Papers by Hariton Polatoglou
Chaos generator device based on a 32 bit microcontroller embedded system
This paper presents the implementation of a device, which is based on a microcontroller, for solv... more This paper presents the implementation of a device, which is based on a microcontroller, for solving nonlinear chaotic dynamical systems. The greatest advantage of this device is that the user can depict, either on an oscilloscope or a PC, three of the most important tools from nonlinear theory, namely the bifurcation diagram, the phase portrait and the Poincaré map. For this reason, this device is suitable for use not only for research purposes but also for educational ones, bringing university students closer to the subjects of microcontroller and chaos theory.

Improving the Evaluation of the Period and Amplitude of a Signal for Visually Impaired Individuals
The purpose of this paper is to describe an assistive technology solution to the problem of allow... more The purpose of this paper is to describe an assistive technology solution to the problem of allowing visually impaired individuals to use an oscilloscope to determine the period and amplitude of a signal in an electronics laboratory setting. The proposed solution includes the utilization of an electronic stylus device that the user can use to initially identify the waveform's shape and then measure its properties. While the identification process can be easily implemented with the combination of a photocell and a tone buzzer to indicate where there's light present on the screen, the measurement of the period and the amplitude can be more challenging and requires a certain degree of accuracy and reliability. A previous design involved the mechanical rotation of a wheel, which was not satisfactory enough. The present design and realization are based on the optical motion sensor which resolves many of the problems, resulting in a more reliable determination of the signal's properties. By moving the stylus horizontally or vertically the optical motion sensor reports accurately the distance between two points on the oscilloscope's surface. That distance is translated to the period or amplitude of the signal by knowing the selected time/div or volt/div. The user is, then, informed about the corresponding values via vibrations generated by the stylus.

Interface Science, 1994
An N-body potential is found for the intermetallic CusAu and is tested for both the static and dy... more An N-body potential is found for the intermetallic CusAu and is tested for both the static and dynamic properties. This potential is a better approximation than the pair potentials and can be used for the description of defects and the relaxation effects on the order-disorder transition. It is the first time that such a potential can reproduce the dynamical properties of a first-order phase transition. Although the transition temperature is lower than the experimental findings by 25%, it is found that many of the macroscopic properties change at the critical point in a steplike fashion and have, compared to known experimental data, the correct discontinuity. This is quite remarkable since all the parameters have been determined at T = 0 K. Also the chemical potential difference between Cu and Au is determined for the stoichiometry of Cu3Au. This quantity is continuous at the transition temperature and shows a discontinuity in its slope.
Calculation and interpretation of the electronic properties of superlattices
Physical review, Apr 15, 1989
A new method is proposed for the calculation of the electronic properties of superlattices. The m... more A new method is proposed for the calculation of the electronic properties of superlattices. The method is based on a similarity transformation separating the Hamiltonian into an average-crystal part and a part describing the superlattice effects. The second part is treated by ...

(Si) <sub>3</sub> /(Ge) <sub>4</sub> Superlattices: Direct-Gap Semiconductors?
EPL, Mar 1, 1992
Theoretical calculations for the energy band structure as well as for the optical transitions at ... more Theoretical calculations for the energy band structure as well as for the optical transitions at the centre Γ of the superlattice Brillouin zone are presented for (Si)3/(Ge)4 superlattices grown on SixGe1-x(001) substrates. These superlattices belong to the D4h19 symmetry (n + m = odd). The influence of the alloy buffer (on which the superlattice is considered to be grown) on the transition energies and probabilities and the nature of the gap (direct/indirect) is investigated. It is found that for some Si concentrations x in the buffer alloy the superlattices become direct-gap semiconductors with significant transition probabilities. Moreover, the dependence of the preceding features on the valence band offset is also examined and it is found that the latter does not influence them drastically.
Organizing and optimizing a computer software and hardware environment to help visually impaired students
Designing a Set of Web-Based Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Activities on How to Travel From Earth to Mars
IGI Global eBooks, May 27, 2022
Modeling of indentation to thin inorganic films grown on flexible polymeric substrates
Oscilloscope Reading Device for the Visually Impaired
Communications in computer and information science, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to describe an assistive technology solution to the problem of allow... more The purpose of this paper is to describe an assistive technology solution to the problem of allowing visually impaired individuals to use an oscilloscope in an electronics laboratory setting. More specific, a stylus device was implemented with which the person will scan the oscilloscope’s surface. This device interacts with the user via sound and vibration to indicate the location of the signal of interest. By sliding the stylus over the screen, the user can visualize the depicted shape, locate the waveform’s peaks and take approximate measurements of amplitude and period. In general, the device is a low cost, portable solution that will support visually impaired people to participate and understand the lab courses more effectively.
A Method for Calculating Electronic Structure of Semiconductor Superlattices: Perturbation
NATO advanced study institutes series, 1989
A similarity transformation of the superlattice Hamiltonian is presented. The transformed Hamilto... more A similarity transformation of the superlattice Hamiltonian is presented. The transformed Hamiltonian includes two parts. One that describes the average crystal, and the other the interaction between average crystal states. This interaction is small and is treated as a perturbation. The method is applied to GaSb/InAs (100) superlattice, and its band structure is analyzed.
Total Energy and Force Calculations with the LMTO Method
Springer eBooks, 1989
During the past 15 years it has become possible to perform quantum-mechanical calculations of man... more During the past 15 years it has become possible to perform quantum-mechanical calculations of many properties of simple materials with good accuracy using as input merely the positions of the atoms and the atomic numbers and masses. In particular, low-temperature structural properties of pure crystals and their surfaces have been obtained with astonishing accuracy through calculation of the total energy as a function of the atomic positions. Also, the Fermi surfaces of metals, the magnitude and order of magnetic moments in transition metals and many of their alloys, as well as important aspects of the electronic and atomic structures of impurities in metals and semiconductors have been accurately reproduced.1,2,3
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Physical review, Sep 15, 1999
Using an N-body potential with parameters determined from the Tϭ0 K bulk properties ͑lattice cons... more Using an N-body potential with parameters determined from the Tϭ0 K bulk properties ͑lattice constant, cohesive energy, and the elastic properties͒ of Cu, Au, and Cu 3 Au, we investigate the effect of the ͓001͔ surface of Cu 3 Au on the ordering for temperatures below and above the bulk order-disorder transition temperature, utilizing the constant pressure, temperature and chemical potential difference Monte Carlo method. The properties studied include the stoichiometry profile, the structure factor, the average position of the atoms along the ͓001͔ direction, short-range order, wetting phenomena, and mean-square displacements. Also, various instantaneous atomic configurations are plotted. Our interest is focused on the study of the segregation of Au to the surface, while the atoms are free to relax. We find that the surface affects the ordering of the layers close to it. Segregation is found to occur in agreement with experimental results. Oscillatory segregation appeared in our results only for the case where the atoms were not allowed to relax, and in a lower intensity in some off-stoichiometry cases, i.e., Cu 0.7 Au 0.3 and Cu 0.8 Au 0.2. ͓S0163-1829͑99͒10435-1͔

Simple Measurements with Network Time Protocol for Teaching Time and Frequency Metrology
2019 8th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies (MOCAST)
Metrology, the science of measurements and instrumentation, is a continuously advancing field and... more Metrology, the science of measurements and instrumentation, is a continuously advancing field and affects many aspects of modern world, from industry to everyday living. This affects the future working environment of science and engineering students. Metrology as a subject is offered in many higher education curricula. Time and frequency section is an area which can provide educational paradigms for many fundamental metrology concepts with conceptual connections to both scientific and real world concepts and applications. Network Time Protocol (NTP), the basic time synchronization protocol used to maintain synchronization between computers and other network stations through internet can serve as an educational tool in order to introduce the students into the basic concepts of time and frequency metrology. In this work a methodology for introducing advanced time and frequency concepts to under-graduate students which combines theory and experimentation is presented.

Structural and magnetic properties of SmCo5−XNiX intermetallic compounds
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021
Abstract Modern technological applications in an extensive variety of fields require the use of P... more Abstract Modern technological applications in an extensive variety of fields require the use of Permanent Magnets (PMs). Intermetallic compounds such as SmCo5 are already used as high-performance PMs. Reducing the high content of the expensive cobalt in SmCo5 from low-priced transition metals can lead in a cost reduction. This study examines by computational methods the effect of substituting cobalt atoms in the crystal structure of SmCo5 by nickel atoms. The aim is to specify the structure that will be stable and at the same time will maintain high values of magnetization. A series of atomistic simulations are implemented based on Density Functional Theory calculations. Various simulations are performed by considering all possible crystallographic positions of Co and Ni atoms in a SmCo5−xNix compound. Based on energy minimization and maximizing the magnetization we pinpointed the interesting cases. An experimental implementation based on the sample with x = 1 is presented to translate the findings from atomistic simulations to realizable bulk materials. Interestingly, it is concluded that in many cases an energetically favourable atomistic configuration does not exhibit maximum magnetization. It should be noted that for the experimentally investigated case of SmCo4Ni, both the energetically favourable as well as the magnetically maximum configuration have been identified.
Utilizing the phyphox app for measuring kinematics variables with a smartphone
Physics Education, 2020
In this work, we propose an interesting combination of the Atwood machine and Galileo's incli... more In this work, we propose an interesting combination of the Atwood machine and Galileo's inclined plane to study quantitatively kinematics with a smartphone and the phyphox app. For this purpose, we use the optical stopwatch function, based on the photosensor of the smartphone. The choice of phyphox app has some advantages for presenting the concepts of kinematics to lower high school students, as it directly and wirelessly provides analysed data to the screen of a laptop or a desktop computer. Thus, eliminating the need to export the raw data and necessitating the demanding step of data processing by the young pupils.

Study of the conservation of mechanical energy in the motion of a pendulum using a smartphone
Physics Education, 2017
A common method that scientists use to validate a theory is to utilize known principles and laws ... more A common method that scientists use to validate a theory is to utilize known principles and laws to produce results on specific settings, which can be assessed using the appropriate experimental methods and apparatuses. Smartphones have various sensors built-in and could be used for measuring and logging data in physics experiments. In this work, we propose the use of smartphones for students to study a simple pendulum's conservation of mechanical energy. It is well known that common smartphones do not have a velocity sensor, which could make the verification of the conservation of mechanical energy a simpler task. To overcome this, one can use an accelerometer to measure the centripetal acceleration on the mass and from that, deduce the maximum velocity. In this study, we show that this can be achieved with reasonable uncertainty, using a mobile device. Thus, we developed an experiment which corroborates with the conservation of mechanical energy and can be performed in the classroom.

Lobachevskii Journal of Mathematics, 2017
The central part of the paper consists of a theorem on generalized nonions governing dynamical sy... more The central part of the paper consists of a theorem on generalized nonions governing dynamical systems modelling of special ternary, quaternary, quinary, senary, etc. structures, due to the third named author. Let M n (C), n ≥ 2, be the set of n × n-matrices with complex entries. The theorem states that in M n (C) there exists a basis such that P Q − λ s QP = 0, s = 0, 1, 2,. .. , n − 1, where {P, Q, }, u, v are specified in Section 1, formulae (1) and (2). The particular cases n = 2, 3, 4 with other choices of u, v were discussed by James Joseph Sylvester (1883, 1884) and by Charles Sanders Peirce (1882). In particular, λ = j, j 3 = 1, j = 1, generates nonions. Before the section on the above theorem and its visualization on a two-sheeted Riemann surface, we give three physical motivations for the topic: controlled noncommutativity: Sylvester-Peirce approach vs. Max Planck approach (1900), supersonic flow of a ternary alloy in gas, and changing hexagonal to pentagonal structure in pentacene.
Si/Ge superlattice embedded in silicon and germanium: electronic structure and transition probabilities
Thin Solid Films, 1992
We study a five-period Si 4 /Ge 4 superlattice embedded in a 40 layer silicon spacer ((Si 4 /Ge 4... more We study a five-period Si 4 /Ge 4 superlattice embedded in a 40 layer silicon spacer ((Si 4 /Ge 4 ) 5 (Si) 40 ) and a five-period Si 4 /Ge 6 superlattice embedded in a 48-layer germanium spaced ((Si 4 /Ge 6 ) 5 (Ge) 48 ). Results concerning the band structure, spatial behaviour of the ...
Electronic properties of (Si)12/(Ge)4and (Si)16/(Ge)4superlattices grown on Si(001): theoretical results
Semiconductor Science and Technology, 1993
The energy band structure (nature of the bandgap, optical transitions) for the strained (Si)12/(G... more The energy band structure (nature of the bandgap, optical transitions) for the strained (Si)12/(Ge)4 and (Si)16/(Ge)4 superlattices grown on a Si(001) substrate is presented. The calculations predict that these materials are almost direct--gap semiconductors, but with very small transition probabilities across the direct gap. These findings are discussed in connection with experimental data.

Simulation of Interference and Diffraction Based on Quantum Electrodynamics
Communications in computer and information science, 2019
In this work, we present a set of simulations designed to study interference and diffraction opti... more In this work, we present a set of simulations designed to study interference and diffraction optical phenomena. The simulations are based on Feynman’s Quantum Electrodynamics description of such phenomena. The first simulation aims at demonstrating that although photons can take any trajectory starting from the source to the detector, the net effect is that light travels in a straight line. By allowing the photons to pass only through a slit then one can observe the diffraction effects. By varying the parameters of the simulation, students can make a detailed study of the diffraction phenomena. The phenomena of interference can also be studied with the second simulation by introducing more slits to the path of the photons. Since there are many experimental settings and different outcomes, one can compare the results from the present simulations based on the general method of Feynman with the approximate results of the traditional theory of diffraction.
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