Al/conductive coating/α-Pb O2-Ce O2-Ti O2/β-PbO 2-MnO 2-WC-Zr O2 composite electrode material was prepared on Al/conductive coating/α-PbO 2-Ce O2-Ti O2 substrate by electrochemical oxidation co-deposition technique...Al/conductive coating/α-Pb O2-Ce O2-Ti O2/β-PbO 2-MnO 2-WC-Zr O2 composite electrode material was prepared on Al/conductive coating/α-PbO 2-Ce O2-Ti O2 substrate by electrochemical oxidation co-deposition technique. The effects of current density on the chemical composition, electrocatalytic activity, and stability of the composite anode material were investigated by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDXS), anode polarization curves, quasi-stationary polarization(Tafel) curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and X-ray diffraction(XRD). Results reveal that the composite electrode obtained at 1 A/dm2 possesses the lowest overpotential(0.610 V at 500 A/m2) for oxygen evolution, the best electrocatalytic activity, the longest service life(360 h at 40 °C in 150 g/L H2SO4 solution under 2 A/cm2), and the lowest cell voltage(2.75 V at 500 A/m2). Furthermore, with increasing current density, the coating exhibits grain growth and the decrease of content of Mn O2. Only a slight effect on crystalline structure is observed.展开更多
The ambient electrical conductivity (AEC) of carbon cathode materials was investigated in respect to their open porosity, crystal structure and graphite content using hydrostatic method, four-probe technique and X-ray...The ambient electrical conductivity (AEC) of carbon cathode materials was investigated in respect to their open porosity, crystal structure and graphite content using hydrostatic method, four-probe technique and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The AEC is proportional to the specific conductivity (σ0) and the exponential of (1?ε) (ε is porosity) by a quasi-uniform formula based on the percolation theory. Theσ0 can reflect the intrinsic conductivity of the carbon cathodes free of pores, and it depends on the mean crystallite size parallel to the layer (002). The exponentn is dependent on the materials nature of the cathode aggregates, while an averaged value, 4.65, can practically work well with 5 types of cathode materials. The calculation ofσ0 can be extended to the graphitic cathodes containing different aggregates using the simple rule of mixture.展开更多
A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical...A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical bonding states, phase composition and electrochemical properties of each deposited sample were studied by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction, microhardness indentation, and electrochemical analysis. Results show that the average grain size of diamond and the growth rate decrease with increasing the B/C ratio. The diamond films exhibit excellent adhesion under Vickers microhardness testing (9.8 N load). The sample with 2% B/C ratio has a wider potential window and a lower background current as well as a faster redox reaction rate in H2SO4 solution and KFe(CN)6 redox system compared with other doping level electrodes.展开更多
Based on a short anode GTO structure (SA-GTO),a novel GTO structure called an injection efficiency controlled gate turn off thyristor (IEC-GTO) is proposed,in which the injection efficiency can be controlled via a...Based on a short anode GTO structure (SA-GTO),a novel GTO structure called an injection efficiency controlled gate turn off thyristor (IEC-GTO) is proposed,in which the injection efficiency can be controlled via an additional thin oxide layer located in the short anode contact region. The forward blocking, conducting, and switching characteristics are analyzed and compared with an SA-GTO and conventional GTO. The results show that the IEC-GTO can obtain a better trade-off relation between on-state and turn-off characteristics. Additionally,the width of the oxide layer covering the anode region and the doping concentration of the anode region are optimized, the process feasibility is analyzed, and a realization scheme is given. The results show that the introduction of an oxide layer would not increase the complexity of process of the IEC-GTO.展开更多
An IGBT subcircuit model is proposed and optimized,which is fully SPICE compatible.Based on analytical equations describing the semiconductor device physics,the model parameters are extracted accurately from the measu...An IGBT subcircuit model is proposed and optimized,which is fully SPICE compatible.Based on analytical equations describing the semiconductor device physics,the model parameters are extracted accurately from the measured data without device destruction.The IGBT n - layer conductivity modulated resistor is effectively modeled as a voltage controlled resistor.The proposed model can be used to accurately predict the IGBT output I-V characteristics and low current gain etc.The simulation results are verified by the comparison with measurements and found to be in good agreement with them.The error in average is within 8%,which is better than the results of semi-mathematical models reported previously.展开更多
The fabrication and characterization of a Schottky-emitter heterojunction-collector UV-enhanced bipolar phototransistor (SHBT) are presented. The luminescence peak of the ZnO film is observed at 371nm in the PL spec...The fabrication and characterization of a Schottky-emitter heterojunction-collector UV-enhanced bipolar phototransistor (SHBT) are presented. The luminescence peak of the ZnO film is observed at 371nm in the PL spectrum. The sensitivity of the ultraviolet response from 200 to 400nm is enhanced noticeably, and the spectrum response at wavelengths longer than 400nm is also retained, The experiments show that the Au/n-ZnO/p-Si SHBT UV enhanced phototransistor enhances the sensitivity of the ultraviolet response noticeably. The UV response sensitivity at 370nm of the phototransistor is 5-10 times that of a ZnO/Si heterojunction UV enhanced photodiode.展开更多
An organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) with an OTS/SiO2 bilayer gate insulator and a MoO3/AI electrode configuration between gate insulator and source/drain electrodes has been investigated. A thermally grown SiO2 l...An organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) with an OTS/SiO2 bilayer gate insulator and a MoO3/AI electrode configuration between gate insulator and source/drain electrodes has been investigated. A thermally grown SiO2 layer is used as the OTFT gate dielectric and copper phthalocyanine(CuPc) is used as an active layer. This OTS/SiO2 bilayer gate insulator configuration increases the field-effect mobility, reduces the threshold voltage, and improves the on/off ratio simultaneously. The device with a MoO3/Al electrode has shown similar Ids compared to the device with an Au electrode at the same gate voltage. Our results indicate that using a double-layer of electrodes and a double-layer of insulators is an effective way to improve OTFT performance.展开更多
A novel SnO2-based gas anode was developed for aluminum electrolysis in molten cryolite at 850 °C to reduce energy consumption and decrease CO2 emissions. Hydrogen was introduced into the anode, participating in...A novel SnO2-based gas anode was developed for aluminum electrolysis in molten cryolite at 850 °C to reduce energy consumption and decrease CO2 emissions. Hydrogen was introduced into the anode, participating in the anode reaction. Carbon and aluminum were used as the cathode and reference electrodes, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry was applied in the cell to investigate the electrochemical behavior of oxygen ion on platinum and SnO2-based materials. The potential for oxygen evolution on these electrode materials was determined. Then, galvanostatic electrolysis was performed on the gas anode, showing a significant depolarization effect (a decrease of ~0.8 V of the anode potential) after the introduction of hydrogen, compared with no gas introduction or the introduction of argon. The results indicate the involvement of hydrogen in the anode reaction (three-phase-boundary reaction including gas, electrolyte and electrode) and give the possibility for the utilization of reducing gas anodes for aluminum electrolysis.展开更多
Presented is design concept for key parameters o f the reverse conducting gate commutated thyristor (RC-GCT),such as the thickness and concentration of n-base region and the transparent anode region,and the wi dth o...Presented is design concept for key parameters o f the reverse conducting gate commutated thyristor (RC-GCT),such as the thickness and concentration of n-base region and the transparent anode region,and the wi dth of separation region between asymmetric GCT and PIN diode.A structure model of the RC-GCT is set up based on the design concept and its characteristics are analyzed.The simulation results show the design concept is reasonable.展开更多
A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It adopts a new on-chip bias circuit, which not only avoids the instability of the direct current bias caused by the change in the...A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It adopts a new on-chip bias circuit, which not only avoids the instability of the direct current bias caused by the change in the power supply and temperature, but also compensates deviations caused by the increase in input power. The bias circuit is a current-mirror configuration, and the feedback circuit helps to maintain bias voltage at a constant level. The gain of the feedback circuit is improved by the addition of a non-inverting amplifier within the feedback circuit. A shunt capacitor at the base node of the active bias transistor enhances the linearity of the PA. The chip is fabricated in an InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) process. Measured results exhibit a 26. 6-dBm output compression point, 33.6% power-added efficiency (PAE) and - 40.2 dBc adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) for wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA) applications.展开更多
The dependence of the Recombination- Generation( R- G) current on the bulk trap characteristics and sili- con film structure in SOI lateral p+ p- n+ diode has been analyzed num erically by using the simulation tool,D...The dependence of the Recombination- Generation( R- G) current on the bulk trap characteristics and sili- con film structure in SOI lateral p+ p- n+ diode has been analyzed num erically by using the simulation tool,DESSIS- ISE.By varying the bulk trap characteristics such as the trap density and energy level spectrum systematically,the dependence of the R- G current on both of them has been dem onstrated in details.Moreover,the silicon film doping concentration and thickness are changed to make silicon body varies from the fully- depletion m ode into the partial- ly- depletion one.The influence of the transfer of silicon body characteristics on the R- G currenthas also been care- fully examined.A better understanding is obtained of the behavior of bulk trap R- G current in the SOI lateral gat- ed- diode.展开更多
基金Projects(51004056,51004057)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(KKZ6201152009)supported by the Opening Foundation of Key Laboratory of Inorganic Coating Materials,Chinese Academy of Sciences+2 种基金Project(2010ZC052)supported by the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province,ChinaProject(20125314110011)supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education,ChinaProject(2010247)supported by Analysis&Testing Foundation of Kunming University of Science and Technology,China
文摘Al/conductive coating/α-Pb O2-Ce O2-Ti O2/β-PbO 2-MnO 2-WC-Zr O2 composite electrode material was prepared on Al/conductive coating/α-PbO 2-Ce O2-Ti O2 substrate by electrochemical oxidation co-deposition technique. The effects of current density on the chemical composition, electrocatalytic activity, and stability of the composite anode material were investigated by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDXS), anode polarization curves, quasi-stationary polarization(Tafel) curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and X-ray diffraction(XRD). Results reveal that the composite electrode obtained at 1 A/dm2 possesses the lowest overpotential(0.610 V at 500 A/m2) for oxygen evolution, the best electrocatalytic activity, the longest service life(360 h at 40 °C in 150 g/L H2SO4 solution under 2 A/cm2), and the lowest cell voltage(2.75 V at 500 A/m2). Furthermore, with increasing current density, the coating exhibits grain growth and the decrease of content of Mn O2. Only a slight effect on crystalline structure is observed.
基金Project(20110006110003)supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of ChinaProject(51434005)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The ambient electrical conductivity (AEC) of carbon cathode materials was investigated in respect to their open porosity, crystal structure and graphite content using hydrostatic method, four-probe technique and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The AEC is proportional to the specific conductivity (σ0) and the exponential of (1?ε) (ε is porosity) by a quasi-uniform formula based on the percolation theory. Theσ0 can reflect the intrinsic conductivity of the carbon cathodes free of pores, and it depends on the mean crystallite size parallel to the layer (002). The exponentn is dependent on the materials nature of the cathode aggregates, while an averaged value, 4.65, can practically work well with 5 types of cathode materials. The calculation ofσ0 can be extended to the graphitic cathodes containing different aggregates using the simple rule of mixture.
基金Project(21271188)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2012M521541)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,China+2 种基金Project(2012QNZT002)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(20110933K)supported by the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy,ChinaProject(CSUZC2013016)supported by the Open-End Fund for Valuable and Precision Instruments of Central South University,China
文摘A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical bonding states, phase composition and electrochemical properties of each deposited sample were studied by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction, microhardness indentation, and electrochemical analysis. Results show that the average grain size of diamond and the growth rate decrease with increasing the B/C ratio. The diamond films exhibit excellent adhesion under Vickers microhardness testing (9.8 N load). The sample with 2% B/C ratio has a wider potential window and a lower background current as well as a faster redox reaction rate in H2SO4 solution and KFe(CN)6 redox system compared with other doping level electrodes.
文摘Based on a short anode GTO structure (SA-GTO),a novel GTO structure called an injection efficiency controlled gate turn off thyristor (IEC-GTO) is proposed,in which the injection efficiency can be controlled via an additional thin oxide layer located in the short anode contact region. The forward blocking, conducting, and switching characteristics are analyzed and compared with an SA-GTO and conventional GTO. The results show that the IEC-GTO can obtain a better trade-off relation between on-state and turn-off characteristics. Additionally,the width of the oxide layer covering the anode region and the doping concentration of the anode region are optimized, the process feasibility is analyzed, and a realization scheme is given. The results show that the introduction of an oxide layer would not increase the complexity of process of the IEC-GTO.
文摘An IGBT subcircuit model is proposed and optimized,which is fully SPICE compatible.Based on analytical equations describing the semiconductor device physics,the model parameters are extracted accurately from the measured data without device destruction.The IGBT n - layer conductivity modulated resistor is effectively modeled as a voltage controlled resistor.The proposed model can be used to accurately predict the IGBT output I-V characteristics and low current gain etc.The simulation results are verified by the comparison with measurements and found to be in good agreement with them.The error in average is within 8%,which is better than the results of semi-mathematical models reported previously.
文摘The fabrication and characterization of a Schottky-emitter heterojunction-collector UV-enhanced bipolar phototransistor (SHBT) are presented. The luminescence peak of the ZnO film is observed at 371nm in the PL spectrum. The sensitivity of the ultraviolet response from 200 to 400nm is enhanced noticeably, and the spectrum response at wavelengths longer than 400nm is also retained, The experiments show that the Au/n-ZnO/p-Si SHBT UV enhanced phototransistor enhances the sensitivity of the ultraviolet response noticeably. The UV response sensitivity at 370nm of the phototransistor is 5-10 times that of a ZnO/Si heterojunction UV enhanced photodiode.
文摘An organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) with an OTS/SiO2 bilayer gate insulator and a MoO3/AI electrode configuration between gate insulator and source/drain electrodes has been investigated. A thermally grown SiO2 layer is used as the OTFT gate dielectric and copper phthalocyanine(CuPc) is used as an active layer. This OTS/SiO2 bilayer gate insulator configuration increases the field-effect mobility, reduces the threshold voltage, and improves the on/off ratio simultaneously. The device with a MoO3/Al electrode has shown similar Ids compared to the device with an Au electrode at the same gate voltage. Our results indicate that using a double-layer of electrodes and a double-layer of insulators is an effective way to improve OTFT performance.
基金Project(51404001)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject([2014]1685)supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Education,China
文摘A novel SnO2-based gas anode was developed for aluminum electrolysis in molten cryolite at 850 °C to reduce energy consumption and decrease CO2 emissions. Hydrogen was introduced into the anode, participating in the anode reaction. Carbon and aluminum were used as the cathode and reference electrodes, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry was applied in the cell to investigate the electrochemical behavior of oxygen ion on platinum and SnO2-based materials. The potential for oxygen evolution on these electrode materials was determined. Then, galvanostatic electrolysis was performed on the gas anode, showing a significant depolarization effect (a decrease of ~0.8 V of the anode potential) after the introduction of hydrogen, compared with no gas introduction or the introduction of argon. The results indicate the involvement of hydrogen in the anode reaction (three-phase-boundary reaction including gas, electrolyte and electrode) and give the possibility for the utilization of reducing gas anodes for aluminum electrolysis.
文摘Presented is design concept for key parameters o f the reverse conducting gate commutated thyristor (RC-GCT),such as the thickness and concentration of n-base region and the transparent anode region,and the wi dth of separation region between asymmetric GCT and PIN diode.A structure model of the RC-GCT is set up based on the design concept and its characteristics are analyzed.The simulation results show the design concept is reasonable.
基金The National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2009AA01Z260)
文摘A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It adopts a new on-chip bias circuit, which not only avoids the instability of the direct current bias caused by the change in the power supply and temperature, but also compensates deviations caused by the increase in input power. The bias circuit is a current-mirror configuration, and the feedback circuit helps to maintain bias voltage at a constant level. The gain of the feedback circuit is improved by the addition of a non-inverting amplifier within the feedback circuit. A shunt capacitor at the base node of the active bias transistor enhances the linearity of the PA. The chip is fabricated in an InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) process. Measured results exhibit a 26. 6-dBm output compression point, 33.6% power-added efficiency (PAE) and - 40.2 dBc adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) for wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA) applications.
基金摩托罗拉和北京大学的联合研究项目!"Gated-Diode Method Application Development and Sensitivity Analysis"的资助 (合同号 :MSPSESTL
文摘The dependence of the Recombination- Generation( R- G) current on the bulk trap characteristics and sili- con film structure in SOI lateral p+ p- n+ diode has been analyzed num erically by using the simulation tool,DESSIS- ISE.By varying the bulk trap characteristics such as the trap density and energy level spectrum systematically,the dependence of the R- G current on both of them has been dem onstrated in details.Moreover,the silicon film doping concentration and thickness are changed to make silicon body varies from the fully- depletion m ode into the partial- ly- depletion one.The influence of the transfer of silicon body characteristics on the R- G currenthas also been care- fully examined.A better understanding is obtained of the behavior of bulk trap R- G current in the SOI lateral gat- ed- diode.