in this paper, we consider the problem of dynamically regulating the timing of traffic light controllers in busy cities. We use a Stochastic Fluid Model (SFM) to model the dynamics of the queues formed at an intersect...
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A study of thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown carbon nanotubes (CNTs) field emitters in a triode amplifier configuration is reported. The CNT transistor characteristics were examined by integrating gate and...
A study of thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown carbon nanotubes (CNTs) field emitters in a triode amplifier configuration is reported. The CNT transistor characteristics were examined by integrating gate and anode with CNT cathode in two structural forms, utilizing a TEM grid (transmission electron microscope specimen holder) as the gate electrode and a micropatterned CNT with self-aligned gate. The TEM-grid CNT triode displayed clearly gate-controlled current modulation behavior with distinct cutoff, linear, and saturation regions, and a reasonable gate turn-on field of ∼5.4V∕μm despite a large cathode-gate spacing of ∼120μm . The field emission result established the basic transistor characteristics of CNTs in a triode configuration. A CNT triode construct with a self-aligned gated fabrication technique was also developed to realize a monolithic triode structure with shorter gate-cathode spacing, lowering gate voltage, and enhancing emission current. The triode exhibited a significantly lower gate turn-on voltage of ∼40V , and gate-controlled modulation of the emission current. An anode current density of ∼30mA∕cm2 was achieved at a gate voltage of ∼80V and an anode voltage of ∼200V . The dc characteristics for both of the CNT triodes were investigated, including Ia versus Va for different Vg . Moreover, dc parameters such as transconductance, amplification factors, and anode resistance of the triode amplifier were determined. The CNT triodes exhibited useful amplification factor and high output impedance.
The stringent requirements on size and power consumption constrain the conventional hearing aid devices from providing the patients an economic and user friendly solution, specifically for better noise cancellation. W...
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Although wireless hearing aid systems have been proposed by several research groups, no viable whole-system simulation results have been reported so far for better evaluation of this advanced hearing device. In this p...
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Although wireless hearing aid systems have been proposed by several research groups, no viable whole-system simulation results have been reported so far for better evaluation of this advanced hearing device. In this paper, a system-level simulation using ADStrade is presented based on one of the typical wireless hearing aid architecture. The results show that the wireless hearing aid system function can be simulated and verified. And from these results, we can get a very promising performance which can be used for further design
In this paper, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes field emission devices were fabricated from the as grown carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by furnace thermal CVD at atmospheric pressure. The device was tested in vacuum (/spl...
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In this paper, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes field emission devices were fabricated from the as grown carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by furnace thermal CVD at atmospheric pressure. The device was tested in vacuum (/spl sim/10/sup -6/ torr) for field emission characterization. The turn-on field was about 3 V//spl mu/m, which is comparable to data reported elsewhere.
Enhancement of light extraction in GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) employing omnidirectional reflectors (ODRs) is presented. The ODR consists of GaN, ITO nanorod low-refractive-index layer, and an Ag layer. An array ...
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Enhancement of light extraction in GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) employing omnidirectional reflectors (ODRs) is presented. The ODR consists of GaN, ITO nanorod low-refractive-index layer, and an Ag layer. An array of ITO nanorods is deposited by oblique-angle deposition using e-beam evaporation. The refractive index of the ITO nanorods is 1.34 at 461 nm, significantly lower that that of dense ITO, which is n = 2.06 at 461 nm. It is experimentally shown that the GaN LED with GaN/ITO nanorods/Ag ODR show much better electrical properties and higher light-extraction efficiency than LEDs with Ag contact. This is attributed to enhanced reflectivity of the ODR by using an ITO low-refractive-index layer with high transparency, high conductivity, and low refractive index.
In this paper, we consider the problem of dynamically regulating the timing of traffic light controllers in busy cities. We use a Stochastic Fluid Model (SFM) to model the dynamics of the queues formed at an intersect...
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In this paper, we consider the problem of dynamically regulating the timing of traffic light controllers in busy cities. We use a Stochastic Fluid Model (SFM) to model the dynamics of the queues formed at an intersection. Based on this model, we derive gradients of the queue lengths with respect to the green/red light lengths within a signal cycle. We report preliminary numerical results comparing the performance of the estimates with finite-difference and smoothed perturbation analysis estimates. Then all estimators are used to optimize the traffic system via Stochastic Approximation.
The effects of deposition parameters and NH3 pretreatment on the size and distribution of Pd catalytic particles and subsequently their effects on the characteristics of the synthesized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were sy...
The effects of deposition parameters and NH3 pretreatment on the size and distribution of Pd catalytic particles and subsequently their effects on the characteristics of the synthesized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were systematically investigated. It was found that the size of Pd particles decreases and the particle density (total number of Pd particles per unit area) increases as the Pd film thickness decreases. Moreover, pretreatment of Pd film in NH3 gas promotes smaller Pd particles and higher particle density which is beneficial for CNT growth. The CNTs were synthesized by thermal chemical vapor deposition at 750 °C using methane (CH4) as the carbon source, and a mixture of Ar/H2 (80 vol %: 20 vol %) as a carrier gas with NH3 serving as a processing reagent. The incorporation of NH3 in CNT synthesis, per the specific pretreatment of catalytic film, has a distinct effect on the size and morphology of CNTs produced. The interrelation between processing, structure and emission behavior of CNTs produced with different synthesis conditions was examined by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and field emission measurements.
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