退火工艺对Al离子注入的4H-SiC表面形貌的影响

通过应用多次Al离子注入和CVD中的高温退火技术,在SiC片表面形成了p型层。p型层中各深度下Al的浓度均为110¹⁹cm^-3,层厚为550nm。本文应用三种不同的退火工艺对注入后的SiC进行退火。通过测量和比较表面粗糙度,发现通过石墨层覆盖来保护表面的退火工艺可以很好的阻止SiC表面在高温退火下的粗化,粗糙度保持在3.8nm。通过其他两种(在氩气保护下、在SiC保护片的覆盖下)退火工艺退火所得到的表面有明显的台阶,粗糙度分别为12.2nm和6.6nm。     

一种适用于中频接收机的具有75dB动态范围的100MHz带通$\Sigma \Delta$调制器

本文介绍了一款适用于中频接收机的四阶开关电容带通$\Sigma \Delta$调制器,采样频率为100MHz。为优化谐振器的性能,文中提出了考虑运算放大器非理想特性后谐振器的传输函数。本文设计的调制器采用0.13-um标准CMOS工艺,在25MHz附近200KHz信号带宽内测得的SNDR和DR分别为68dB和75dB。调制器工作在1.2V电源电压下,总功耗为8.2mW。     

Breakthrough in concentration quenching threshold of upconversion luminescence via spatial separation of the emitter doping area for bio-applications

The concentration quenching threshold of upconversion luminescence was broken through for the first time via a designed strategy: spatial separation of the emitter doping area.     

Synthesis, DNA binding and cleavage activities of copper (II) thiocyanate complex with 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine and N,N-dimethylformamide

Two novel copper(II) thiocyanate complexes with 4-(N,N-dimethylamino) pyridine and N,N-dimethylformamide (1) and with 4-(N,N-dimethylamino) pyridine (2) have been synthesized and characterized. The crystal and molecular structures of complexes 1 and 2 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Antioxidative activity tests in vitro showed that complex 1 has significant antioxidative activity against hydroxyl free radicals from the Fenton reaction and also oxygen free radicals, which is better than standard antioxidants like vitamin C and mannitol. The interaction of complex 1 with calf thymus DNA was investigated by spectroscopic, cyclic voltammetry, and viscosity measurements. Results suggest that complex 1 can bind to DNA via partial intercalation mode. Moreover, complex 1 has been found to cleavage of plasmid DNA pBR322.     

Beneficial effects of THSG on acetic acid-induced experimental colitis: involvement of upregulation of PPAR-γ and inhibition of the Nf-Κb inflammatory pathway

The polyphenolic compound 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-beta-D-glucoside (THSG) has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory effects. Here, we examined the effects of THSG on experimental mice with colitis induced by acetic acid and whether the underlying mechanisms were associated with the PPAR-γ and NF-κB pathways. Mice were randomized into six equal groups: normal, colitis model, THSG (10, 30, 60 mg·kg(-1)) and mesalazine. The mice were administered 10, 30, 60 mg·kg(-1) THSG or 100 mg·kg-1 mesalazine or saline once daily by intragastric administration for 7 days after induction of colitis by acetic acid irrigation. THSG dramatically attenuated acetic acid-induced colon lesions, including reversing the body weight loss and improving histopathological changes. THSG apparently decreased the increase of malondialdehyde (MDA) which is a marker of lipid peroxidation. THSG appears to exert its beneficial effects on acetic acid-induced experimental colitis through upregulation of PPAR-γ mRNA and protein levels and inhibition of the NF-κB pathway, which in turn decreases the protein overexpression of the downstream inflammatory mediators TNF-α, IL-6 and COX-2. The effect of THSG 60 mg·kg(-1) on PPAR-γ mRNA expression was higher than that of mesalazine. THSG may thus be a promising new candidate or lead compound for the treatment of IBD.     

Silver nanocrystals with concave surfaces and their optical and surface-enhanced Raman scattering properties

Shaped and dimpled: Silver nanocrystals enclosed by concave surfaces and thus high-index facets have been prepared by simply controlling the growth habit of Ag cubic seeds. Four types of concave nanocrystals, including octahedron, cube, octapod, and trisoctahedron, were obtained (see picture).     

The role of π electrons in the formation of benzene-containing lithium-bonded complexes

The intermolecular interactions in C₆H₆???LiX (X=OH, NH₂, F, Cl, Br, NC, CN) complexes are investigated by using second‐order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) calculations and quantum theory of “atoms in molecules” (QTAIM) studies, and the role of π electrons is studied in the formation of these benzene‐containing lithium‐bonded complexes. The molecular electrostatic potentials of benzene and LiX determine the geometries of the lithium‐bonded complexes. The electron densities at the lithium bond critical points in the πC₆H₆???LiX complexes are obviously stronger than those in the σC₆H₆???LiX complexes, which indicates that the intermolecular interactions in the C₆H₆???LiX complexes are mainly attributable to π‐type interaction. The topological and energy properties at the lithium bond critical points in both the C₆H₆???LiX and πC₆H₆???LiX complexes are linear with the interaction energies, thereby showing the crucial role of the π electrons in the formation of these complexes. Electron localization function (ELF) analysis indicates that the formation of the lithium bonds leads to the reduction of the ELF π‐electron density and volume, and the reduction of the π‐electron volume is linear with the interaction energies with the correction coefficient 0.9949.