Influence of postdeposition annealing on structural properties and electrical characteristics of thin Tm2O3 and Tm2Ti2O7 dielectrics

We describe the structural properties and electrical characteristics of thin thulium oxide (Tm₂O₃) and thulium titanium oxide (Tm₂Ti₂O₇) as gate dielectrics deposited on silicon substrates through reactive sputtering. The structural and morphological features of these films were explored by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and atomic force microscopy, measurements. It is found that the Tm₂Ti₂O₇ film annealed at 800 °C exhibited a thinner capacitance equivalent thickness of 19.8 Å, a lower interface trap density of 8.37 × 10¹¹ eV⁻¹ cm⁻², and a smaller hysteresis voltage of ∼4 mV than the other conditions. We attribute this behavior to the Ti incorporated into the Tm₂O₃ film improving the interfacial layer and the surface roughness. This film also shows negligible degrees of charge trapping at high electric field stress.     

场发射栅孔阵列的制备

 采用硅的局部氧化技术以及湿法刻蚀技术,利用2.6 μm的光刻掩模板在n型硅片上形成了栅极孔径为1 μm的场发射阴极的栅极空腔阵列,实现了用大阵点尺寸的栅极掩模板制备较小尺寸栅孔阵列。硅的湿法刻蚀溶液采用各向同性的硝酸和氢氟酸混合溶液,刻蚀后空腔的深度和宽度均随刻蚀时间线性增加。同时,由于刻蚀溶液具有较高的Si/SiO₂ 刻蚀选择比,栅极孔径随刻蚀时间增大的速度远低于深度和宽度增大的速度,栅极孔径主要取决于掩模的尺寸和氧化层的厚度。通过选择掩模板的尺寸以及氧化层的厚度,采用局部氧化技术和湿法刻蚀技术能够制备出微米或亚微米的场发射阴极的栅极空腔阵列。     

采集强干扰下微弱信号的APD电路系统研究

基于雪崩光电二极管反向偏压及其电容特性,利用时间同步原理,构建了一个用于回避强烈反射光信号,探测微弱回波信号的雪崩光电二极管探测系统.对雪崩光电二极管电容效应作出了分析,得出交流高压供电会使雪崩光电二极管产生干扰尖峰脉冲的结论.为了消除这个电容效应产生的尖峰干扰,提出了施加直流反向低压的方案,以达到减少雪崩光电二极管电容变化量的目的.通过实验数据验证了方法可行性.     

一种用硬件实现的Bayer格式图像恢复算法

针对传统的双线性Bayer彩色图像恢复算法恢复效果不理想,边界部分不明显,局部图像有团块等问题,提出了一种基于硬件实现的Bayer图像快速插值算法。采用梯度算法对Bayer格式图像绿色通道进行恢复,根据像素点所属的颜色组对蓝色通道进行恢复。实验结果表明,本文算法比双线性法有更好的峰值信噪比(PSNR)值,RGB 3个通道的PSNR值均比双线性法高5 dB以上,而且算法消耗时间比双线性法少,恢复的图像视觉效果更好。实验处理一幅512×512的全彩图像仅需要9.3 ms,完全可以满足实时性的要求,因此,本文算法在对实时性要求高的场合有很好的应用前景。     

Demand commitments in majority bargaining or how formateurs get their way

We consider a demand bargaining model where the formateur (proposal maker) is appointed before the players state their demands. In a general continuous framework, we show that if the decision has a distributive dimension, then the formateur gets his way. I thank Friedel Bolle, Jonathan Tan, the editor, and an anonymous referee for very helpful comments. In addition, I gratefully acknowledge the support of the DFG (project no. BO 747/10-1).     

Gate-controlled low-bias rectifying behaviors in BDC60 molecule

Using first-principles density functional theory and non-equilibrium Greenʼs function formalism for quantum transport calculation, we have investigated the effect of gate voltage on the electronic transport properties of BDC60-based molecular junction. The results show that the transport properties are strongly modulated by the applied gate voltage, and the current–voltage curve displays an obvious rectifying behavior at much low bias region. The mechanism for the rectifying behavior is analyzed by the bias-dependent transmission spectrum, projected density of states, spatial distribution of molecular projected self-consistent Hamiltonian orbitals and voltage drop over the junction.     

The hierarchical and social decision making procedure for bi-objective optimization problems by using the simple majority decision rule

Multi-objective optimization has been successfully applied to problems of industrial design, problems of quality control and production management, and problems of finance. The theme of these applications is how to choose the best solution for the decision makers out of a set of non-inferior solutions to a multi-objective optimization problem. For this purpose, an optimization model with hierarchical structure, whose lower problem is a multi-objective optimization problem and the upper problem is a preference optimization problem on a set of non-inferior solutions, must be constructed. This kind of hierarchical problems have been previously analyzed only with regard to linear programming problems by Benson[6]. In this paper, an algorithm is derived that provides a solution as a social choice, obtained by aggregating plural decision-makers' preferences. In the case of the simple majority rule, the bi-objective problem is transformed into an -parameter choice problem, and the golden section method is applied. The availability of the approach is demonstrated with the means of an illustrative example.Technische Universität BerlinFaculty of Science and Technology, Keio University     

The consensus times of the majority vote process on a torus

We study the majority vote process on a two-dimensional torus in which every voter adopts the minority of opinion with small probability . We identify the exponent that the mean of consensus time is asymptotically (1/) with that exponent as goes to 0. The proof is by a formula for mean exit time and by the metastable theory of Markov chains developed in the study of the stochastic Ising model.     

New Design for Quantum Dots Cellular Automata to obtain Fault Tolerant Logic Gates

In this paper, we analyze fault tolerance properties of the Majority Gate, as the main logic gate for implementation with Quantum dots Cellular Automata (QCA), in terms of fabrication defect. Our results demonstrate the poor fault tolerance properties of the conventional design of Majority Gate and thus the difficulty in its practical application. We propose a new approach to the design of QCA-based Majority Gate by considering two-dimensional arrays of QCA cells rather than a single cell for the design of such a gate. We analyze fault tolerance properties of such Block Majority Gates in terms of inputs misalignment and irregularity and defect (missing cells) in assembly of the array. We present simulation results based on semiconductor implementation of QCA with an intermediate dimensional dot of about 5 nm in size as opposed to magnetic dots of greater than 100 nm or molecular dots of 2–5Å. Our results clearly demonstrate the superior fault tolerance properties of the Block Majority Gate and its greater potential for a practical realization. We also show the possibility of designing fault tolerant QCA circuits by using Block Majority Gates.     

Reducing cross-flow vibrations of underflow gates: Experiments and numerical studies

An experimental study is combined with numerical modelling to investigate new ways to reduce cross-flow vibrations of hydraulic gates with underflow. A rectangular gate section placed in a flume was given freedom to vibrate in the vertical direction. Horizontal slots in the gate bottom enabled leakage flow through the gate to enter the area directly under the gate which is known to play a key role in most excitation mechanisms.For submerged discharge conditions with small gate openings the vertical dynamic support force was measured in the reduced velocity range 1.5<V_r<10.5 for a gate with and without ventilation slots. The leakage flow significantly reduced vibrations. This attenuation was most profound in the high stiffness region at 2<V_r<3.5.Two-dimensional numerical simulations were performed with the Finite Element Method to assess local velocities and pressures for both gate types. A moving mesh covering both solid and fluid domain allowed free gate movement and two-way fluid–structure interactions. Modelling assumptions and observed numerical effects are discussed and quantified. The simulated added mass in still water is shown to be close to experimental values. The spring stiffness and mass factor were varied to achieve similar response frequencies at the same dry natural frequencies as in the experiment. Although it was not possible to reproduce the vibrations dominated by impinging leading edge vortices (ILEV) at relatively low V_r, the simulations at high V_r showed strong vibrations with movement-induced excitation (MIE). For the latter case, the simulated response reduction of the ventilated gate agrees with the experimental results. The numerical modelling results suggest that the leakage flow diminishes pressure fluctuations close to the trailing edge associated with entrainment from the wake into the recirculation zone directly under the gate that most likely cause the growing oscillations of the ordinary rectangular gate.