BiFeO3, a material with coexistence of antiferromagnetic and ferroelectric phases at room temperature, has been expecting to be used on novel devices such as FeRAM and spintronics. In this research, it is found that the surface morphologies of SrTiO3 influence the subsequence growth of SrRuO3 and Pb-dopant BiFeO¬3 (PBFO) films. The domain structures are associated to various surface structure and different thickness of PBFO investigated by a piezoresponse force microscopy. The radial-polarization-like domains was found on the PBFO island structures, and the domain size and the remnant piezoresponse increases with the thickness increasing; in contrary, the shifting of the electric coercive field occurs in the thinner films.

In film and still photography, depth of field control is often employed to control viewer interest in an image. This technique is also used in computer animation, but, in a medium where artists have near infinite control, must we rely on replicating photorealism? This research is a viable, non-photorealistic solution to the problem of directing viewer interest. Vision is directed by reducing superfluous visual information from parts of the image, which do not directly affect the depictive meaning of that image. This concept is applied to images and animations rendered from three-dimensional, computergenerated scenes, where detail is defined as visual information pertaining to the surface properties of a given object. A system is developed to demonstrate this concept. The system uses distance from a user-defined origin as the main mechanism to modulate detail. This solution is implemented within a modeling and shading environment to serve as a non-photorealistic, functional alternative for depth of field. This approach is conceptually based on a model of human vision, specifically, the relationship between foveal and peripheral vision, and is artistically driven by various works in the disciplines of painting and illustration, that through the careful manipulation of detail, control interest and understanding within the image. The resulting images and animations produced by this system provide viable evidence that detail modulation can be used to control effectively viewer interest in an image eliminating the need to use photographic techniques like depth of field.

The arithmetic operations in most digital system are in the conventional binary number systems. However, the finite field arithmetic has also been widely used in applications of cryptography and communication channel coding. For example, finite field constant multiplication is applied to the advanced encryption standard (AES) and in the Reel-Solomon code. In this thesis, we develop a synthesizer that can automatically generate optimized gate-level netlists for constant matrix multiplication in Galois Field GF(2^n). The logic minimization is based on the a new common-factor elimination (CSE) algorithm that can efficiently finds the shared common factors among all the bit-level Boolean equations. Both the area and speed performance are considered during the logic optimization process. Experimental results show that the synthesized circuits have better area and/or speed performance compared with those obtained using Synopsys logic synthesis tools.

In the last decade, the progress of personal computer is growing very fast. The frequency of signals on mother boards applies between 33MHz and 1GHz. Due to the high operating frequency, the radiation from the microstrip lines on PCB should be noticed when designing the PCB¡¦s layout. The solution is using solenoidal and rogowski coils which have been investigated for many years. Coils, however, not only can be used in RF inductors, but also induce currents due to magnetic field through the cross section wound in turns. Therefore, coils may be used to induce magnetic field. Using this phenomenon, intensity of currents on DUT(Device Under Test) could be measured as well. In order to make more extensive use, optimization routines on the basis of the model were found. This thesis shows that magnetic field sensors on silicon and PCB can be studied in a better model, simulated by the software, Ansoft HFSS. Simple accurate expressions, an equivalent circuit model, and the transfer impedance are presented. As a result, induction of magnetic field on silicon is demonstrated in the area enclosed by turns, the parasitic capacitance or inductance, and conductor resistance, which is due to the skin effect in the high frequency. Hence, coils can induce large current because of big cross section. We can use it to measure the magnetic field and the currents radiated by the microstrip on PCB. In this thesis, I will show a novel PCB sensor which can measure 100MHz to 4 GHz signals and it has large output signal as well. The advantages of these coils are less disturbing DUT and easy to produce. It proves that we can use these magnetic field sensors to help solving the EMI problems.

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The study of the bioeffects of ultrasound and their etiology is of fundamental importance as a part of basic biophysics. In general, the most fruitful approach to the study of bioeffects of physical agents is the mechanistic one. The ultrasonic mechanisms include the mechanical effect, convective effect, cavitation effect, and thermal effect. In this research, the test skin was radiated the ultrasound using the medical equipment and analyzed the permeation of skin. However, it is not sufficiently to analyze the quantitative of the sonophoresis by the medical equipment setup. To solve the above-mentioned problem, the oscillation of the stratum corneum in response to the ultrasound radiation is simulated using Rayleigh-Plesset¡¦s bubble activation theory. To calculate the resonance frequency domain of bubbles attached of pig skin which is around 15 to 36 kHz that called low frequency and it caused gas body activation on test skin. We choose 20 kHz in the resonance frequency domain to compared with 10, 60 kHz as non-resonance frequency. 1.9 and 13.6 mW/cm2 of the sound intensity which are respectively lower and higher than cavitation threshold intensity are used. The result of low frequency sonophoresis presented that high permeation rate is caused by resonance frequency 20 kHz. And according to the experiment, it is also proved that the experiment of low frequency sonophoresis only took 1/160 of the sound intensity and 1/4 of the time for the high frequency sonophoresis. Furthermore, the research examined the uniformity of the sound field, and a wedge is designed to make a diffused field to compare the effect between a uniform one and its contrast. The result presented that the permeating drug with uninformative field is twice the amount of the normal exposure ultrasound field. Based on the above results, the changes of frequency, sound intensity and sound field uniformity, the enhancement effects of the sonophoresis will be achieved.

This thesis aims to study external field induced alignment of semiconductor quantum dot by utilizing single molecule spectroscopy. Wurtzite structure semiconductors, such as CdSe, exhibit strong electric dipole moment along its c-axis. It is proposed that quantum dot can be aligned along the applied field with sufficient strength. Experiments with two kind of matrix: PMMA mixing with wax, and liquid crystal thin film, were performed for that quantum dots are able to rotate freely in the matrix. Experiments with PMMA matrix were also performed as its rigid matrix for comparison. Interdigitated structure electrodes was deposited on the cover glass for the electric field experiments. The topical transition (absorption and emission) of CdSe quantum dots has a bright plane perpendicular to its c-axis, and a dark axis along the c-axis. It thus used for characterizing the field alignment. For each observing quantum dot, we record the fluorescence intensity, anti-bunching, polarization anisotropy, and fluorescence lifetime information. In addition, we also analyze the fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to probe the small modulation signal from the fluctuating fluorescence intensity. However, the results indicate that we didn¡¦t observe the field induced change with the field up to 1E7(v/m).

By means of molecular dynamics simulation the effect of external direct current electric field on the polyethylene-like (PE-like) polymer and methyl chloride solvent system is investigated. Three systems include normal solution, dilute solution, and lower-density solution are simulated. For each system, four conditions include non-charged polymers in nonpolar solvents, non-charged polymers in polar solvents, charged polymers in nonpolar solvents, and charged polymer in polar solvents are simulated. The diffusion behavior of polymer in solvent is as functions of electric field, polarity of solvent molecules, and polarity of polymer. When an electric field is applied to the system include dielectric molecules, our calculation shows that the center of mass diffusion constant of polymer depends on the alignment of charged polymer or polar solvent molecules, the mobility of charged polymer or solvent molecules and the density of the system. The mobility of polar molecules results in the increase of the center of mass diffusion constant of polymer. The alignment of polar molecules results in the increase of fluid viscosity. This decreases the center of mass diffusion constant of polymer.

Abstract Ultrasonic technique is widely used in medical application and food industry; however, much work has focused on harmful biological effects of tissues and cells by ultrasound exposure; only little information is mentioned about the beneficial biological effects of ultrasound. Thus, the objective of this thesis is to observe the beneficial biological activities of Paramecium induced by ultrasound exposure. Since the structure or biophysical will stimulated into the interaction between ultrasound and living matter. When multi-cell creature is exposed by ultrasound, this reaction will lead the biological effect becomes complex. Therefore, a single cell creature is chosen to understand the beneficial biological effects induced by ultrasound exposure. The oscillation of the monad in response to the ultrasound radiation is simulated using Rayleigh-Plesset¡¦s bubble activation theory. The resonance frequency of the unicellular creature is then calculated. The diffuse field theory of Sabine is used to create a uniform sound field for the radiation experiment. The images obtained from a microscope can be analyzed and recorded by a personal computer. The number of cells was counted in the haemacytometer after irradiation. The calculated resonant frequency range of the Paramecium shape is 0.2~0.27 MHz. The relative growth rate of the Paramecium suspensions exposed to ultrasound was about 20% slower than that of unexposed sample. It was found that the phenomenon of inhibition and destruction appeared during irradiation. Also, the growth curve is retarded during the period. The resonance frequency of the Paramecium vacuole is 0.5~1.09 MHz. The maximum relative growth rate was increasing 18% with 1MHz irradiation.

Abstract In this paper, we study the nature of phase transition of the two-dimensional six-state Potts model under the external random magnetic field. The six-state Potts model exist temperature-dependent first-order phase transition. When the external random field is applied, the nature of phase can be altered from first-order to second-order.By employing the Monte Carlo simulation method, we inspected the energy histogram and Binder parameter of the six-state Potts model under the external random magnetic field. According to our analyses, the evidences reveal that the phase transition does not change until the external magnetic field is greater then 0.02