表面镀金SU-8微柱的低频电动旋转特征

依据传统Maxwell-Wagner界面极化理论, 金属微纳米粒子由于具有极高电导率, 在旋转电场作用下无明显电旋转运动. 然而, 本文针对镀金SU-8微柱开展实验研究, 发现镀金微柱在低频条件下的快速旋转运动现象. 据此, 通过考虑镀金微柱表面双电层效应, 理论分析并实验验证镀金微柱的低频电旋转特征. 首先, 建立电场中微柱的近似椭球模型, 分析固-液接触面双电层作用下的金属粒子极化机理, 推导旋转电场作用下镀金微柱的转矩公式及电旋转角速度公式. 其次, 搭建实验平台, 分别对镀金微柱在三种不同电导率溶液、100 Hz–30 MHz频率范围内的电旋转特征进行对比实验研究. 最后, 对实验结果进行分析和讨论, 并通过考虑镀金微柱与基底之间摩擦作用等因素, 验证实验研究与理论研究的一致性. 关键词： 表面镀金微柱 电旋转 双电层 微流控     

Electrochemical analysis of gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles for detecting immunological interaction

An electrochemical impedance immunosensor was developed for detecting the immunological interaction between human immunoglobulin (IgG) and protein A from Staphylococcus aureus based on the immobilization of human IgG on the surface of modified gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles with an Au shell and Fe oxide cores were functionalized by a self-assembled monolayer of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid. The electrochemical analysis was conducted on the modified magnetic carbon paste electrodes with the nanoparticles. The magnetic nanoparticles were attached to the surface of the magnetic carbon paste electrodes via magnetic force. The cyclic voltammetry technique and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements of the magnetic carbon paste electrodes coated with magnetic nanoparticles–human IgG complex showed changes in its alternating current (AC) response both after the modification of the surface of the electrode and the addition of protein A. The immunological interaction between human IgG on the surface of the modified magnetic carbon paste electrodes and protein A in the solution could be successfully monitored.     

On the effectiveness of lateral excitation of shear modes in AlN layered resonators

We describe the fabrication and frequency characterization of different structures intended for the lateral excitation of shear modes in AlN c-axis-oriented films. AlN films are deposited on moderately doped silicon substrates covered either with partially metallic or fully insulating Bragg mirrors, and on insulating glass plates covered with insulating acoustic reflectors. TiO_x seed layers are used to promote the growth of highly c-axis oriented AlN films, which is confirmed by XRD and SAW measurements. The excitation of the resonant modes is achieved through coplanar Mo electrodes of different geometries defined on top of the AlN films. All the structures analyzed display a clear longitudinal mode travelling at 11,000 m/s, whose excitation is attributed to the direction of the electric field (parallel to the c-axis) below the electrodes; this is enhanced when a conductive plane (metallic layer or Si substrate) is present under the piezoelectric layer. Conversely, only a weak shear resonance (6,350 m/s) is stimulated through the effect of coplanar electrodes, which is explained by the weakness of the electric field strength parallel to the surface between the electrodes. A significantly more effective excitation of shear modes can be achieved by normal excitation of AlN films with tilted c-axis.     

Microscopic theory of non local pair correlations in metallic F/S/F trilayers

We consider a microscopic theory of F/S/F trilayers with metallic or insulating ferromagnets. The trilayer with metallic ferromagnets is controlled by the formation of non local pair correlations among the two ferromagnets which do not exist with insulating ferromagnets. The difference between the insulating and ferromagnetic models can be understood from lowest order diagrams. Metallic ferromagnets are controlled by non local pair correlations and the superconducting gap is larger if the ferromagnetic electrodes have a parallel spin orientation. Insulating ferromagnets are controlled by pair breaking and the superconducting gap is smaller if the ferromagnetic electrodes have a parallel spin orientation. The same behavior is found in the presence of disorder in the microscopic phase variables and also in the presence of a partial spin polarization of the ferromagnets. The different behaviors of the metallic and insulating trilayers may be probed in experiments. Received 4 July 2001 and Received in final form 8 November 2001     

First-principles electronic transport properties study of small carbon clusters: Cyclic C6

The transport properties of the six-atom carbon ring cluster C₆ sandwiched between Al(100) electrodes have been investigated by first-principles nonequilibrium Green's function technique. Our results demonstrate that the transport properties of monocyclic C₆ with D3h symmetry, with alternating bond angles, the most stable C₆ isomer, show metallic conductance. The charge transfer between the central molecule and the electrodes is very important for its transport properties. We also compare the equilibrium transmission spectra for C₆ in different isomers.     

Electronic and thermoelectric properties of a single pyrene molecule

We propose a system containing a single pyrene molecule sandwiched between two metallic electrodes. The transport properties of the single pyrene molecule with four configurations are investigated using a steady-state theoretical model. We calculate the transmission probability and the electric current for the structure (1, 8), the structure (1, 7), the structure (1, 5) and the structure (1, 4). By applying a gate voltage on the pyrene molecule, we calculate the thermoelectric properties. The thermoelectric and electron transport properties can be controlled by quantum interference, the contact geometry and the gate voltage. The asymmetric behavior and the splitting of resonances in the transmission spectrum occur due to applying a gate voltage on the pyrene molecule. As a result, the structures (1, 5) and (1, 7) have a maximum value of the figure of merit reaching to 0.8 at the Fermi level. According to the results, the structures (1, 5) and (1, 7) can be act as promising thermoelectric applications in molecular electronics.     

Semi-analytic formulae of impedance spectroscopy in organic layers with Gaussian traps

A semi-analytic expression of impedance spectroscopy is derived as the mobility being a function of temperature, carrier density, and electric field. The formula is further extended to consider the trapped charges, series resistance to describe non-ideal contacts of polymer layers with electrodes, and parallel capacitance due to metallic electrodes. The numerical results are calculated and analyzed for two typical organic NRS-PPV and OC₁C₁₀-PPV diodes with parameters optimized by Pasveer et al. (Phys Rev Lett 94: 206601, 2005). It is shown that the shapes of impedance spectroscopy of both types of diodes are similar but very different in numerical amounts, and the influence of temperature and bias voltage to all curves is prominent. These tendencies have been qualitatively explained by that the mobility model of Pasveer et al. is an increasing function of temperature and electric field strength. The extended formula is applied to MEH-PPV, BDMOS-PPV, and AlQ₃ devices; the numerical results are in good agreement with experimental data and support the Gaussian DOS of traps.     

Electronic structures and transport properties of sulfurized carbon nanotubes

The electronic and transport properties of side-walled sulfurized (8, 0) zigzag carbon nanotube were investigated by using density functional theory coupled with a non-equilibrium Green function approach. It is found that the adsorption of the sulfur chains largely reduces the bandgap of the semiconducting (8, 0) carbon nanotube, even changing it into a metallic one. More importantly, the transmission eigenstates around the Fermi level are contributed by not only the sulfur chains but also the complex system made of the sulfur chains and the single-walled carbon nanotube. Our results provide a method to improve the conductivity and utilization rate of the surface in the electrodes of supercapacitor which are made of the carbon nanotubes.     

Thermoelectric Properties of Single Molecule Junction in Presence of Dephasing and Different Coupling Geometries

The thermoelectric properties of a benzene molecule coupled to three-dimensional metallic electrodes are examined in the presence of dephasing processes using Green function formalism in the linear response regime. The three different kind of configurations (ortho, meta and para) are taken into account for the coupling between the molecule and electrodes. Results show that the thermoelectric properties of the single molecular junction are strongly dependent on the coupling geometry. Our results predict that the thermoelectric efficiency is increased in specific geometry as a consequence of interference effects. It is found that the dephasing effects result in the reduction of the thermoelectric efficiency.     

Thermoelectric Properties of Single Molecule Junction in Presence of Dephasing and Different Coupling Geometries

The thermoelectric properties of a benzene molecule coupled to three-dimensional metallic electrodes are examined in the presence of dephasing processes using Green function formalism in the linear response regime. The three different kind of configurations(ortho, meta and para) are taken into account for the coupling between the molecule and electrodes. Results show that the thermoelectric properties of the single molecular junction are strongly dependent on the coupling geometry. Our results predict that the thermoelectric efficiency is increased in specific geometry as a consequence of interference effects. It is found that the dephasing effects result in the reduction of the thermoelectric efficiency.     

Fabrication of a graphene field effect transistor array on microchannels for ethanol sensing

A new approach to the fabrication of back-gated graphene FET (field effect transistor) arrays on microchannels was investigated. Narrow walls fabricated on a substrate with SU-8 (a negative photoresist), with top metal electrodes were pressed onto another silicon/SiO₂ substrate with predeposited graphene pieces such that the electrodes came into contact with graphene pieces and formed the source and drain contact. The SU-8 narrow walls with the top metal layer were fabricated by the conventional lift-off process. The graphene pieces were reduced chemically from graphite oxide. The I_DS changed immediately by more than 17% when the device was exposed to an ethanol atmosphere. The current recovered very well after the ethanol gas was pumped out. The SU-8 microchannels served as gas flow passages that helped the ethanol vapor reach the sensitive region of the device: the graphene channel. This work provides a convenient way of constructing back-gated graphene FETs for sensing applications. This method could potentially be scaled up for mass production.     

DC electric-field-induced heterophase structure on the surface of a peierls metal

A theoretical study has been made of the formation of a heterostructure of alternating metallic and semiconducting phases in atomic chains of a Peierls-metal surface monatomic layer placed in an electrostatic field normal to the surface. It is shown that an increase in the electric field results in an increase in the critical temperature of the metal-semiconductor phase transition on the sample surface, an increase in the temperature interval within which the heterostructure exists, a decrease in its spatial period, and an increase in the depth of spatial modulation of the gap in the electronic spectrum.     

电场对1,4-苯二甲氰分子电输运特性的影响

用从头算理论和弹性散射格林函数的方法,计算电场作用下的1,4-苯二甲氰分子体系的电子结构及其电导和电流.结果表明:电场使体系在分子和电极间存在电荷转移和重新分布,分子与电极接触面附近出现电子积聚区和电子耗散区,从而产生附加电偶极子,对分子的电导和电流产生抑制.此外,对分子轨道能级和分子与电极的耦合系数的影响也比较明显,导致分子的伏-安特性在考虑电场作用前后有一定的差异.     

Electron Tunneling Through Metallic Particles and Quantum Dots Connected to Ferromagnetic Leads

Electronic transport through small metallic particles and quantum dots, coupled by tunneling barriers to ferromagnetic electrodes, is studied theoretically. Nonequilibrium Green function techniques are used to calculate electric current and tunnel magnetorersistance due to rotation of the magnetic moments of external electrodes.     

基于NOA73微球与SU-8微柱的微探针制作

集成紫外固化胶NOA73微球与SU-8微柱制造的亚毫米探针,可以作为关键部件应用于三坐标测量机。NOA73微球通过NOA73对其他溶液的界面张力形成,柱子由深紫外光穿过微球曝光SU-8形成。这种新技术利用甘油补偿NOA73与空气折射率差,使得紫外光透过NOA73微球后保持接近平行。最终得到高深宽比的探针结构,高度超过1 200 m,微柱侧壁与基底呈89。     

One-dimensional conduction in charge-density-wave nanowires

We report a systematic study of the transport properties of coupled one-dimensional metallic chains as a function of the number of parallel chains. When the number of parallel chains is less than 2000, the transport properties show power-law behavior on temperature and voltage, characteristic for one-dimensional systems.     

电场作用下C60富勒烯二聚体分子的几何构型与失效

采用分子力学与量子力学相结合的方法,模拟了电场作用下C60富勒烯二聚体(2C60)分子的几何构型与失效行为,讨论了三种不同方向外加电场对2C60分子几何变形、构型失效、电荷分布与极化偶极矩的影响,并与电场作用下C60富勒烯分子的几何变形与失效行为进行了对比.研究结果表明,2C60分子的几何变形与失效行为与外加电场的方向密切相关.当外加电场与2C60分子的桥接C-C键平行时,2C60分子很容易发生失效,且失效形式也十分独特.     

常压下气体放电等离子体振荡的实验与理论研究

在实验上研究了高压交流电弧发生器电极间隙的气体放电及等离子体振荡, 观察到了气体放电过程中的纳秒脉冲.以电子的流体运动方程和麦克斯韦方程为理论基础, 利用δ函数来描述交变外电场作用下电极处的电子堆积现象,建立了常压下气体放电时等离子体在外电场中振荡的理论模型,通过Laplace变换求解出电极间的放电电压.理论与实验结果基本符合, 从而可估算出实验中等离子体的电子数密度为1.3× 10¹²/m³.     

Corona discharges in asymmetric electrode configurations

The dual electrode, which consists of an ionizing wire in parallel with a metallic cylindrical support, both connected at same high voltage supply, has been extensively studied in relation with various electrostatic applications. In practical situations, the dual electrode may be installed in the proximity of metallic objects that will affect the electric field repartition and, hence, the development of the discharge. The aim of the present work is to analyze the operating conditions of such electrodes in the presence of metallic rods or plates connected at fixed or floating potentials. The Superficial Charge Simulation Method was then employed for the numerical analysis of several electrode arrangements involving a dual corona electrode and a metallic rod parallel to it. The paper also reports the results of current–voltage characteristics and current density repartition measurements for the dual corona electrode alone or in the presence of other bodies at same or floating potential. The proximity of metallic objects leads to the increase of corona inception threshold and shifts the I–V characteristics to higher voltages. The objects at floating potential may reduce the discharge current to very low values, while those energized at the same voltage as the ionizing wire may simply anneal the discharge.     

迁移率对单层有机发光器件中电场与载流子分布的影响

有机发光器件的宏观特性与有机层中的电场和载流子浓度分布密切相关。建立的有机电致发光器件模型是由两个金属电极中间夹一层有机发光薄膜材料组成的单层器件,金属与有机发光层之间为欧姆接触。模型以载流子运动的扩散-漂移理论为基础,利用数值方法研究了有机发光层中双极载流子注入时的电势、电场、载流子浓度和复合密度分布。分析结果表明:当两种载流子的迁移率相同时,电场强度、载流子浓度、复合密度的分布呈对称形式。而当电子和空穴的迁移率μn和μp相差比较大时,高迁移率的载流子不仅仅分布在注入端附近而且还有一小部分能够传输到另一端,而低迁移率的载流子只分布在其注入端附近;当μn、μp的大小相差不大时,载流子传输情况就介于两者之间。当μn/μp的比值变化时,电场强度的极大值向载流子迁移率小的注入端偏移。