A study of structural relaxations of Si(n)C(m) clusters corresponding to different compositions, different relative arrangements of Si/C atoms, and different types of initial structure, reveals that the Si(n)C(m) bucky-diamond structure can be obtained for an initial network structure constructed from a truncated bulk 3C-SiC for a magic composition corresponding to n = 68 and m = 79. This stud...

We fabricated a three-dimensional (3D) stacked Si nanodisk (Si-ND) array with a high aspect ratio and uniform size by using our advanced top-down technology consisting of bio-template and neutral beam etching processes. We found from conductive atomic microscope measurements that conductivity became higher as the arrangement was changed from a single Si-ND to two-dimensional (2D) and 3D arrays ...

In 2004 the discovery of superconductivity in heavily boron-doped diamond (C:B) led to an increasing interest in the superconducting phases of wide-gap semiconductors. Subsequently superconductivity was found in heavily boron-doped cubic silicon (Si:B) and recently in the stochiometric ”mixture” of heavily boron-doped silicon carbide (SiC:B). The latter system surprisingly exhibits type-I super...

The measured photomultiplication and excess noise characteristics of two 4H-SiC p-i-n diodes, with i-region widths of 0.105 μm and 0.285 μm, were modelled using a nonlocal multiplication model to determine the ionization threshold energies and the impact ionization coefficients of 4H-SiC. The modelled ionization coefficients accurately predicted the breakdown voltage of a 0.485 μm p-i-n structu...

High-resolution and analytical electron microscopy techniques are used to characterize Ge-implanted hexagonal SiC. After annealing the implanted samples at 1200 degrees C, Ge is found to be located preferentially on interstitial sites. After annealing at 1600 degrees C, small nanocrystals of strained cubic and hexagonal (or faulted cubic) Ge and Ge Si form. Occasionally, hexagonal (or faulted c...

The main purpose of this study is to empirically compare of intellectual capital (IC) and its efficiency between advanced and low technology manufacturing companies using a sample of 135 Malaysian listed manufacturing companies during the 2006-2012 period. The manufacturing companies are classified into different sectors based on their products and services (Standard Industrial Classification (...

  in order to determine the frequency of migraine and depression and the realtionship between them a study was carried out among 238 randomly selected medical students of Kerman university of medical sciences during April 1995.back depression inventory(BDI) questionaire was used to determine deoression.in addition a questionaire in relation to migraine based on the international classification...