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The role of strain on the quantum spin hall effect and band inversion in stanene
, Article Computational Condensed Matter ; Volume 10 , 2017 , Pages 1-9 ; 23522143 (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Ojaghnezhad, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2017
Abstract
Examination of the role of strain on the quantum spin hall (QSH) effect and band inversion for the monolayer of tin, stanene, is of interest. To this end, several uniaxial and biaxial strain loadings along the armchair (AC)- and zigzag (ZZ)-directions are applied using first principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). We observe QSH insulator as well as semi-metallic property associated with the strained stanene. © 2017 Elsevier B.V
Toupin–Mindlin first strain gradient theory revisited for cubic crystals of hexoctahedral class: Analytical expression of the material parameters in terms of the atomic force constants and evaluation via ab initio DFT
, Article Mechanics of Materials ; Volume 123 , 2018 , Pages 19-29 ; 01676636 (ISSN) ; Moosavian, H ; Ojaghnezhad, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2018
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Capture of the discrete nature of crystalline solids for the purpose of the determination of their mechanical behavior with high precision is of interest. To achieve this objective, two fundamental contributing factors are on top of the list: (1) formulation in the mathematical framework of an appropriate higher order continuum theory rather than using classical treatment, and (2) incorporation of the true anisotropy of the media. The present work revisits Toupin–Mindlin first strain gradient theory for media with general anisotropy, and then specialize it to cubic crystals of hexoctahedral class. This formulation in addition to 3 classical material constants encountered in classical theory...
Mechanics and morphology of single-walled carbon nanotubes: From graphene to the elastica
, Article Philosophical Magazine ; Volume 93, Issue 17 , 2013 , Pages 2057-2088 ; 14786435 (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Ojaghnezhad, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
Abstract
The elastica is referred to the shape of the curve into which the centreline of a flexible lamina is bent. Hence, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are treated as the elastica obtained from bending of graphene. The corresponding large deformation accompanies both the material and geometrical non-linearities. The morphology of the free-standing SWCNTs such as the natural angle of twist, bond lengths, tube radius and wall thickness are determined. Moreover, it is shown that the induced self-equilibriated strain field has a remarkable impact on the mechanical behaviour of the nanotube. Utilization of an appropriate non-linear continuum constitutive relation for graphene leads to exact...
A combined first principles and analytical determination of the modulus of cohesion, surface energy, and the additional constants in the second strain gradient elasticity
, Article International Journal of Solids and Structures ; Volume 50, Issue 24 , 2013 , Pages 3967-3974 ; 00207683 (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
Abstract
Mindlin's (1965) second strain gradient theory due to its competency in capturing the effects of edges, corners, and surfaces is of particular interest. Formulation in this framework, in addition to the usual Lamé constants, requires the knowledge of sixteen additional materials constants. To date, there are no successful experimental techniques for measuring these material parameters which reflect the discrete nature of matter. The present work gives an accurate remedy for the atomistic calculations of these parameters by utilizing the first principles density functional theory (DFT) for the calculations of the atomic force constants combined with an analytical formulation. It will be shown...
A combined first principles and analytical treatment for determination of the surface elastic constants: Application to Si(001) ideal and reconstructed surfaces
, Article Philosophical Magazine Letters ; Volume 92, Issue 1 , Sep , 2012 , Pages 7-19 ; 09500839 (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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Behavior of nanostructures, which are characterized by a large surface-to-volume ratio, is greatly influenced by their surface parameters, such as surface elastic moduli tensor. Accurate determination of the surface elastic constants by first principles is of particular interest. To this end, through consideration of the fundamental thermodynamic arguments for free solid surfaces, an analytical formulation for the change in specific Helmholtz surface free energy is developed. Relating this formulation to the corresponding energy calculated via first principles leads to the determination of the surface elastic moduli tensor. The surface mechanical properties, namely surface energy, surface...
A lamellar inhomogeneity near a multiphase reinforcement
, Article Acta Mechanica ; Volume 206, Issue 1-2 , 2009 , Pages 39-52 ; 00015970 (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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In composites, the stress intensity factors (SIFs) of a lamellar inhomogeneity near a multiphase reinforcement are of interest. Based on extension of Eshelby's equivalent inclusion method, a unified approach is presented to study the effect of a multiphase inhomogeneity on the SIF at the tip points of two- and threedimensional lamellar inhomogeneities under nonuniform far-field loadings. Alteration of the SIF due to the presence of a coating layer around the inhomogeneity is addressed. Furthermore, the effect of geometry and stiffness of each phase of a multiphase reinforcement on the mixed mode SIFs of a lamellar inhomogeneity is investigated. In contrast to cracks whose SIFs are the same...
Surface elasticity revisited in the context of second strain gradient theory
, Article Mechanics of Materials ; Volume 93 , 2016 , Pages 220-237 ; 01676636 (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2016
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Surface/interface stresses, when notable, are closely associated with a surface/interface layer in which the interatomic bond lengths and charge density distribution differ remarkably from those of the bulk. The presence of such topographical defects as edges and corners amplifies the noted phenomena by large amounts. If the principal features of interest are such studies as the physics and mechanics of evolving microscopic-/nanoscopic-interfaces and the behavior of nano-sized structures which have a very large surface-to-volume ratio, traditional continuum theories cease to hold. It is for the treatment of such problems that augmented continuum approaches like second strain gradient and...
Second strain gradient theory in orthogonal curvilinear coordinates: Prediction of the relaxation of a solid nanosphere and embedded spherical nanocavity
, Article Applied Mathematical Modelling ; Volume 76 , 2019 , Pages 669-698 ; 0307904X (ISSN) ; Shodja, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Inc
2019
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In this paper, Mindlin's second strain gradient theory is formulated and presented in an arbitrary orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system. Equilibrium equations, generalized stress-strain constitutive relations, components of the strain tensor and their first and second gradients, and the expressions for three different types of traction boundary conditions are derived in any orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system. Subsequently, for demonstration, Mindlin's second strain gradient theory is represented in the spherical coordinate system as a highly-practical coordinate system in nanomechanics. Second strain gradient elasticity have been developed mainly for its ability to capture the...
Mechanics of carbon-coated silicon nanowire via second strain gradient theory
, Article European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids ; Volume 81 , 2020 ; Shodja, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
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The phenomena of surface, interface, and size effects are the determinative factors in the prediction of the mechanical behavior of multiphase nanowires. The interatomic bond lengths and charge density distribution associated with the surface and interface layers of the relaxed configuration of such nanostructures, in the absence of any external loadings, differ from those of the bulk remarkably. Second strain gradient theory due to its competency in capturing the above mentioned effects will be employed to examine the relaxation of carbon-coated silicon nanowire, carbon nanoshell, and silicon nanowire. Using this theory their effective Young's modulus will also be estimated. To this end,...
Effect of heating profile on desorption curve in temperature programmed desorption analysis: Case study of acid sites distribution of SAPO-34
, Article Journal of Porous Materials ; Volume 16, Issue 5 , 2009 , Pages 599-603 ; 13802224 (ISSN) ; Farhadi, F ; Khorasheh, F ; Yan, Z. F ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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Comparison of the traditional linear heating method of TPD with an original stepwise heating scheme was reported for the first time. Stepwise heating TPD was carried out by keeping the temperature constant as soon as ammonia desorption signal rises until the signal returns to the baseline. More ammonia desorption peaks on a SAPO-34 catalyst were identified using TPD with stepwise heating. The effect of temperature ramp on desorption peak broadening in TPD curve was also addressed. The more distinct ammonia desorption peaks in stepwise TPD indicates that ammonia adsorbs in about five or six different ways on SAPO-34, and attribution of different adsorptions may be explained considering some...
Theoretical and experimental study of cascade solar stills
, Article Solar Energy ; Volume 90 , April , 2013 , Pages 205-211 ; 0038092X (ISSN) ; Sharak, A. Z ; Moghadam, H ; Tabrizi, F. F ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Most part of Iran is dominated by arid and semi-arid areas due to low annual rainfall. The need for production of fresh water from brackish water is considerably high, especially in dry regions. In this study 1 month daily-based experimental data from a solar still site has been reported. The technical and operational problems of this site which finally contributed to the total cease of the site are described. Then a detailed analysis is investigated on progress of a prototype which constructed in order to solve the site's problems. The results of 1 month of experimental data of the final design showed that the last prototype could be used to solve the current problems of the site. The...
Application of a continuous kinetic model for the hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil
, Article Petroleum Science and Technology ; Vol. 32, Issue. 18 , 2014 , Pages 2245-2252 ; ISSN: 10916466 ; Khorasheh, F ; Farhadi, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2014
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Hydrocracking is one of the most versatile petroleum refining processes for production of valuable products including gasoline, gas oil, and jet fuel. In this paper, a five-parameter continuous lumping model was used for kinetic modeling of hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil (VGO). The model parameters were estimated from industrial data obtained from a fixed bed reactor operating at an average temperature of 400°C and residence time of 0.3 h. Product distributions were obtained in terms of the weight fraction of various boiling point cuts. The model parameters were estimated using the Nelder-Mead optimization procedure and were correlated with temperature. Comparison of experimental and...
An improved methodology for design of custom-made hip prostheses to be fabricated using additive manufacturing technologies
, Article Rapid Prototyping Journal ; Volume 18, Issue 5 , 2012 , Pages 389-400 ; 13552546 (ISSN) ; Abbaszadeh, F ; Farahmand, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Emerald
2012
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present an improved methodology for design of custom-made hip prostheses, through integration of advanced image processing, computer aided design (CAD) and additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. Design/methodology/approach - The proposed methodology for design of custom-made hip prostheses is based on an independent design criterion for each of the intra-medullary and extra-medullary portions of the prosthesis. The intra-medullar part of the prosthesis is designed using a more accurate and detailed description of the 3D geometry of the femoral intra-medullary cavity, including the septum calcar ridge, so that an improved fill and fit performance...
Evaluation and enhancing of operational performance and training objective in accordance with Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA)
, Article International Air Safety Seminar Proceedings, 1 November 2011 through 3 November 2011 ; November , 2011 , Pages 78-99 ; 02705176 (ISSN) ; 9781618393975 (ISBN) ; Goodarzi, F ; Sharafbafi, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Real-time impulse noise suppression from images using an efficient weighted-average filtering
, Article IEEE Signal Processing Letters ; Volume 22, Issue 8 , 2015 , Pages 1050-1054 ; 10709908 (ISSN) ; Hessar, F ; Marvasti, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2015
Abstract
In this letter, we propose a method for real-time high density impulse noise suppression from images. In our method, we first apply an impulse detector to identify the corrupted pixels and then employ an innovative weighted-average filter to restore them. The filter takes the nearest neighboring interpolated image as the initial image and computes the weights according to the relative positions of the corrupted and uncorrupted pixels. Experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms the best existing methods in both PSNR measure and visual quality and is quite suitable for real-time applications
Kinetic modeling of pyrolysis of scrap tires
, Article Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis ; Volume 84, Issue 2 , 2009 , Pages 157-164 ; 01652370 (ISSN) ; Farhadi, F ; Khorasheh, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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The disposal of used tires is a major environmental problem. With increasing interest on recovery of wastes, pyrolysis is considered as an alternative process for recovering some of the value in scrap tires. An accurate kinetic model is required to predict product yields during thermal or catalytic pyrolysis of scrap tires. Pyrolysis products contain a variety of hydrocarbons over a wide boiling range. A common approach for kinetic modeling of such complex systems is lumping where each lump is defined by a boiling point range. Available experimental data for thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of scrap tires from the literature were used to evaluate two types of lumping models; discrete and...
Determine oil content in petroleum waxes
, Article Hydrocarbon Processing ; Volume 85, Issue 6 , 2006 , Pages 95-97 ; 00188190 (ISSN) ; Yazdani, F ; Farhadi, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2006
Analytical modeling of variable-reluctance tubular resolver based on magnetic equivalent circuit and conformal mapping
, Article IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement ; Volume 70 , 2021 ; 00189456 (ISSN) ; Zare, F ; Tootoonchian, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2021
Abstract
Compared with flat linear structures, tubular linear machines do not face edge effects, making their performance better than their flat counterparts. In this article, a novel linear variable-reluctance resolver with tubular configuration is proposed. To optimize the design of an electromagnetic structure, modeling methods are used. Thus, in this article, an analytical model for the proposed resolver is presented. This model is based on the magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC) method and is considerably less time-consuming than finite element analysis (FEA), yet provides accurate results. A conformal mapping is employed to compute the permeance of the air-gap. The proposed model is then utilized...
Information and the Brukner-Zeilinger interpretation of quantum mechanics: A critical investigation
, Article Foundations of Physics Letters ; Volume 19, Issue 1 , 2006 , Pages 1-20 ; 08949875 (ISSN) ; Safinejad, F ; Naqsh, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2006
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In Brukner and Zeilinger's interpretation of quantum mechanics, information is introduced as the most fundamental notion and the finiteness of information is considered as an essential feature of quantum systems. They also define a new measure of information which is inherently different from the Shannon information and try to show that the latter is not useful in defining the information content in a quantum object. Here, we show that there are serious problems in their approach which make their efforts unsatisfactory. The finiteness of information does not explain how objective results appear in experiments and what an instantaneous change in the so-called information vector (or catalog of...
Key parameters in hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of low silicon content SAPO-34 molecular sieve
, Article Microporous and Mesoporous Materials ; Volume 126, Issue 1-2 , 2009 , Pages 1-7 ; 13871811 (ISSN) ; Farhadi, F ; Khorasheh, F ; Sahebdelfar, S ; Asadi, M ; Yan, Z. F ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
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Low silicon content SAPO-34 was successfully synthesized using the conventional hydrothermal crystallization in the static condition. Effects of different synthesis conditions including crystallization temperature and the silicon source were investigated through X-ray diffraction patterns. It was concluded that the silicon source had a significant effect on silicon incorporation into the alumino-phosphate building blocks in the course of crystallization. Using precipitated silica instead of silica sol resulted in the formation of impurities of alumino-phosphates phases whose crystalline structures collapse at the high temperature of calcination. For the low silicon SAPO-34 synthesis, the...