Effect of Electric Field Intensity on the Morphology of Magnetic-field-assisted Electrospinning PVP Nanofibers

Polyvinylpyrrolidone （PVP） nanofibers were processed by magnetic-field-assisted electrospinning （MFAES） technique. Since electric field intensity was one of the most important parameters influencing fiber morphology, the research aimed to study how electric field intensity affects fiber morphology in MFAES technique. The experimental results revealed that the distribution of diameter widened while the average diameter of PVP fibers decreased and the degree of the alignment reduced with the increase of electric field intensity. However, the fibers would be conglutinated together when the electric field intensity was too low. Also, the increase of working distance made the average diameter and the degree of the alignment increase slightly under the same electric field intensity, but the fibers could be partially curved instead of being fully straight if the working distance was too long. It was also indicated that maintaining the electric field intensity at 1 kV/cm With the voltage-distance combinations of 12 kV-12 cm （for 12wt% PVP） and 15 kV-15 cm （for 14wt% PVP） among all other combinations would result in the optimal alignment as well as a narrow size distribution of the fibers.

Internal electric field modulation by copper vacancy concentration of cuprous sulfide nanosheets for enhanced selective CO_(2) photoreduction

Although the internal electric field(IEF)of photocatalysts is acknowledged as a potent driving force for photocharge separation,modulating the IEF intensity to achieve enhanced photocatalytic performances remains a challenge.Herein,cuprous sulfide nanosheets with different Cu vacancy concentration were employed to study IEF modulation and corresponding direct charge transfer.Among the samples,Cu_(1.8)S nanosheets possessed intensified IEF intensity compared with those of Cu_(2)S and Cu_(1.95)S nanosheets,suggesting that an enhanced IEF intensity could be achieved by introducing more Cu vacancies.This intensified IEF of Cu_(1.8)S nanosheets induced numerous photogenerated electrons to migrate to its surface,and the dissociative electrons were then captured by Cu vacancies,resulting in efficient charge separation spatially.In addition,the Cu vacancies on Cu_(1.8)S nanosheets accumulated electrons as active sites to lower the energy barrier of rate-determining step of CO_(2)photoreduction,leading to the selective conversion of CO_(2)to CO.Herein,the manipulation of IEF intensity through Cu vacancy concentration regulation of cuprous sulfide photocatalysts for efficient charge separation has been discussed,providing a scientific strategy to rationally improve photocata lytic performances for solar energy conversion.

Numerical Study of Temperature and Electric Field Effects on the Total Optical Absorption Coefficient in the Presence of Optical Inter-Conduction-Subband Transitions in InGaN/GaN Single Parabolic Quantum Wells

In this paper,we theoretically investigate the total optical coefficient(TOAC)considering 1S-2P and 2S-2P conduction subband transitions in a single parabolic quantum well(SPQW)with an on-center hydrogen-like impurity.Within the framework of the effective-mass approximation,the Schrödinger equation is solved numerically to obtain the eigenvalues and their corresponding eigenvectors using the finite difference method.The calculations are performed for finite confinement potential height,taking into account the dielectric and effective mass mismatches between GaN and InGaN materials under the considered electric field and temperature effects.The temperature dependence of the effective mass,dielectric constant and band gap energy are obtained accordingly.On the one hand,the results show that a significant shift is produced with the variation of both the temperature and the intensity of the electric field.On the other hand,the absorption spectrum is shifted to lower energies with increasing both electric field strength and temperature.Moreover,its amplitude is enhanced with an increase in the intensity of the electric field,and show a slight drop with increasing temperature for the two optical transitions considered.The results show that such parameters can be used to adjust the optical properties of single parabolic Quantum Well for solar cell applications.

Electric Field Distribution of Soluble Salt Deposition on the Surface of Insulators in Railway Overhead Lines

Different constituents of soluble salts have different effects on the insulation performance of insulators.To study the electric field distribution of soluble salt deposition on the surface of high-speed railway insulators,a two-dimensional model of the cantilever insulator electrostatic field and constant-current field with soluble salt deposition is constructed.The simulation results indicate that the relative dielectric constant of dry pollution is the main factor that affects the electric field distribution on the surface of the insulator.The electric field intensity is arranged in the following order:CaSO_(4)>KNO_(3)>NaNO_(3)>K_(2)SO_(4)>NaCl>MgSO_(4),and the conductivity of each dirty liquid in the wet state becomes a key factor affecting the electric field distribution,which is specifically shown as sodium chloride>nitrate>sulfate.The simulation results are compared with existing test results to verify that they were correct.It is also found that the electric field intensity of the insulator with good hydrophobicity is slightly greater than that of the insulator without hydrophobicity.The results provide a theoretical basis for the classification of regional pollution levels and the testing of insulator contamination in the laboratory.

Hot-carrier reliability in OPTVLD-LDMOS

An improved structure that eliminates hot-carrier effects（HCE） in optimum variation lateral doping （OPTVLD） LDMOS is proposed.A formula is proposed showing that the surface electric field intensity of the conventional structure is strong enough to make a hot-carrier injected into oxide.However,the proposed structure effectively reduces the maximum surface electric field from 268 to 100 kV/cm and can be realized without changing any process,and thereby reduces HCE significantly.