Low dose 60Co gamma-irradiation effects on electronic carrier transport and DC characteristics of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors

The impact of internal irradiation with secondary Compton electrons, generated by gamma-photons, on the characteristics of III-N/GaN-based devices was explored. N-channel AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) were exposed to gamma-radiation from a ⁶⁰Co source for doses up to 600?Gy. Temperature-dependent electron beam-induced current (EBIC) was employed to measure minority carrier transport properties. For low doses below ～250?Gy, the minority carrier diffusion length in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs is shown to increase by about 40%. This increase is likely due to longer minority carrier lifetime induced by internal Compton electron irradiation. An associated decrease in activation energy, extracted from temperature-dependent EBIC, was also found. The obtained increase in transconductance and decrease in gate leakage current indicate an improvement in performance of the devices after low doses of irradiation. For high doses of gamma-irradiation, above ～300?Gy, the performance of HEMTs showed a deterioration. The deterioration results from the onset of increased carrier scattering due to additional radiation-induced defects, as is translated in a decrease of minority carrier diffusion length.     

Organic semiconductors for solution-processable field-effect transistors (OFETs)

The cost-effective production of flexible electronic components will profit considerably from the development of solution-processable, organic semiconductor materials. Particular attention is focused on soluble semiconductors for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). The hitherto differentiation between "small molecules" and polymeric materials no longer plays a role, rather more the ability to process materials from solution to homogeneous semiconducting films with optimal electronic properties (high charge-carrier mobility, low threshold voltage, high on/off ratio) is pivotal. Key classes of materials for this purpose are soluble oligoacenes, soluble oligo- and polythiophenes and their respective copolymers, and oligo- and polytriarylamines. In this context, micro- or nanocrystalline materials have the general advantage of somewhat higher charge-carrier mobilities, which, however, could be offset in the case of amorphous, glassy materials by simpler and more reproducible processing.     

粒子滤波在单载波频域均衡系统中的应用

为了提高通信系统性能,采用粒子滤波方法对单载波频域均衡系统（SC-FDE）进行信道估计.文中阐述了单载波频域均衡系统及粒子滤波原理.在此基础之上,将粒子滤波的方法应用到单载波频域均衡系统的信道估计中去,并且给出应用步骤.由于该方法不用添加训练序列,因此提高了传输效率,降低了系统开销.最后,将粒子滤波方法和已有信道估计方法进行仿真对比,验证提出算法的优越性.     

纳米抗癌药物载体的研究进展

与传统抗癌药物相比,纳米抗癌药物载体具有可在体内实现长循环,于癌症组织处富集,在体内缓慢可控释放,药物利用率高,药效高,并且生物相容性与可降解性良好的优点。目前已经实现包括纳米微粒、纳米胶束、树枝状大分子等多种结构的纳米抗癌药物载体的设计,选用的药物载体材料也涵盖多种聚酯以及蛋白质多肽等生物相容性良好的材料。     

Solitonic waves in polyene dications and principles of charge carrier localization in π‐conjugated organic materials

The quantum‐chemical investigations by ab initio method (restricted Hartree–Fock/6‐31G**) have been performed for a series of unsubstituted, monosubstituted, and disubstituted neutral polyenes and their double charged cations. The waves of charge alternation (characterized by the difference in the electron densities at the nearest carbon atoms or Δq function) and bond length alternation (characterized by the lengths difference of the nearest carbon–carbon bonds or Δl function) are reported. Comparisons are made with the corresponding monocationic polymethine molecules. We found that ionization by two electrons results in formation of two solitonic waves of charge alternation, rather than superposition of two overlapping solitonic waves into one. These waves behave similar to two independent elastic particles, which do not penetrate into each other despite the special confinement by the length of chromophore π‐system. In monosubstituted polyene dication, Δq and Δl functions contain two waves each; however, only one wave is mobile and sensitive to a change of the chemical nature of the terminal group, whereas the second wave remains practically unchanged. The introduction of one oxymethyl or phenyl terminal groups leads to a relatively small shift of the mobile wave from the center to a direction of the terminal group. The effect of the amino or tropilium terminal groups is much more pronounced and leads to a shift of the mobile wave to the end of the molecule. In disubstituted polyene dication, both solitonic waves become mobile and shift symmetrically to both ends. The general principles of the charge localization described in this study may be used in molecular design and fine‐tuning of the charge transport properties in plastic photovoltaics and other organic semiconducting materials. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Theoretical investigation of functionalized fullerene nano carrier drug delivery of fluoxetine

In recent years, fullerene nanoparticles have received extensive attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties. Properly modified fullerene nanoparticles have excellent biocompatibility and significant anti-tumor activity and anti-depression, which makes them have broad application prospects in the field of cancer anti-depression. The present study used the density functional theory (DFT) calculations to perform a theoretical examination of the interaction of fluoxetine (F) as medicine with the functionalized fullerene O and NO (F–O and F–NO surface in gas phase physiological media. According to DFT calculations, adsorption energies were ?3396.6350645, ?3540.2952907, ?6778.526894, and ?6952.251487 kJ for F/P complexes (fullerene O and NO (F–O and F–NO surface) respectively, proposing the possibility of the adsorption process of F molecule onto the fullerene surface concerning the energetic perspective. Calculations of electronic parameters aimed at determining the molecule's reactivity. Bandgap of F–O and F–NO were 0.03715, 0.04328 respectively, by this value we can recognize the reactivity of complexes.     

Nanocomposite thin film structures based on polyarylenephthalide with SWCNT and graphene oxide fillers

Investigations of nanocomposite thin films based on polyarylene- phthalide, single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide have been carried out. Using these films as a transport layer, field-effect transistors were assembled and their output and transfer characteristics were measured. The mobility of charge carriers was estimated and the obtained values are as follows: μ_PAP/GO = 0.020 cm² V^?1 s^?1 and μ_PAP/SWCNT = 0.071 cm² V^?1 s^?1.     

Fabrication and characterization of glutathione-responsive nanoparticles from the disulfide bond-bridged block copolymer

The purpose of this paper is to fabricate novel nanoparticles (NPs) from a single disulfide bond-bridged block copolymer poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-S-S-polycaprolactone (PHEMA-S-S-PCL). The novel biomaterial was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization and reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. The cargo-free NPs were fabricated with the solvent evaporation method, and studies on NPs' characterizations were carried out. The hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra confirmed the synthesis of PHEMA-S-S-PCL copolymer. Thermo-gravimetric analysis curves indicated that the obtained PHEMA-S-S-PCL copolymer had good thermostability. Transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scatter results suggested that the cargo-free NPs were in round shapes with an average diameter of 103.6 ± 0.12 nm. The low critical micelle concentration of cargo-free NPs (7.9 × 10^?4 mg/ml) indicated that these NPs would keep their spherical shapes after being attenuated by abundant liquid (e.g., blood or body fluid). Furthermore, these NPs showed high stability at the presence of bovine serum albumin. Therefore, it could be speculated that these NPs would not be absorbed by proteins in blood, and they could be used as a candidate carrier for drug delivery.     

壳聚糖及其衍生物递送miRNA/siRNA的研究进展

微小RNA(microRNA,miRNA)和短链干扰RNA (small interfering RNA,siRNA)是两类具有调节基因表达功能的内源性非编码性小RNA分子.它们已成为多种疾病的潜在治疗药物,逐渐被应用于基因治疗中,而将小RNA应用于基因治疗亟需一种安全高效的递送载体.壳聚糖及其衍生物作为一种可降解、低...     

基于BiOCl-Fe2O3@TiO2介孔复合材料的光电化学合成氨性能研究

传统合成氨工艺存在能耗高、污染严重的问题. 因此, 高效、低能耗绿色合成氨工艺的开发迫在眉睫. 光电化学以H₂O和N₂为原料, 可以在太阳光驱动下, 在常温常压条件下实现氨的合成, 因而受到广泛重视. 但总的来说, 效率和产率都达不到实际要求. 新型高效催化剂及工艺的开发是提高合成氨产率及效率的关键. 非贵金属催化剂具备成本低、来源广泛、可操作性强的优势, 有利于光电化学合成氨的产业化. 本实验采用溶胶凝胶结合原位热裂解的方法制备了分散性好、结构均匀的BiOCl-Fe₂O₃@TiO₂复合材料, 对其物相、微观结构、表面状态、光学性能、电学性能等方面进行了系统表征, 并探究了该材料在常温常压下光电化学合成氨的催化活性. 结果表明, 同纯介孔TiO₂相比_, BiOCl-Fe₂O₃@TiO₂的吸收带隙变窄, 可见光吸收能力增强, 光生载流子的利用率增加, 光电合成氨的产率提升了7倍, 且BiOCl-Fe₂O₃@TiO₂显示了优异的化学稳定性. 本研究工作为绿色合成氨催化材料及工艺设计提供了新思路.