金属电极对聚对苯乙炔电致发光过程的影响

分别采用两种不同功函数的电子注入电极铝(Al)和钙(Ca),构造出了在正常光照下发光可见的单层聚对苯乙炔(PPV)的电致发光器件.发现电极材料的不同使发射光谱产生明显差异,主要表现在550nm的发射峰与510nm发射峰强度的比值不同.通过电致发光(EL)与光致发光(PL)过程的比较,分析了产生这种显著差异的原因.进一步明晰了电流密度与亮度呈线性关系的物理过程.     

场致爆炸发射阴极有效发射面积研究

通过改变阴阳极间隙,得到在不同外加电场情况下,场致爆炸发射石墨阴极有效发射面积随时间变化的实验结果。结果表明,在起始的一定时间内,阴极有效发射面积随时间的增加而增大。阴极有效发射面积达到1.0的时间随阴阳极间隙内电场的增加而减小;当二极管阴阳极之间的平均电场约为100 kV/cm时,阴极有效发射面积达到1.0的时间约为20 ns;阴极有效发射面积相对电压波形的延迟时间随电场的变化近似呈指数衰减曲线。     

A. C. Electroluminescence of CdS : Sm and CdS : Cu,Sm EL phosphors

Electroluminescent CdS : Sm and CdS : Cu, Sm phosphors have been prepared and their EL characteristics are investigated. The brightness waves of these phosphors were measured at a sinusoidal alternating voltages with a frequency of 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz and 5 kHz. One primary and one secondary peak have been observed in each half period of the applied sinusoidal field. Time averaged EL brightness has been found to follow the Alfrey-Taylor relationB= =B ₀ exp (–b/V ^1/2) over a wide range of frequencies. Variation of the constants of this relation with frequency of the applied field have been studied. Variation of current across the EL cell with the applied voltage has also been investigated. The EL emission spectra show peaks at 600 and 650 nm in CdS : Sm phosphor whereas in the case of CdS : Cu, Sm phosphor the emission peak occurs at 600 nm. The observed results have been interpreted in terms of acceleration collision theory of the electroluminescence.One of the authors (RKT) expresses his gratitude to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, for a fellowship and the Principal, S. D. J. Post Graduate College, Chandesar Azamgarh, for study leave.     

ZnO:Zn低能电子发光的亮度饱和

本文讨论了ZnO:Zn低能电子发光亮度饱和的物理原因。指出,在Vg=Va(通常数字显示的情况)的条件下,亮度饱和的主要原因是ZnO:Zn次级电子发射和阴极发射疲劳;若取Vg=Va,则饱和亮度成倍提高,这时热猝灭将是亮度饱和的主要因素。同时指出,对于一定的输入功率,存在着一个与最佳效率相对应的最佳阳极电流密度;低阳极电流密度,高阳极电压往往是低效率的。作者根据本文的研究结果,制成了饱和亮度高达37,000cd/m2的发光管和饱和亮度为22,000cd/m2、能在5,000至10,000cd/m2稳定工作的高亮度数字显示管。后者配上适当的滤光片、在阳光直接照射或照度高达100,000lux的条件下仍能清晰地阅读。     

On the reversibility of anode supported proton conducting solid oxide cells

Reversible proton conducting solid oxide cells (SOCs) off a highly efficient route to matching supply from intermittent, renewable resources, with power demand by consumers. The cells would store excess electrical energy as chemical fuel during times of peak production, and operate in reverse during times of peak demand. In this study we examine the operation of anode supported proton conducting SOCs in electrolysis mode. The required overpotential for a given current density decreases with increasing humidity at the anode and increasing temperature. All of the V-I curves show distinct curvature. The electrode polarization resistance increases and electrolyte ohmic resistance decreases with increasing current density. This is accompanied by a deviation below the theoretical rate of hydrogen production. We interpret these changes as resulting from deviation away from pure proton conduction in the cell with increasing polarization.     

Hysteresis phenomena in the course of polarization evolution in a sinusoidal electric field in lead magnesium niobate crystals

The processes of polarization evolution in single crystals of the PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃ model ferroelectric relaxor in a sinusoidal electric field are investigated at temperatures near and above the temperature T _d 0 of destruction of the induced ferroelectric state upon heating in zero electric field. The polarization switching current loops are measured in the ac electric field applied along the 〈111〉 and 〈110〉 pseudocubic directions. The electroluminescence intensity loops are obtained under the combined action of ac and dc electric fields applied along the 〈100〉 direction. In a certain temperature range above T _d 0 and the freezing temperature T _f in lead magnesium niobate, there are electric current anomalies, that correspond to the dynamic formation and subsequent destruction of the ferroelectric macroregions throughout each half-cycle of the ac electric field. The measurements of electroluminescence hysteresis loops demonstrate that the observed depolarization delay (related to the ac electric field amplitude) increases with an increase in the dc electric field and decreases as the ac field amplitude increases. The nature of the observed phenomena is discussed.     

Electroluminescence comets in ZnS:Cu single crystals scanned with a needle electrode

Scanning a ZnS:Cu single crystal with a needle electrode shows, that the shape and brightness distribution of double-comets are decisively determined by field distribution along a Cu- decorated dislocation line. The excitation occurs along the comets, and not only at their heads. It has been confirmed by calculation, that the field strength along the inclusion is sufficient for excitation of electroluminescence.     

Ag/Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3陶瓷界面电输运性质研究

用渗银和银胶接触两种方法分别在多晶Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃陶瓷样品上制作电极,用两线和四线模式对两种接触界面的直、交流特性进行测量.结果发现:渗银电极与陶瓷样品之间具有很好的欧姆接触特性,两线、四线模式下的电阻测量值相近,并且没有电脉冲诱导电阻转变(EPIR)效应;而用银胶接触作电极时,V-I曲线表现出关于原点对称的非线性特征,并出现稳定的室温EPIR效应.两种不同方法制备的电极在交流电场下的输运也有很大差异:渗银电极阻抗 关键词： 界面 接触电阻 EPIR效应 钙钛矿结构锰氧化物     

Frequency dependence of electroluminescence processes in ZnS crystals

The frequency dependence of the integral electroluminescence brightness and the electrical conductivity of ZnS-Cu, Cl and ZnS-Mn single crystals was examined. It was established that the correlation between the integral electroluminescence brightness and the electrical conductivity in ZuS-Cu, Cl crystals improves slightly at high frequencies of the exciting field, whereas no such correlation exists for the frequency range 30 Hz-18 Hz in ZnS-Mn crystals. Conclusions regarding the various excitation mechanisms of the electroluminescence in ZnS-Cu, Cl and ZnS-Mn crystals are drawn.In conclusion, the authors express their sincere gratitude to P. E. Ramazanov for his valuable advice.     

Modeling of transient electroluminescence overshoot in bilayer organic light-emitting diodes using rate equations

When a voltage pulse is applied under forward biased condition to a spin-coated bilayer organic light-emitting diode (OLED), then initially the electroluminescence (EL) intensity appearing after a delay time, increases with time and later on it attains a saturation value. At the end of the voltage pulse, the EL intensity decreases with time, attains a minimum intensity and then it again increases with time, attains a peak value and later on it decreases with time. For the OLEDs, in which the lifetime of trapped carriers is less than the decay time of the EL occurring prior to the onset of overshoot, the EL overshoot begins just after the end of voltage pulse. The overshoot in spin-coated bilayer OLEDs is caused by the presence of an interfacial layer of finite thickness between hole and electron transporting layers in which both transport molecules coexist, whereby the interfacial energy barrier impedes both hole and electron passage. When a voltage pulse is applied to a bilayer OLED, positive and negative space charges are established at the opposite faces of the interfacial layer. Subsequently, the charge recombination occurs with the incoming flux of injected carriers of opposite polarity. When the voltage is turned off, the interfacial charges recombine under the action of their mutual electric field. Thus, after switching off the external voltage the electrons stored in the interface next to the anode cell compartment experience an electric field directed from cathode to anode, and therefore, the electrons move towards the cathode, that is, towards the positive space charge, whereby electron–hole recombination gives rise to luminescence. The EL prior to onset of overshoot is caused by the movement of electrons in the electron transporting states, however, the EL in the overshoot region is caused by the movement of detrapped electrons. On the basis of the rate equations for the detrapping and recombination of charge carriers accumulated at the interface expressions are derived for the transient EL intensity I, time t_m and intensity I_m corresponding to the peak of EL overshoot, total EL intensity I_t and decay of the intensity of EL overshoot. In fact, the decay prior to the onset of EL overshoot is the decay of number of electrons moving in the electron transporting states. The ratio I_m/I_s decreases with increasing value of the applied pulse voltage because I_m increases linearly with the amplitude of applied voltage pulse and I_s increases nonlinearly and rapidly with the increasing amplitude of applied voltage pulse. The lifetime τ_t of electrons at the interface decreases with increasing temperature whereby the dependence of τ_t on temperature follows Arrhenius plot. This fact indicates that the detrapping involves thermally-assisted tunneling of electrons. Using the EL overshoot in bilayer OLEDs, the lifetime of the charge carriers at the interface, recombination time of charge carriers, decay time of the EL prior to onset of overshoot, and the time delay between the voltage pulse and onset time of the EL overshoot can be determined. The intense EL overshoot of nanosecond or shorter time duration may be useful in digital communication, and moreover, the EL overshoot gives important information about the processes involving injection, transport and recombination of charge carriers. The criteria for appearance of EL overshoot in bilayer OLEDs are explored. A good agreement is found between the theoretical and experimental results.     

氮气开关流柱形成过程的理论研究

使用蒙特卡罗-粒子模拟方法对氮气开关中的流柱形成过程进行模拟, 并结合计算结果对其进行理论分析. 发现在流柱击穿发生前(即空间电荷场远小于本底电场), 等离子体的电离频率、电子平均能量及其迁移速度等都近似为常数, 因此可以解析求解电子数密度方程对等离子体的演化行为进行分析. 在击穿发生后, 随机碰撞过程会破坏初始等离子体区域分布的对称性, 并出现分叉的等离子体区域结构. 在放电过程中, 随着等离子体密度增加, 其内部基本保持电中性且电场不断减小, 靠近阴阳极两端电荷分离产生的净电荷密度不断增加, 场强也不断增加, 且靠近阳极端的电荷密度(绝对值)和场强都大于阴极端. 通过改变极板间电压发现, 平均电子能量随极板间场强增加而增加, 电子迁移速度随着场强近似线性增加, 电离频率随场强的变化快慢介于E⁴与E⁵之间.     

Pulsed excitation of luminescence in dihydrated oxalic acid

Luminescence has been excited by an a.c. electric field in oxalic acid dihydrate at temperatures 273, 283 and 293 K. The voltage and frequency dependence of the emitted light flux has been studied. The brightness (B) has been observed to increase with voltage (V_rms) and frequency (v). The relation b = b₀ exp(-b/V^{$\text{1}\text{2}$_rms)} describes the voltage dependence of brightness quite accurately at frequencies greater than 500 Hz. The brightness wave forms at different voltages and frequencies of the applied field have also been studied. One primary and one secondary peak have been observed in each half cycle of the applied sinusoidal voltage.     

低接触电阻率Ni/Ag/Ti/Au反射镜电极的研究

研究了Ag的厚度、退火时间、沉积温度对于Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极的反射率及与p-GaN欧姆接触性能的影响. 利用分光光度计测量反射率, 采用圆形传输线模型计算比接触电阻率. 结果表明: 随着Ag厚度的增加, Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极的反射率逐渐增大; 在氧气氛围中, 随着退火时间从1 min增至10 min, 300 ℃退火时, 比接触电阻率持续下降, 而对于400-600 ℃退火, 比接触电阻率先减小后增大; 在300和400 ℃氧气中进行1-10 min 的退火后, Ni/Ag/Ti/Au的反射率变化较小, 退火温度高于400 ℃时, 随着退火时间的增加, 反射率急剧下降; 在400 ℃氧气中3 min退火后, 比接触电阻率可以达到3.6×10^-3 Ω·cm². 此外, 适当提高沉积温度可以增加Ni/Ag/Ti/Au的反射率并降低比接触电阻率, 沉积温度为120 ℃条件下的Ni/Ag/Ti/Au电极在450 nm处反射率达到90.1%, 比接触电阻率为6.4×10^-3 Ω·cm². 综合考虑电学和光学性能, 在沉积温度为120 ℃下蒸镀Ni/Ag/Ti/Au (1/200/100/100 nm)并在400 ℃氧气中进行3 min退火可以得到较优化的电极. 利用此电极制作的垂直结构发光二极管在350 mA电流下的工作电压为2.95 V, 输出光功率为387.1 mW, 电光转换效率达到37.5%.     

A comparative study of electrode effects on the electrical and luminescent characteristics of Alq3/TPD OLED: Improvements due to conductive polymer (PEDOT) anode

The performance of organic light emitting device (OLED) structures, based on identically fabricated Alq₃/TPD active regions, with various anode and cathode electrode structures are compared, and performance differences related to the different anode structure. The best performance was achieved with a conductive polymer, 3,4-polyethylenedioxythiopene-polystyrenesultonate (PEDOT), used as an anode layer, yielding a brightness of 1720 cd/m² at 25 V, a turn-on voltage of 3 V, and electroluminescence (EL) efficiency and external quantum efficiency of 8.2 cd/A and 2%, respectively, at a brightness of 100 cd/m² and 5 V. Compared to a baseline device (TPD/Alq₃/Al), PEDOT anodes substantially reduce the turn-on voltage and made current injection almost linear after turn-on, whiles devices incorporating a LiF and CuPc layers significantly improved device efficiency while slightly improving turn-on voltage and maintaining superlinear I-V injection. This is attributed to the reduced barrier at the organic-organic interface in PEDOT, the ‘ladder’ effect of stepping the band offset over several interfaces, and the favorable PEDOT film morphology. The benefit of the PEDOT anode is clearly seen in the improvement in device brightness and the high external quantum efficiency obtained.     

Distribution of Peak Temperature and Energy Flux on the Surface of the Anode in a Multi-Cathode Spot Pulsed Vacuum Arc

The distribution of the peak temperature and energy flux on the surface of a steel anode in a pulsed high-current vacuum arc was determined by studying the spatial location of the borderline separating the region of hardened steel, produced by the pulse of energy flux to the anode, and the region of the anode which did not undergo a phase transition. The arc was run between a 14-mm-diameter stainless steel cathode and a 25-mm 4340 steel anode, separated by a 4-mm gap, with peak currents up to 1000 A and 71 ms full-width half-amplitude (FWHA) duration. The phase transition of the steel occurs at 727°C and the above-mentioned borderline is thus the geometrical location of all points which reached a peak temperature of 727°C. The peak anode surface temperature was calculated from the borderline position by approximate solution of the three-dimensional heat conduction equation. The effect of an axial magnetic field on the anode surface temperature and energy flux distribution was also studied showing that with no magnetic field the distribution had a pronounced maximum on the axis of the arc, while with the presence of a magnetic field the distribution became annular with a maximum at about mid-radius. In comparison, the shape of the distribution of the cathode mass deposited by the arc on the anode was uniform without a magnetic field. The peak of the anode temperature and the energy flux amplitude also depended on the magnetic field, first decreasing and then increasing almost linearly with it.     

双钨极耦合电弧数值模拟

基于流体力学方程组和麦克斯韦方程组, 在合理的边界条件下, 建立了双钨极耦合电弧三维准静态数学模型. 通过对方程组的迭代求解, 获得了不同钨极间距和电弧长度下耦合电弧的温度场、流场、电弧压力和电流密度分布等重要结果, 与已有的实验研究符合良好. 模拟结果表明: 与相同条件下的钨极惰性气体保护焊电弧相比, 双钨极耦合电弧的最高温度和最大等离子流速较低, 阳极表面电弧压力和电流密度峰值明显减小; 钨极间距和弧长对耦合电弧的温度场、流场、电流密度和电弧压力等都具有显著的影响, 且耦合电弧阳极的电弧压力和电流密度分布不能用高斯近似进行描述. 关键词： 耦合电弧 三维模型 数值模拟     

约束阴极微弧氧化放电特性研究

利用Na₂SiO₃-KOH溶液体系,以工业纯铝为基体材料对约束阴极微弧氧化的放电特性进行了研究.考察了恒压模式下电极距离对氧化电流、电位分布及起弧电压的影响,并对电极距离与微弧氧化电能利用率间的关系进行了分析. 结果表明:对于阴阳极等约束条件下,随阴阳极距离加大,工作电流逐渐减小. 而对于仅约束阴极情况,工作电流随着阴阳极间距增加而增大. 这是由于增加阴阳极间距时,虽然约束阴极正下方试样表面的电场强度降低,工作电流减小,但远离约束电极处,阳极表面电场强度却增加,工作电流增大. 起弧电压随电极间距离的增大而升高,但阳极表面电场强度几乎保持不变. 微弧氧化陶瓷层厚度由处理中心沿半径向外逐渐变薄,且中心处陶瓷膜厚度随电极距离的增大迅速减小,电能利用率随之降低. 关键词： 微弧氧化 约束阴极 放电特性 电极间距     

The Time-Resolved Characterization of Erosion Products from High-Current, Copper Vacuum Arcs

A vacuum arc at high enough current can produce gross melting on electrode surfaces as a consequence of anode spot formation and other high-current electrode phenomena. Erosion from the electrodes under this condition is much more rapid than at low-current (where material loss occurs principally from the cathode) and is a process that is presently poorly understood. The present work is aimed at characterizing the erosion products from cathode and anode surfaces during high-current arcs on copper electrodes for single half cycles (60 Hz) arcs having peak currents of 30 kA. Fully open gap lengths were approximately 18 mm. Among the findings were the following. a) Erosion rate determined by electrode weight loss was approximately 8 mg/C of arcing. b) Droplets ejected from the electrodes had masses varying from a few tenths to a few tens of micrograms and velocities typically up to 40 m/s, although higher velocities are seen. c) The greatest number of droplets are produced at, or just after the current peak, and higher droplet velocities are seen in this same time interval. d) Erosion in vapor form detected in the plane of the cathode surface and moving radially is a maximum just after the peak of current and is relatively abundant. Such vapor is essentially absent in the anode plane.     

An atmospheric-pressure nitrogen-plasma jet produced from microdischarges in a porous dielectric

This report presents an atmospheric-pressure nitrogen-plasma jet generated from microdischarges in a porous dielectric. A plasma jet with a length of 42 mm was produced by feeding nitrogen gas through a porous alumina installed between an outer electrode and a hollow inner electrode and by applying 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage wave to the electrodes. Microdischarges in the porous alumina are ejected as a plasma jet from the outer electrode through a 1 mm hole by increasing the applied voltage, showing that the temperature of the jet decreases to a value close to room temperature. Even at a frequency as low as 60 Hz, the plasma that evolves from a large amount of microdischarge inside a porous dielectric can have characteristics that are similar to those generated at several hundreds of kilohertz. From the electrical measurements, it is expected that not only the steady generation but also the frequency of the pulses resulting from the microdischarges in the porous dielectric play an important role in obtaining a stable plasma jet. We also identified the various excited plasma species produced from the plasma jet by an optical emission spectroscopy.