Selective capture of Tl2O from flue gas with formation of p-n junction on V_(2)O_(5)-WO_(3)/TiO_(2)catalyst under working conditions

Thallium(Tl)compounds,highly toxic to biology,are usually released into flue gas during fossil/minerals combustion,and further distributed in water and soil.In this work,we fundamentally investigated the capture of gaseous Tl_(2)O by industrial V2O5-WO3/TiO_(2)catalyst under working condition in Tl-containing flue gas.Experimental and theoretical results indicated that the Tl_(2)O has significant electron-feeding capacity and easily donate electron to unoccupied orbitals of TiO_(2),leading to dismutation of Ti 2p and inartificial formation of p-n junction on TiO_(2)surface,which prompted Tl_(2)O selectively interacted with TiO_(2)in flue gas.Herein,we proposed and verified an effective way to capture gaseous Tl_(2)O,which offered almost the best choice to eliminate Tl emission from flue gas and expanded the function of the TiO_(2)-based catalyst.The formation of p-n junction on commercial V2O5-WO3/TiO_(2)catalyst under working condition was revealed for the first time,which can be a valuable reference for both heterocatalysis and electro/photocatalysis.

Electronic properties of 2D materials and their junctions

With an extensive range of distinctive features at nano meter-scale thicknesses,two-dimensional(2D)materials drawn the attention of the scientific community.Despite tremendous advancements in exploratory research on 2D materials,knowledge of 2D electrical transport and carrier dynamics still in its infancy.Thus,here we highlighted the electrical characteristics of 2D materials with electronic band structure,electronic transport,dielectric constant,carriers mobility.The atomic thinness of 2D materials makes substantially scaled field-effect transistors(FETs)with reduced short-channel effects conceivable,even though strong carrier mobility required for high performance,low-voltage device operations.We also discussed here about factors affecting 2D materials which easily enhanced the activity of those materials for various applications.Presently,Those 2D materials used in state-of-the-art electrical and optoelectronic devices because of the extensive nature of their electronic band structure.2D materials offer unprecedented freedom for the design of novel p-n junction device topologies in contrast to conventional bulk semiconductors.We also,describe the numerous 2D p-n junctions,such as homo junction and hetero junction including mixed dimensional junctions.Finally,we talked about the problems and potential for the future.

Highly Active Interfacial Sites in SFT-SnO_(2) Heterojunction Electrolyte for Enhanced Fuel Cell Performance via Engineered Energy Bands:Envisioned Theoretically and Experimentally

Extending the ionic conductivity is the pre-requisite of electrolytes in fuel cell technology for high-electrochemical performance.In this regard,the introduction of semiconductor-oxide materials and the approach of heterostructure formation by modulating energy bands to enhance ionic conduction acting as an electrolyte in fuel cell-device.Semiconductor(n-type;SnO_(2))plays a key role by introducing into p-type SrFe_(0.2)Ti_(0.8)O_(3-δ)(SFT)semiconductor perovskite materials to construct p-n heterojunction for high ionic conductivity.Therefore,two different composites of SFT and SnO_(2)are constructed by gluing p-and n-type SFT-SnO_(2),where the optimal composition of SFT-SnO_(2)(6∶4)heterostructure electrolyte-based fuel cell achieved excellent ionic conductivity 0.24 S cm^(-1)with power-output of 1004 mW cm^(-2)and high OCV 1.12 V at a low operational temperature of 500℃.The high power-output and significant ionic conductivity with durable operation of 54 h are accredited to SFT-SnO_(2)heterojunction formation including interfacial conduction assisted by a built-in electric field in fuel cell device.Moreover,the fuel conversion efficiency and considerable Faradaic efficiency reveal the compatibility of SFT-SnO_(2)heterostructure electrolyte and ruled-out short-circuiting issue.Further,the first principle calculation provides sufficient information on structure optimization and energy-band structure modulation of SFT-SnO_(2).This strategy will provide new insight into semiconductor-based fuel cell technology to design novel electrolytes.

Suppression of Andreev conductance in a topological insulator–superconductor nanostep junction

When two three-dimensional topological insulators （TIs） are brought close to each other with their surfaces aligned, the surfaces form a line junction. Similarly, three TI surfaces, not lying in a single plane, can form an atomic-scale nanostep junction. In this paper, Andreev reflection in a TI-TI-superconductor nanostep junction is investigated theoretically. Be- cause of the existence of edge states along each line junction, the conductance for a nanostep junction is suppressed. When the incident energy （e） of an electron is larger than the superconductor gap （A）, the Andreev conductance in a step junction is less than unity while for a plane junction it is unity. The Andreev conductance is found to depend on the height of the step junction. The Andreev conductance exhibits oscillatory behavior as a function of the junction height with the amplitude of the oscillations remaining unchanged when e = 0, but decreasing for e = A, which is different from the case of the plane junction. The height of the step is therefore an important parameter for Andreev reflection in nanostep junctions, and plays a role similar to that of the delta potential barrier in normal metal-superconductor plane junctions.

Current Reversal and Negative Conductance for a Super-Conducting Junctions Device

In the paper, we study a super-conducting junctions device subject to an input periodic signal and a constant force. It is shown that, for this device, we can get current reversals for the current of the electron pairs versus the frequency of the periodic signal and negative conductance for the current of the electron pairs as a function of the constant force.

Two Steps B Ion-Implantation of Diamond Film Grown on an n-Type Si Substrate and Its p-n Junction Effects

Polycrystalline diamond thin films are deposited on an n-type Si substrates by hot filament chemical vapor deposition,and then are implanted with boron ions in a 200keV ion implanter.In order to achieve a better distribution of the implanted element,boron ions are implanted by two steps:implanting boron ions with the energy of 70keV first,and then with the energy of 100keV.The homogeneous distribution of the B ion is gained.The current-voltage characteristics of the samples are studied.It is found that the p-n heterojunction effect is achieved in these samples.

Using 3D TCAD Simulation to Study Charge Collection of a p-n Junction in a 0.18μm Bulk Process

Single event transient of a real p-n junction in a 0.18μm bulk process is studied by 3D TCAD simulation. The impact of voltage, temperature, substrate concentration, and LET on SET is studied. Our simulation results demonstrate that biases in the range 1.62 to 1.98V influence DSET current shape greatly and total collected charge weakly. Peak current and charge collection within 2ns decreases as temperature increases,and temperature has a stronger influence on SET currents than on total charge. Typical variation of substrate concentration in modern VDSM processes has a negligible effect on SEEs. Both peak current and total collection charge increases as LET increases.

Visualizing light-to-electricity conversion process in InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells with a p-n junction

Absorption and carrier transport behavior plays an important role in the light-to-electricity conversion process, which is difficult to characterize. Here we develop a method to visualize such a conversion process in the InGaN/GaN multiquantum wells embedded in a p-n junction. Under non-resonant absorption conditions, a photocurrent was generated and the photoluminescence intensity decayed by more than 70% when the p-n junction out-circuit was switched from open to short. However, when the excitation photon energy decreased to the resonant absorption edge, the photocurrent dropped drastically and the photoluminescence under open and short circuit conditions showed similar intensity. These results indicate that the escaping of the photo-generated carriers from the quantum wells is closely related to the excitation photon energy.

Thin Film of Perovskite Oxide with Atomic Scale p-n Junctions

Thin films of perovskite manganese oxide Lao.66Ca0.29K0.05MnO3（LCKMO） on Au/ITO（ITO=indium tin oxide） substrates were prepared by off-axis radio frequency magnetron sputtering and characterized by X-ray diffrac- tion（XRD）, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）, and conductive atomic force microscopy （C-AFM） at room temperature. The thin films with thickness ranged from 100 nm to 300 nm basically show cubic structures with a=0.3886 nm, the same as that of the raw material used, but the structures are highly modulated. C-AFM results revealed that the atomic scale p-n junction feature of the thin films was the same as that of the single crystals. The preparation of the thin films thus further confirms the possibility of their application extending from micrometer-sized single crystals to macroscopic thin film.

Low-bias negative differential conductance controlled by electrode separation

The electronic transport properties of a single thiolated arylethynylene molecule with 9,10-dihydroanthracene core, denoted as TADHA, is studied by using non-equilibrium Green＇s function formalism combined with ab initio calculations. The numerical results show that the TADHA molecule exhibits excellent negative differential conductance （NDC） behavior at lower bias regime as probed experimentally. The NDC behavior of TADHA molecule originates from the Stark effect of the applied bias voltage, by which the highest occupied molecular orbital （HOMO） and the HOMO-1 are pulled apart and become localized. The NDC behavior of TADHA molecular system is tunable by changing the electrode distance. Shortening the electrode separation can enhance the NDC effect which is attributed to the possible increase of coupling between the two branches of TADHA molecule.

Rectifying effect of heterojunctions between metals and doped conducting polymer nanostructure pellets

This paper reports that the Schottky junctions between low work function metals （e.g. Al and In） and doped semiconducting polymer pellets （e.g. polyaniline （PANI） microsphere pellet and polypyrrole （PPy） nanotube pellet） have been prepared and studied. Since Ag is a high work function metal which can make an ohmic contact with polymer, silver paste was used to fabricate the electrodes. The Al/PANI/Ag heterojunction shows an obvious rectifying effect as shown in I - V characteristic curves （rectifying ratio γ = 5 at ±6 V bias at room temperature）. As compared to the Al/PANI/Ag, the heterojunction between In and PANI （In/PANI/Ag） exhibits a lower rectifying ratio γ= 1.6 at ±2 V bias at room temperature. In addition, rectifying effect was also observed in the heterojunctions Al/PPy/Ag （γ = 3.2 at ±1.6 V bias） and In/PPy/Ag （γ = 1.2 at ±3.0 V bias）. The results were discussed in terms of thermoionic emission theory.

Dependences of spin polarization on the control parameters in the spin-polarized injection through the magnetic p-n junction

Effective spin-polarized injection from magnetic semiconductor （MS） to nonmagnetic semiconductor （NMS） has been highlighted in recent years. In this paper we study theoretically the dependence of nonequilibrium spin polarization （NESP） in NMS during spin-polarized injection through the magnetic p-n junction. Based on the theory in semiconductor physics, a model is established and the boundary conditions are determined in the case of no external spin-polarized injection and low bias. The control parameters that may influence the NESP in NMS are indicated by calculating the distribution of spin polarization. They are the doping concentrations, the equilibrium spin polarization in MS and the bias. The effective spin-polarized injection can be realized more easily by optimizing the above parameters.

Study on Porous Silicon with P-N Junction Sensor for Humidity Measurement

Porous materials used for humidity sensing have been commercialized.In this paper,the preparation and humidity sensing characteristics of porous silicon with P-N junctions (PNJPS)are studied.PNJPS is made by electro-chemical anodic etched method from silicon wafers with P-N junctions.Its porous structure is verified by scanning electronic micrograph. Experiments also show that PNJPS has high sensitivity,short response time (less than 30 seconds),and long-term stability.

Analyses and Simulation of V-I Characteristics for Solar Cells Based on P-N Junction

Through theoretical analyses of the Shockley equation and the difference between a practical P-N junction and its ideal model, the mathematical models of P-N junction and solar cells had been obtained. With Matlab software, the V-I characteristics of diodes and solar cells were simulated, and a computer simulation model of the solar cells based on P-N junction was also established. Based on the simulation model, the influences of solar cell’s internal resistances on open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current under certain illumination were numerically analyzed and solved. The simulation results showed that the equivalent series resistance and shunt resistance could strongly affect the V-I characteristics of solar cell, but their influence styles were different.

Active and Capacitive Conductance of the Diode in a Strong Microwave Field

It is shown that the mean value of the capacitive current arising in the p-n-junction in a microwave field is zero, and the average value of the active current independently of the current value is different from zero and is equal to the current generated by the diode.

具有圆形P+区的1200 V SiC JBS二极管的研究

【目的】通过改变碳化硅(silicon carbide,SiC)结势垒肖特基二极管(junction barrier Schottky diode,JBS)的P+掺杂区的形状,将常规SiC JBS条形分布的P+掺杂区优化为圆形P+掺杂区,并两两之间以正三角形分布于肖特基接触之间。【方法】通过三维结构有限元仿真方法模拟以上两种SiC JBS结构的正反向特性,优化P+掺杂区宽度和外延层掺杂浓度,并进行对比分析。【结果】仿真结果显示,两种结构的反向击穿电压均高于1500 V,圆形P+掺杂区JBS二极管的正向导通压降比条形P+掺杂区JBS二极管的低:在正向电流密度为400 A/cm^(2)时,导通压降由条形P+结构的2.37 V降低至圆形P+结构的2.05 V,降低了13.5%;圆形P+结构在经过优化外延层掺杂浓度后,其在正向电流密度为400 A/cm^(2)时的导通压降为1.97 V,较条形P+结构的降低了16.9%。相较于条形SiC JBS,圆形P+结构具有更大的肖特基接触面积,在保证击穿电压的同时可以获得更低的导通压降,并通过优化器件的外延层掺杂浓度进一步降低器件的导通压降。【结论】本文将P+掺杂区形状由条形调整为圆形,并以正三角形分布排列。这种调整增大了器件的肖特基接触面积,优化了正向导通特性,并通过优化器件的外延层掺杂浓度进一步提高了导通特性,获得了更低的导通压降。

器件热阻随测试结温变化规律研究

为探究半导体分立器件电学法热阻测试时器件结温与热阻的变化规律,开展了基于热阻测试实验分析。详细介绍了热阻测试程序和典型热阻测试电路,并对4款典型VDMOS器件开展热阻测试,结合器件结构特性、热响应曲线和微观导热理论中声子导热系数与温度关系,研究获得器件热阻与结温的变化规律。通过热阻与结温的正相关性规律,有效提升器件在老炼和实际工况下结温计算的准确性。

Janus织物的结构设计及其单向导湿性能

针对传统单向导湿Janus织物制备方法生产效率低、稳定性差等问题,利用存在润湿性差异的莫代尔和涤纶2种纤维构建Janus织物,探究接结点数量、织物组织等结构参数对Janus织物基础性能和单向导湿性能的影响规律。结果表明:莫代尔纤维和涤纶纤维通过机织法可以制备Janus织物;随着接结点数量的增加,织物的单向导湿性能降低;平纹组织的单向导湿效果优于2/2纬重平、2/2斜纹组织;接结点数量为1,两侧均为平纹组织时Janus织物的单向传递指数可达382.72,单向导湿性能相对最优。

基于电荷耦合效应的超级结JBS二极管的仿真分析

为提升现代单极型功率二极管的性能,进一步突破“硅极限”,通过加大传统JBS二极管中P+区结深,引入超级结结构以减薄芯片厚度,缓解传统单极型器件通态压降与反向阻断电压之间的矛盾,提高单位面积器件的导通电流密度。使用数值方法分析了超级结JBS二极管中P柱区浓度、N柱区宽度和N柱区浓度对正向导通特性以及反向阻断特性的影响,应用电场耦合效应理论分析了超级结JBS二极管的正向导通和反向阻断机理,设计了一款300 V的超级结JBS二极管。

氮化镓功率器件的稳态结-壳热阻测量

器件结-壳热阻一直是功率器件备受关注的热参数,同时也是衡量功率器件散热性能的标准。为防止器件过热损坏应考虑其散热性能,因此器件热阻的精确测量尤为重要。器件热阻测量的难点在于器件的结温测量,因为在不破坏器件封装的情况下很难直接测量结温。通过实验发现:小电流下的导通电压作温敏电参数时,导通电压与温度有良好的线性度,可用于结温测量。最后在结温已知的情况下,基于热阻公式即可完成热阻测量。