In order to enhance the mechanical properties of the selective laser-melted(SLM) high-Mg content AlSiMg1.4 alloy,the Zr element was introduced.The influence of Zr alloying on the processability,microstructure,and mech...In order to enhance the mechanical properties of the selective laser-melted(SLM) high-Mg content AlSiMg1.4 alloy,the Zr element was introduced.The influence of Zr alloying on the processability,microstructure,and mechanical properties of the alloy was systematically investigated through performing microstructure analysis and tensile testing.It was demonstrated that the SLM-fabricated AlSiMg1.4-Zr alloy exhibited high process stability with a relative density of over 99.5% at various process parameters.Besides,the strong grain refinement induced by the primary Al3Zr particle during the melt solidification process simultaneously enhanced both the strength and plasticity of the alloy.The values for the yield strength,ultimate tensile strength,and elongation of the SLM-fabricated AlSiMg1.4-Zr were(343±3) MPa,(485±4) MPa,and(10.2±0.2)%,respectively,demonstrating good strengthplasticity synergy in comparison to the AlSiMg1.4 and other Al-Si-based alloys fabricated by SLM.展开更多
A series of microcrystalline silicon thin films were fabricated by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD) at different silane concentrations in a P chamber. Through analysis of the...A series of microcrystalline silicon thin films were fabricated by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD) at different silane concentrations in a P chamber. Through analysis of the structural and electrical properties of these materials,we conclude that the photosensitivity slightly decreased then increased as the silane concentration increased,while the crystalline volume fraction indicates the opposite change. Results of XRD indicate that thin films have a (220) preferable orientation under certain conditions. Microcrystalline silicon solar cells with conversion efficiency 4. 7% and micromorph tandem solar cells 8.5% were fabricated by VHF-PECVD (p layer and i layer of microcrystalline silicon solar cells were deposited in P chamber), respectively.展开更多
The correlations among the corrosion behaviour,grain-boundary microchemistry,and Zn content in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys were studied using stress corrosion cracking(SCC)and intergranular corrosion(IGC)tests,combined with sc...The correlations among the corrosion behaviour,grain-boundary microchemistry,and Zn content in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys were studied using stress corrosion cracking(SCC)and intergranular corrosion(IGC)tests,combined with scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and high-angle angular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy(HAADF-STEM)microstructural examinations.The results showed that the tensile strength enhancement of high Zn-containing Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys was mainly attributed to the high density nano-scale matrix precipitates.The SCC plateau velocity for the alloy with 11.0 wt.%Zn was about an order of magnitude greater than that of the alloy with 7.9 wt.%Zn,which was mainly associated with Zn enrichment in grain boundary precipitates and wide precipitates-free zones.The SCC mechanisms of different Zn-containing alloys were discussed based on fracture features,grain-boundary microchemistry,and electrochemical properties.展开更多
Microstructural evolution of a cold-rolled Al-Mn-Fe-Si alloy during annealing was studied. Except the as-cast variant, two other different homogenizations were considered, one gave a high density of fine dispersiods p...Microstructural evolution of a cold-rolled Al-Mn-Fe-Si alloy during annealing was studied. Except the as-cast variant, two other different homogenizations were considered, one gave a high density of fine dispersiods providing a considerable Zener drag influencing the softening behavior while the other gave a lower density of coarser dispersoid structure providing a much smaller drag effect. The gradual microstructural evolutions during annealing for the three variants were captured by interrupting annealing at different time. Effects of microchemistry state on recrystallization kinetics, recrystallized grain structure and texture were characterized by EBSD. It is demonstrated that the actual softening kinetics, final microstructure and texture are a result of delicate balance between processing condition and microchemistry state. Strong concurrent precipitation takes place in the case with high concentration of Mn in solid solution, which suppresses nucleation and retards recrystallization and finally leads to grain structure of coarse elongated grains dominated by a P texture component together with a ND-rotated cube component. On the contrary, when solute content of Mn is low and pre-existing dispersoids are relatively coarser, faster recrystallization kinetics is exhibited together with an equiaxed grain structure with mainly cube texture.展开更多
Single-layer and multilayer laser additive manufacturing(LAM)for TC11 alloy with different Nd additions was conducted and the effect of Nd addition on microstructure and properties was studied.With the addition of Nd,...Single-layer and multilayer laser additive manufacturing(LAM)for TC11 alloy with different Nd additions was conducted and the effect of Nd addition on microstructure and properties was studied.With the addition of Nd,the aspect ratio of melting pools of single-layer specimens increases and the columnar-to-equiaxed transition occurs.The originalβgrain size andαplate width of TC11−1.0Nd are significantly reduced compared with those of pure TC11 specimens.It is proposed that the evenly distributed fine Nd_(2)O_(3) precipitates of about 1.51μm are formed preferentially during rapid solidification of melting pool,and they serve as heterogeneous nucleation particles to refine the microstructure in the subsequent solidification and solid-state phase transformation.Due to the multiple effects of Nd on the microstructure,the ultimate tensile strength of TC11−1.0Nd increases,while the yield strength,ductility and microhardness decrease compared with those of pure TC11.展开更多
The microenapsulated polyethylene glycol (PEG) with different molecular weight by a fluidized coating method has been prepared and the crystallization behaviors of PEG particles in three-dimensional confined vohume ...The microenapsulated polyethylene glycol (PEG) with different molecular weight by a fluidized coating method has been prepared and the crystallization behaviors of PEG particles in three-dimensional confined vohume were investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurement. The results showed that the width of the crystallization peak of PEG increases and its height gradually diminishes in case that the PEG particles are microencapsulated. Compared with the non-microencapsulated PEG particles, the proportion of the first crystallization peak of microencapsulated PEG particle increases, and that of the second one decreases. The reason for the difference maybe is that the crystallization process of microencapsulated PEG particles is uniform and the crystallization ends when the spherulites touch the wall, thus the opportunity of producing the second crystallization peak was relatively reduced.展开更多
AFM is used for forming silicon dioxide as a layer (mask) on the silicon wafer surface (100) during the cutting process in ambient atmosphere. The silicon dioxide is made through reaction of silicon and oxygen in the ...AFM is used for forming silicon dioxide as a layer (mask) on the silicon wafer surface (100) during the cutting process in ambient atmosphere. The silicon dioxide is made through reaction of silicon and oxygen in the atmosphere. As a result of the anisotropic behavior of single crystalline silicon, the etching rates in alkaline solution depend greatly on the various crystal orientations. The anisotropic etching behaviors in KOH solution and reasons of crystalline silicon are described. Effect of etching conditions such as etching temperature and KOH concentration of the alkaline solution on height of the micro-protuberances has been described.展开更多
Elucidating the structure-activity relationship in electrocatalysis is of fundamental interest for electrochemical energy conversion and storage.However,the heterogeneity in the surface structure of electrocatalysts,i...Elucidating the structure-activity relationship in electrocatalysis is of fundamental interest for electrochemical energy conversion and storage.However,the heterogeneity in the surface structure of electrocatalysts,including the presence of various facets,poses an analytical challenge in revealing the true structure-activity relationship because the activity is conventionally measured on ensemble,resulting in an averaged activity that cannot be unequivocally associated with a single structural motif.Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy(SECCM)[1]combined with colocalized electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)offers a direct way to reveal the correlative local electrochemical and structural information.Herein,we measured the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)activity on Ag and its dependence on the crystal orientation.From the combined EBSD and SECCM mapping,it is found that Ag grains closer to{111}show a higher exchange current density,while those closer to{110}show a lower Tafel slope.The Tafel slope is also found to decrease with the step density increase.The ability to measure the electrocatalytic activity under a high mass-transfer rate allows us to reveal the activity difference at a high current density(up to 200 mA/cm^(2)).The approach reported here can be expanded to other systems to reveal the nature of active sites of electrocatalysis.展开更多
A novel technique was used to fabricate three-dimensional photonic crystals with superlattices. The super structure was fabricated by assembling monodispersed microspheres in the grooves of the scales of morpho butter...A novel technique was used to fabricate three-dimensional photonic crystals with superlattices. The super structure was fabricated by assembling monodispersed microspheres in the grooves of the scales of morpho butterfly, which makes the photonic crystal being composed of two kinds of different photonic structures (natural groove structure of butterfly wing and artificial microspherical colloids arrangement). The superstructural photonic crystal exhibits some unique optical properties different from both the butterfly wing and the colloidal crystal. The approach exhibited here provides a new way for fabricate photonic crystals with superlattices.展开更多
We present a numerical gas phase reaction model for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon(μc-Si:H) films from SiH4 and H2 gas mixtures with plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD).Under the typical μc-Si:H ...We present a numerical gas phase reaction model for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon(μc-Si:H) films from SiH4 and H2 gas mixtures with plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD).Under the typical μc-Si:H deposition conditions,the concentrations of the species in the plasma are calculated and the effects of silane fraction(SF=[SiH4]/[H2+SiH4]) are investigated.The results show that SiH3 is the key precursor for μc-Si:H films growth,and other neutral radicals,such as Si2H5,Si2H4 and SiH2,may play some roles in the film deposition.With the silane fraction increasing,the precursor concentration increases,but H atom concentration decreases rapidly,which results in the lower H/SiH3 ratio.展开更多
Electro-deposition, electrical activation, thermal oxidation, and reactive ion sputtering are the four primary methods to fabricate iridium oxide film. Among these methods, reactive ion sputtering is a commonly used m...Electro-deposition, electrical activation, thermal oxidation, and reactive ion sputtering are the four primary methods to fabricate iridium oxide film. Among these methods, reactive ion sputtering is a commonly used method in standard micro-fabrication processes. In different sputtering conditions, the component, texture, and electrochemistry character of iridium oxide varies considerably. To fabricate the iridium oxide film compatible with the wafer-level processing of neural electrodes, the quality of iridium oxide film must be able to withstand the mechanical and chemical impact of post-processing, and simultaneously achieve good performance as a neural electrode. In this study, parameters of sputtering were researched and developed to achieve a balance between mechanical stability and good electrochemical characteristics of iridium oxide film on electrode. Iridium oxide fabricating process combined with fabrication flow of silicon electrodes, at wafer-level, is introduced to produce silicon based planar iridium oxide neural electrodes. Compared with bare gold electrodes, iridium oxide electrodes fabricated with this method exhibit particularly good electrochemical stability, low impedance of 386 kW at 1 kH z, high safe charge storage capacity of 3.2 m C/cm^2, and good impedance consistency of less than 25% fluctuation.展开更多
The grain boundaries(GBs) in continuous films or domains of MoS2 are vital to its optical and electrical properties. Almost all previous approaches for GBs visualization are based on microscopy and spectroscopy and ...The grain boundaries(GBs) in continuous films or domains of MoS2 are vital to its optical and electrical properties. Almost all previous approaches for GBs visualization are based on microscopy and spectroscopy and only effective for domains with less than several micrometers in size. Here we report a simple method for the visualization of large GBs in MoS2 surface by optical microscope. Gold was deposited on the MoS2 grown by chemical vapor deposition,and then the GBs could be observed by optical microscope.Upon gold deposition on MoS2, the entire GBs of large-area MoS2 were clearly visualized using this method. To verify the result, the GBs were also characterized via scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. It showed the small particles of gold were clustered together on GBs, which had a larger binding energy than the inner regions. The method is universal and allows for the nondestructive identification of the GBs in any two dimensional materials with large area.展开更多
Atomically thin solid-state channels enabling selective molecular transport could potentially be used in a variety of separation and energy conversion applications.The density of channels,their height,distance and edg...Atomically thin solid-state channels enabling selective molecular transport could potentially be used in a variety of separation and energy conversion applications.The density of channels,their height,distance and edge structure are the key factors that dramatically impact the selective transport performance.However,such channels with small constrictions and atomic precision have been limited to proof-ofconcept demonstrations based on microscale two-dimensional(2D)crystal stripes.Here,we report the engineering of highly ordered,scalable monolayer graphene crystallite arrays by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)method with a modified anisotropic etching approach.The size,shape,distance and edge structure of the graphene crystallite arrays in a large area could be delicately controlled through tailoring the synthetic parameters.This array structure can act as pillars to prop up a smooth single-crystal graphene film,and the fabricated integrated angstrom-size(3.4A)channels allow water transport but exclude hydrated ions,demonstrating potential in selective ionic sieving and nanofiltration practice.展开更多
A series of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) p-layers for back surface field in crystalline silicon solar cells were deposited on glass substrates by the developed large area (45 cm×45 cm) pl...A series of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) p-layers for back surface field in crystalline silicon solar cells were deposited on glass substrates by the developed large area (45 cm×45 cm) plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition processor operating at 13.56 MHz and various values of source gas trimethylboron (TMB) to H2 flowratio. The influence of deposition parameters on the large area p-layer performance was intensively studied, as well as the thin film uniformity, optical, electrical and structural performances by Raman, PTIR, Ellipsometry, etc. Arrhenius and Tauc plots were used to discuss the μc-Si:H thin film's activation energy and the defects state distribution. When amorphous-microcrystalline transition state was obtained, the deposited p-doped μc-Si:H layers showed specific resistance of 38.3 Ω^-1cm1 at the flowratio of 0.66% and high crystallinity of 45%-50% with no further treatment. The effect of source gas flowratio, deposition rate, and source gas partial pressure on μc-Si:H thin film's performance was also investigated.展开更多
In this paper, we tion (SHJ) solar cells with prepared silicon heterojunc- the structure of p-c-Si/i-a- SiOx:H/n-μc-SiOx:H (a-SiOx:H, oxygen rich amorphous silicon oxide; μc-SiOx:H, microcrystalline silicon o...In this paper, we tion (SHJ) solar cells with prepared silicon heterojunc- the structure of p-c-Si/i-a- SiOx:H/n-μc-SiOx:H (a-SiOx:H, oxygen rich amorphous silicon oxide; μc-SiOx:H, microcrystalline silicon oxide) by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. The influence of the n-μc-SiOx:H emitter thickness on the heterointerface passivation in SHJ solar cells was investi- gated. With increasing thickness, the crystallinity of the emitter as well as its dark conductivity increases. Mean- while, the effective minority carrier lifetime (teff) of the SHJ solar cell precursors at low injection level shows a pronounced increase trend, implying that an improved field effect passivation is introduced as the emitter is deposited. And, an increased μTelf is also observed at entire injection level due to the interfacial chemical passivation improved by the hydrogen diffusion along with the emitter deposition. Based on the analysis on the external quantum effi- ciency of the SHJ solar cells, it can be expected that the high efficient SHJ solar cells could be obtained by improving the heterointerface passivation and optimizing the emitter deposition process.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51801079, 52001140)。
文摘In order to enhance the mechanical properties of the selective laser-melted(SLM) high-Mg content AlSiMg1.4 alloy,the Zr element was introduced.The influence of Zr alloying on the processability,microstructure,and mechanical properties of the alloy was systematically investigated through performing microstructure analysis and tensile testing.It was demonstrated that the SLM-fabricated AlSiMg1.4-Zr alloy exhibited high process stability with a relative density of over 99.5% at various process parameters.Besides,the strong grain refinement induced by the primary Al3Zr particle during the melt solidification process simultaneously enhanced both the strength and plasticity of the alloy.The values for the yield strength,ultimate tensile strength,and elongation of the SLM-fabricated AlSiMg1.4-Zr were(343±3) MPa,(485±4) MPa,and(10.2±0.2)%,respectively,demonstrating good strengthplasticity synergy in comparison to the AlSiMg1.4 and other Al-Si-based alloys fabricated by SLM.
文摘A series of microcrystalline silicon thin films were fabricated by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD) at different silane concentrations in a P chamber. Through analysis of the structural and electrical properties of these materials,we conclude that the photosensitivity slightly decreased then increased as the silane concentration increased,while the crystalline volume fraction indicates the opposite change. Results of XRD indicate that thin films have a (220) preferable orientation under certain conditions. Microcrystalline silicon solar cells with conversion efficiency 4. 7% and micromorph tandem solar cells 8.5% were fabricated by VHF-PECVD (p layer and i layer of microcrystalline silicon solar cells were deposited in P chamber), respectively.
基金financial supports from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016-YFB0300801)the State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing of Central South University,China(No.ZZYJKT2020-03)the National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology for National Defence on High-strength Lightweight Structural Materials of China(No.20190104)。
文摘The correlations among the corrosion behaviour,grain-boundary microchemistry,and Zn content in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys were studied using stress corrosion cracking(SCC)and intergranular corrosion(IGC)tests,combined with scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and high-angle angular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy(HAADF-STEM)microstructural examinations.The results showed that the tensile strength enhancement of high Zn-containing Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys was mainly attributed to the high density nano-scale matrix precipitates.The SCC plateau velocity for the alloy with 11.0 wt.%Zn was about an order of magnitude greater than that of the alloy with 7.9 wt.%Zn,which was mainly associated with Zn enrichment in grain boundary precipitates and wide precipitates-free zones.The SCC mechanisms of different Zn-containing alloys were discussed based on fracture features,grain-boundary microchemistry,and electrochemical properties.
基金supported by the KMB project (193179/I40) in NorwayThe financial support by the Research Council of Norway and the industrialpartners, Hydro Aluminium and Sapa Technology
文摘Microstructural evolution of a cold-rolled Al-Mn-Fe-Si alloy during annealing was studied. Except the as-cast variant, two other different homogenizations were considered, one gave a high density of fine dispersiods providing a considerable Zener drag influencing the softening behavior while the other gave a lower density of coarser dispersoid structure providing a much smaller drag effect. The gradual microstructural evolutions during annealing for the three variants were captured by interrupting annealing at different time. Effects of microchemistry state on recrystallization kinetics, recrystallized grain structure and texture were characterized by EBSD. It is demonstrated that the actual softening kinetics, final microstructure and texture are a result of delicate balance between processing condition and microchemistry state. Strong concurrent precipitation takes place in the case with high concentration of Mn in solid solution, which suppresses nucleation and retards recrystallization and finally leads to grain structure of coarse elongated grains dominated by a P texture component together with a ND-rotated cube component. On the contrary, when solute content of Mn is low and pre-existing dispersoids are relatively coarser, faster recrystallization kinetics is exhibited together with an equiaxed grain structure with mainly cube texture.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51801009,52071005)the Youth Talent Support Program of Beihang University,China(No.YWF-21-BJ-J-1143)Shuangyiliu Fund of Beihang University,China(No.030810)。
文摘Single-layer and multilayer laser additive manufacturing(LAM)for TC11 alloy with different Nd additions was conducted and the effect of Nd addition on microstructure and properties was studied.With the addition of Nd,the aspect ratio of melting pools of single-layer specimens increases and the columnar-to-equiaxed transition occurs.The originalβgrain size andαplate width of TC11−1.0Nd are significantly reduced compared with those of pure TC11 specimens.It is proposed that the evenly distributed fine Nd_(2)O_(3) precipitates of about 1.51μm are formed preferentially during rapid solidification of melting pool,and they serve as heterogeneous nucleation particles to refine the microstructure in the subsequent solidification and solid-state phase transformation.Due to the multiple effects of Nd on the microstructure,the ultimate tensile strength of TC11−1.0Nd increases,while the yield strength,ductility and microhardness decrease compared with those of pure TC11.
基金Science and Technical Development Foundation of Colleges and Universities,Tianjin,China(No.20050511)Development Program of Science & Technology of Tianjin,China(No.06TXTJJC14400)Key Item of TianjinPolytechnic University(No.20060526)
文摘The microenapsulated polyethylene glycol (PEG) with different molecular weight by a fluidized coating method has been prepared and the crystallization behaviors of PEG particles in three-dimensional confined vohume were investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurement. The results showed that the width of the crystallization peak of PEG increases and its height gradually diminishes in case that the PEG particles are microencapsulated. Compared with the non-microencapsulated PEG particles, the proportion of the first crystallization peak of microencapsulated PEG particle increases, and that of the second one decreases. The reason for the difference maybe is that the crystallization process of microencapsulated PEG particles is uniform and the crystallization ends when the spherulites touch the wall, thus the opportunity of producing the second crystallization peak was relatively reduced.
基金Sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.20271019), the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (Grant No.B200504) and the Education Department Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (Grant No.11511270).
文摘AFM is used for forming silicon dioxide as a layer (mask) on the silicon wafer surface (100) during the cutting process in ambient atmosphere. The silicon dioxide is made through reaction of silicon and oxygen in the atmosphere. As a result of the anisotropic behavior of single crystalline silicon, the etching rates in alkaline solution depend greatly on the various crystal orientations. The anisotropic etching behaviors in KOH solution and reasons of crystalline silicon are described. Effect of etching conditions such as etching temperature and KOH concentration of the alkaline solution on height of the micro-protuberances has been described.
基金sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and the Army Research Office and was accomplished under Grant Number W911NF-20-1-0304
文摘Elucidating the structure-activity relationship in electrocatalysis is of fundamental interest for electrochemical energy conversion and storage.However,the heterogeneity in the surface structure of electrocatalysts,including the presence of various facets,poses an analytical challenge in revealing the true structure-activity relationship because the activity is conventionally measured on ensemble,resulting in an averaged activity that cannot be unequivocally associated with a single structural motif.Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy(SECCM)[1]combined with colocalized electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)offers a direct way to reveal the correlative local electrochemical and structural information.Herein,we measured the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)activity on Ag and its dependence on the crystal orientation.From the combined EBSD and SECCM mapping,it is found that Ag grains closer to{111}show a higher exchange current density,while those closer to{110}show a lower Tafel slope.The Tafel slope is also found to decrease with the step density increase.The ability to measure the electrocatalytic activity under a high mass-transfer rate allows us to reveal the activity difference at a high current density(up to 200 mA/cm^(2)).The approach reported here can be expanded to other systems to reveal the nature of active sites of electrocatalysis.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 90401018) and Ministry of Education (Grant No. 20040286024)
文摘A novel technique was used to fabricate three-dimensional photonic crystals with superlattices. The super structure was fabricated by assembling monodispersed microspheres in the grooves of the scales of morpho butterfly, which makes the photonic crystal being composed of two kinds of different photonic structures (natural groove structure of butterfly wing and artificial microspherical colloids arrangement). The superstructural photonic crystal exhibits some unique optical properties different from both the butterfly wing and the colloidal crystal. The approach exhibited here provides a new way for fabricate photonic crystals with superlattices.
基金supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (No.2006CB202601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51007082)the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (No.072300410080)
文摘We present a numerical gas phase reaction model for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon(μc-Si:H) films from SiH4 and H2 gas mixtures with plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD).Under the typical μc-Si:H deposition conditions,the concentrations of the species in the plasma are calculated and the effects of silane fraction(SF=[SiH4]/[H2+SiH4]) are investigated.The results show that SiH3 is the key precursor for μc-Si:H films growth,and other neutral radicals,such as Si2H5,Si2H4 and SiH2,may play some roles in the film deposition.With the silane fraction increasing,the precursor concentration increases,but H atom concentration decreases rapidly,which results in the lower H/SiH3 ratio.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61335010,61275145,61275200&61275145)the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China("863"Project)(Grant No.2013AA032204)+1 种基金the Brain Vanguard Technology Crossover Cooperation Projects of Chinese Academy of Sciences(GrantNo.KJZD-EW-L11-01)the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals
文摘Electro-deposition, electrical activation, thermal oxidation, and reactive ion sputtering are the four primary methods to fabricate iridium oxide film. Among these methods, reactive ion sputtering is a commonly used method in standard micro-fabrication processes. In different sputtering conditions, the component, texture, and electrochemistry character of iridium oxide varies considerably. To fabricate the iridium oxide film compatible with the wafer-level processing of neural electrodes, the quality of iridium oxide film must be able to withstand the mechanical and chemical impact of post-processing, and simultaneously achieve good performance as a neural electrode. In this study, parameters of sputtering were researched and developed to achieve a balance between mechanical stability and good electrochemical characteristics of iridium oxide film on electrode. Iridium oxide fabricating process combined with fabrication flow of silicon electrodes, at wafer-level, is introduced to produce silicon based planar iridium oxide neural electrodes. Compared with bare gold electrodes, iridium oxide electrodes fabricated with this method exhibit particularly good electrochemical stability, low impedance of 386 kW at 1 kH z, high safe charge storage capacity of 3.2 m C/cm^2, and good impedance consistency of less than 25% fluctuation.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB12010000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21573253)
文摘The grain boundaries(GBs) in continuous films or domains of MoS2 are vital to its optical and electrical properties. Almost all previous approaches for GBs visualization are based on microscopy and spectroscopy and only effective for domains with less than several micrometers in size. Here we report a simple method for the visualization of large GBs in MoS2 surface by optical microscope. Gold was deposited on the MoS2 grown by chemical vapor deposition,and then the GBs could be observed by optical microscope.Upon gold deposition on MoS2, the entire GBs of large-area MoS2 were clearly visualized using this method. To verify the result, the GBs were also characterized via scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. It showed the small particles of gold were clustered together on GBs, which had a larger binding energy than the inner regions. The method is universal and allows for the nondestructive identification of the GBs in any two dimensional materials with large area.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51772110,61890940)。
文摘Atomically thin solid-state channels enabling selective molecular transport could potentially be used in a variety of separation and energy conversion applications.The density of channels,their height,distance and edge structure are the key factors that dramatically impact the selective transport performance.However,such channels with small constrictions and atomic precision have been limited to proof-ofconcept demonstrations based on microscale two-dimensional(2D)crystal stripes.Here,we report the engineering of highly ordered,scalable monolayer graphene crystallite arrays by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)method with a modified anisotropic etching approach.The size,shape,distance and edge structure of the graphene crystallite arrays in a large area could be delicately controlled through tailoring the synthetic parameters.This array structure can act as pillars to prop up a smooth single-crystal graphene film,and the fabricated integrated angstrom-size(3.4A)channels allow water transport but exclude hydrated ions,demonstrating potential in selective ionic sieving and nanofiltration practice.
基金supported by the National "863" Project of China (Grant No.2006AA05Z409)the "Kaisi" Oversea R&D Schol-arship of Sun Yat-sen University
文摘A series of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) p-layers for back surface field in crystalline silicon solar cells were deposited on glass substrates by the developed large area (45 cm×45 cm) plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition processor operating at 13.56 MHz and various values of source gas trimethylboron (TMB) to H2 flowratio. The influence of deposition parameters on the large area p-layer performance was intensively studied, as well as the thin film uniformity, optical, electrical and structural performances by Raman, PTIR, Ellipsometry, etc. Arrhenius and Tauc plots were used to discuss the μc-Si:H thin film's activation energy and the defects state distribution. When amorphous-microcrystalline transition state was obtained, the deposited p-doped μc-Si:H layers showed specific resistance of 38.3 Ω^-1cm1 at the flowratio of 0.66% and high crystallinity of 45%-50% with no further treatment. The effect of source gas flowratio, deposition rate, and source gas partial pressure on μc-Si:H thin film's performance was also investigated.
文摘In this paper, we tion (SHJ) solar cells with prepared silicon heterojunc- the structure of p-c-Si/i-a- SiOx:H/n-μc-SiOx:H (a-SiOx:H, oxygen rich amorphous silicon oxide; μc-SiOx:H, microcrystalline silicon oxide) by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. The influence of the n-μc-SiOx:H emitter thickness on the heterointerface passivation in SHJ solar cells was investi- gated. With increasing thickness, the crystallinity of the emitter as well as its dark conductivity increases. Mean- while, the effective minority carrier lifetime (teff) of the SHJ solar cell precursors at low injection level shows a pronounced increase trend, implying that an improved field effect passivation is introduced as the emitter is deposited. And, an increased μTelf is also observed at entire injection level due to the interfacial chemical passivation improved by the hydrogen diffusion along with the emitter deposition. Based on the analysis on the external quantum effi- ciency of the SHJ solar cells, it can be expected that the high efficient SHJ solar cells could be obtained by improving the heterointerface passivation and optimizing the emitter deposition process.