电迁移诱导W纳米晶表面原子尺度结构演变

体心立方(body⁃centered cubic,BCC)金属W作为微型化器件中重要的互连材料,其电迁移行为对小尺寸集成电路的稳定性至关重要。本文利用原位透射电子显微(transmission electron microscopy,TEM)技术,在原子尺度下研究了电迁移诱导BCC金属W表面结构动态演变过程。结果表明,自由表面是主要电迁移路径;而{110}面和<111>方向分别是优选的迁移面迁移方向;电迁移过程中W表面形成特定的原子台阶或锯齿状结构。对于非低能晶面{002},在电流作用下仍能发生定向迁移,形成新的台阶结构。研究结果揭示了电迁移过程中表面结构的演化规律,为优化BCC金属材料的微观结构设计、提高其在高电流密度环境下的结构性能稳定性提供借鉴。

表面结构对金纳米颗粒催化性能的影响

利用扫描电镜和透射电镜研究了不同形貌的金纳米颗粒的三维结构。高分辨透射电镜观察表明有高能面的纳米颗粒表面有高密度的台阶原子,而表面为低能面的颗粒表面光滑。通过对不同晶粒尺寸,不同表面结构的纳米颗粒的高分辨电镜观察及催化性能的比较和统计,结果显示尺寸大小(比表面积值)对纳米颗粒催化性能的影响不如高能面的影响明显。纳米颗粒的催化性能与表面台阶原子所占的比列(与纳米颗粒总原子数的比值)直接相关。

Three-Dimensional Cu-Ni Composite Superamphiphobic Surface via Electrodeposition and Fluorosilane Modification

A superamphiphobic(SAP)surface was fabricated by electrodepositing Cu-Ni micro-nano particles on aluminum substrate and modifying via 1 H,1 H,2 H,2 Hperfluorodecyltrimethoxysilane.Scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy,and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy were employed to investigate the morphology and chemical composition.The results showed that the SAP surface had three-dimensional micro-nano structures and exhibited a maximum water contact angle of 160.0°,oil contact angle of 151.6°,a minimum water slide angle of 0°and oil slide angle of 9°.The mechanical strength and chemical stability of the SAP surface were tested further.The experimental results showed that the SAP surface presented excellent resistance to wear,prominent acid-resistance and alkali-resistance,self-cleaning and anti-fouling properties.

Effect of Ar＋, He＋, and S＋ Irradiation on n-InP Single Crystal

The irradiation effects of Ar＋, He＋, and S＋ with energy from 10 eV to 180 eV on n-InP（100） surface are analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and low energy electron diffraction. After irradiation on the n-InP surface, damage on the surface, displacement of the Fermilevel and formation of sulfur species on S＋ exposed surface are found and studied. Successive annealing is done to suppress the surface states introduced by S＋ exposure. However, it is unsuccessful in removing the damage caused by noble ions. Besides, S＋ ions can efficiently repair the Ar＋ damaged surface, and finally form a fine 2×2 InP surface.

Effects of different characteristic surfaces at initial stage of frost growth

The effects of surface energy on phase change of water vapor at initial stage of frost growth were studied to find an effective method of restraining frost growth.The mechanism of restraining frost growth by low energy surface(bigger contact angle) was analyzed based on crystal growth theory.Then,the phase change of water vapor and the process of frost growth on the copper and wax energy surfaces were observed using microscope.The results indicate that it is difficult for wax surface(low energy surface),on which there are still water droplets at 100 s,to form critical embryo,so frost growth can be restrained in a way.Water formation,droplet growth,ice formation and dendritic ice growth processes happen on both surfaces,ordinally.But the ice beads,with larger average diameter and sparse distribution on the wax surface,form later(at about 300 s) than that on the copper surface,and the dendritic ice also appears later.All of these support that ice crystal formation and dendritic crystal growth at initial stage of frost growth can be retarded on the low energy surface.

Friction properties of groove texture on Cr12MoV surface

To analyze the influence of surface texture on friction properties of Crl2MoV＇, ordinary grinder and spinning technology were adopted to obtain the grooved surface morphology of samples, and then the impact of spindle speed and feed in z-direction on surface morphology in the process of spinning was studied. In addition, the corresponding friction coefficient of sample was obtained through friction and wear tests. The results show that the peak clipping and the valley filling were conducted on the grinding surface, which could improve the surface roughness effectively and make the grinding trench-type wear scar more uniform. Both the area ratio of groove and groove spacing increased initially and then decreased with the increase of the spindle speed or the feed in z-direction. As a kind of micro-process, the groove could influence the friction coefficient of sample surface, whose distribution was beneficial to the reduction of friction coefficient. Compared with the surface obtained through ordinary grinding, grooved surface morphology through spinning technology was more conductive to reduce the friction coefficient, which could be reduced by 25%. When the friction coefficient of sample was reduced to the minimum, the texture of groove corresponded had an optimal area ratio and an optimal groove spacing, 37.5% and 27.5 μm, respectively.

Changes in Low Energy Neutron Counts Rate near Ground Level Associated to Steady Rain

Measurements of neutron count rate （0.025 eV to 10 MeV） at ground level were performed with a single free （He-3） tube detectorthat is located near ground level in Aeronautical Institute of Technology （ITA） Silo Jos6 dos Campos, SP, Brazil. The data were collected uninterruptedly since February 28, 2016 to March 11, 2016. Based on the analysis of data obtained in this period, was possible to observe the occurrence of events, backscattering for example,with significant increases in the neutron count rate during about 3 days of steady rain for all nearby regions. These events seem to be correlated with changes in local weather conditions such as cloud coverage or rain-precipitation of weak intensity. It was reported that the non-observation of a single event seems to be an indicative of the production of a burst of neutrons by a lightning discharge near the detector. Some explanations about the increasing of low energy neutrons are suggested in this article.

An active pipe-embedded building envelope for utilizing low-grade energy sources

An active pipe-embedded building envelope, which is an external wall or roof with pipes embedded inside, was presented. This structure may utilize the circulating water in the pipe to transfer heat or coolth inside directly. This kind of structure is named ＂active pipe-embedded building envelope＂ due to dealing with the thermal energy actively inside the structure mass by circulating water. This structure not only deals with thermal energy before the external disturbance becomes cooling/heating load by using the circulating water, but also may use low-grade energy sources such as evaporative cooling, solar energy, and geothermal energy. In the meantime, this structure can also improve the indoor thermal comfort by tempering the internal wall surface temperature variation due to the thermal removal in the mass. This work further presents the thermal performance of this structure under a typical hot summer weather condition by comparing it with that of the conventional external wall/roof with numerical simulation. The results show that this pipe-embedded structure may reduce the external heat transfer significantly and reduce the internal wall surface temperature for improving thermal comfort. This work also presents the effects of the water temperature and the pipe spacing on the heat transfer of this structure. The internal surface heat transfer may reduce by about 2.6 W/mE when the water temperature reduces by 1℃ as far as a brick wall with pipes embedded inside is concerned. When the pipe spacing reduces by 50 mm, the internal wall surface heat flux can also reduce by about 2.3 W/m2.

Finite element simulation on percolation of low permeability reservoir with permeability anisotropy

In low permeability porous media which permeability anisotropy is ubiquitous,the percolation of fluid no longer follows linear Darcy’s Law.Oil-water two phase flow equation of low permeability reservoir with permeability anisotropy is established based on generalized Darcy’s law and starting pressure gradient,corresponding finite element program is developed and simulated based on the Finite Element Program Generator system (FEPG).The results show that energy-gathering exists in the flow event of flowing area front in low permeability reservoir.In the process of energy-gathering,the flow velocity changed little but increased rapidly as soon as the pressure gradient exceeded the starting pressure gradient of the reservoir,then gradually stabilized.The greater the starting pressure gradient is,the greater the near wellbore pressure drop is,the smaller the area influenced by the reservoir pressure changes caused by water injection and oil recovery.The greater the starting pressure gradient is,the lower the water saturation in same point of the reservoir is,the smaller the water flood swept area is.There will be more difficulties in water injection to the same extent.

Optimization of the preparation process of nano TiO2 with sol-gel method at low temperature

In this paper, preparation process of nano TiO2 with sol-gel method at low temperature was optimized by response surface method. The nano TiO2 was analysised by DRS and XRD. Result show that： 20mL tetrabutyl titanate, 10mL acetic acid, 6mL ethanol dosage, aging time was 29h, aging temperature was 36℃, Nano TiO2 was prepared under the condition. Particle size of nano particles was 37.3nm, Photodegradation rate was 90.2%. It had good photocatalytic ability.

Simultaneous N-intercalation and N-doping of epitaxial graphene on 6H-SiC（0001） through thermal reactions with ammonia

Surface functionalization of epitaxial graphene overlayers on 6H-SiC（0001） has been attempted through thermal reactions in NH3. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and micro-region low energy electron diffraction results show that a significant amount of N is present at the NHB-treated graphene surface, which results in strong band bending at the SiC surface as well as decoupling of the graphene overlayers from the substrate. The majority of the surface N species can be removed by annealing in vacuum up to 850 ~C, weakening the surface band bending and resuming the strong coupling of graphene with the SiC surface. The desorbed N atoms can be attributed to the intercalated species between graphene and SiC. Low temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy and density functional theory simulations confirm the presence of N dopants in the graphene lattice, which are in the form of graphitic substitution and can be stable above 850 ~C. This is the first report of simultaneous N intercalation and N doping of epitaxial graphene overlayers on SiC, and it may be employed to alter the surface physical and chemical properties of epitaxial graphene overlayers.

Investigate the nonuniformity of low-energy electron beam with large cross-sections

Over the past decades, low-energy electron accelerators have been used worldwide for surface curing and sterilization. The beam nonuniformity is an important parameter of the low-energy electron beam with large cross-sections. A simple and accurate measurement system of nonuniformity for the low-energy electron beam with large cross-sections was developed. The main concept consists in the measurement of nonuniformity, which is realized by using a linear actuator to drive two scanning wires through the beam's cross-sections at a fixed speed. The beam distribution can be obtained by sending/collecting the current signals to/from the Data Acquisition (DAQ) software on a laptop by a USB DAQ card. This device is very convenient for the performance testing of a new accelerator at the manufacturer's site. The distribution of the homemade low voltage electron accelerator EBS-300-50 was measured and evaluated.

Fabrication of Large Area High Density, Ultra-Low Reflection Silicon Nanowire Arrays for Efficient Solar Cell Applications

High density vertically aligned and high aspect ratio silicon nanowire （SiNW） arrays have been fabricated on a Si substrate using a template and a catalytic etching process. The template was formed from polystyrene （PS） nanospheres with diameter 30-50 nm and density 10^10/cm^2, produced by nanophase separation of PS-containing block-copolymers. The length of the SiNWs was controlled by varying the etching time with an etching rate of 12.5 nm/s. The SiNWs have a biomimetic structure with a high aspect ratio （-100）, high density, and exhibit ultra-low reflectance. An ultra-low reflectance of approximately 0.1% was achieved for SiNWs longer than 750 nm. Well-aligned SiNW/poly（3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene）：poly（styrenesulfonate） （PEDOT：PSS） heterojunction solar cells were fabricated. The n-type silicon nanowire surfaces adhered to PEDOT：PSS to form a core-sheath heterojunction structure through a simple and efficient solution process. The large surface area of the SiNWs ensured efficient collection of photogenerated carriers. Compared to planar cells without the nanowire structure, the SiNW/PEDOT：PSS heterojunction solar cell exhibited an increase in short-circuit current density from 2.35 mA/cm^2 to 21.1 mA/cm^2 and improvement in power conversion efficiency from 0.4% to 5.7%.

Potential energy curves crossing and low-energy charge transfer dynamics in (BeH_2O)^(2+) complex

The singlet rigid Be--O dissociation potential energy curves correlating to the first four molecular limits of （BeH2O）^2＋ com- plex were calculated using the multi-reference single and double excitation configuration interaction theory. The radial cou- plings of three low-lying IAl states were calculated and combined with adiabatic potential energy curves to investigate and charge- transfer collision dynamics by using quantum-mechanical molecular orbital close-coupling methods. It is found that the total charge-transfer cross sections are dominated by the Be^＋（^2S）＋H2O＋（A^2A1） channel. The rate coefficients in the range of 10^-17 - 10^-12 cm^3/s are very sensitive to temperature below 1000 K. The complexation energy without charge-transfer was determined to be 143.6 kcal/mol, including zero-point vibration energy corrections. This is in good agreement with the previous results.