Low-temperature epitaxial growth of AlN ultrathin films was realized by atomic layer deposition (ALD) together with the layer-by-layer, in-situ atomic layer annealing (ALA), instead of a high growth temperature which is needed in conventional epitaxial growth techniques. By applying the ALA with the Ar plasma treatment in each ALD cycle, the AlN thin film was converted dramatically from the amo...

In this work, attempts are made to study the dispersion of Love waves in dry sandy layer sandwiched between fiber reinforced layer and inhomogeneous half space.Inhomogeneity in half space associated with density and rigidity and considered in exponential form. Displacement components for fiber reinforced layer, dry sandy layer and inhomogeneous half-space have been obtained by using method of s...

This paper presents new exact 3-D (three-dimensional) elasticity closed-form solutions for out-of-plane free vibration of thick rectangular single layered FG (functionally graded) plates and thick rectangular homogeneous plate coated by a functionally graded layer with simply supported boundary conditions. It is assumed that the plate is on a Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation and elasticity ...

seismic refraction and downhole survey were employed to study dynamic characteristics of subsurface materials in bam city, southeast of iran. the data acquisition was performed at 160 p and s-wave refraction stations and 15 boreholes in the city. to derive velocity depth sections along these profiles as well as to perform downhole diagrams, seisimager software was used. based on the obtained va...

statement of the problem: root canal therapy should not simply be the extirpation of the pulp and widening of the canal. but one should also focus on how to completely remove the loosely-attached smear layer because it has adverse effects on the final outcome of the treatment. purpose: this study compared the efficacy of etidronic acid, smearclear and mtad to remove the smear layer created duri...

terbutaline sulfate exhibits extensive first pass metabolism and a short elimination half life which makes frequent oral administration of the drug inevitable. a novel buccoadhesive controlled delivery system of the drug can easily overcome the problem. a two-layered core tablet composed of a fast release layer made of mannitol, lactose, peg and the drug attached to a sustained release layer co...

many recent researches have been devoted to investigating the connection between seismic activity and ionospheric variations. it has been shown that the behavior of characteristic parameters of the ionosphere can be used as temporal and spatial precursors of strong earthquakes ( ). in the present work variations of critical frequency of ionospheric f2 layer as a temporal precursor for the qom e...