Electron Holography of Barrier Structures in Co／ZrAlOx／Co Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

We investigate the potential profiles and elemental distribution of barriers in Co/ZrAlOx/Co magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) using electron holography (EH) and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The MTJ barriers are introduced by oxidizing a bilayer consisting with a uniform 0.45-nm Al layer and a wedge-shaped Zr layer (0-2 nm). From the scanning transmission electron microscopy, AlOx and ZrOx layers are mixed together, indicating that compact AlOx layer cannot be formed in such a bilayer structure of barriers. The Eli results reveal that there are no sharp interfaces between the barrier and magnetic electrodes, which may be responsible for a smaller tunnelling magnetoresistance compared with the MTJs of Co/AlOx/Co.     

两种环境敏感高分子在相分离免疫分析中的比较研究

进行了两种环境敏感高分子在相分离免疫分析嗜水气单胞菌外膜蛋白(outer membrane protein, OMP)中的比较研究. 首先合成温度敏感高分子聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺和pH敏感高分子聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-甲基丙烯酸), 分别以N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺丙烯酸酯(NAS)和碳二亚胺(EDCI)作为偶联剂与抗OMP抗体(Ab)偶联形成抗体复合物(Ab-polymer), 在竞争型免疫测定中, OMP标准溶液与异硫氰酸荧光素标记OMP在均相条件下竞争性地与Ab-polymer反应, 调节外界环境分离出高分子免疫复合物沉淀, 重新溶解后荧光法定量, 两种体系的OMP浓度均在400～3000 ng/mL范围内与荧光强度呈良好线性关系, 检出限分别为84.7和39.6 ng/mL. pH敏感高分子相比于温度敏感高分子具有以下优点: 可以在37 ℃的生理温度进行免疫反应, 进一步提高了免疫反应的速度和效率; 可利用高分子本身的活性基团进行Ab的固定, 固定化效率、固定Ab的免疫反应活性较之NAS偶联法得到了提高; 有更高的检测灵敏度. 因此, pH敏感高分子更适合于作为相分离免疫分析的载体.