With the rapid development in advanced industries,such as microelectronics and optics sectors,the functional feature size of devises/components has been decreasing from micro to nanometric,and even ACS for higher perf...With the rapid development in advanced industries,such as microelectronics and optics sectors,the functional feature size of devises/components has been decreasing from micro to nanometric,and even ACS for higher performance,smaller volume and lower energy consumption.By this time,a great many quantum structures are proposed,with not only an extreme scale of several or even single atom,but also a nearly ideal lattice structure with no material defect.It is almost no doubt that such structures play critical role in the next generation products,which shows an urgent demand for the ACSM.Laser machining is one of the most important approaches widely used in engineering and scientific research.It is high-efficient and applicable for most kinds of materials.Moreover,the processing scale covers a huge range from millimeters to nanometers,and has already touched the atomic level.Laser–material interaction mechanism,as the foundation of laser machining,determines the machining accuracy and surface quality.It becomes much more sophisticated and dominant with a decrease in processing scale,which is systematically reviewed in this article.In general,the mechanisms of laser-induced material removal are classified into ablation,CE and atomic desorption,with a decrease in the scale from above microns to angstroms.The effects of processing parameters on both fundamental material response and machined surface quality are discussed,as well as theoretical methods to simulate and understand the underlying mechanisms.Examples at nanometric to atomic scale are provided,which demonstrate the capability of laser machining in achieving the ultimate precision and becoming a promising approach to ACSM.展开更多
作为微电子器件的理想电源,全固态薄膜锂电池(TFB)已经被广泛地研究了几十年,并开始进入商业化应用。然而,目前关于失效TFB的回收与再利用的研究几乎没有,这将会阻碍TFB的可持续发展。本工作针对因金属锂负极失效而造成电池失效的TFB,...作为微电子器件的理想电源,全固态薄膜锂电池(TFB)已经被广泛地研究了几十年,并开始进入商业化应用。然而,目前关于失效TFB的回收与再利用的研究几乎没有,这将会阻碍TFB的可持续发展。本工作针对因金属锂负极失效而造成电池失效的TFB,提出了一种简单的基于最常见LiCoO_(2)(LCO)/LiPON/LiTFB(F-TFB)的直接回收再利用的方法。研究发现,F-TFB中的金属锂负极薄膜在循环过程会被部分氧化从而造成电池失效。我们提出利用无水乙醇溶液有效地溶解并去除F-TFB上失效的金属锂负极部分,从而快速地回收底层的LCO/LiPON薄膜。结构分析和表面分析结果表明,回收的LCO/LiPON薄膜中的LCO正极的晶体结构、LCO/LiPON的界面结构以及LiPON电解质的表面保持完好,使其再利用成为了可能。进一步地,我们在回收的LCO/LiPON薄膜上依次沉积了LiPON和Li薄膜,构建得到了电化学性能恢复的LCO/LiPON/LiTFB,并获得了与新制备的TFB相一致的比容量(0.223 m Ah·cm^(-2))、良好的倍率性能和循环寿命(500次循环后容量保持率为77.3%)。这种简单而有效的回收再利用方法有望延长固态电池的使用寿命,减少能源和资源消耗,促进固态电池的可持续发展。展开更多
Cold-end systems are heat sinks of thermal power cycles,which have an essential effect on the overall performance of thermal power plants.To enhance the efficiency of thermal power plants,multi-pressure condensers hav...Cold-end systems are heat sinks of thermal power cycles,which have an essential effect on the overall performance of thermal power plants.To enhance the efficiency of thermal power plants,multi-pressure condensers have been applied in some large-capacity thermal power plants.However,little attention has been paid to the optimization of the cold-end system with multi-pressure condensers which have multiple parameters to be identified.Therefore,the design optimization methods of coldend systems with single-and multi-pressure condensers are developed based on the entropy generation rate,and the genetic algorithm(GA)is used to optimize multiple parameters.Multiple parameters,including heat transfer area of multi-pressure condensers,steam distribution in condensers,and cooling water mass flow rate,are optimized while considering detailed entropy generation rate of the cold-end systems.The results show that the entropy generation rate of the multi-pressure cold-end system is less than that of the single-pressure cold-end system when the total condenser area is constant.Moreover,the economic performance can be improved with the adoption of the multi-pressure cold-end system.When compared with the single-pressure cold-end system,the excess revenues gained by using dual-and quadruplepressure cold-end systems are 575 and 580 k$/a,respectively.展开更多
Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing is the key technology for the production of next-generation devices with atomic precision.As an important approach of mechanical processing,cutting has evolved as a poten...Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing is the key technology for the production of next-generation devices with atomic precision.As an important approach of mechanical processing,cutting has evolved as a potential candidate to generate an atomically smooth surface;thus,exploring its ultimate capability is significant.In this paper,single-crystal graphite,whose lattice structure and chemical bond property are of representation for demonstration,is selected to study the mechanism of atomic layer removal using molecular dynamics.A localized workpiece,which is dynamically updated on the basis of the tool position,is used to improve the computation efficiency.The principle and bullet points of this modeling method are first introduced,followed by a series of simulations under various undeformed chip thicknesses and tool edge radi.In addition,different potentials for the tool-workpiece interaction are tested,and the effect on the material response is presented.Based on the analysis of deformation,the number of carbon layers removed,and cutting forces,the chip formation mechanism and further understanding of the controllability of cutting at atomic and close-to-atomic scale can be achieved.展开更多
This paper presents a new approach for material removal on silicon at atomic and close-to-atomic scale assisted by photons.The corresponding mechanisms are also investigated.The proposed approach consists of two seque...This paper presents a new approach for material removal on silicon at atomic and close-to-atomic scale assisted by photons.The corresponding mechanisms are also investigated.The proposed approach consists of two sequential steps:surface modification and photon irradiation.The back bonds of silicon atoms are first weakened by the chemisorption of chlorine and then broken by photon energy,leading to the desorption of chlorinated silicon.The mechanisms of photon-induced desorption of chlorinated silicon,i.e.,SiCl_(2) and SiCl,are explained by two models:the Menzel-Gomer-Redhead(MGR)and Antoniewicz models.The desorption probability associated with the two models is numerically calculated by solving the Liouville-von Neumann equations for open quantum systems.The calculation accuracy is verified by comparison with the results in literatures in the case of the NO/Pt(111)system.The calculation method is then applied to the cases of SiCl_(2)/Si and SiCl/Si systems.The results show that the value of desorption probability first increases dramatically and then saturates to a stable value within hundreds of femtoseconds after excitation.The desorption probability shows a super-linear dependence on the lifetime of excited states.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52035009,52105475).
文摘With the rapid development in advanced industries,such as microelectronics and optics sectors,the functional feature size of devises/components has been decreasing from micro to nanometric,and even ACS for higher performance,smaller volume and lower energy consumption.By this time,a great many quantum structures are proposed,with not only an extreme scale of several or even single atom,but also a nearly ideal lattice structure with no material defect.It is almost no doubt that such structures play critical role in the next generation products,which shows an urgent demand for the ACSM.Laser machining is one of the most important approaches widely used in engineering and scientific research.It is high-efficient and applicable for most kinds of materials.Moreover,the processing scale covers a huge range from millimeters to nanometers,and has already touched the atomic level.Laser–material interaction mechanism,as the foundation of laser machining,determines the machining accuracy and surface quality.It becomes much more sophisticated and dominant with a decrease in processing scale,which is systematically reviewed in this article.In general,the mechanisms of laser-induced material removal are classified into ablation,CE and atomic desorption,with a decrease in the scale from above microns to angstroms.The effects of processing parameters on both fundamental material response and machined surface quality are discussed,as well as theoretical methods to simulate and understand the underlying mechanisms.Examples at nanometric to atomic scale are provided,which demonstrate the capability of laser machining in achieving the ultimate precision and becoming a promising approach to ACSM.
文摘作为微电子器件的理想电源,全固态薄膜锂电池(TFB)已经被广泛地研究了几十年,并开始进入商业化应用。然而,目前关于失效TFB的回收与再利用的研究几乎没有,这将会阻碍TFB的可持续发展。本工作针对因金属锂负极失效而造成电池失效的TFB,提出了一种简单的基于最常见LiCoO_(2)(LCO)/LiPON/LiTFB(F-TFB)的直接回收再利用的方法。研究发现,F-TFB中的金属锂负极薄膜在循环过程会被部分氧化从而造成电池失效。我们提出利用无水乙醇溶液有效地溶解并去除F-TFB上失效的金属锂负极部分,从而快速地回收底层的LCO/LiPON薄膜。结构分析和表面分析结果表明,回收的LCO/LiPON薄膜中的LCO正极的晶体结构、LCO/LiPON的界面结构以及LiPON电解质的表面保持完好,使其再利用成为了可能。进一步地,我们在回收的LCO/LiPON薄膜上依次沉积了LiPON和Li薄膜,构建得到了电化学性能恢复的LCO/LiPON/LiTFB,并获得了与新制备的TFB相一致的比容量(0.223 m Ah·cm^(-2))、良好的倍率性能和循环寿命(500次循环后容量保持率为77.3%)。这种简单而有效的回收再利用方法有望延长固态电池的使用寿命,减少能源和资源消耗,促进固态电池的可持续发展。
基金supported the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB0604405).
文摘Cold-end systems are heat sinks of thermal power cycles,which have an essential effect on the overall performance of thermal power plants.To enhance the efficiency of thermal power plants,multi-pressure condensers have been applied in some large-capacity thermal power plants.However,little attention has been paid to the optimization of the cold-end system with multi-pressure condensers which have multiple parameters to be identified.Therefore,the design optimization methods of coldend systems with single-and multi-pressure condensers are developed based on the entropy generation rate,and the genetic algorithm(GA)is used to optimize multiple parameters.Multiple parameters,including heat transfer area of multi-pressure condensers,steam distribution in condensers,and cooling water mass flow rate,are optimized while considering detailed entropy generation rate of the cold-end systems.The results show that the entropy generation rate of the multi-pressure cold-end system is less than that of the single-pressure cold-end system when the total condenser area is constant.Moreover,the economic performance can be improved with the adoption of the multi-pressure cold-end system.When compared with the single-pressure cold-end system,the excess revenues gained by using dual-and quadruplepressure cold-end systems are 575 and 580 k$/a,respectively.
基金the Science Challenge Project(No.TZ2018006-0201-01)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52035009,61635008).
文摘Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing is the key technology for the production of next-generation devices with atomic precision.As an important approach of mechanical processing,cutting has evolved as a potential candidate to generate an atomically smooth surface;thus,exploring its ultimate capability is significant.In this paper,single-crystal graphite,whose lattice structure and chemical bond property are of representation for demonstration,is selected to study the mechanism of atomic layer removal using molecular dynamics.A localized workpiece,which is dynamically updated on the basis of the tool position,is used to improve the computation efficiency.The principle and bullet points of this modeling method are first introduced,followed by a series of simulations under various undeformed chip thicknesses and tool edge radi.In addition,different potentials for the tool-workpiece interaction are tested,and the effect on the material response is presented.Based on the analysis of deformation,the number of carbon layers removed,and cutting forces,the chip formation mechanism and further understanding of the controllability of cutting at atomic and close-to-atomic scale can be achieved.
基金This work was supported by the Science Foundation Ireland(SFI)(No.15/RP/B3208)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.52035009)。
文摘This paper presents a new approach for material removal on silicon at atomic and close-to-atomic scale assisted by photons.The corresponding mechanisms are also investigated.The proposed approach consists of two sequential steps:surface modification and photon irradiation.The back bonds of silicon atoms are first weakened by the chemisorption of chlorine and then broken by photon energy,leading to the desorption of chlorinated silicon.The mechanisms of photon-induced desorption of chlorinated silicon,i.e.,SiCl_(2) and SiCl,are explained by two models:the Menzel-Gomer-Redhead(MGR)and Antoniewicz models.The desorption probability associated with the two models is numerically calculated by solving the Liouville-von Neumann equations for open quantum systems.The calculation accuracy is verified by comparison with the results in literatures in the case of the NO/Pt(111)system.The calculation method is then applied to the cases of SiCl_(2)/Si and SiCl/Si systems.The results show that the value of desorption probability first increases dramatically and then saturates to a stable value within hundreds of femtoseconds after excitation.The desorption probability shows a super-linear dependence on the lifetime of excited states.