Influence of input electrode of micro-channel plate on opening area ratio and its improvement北大核心CSCD

微通道板作为一种关键的电子倍增器件,广泛应用于诸多领域。分析了NiCr膜层作为微通道板的输入端电极时,对微通道板开口面积比的影响,建立了理论模型,计算了膜层厚度、镀膜深度等参数对开口面积比的影响。开展了2种减小开口面积比损失的镀膜研究:一是进行工艺调整,减弱合金蒸发的分馏效应,降低电极膜层的电阻率,开口面积比损失量降低约2%;二是改变镀膜方式,使用Ni、Cr金属单质镀制叠层薄膜,在镀膜过程中调控镍、铬的比例,将输入端电极中镍比例升高,同样可以降低电极膜层的电阻率,在满足面电阻要求的前提下,可减薄输入端膜层至86 nm,与300 nm厚度的常规镍铬合金膜层相比,MCP输入端的开口面积比损失量降低3%~4%,MCP增益提升6%。     

Electrode reactions at oxygen,noble metal / stabilized zirconia interfaces

The polarization behaviour of electrodes of the type “oxygen, noble metal / stabilized zirconia”, comprising different zirconia-based materials as electrolyte, platinum or gold as metal component and an oxygen containing gas atmosphere, was investigated at elevated temperatures under equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions by means of impedance spectroscopy. Massive metal contacts were used as part of the working electrodes. Under non-polarized conditions, the experimental results for platinum indicate a basically uniform reaction mechanism in a vast range of temperature and oxygen partial pressure, involving the surface diffusion of dissociatively adsorbed oxygen on platinum towards the electrochemical reaction sites on the electrolyte surface as rate-determining step. The experimental findings for gold are consistent with the occurrence of two competing reaction mechanisms, namely a charge transfer controlled process and a surface diffusion controlled process, each of them prevailing in different regimes of temperature and oxygen partial pressure. Under polarized conditions, a significant decrease of the polarization resistance takes place, followed by the onset of low frequency loops in the impedance spectra. In the case of cathodic polarization, the onset voltage can be correlated with the partial electron conductivity of the electrolyte, thus confirming the hypothesis of direct participation of electronic species of the electrolyte in the electrode reaction under biased conditions. At moderate temperatures, the polarization induced changes in the electrode properties exhibit a slow relaxation behaviour. This can be attributed to the successive annihilation of additional metastable electrochemical reaction sites having been created during the preceding polarization treatment. Paper presented at the 3rd Euroconference on Solid State Ionics, Teulada, Sardinia, Italy     

Investigation of electronic and ionic transport properties in α-MoO3 cathode material by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) for lithium ion insertion and extraction in α-MoO₃ cathode material were obtained at different potentials during initial discharge–charge cycle. A significant “three semicircles” were obtained at 0.5 V in the Nyquist diagram, and were assigned to lithium ion migration through solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film, the electronic properties of the material as well as charge transfer step, respectively. An equivalent circuit that includes elements related to the electronic and ionic transport, in addition to the charge transfer process, is proposed to simulate the experimental EIS data. The variations of the resistance of SEI film, the electronic conductivity of the material and the resistance of charge transfer along with the increase and decrease of electrode polarization potential were quantitatively analyzed, and the reasonable explanation is given. Furthermore, the chemical diffusion coefficients of lithium ion in α-MoO₃ cathode material were calculated.     

Electronic structure and magnetic, electrical and optical properties of ferromagnetic Heusler alloys

Measurements of the electrical resistivity and the Hall effect of the Heusler alloys NiMnSb, PtMnSb, CoMnSb, AuMnSb, CuMnSb and PtMnSn are reported. The anomalous Hall effect is analyzed in terms of the contributions from skew scattering and side jump. The spin polarization of the charge carriers is proportional to the magnetization. This is an indication that the electronic structure as a function of the temperature is best described by a local band model, with complete spin polarization of charge carriers parallel to the local magnetization at all temperatures. The spin disorder resistivity of NiMnSb is calculated with the local band model. The magneto-optical Kerr effect of PtMnSb is enhanced by the plasma resonance of the charge carriers.     

Transition region between a nonequilibrium plasma and a negative electrode

A model is developed that describes the transition region between a quasineutral plasma and a planar negative electrode and in which the electron velocity distribution is represented as the sum of two Maxwellian distributions with different temperatures or as the sum of a Maxwellian distribution and distribution corresponding to an electron beam directed toward the electrode. Criteria for the formation of a sheath of positive space charge and a secondary plasma in the transition region are derived. An analysis is made of the dependence of the structure of the transition region on the parameters of the electron distribution, the space charge density distribution in the sheath, and the density of the ion current to the electrode. The criteria obtained are compared with the Bohm criterion.     

钽在无水乙醇中的腐蚀

采用动电位极化、循环伏安、交流阻抗和扫描电镜等技术研究了钽在四乙基氯化铵(TEA)乙醇溶液中的腐蚀行为．在循环伏安曲线的扫描初期,电极表面因存在一薄层氧化物膜而使得电流密度缓慢增 加．后来钝化膜因受到氯离子的攻击而被击穿,即点蚀．扫描电镜图很好地显示出蚀孔的生长过程．点蚀电位随着TEA浓度的增加而下降,随着水含量的增加而上升．在所研究的温度范围内,电化学反应的活化能为36 kJ/mol．所有电极电位下的交流阻抗图谱都包含两个时间常数,钝化膜电阻和电荷传递电阻均随电极电位的增加而下降．     

High mobility in a two dimensional electron system with a thinned barrier

A variety of novel experiments involving mesa structures of a two dimensional electron system (2DES) require the fabrication of a metal electrode on top of the mesa. We describe a fabrication process in which the top barrier layer is thinned to achieve low interface resistance, and the effect of the diminished barrier layer on the transport characteristics of carriers in the 2DES is studied. The sample is an InAs inserted heterostructure with strong intrinsic spin–orbit interaction α. Shubnikov–de Haas, resistivity and Hall experiments are used to characterize the carrier density, mobility and spin–orbit interaction of the carriers and to compare characteristics with a sample in which the structure is not altered. Our results show that the integrity of the heterostructure and the characteristics of the carriers can be maintained when the thickness of the top barrier is as little as 5 ± 2 nm.     

Quantum effects in the electronic polarization energy in molecular systems

Binding energy of the electronic polaron in molecular condensates is examined in a simple model permitting quantum dynamical as well as classical microelectrostatic energy calculations. Quantum effects in the electron (hole) polarization energy due to dipole-dipole correlations (and their distortion by an excess charge) among neutral molecules and molecular ion are studied. It is found that these quantum effects lead to a decrease of the magnitude of the electron (hole) polarization energy in realistic situations.     

Enhanced interface polarization by charge pump in thin electrolytic cell with nano-scaled inter-electrode gap

A system comprising a thin electrolytic cell with nano-scaled inter-electrode gap has been analyzed, whereas counter-ions are pumped in the cell through a complementary electrode and they are blocked at the working electrode. The analysis has been performed by numerical solution of the classical transport equations in nonlinear regime. Essentially enhanced interface polarization and capacity are observed at the working electrode for cell thickness up to about ten Debye lengths. The polarization gain is proportional to the charge pump but becomes unstable with time for thicker cells.     

Étude de l'adsorption électrochimique de l'oxygène sur des lames minces d'or par la mesure de leur résistance électrique

The electrical resistance changes of thin gold film electrodes of preferential orientation [111] with film thickness and potential have been studied. The applicability of the Fuchs-Sondheimer (FS) relation to the decrease of resistance observed at the first negative polarization and the first few potential sweeps for different thicknesses have shown that this phenomenon is due to a surface process, interpreted as a cleaning of the electrodes. The resistance changes observed during the electrochemical adsorption and desorption of oxygen also obey the FS relation. The analysis of the resistance variation with the charge exchanged during these reactions has allowed us to show that the electrochemical adsorption of oxygen, on these gold films occurs by a two-dimensional island mechanism with formation of different structures of the surface layer. The values of the resistivity change caused by the adsorption of 1% oxygen atoms (with respect to the total number of metal atoms in the films) at low coverage have been compared with those observed in other systems (metal-gas, metal-metal).     

Nuclear structure of proton-rich unstable nucleus 28P studied by g-factor measurement*

Nuclear structure of proton-rich unstable nucleus 28P has been studied by measuring its g-factor for the first time. The g-factor of 28P (Iπ =3+, T1/2=270.3 ms) was measured by means of β-NMR technique combined with the new polarization technique for charge exchange reaction product in the intermediate energy heavy ion collisions. The obtained g-factor of g=0.1028(27) is very much quenched from the Schmidt value,but is well reproduced by the shell model (+0.102). In connection with the magnetic moment of the mirror partner and the β-ray transition probability, the orbital angular momenta and intrinsic spins of protons and neutrons have been determined as 〈lp〉 = 0.43(29), 〈ln〉 = 1.85(29), 〈Sp〉 = 0.28(4), and 〈Sn〉 = 0.44(4).     

不可压缩等离子体的2维磁场重联模型

提出了一种2维磁场重联模型。磁场重联过程中的电荷分离在等离子体中产生静电场,等离子体在电场中的漂移运动可以解释阿尔芬速度量级的出流。该磁场重联模型给出如下结论:Sweet-Parker模型描述的重联率强烈地依赖于电子质量与离子质量之比;反常电阻率正比于离子惯性长度和电流片宽度比值的平方; 相对论效应和高温等离子体中电子-正电子对的产生可以提高重联率; 电磁波的激发对于磁能的损耗是必要的。     

锂离子动力电池高倍率充放电过程中弛豫行为的仿真

基于电化学热耦合模型研究了动力锂离子电池高倍率充放电过程中的弛豫行为, 分析对比了不同充放电机制对电池弛豫行为的影响. 研究发现: 充放电过程中, 欧姆极化是造成电压骤变的主要原因; 而恒流-恒压的充电模式能够缓慢消除欧姆极化, 避免电池电压的骤变; 利用恒流恒压对电池进行充电能够充进更多的电量, 有利于电池性能的完全发挥; 固相锂离子浓度的弛豫时间比液相锂离子浓度的弛豫时间长, 并且在放电后期, 固相扩散的特征时间与液相扩散特征时间的比值不断增大, 固相扩散造成的极化在整个放电过程不可忽略.     

Metal contact effect on the persistent internal polarization in pure and doped polystyrene

Photo-electrets of pure and copperphthalocyanine doped polystrrene films (thickness 20 μm) were formed by UV- radiation in an electric field with Al, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd and Pb as electrode materials. The depolarization current and the released charge show a strong dependence on the material of the electrode. Two distinct regions in the current decay characteristic indicate that the polarization consists of trapped holes and electrons. The amount of charge injected increases with decreasing work function of the contact metal. Doping increases the stability of the charge.     

A dynamic capacity fading model with thermal evolution considering variable electrode thickness for lithium-ion batteries

Capacity is one of the key parameters to characterize the performances of lithium-ion batteries. Heat generation analysis is essential to evaluate the safety of batteries. To figure out the effects of electrode thickness on capacity fade and thermal behaviors, a capacity fading model is proposed considering reaction kinetics and mass transfer processes on solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layers coupled with thermal evolution. Simulations are conducted on seven LiFePO₄ batteries with variable electrode thicknesses. Results show that, with the increase of electrode thickness, the capacity losses of batteries deteriorate, and the total heat generation aggravates. For the battery with thick electrode, both the polarization overpotential and the gradient of lithium ion concentrations on particle surfaces of active materials increase on the edges, and then decrease perpendicularly to the cathodes. Under the adiabatic conditions, the temperature of battery (with anode 68 μm and cathode 140 μm) is increased to over 130 °C at the sixth cycle. The temperature of batteries declines when discharging in the beginning and then rises, which is noticeable for the batteries with thin electrodes. The proposed model and the simulation results would provide deep insights into both design and operation of batteries.     

关联染料敏化太阳能电池薄膜厚度与光伏性能的漂移-扩散数值模拟

建立漂移-扩散模型来模拟敏化电池的电荷分离过程.该模型能够计算在稳态和非稳态条件下光生电子的多步受限扩散及其与电子受体的复合反应.通过对电池的电流-电压曲线的数值模拟,优化了电池的薄膜厚度并获得了最大的光电转换效率.发现膜厚的增加降低了电荷收集效率,但有利于提高电子注入流率,光电流的输出正是受控于这两个因素.复合速率常数严重影响了膜厚优化的结果.较厚的薄膜适合于电子复合被充分抑制的电池,而较薄的薄膜有利于降低快复合电池的电子复合损失.在开路条件下,膜厚的提高会减小电子浓度,在造成光电压的降低的同时会提高电子寿命.     

固体氧化物燃料电池模式阳极内传输与电化学反应耦合机理

模式电极因其结构可控、电化学/化学反应活性位和物质传输路径明确等优势,被广泛应用于固体氧化物燃料电池新型电极研究.现有研究多采用模式电极研究新材料电化学特性、表界面催化反应机理等,尚未涉及几何结构对其内部传输与电化学反应耦合机理的影响,限制了模式电极的应用.本文建立了固体氧化物燃料电池阳极内电荷传输与电化学反应过程的格子玻尔兹曼模拟方法,明确了控制电极过程的关键无量纲参数及其对电极性能的影响规律,研究了模式阳极几何结构的影响机理.根据电极性能对无量纲参数的敏感程度,绘制了指导模式阳极设计与运行的相图,指出相图过渡区(电极性能随操作参数显著变化区域)为进行反应机理研究的最佳操作参数取值范围.同时,研究发现模式阳极电子导体内电子的快速迁移虽不限制阳极性能,其几何结构显著影响过渡区范围;离子导体内离子迁移为影响阳极性能的限速步骤,但其几何结构几乎不影响过渡区范围.本文的数值方法与机理研究结果可为固体氧化物燃料电池模式电极的设计提供重要理论依据.     

Spin injection in mesoscopic silver wires: experimental test of resistance mismatch

The spin polarization of current injected from a Permalloy electrode into a mesoscopic Ag wire is measured for samples with very low interface resistance. The observed value of 22.3% +/- 1.6% at 79 K is an order of magnitude larger than values previously reported for low resistance interfaces and about 4 times larger than predictions of the common resistance mismatch model. These results demonstrate that high resistance barriers are not necessary for efficient spin injection.     

Ferroelectric effect and equivalent polarization charge model of PbZr_(0.2)Ti_(0.8)O_3 on AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMT

PbZr_(0.2)Ti_(0.8)O_3(PZT) gate insulator with the thickness of 30 nm is grown by pulsed laser deposition(PLD) in AlGa N/Ga N metal–insulator–semiconductor high electron mobility transistors(MIS-HEMTs). The ferroelectric effect of PZT Al Ga N/Ga N MIS-HEMT is demonstrated. The polarization charge in PZT varies with different gate voltages. The equivalent polarization charge model(EPCM) is proposed for calculating the polarization charge and the concentration of two-dimensional electron gas(2 DEG). The threshold voltage(Vth) and output current density(IDS) can also be obtained by the EPCM. The theoretical values are in good agreement with the experimental results and the model can provide a guide for the design of the PZT MIS-HEMT. The polarization charges of PZT can be modulated by different gate-voltage stresses and the Vthhas a regulation range of 4.0 V. The polarization charge changes after the stress of gate voltage for several seconds. When the gate voltage is stable or changes at high frequency, the output characteristics and the current collapse of the device remain stable.     

Some aspects of polarization in ionic crystals with electrode reactions

Space charge polarization involving an electrode reaction with surface adsorption is examined. As recently demonstrated by Lányi, the presence of such a process may be represented using a complex, frequency-dependent rate constant. Lányi's rate constant is shown to be normally a special case of a more general complex rate constant following from earlier work of Armstrong and others on electrode reactions with an adsorbed intermediate species. An exact expression, based on earlier work of one of the authors, is given for the impedance of a uni-univalent extrinsic-conduction system with mobile charges of only a single sign and for which the electrode processes involve such adsorbed intermediate species. Conditions are then found which reduce the exact results to the approximate expressions for series capacitance and resistance derived by Lányi for his special case of calcium-doped NaCl. These conditions are well satisfied for his specific choices of parameter values. Curves showing the exact frequency response of various series and parallel quantities are presented, together with complex impedance plane results. Finally, it is shown how under conditions that include the range of usual experimental interest the entire space-charge, electron reaction/adsorption system can be well represented by a simple equivalent circuit of frequency-independent elements.