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Optically induced bistability in the mobility of a two-dimensional electron gas coupled to a layer of quantum dots (1999)

Shields, A. J. ; O'Sullivan, M. P.

Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Applied Physics Letters 74 (1999), S. 735-737

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ISSN: 1077-3118

Source: AIP Digital Archive

Topics: Physics

Notes: We report a bistability in the resistance of a GaAs/AlGaAs modulation doped field effect transistor in which a layer of InAs self-organized quantum dots has been grown near the electron channel. Brief optical illumination causes a large, persistent drop in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) resistance which can be recovered by allowing a current to flow through the Schottky gate. We demonstrate that illumination reduces the number of electrons trapped in the quantum dots, lowering their potential and thereby enhancing the 2DEG mobility. This bistability could be the basis of an optical memory or sensitive phototransistor. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.

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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.123107

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Soil structural quality, compaction and land management (1997)

BALL, B. C. ; CAMPBELL, D. J. ; DOUGLAS, J. T. ; [et al.]

Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

European journal of soil science 48 (1997), S. 0

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ISSN: 1365-2389

Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Topics: Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition

Notes: Soil compaction is a concern worldwide, particularly where compactible soils are used for intensive agriculture in a wet climate. We have investigated the impact of compaction and the associated changes in soil structural qualities on crop production and environmental pollution. The overall objective was to develop soil management systems that provide suitable conditions for crop growth and minimize environmental damage. We ran large-scale field experiments studying the preservation of structural quality in arable and permanent grassland, using management systems such as the control or elimination of field traffic and the application of conservation tillage and zero tillage. We measured bulk density, shear strength, cone resistance, macroporosity, relative diffusivity, air permeability and water infiltrability to identify soil qualities that could be used for selecting suitable soil management. Along with crop yield, we measured environmental impacts, such as the emissions of nitrous oxide from the soil, which require the interaction of soil structure and water content near the soil surface. Soil structure influenced wetness, which affected trafficability, compaction and nitrogen retention. Measurement of properties that affect fluid storage and transport, such as macroporosity, provided soil quality indices that helped in recommending suitable soil management systems. Spatial variation of structure associated with wheel-track locations could be estimated rapidly using a cone penetrometer. Variation was particularly important in determining crop yield consistency. Crop productivity and soil structural qualities were preserved best when field traffic was eliminated. A reduced ground-pressure system successfully minimized compaction in grassland but was less effective in an arable rotation. Unless traffic is eliminated, good timing of operations is the most effective way to preserve soil structural quality.

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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1997.tb00559.x

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Estimating critical state soil mechanics parameters from constant cell volume triaxial tests (1998)

Kirby, J. M. ; O'sullivan, M. F. ; Wood, J. T.

Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science, Ltd

European journal of soil science 49 (1998), S. 0

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ISSN: 1365-2389

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Topics: Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition

Notes: Compaction, tillage, stresses around growing roots and other soil deformation events may be predicted by the critical state model of soil mechanics, but estimating the parameters is time consuming and expensive. We develop a back analysis of the constant cell volume triaxial test, in which the critical state parameters are derived from the results of a single test. This both saves much labour and provides more information than traditional analyses, which require several triaxial compression tests and an isotropic compression test to yield the same information. The method finds, using a minimization algorithm and a quasi-analytical solution to the stress–strain equations, the simulated soil deformation (and hence the properties used in that simulation) that best fits the test data. The minimization is a form of regression analysis.For normally consolidated samples the method provides stable estimates of the slope of the critical state line (M), the slope of the virgin compression line (λ) and elastic modulus (E). The standard errors of the estimates are small in relation to the means of these parameters. The estimates appear to be more reliable than those of more commonly used estimation procedures. The slope of the rebound line (κ) is estimated, but a measure of the accuracy of the estimate cannot be calculated.

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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.00142.x

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