密排纳米团簇薄膜应变传感器的响应特性及共与团簇覆盖率的相关性（英文）

本文通过在PET薄膜上的叉指电极间沉积Pd纳米团簇制备了柔性应变传感器件.传感器通过测量纳米团簇薄膜的电导随PET薄膜形变的变化而产生对应变的响应,不仅具有高的仪表因子,而且具有宽的量程.实验发现,由于密排纳米团簇阵列的电子输运具有渗流特征,造成应变传感器的响应特性与纳米团簇的覆盖率紧密相关.通过控制纳米团簇的沉积过程,制备了由覆盖率接近有效渗流阈值的纳米团簇点阵构成的应变传感器.从最低应变探测限到0.3%应变之间,传感器件具有线性响应且仪表因子高达55.在更高的应变时,仪表因子进一步达到200.纳米团簇薄膜甚至还可以对达到8%应变的巨大形变产生响应,对应的应变因子达到惊人的3500.     

重离子物理研究所团簇研究进展

对北京大学重离子物理研究所进行的团簇产生设备的研制，团簇的产生及其性质的研究进行了描述，利用自行研制一台气体载带溅射原子轻液氮冷凝的团簇产生设备，成功地制备了多种金属及其化合物团簇，发现了支持Ｃｕ团簇的“收缩效应”最大收缩率为４．７％，研究了加速电压对ＩＣＢＤ薄膜的影响，发现加速电压越多，形成的Ｃｕ薄膜越光滑，当加速电压达到１８ｋＶ时，得到表面非常平滑的薄膜。     

基于钯/碳纳米粒子复合薄膜的双氧水电化学传感性能研究

本文采用团簇束流沉积方法制备了一种复合纳米粒子电化学催化剂,在碳纳米粒子支撑层上沉积钯纳米粒子薄膜,发现其在双氧水电化学传感中具有较高的灵敏度.碳纳米粒子的覆盖率对钯纳米粒子薄膜的双氧水电化学催化活性有明显的影响.当碳纳米粒子覆盖满一个单层的时候,钯/碳纳米粒子复合薄膜对双氧水的检测灵敏度达到了最高值,是没有碳纳米粒子支撑层时的两倍之多.     

基于钯/碳纳米粒子复合薄膜的双氧水电化学传感性能研究（英文）

本文采用团簇束流沉积方法制备了一种复合纳米粒子电化学催化剂,在碳纳米粒子支撑层上沉积钯纳米粒子薄膜,发现其在双氧水电化学传感中具有较高的灵敏度.碳纳米粒子的覆盖率对钯纳米粒子薄膜的双氧水电化学催化活性有明显的影响.当碳纳米粒子覆盖满一个单层的时候,钯/碳纳米粒子复合薄膜对双氧水的检测灵敏度达到了最高值,是没有碳纳米粒子支撑层时的两倍之多.     

液相基底温度对沉积银原子及其团簇凝聚过程的影响

研究了沉积银原子及其团簇在液相基底(硅油)表面的凝聚过程随基底温度的变化关系.实验结果表明:当硅油基底温度升高时,沉积银原子及其团簇的凝聚过程仍基本符合二阶段生长模型; 样品具有明显的边缘效应,在样品中心区域,凝聚体的覆盖率比边缘的相应值小,样品中心区域的凝聚体覆盖率先随薄膜名义厚度的增加迅速增大,然后逐渐趋于饱和,覆盖率趋于饱和时的膜厚值随基底温度的升高而降低; 对于一定的薄膜名义厚度,硅油基底温度越高,中心区域的凝聚体覆盖率越小.银原子凝聚体的分枝平均长度随基底温度的演化过程也具有类似的规律.对沉积银 关键词： 薄膜 液相基底 分枝状凝聚体 生长模型     

氟化锂团簇基纳米相薄膜的慢正电子研究

用慢正电子束流装置研究了氟化锂团簇沉积在单晶硅衬底上构成的纳米相薄膜,获得了正电子湮没S参数和有效扩散长度L_eff. 讨论了制备条件(如衬底温度、蒸发速率、惰性气体分压等)对薄膜微观结构的影响.     

DNA保护银纳米团簇的合成和应用

银纳米团簇因其独特的与尺寸相关的光、电、磁和催化性能,引起了相关研究人员的高度关注,我们团队一直专注于研究用基于DNA保护的银纳米团簇监测DNA、Hg2+和巯基化合物。发现发生在DNA/银纳米复合物与G-四链体/血红素之间光诱导电子转移(PET),伴随着DNA/银纳米荧光减弱。这一新的PET系统使目标生物分子,如DNA和敏感性高的ATP获得特异性和多样性的检测。首次提出一种以DNA单体作为支架的高产率银纳米簇的合成方法。在这项研究中,采用密度泛函计算理论解释了DNA保护的银纳米团簇的形成机理以及为什么富胞嘧啶DNA是荧光银纳米簇的良好支架。研究结果对DNA保护荧光银纳米簇进一步实验和理论研究提供了基本指导思想,最终可能有助于程序化合成具有光致发光性能的DNA稳定银纳米团簇。     

分散良好的二氧化锡纳米团簇制备以及离子液体诱导金属绝缘相变调控研究

本文利用气相纳米团簇设备实现SnO_2纳米团簇的可控制备.高分辨透射电子显微镜用来分析SnO_2纳米团簇形貌及微观结构,结果表明制备的SnO_2纳米团簇分散良好,尺寸均匀(5～7 nm).通过门电压控制的离子液体实现对SnO_2纳米团簇金属绝缘转变的调控.结合第一性原理,从氧空位诱导电子占据角度系统分析了相应的调控机制.     

光子晶体对非晶纳米团簇辐射特性的影响

用有限时域差分法研究了非晶ZnO纳米团簇的辐射频谱,结果显示频谱呈自发辐射的特性. 为了对非晶纳米团簇的辐射输出进行有效的控制和利用,提出了利用光子晶体来控制纳米团簇的自发辐射,使之向所需要的频率内辐射的理论设计;并构想了一种制备简单、成本较低的实现方法,依据这种设想构建了一个二维系统,对其辐射特性进行数值模拟,结果显示光被有效地控制. 为制备可嵌入到集成光路中的、具有良好可加工性能的低阈值微型激光器提供了一条新途径. 关键词： 有限时域差分法 光子晶体 非晶纳米团簇 辐射特性     

分散良好的二氧化锡纳米团簇制备以及离子液体诱导金属绝缘相变调控研究（英文）

本文利用气相纳米团簇设备实现SnO_2纳米团簇的可控制备.高分辨透射电子显微镜用来分析SnO_2纳米团簇形貌及微观结构,结果表明制备的SnO_2纳米团簇分散良好,尺寸均匀(5～7 nm).通过门电压控制的离子液体实现对SnO_2纳米团簇金属绝缘转变的调控.结合第一性原理,从氧空位诱导电子占据角度系统分析了相应的调控机制.     

基于PET基片的柔性石墨烯应变计加工方法

针对PET塑料耐温性能较差,与标准微纳加工工艺不兼容等问题,开发了面向PET塑料基底材料的光刻、镀膜等微纳加工工艺。通过CVD生长、转移等方式将单层石墨烯薄膜附着于0.5 mm厚PET基底,并采用微纳加工的方式制备了柔性石墨烯压阻应变计。工艺结果表明,本研究所提出的加工方法适用于以PET塑料作为衬底材料的柔性微纳器件的制作。通过对PET塑料衬底施加应变并测量石墨烯的电阻变化率,可计算出石墨烯的压阻应变系数约为1.3。     

Synthesis of atomically thin GaSe wrinkles for strain sensors

A wrinkle-based thin-film device can be used to develop optoelectronic devices, photovoltaics, and strain sensors. Here, we propose a stable and ultrasensitive strain sensor based on two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting gallium selenide (GaSe) for the first time. The response of the electrical resistance to strain was demonstrated to be very sensitive for the GaSe-based strain sensor, and it reached a gauge factor of –4.3, which is better than that of graphene-based strain sensors. The results show us that strain engineering on a nanoscale can be used not only in strain sensors but also for a wide range of applications, such as flexible field-effect transistors, stretchable electrodes, and flexible solar cells.     

盘片式光纤传感器灵敏度计算方法

系统地开展了对各类盘片式光纤传感器灵敏度的研究工作。以周边固支、中心镶嵌刚性质量块的盘片式光纤加速度传感器为例,分析了传感器弹性盘片上各点的应力应变状态;结合迈克耳孙干涉仪原理,建立了计算传感器加速度灵敏度的数学模型,并讨论了粘贴光纤盘的最佳尺寸。制作两个相应的传感器进行对比实验,验证了上述计算模型的正确性。采用上述模型系统地推导了不同边界条件情况下盘片式光纤传感器的粘贴区域和灵敏度计算公式。对盘片式光纤传感器如光纤加速度传感器、光纤压力传感器、光纤水听器等的设计制作具有理论指导作用。     

Size-selected Ni catalyst islands for single-walled carbon nanotube arrays

Many properties of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) arrays are determined by the size and surface coverage of the metal catalyst islands from which they are nucleated. Methods using thermal fragmentation of continuous metal films frequently fail to produce size-uniform islands. Hybrid numerical simulations are used to propose a new approach to controlled self-assembly of Ni islands of the required size and surface coverage using tailored gas-phase generated nanocluster fluxes and adjusted surface temperatures. It is shown that a maximum surface coverage of 0.359 by 0.96–1.02 nm Ni catalyst islands can be achieved at a low surface temperature of 500 K. Optimized growth of Ni catalyst islands can lead to fabrication of size-uniform SWCNT arrays, suitable for numerous nanoelectronic applications. This approach is deterministic and is applicable to a range of nanoassemblies where high surface coverage and island size uniformity are required.

     

Impact of graphene nanoplatelet concentration and film thickness on vapor detection for polymer based chemiresistive sensors

Chemiresistive gas sensors utilizing graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)-polymer film coated electrodes have great promise for electronic nose applications. In this study GNP-polycaprolactone (PCL) based sensors fabricated using airbrush deposition are exposed to ethanol as an example target analyte to investigate ideal parameters for sensing performance maximization. The ratio of GNP to PCL was investigated from 3 to 21 wt% with sensing response maximized at 15 wt% and signal to noise ratio (SNR) maximized at 18 wt%. The effect of average coating thickness on the sensing performance was investigated by depositing 50–250 μL of 18 wt% GNP solution (852–2030 nm). The response was maximized at 150 μL (1370 nm) and the SNR was maximized at 200 μL (1680 nm). The results are consistent with previous studies of vapor sensors that employ carbon black-polymer films as sensing materials. The fabricated devices were robust and repeatable with respect to initial resistance, depth, roughness, sensor response, and SNR. Overall the results elucidate important parameters for fabrication and development of GNP-polymer gas sensors for detection and discrimination of target analytes with electronic nose systems.     

Integration of nanostructured materials with MEMS microhotplate platforms to enhance chemical sensor performance

The development of miniaturized chemical sensors is an increasingly active area of research. Such devices, particularly when they feature low mass and low power budgets, can impact a broad range of applications including industrial process monitoring, building security and extraterrestrial exploration. Nanostructured materials, because of their high surface area, can provide critical enhancements in the performance of chemical microsensors. We have worked to integrate nanomaterial films with MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) microhotplate platforms developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in order to gain the benefits of both the materials and the platforms in high-performance chemical sensor arrays. Here, we describe our success in overcoming the challenges of integration and the benefits that we have achieved with regard to the critical sensor performance characteristics of sensor response, speed, stability and selectivity. Nanostructured metal oxide sensing films were locally deposited onto microhotplates via chemical vapor deposition and microcapillary pipetting, and conductive polymer nanoparticle films were deposited via electrophoretic patterning. All films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and evaluated as conductometric gas sensors.The U.S. Government’s right to retain a non-exclusive royalty-free license in and to any copyright is acknowledged.     

Single and networked CuO nanowires for highly sensitive p‐type semiconductor gas sensor applications

Development of high‐performance p‐type semiconductor based gas sensors exhibiting fast‐response/recovery times with ultra‐high response are of major importance for gas sensing applications. Recent reports demonstrated the excellent properties of p‐type semiconducting oxide for various practical applications, especially for selective oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this work, sensors based on CuO nanowire (NW) networks have been successfully fabricated via a simple thermal oxidation process on pre‐patterned Au/Cr pads. Our investigation demonstrates high impact of the process temperature on aspect ratio and density of copper oxide NWs. An optimal temperature for growth of thin and densely packed NWs was found to be at 425 °C. The fabricated sensors demonstrated ultra‐high gas response by a factor of 313 to ethanol vapour (100 ppm) at an operating temperature of 250 °C. High stability and repeatability of these sensors indicate the efficiency of p‐type oxide based gas sensors for selective detection of VOCs. A high‐performance nanodevice was fabricated in a FIB‐SEM system using a single CuO NW, demonstrating an ethanol response of 202 and rapid response and recovery of ～198 ms at room temperature. The involved gas sensing mechanism of CuO NW networks has been described. We consider that the presented results will be of a great interest for the development of higher‐performance p‐type semiconductor based sensors and bottom‐up nanotechnologies. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Development of MWCNTs/alumina composite-based sensor for trace level ammonia gas sensing

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/alumina (Al₂O₃) composite thin film-based low cost, rigid and highly efficient sensors were developed for trace level ammonia (NH₃) gas sensing applications. Composite films were prepared by dispersing MWCNTs in varying concentration in alumina solution following the sol-gel process. The sensor response as a function MWCNT concentrations were measured and compared. The notable characteristics of these sensors are fast response time (10 minutes), and excellent reproducibility with detection level up to 6 ppm. Although poor NH₃ desorption causes a high recovery time, fast and complete recovery was acquired using appropriate thermal treatment protocol. The sensitivity was found to be proportional to NH₃ concentrations in the range 6–25 ppm and then gradually saturated at higher concentrations. However, a decrease in the sensor response was observed with increase in concentrations of MWCNTs.     

A two-step hydrothermally grown ZnO microtube array for CO gas sensing

Tubular ZnO microstructure arrays were fabricated on a large scale by a two-step hydrothermal method. The porous ZnO tubular structures were then used to construct a gas sensor for CO detection. The microtube array gas sensor showed sensitive response to different concentration of CO with an optimum temperature of 250 °C. Because of the large surface to volume ratio, the sensitivity of the microtube arrays was about twice of that of the ZnO rods. Our results indicate that this simple two-step method for fabrication of large-scale tubular microstructure arrays can be potentially used in gas sensor applications with improved performance. PACS 81.07.Bc; 78.55.Et; 07.07.Df     

Sensitivity enhancement of AZO-based ethanol sensor decorated by Au nano-islands

Detecting the hazardous gases for monitoring air pollution and medical diagnosis make highly sensitive gas sensors appeal to many researches. In this paper, benefiting from unique properties of noble metals, Al-doped ZnO based Ethanol sensors were fabricated and characterized in three structures including Al: ZnO thin film, Silver and Gold nano-islands on Al: ZnO thin film. The Silver and Gold thin films turn to nano-islands after a simple annealing process. The XRD analysis of the sputtered Al: ZnO layer indicates the wurtzite crystal structure of the layer with a peak at (002) plane. Moreover, the sensitivity study reveals that Nano-islands of noble metals substantially affects the sensitivity of the sensors. The decorated Gold nano-island Al: ZnO Ethanol sensor has the highest response showing an amount of 45. The response of Al: ZnO and Silver decorated Al: ZnO sensors are virtually identical to all concentrations of Ethanol, whereas the Al: ZnO gas sensor with Gold nano-islands has the substantial sensitivity for different concentrations. In addition, the response times of the sensors are 85, 70 and 90 s for Al: ZnO, Al: ZnO with Ag islands and Al: ZnO decorated by Au islands, respectively. The recovery time of Al: ZnO sensor decorated by Au islands is about 23s, while the recovery time of the Al: ZnO and Al: ZnO decorated by Silver islands are 360 and 370s, respectively. Hence, the simple annealing process on the sputtered gas sensor with a thin layer of Gold makes nano-islands on the sensor which elevates the performance of Ethanol sensing due to the high sensitivity and sensitivity of the sensor.