An optical-coding technique for microfluidic flow cytometers to detect forward scattering and large angle scattering signals that can be used to differentiate beads and cells.
An optical-coding technique for microfluidic flow cytometers to detect forward scattering and large angle scattering signals that can be used to differentiate beads and cells.
This paper presents a PDMS micro through-hole molding method by simple soft lithography process in which the surface of a master mold and a substrate is treated by atmospheric CH 4 /He RF plasma to feature hydrophobic...
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This paper presents a PDMS micro through-hole molding method by simple soft lithography process in which the surface of a master mold and a substrate is treated by atmospheric CH 4 /He RF plasma to feature hydrophobic property on the surface. Rectangular and circular-shaped PDMS micro through-hole layers are made by the proposed fabrication method. As one of the applications of the PDMS micro through-hole layer for multi-layered systems, a radial concentration gradient generator including a micro through-hole layer is constructed and its performance is tested. The micro through-holes fabricated by the proposed method are well-defined. The concentration gradients measured in radial directions are in a similar level. Also, the tearing problem, which is often happened in spin-coating and lift-off molding methods, is not observed during the fabrication process of the PDMS micro through-holes. Therefore, we believe that the proposed fabrication method contributes to improve the technology for PDMS through-hole fabrication.
We have investigated the MOVPE growth of In x Ga 1-x As metamorphic buffer layer (MBL) structures with a focus on techniques to improve the surface morphology and determine the influence of morphology on subsequently ...
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We have investigated the MOVPE growth of In x Ga 1-x As metamorphic buffer layer (MBL) structures with a focus on techniques to improve the surface morphology and determine the influence of morphology on subsequently grown single-junction device structures. To improve the surface roughness of the underlying MBL, Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is employed and MOVPE regrowth of single-junction (SJ) solar cells on top of the polished surface is performed. AFM image analysis indicates the CMP process is effective in reducing the step-graded In x Ga 1-x As MBL surface roughness from ~7-10 nm (as-grown) to 2.3 nm post CMP. A post-CMP ozone/HF treatment was found to be effective in removing silica residue remaining on the surface from the CMP process, allowing for the growth of films on top of the MBL surface subjected to CMP. Improved short circuit current density (J sc ) and external quantum efficiency (QE) were obtained from SJ (1eV) devices which employ the CMP process compared with those on as-grown MBLs.
In this paper, we review various LTPS backplane technologies based on laser-crystallization and other related methods that have been applied to AMLCD and AMOLED displays. The TFT performances obtained by different mel...
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(纸本)9781618390967
In this paper, we review various LTPS backplane technologies based on laser-crystallization and other related methods that have been applied to AMLCD and AMOLED displays. The TFT performances obtained by different melt-mediated crystallization methods with excimer laser and solid phase crystallization will be compared. The technical issues of the image quality and the resolution will be discussed.
The crystal structure of PrCoO3 has been studied with high-resolution neutron powder diffraction and pair-distribution-function analysis in the temperature range from 12–600 K. The compound has the orthorhombic (Pbnm...
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The crystal structure of PrCoO3 has been studied with high-resolution neutron powder diffraction and pair-distribution-function analysis in the temperature range from 12–600 K. The compound has the orthorhombic (Pbnm) perovskite structure over the entire temperature range. The temperature dependence of the average Co-O bond length shows clear anomalies near 60 K and 200 K where anomalous temperature dependencies of thermal conductivity and magnetic susceptibility have been reported. The data show a constant intermediate-spin-state fraction within 60
Nitride-based blue-light-emitting diodes having a moth-eye structure were fabricated on the backside of a 6H-SiC substrate. The light extraction efficiency and the corresponding output power were increased by 3.8 time...
Nitride-based blue-light-emitting diodes having a moth-eye structure were fabricated on the backside of a 6H-SiC substrate. The light extraction efficiency and the corresponding output power were increased by 3.8 times compared with those of an LED having the conventional structure. The results of theoretical analysis agree with these findings.
We report the origin of the effect of nanoscale confinement on the local viscosity of entangled polystyrene (PS) films at temperatures far above the glass transition temperature. By using marker x-ray photon correlati...
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We report the origin of the effect of nanoscale confinement on the local viscosity of entangled polystyrene (PS) films at temperatures far above the glass transition temperature. By using marker x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy with gold nanoparticles embedded in the PS films prepared on solid substrates, we have determined the local viscosity as a function of the distance from the polymer-substrate interface. The results show the impact of a very thin adsorbed layer (∼7 nm in thickness) even without specific interactions of the polymer with the substrate, overcoming the effect of a surface mobile layer at the air-polymer interface and thereby resulting in a significant increase in the local viscosity as approaching the substrate interface.
It has been a challenge to achieve high efficiency organic photovoltaics (OPV) that absorb long wavelength solar radiation without incurring unacceptable reductions in open circuit voltage (V_(oc)) or charge separatio...
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(纸本)9781424499663
It has been a challenge to achieve high efficiency organic photovoltaics (OPV) that absorb long wavelength solar radiation without incurring unacceptable reductions in open circuit voltage (V_(oc)) or charge separation efficiency. Based on the parent structure of the 2, 4-bis[4-(N, N-diisobutylamino)-2,6-dihydroxyphenyl] squaraine (SQ), we have increased V_(oc) using a family of highly near-infrared absorbing SQs, achieving values as high as 0.94 V. These SQ donors are: 2, 4-bis[4-(N-Phenyl-1-naphthylamino)-2,6-dihydroxyphenyl] squaraine (1-NPSQ),2,4-bis[4-(N,N-diphenylamino)-2,6 dihydroxyphenyl] squaraine (DPSQ), 2,4-bis[4-(N,N-diphenylamino)-2,6-dihydroxyphenyl] asymmetric squaraine (DPASQ). The spin-cast SQ, 1-NPSQ, DPSQ and DPASQ donors are then coated with the acceptor C_(60) to form bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells that take advantage of their exceptionally high absorption coefficient and nanocrystalline morphology to overcome the short diffusion length characteristic of these materials. Combined with a high short-circuit current density (J_(sc)=10.6 mA/cm~2) and high fill factor (FF=0.64), the optimized 1-NPSQ/C_(60) photovoltaic cells with 1-NPSQ annealed at elevated temperature have a power conversion efficiency of η_p as high as 6.0% (correcting for solar mismatch) at 1 sun (AM 1.5G) simulated solar illumination, which to our knowledge is the highest efficiency reported to date for small molecule OPVs.
Nanoindentations were created in the GaAs(100) surface to act as strain centers for the controlled nucleation and patterning of InAs quantum dots. A systematic approach is taken to understand the indent deformation pr...
Nanoindentations were created in the GaAs(100) surface to act as strain centers for the controlled nucleation and patterning of InAs quantum dots. A systematic approach is taken to understand the indent deformation processes that may lead to precision patterning capabilities for a broad range of nanostructures. Indents were generated using loads below 450 μN with a sharp cube corner indenter. Site-specific cross-sectional thinning of nanoindents (down to 100 nm in size) has been achieved using the in-situ ‘lift-out’ technique. This allowed for observation of subsurface deformation by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The crystal was observed to deform solely by dislocation activity with no evidence of amorphization, twinning, fracture, or phase transformation. It is shown that the single phase deformation of GaAs can be well characterized and controlled, which should allow for exploitation of the dislocation strain field to bias nucleation of self-assembled quantum dots.
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