Silver‐Assisted Chemical Etching on Silicon with Polyvinylpyrrolidone‐Mediated Formation of Silver Dendrites

Metal‐assisted chemical etching (MaCE) on silicon (Si)—mediated by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)—is systematically investigated herein. It is found that the morphologies and crystallographic natures of the grown silver (Ag) dendrites can be significantly modulated, with the presence of PVP in the MaCE process leading to the formation of faceted Ag dendrites preferentially along the (111) crystallographic phase, rather than along the (200) phase. Further explorations of the PVP‐mediated effect on Si etching are also revealed. In contrast to the aligned Si nanowires formed by MaCE without PVP addition, only distributed nanopores with sizes of 200 to 400 nm appear on the Si surfaces in the presence of PVP. The origin of surface polishing on Si in the PVP‐mediated MaCE process can be attributed to the distinct transport pathway of holes supplied by the Ag⁺ ions, where the holes are injected directly into the primary Ag seeds, rather than through Ag dendrites, thus leading to the isotropic etching of the Si surface.     

Interactions of DNA with graphene and sensing applications of graphene field-effect transistor devices: A review

Graphene field-effect transistors (GFET) have emerged as powerful detection platforms enabled by the advent of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) production of the unique atomically thin 2D material on a large scale. DNA aptamers, short target-specific oligonucleotides, are excellent sensor moieties for GFETs due to their strong affinity to graphene, relatively short chain-length, selectivity, and a high degree of analyte variability. However, the interaction between DNA and graphene is not fully understood, leading to questions about the structure of surface-bound DNA, including the morphology of DNA nanostructures and the nature of the electronic response seen from analyte binding. This review critically evaluates recent insights into the nature of the DNA graphene interaction and its affect on sensor viability for DNA, small molecules, and proteins with respect to previously established sensing methods. We first discuss the sorption of DNA to graphene to introduce the interactions and forces acting in DNA based GFET devices and how these forces can potentially affect the performance of increasingly popular DNA aptamers and even future DNA nanostructures as sensor substrates. Next, we discuss the novel use of GFETs to detect DNA and the underlying electronic phenomena that are typically used as benchmarks for characterizing the analyte response of these devices. Finally, we address the use of DNA aptamers to increase the selectivity of GFET sensors for small molecules and proteins and compare them with other, state of the art, detection methods.     

基于色谱–光谱联用和斜投影法分析丹皮酚含量

将色谱–光谱仪联用(HPLC–UV)法与斜投影法结合,建立了丹皮酚含量快速分析方法。通过色谱–光谱联用采集丹皮酚结晶母液的紫外多波长光谱三维数据,构建不含丹皮酚的背景数据库以及丹皮酚光谱数据库,基于斜投影法步骤测定了批量样本中丹皮酚含量。结果表明:该方法计算结果和高效液相色谱分析结果接近,相对误差小于5.0%。测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.4%~1.0%(n=5),回收率为98.8%~101.3%。该方法快速、准确,操作简单,可为丹皮酚结晶产品及各种制剂质量控制提供可行方案。     

Bismuth Nanoparticles@Porous Silicon Nanostructure,Application as a Selective and Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor for the Determination of Thioridazine

A bismuth@porous silicon (Bi/PSi) nanostructure is fabricated and used as a new highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for measurement of thioridazine. For this purpose, commercial silicon powder is converted to porous silicon using metal‐assisted chemical etching method. Then, bismuth nanoparticles are deposited on the surface of the porous silicon that synthesized in the previous step. The effects of pH and instrumental parameters are studied on the sensor response. After optimization of the parameters, differential pulse voltammetry is used to determine sub‐micro molar amounts of thioridazine. The Linear region of the electrochemical sensor is in the range of 0.1 to 260 μmol L⁻¹ thioridazine with a detection limit of 0.03 μmol L⁻¹, when Bi/PSi/CNTPE is used as an electrochemical sensor. The precision and accuracy of the sensor is evaluated. The Bi/PSi/CNTPE is used as an appropriated tool for accurate measurement of low amounts of thioridazine in real samples with satisfactory results.     

Fibrillar structure development of polyacrylonitrile fibers treated by ultrasonic etching in oxidative stabilization

Polyacrylonitrile fibers were oxidatively stabilized through 10 gradient‐elevated temperature zones in sequence. The ultrasonic etching method was used for fibril separation of fibers heated at different temperatures, and the fibrillar structure development was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The voids among fibrils are the weak combination points. Under ultrasonic etching, the voids are enlarged. Subsequently, the solvent enters and spreads among fibrils, which results in the separation of fibrils. Separated fibrils with diameters of 100–400 nm appear in fibers heated at less than 235°C. Fibrils in fibers heated from 195°C to 235°C tend to adhere to each other, and the observed macrofibrils are composed of several to dozens of fibrils. For fibers heated from 195°C to 245°C, only a few fibril bundles emerge on the skin near the fiber end, and the fibrils manifest themselves as numerous protuberances on the cross section. In the ranges of 255–275°C, fibrils compactly combine with each other, which suggests insolubility and infusibility, and no separated fibrils appear. The fibrils arrange in a systematic way along the fiber axis and grooves parallel to the fiber axis on the fibers' surface. These grooves are the macro behavior of fibrils arranging on the fiber surface. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A NEW METHOD TO DETERMINE THE R-CURVE OF CERAMICS-FRACTURE GRATING METHOD

The etching technique of the single-lined zero-thickness specimen grating is applied tothe surface of the SiC fiber toughening Si_3N_4 ceramic composite specimen.The position of the crackand the crack length during the process of crack extension when the load is applied and gradually in-creased can be determined by recording the output voltage value of the Wheatstone bridge in which theceramic specimen with the fracture grating on is located.The crack-growth-resistance(R-curve) of thismaterialis thus obtained.     

测量界面软铬层力学性质的纳米压入法

为了测量双层铬的界面软铬层力学性质,提出了化学腐蚀基体法,通过溶解掉基体制备没有基体支撑的自由铬层,将在横截面内线状显示的界面转化为界面表面(铬层与基体相连接的面),避免了横截面不能显示界面表面的缺点。对界面表面进行纳米压入实验和借助于表征薄膜力学性质的表面压入能量法,测得了描述界面软铬层力学性质的弹性模量和压入弹、塑性功等参数。     

氧化锌掺铝绒面薄膜在有机光伏电池中的应用

目前有机光伏电池的吸光活性层电学传输特性和光学吸收特性的不匹配是制约其能量转换效率提升的主要原因之一. 通过陷光结构对入射光进行调控, 提高电池对光的约束和俘获能力从而达到“电学薄”和“光学厚”的等效作用, 是解 决有机光伏电池电学和光学不匹配的有效手段. 本文采用湿法刻蚀技术获得了系列时间梯度的绒面氧化锌掺铝薄膜, 并将其作为有机光伏电池的入射陷光电极, 显著增强了电池的光学吸收. 研究发现, 当使用浓度0.5%的稀HCL腐蚀30 s后的氧化锌掺铝薄膜作为入射电极后, 电池的光电性能和效率显著增强. 基于此绒面电极电池的电流密度比平面结构的电池提高了8.17%, 效率改善了11.29%. 通过对绒面电极表面的修饰处理, 实现了电极与光活性层之间良好的界面接触, 从而减小了对电池的开路电压和填充因子的影响.     

优化金属辅助法腐蚀液组分制备多孔硅

金属辅助化学腐蚀法可以在无外加电路的条件下,在40%HF/30%H2O2/乙醇的混合溶液中完成多孔硅的制备,该方法简单快速。本文研究了金属辅助法腐蚀液体系各组分(HF、H2O2、乙醇)含量对多孔硅表面的SiHx成分和多孔层结构的影响,根据Si-H和Si-O的红外吸收峰强度的变化曲线优化了腐蚀液体系中各组分含量。在腐蚀液各组分体积比为V40%HF∶V30%H2O2∶V乙醇=2∶2∶1和腐蚀时间为4 min的条件下制备了形貌均匀、化学活性(SiHx成分)和多孔结构稳定性较好的多孔硅,并对金属辅助法与阳极蚀刻法制得的两种多孔硅进行比较,结果显示金属辅助法制备的多孔硅的化学活性和稳定性在后续的生物技术应用中具有明显的优越性。     

基于压缩表示的离子刻蚀仿真三维表面演化方法

为了研究表面演化过程的机理, 提出了一种基于压缩表示的三维表面演化方法来模拟等离子体刻蚀工艺,并着重探讨了对离子刻蚀的仿真. 为了解决三维元胞自动机内存需求量大的问题, 该方法将二维数组和动态存储方式相结合, 既实现元胞信息的无损压缩存储, 又保持三维元胞间的空间相关性. 实验结果也表明该方法不仅节省了大量内存, 而且在高分辨率条件下查找离子初始碰撞的表面元胞效率较高, 满足高分辨率仿真的要求. 将该方法应用于实现刻蚀工艺三维表面仿真中, 模拟结果与实验结果对比验证了该方法的有效性. 关键词： 等离子体刻蚀 元胞自动机 表面演化方法 高分辨率仿真