Pixelated non-volatile programmable photonic integrated circuits with 20-level intermediate states

Multi-level programmable photonic integrated circuits(PICs)and optical metasurfaces have gained widespread attention in many fields,such as neuromorphic photonics,opticalcommunications,and quantum information.In this paper,we propose pixelated programmable Si_(3)N_(4)PICs with record-high 20-level intermediate states at 785 nm wavelength.Such flexibility in phase or amplitude modulation is achieved by a programmable Sb_(2)S_(3)matrix,the footprint of whose elements can be as small as 1.2μm,limited only by the optical diffraction limit of anin-house developed pulsed laser writing system.We believe our work lays the foundation for laser-writing ultra-high-level(20 levels and even more)programmable photonic systems and metasurfaces based on phase change materials,which could catalyze diverse applications such as programmable neuromorphic photonics,biosensing,optical computing,photonic quantum computing,and reconfigurable metasurfaces.

Green Fabrication of Freestanding Piezoceramic Films for Energy Harvesting and Virus Detection

Most electronics such as sensors,actuators and energy harvesters need piezoceramic films to interconvert mechanical and electrical energy.Transferring the ceramic films from their growth substrates for assembling electronic devices commonly requires chemical or physical etching,which comes at the sacrifice of the substrate materials,film cracks,and environmental contamination.Here,we introduce a van der Waals stripping method to fabricate large-area and freestanding piezoceramic thin films in a simple,green,and cost-effective manner.The introduction of the quasi van der Waals epitaxial platinum layer enables the capillary force of water to drive the separation process of the film and substrate interface.The fabricated lead-free film,Ba_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)Zr_(0.1)Ti_(0.9)O_(3)(BCZT),shows a high piezoelectric coefficient d_(33)=209±10 pm V−1 and outstanding flexibility of maximum strain 2%.The freestanding feature enables a wide application scenario,including micro energy harvesting,and covid-19 spike protein detection.We further conduct a life cycle analysis and quantify the low energy consumption and low pollution of the water-based stripping film method.

Methods of computed tomography screening and management of lung cancer in Tianjin: design of a population-based cohort study

Objective: European lung cancer screening studies using computed tomography(CT) have shown that a management protocol based on measuring lung nodule volume and volume doubling time(VDT) is more specific for early lung cancer detection than a diameter-based protocol. However, whether this also applies to a Chinese population is unclear. The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic performance of a volume-based protocol with a diameter-based protocol for lung cancer detection and optimize the nodule management criteria for a Chinese population.Methods: This study has a population-based, prospective cohort design and includes 4000 participants from the Hexi district of Tianjin, China. Participants will undergo low-dose chest CT at baseline and after 1 year. Initially, detected lung nodules will be evaluated for diameter and managed according to a routine diameter-based protocol(Clinical Practice Guideline in Oncology for Lung Cancer Screening, Version 2.2018). Subsequently, lung nodules will be evaluated for volume and management will be simulated according to a volume-based protocol and VDT(a European lung nodule management protocol). Participants will be followed up for 4 years to evaluate lung cancer incidence and mortality. The primary outcome is the diagnostic performance of the European volume-based protocol compared to diameter-based management regarding lung nodules detected using low-dose CT.Results: The diagnostic performance of volume-and diameter-based management for lung nodules in a Chinese population will be estimated and compared.Conclusions: Through the study, we expect to improve the management of lung nodules and early detection of lung cancer in Chinese populations.

Correlation of the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in solitary bronchogenic adenocarcinoma

Objective:To evaluate the correlation of the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in solitary bronchogenic adenocarcinoma(SBA).Methods:46 patients with solitary bronchogenic adenocarcinomas (SBA)(diameter≤4 cm)underwent multi-location dynamic contrast material-enhanced(nonionic contrast material was administrated via the antecubital vein at a rate of 4 mL/s by using an autoinjector 90 mL,4×5 mm or 4×2.5 mm scanning mode with stable table were performed)serial CT.Precontrast and postcontrast attenuation on every scan was recorded.Perfusion (PBA),peak height(PHBA),ratio of peak height of the SPN to that of the aorta(BA-to-A ratio)and mean transit time(MTT)were calculated.The correlation between peak height of the aorta(PHA)and parameters of the SBA(PHBA,BA-to-A ratio,PBA,and MTT)and those among parameters of the SBA were assessed by means of linear regression analysis.Regression equation among parameters of the SBA were obtain by means of stepwise regression.Results:The correlation between the SBA peak height(PHBA,36.78 HU±12.02)and the aortic peak height(PHA)was significant(r=0.506,P<0.0001).No significant cor- relation was found between the BA-to-Apeak height ratio(15.33%±4.55)and the aortic peak height(r=0.130,P=0.388> 0.05)as it was between the SBA perfusion(PBA,31.86 mL/min/100 g±9.74)and the aortic peak height(r=0.049,P=0.749 >0.05).The SBA perfusion correlated with the PHBA and the BA-to-A peak height ratio(r=0.394,P=0.007<0.05;r=0.407, P=0.005<0.05).The PHBA correlated positively with the BA-to-A peak height ratio(r=0.781,P<0.0001).Mean transit time was 14.84 s±5.52.PBA=18.500+0.872×BA-to-A ratio.BA-to-A ratio=4.467+0.295×PHBA.Conclusion:The linear correlation between the SBA perfusion and BA-to-Aratio and that between BA-to-Aratio and PHBA can be expressed by equation. It is possible to design a simpler scanning procedure of investigation of bronchogenic adenocarcinoma angiogenesis.

Optical wafer defect inspection at the 10 nm technology node and beyond

The growing demand for electronic devices, smart devices, and the Internet of Things constitutes the primary driving force for marching down the path of decreased critical dimension and increased circuit intricacy of integrated circuits. However, as sub-10 nm high-volume manufacturing is becoming the mainstream, there is greater awareness that defects introduced by original equipment manufacturer components impact yield and manufacturing costs. The identification, positioning, and classification of these defects, including random particles and systematic defects, are becoming more and more challenging at the 10 nm node and beyond.Very recently, the combination of conventional optical defect inspection with emerging techniques such as nanophotonics, optical vortices, computational imaging, quantitative phase imaging, and deep learning is giving the field a new possibility. Hence, it is extremely necessary to make a thorough review for disclosing new perspectives and exciting trends, on the foundation of former great reviews in the field of defect inspection methods. In this article, we give a comprehensive review of the emerging topics in the past decade with a focus on three specific areas:(a) the defect detectability evaluation,(b) the diverse optical inspection systems,and(c) the post-processing algorithms. We hope, this work can be of importance to both new entrants in the field and people who are seeking to use it in interdisciplinary work.

Correlation between the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in malignant solitary pulmonary nodules and tumor size

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dy- namic CT in malignant solitary pulmonary nodules and tumor size. Methods: Sixty-eight patients with malignant solitary pulmo- nary nodules (SPNs) (diameter ≤4 cm) underwent multi-location dynamic contrast material-enhanced (nonionic contrast material was administrated via the antecubital vein at a rate of 4mL/s by using an autoinjector, 4×5 mm or 4×2.5 mm scanning mode with stable table were performed). Precontrast and postcontrast attenuation on every scan was recorded. Blood flow (BF), peak, height (PHSPN), ratio of peak height of the SPN to that of the aorta (SPN-to-A ratio) and mean transit time (MTT) were calculat- ed. The correlation between the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in malignant solitary pul- monary nodules and tumor size were assessed by means of linear regression analysis. Results: No significant correlations were found between the tumor size and each of the peak height (PHSPN) (35.79±10.76 Hu), ratio of peak height of the SPN to that of the aorta (SPN-to-A ratio), (14.27%±4.37) and blood flow (BF) (30.18 mL/min/100 g±9.58) (r=0.180, P=0.142>0.05; r=0.205, P=0.093>0.05; r=0.008, P=0.947>0.05). Conclusion: No significant correlations were found between the tumor size and each of the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in malignant solitary pulmonary nodules.

明显强化孤立肺结节血流模式(英文)

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of dynamic multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) for providing quantitative information about blood flow patterns of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs). Methods: Seventy-eight patients with SPNs (diameter ≤ 4 cm; 68 malignant; 10 active inflammatory) were underwent multi-location dynamic contrast mate-rial-enhanced serial CT (nonionic contrast material was administrated via the antecubital vein at a rate of 4 mL/s by using an autoinjector, 4 × 5 mm or 4 × 2.5 mm transverse scanning mode with stable table were performed). Sixteen series CT scans (16 scans each for the first and second series and one scan each for the rest series) were obtained during 9 min scanning period. Precontrast and postcontrast attenuation on every scan was recorded. Perfusion, peak height and ratio of peak height of the SPN to that of the aorta were calculated. Perfusion was calculated from the maximum gradient of the time-attenuation curve and the peak height of the aorta. Results: No statistically significant difference in the peak height was found between malignant (35.79 ± 10.76 Hu) and active inflammatory (39.76 ± 4.59 Hu) (t = 1.148, P = 0.255 > 0.05). SPN-to-aorta ratio (14.27% ± 4.37) and perfusion value (30.18 mL/min/100 g ± 9.58) in malignant SPNs were significantly lower than those of active inflammatory (18.51% ± 2.71, 63.44 mL/min/100 g ± 43.87) (t = 2.978, P = 0.004 < 0.05; t = 5.590, P < 0.0001). Conclusion: The quantitative information about blood flow patterns of malignant and active inflammatory SPNs is different . SPN-to-aorta ratio and perfusion value are helpful in differentiating malignant nodules from active inflammatory.

Insight into the degradation mechanism of cefixime under crystallization condition

The chemical stability of cefixime was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) under different conditions, including factors such as p H, solvents, initial concentration, temperature and additives.The degradation process follows the first-order kinetics. A p H-rate profile exhibits the U-shape and shows the maximum stability of cefixime at pH = 6. The stability in different pure solvents is ranked as acetone N ethanol N methanol N water, while the degradation rate of cefixime exists a maximum at the ratio of 0.6 in water + methanol mixtures. In addition, the degradation rate increases with the temperature increasing and the activation energy of degradation was found to be 27.078 k J·mol^(-1) in acetone + water mixed solvents. The addition of different additives was proven to either inhibit or accelerate the degradation. The degradation products were analyzed using HPLC, LC–MS and infrared spectroscopy, and the possible degradation pathways in acid as well as alkaline environment were proposed to help us understand the degradation behavior of cefixime.

孤立性肺腺癌血管生成与血流模式初步研究:影像-病理对照(英文)

Objective: To investigate the correlations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-positive tumor angiogenesis and the quantifiable parameters of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in solitary bronchogenic adenocarcinoma. Methods: 30 patients with VEGF-positive bronchogenic adenocarcinomas (diameter ≤ 4 cm) underwent multi-location dynamic contrast material-enhanced (nonionic contrast material was administrated via the antecubital vein at a rate of 4 mL/sec by using an autoinjector) serial CT. The quantifiable parameters (Perfusion, peak height, ratio of peak height of the bronchogenic adenocarcinoma to that of the aorta and mean transit time) of blood flow pattern derived with dynamic CT in solitary bronchogenic adenocarcinoma were compared with microvessel densities (MVDs) and VEGF expression by immunohistochemistry. Results: Peak height of VEGF-positive bronchogenic adenocarcinoma was 36.06 HU ± 13.57 HU, bronchogenic adenocarcinoma-to-aorta ratio 14.25% ± 4.92, and perfusion value 29.66 ± 5.60 mL/min/100 g , mean transit time 14.86 s ± 5.84 s, and MVD 70.15 ± 20.03. Each of peak height, ratio of peak height of the bronchogenic adenocarcinoma to that of the aorta and perfusion correlated positively with MVD (r = 0.781, P < 0.0001; r = 0.688, P < 0.0001; r = 0.716, P < 0.0001; respectively). No significant correlation was found between mean transit time and MVD (r = 0.260, P = 0.200 > 0.05). Conclusion: Perfusion, peak height and ratio of peak height of the bronchogenic adenocarcinoma to that of the aorta reflect MVD in VEGF-positive bronchogenic adenocarcinoma. Perfusion, peak height and ratio of peak height of the bronchogenic adenocarcinoma to that of the aorta derived with dynamic CT might be index for VEGF-related tumor angiogenesis in bronchogenic adenocarcinoma.

The Changing Characteristics of Profile Distribution of Organic Nitrogen Components in Apple-pear Orchard Soil

In order to evaluate the effects of soil depth on the contents of soil organic nitrogen,organic nitrogen forms in apple-pear orchard soil profile were quantified using the method proposed by Bremner in 1965.The results indicated that in addition to the amino sugar-N,all the soil organic N components within the same soil layer in wasteland were more than those in apple-pear orchard soil;with the layer depth increasing,the contents of different organic nitrogen forms in apple-pear orchard soil and wasteland were decreased;and the proportion of each organic N component within total hydrolysable N was different,and the percentages of ammonia N and amino acid-N components within total hydrolysable N were higher,especially the percentage of ammonia N components within total hydrolysable N was the highest.

A simple path to ambient temperature ionic H^(-)superconductors

Hydride ion(H^(-))has high polarizability(α_(H^(-))=10.17A^(3))and high redox potential(H^(-)/H_(2):-2.3 V),and therefore is an attractive energy carrier[1,2].The H^(-)superconductors play a crucial role in the development of high-density energy storage and chemical conversion technologies[3].

Kinetic study of complicated anti-solvent and cooling crystallization of disodium 5′-ribonucleotide

Disodium 5′-ribonucleotide,which is composed of disodium 5′-inosine(IMP)and disodium 5′-guanosine(GMP),is an important food additive.The lack of kinetic studies of it causes a lack of clarity in understanding the complicated multi-solute crystallization of IMP+GMP in ethanol-water.In this work,process analytical technology tools were used to obtain the thermodynamics and kinetic data from the experiments,the kinetic parameters of anti-solvent and cooling crystallization were investigated.The crystal form of IMP+GMP mixed crystal was determined,which was consistent with the IMP whether crystallized from pure water or ethanol-water.The effects of different anti-solvent addition rates and cooling rates on the metastable zone widths were studied,and the opposite effect on metastable zone width was found.The modified exponential empirical function was developed to correlate nucleation and growth kinetic equations under different conditions.The kinetic data were well fitted with adjusted correlation coefficient(adj-R^(2)>0.7),which is sufficient to provide a valid reference for process design and control.

Identification of metal-air batteries from water energy harvesters

Capillary‐enabled water energy harvesters(WEHs)are capable of generating directcurrent electricity continuously.However,active‐metal electrodes can introduce metal–air batteries in these WEHs.Given the nearly identical device structures and output characteristics of these two technologies,it is essential to distinguish between them.Herein,we present a systematic study of the water‐activated metal–air battery(WMB)through theoretical analyses and experimental verifications.We conclude the general formation rules of the WMB from a material and device‐structure perspective.Furthermore,we provide a comparative summary of various WEHs and WMBs for easy identification.We aim to improve the comprehension of metal–air batteries in the field of WEHs and assist in distinguishing between these technologies.

界面工程实现Au@MoS_(2)核壳异质结在等离激元学和光电子学领域卓越的热载流子输运动力学

贵金属和二维半导体构建的异质结为等离激元纳米结构产生的热载流子提供了独特的电荷传输路径,有望应用于各种等离激元和光电子器件.然而,传统异质结构的电荷转移速度和效率通常受限于有限的界面面积和不可避免的界面污染.本文中,具有原子级清洁和较大接触界面的新型Au@MoS_(2)核壳异质结构能够实现超快和高效的热电子转移.飞秒瞬态吸收光谱研究表明,Au@MoS_(2)中从金纳米颗粒到MoS_(2)的热电子注入时间常数小于244 fs,而机械转移方法制备的Au/MoS_(2)对照样品的热电子注入时间常数为493 fs,同时,电荷转移效率从Au/MoS_(2)的3.33%提升至Au@MoS_(2)的25.3%.开尔文探针力显微镜和离散偶极近似研究进一步证明了上述结果,明显改善的电荷转移归因于原子级清洁和完全封装的异质结界面.这项研究提供了贵金属-二维半导体异质结构内固有电荷转移的基本理解,从而展现了Au@MoS_(2)这一新型异质结结构在等离激元和光电子器件中的应用前景.

Electronic Skin from High-Throughput Fabrication of Intrinsically Stretchable Lead Zirconate Titanate Elastomer

Electronic skin made of thin,soft,stretchable devices that can mimic the human skin and reconstruct the tactile sensation and perception offers great opportunities for prosthesis sensing,robotics controlling,and human-machine interfaces.Advanced materials and mechanics engineering of thin film devices has proven to be an efficient route to enable and enhance flexibility and stretchability of various electronic skins;however,the density of devices is still low owing to the limitation in existing fabrication techniques.Here,we report a high-throughput one-step process to fabricate large tactile sensing arrays with a sensor density of 25 sensors/cm^(2) for electronic skin,where the sensors are based on intrinsically stretchable piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate(PZT)elastomer.The PZT elastomer sensor arrays with great uniformity and passive-driven manner enable highresolution tactile sensing,simplify the data acquisition process,and lower the manufacturing cost.The high-throughput fabrication process provides a general platform for integrating intrinsically stretchable materials into large area,high device density soft electronics for the next-generation electronic skin.

Optical and electronic anisotropy of a 2D semiconductor SiP

Two-dimensional anisotropic materials have been widely concerned by researchers because of their great application potential in the field of polarized detector devices and optical elements,which is a very important and popular research direction at present.As a IV-V two-dimensional material,silicon phosphide(SiP)has obvious in-plane anisotropy and exhibits excellent optical and electrical anisotropy properties.Herein,the optical anisotropy of SiP is studied by spectrometric ellipsometry measurements and polarization-resolved optical microscopy,and its electrical anisotropy is tested by SiP-based field-effect transistor.In addition,the normal and anisotropic photoelectric performance of SiP is shown by fabricating a photodetector and measuring it.In various measurements,SiP exhibits obvious anisotropy and good photoelectric performance.This work provides basic optical,electrical,and photoelectric performance information of SiP,and lays a foundation for further study of SiP and applications of SiP-based devices.

Dynamic modulation performance of ferroelectric liquid crystal polarization rotators and Mueller matrix polarimeter optimization

A ferroelectric liquid crystal polarization rotator(FLCPR)has been widely used in polarization measurement due to its fast and stable modulation characteristics.The accurate characterization of the modulation performance of FLCPR directly affects the measurement accuracy of the instrument based on liquid crystal modulation.In this study,FLCPR is accurately characterized using a self-developed high-speed Stokes polarimeter.Strong linear and weak circular birefringence are observed during modulation processes,and all the optical parameters of FLCPR are dependent on driving voltage.A dual FLCPR-based Mueller matrix polarimeter is designed on the basis of the Stokes polarimeter.The designed polarimeter combines the advantages of the high modulation frequency of FLCPR and the ultrahigh temporal resolution of the fast polarization measurement system in the Stokes polarimeter.The optimal configuration of the designed polarizer is predicted in accordance with singular value decomposition.A simulated thickness measurement of a 24 nm standard SiO2 thin film is performed using the optimal configuration.Results show that the relative error in thickness measurement caused by using the unsatisfactory modulation characteristics of FLCPR reaches up to−4.34%.This finding demonstrates the importance of the accurate characterization of FLCPR in developing a Mueller matrix polarizer.

Remote Absolute Roll-Angle Measurement in Range of 180°Based on Polarization Modulation

Remote measurement of object orientation is often required in many applications.Out of the six degrees of freedom(DoF)that determine object orientation in space,the roll angle is the most difficult to measure using optical methods.In this letter,we propose a remote Stokes roll-angle sensor that measures roll angles from the detected Stokes vectors of modulated polarized light retroreflected from a sensing unit comprised simply of a retarder and a planar reflection mirror.Experimental results have shown that the proposed sensor can realize absolute roll angle measurement in an unprecedented range of 180°with a maximum absolute error of less than 0.25°and a measurement resolution of better than 0.01°.The proposed sensor adopts a coaxial design and takes the advantages of compactness,simplicity and low cost,and moreover,can be further expanded to a three-DoF angle sensor due to the sensitivity of the sensing unit to other two kinds of angles(pitch and yaw).

Study design of deep learning based automatic detection of cerebrovascular diseases on medical imaging: a position paper from Chinese Association of Radiologists

In recent years,with the development of artificial intelligence,especially deep learning technology,researches on automatic detection of cerebrovascular diseases on medical images have made tremendous progress and these models are gradually entering into clinical practice.However,because of the complexity and flexibility of the deep learning algorithms,these researches have great variability on model building,validation process,performance description and results interpretation.The lack of a reliable,consistent,standardized design protocol has,to a certain extent,affected the progress of clinical translation and technology development of computer aided detection systems.After reviewing a large number of literatures and extensive discussion with domestic experts,this position paper put forward recommendations of standardized design on the key steps of deep learning-based automatic image detection models for cerebrovascular diseases.With further research and application expansion,this position paper would continue to be updated and gradually extended to evaluate the generalizability and clinical application efficacy of such tools.

A novel method to assess antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity against influenza A virus M2 in immunized murine models

The matrix protein 2 (M2) is a preferred target for developing a universal vaccine against the influenza A virus (IAV). This study aimed to develop a method for assessing antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) associated with M2-based immunization in mice. We first established a stable cell line derived from mouse lymphoma cells (YAC-1) expressing M2 of H3N2. This cell line, designated as YAC-1-M2, was generated using a second-generation lentiviral tricistronic plasmid system to transduce the M2 gene into YAC-1 cells. The ADCC effect induced by polyclonal antibodies targeting matrix protein 2 ectodomain (M2e) was demonstrated by YAC-1-M2 cell lysis by natural killer cells (NK) derived from mice, in the presence of anti-M2 antibodies obtained from mice immunized with an mRNA vaccine based on M2e. This ADCC effect was found to be stronger compared to the effect induced by monoclonal antibodies (14C2) against M2. Moreover, the ADCC effect was enhanced as the effector-to-target ratio of NK to YAC-1-M2 cells increased. In conclusion, we established a novel method to detect ADCC of M2 of IAV, which paves the way for the development of an M2-based universal vaccine against IAV and an in-depth analysis of its mechanism of broad-spectrum immune protection in mice.