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Reliability-based multidisciplinary design optimization using incremental shifting vector strategy and its application in electronic product design
Use of multidisciplinary analysis in reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) results in the emergence of the important method of reliability-based multidisciplinary design optimization (RBMDO). To enhance...
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Is the photonic crystal with a Dirac cone at its Г point a real zero-index material?
A novel optical property of a conventional two-dimensional dielectric photonic crystal (PC) has been reported by establishing a Dirac cone at the Г point of its band structure: it manipulates waves as if it ha...
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Reliability-based design optimization for problems with interval distribution parameters
Traditional reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) generally describes uncertain variables using random distributions, while some crucial distribution parameters in practical engineering problems can onl...
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An incremental shifting vector approach for reliability-based design optimization
This paper proposes a decoupling algorithm for reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) with high performance in terms of efficiency and convergence, which provides an effective tool for reliability design...
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Influence of Laser Vibrational Excitations of Ethylene Molecules in Laser-Assisted Combustion Diamond Synthesis
Laser-induced vibrational excitation of ethylene molecules was integrated to the CVD diamond deposition process for an in-depth understanding of the energy coupling path in chemical reactions and an alternativ...
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Identification of key design parameters of high-speed train for optimal design
As a complex mechatronic system, the running stability, safety, and comfort of high-speed train are affected by many design variables. It is of great difficulty to identify a set of effective design parameters...
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Open AccessScattering mechanism in a step-modulated subwavelength metal slit: a multi-mode multi-reflection analysis
In this paper, the scattering/transmission inside a step-modulated subwavelength metal slit is investigated in detail. We firstly investigate the scattering in a junction structure by two types of structural ...
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Assembly of carbon nanotube devices by tip-induced optical trap**
Fabrication of nanoscale devices by assembling individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) remains challenging despite enormous effort made in this field. Fulfilling the promise of CNTs requires more efficient assembly...
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Investigations on the Aging Effect of Supercapacitors
In this paper, the degradation processes of commercial supercapacitors aged at 2.7 V and 65 °C for 2000 h were studied. The crystallinity, thermal stability, and specific surface areas of the carbon electrodes...
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Self-aligned growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes using optical near-field effects
By applying optical near-field effects in a laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) process, self-aligned growth of ultra-short single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was realized in a well controlled ...
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Growth of diameter-modulated single-walled carbon nanotubes through instant temperature modulation in laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition
The diameter of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was successfully modulated along their axes by instant temperature control in a laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) process. SWNTs ...
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Erratum: Study of the Redox Properties of Metallothionein In Vitro by Reacting with DsbA Protein
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Approximate Computation of Strongly Oscillatory Integrals with Compound Precision
This paper is concerned with a constructive process for the numerical integration of rapidly oscillating functions of the form F(x,λx), where F(·,y) is periodic of period unity in y, and λ is a large parameter. I...