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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Thermal constraints and the quantum limit will soon put a boundary on the scale of new micro and nano magnetoelectronic devices. This necessitates a push into the limits of harnessable natural phenomena to facilitate a post-Moore’s era of design. Requirements for thermodynamic stability at room temperature, fast (Ghz) switching, and low energy cost narrow the list of candidates. Here we show voltage controllable, room temperature, stable locking of the spin state, and the corresponding conductivity change, when molecular spin crossover thin films are deposited on a ferroelectric substrate. This opens the door to the creation of a non-volatile, room temperature, molecular multiferroic gated voltage controlled device.

La méthodologie classique pour la synthèse de matériaux à transition de spin a un certain degré d’irréproductibilité du fait de l’imprévisibilité des flux turbulents à l’intérieur du milieu réactionnel contenu dans la verrerie ordinaire de laboratoire. Pour tenter de résoudre ce problème, nous explorons la microfluidique de gouttelettes sans tensioactifs comme une nouvelle méthode d’obtention de matériaux à transition de spin.Après avoir testé divers dispositifs microfluidiques, nous avons synthétisé le MOF de type Hofmann [Fe(pz)Pt(CN)4] en combinant deux solutions de réactifs dans un canal débouchant immédiatement dans une buse de focalisation de flux. Le produit obtenu présente une réduction drastique de la taille de particule par rapport aux méthodes classiques, et affiche un comportement magnétique consistent avec les nanoparticules rapportées antérieurement.Malheureusement, du fait des hautes concentrations utilisées ici, la réaction se produit très rapidement, et le dispositif peut facilement se boucher si les flux sont modifiés ou perturbés. Pour résoudre ce problème, nous avons développé une nouvelle méthode : une substance causant un gonflement du PDMS est mélangée avec l’huile de la phase continue pour obtenir une réduction des dimensions du dispositive, et ainsi réduire le diamètre des gouttes de presque deux ordres de grandeur. / The conventional methodology to synthesize spin-crossover materials has some degree of irreproducibility due to the unpredictability of the turbulent flows in the reaction media contained in ordinary laboratory glassware. To address this issue, we explore surfactant-free droplet microfluidics as a new method to synthesize spin-crossover materials.After probing the use of different microfluidic devices, we synthesized the Hofmann type MOF [Fe(pz)Pt(CN)4] by combining two solutions with reactants into a channel that immediately reaches a flow-focusing junction. The product obtained displays a strong decrease in its particle size compared with the batch synthesis. The obtained nanoparticles display a magnetic behavior consistent with the nanoparticles reported previously.Unfortunately, under the high concentrations used here, the reaction occurs very quickly, and the device can easily clog when the flow rates are changed. This leads to difficulties when attempting to modulate the dimensions of the droplets without affecting the general performance of the device. To solve this problem, we developed a new method where a swelling agent is combined with the oil used as the continuous phase, resulting in a change in the critical dimensions of the PDMS chip and a change of the diameter of the droplets of almost two orders of magnitude.

This bachelor thesis explores crossover possibilities between jazz and middle eastern music by arranging folk songs and composing new music based on elements from both genres and performing it with jazz and folk musicians. The study includes a brief explanation of maqam and traditional music of the middle east, its development during the 20thcentury, the impact of western music, including jazz, and some examples of this impact in different countries in the region.It also describes my composing and arranging process leading to new compositions with mutual characters from jazz and folk music and rehearsing these compositions with a band of musicians from different backgrounds. This work subsequently resulted in a concert on March 11th where we performed five compositions, of which two were based on folksongs written for this project.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第19916号 / 理博第4216号 / 新制||理||1605(附属図書館) / 33002 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科化学専攻 / (主査)教授 北川 宏, 教授 島川 祐一, 教授 有賀 哲也 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

<p>  </p> <p>This thesis introduces a 2.4 GHz hybrid 3-dB coupler with improved out-of-band rejection by incorporating a setup of transverse transmission lines, extensions, and open-circuit stubs at each of the coupler branches. To achieve matching at the design frequency, the <em>ABCD</em> matrix of the above-mentioned setup is calculated and associated to that of a 90° transmission line, leading to exact analytical equations for the impedances and electrical lengths. Simulated coupler design shows a return loss and isolation better than –27 dB as well as an in-band and out-of-band transmission losses better than –4 dB and –25 dB, respectively.</p> <p>The resulting design is applied to a 4×4 Butler matrix, which consists of other components; namely, crossovers, phase shifters and phase matchers. After designing and validating each of these components, they are integrated in the Butler matrix. To validate the radiation (i.e., beamforming) patterns, a microstrip patch antenna array is also designed and verified. The overall network (i.e., Butler matrix, antenna array) is simulated and parameters including phase-differences and 2D and 3D radiation patterns are validated. These electrical parameters are also measured for the fabricated Butler matrix. Based on the 2D and 3D radiation patterns, beamforming is obtained at ±10° and ±30°.</p> <p>Beamforming has applications in many different areas. Some applications like tracking and localization, satellite communication, high power beam-steering, and harmonic radar are also referenced in this thesis.</p>

Syftet med denna uppsats är att belysa folkbibliotekens arbete med crossoverlitteratur samt vilka möjligheter begreppet och fenomonet ger biblioteken, främst när det kommer till marknadsföring. De tre forskninsfrågorna rörde definition av crossoverlitteratur, placering och marknadsföring av crossoverlitteratur samt presentation av crossoverlitteratur i bibliotekskatalogen. De besvaras genom kvalitativa semistrukturerade telefonintervjuer med bibliotekarier på sex olika bibliotek samt genom en granskning av några crossovertitlar i bibliotekens kataloger. Slutsatser som drogs var att det är ett svårdefinierat begrepp och att litteraturen fortfarande värderas olika beroende vilken den tilltänkta åldersgruppen är. Det är fortfarande en tydlig indelning mellan ungdom och vuxen på de flesta bibliotek när det gäller placering och marknadsföring, men bibliotekarierna skulle vilja att gränsen blev mindre tydlig.

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