New Frontiers on van der Waals Layered Metal Phosphorous Trichalcogenides

The exponentially growing works on 2D materials have resulted in both high scientific interest and huge potential applications in nanocatalysis, optoelectronics, and spintronics. Of especial note is that the newly emerged and promising family of metal phosphorus trichalcogenides (MPX₃) contains semiconductors, metals, and insulators with intriguing layered structures and architectures. The bandgaps of the members in this family range from 1.3 to 3.5 eV, significantly enriching the application of 2D materials in the broad wavelength spectrum. In this review, emphasizing their remarkable structural, physicochemical, and magnetic properties, as well as the numerous applications in various fields, the innovative progress on layered MPX₃ crystals is summarized. Different from other layered materials, these crystals will advance a fascinating frontier in magnetism and spintronic devices with their especially featured atomic layered nanosheets. Thus, their crystal and electronic structures, along with some related researches in magnetism, are discussed in detail. The assortments of growth methods are then summarized. Considering their potential applications, the prominent utilization of these 2D MPX₃ nanoscrystals in catalysis, batteries, and optoelectronics is also discussed. Finally, the outlook of these kinds of layered nanomaterials is provided.     

"互联网+"背景下英语APP数据分析

文章以问卷调查和深度访谈相结合的方式获取中国学龄儿童使用英语听说APP的学习内容、学习动机、时长、终端、使用体验和存在问题等第一手数据.通过数据分析对学龄儿童使用听说APP的行为特征和倾向性进行描述,借助建构主义心理学理论从学生和教师因素分析了如何改进此类APP的设计,进而为改进学龄儿童英语听说类APP的框架设计提供决策依据.     

光电电流互感器测试与校验方法

本文分析了光电电流互感器的测试与校验的方法,阐述了光电电流互感器的结构和工作原理,并对光电电流互感器的测试系统进行了研究,同时还对光电电流互感器的虚拟校验仪进行了说明,最后总结了光电电流互感器测试与校验方法的要点,旨在研究出适合光电电流互感器的测试发展,从而推动光电电流互感器的发展和应用.     

PFM开关电源集成电路的抗电磁干扰设计

针对脉冲频率调制(PFM)开关电源(SMPS)集成电路,提出了抗电磁干扰(EMI)设计的两种方法.通过采用零电流检测电路,控制开关电源集成电路中的开关金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管(MOSFET)在第一个谷底导通,从而降低导通电流的尖峰值.通过采用恒压和恒流设计技术,使开关电源集成电路中的电压和电流得到限制,有助于降低电流纹波.采用CSMC lμm 40 V高压工艺设计了PFM开关电源集成电路SX1618,将以上两种抗电磁干扰设计方法应用在该电路的设计中,并设计了针对性的保护结构.完成SX1618整体仿真和版图设计后进行了流片和封装,并将其应用在实际的开关电源中,经测试,开关电源的抗电磁干扰能力符合标准.     

基于当前模型自适应改进的航迹跟踪算法

在航迹跟踪过程中,目标发生转弯、变加速等强机动行为,会导致传统"当前"统计模型的跟踪精度变差,通过提取残差新息序列和测量方差序列中的信息,分别在"当前"统计模型中添加机动频率、最大加速度自适应修正因子,以及在卡尔曼滤波框架中增加协方差自适应因子,改善了该算法对强机动目标跟踪的适应能力。通过改进,该算法即保持了对一般机动目标良好的跟踪特性,又提高了对强机动目标的跟踪性能。通过使用蒙特卡洛模拟仿真验证了改进算法的有效性。     

Controllable persistent spin-polarized charge current in a Rashba ring

We theoretically predict the appearance of a persistent charge current in a Rashba ring with a normal and a ferromagnetic lead under no external bias. This charge current is the result of the breaking of the time inversion symmetry in the original persistent pure spin current induced by the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) in the ring due to the existence of the ferromagnetic lead. With the Keldysh Green''s function technique, we find that not only the magnitude and sign but also the spin polarization of the generated charge current is determined by the system parameters such as the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic lead, the tunneling coefficient, the strength of the RSOC and the exchange energy of the ferromagnetic lead, which are all tunable in experiments, that is, a controllable persistent spin-polarized charge current can be obtained in such a device.     

Artificial neuron synapse transistor based on silicon nanomembrane on plastic substrate

Silicon nanomembrane (SiNM) transistors gated by chitosan membrane were fabricated on plastic substrate to mimic synapse behaviors. The device has both a bottom proton gate (BG) and multiple side gates (SG). Electrical transfer properties of BG show hysteresis curves different from those of typical SiO₂ gate dielectric. Synaptic behaviors and functions by linear accumulation and release of protons have been mimicked on this device:excitatory post-synaptic current (EPSC) and paired pulse facilitation behavior of biological synapses were mimicked and the paired-pulse facilitation index could be effectively tuned by the spike interval applied on the BG. Synaptic behaviors and functions, including short-term memory and long-term memory, were also experimentally demonstrated in BG mode. Meanwhile, spiking logic operation and logic modulation were realized in SG mode.     

Design of MCI single and symmetrical on-chip spiral inductors

In this paper, the MCI (multipath crossover interconnection) technique for octagon single and symmetrical spiral inductors has been presented to improve the quality factor. The metal wires of the single and symmetrical inductors formed by the top metal are divided into multiple segments according to the depth of the skin effects. The outermost path of the metal is crossover-interconnected to the innermost path by the underlayer metal and via The crossover technique makes the lengths of the total current paths between two ports approximately equal to each other. Therefore, the induced magnetic flux and resistance of each path can be balanced and the Q-factor of spiral inductors can be enhanced. The proposed MCI technique has been validated by the electromagnetic simulation with the 130-nm 1P6M SiGe BiCMOS process. For the devices with occupying areas of 240×240μm², results of electromagnetic simulation show that about 24% improvement in the Q-peak (3.3 GHz) of the MCI single inductor as compared to conventional single inductors (3.1 GHz), and about 88.1% improvement in the Q-peak (3.2 GHz) of the MCI symmetrical inductor as compared to conventional symmetrical inductors (1.8 GHz).     

10a-(4-Biphenyl)-10b-methyl-10a,10b-dihydropyrene: a conformational study and ring current effect

A dithiacyclophane was employed as a precursor to the title compound. A conformational study of the dithiacyclophane revealed a unique phenomenon in its terphenyl unit: one ring is rigidly held, the other terminal ring undergoes free rotation and the central ring exhibits restricted mobility. The aromatic protons of the biphenyl unit are all shielded by the dihydropyrene unit and well resolved in the ¹H NMR spectrum, consistent with a ring current effect extended to eight conjugated carbon atoms away from the molecular plane of dihydropyrene.