Characterization of electric properties of nanomaterials usually involves fabricating field effect transistors （FET） and deriving materials properties from device performances. However, the quality of electrode cont...Characterization of electric properties of nanomaterials usually involves fabricating field effect transistors （FET） and deriving materials properties from device performances. However, the quality of electrode contacts in FET devices heavily influences the device performance, which makes it difficult to obtain the intrinsic electric properties of nanomaterials. Dielectric force microscopy （DFM）, a contactless method developed recently, can detect the low-frequency dielectric responses of nanomaterials without electric contact, which avoids the influence of electric contact and can be used to study the intrinsic conductivity of nanomaterials. Here we study the influences of surface adsorbates on the conductivity of ZnO nanowires （NWs） by using FET and DFM methods. The conductivity of ZnO NW is much larger in N2 atmosphere than that in ambient environment as measured by FET device, which is further proven by DFM measurement that the ZnO NW exhibits larger dielectric response in N2 environment, and the influence of electrode contacts on measurement can be ruled out. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the adsorbates on ZnO NW surface highly influence the conductivity of ZnO NW rather than the electrode contact. This work also verifies the capability of DFM in measuring electric properties of nanomaterials.展开更多
The concept of the differential capillary effect was presented by foreign scholars several years ago, and the principle was used to design sportswear fabrics with good wet permeability and good drying functions for fa...The concept of the differential capillary effect was presented by foreign scholars several years ago, and the principle was used to design sportswear fabrics with good wet permeability and good drying functions for famous sports teams. Because the differential capillary effect model was not established in theory,it was impossible to fulfill the best functions. In this paper, by setting up the differential capillary effect of fabric, the factors to influence wet permeability and drying functions of the model is discussed in theory, and the means to optimize the design of the fabric is presented and proven practically by the experiment. The optimum fabric with good permeability and good drying functions can be designed using the model at last.展开更多
文摘Characterization of electric properties of nanomaterials usually involves fabricating field effect transistors （FET） and deriving materials properties from device performances. However, the quality of electrode contacts in FET devices heavily influences the device performance, which makes it difficult to obtain the intrinsic electric properties of nanomaterials. Dielectric force microscopy （DFM）, a contactless method developed recently, can detect the low-frequency dielectric responses of nanomaterials without electric contact, which avoids the influence of electric contact and can be used to study the intrinsic conductivity of nanomaterials. Here we study the influences of surface adsorbates on the conductivity of ZnO nanowires （NWs） by using FET and DFM methods. The conductivity of ZnO NW is much larger in N2 atmosphere than that in ambient environment as measured by FET device, which is further proven by DFM measurement that the ZnO NW exhibits larger dielectric response in N2 environment, and the influence of electrode contacts on measurement can be ruled out. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the adsorbates on ZnO NW surface highly influence the conductivity of ZnO NW rather than the electrode contact. This work also verifies the capability of DFM in measuring electric properties of nanomaterials.
文摘The concept of the differential capillary effect was presented by foreign scholars several years ago, and the principle was used to design sportswear fabrics with good wet permeability and good drying functions for famous sports teams. Because the differential capillary effect model was not established in theory,it was impossible to fulfill the best functions. In this paper, by setting up the differential capillary effect of fabric, the factors to influence wet permeability and drying functions of the model is discussed in theory, and the means to optimize the design of the fabric is presented and proven practically by the experiment. The optimum fabric with good permeability and good drying functions can be designed using the model at last.
