温度和电流对白光LED发光效率的影响

对大功率白光LED发光效率进行了研究,得出温度和电流对LED发光效率的影响:随着温度的升高,势阱中辐射复合几率降低,从而降低了发光效率;电流的升高,使更多的非平衡载流子穿过势垒,降低了发光效率。LED工作时,过高的工作温度或者过大的工作电流都会产生明显的光衰:如果LED工作温度超过芯片的承载温度,这将会使LED的发光效率快速降低,产生明显的光衰,并且对LED造成永久性破坏;如果LED的工作电流超过芯片的饱和电流,也会使LED发光效率快速降低,产生明显的光衰。并且LED所能承载的温度与饱和电流有一定关系,散热良好的装置可以使LED工作温度相对降低些,饱和电流也可以更大,LED也就可以在相对较大的电流下工作。     

Thermal Runaway Prevention in Arc Spots

After recapitulation of the energy balance equation of cathode arc spots, the condition of thermal runaway is derived, i.e., of the unlimited increase of the temperature at a finite critical current density, because of temperature dependent resistive heat generation. It is shown that in arc spots such a thermal runaway is not possible for two reasons. First, the temperature dependent electron emission cooling forces a limitation of the stationarily achievable temperature (negative feedback). The current density remains limited, however. Second, the short time scale of arc spot development (crater formation time, ~10 ns) is not sufficient for thermal runaway that needs ~100 ns (order-of-magnitude values), besides the case of very small protrusions, where the time scale drops to less than 0.1 ns.     

ZnO nanorods with different morphologies and their field emission properties

ZnO nanorods with different morphologies were grown by changing the temperature of the process using the thermal vapor deposition method without a catalyst. The X-ray diffraction pattern of these nanorods showed a single-crystalline wurtzite structure and a c-axis orientation. The turn-on fields of the pencil-like and normal ZnO nanorods were 1.7 V/μm and 2.2 V/μm at a current density of 0.1 μA/cm², and the emission current density from the ZnO nanorods reached 1 mA/cm² at bias fields of 5.1 V/μm and 7.5 V/μm, respectively. The results indicated that ZnO nanorods could give sufficient brightness as a field emitter in a flat panel display.     

Cell-level hazard evaluation of 18650 form-factor Lithium-ion battery with different cathode materials

The thermal runaway process was studied in a Fire Propagation Apparatus (FPA) for three types of Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) of 18650 form-factor. Cathode materials are lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO₂, or LCO), lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂, or NMC), and lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄, or LFP). All batteries have a graphite anode and were at a 100% state-of-charge. Each LIB was externally heated to a thermal runaway event, with the heat input at constant values of 20.4 or 34.1 W, which yielded heating rates on the order of 1 K/s, representative of the thermal runaway propagation process. The mass loss fraction before the thermal runaway events and the maximum values are similar under different heat inputs for a given type of LIB. For different types of LIBs, the maximum mass loss fraction shows the trend of LCO>NMC>LFP. Under the same heating condition, NMC has the highest maximum surface temperature followed by LCO then LFP. A lumped heat transfer thermal runaway model is developed using two decomposition reactions and one internal short circuit reaction to model the internal heat generation. The effective model parameters are optimized using the measured surface temperature and mass loss fraction. The model is able to simulate the thermal runaway behavior of LIB under external heating conditions and reasonably matches the experimental data of LIBs with different cathodes. The model predicts that under the same heat input condition, the thermal runaway time of LCO is shorter than NMC and LFP; the effective average internal heat generations are 22.6, 20.2, and 11.5 kJ for LCO, NMC, and LFP, respectively. The thermal runaway model will be used to predict the thermal runaway propagation in a LIB module.     

Characteristics of p-type ZnO:As thin films prepared by the ampoule-tube method and ZnO p–n homojunction

A p-type ZnO thin film was prepared using arsenic diffusion via the ampoule-tube method. This was followed by fabrication of a ZnO p–n homojunction using n-type ZnO and characterization of the device properties. The ZnO thin film exhibited p-type characteristics, with a resistivity of 2.19×10⁻³ Ω cm, a carrier concentration of 1.73×10²⁰/cm³, and a mobility of 26.7 cm²/V s. Secondary ion mass spectrometer analysis confirmed that in- and out-diffusion occurred simultaneously from the external As source and the GaAs substrate. The device exhibited the rectification characteristics of a typical p–n junction; the forward voltage at 20 mA was approximately 5.5 V. The reverse-bias leakage current was very low—0.1 mA for −10 V; the breakdown voltage was −11 V. The ampoule-tube method for fabricating p-type ZnO thin films may be useful in producing ultraviolet ZnO LEDs and other ZnO-based devices.     

GaN基功率LED电应力老化早期的退化特性

对InGaN/GaN多量子阱蓝光和绿光LED进行了室温900 mA电流下的电应力老化,发现蓝光LED老化到24h隧穿电流最小,绿光LED到6h隧穿电流最小;同时,两种LED的反向漏电也最小、光通量最大,随后绿光LED的反向漏电增加较快且光通量衰减较快.把热退火效应和电应力下缺陷的产生分别看成正负加速因子,绿光LED的负...     

Experimental investigation on the structural,dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of La doped ZnO nanoparticles and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Pure and lanthanum (La) doped ZnO nanorods were synthesized via co-precipitation method. The structure and morphology of as grown ZnO and La-ZnO nanoparticles were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods. The values of remnant polarization and coercive field were found to be 0.027 μC/cm² and 1.33 kV/cm, respectively, for as grown La-ZnO nanostructures. High Curie temperature (276 °C) for doped ZnO was observed in dielectric study. Piezoelectric coefficient at room temperature was found to be 101.30 pm/V. I-V characteristics were studied for both pure and doped ZnO nanoparticles. Photo-anodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were made using ZnO and La-ZnO nanorods. The conversion efficiency and short circuit current density of La-ZnO nanorods based DSSC were 0.36% and 1.31 mA/cm², respectively, which were found to be largely enhanced when compared with that of pure ZnO based DSSC (0.20% and 0.94 mA/cm²).     

Thermo-physical characteristics during the flow and heat transfer analysis of GO-nanoparticles adjacent to a continuously moving thin needle

Nanofluids have shown significant promise in thermal enhancement of many industrial systems and they have been used extensively in energy applications during recent years. Keeping such applications in mind, the present work exhibits a two-dimensional numerical simulation for the boundary layer flow of Graphene oxide (GO)-nanofluids adjacent to a thin needle along with heat transfer. Influence of heat generation/absorption and viscous dissipation have been included to explore the heat transport analysis. The nanofluid flow is generated due to a continuously moving horizontal thin needle. The non-linear expressions governing the flow and heat transfer analysis are changed into dimensionless form by introducing new dimensionless variables. The novelty of current study is to predict the multiple numerical solutions for dimensionless velocity and temperature fields. Numerical computations and graphical delineations were done with the assistance of MATLAB software. This study explores the impacts of several dimensionless key parameters, like, magnetic parameter, Prandtl number, nanoparticles volume fraction and ratio of needle's velocities on the flow and thermal distributions. The computational results have proved that the fluid temperature enhances for higher values of nanoparticles volume fraction while an opposite is true for velocity distributions. In addition, the computed outcomes revealed that for the case of upper branch solution, significant reduction in skin-friction coefficient is seen for higher magnetic parameter.     

Investigation of the effect of electron cyclotron heating on runaway generation in the KSTAR tokamak

Wave enhanced runaway generation is expected to play an important role in the conversion of plasma current into runaway current during major disruptions. The fast electrons created by electron cyclotron heating (ECH) were used to study this issue in KSTAR. It is found that the fast electrons driven by ECH can enhance runaway production in the flat top phase with high loop voltage. The runaway current in disruptions was not enhanced by the ECH produced fast electron population due to the strong magnetic fluctuations which inhibited the generation of runaway electrons. It is found that a complete loss of existing REs during thermal quench has occurred in KSTAR limiter configuration discharges.     

The illuminance and temperature distribution degradation of high power GaN LED caused by detachment of multilayer electrode

In this work, the high power GaN-based unpackaged chip was drive with high current of 600 mA and high temperature of 130 °C till failure. A large stain area was found in the main light area of die after degradation and the leakage current increased by tiny range. And the illuminance degraded greatly as shown in distribution map. In the meantime, the temperature rose dramatically. FIB, SEM and TEM characterization demonstrated that the detachment between multilayer metal electrodes was the main cause of the stain area and the degradation of illuminance and temperature, and also the higher junction temperature played a key role in this detachment phenomenon.     

离散发热器件基于(火积)耗散率最小和最高温度最小的构形优化比较

建立了导热基座上圆柱体离散发热器件的三维湍流散热模型,基于构形理论,考虑空气变物性及可压缩性和黏性耗散,研究了器件材料的热导率、热源强度和流体流速对器件最高温度、基于(火积)耗散定义的当量热阻和平均Nu数的影响.结果表明:在总发热功率一定的条件下,以器件最高温度和当量热阻为性能指标进行热设计,均存在最优热源强度分布使得散热性能最优.当各热源强度相同且热源热导率小于基座热导率时,提高热源热导率可明显改善散热性能;将热源热导率沿流动方向从低到高布置可降低器件最高温度,而将热源热导率均匀布置可使当量热阻最小.所得结果可为实际热设计中不同材质和不同发热率的电子器件最优布置提供理论支撑.     

Current dynamics during disruptions in large tokamaks

Self-consistent modeling of the evolution of the plasma current during disruptions in large tokamaks is presented, taking into account both the generation of runaway electrons and their backreaction on the electric field. It is found that the current profile changes dramatically, so that the postdisruption current carried by runaway electrons is much more peaked than the thermal predisruption current. Although only a fraction of the thermal current is converted into runaway electrons, the central current density increases significantly for typical parameters in JET and ITER. It is also shown that the radial runaway profile can easily become filamented in the radial direction.     

Evolution of a hotspot in a thin BSCCO structured film

Two voltage jumps were found in the current–voltage characteristic of a thin superconducting film of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_x at temperature 58 K. The fluorescent thermal imaging technique revealed a localized heat dissipation (hotspot) nucleated at the current causing the second jump, and the hotspots’ temperature is close to the critical temperature of the superconducting film.     

热漏对换热器(火积)耗散最小化的影响

建立了存在热漏的换热器的传热过程模型.假定热流体与冷流体间的传热以及冷流体与外界环境间的热漏均服从牛顿传热定律,在冷流体净传热量一定的条件下,应用最优控制理论导出了换热过程(火积)耗散最小时热流体温度和冷流体温度的最优构型,并将最优路径分别与热流体温度一定和热流率一定的传统传热策略进行了比较.研究结果对于实际换热器的优化设计和最优运行具有一定的理论指导意义.     

Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of ZnO photocatalysts for gas phase pollutant remediation: Role of the synthetic parameters and of promotion with WO3

The synthesis of ZnO photocatalysts by ultrasound-assisted technique was here investigated. Several experimental parameters including the zinc precursor (acetate, chloride, nitrate), sonication conditions (amplitude, pulse) and post-synthetic thermal treatment (up to 500 °C) were studied. Crystalline ZnO samples were obtained without thermal treatments due to the adopted reactant ratios and synthesis temperature. Sonication plays a major role on the morphological oxide features in terms of particle size and surface area, the latter showing a 20-fold increase with respect to conventional synthesis. Interestingly, 1 and 3 s sonication pulses led to morphological properties similar to continuous sonication. A thermal treatment at moderate temperatures (400–450 °C) promoted the loss of surface hydroxylation and the formation of lattice defects, while higher temperatures were detrimental for the sample morphology. The prepared ZnO was decorated with WO₃ particles comparing an ultrasound-assisted technique using 1 s pulses with a conventional approach, giving rise to composites with promoted visible light absorption. Samples were tested towards the photocatalytic degradation of nitrogen oxides (500–1000 ppb) in humidified air under both UV and visible light. By carefully controlling the synthetic procedure, better performance were observed with respect to the commercial benchmark. Samples from ultrasound-assisted syntheses, also in the case of pulsed sonication, showed consistently better results than conventional references, in particular for ZnO-WO₃ composites. The composite by ultrasound-assisted synthesis showed > 95% degradation in 180 min and doubled NO_x degradation under visible light with respect to the conventional composite.     

Power dissipation in oxide-confined 980-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

We presented 980-nm oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) with a 16-μm oxide aperture. Optical power, voltage, and emission wavelength are measured in an ambient temperature range of 5℃ C-80℃. Measurements combined with an empirical model are used to analyse the power dissipation in the device and the physical mechanism contributing to the thermal rollover phenomenon in VCSEL. It is found that the carrier leakage induced selfheating in the active region and the Joule heating caused by the series resistance are the main sources of power dissipation. In addition, carrier leakage induced selfheating increases as the injection current increases, resulting in a rapid decrease of the internal quantum efficiency, which is a dominant contribution to the thermal rollover of the VCSEL at a larger current. Our study provides useful guidelines to design a 980-nm oxide-confined VCSEL for thermal performance enhancement.     

基于(火积)理论的“+”形高导热构形通道实验研究

基于构形理论和■理论,对"+"形高导热通道的方形构造体开展导热实验研究,并对不同优化目标和不同高导热通道布置形式下的构造体导热性能进行比较.结果表明:对于"+"形高导热通道的方形构造体,实验和数值计算所得到的构造体最高温度点均位于"+"形高导热通道两分支之间,实验和数值计算所得到的构造体平均温差和■耗散率的误差均在可接受范围内,这从定性和定量的角度证明了导热构形优化结果的正确性.与"H"形高导热通道的方形构造体相比,构造体内高导热通道采用一级"+"形布置使得其导热■耗散率得到降低.■耗散率最小的一级"+"形高导热通道构造体最优构形与最大温差最小的构造体最优构形相比,前者的导热■耗散率降低了5.98%,但最大温差提高了3.57%.最大温差最小目标有助于提高构造体的热安全性,■耗散率最小目标有助于提高构造体的整体导热性能.在保证热安全性能的前提下,实际微电子器件设计中可采用■耗散率最小的构造体最优构形以提高其整体导热性能.     

Heat capacity of ZnO with cubic structure at high temperatures

The heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume, and thermal expansivity are calculated for ZnO with rocksalt-type and zinc-blende-type cubic structures over a wide range of temperatures using molecular dynamics simulations with interactions due to effective pair-wise potentials which consist of the Coulomb, dispersion, and repulsion interaction. It is shown that the calculated structural and thermodynamic parameters including lattice constant, thermal-expansion coefficient, isothermal bulk modulus and its pressure derivative at ambient condition are in good agreement with the available experimental data and the latest theoretical results. At extended pressure and temperature ranges, lattice constant and heat capacity have also been predicted. The structural and thermodynamic properties of ZnO with cubic structure are summarized in the 300-1500 K temperature ranges and up to 100 kbar pressure.     

Analysis of elliptical thermal cloak based on entropy generation and entransy dissipation approach

In this work, we designed the elliptical thermal cloak based on the transformation thermotics. The local entropy generation rate distribution and entransy dissipation rate distribution were obtained, and the total entropy generation and entransy dissipation of different types of elliptical cloaks were evaluated. We used entropy generation approach and entransy dissipation approach to evaluate the performance of the thermal cloak, and heat dissipation analysis was carried out for models with different parameters. Finally, the optimized elliptical thermal cloak with minimum entropy generation and minimum entransy dissipation is found, and some suggestions on optimizing the structure of elliptical thermal cloak were given.     

Suppression of runaway electrons by resonant magnetic perturbations in TEXTOR disruptions

The generation of runaway electrons in the international fusion experiment ITER disruptions can lead to severe damage at plasma facing components. Massive gas injection might inhibit the generation process, but the amount of gas needed can affect, e.g., vacuum systems. Alternatively, magnetic perturbations can suppress runaway generation by increasing the loss rate. In TEXTOR disruptions runaway losses were enhanced by the application of resonant magnetic perturbations with toroidal mode number n=1 and n=2. The disruptions are initiated by fast injection of about 3x10{21} argon atoms, which leads to a reliable generation of runaway electrons. At sufficiently high perturbation levels a reduction of the runaway current, a shortening of the current plateau, and the suppression of high energetic runaways are observed. These findings indicate the suppression of the runaway avalanche during disruptions.