Modulating microstructure and optical properties of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon photovoltaic materials prepared under hydrogen diluted silane PECVD by various DC bias

Hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) thin films were fabricated by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition under the various negative substrate bias voltages with hydrogen as a diluent of silane. The microstructure and optical properties of nc-Si:H thin films were studied by Raman scattering spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy, and optical transmission spectroscopy. Raman spectra and XRD pattern reveal that applying negative bias voltages at the moderate level favors the enhancement of crystalline volume fraction, increase of crystallite sizes and decrease of residual stress. We also demonstrated that the negative direct current bias can be used to modulate the volume fraction of voids, refractive index, absorption coefficient, compactness and ordered degree of nc-Si:H films. It is found that the film deposited at −80 V shows not only high crystallinity, size of crystallite, and static index n₀ but also low residual stress and volume fraction of voids. Furthermore, the microstructural evolution mechanism of nc-Si:H thin films prepared at different bias voltages is tentatively explored.     

Observation of room temperature negative differential resistance in solution synthesized ZnO nanorod

We report the observation of negative differential resistance (NDR) in solution synthesized ZnO nanorod. The ZnO nanorod was fabricated as a two terminal planar device using lithographically patterned Au electrodes. The measured current–voltage response of the device has shown a negative differential resistance behavior. The peak-to-valley current ratio of the NDR is found to be greater than 4. The mechanism of this observed NDR effect has been explained based on charge trapping and de-trapping at the nanoscale contacts. It is the first observation of negative differential resistance effect in solution synthesized ZnO nanorod.     

Electro-optical properties of smectic liquid crystal-polymer composite with a negative dispersion of birefringence

Two-dimensionally self-organized smectic liquid crystal (LC)-polymer composite has been reported to show a negative dispersion of birefringence [H. Lee and J.-H. Lee, Opt. Lett. 39, 5146 (2014)]. In this paper, we separately measured the extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices n_e and n_o of the pure LC and LC-polymer composite and simulated the dependence of the transmittance and the color on the viewing angle for the display application. The LC-polymer composite with the negative dispersion property showed a wider viewing angle and a smaller color shift compared to the pure liquid crystal with a positive dispersion of birefringence.     

MnO2-directed synthesis of NiFe-LDH@FeOOH nanosheeet arrays for supercapacitor negative electrode

The complex-architectured NiFe-LDH@FeOOH negative material was first prepared by simple two-step hydrothermal method. In this study, the porous nanostructure of FeOOH nanosheets features a large number of accessible channels to electroactive sites and the two-dimensional layered structure of NiFe-LDH nanosheets have an open spatial structure with high specific surface area, which enhance the diffusion of ions in the active material. Benefited from above advantages, the excellent electrochemical properties were demonstrated. NiFe-LDH@FeOOH nanocomposites present high specific capacitance (1195 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g), lower resistance and well cycling performance (90.36% retention after 1000 cycles). Furthermore, the NiFe-LDH@MnO₂//NiFe-LDH@FeOOH supercapacitor exhibits 22.68 Wh/kg energy density at 750 W/kg power density, demonstrating potential application in energy storage devices.     

Gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) in MFMIS and MFIS negative capacitance FinFETs

The gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) effect in negative capacitance (NC) FinFET is investigated. A Landau–Ginzburg–Devonshire equation (which considers the polarization gradient in ferroelectric material) is used to estimate the characteristics of the NC FinFET. Specifically, metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor (MFMIS) and metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) NC FinFETs are compared, in order to figure out the effect of the internal metal layer on the GIDL effect. To analyze the impact of the polarization gradient on the GIDL effect in NC FinFET, a polarization gradient coefficient is varied. For MFMIS, the polarization gradient doesn't significantly affect the device performance. The subthreshold swing improves but the GIDL effect deteriorates because of the “uniform” NC effect in channel region. For MFIS, the device performance is explicitly affected by the polarization gradient. Smaller polarization gradients result in non-uniform NC effect in channel region, resulting in severe GIDL effects. On the other hand, higher polarization gradients alleviate GIDL effects.     

电化学斑图中空间耦合的时空动力学

斑图是在空间或时间上具有某种规律性的非均匀宏观结构,普遍存在于自然界,事实上大多数电化学体系在适当参数范围内也可以形成各种电化学斑图。本文介绍了电化学斑图中空间耦合的三种方式,重点总结了在不同机理作用下可能出现的斑图种类,并简述了电化学斑图模拟方面的发展。     

STRUCTURING ＆ RHEOLOGY OF MOLTEN POLYMER／CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES

The evolution and the origin of “solid-like state” in molten polymer/clay nanocomposites are studied. Using polypropylene/clay hybrid (PPCH) with sufficient maleic anhydride modified PP (PP-MA) as compatibilizer, well exfoliation yet solid-like state was achieved after annealing in molten state. Comprehensive linear viscoelasticity and non-linear rheological behaviors together with WAXD and TEM are studied on PPCH at various dispersion stages focusing on time,temperature and deformation dependencies of the “solid-like” state in molten nanocomposites. Based on these, it is revealed that the solid-structure is developed gradually along with annealing through the stages of inter-layer expansion by PP-MA,the diffusion and association of exfoliated silicate platelets, the formation of band/chain structure and, finally, a percolated clay associated network, which is responsible for the melt rigidity or solid-like state. The network will be broken down by melt frozen/crystallization and weakened at large shear or strong flow and, even more surprisingly, may be disrupted by using trace amount of silane coupling agent which may block the edge interaction of platelets. The solid-like structure causes characteristic non-linear rheological behaviors, e.g. residual stress after step shear, abnormal huge stress overshoots in step flows and, most remarkably, the negative first normal stress functions in steady shear or step flows. The rheological and structural arguments challenge the existing models of strengthened entangled polymer network by tethered polymer chains connecting clay particles or by chains in confined melts or frictional interaction among tactoids. A scheme of percolated networking of associated clay platelets, which may in band form of edge connecting exfoliated platelets, is suggested to explain previous experimental results.     

化妆品中氯霉素的气相色谱-质谱快速分析

研究了用气相色谱-质谱分析化妆品中氯霉素(CAP)的方法.以乙酸乙酯作为提取溶剂,BSTFA TMCS(99 1)作为衍生化试剂,在70℃衍生化60min,用GC-MS(NCI)进行测定.方法的检出限为10 μg/kg,线性范围在0.5～500 ng/mL之间,在10、100、500 μg/kg 3个添加水平,方法回收率为94.4%～95.7%,相对标准偏差为0.23%～1.3%.方法操作快速简单,3 h可以完成整个样品分析.方法已用于化妆品中氯霉素的测定.     

甲烷部分氧化气氛制备碳纳米管

碳纳米管是由碳六元环构成的类石墨平面卷曲而成的纳米级中空管,其中每个碳原子通过sp2杂化与周围3个碳原子发生完全键合,管的直径在几个纳米到几十个纳米之间,而轴向长度却可达几十微米甚至更长,故被称为准一维分子纳米材料.由于这种特殊结构,碳纳米管具有许多奇异的物理化学性能,如独特的导电性、极高的机械强度、润滑性和吸附能力等.自发现碳纳米管以来[1],人们开展了多种方法进行制备研究,如电弧放电(Arcdischarge)[2]、激光烧蚀(Laserablation)[3]、碳氢化合物催化分解(Catalyticdecompositionofhydrocarbons)[4]和化学气相沉积(Chem…     

铜的催化褪色动力学-负吸光度法测定

以催化褪色动力学光度法测铜为例 ,对负吸光度法用于褪色法能提高准确度与灵敏度、扩展线性范围、减小共存离子干扰及操作简便规范等的原因进行了系统的研究 ;实例表明 ,间接摩尔吸光系数为1.71×107L·moL -1·cm -1,可测浓度范围为40～3600ng·L -1及相对标准偏差为0.8%(n=9) ,均明显优于用经典吸光度法测定 ,且催化温度降低 ,反应时间缩短并省去反应抑制剂 ,较原方法易于操作