High-mobility germanium p-MOSFETs by using HCl and(NH_4)_2S surface passivation

To achieve a high-quality high-κ/Ge interfaces for high hole mobility Ge p-MOSFET applications,a simple chemical cleaning and surface passivation scheme is introduced,and Ge p-MOSFETs with effective channel hole mobility up to665 cm2/V·s are demonstrated on a Ge(111) substrate.Moreover,a physical model is proposed to explain the dipole layer formation at the metal–oxide–semiconductor(MOS) interface by analyzing the electrical characteristics of HCl- and(NH4)2S-passivated samples.     

Active electric near field imaging of electronic devices

An active two dimensional near field imaging of a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) used as THz detector has been performed. The reflective imaging system developed at the ENEA FEL Facility in Frascati has been used to this purpose. This imaging technique has shown to be particularly powerful in resolving various coupling mechanisms of the incident radiation with the device.     

对以并五苯和酞菁铜为不同有源层的有机薄膜晶体管特性研究

通过扫描电镜和X射线衍射对SiO₂衬底上生长并五苯和酞菁铜薄膜的表面形貌进行表征,并得到在SiO₂衬底上生长的并五苯薄膜是以岛状结构生长,其大小约为100nm,且薄膜有较好的结晶取向,呈多晶态存在. 酞菁铜薄膜则没有表现出明显的生长机理,其呈非晶态存在. 还对通过掩膜的方法制作得以酞菁铜和并五苯为有源层的顶栅极有机薄膜晶体管的特性进行了研究. 有源层的厚度为40nm,绝缘层SiO₂的厚度为250nm,器件的沟道宽长比(W/关键词： 有机薄膜晶体管 并五苯薄膜 酞菁铜薄膜 μ_EF)')" href="#">场效应迁移率(μ_EF)     

Measuring particle size-dependent physicochemical structure in airborne single walled carbon nanotube agglomerates

As-produced single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) material is a complex matrix of carbon nanotubes, bundles of nanotubes (nanoropes), non-tubular carbon and metal catalyst nanoparticles. The pulmonary toxicity of material released during manufacture and handling will depend on the partitioning and arrangement of these components within airborne particles. To probe the physicochemical structure of airborne SWCNT aggregates, a new technique was developed and applied to aerosolized as-produced material. Differential Mobility Analysis-classified aggregates were analyzed using an Aerosol Particle Mass Monitor, and a structural parameter Γ (proportional to the square of particle mobility diameter, divided by APM voltage) derived. Using information on the constituent components of the SWCNT, modal values of Γ were estimated for specific particle compositions and structures, and compared against measured values. Measured modal values of Γ for 150 nm mobility diameter aggregates suggested they were primarily composed of non-tubular carbon from one batch of material, and thin nanoropes from a second batch of material – these findings were confirmed using Transmission Electron Microscopy. Measured modal values of Γ for 31 nm mobility diameter aggregates indicated that they were comprised predominantly of thin carbon nanoropes with associated nanometer-diameter metal catalyst particles; there was no indication that either catalyst particles or non-tubular carbon particles were being preferentially released into the air. These results indicate that the physicochemistry of aerosol particles released while handling as-produced SWCNT may vary significantly by particle size and production batch, and that evaluations of potential health hazards need to account for this. Disclaimer: The mention of any company or product does not constitute an endorsement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.     

Direct current and impedance spectroscopic studies on MoO3 modified ZnPc/ITO Schottky diodes

We use experimental results of direct current and low signal impedance spectroscopy to investigate the conduction mechanism in organic semiconductor ZnPc. The experimental results demonstrate an increase in current and holes mobility by the introduction of a thin MoO₃ film at the ITO/ZnPc interface. This significantly improves the device performance. The improvement is explained in terms of the reduction in the effective barrier for charge transfer from ZnPc to ITO.     

Oxygen nonstoichiometry, defect structure and electrical properties of LaFe0.7Ni0.3O3 − δ

Oxygen nonstoichiometry (δ), total conductivity (σ) and thermoelectric power (S) of the LaFe_0.7Ni_0.3O_3 − δ sample have been studied as functions of temperature and oxygen partial pressure. Based on the results of the direct reduction of the sample in hydrogen flow at 1100 °C the absolute oxygen content (3 − δ) has been found to vary from 2.999 to 2.974 in the range of 1273-1373 K and 10^− 3-0.21 atm. The point defect equilibrium models have been proposed and fitted to the set of experimental data in the form of log p(O₂) = f(δ)_T dependences. The values of standard thermodynamic quantities of defect formation reactions have been assessed. The joint analysis of oxygen nonstoichiometry, total conductivity and thermoelectric power has been performed using a small-polaron approach. The values of partial conductivity, partial thermopower and mobilities of electronic charge carriers have been calculated. The p-type semiconducting behavior of LaFe_0.7Ni_0.3O_3 − δ has been explained by the higher mobility values of electron holes than those of electrons in the whole range of thermodynamic parameters studied.     

应变Si/(001)Si1-xGex电子迁移率

依据离化杂质散射、声学声子散射和谷间散射的散射模型,在考虑电子谷间占有率的基础上,通过求解玻尔兹曼方程计算了不同锗组分下,不同杂质浓度时应变Si/(001)Si_1-xGe_x的电子迁移率.结果表明:当锗组分达到0.2时,电子几乎全部占据Δ₂能谷;低掺杂时,锗组分为0.4的应变Si电子迁移率与体硅相比增加约64%;对于张应变Si NMOS器件,从电子迁移率角度来考虑不适合做垂直沟道.选择相应的参数,该方 关键词： 电子谷间占有率 散射模型 锗组分 电子迁移率     

Molecular dynamics and information on possible sites of interaction of intramyocellular metabolites in vivo from resolved dipolar couplings in localized H NMR spectra

Proton NMR resonances of the endogenous metabolites creatine and phosphocreatine ((P)Cr), taurine (Tau), and carnosine (Cs, β-alanyl-l-histidine) were studied with regard to residual dipolar couplings and molecular mobility. We present an analysis of the direct ¹H–¹H interaction that provides information on motional reorientation of subgroups in these molecules in vivo. For this purpose, localized ¹H NMR experiments were performed on m. gastrocnemius of healthy volunteers using a 1.5-T clinical whole-body MR scanner. We evaluated the observable dipolar coupling strength SD₀ (S = order parameter) of the (P)Cr-methyl triplet and the Tau-methylene doublet by means of the apparent line splitting. These were compared to the dipolar coupling strength of the (P)Cr-methylene doublet. In contrast to the aliphatic protons of (P)Cr and Tau, the aromatic H2 (δ = 8 ppm) and H4 (δ = 7 ppm) protons of the imidazole ring of Cs exhibit second-order spectra at 1.5 T. This effect is the consequence of incomplete transition from Zeeman to Paschen-Back regime and allows a determination of SD₀ from H2 and H4 of Cs as an alternative to evaluating the multiplet splitting which can be measured directly in high-resolution ¹H NMR spectra. Experimental data showed striking differences in the mobility of the metabolites when the dipolar coupling constant D₀ (calculated with the internuclear distance known from molecular geometry in the case of complete absence of molecular dynamics and motion) is used for comparison. The aliphatic signals involve very small order parameters S ≈ (1.4 − 3) × 10⁻⁴ indicating rapid reorientation of the corresponding subgroups in these metabolites. In contrast, analysis of the Cs resonances yielded S ≈ (113 − 137) × 10⁻⁴. Thus, the immobilization of the Cs imidazole ring owing to an anisotropic cellular substructure in human m. gastrocnemius is much more effective than for (P)Cr and Tau subgroups. Furthermore, ¹H NMR experiments on aqueous model solutions of histidine and N-acetyl-l-aspartate (NAA) enabled the assignment of an additional signal component at δ = 8 ppm of Cs in vivo to the amide group at the peptide bond. The visibility of this proton could result from hydrogen bonding which would agree with the anticipated stronger motional restriction of Cs. Referring to the observation that all dipolar-coupled multiplets resolved in localized in vivo ¹H NMR spectra of human m. gastrocnemius collapse simultaneously when the fibre structure is tilted towards the magic angle (θ ≈ 55°), a common model for molecular confinement in muscle tissue is proposed on the basis of an interaction of the studied metabolites with myocellular membrane phospholipids.     

Use of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Analysis to Assess Molecular Mobility and Ionic Conductivity in Nanocomposite Organic-Inorganic Gels

This work is a short review of studies on nanocomposite organic-inorganic gels by stretched-exponential analysis of fluorescence decay profiles. Emphasis is given to the conditions which allow maximum probe mobility and minimum confinement conditions with the aim to assess ionic conductivity in these materials and with the purpose to employ them with dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cells and other analogous systems.