Electrochemical frequency modulation (EFM), which has been widely used in the research field of semiconductors, was used to study CO2 corrosion on carbon steel under film forming and non-film forming conditions. In the EFM technique two sinusoidal voltage signals of different frequencies are applied to the system and the response current is measured at zero, harmonic and intermodulation frequencies from which the corrosion rate is calculated. The corrosion rate calculation depends upon whether the system is under activation, diffusion or passivation control. In this research rotating cylindrical electrodes made of AISI carbon steel 1018 were immersed in 3% (w/w) NaCl solution saturated with carbon dioxide. The experiment was done at 5 rpm, 24 rpm and 100 rpm simulating laminar, transient and turbulent flow regions respectively. The exposure time was varied from 1 hour to 24 hours and the results were compared with other electrochemical methods such as linear polarization (LP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It was found that it was crucial to select the correct EFM model to ensure accurate corrosion rate measurement. A very good agreement in the polarization resistance was obtained between EIS and EFM indicating that EFM can be used as an effective tool in corrosion studies providing that the corrosion mechanism is known.

Electrochemical frequency modulation (EFM), which has been widely used in the research field of semiconductors, was used to study CO2 corrosion on carbon steel under film forming and non-film forming conditions. In the EFM technique two sinusoidal voltage signals of different frequencies are applied to the system and the response current is measured at zero, harmonic and intermodulation frequencies from which the corrosion rate is calculated. The corrosion rate calculation depends upon whether the system is under activation, diffusion or passivation control. In this research rotating cylindrical electrodes made of AISI carbon steel 1018 were immersed in 3% (w/w) NaCl solution saturated with carbon dioxide. The experiment was done at 5 rpm, 24 rpm and 100 rpm simulating laminar, transient and turbulent flow regions respectively. The exposure time was varied from 1 hour to 24 hours and the results were compared with other electrochemical methods such as linear polarization (LP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It was found that it was crucial to select the correct EFM model to ensure accurate corrosion rate measurement. A very good agreement in the polarization resistance was obtained between EIS and EFM indicating that EFM can be used as an effective tool in corrosion studies providing that the corrosion mechanism is known.

The objective of this study is to investigate the technique of the PWS (Post-Weld-Shift) measurement in cylindrical-type laser diode module packaging processes. Including measure the shift in focus plane and the run-out between the axis of laser diode and optical fiber. The objective of this technique is to quantify the PWS in packaging processes. This technique can improve the efficient of the laser hammering technique. The measurement technique developed in this study employs a laser displacement meter (Keyence LC-2430) to measure the profile and position the upper housing of laser diode module. Using the concepts of ellipse and symmetric figure, the Ellipse Fitting Method (EFM) and the Symmetric Center Method (SCM) are developed. A simulation program is coded for discussing the relationship between the measurement error and the roundness of the optical fiber housing. Finally, these measuring technique are applied on the laser diode module packaging system (Newport-LW4000) to measure the PWS. The experimental measuring data of PWS is 3.5£gm, which is reasonable in compare to the estimate alignment offset (2.9£gm to 5.9£gm) by the coupling efficiency method. Therefore it is believed that the technique developed in this study is feasible and practical.

Le sujet de cette thèse se situe dans le contexte de l'électronique organique à base de polymères conjugués. Nous avons choisi la famille des polyfluorènes principalement en raison de leur émission dans le bleu, leur bon rendement quantique ainsi que pour la facilité avec laquelle on peut modifier leurs propriétés en greffant différents groupements fonctionnels sur la structure de base du fluorène. L'originalité des recherches effectuées au laboratoire concerne la structure des dispositifs électroluminescents (cellules électrochimiques électroluminescentes ou OLEC) que nous réalisons. Leur principe de fonctionnement repose sur l'utilisation de liquides ioniques ajoutés directement au polymère conjugué sans l'intervention d'un polymère conducteur ionique. Le travail réalisé au cours de cette thèse a principalement consisté à tenter d'améliorer les performances du polyfluorène par l'utilisation de groupements fonctionnels permettant d'augmenter la compatibilité polymère / liquide ionique. Dans cette optique, nous avons mis en œuvre l'utilisation d'un outil de caractérisation particulièrement adapté à nos échantillons : la microscopie à force atomique en mode EFM ou KFM. Cela nous a permis de visualiser précisément la séparation de phase entre le polymère et le liquide ionique. Nous avons ainsi pu montrer que le courant dans un dispositif était grossièrement proportionnel à l'interface polymère / liquide ionique. Nous avons alors proposé une hypothèse expliquant le mode de vieillissement des OLEC. L'amélioration du mélange, c'est-à-dire la maximisation de l'interface polymère / liquide ionique devrait ainsi permettre d'améliorer la durée de vie des dispositifs. L'utilisation de groupements PEO et cyano greffés sur le polyfluorène semble une voie à explorer. Enfin, nous avons décrit le comportement particulier du mélange polyfluorène cyano – THA-TFSI dont la morphologie évolue suivant les conditions de température et de pression.

Amostras de Semicondutores III-V foram crescidas usando a técnica de Epitaxia por feixes Moleculares. As propriedades elétricas das estruturas de GaAs com dopagem planar com Silício foram investigadas, e também a saturação e a difusão do Silício nestas amostras. As propriedades ópticas e elétricas das estruturas dopadas planarmente com Selênio foram analisadas, usando as técnicas de Capacitância-voltagem e a de Tunelamento resonante. As propriedades elétricas dos poços quânticos a base de InGaAs/GaAs foram investigadas, em função da posição da impureza planarmente dopada com Silício. / III-V semiconductor samples were grown using the Molecular beam epitaxy technique, the electrical properties of the GaAs structures planar doped with silicon were investigated as well as the Silicon saturation and diffusion in these samles. The optcal and electrical properties of structures planar doped with Selenium were analyzed using the Capacitance Voltage and resonant Tunneling techniques. The electrical properties of InGaAs/ GaAs based quantum wells were investigated as a function of the planar doped with Silicon impurity position.

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This work examines extended, point, and surface defects in GaN by means of electric force microscopy, photoluminescence and deep-level transient spectroscopy. Modeling of the surface band bending, its origin, and the effects of fabrication processing steps are discussed in the first part of the dissertation. Experimental results indicate that spontaneous polarization does not play a predominant role in GaN band bending. An increase of surface band bending due to annealing and etching was observed, while passivation did not produce changes. However, passivation did reduce reverse-bias leakage current by one to two orders of magnitude in GaN Schottky diodes. The optical properties of GaN were found to be sensitive to fabrication processing steps, most likely due to changes in the total density of surface states.The second part of this dissertation concerns the reduction of extended defects and associated deep levels in layers of GaN grown on different templates. Templates employing a low temperature GaN nucleation layer, epitaxial lateral overgrowth, and SiNx nanonetwork are compared in terms of deep level concentrations in the resulting GaN films. The concentrations of two types of traps, A (Ec-ET ~ 0.54-0.58 eV) and B (Ec-ET ~ 0.20-0.24 eV), were the highest for the sample with a low temperature nucleation layer and lowest for a sample with a 6 min SiNx deposition time. We surmise that the defects responsible for the dominant trap A are located along dislocation lines and form clusters.In the last part we investigate the piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of PZT in Pb(Zr, Ti)O3(PZT)/GaN structures, and the effects of interface states. Sol-gel derived thin PZT films on GaN and Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si surfaces were studied by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), where quantitative characterization of piezoelectric properties of PZT films was performed. Superior piezoelectric properties of PZT/GaN/sapphire structures as compared to PZT/ Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si structures were observed and explained by a different preferred orientation of PZT. Despite the possible existence of a strong depolarization field at the PZT/GaN interface, we confirm with PFM the presence of a remanent polarization in PZT/GaN/sapphire structures.

With the advances in wireless communication technology over last two decades, the use of fractional-N frequency synthesizers has increased widely in modern wireless communication applications due to their high frequency resolution and fast settling time. The performance of a fractional-N frequency synthesizer is degraded due to the presence of unwanted spurious tones (spurs) in the output spectrum. The Digital Delta-Sigma Modulator can be directly responsible for the generation of spur because of its inherent nonlinearity and periodicity. Many deterministic and stochastic techniques associated with the architecture of the DDSM have been developed to remove the principal causes responsible for production of spurs. The nonlinearities in a frequency synthesizer are another source for the generation of spurs. In this thesis we have predicted that specific nonlinearities in a fractional-N frequency synthesizer produce spurs at well-defined frequencies even if the output of the DDSM is spur-free. Different spur free DDSM architectures have been investigated for the analysis of spurious tones in the output spectrum of fractional-N frequencysynthesizers. The thesis presents simulation and experimental investigation of mechanisms for spur generation in a fractional-N frequency synthesizer. Simulations are carried out using the CppSim system simulator, MATLAB and Simulink while the experiments are performed on an Analog Devices ADF7021, a high performance narrow-band transceiver IC.

Submitted by Daniella Sodre (daniella.sodre@ufpe.br) on 2015-03-11T13:53:35Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertaçao Joao Ferreira da Silva Jr.pdf: 2184320 bytes, checksum: fb503909f5b1d57d923852e5dafce5b6 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Daniella Sodre (daniella.sodre@ufpe.br) on 2015-03-13T12:59:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertaçao Joao Ferreira da Silva Jr.pdf: 2184320 bytes, checksum: fb503909f5b1d57d923852e5dafce5b6 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T12:59:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertaçao Joao Ferreira da Silva Jr.pdf: 2184320 bytes, checksum: fb503909f5b1d57d923852e5dafce5b6 (MD5) license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-28 / Os avanços tecnológicos acontecem por intermédio de pesquisas e estudos, inclusive com a criação de novos paradigmas, tais como a computação em nuvem, comércio eletrônico e redes sociais. Em alguns casos, grandes centros de dados são utilizados para suportar esses paradigmas. Com isso, estes grandes centros de dados tornaram-se elementos críticos no desenvolvimento de tarefas diárias, o que sugere que, a cada dia, utilizamos mais seus recursos, aumentando a demanda e, consequentemente, o consumo elétrico. Hodiernamente, o consumo de energia é uma questão de interesse comum. Pesquisas demonstram que, como consequência da constante evolução e expansão da tecnologia da informação, os centros de dados e as nuvens (cloud computing) são grandes consumidores de energia elétrica. Com esse alto consumo, destacam-se as questões de sustentabilidade e custo. Neste contexto, a presente dissertação propõe um algoritmo de distribuição de carga elétrica (ADCE) para otimizar a distribuição de energia em infraestruturas elétricas de centros de dados e nuvens privadas. O ADCE é suportado pelo ambiente denominado Mercury, que é capaz de realizar uma avaliação integrada das métricas de confiabilidade, custo e sustentabilidade. O ADCE otimiza, mais especificamente, a distribuição da corrente elétrica na modelagem de fluxo de energia (EFM - Energy Flow Model). A modelagem em EFM é responsável por estimar as questões de sustentabilidade e de custo das infraestruturas elétricas de centros de dados e nuvens, respeitando as restrições de capacidade de energia que cada dispositivo é capaz de fornecer (considerando o sistema elétrico) ou extrair (considerando o sistema de refrigeração). Ademais, dois estudos de caso são apresentados, onde são analisadas sete infraestruturas elétricas de um centro de dados e seis de uma nuvem privada. Para os centros de dados foi alcançada uma redução no consumo de energia de até 15,5% e a métrica utilizada para avaliar a redução do impacto ambiental (exergia) foi reduzida em mais da metade de seu valor. No que concerne ao estudo das nuvens privadas a redução do consumo de energia foi de até 9,7% e da exergia de para quase um terço de seu valor inicial. Os resultados obtidos foram significativos, uma vez que as preocupações ambientais ganham destaque com o passar dos anos e os recursos financeiros das empresas são finitos e muito valiosos.

La présence de matière biologique (biofilms) dans les sites de stockage géologique profond, d'éléments toxiques ou encore de l'eau potable des aquifères est maintenant clairement démontrée. Cette biomasse est à l'origine de processus physiques et chimiques qui modifient considérablement la durabilité et la pérennité des sites concernés. Ces processus, principalement de type oxydo-réductif, sont encore mal compris. Ceci est principalement dû aux méthodes d'investigation, principalement macroscopiques, loin de l'échelle micrométrique caractéristique des bactéries. Seules des études, basées sur des méthodes d'investigation locale, peuvent apporter les informations requises. Ainsi, nous avons développé un dispositif expérimental basé sur l'utilisation combinée de la microscopie optique (en transmission), la microscopie à force atomique (AFM) et la microscopie AFM en mode électrique et électrochimique (EC_AFM) afin d'obtenir des informations simultanées sur la topographie de l'échantillon et sur les processus électrochimiques à l'échelle des bactéries. La première étape sensible consistait à utiliser l'AFM sur des échantillons biologiques en milieu liquide: nous présentons ici les résultats de l'imagerie AFM en milieu liquide de plusieurs types de bactéries dans leurs conditions physiologiques naturelles (conditions in vivo). Aucun protocole d'immobilisation, ni chimique ni mécanique, n'a été nécessaire; et pour la première fois, les mouvements de reptation de cyanobactéries Nostoc ont été étudiés par l'AFM. Les études AFM ont permis d'acquérir des données topographiques mais aussi mécaniques : nous avons pu ainsi mesurer le module d'Young, la pression de turgescence de différentes souches bactériennes (Anabaenopsis circularis, Rhodococcus wratislaviensis). Cette étude complète, a révélé que l'imagerie AFM est donc possible sur des espèces vivantes en mouvement. Ces résultats ouvrent une grande fenêtre sur de nouvelles études d'intérêts tels que la formation de biofilms et les propriétés dynamiques de bactéries dans des conditions physiologiques réelles. La deuxième étape délicate était de combiner l'AFM aux mesures optiques et électriques. Nous avons développé un nouveau dispositif expérimental permettant (i) le suivi de l'évolution de la croissance bactérienne par la mesure des propriétés optiques comme la densité optique DO (pour le développement bactérien en volume - milieu planctonique) , ou l'analyse de l'image du substrat par comptage du nombre de bactéries sur la surface de l'échantillon (biofilm), et (ii) les mesures électriques et électrochimiques. L'ensemble de ces résultats sera prochainement appliqué au développement de nouveaux outils de surveillance d'une biodépollution de terrain contaminé par les hydrocarbures, par le suivi in situ et en temps réel de l'activité de bactéries dépolluantes (ECOTECH_BIOPHY ANR).