Effects of mechanical loadings on the performance of a piezoelectric hetero-junction

A fully-coupled model for a piezoelectric hetero-junction subjected to a pair of stresses is proposed by discarding the depletion layer approximation.The effect of mechanical loadings on PN junction performance is discussed in detail.Numerical examples are carried out for a p-Si/ZnO-n hetero-junction under a pair of stresses acting on the ntype ZnO portion near the PN interface,where ZnO has the piezoelectric property while Si is not.It is found that the bottom of conduction band is lowered/raised near the two loading points due to the decrease/increase in the electron potential energy there induced by a tensile-stress mode via sucking in majority-carriers from two outside regions,which implies appearance of a potential barrier and a potential well near two loading points.Furthermore,the barrier height and well depth gradually become large with increasing tensile stress such that more and more electrons/holes are inhaled in loading region from the n-/p-zone,respectively.Conversely,rising/dropping of conduction band bottom is brought out near the two loading points by a compressive-stress mode due to the increase/decrease in the potential energy of electrons by pumping out the majority-carriers from the loading region to the two outside regions.Therefore,a potential well and a potential barrier are induced near the two loading points,such that more and more electrons/holes are driven away from the loading region to the n-zone/p-zone,respectively,with the increasing compressive stress.These effects are important to tune the carrier recombination rate near the PN interface.Thus,the present study possesses great referential significance to piezotronic devices.

Adsorption limitation investigation on olefins for Cu–BTC

To utilize Cu-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate(Cu-BTC)adsorbed lubricant oils in the self-lubricating field,the adsorption properties of Cu-BTC on different 1-olefins must be clarified.In this work,1-hexene,1-octene,1-nonene,1-decene,1-undecene,and 1-dodecene were studied by the Monte Carlo method and experimentally.The adsorption limit of Cu-BTC for n-olefins was determined as 1-undecene by the adsorption isotherms.This suggested a limit for even straight-chain molecules to the adsorption of Cu-BTC.The maximum ratio of the olefin length of the largest pore diameter(L/D)of Cu-BTC was approximately 1.57.Furthermore,theoretical calculations(radial distribution function(RDF))and experiments(infrared(IR)spectra)confirmed the interaction of n-olefin adsorbates and the Cu-BTC framework occurred between the-CH=of olefins and the Cu and O atoms of the Cu-BTC framework.This work adds to the understanding and investigation of the adsorption of liquid lubricants using Cu-BTC as a metal-organic framework(MOF).

Development of high-resolution multiple-SNP arrays for genetic analyses and molecular breeding through genotyping by target sequencing and liquid chip

Genotyping platforms,as critical supports for genomics,genetics,and molecular breeding,have been well implemented at national institutions/universities in developed countries and multinational seed companies that possess high-throughput,automatic,large-scale,and shared facilities.In this study,we integrated an improved genotyping by target sequencing(GBTS)system with capture-in-solution(liquid chip)technology to develop a multiple single-nucleotide polymorphism(mSNP)approach in which mSNPs can be captured from a single amplicon.From one 40K maize mSNP panel,we developed three types of markers(40K mSNPs,251K SNPs,and 690K haplotypes),and generated multiple panels with various marker densities(1K–40K mSNPs)by sequencing at different depths.Comparative genetic diversity analysis was performed with genic versus intergenic markers and di-allelic SNPs versus non-typical SNPs.Compared with the one-amplicon-one-SNP system,mSNPs and within-mSNP haplotypes are more powerful for genetic diversity detection,linkage disequilibrium decay analysis,and genome-wide association studies.The technologies,protocols,and application scenarios developed for maize in this study will serve as a model for the development of mSNP arrays and highly efficient GBTS systems in animals,plants,and microorganisms.