Impedance Characteristics of γ-Irradiated (TlGaSe2)1 –x(TlInS2)x Solid Solutions

Semiconductors - Charge transport in (TlGaSe2)1 –x(TlInS2)x solid solutions in the frequency range of 20–106 Hz before and after γ irradiation is studied using...     

Photosensitivity of thin-film structures based on (CuInSe2)x(2ZnSe)1−x solid solutions

Polycrystalline (CuInSe₂)_x(2ZnSe)_1−x films (x=0.6–1.0) with p-type conductivity and a thickness of 0.5–0.9 μm were obtained by pulsed laser evaporation. It is shown that a chalcopyrite-sphalerite transition occurs in the above system for x=0.7. The obtained films were used to fabricate the photosensitive structure of the In/p-(CuInSe₂)_x(2ZnSe)_1−x and InSe(GaSe)/(CuInSe₂)_x(2ZnSe)_1−x types. Spectral dependences of photovoltaic-conversion quantum efficiency were studied, and the photosensitivity of the structures in relation to the type of energy barrier and the composition was analyzed. It is concluded that the structures under consideration can be used as broadband photovoltaic converters. __________ Translated from Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2000, pp. 576–581. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2000 by V. Rud’, Yu. Rud’, Bekimbetov, Gremenok, Bodnar’, Rusak.     

Synthesis of compositionally different multicomponent metal-oxide films (SnO2) x (ZnO)1 − x (x = 1–0.5)

The study is concerned with high-purity SnO₂ and ZnO powders produced from salt solutions of corresponding metals by low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis. Fragments of SnO₂ and ZnO ceramic targets formed as 1 × 8 cm bars are fabricated by dry pressing. The bars are used to form composite targets for ion-beam sputtering and the fabrication of compositionally different (SnO₂) _x (ZnO)_{1 ? x} (x = 1–0.5) films appropriate for the production of gas sensors or transparent electronic devices. The optical and electrical parameters of the films with different compositions are studied.     

Nanostructuring and Thermoelectric Characterization of (GaSb)3(1−x)(Ga2Te3) x

GaSb is a promising thermoelectric material that exhibits good electrical properties. However, it has a high lattice thermal conductivity (κ _lat). Nanostructured bulk materials have been attracting interest because they effectively scatter phonons, significantly reducing κ _lat. AgPb _m SbTe _m+2 (LAST-m) compounds have recently been reported to have low κ _lat. These compounds have a NaCl structure, similar to that of binary PbTe, where Ag and Sb occupy the Pb site. In these compounds, two divalent Pb atoms are replaced with a monovalent Ag atom and a trivalent Sb atom to maintain charge compensation. In the present study, we reduced κ _lat of GaSb by applying the same principle as in LAST-m. Specifically, we substituted Te for Sb and generated vacancies at the Ga site to maintain charge compensation. This produced compounds with chemical compositions of (GaSb)_3(1?x)(Ga₂Te₃) _x (x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.25), where GaSb and Ga₂Te₃ both have the zincblende crystal structure. We employed two different annealing conditions: annealing at 833 K followed by quenching, and annealing at 833 K followed by cooling to room temperature over 3 days. The former annealed samples with compositions of x = 0.05 and 0.10 had nanoscale Ga-rich precipitates and exhibited a large reduction in κ _lat.     

Band Gap of (In2S3)x(AgIn5S8)1 –x Single-Crystal Alloys

Semiconductors - In2S3, AgIn5S8, and (In2S3)x(AgIn5S8)1 – x-alloy single crystals are grown by the Bridgman method. The composition and structure of the crystals are determined. It is...     

Magnetic properties of (FeIn2S4)1 − x (CuIn5S8) x single-crystal alloys

The magnetic properties of (FeIn₂S₄)_{1 ? x} (CuIn₅S₈) _x single-crystal alloys are studied in the temperature range 4–300 K and in the field range 0–14 T. It is established that almost all of the alloys are paramagnetic materials at temperatures down to the lowest temperatures (～5 K). It is shown that the ground magnetic phase state of the alloys is the spin-glass state with the freezing temperature steadily increasing with increasing content of Fe²⁺ cations. The most probable causes and mechanism for formation of the magnetic state of (FeIn₂S₄)_{1 ? x} (CuIn₅S₈) _x single-crystal alloys are discussed.     

Thermoelectric Properties of Light-Element-Containing Zintl Compounds CaZn2−x Cu x P2 and CaMnZn1−x Cu x P2 (x = 0.0–0.2)

Light-element-containing CaAl₂Si₂-type Zintl phases CaZn_2?x Cu _x P₂ and CaMnZn_1?x Cu _x P₂ (x = 0.0–0.2) have been synthesized by solid-state reaction. Electrical resistivity (ρ), Seebeck coefficient (α), and thermal conductivity (κ) were measured over a wide temperature (T) range (80–1000 K) to evaluate the thermoelectric potential of these materials. Below 300 K, the power factor (PF; α ²/ρ) is very small. Above 600 K, however, PF increases rapidly for all compositions because of a rapid increase of α and a simultaneous decrease of ρ. The measured large α is consistent with the wider band gap expected for these compositions. Compared with the pure compounds, larger PF values are observed for the Cu-substituted compounds; the largest observed PF is ～0.5 mW/m K². The thermal conductivity is found to be rather low, despite the presence of light elements, and is in the range 1.0–1.5 W/m K at 1000 K. Because of the combination of low κ and moderate PF values, the dimensionless figure of merit ZT = α ² T/ρκ reaches a maximum of 0.4 for CaZn_1.9Cu_0.1P₂.     

Possibility of obtaining the (GaSb)1 − x (Si2) x films on silicon substrates by the method of liquid-phase epitaxy

Semiconductors - It is shown that it is possible to grow a continuous series of (GaSb)1 ? x (Si2) x (x = 0?1) alloys on silicon substrates by the method of liquid-phase epitaxy from a...     

First-principles investigation of the optical properties of CuIn(SxSe1–x)2

We optimized the lattice structure of sulfur-doped CuInSe₂ using first principles. The lattice constants for CuIn(S_xSe_1–x)₂ vary linearly with x according to a(x)=–0.02828x+0.58786 nm and c(x)=–0.05692x+1.1834 nm, which agree well with experimental data. The optical properties of CuIn(S_xSe_1–x)₂ were then systematically investigated using first-principles calculations with the HSE06 functional. We present data for the complex dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, reflectivity index, absorption coefficient, and optical bandgap for CuIn(S_xSe_1–x)₂. The optical bandgap E_g obtained from the absorption coefficient is 1.07 eV for CuInSe₂ and 1.384 eV for CuInS₂. These values are very close to experimental results, indicating that first-principles calculations can yield accurate bandgap values. The optical bandgap of CuIn(S_xSe_1–x)₂ increases linearly with the sulfur concentration according to E_g=0.3139x+1.0825 eV.     

Thermoelectric Properties of (Bi1−x Sb x )2S3 with Orthorhombic Structure

Thermoelectric properties of the substitution system (Bi_1?x Sb _x )₂S₃ have been investigated, where binary Bi₂S₃ and Sb₂S₃ are narrow-gap semiconductors. It is confirmed that metallic conduction, originating from mobile electrons due to production of sulfur vacancies, is observed in Bi₂S₃ over a wide temperature range below room temperature. In Sb₂S₃, mobile carriers are not created and insulating behavior is observed because of the considerably wide bandgap. Change of the carrier number by substitution of antimony contributes strongly to the thermoelectric properties (resistivity and Seebeck coefficient). As a result, the nondimensional figure of merit, ZT, decreases monotonically with increasing antimony content. The maximum value of ZT is obtained in Bi₂S₃ as ZT ≈ 0.1 at room temperature. It is pointed out that control of the carrier number, which is achieved by production of sulfur vacancies, is important to achieve high thermoelectric performance in the (Bi_1?x Sb _x )₂S₃ system. It is possible that the thermoelectric efficiency could be improved by control of the carrier concentration in the bismuth-rich region, including pure binary Bi₂S₃.     

Power Generator Modules of Segmented Bi2Te3 and ErAs:(InGaAs)1−x (InAlAs) x

The thermoelectric properties of ErAs:InGaAlAs were characterized by variable-temperature measurements of thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and Seebeck coefficient from 300 K to 600 K, which shows that the ZT(, where and T are the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and absolute temperature, respectively) of the material is greater than 1 at 600 K. Power generator modules of segmented elements of 300 μm Bi₂Te₃ and 50 μm thickness ErAs:(InGaAs)_1−x (InAlAs) _x were fabricated and characterized. The segmented element is 1 mm × 1 mm in area, and each segment can work at different temperature ranges. An output power up to 5.5 W and an open-circuit voltage over 10 V were measured. Theoretical calculations were carried out and the results indicate that the performance of the thermoelectric generator modules can be improved further by improving the thermoelectric properties of the element material, and reducing the electrical and thermal parasitic losses.     

Nature of the diamagnetic maximum in the temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibility of crystals of (Bi2 ? x Sb x )Te3 alloys (0 < x < 1)

The temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibility ?? of crystals of (Bi_{2 ? x} Sb _x )Te₃ alloys (0 < x < 1) are studied using a SQUID magnetometer in the temperature range from 2 to 400 K with the parallel and perpendicular orientations of the vector of magnetic field strength H relative to the trigonal axis of the crystal C ₃ (H ?? C ₃ and H ?? C ₃). It is found that the diamagnetic susceptibility of the samples with x = 0.2 (Bi_1.8Sb_0.2Te₃) and x = 0.5 (Bi_1.5Sb_0.5Te₃) increases in the range from 50 K to temperatures preceding the emergence of intrinsic conductivity (250 K). It is found that the diamagnetic maximum manifests itself in the same temperature range, in which an anomalous increase in the Hall coefficient is observed. It is shown that the nature of the diamagnetic maximum is associated with the nonparabolicity of the energy spectrum of light diamagnetic holes, a decrease in whose concentration is accompanied by a decrease in their effective masses, which provides an increase in the diamagnetic susceptibility with increasing temperature. These results are confirmed by the dynamics of the temperature variation in the resonance frequency of plasma oscillations of free charge carriers.     

Thermal Expansion and Thermal Conductivity of (In2S3)x(AgIn5S8)1 – x Alloys

Semiconductors - The thermal expansion and thermal conductivity of In2S3 and AgIn5S8 single-crystal compounds and (In2S3)x(AgIn5S8)1 – x alloys grown by the Bridgman method are studied. It is...     

Growth,structure, and properties of GaAs-based (GaAs)1–x–y (Ge2) x (ZnSe) y epitaxial films

The possibility of growing the (GaAs)_1–x–y (Ge₂) _x (ZnSe) _y alloy on GaAs substrates by the method of liquid-phase epitaxy from a tin solution–melt is shown. X-ray diffraction shows that the grown film is single-crystal with the (100) orientation and has the sphalerite structure. The crystal-lattice parameter of the film is a _f = 0.56697 nm. The features of the spectral dependence of the photosensitivity are caused by the formation of various complexes of charged components. It is established that the I–V characteristic of such structures is described by the exponential dependence I = I ₀exp(qV/ckT) at low voltages (no higher than 0.4 V) and by the power dependence J ~ V ^α, where the exponent α varies with increasing voltage at high voltages (V > 0.5 V). The results are treated within the framework of the theory of the drift mechanism of current transfer taking into account the possibility of the exchange of free carriers within the recombination complex.     

Spectral shift of photoluminescence bands of the (SiC)1−x (AlN)x epitaxial films due to laser annealing

The effect of laser annealing on the photoluminescence properties of (SiC)_1?x (AlN)_x epitaxial films was studied. It was proposed that annealing causes the displacement of the Al and N atoms from their lattice sites and the formation of Al_Si-N_C donor-acceptor pairs acting as the luminescence centers. According to this model, the increase in the annealing time is accompanied by the formation of donor-acceptor pairs with the shortest interatomic distances at the expense of associations of the distant defects and by a shift of the respective photoluminescence band to the high-energy spectral region.     

On the preparation and photoelectric properties of Tl1–x In1–x Sn x Se2 (x = 0.1–0.25) alloys

The technological conditions for growing single crystals of Tl_1–x In_1–x Sn _x Se₂ (x = 0.1–0.25) alloys are developed. The spectral distribution of the photoconductivity of the grown crystals at T = 300 K and thermally stimulated conductivity are studied. The effect of In³⁺cation substitution with Sn⁴⁺ in Tl_1–x In_1–x Sn _x Se₂ (x = 0.1–0.25) alloys on their photoelectric properties is shown.     

打造High-end 2x40W功率放大器(续)

四、制作要点小巧的放大器双面印制板如图6所示,在末级放大器采用双面印制板可使元件之间信号路径缩短,安装元件也不困难,但要仔细核对元件的极性和数值,不出差错,元件较挤,其几何尺寸要适当,以便安装整齐。发光二极管D9和D10平的表面应与T3和T4接触,以便得到良好的热耦合,使电流源的温度稳定。晶体管T7￣T10用螺丝固定在共用的散热板上,采用85mm×38mm,厚度为1郾5mm￣2mm的铝制散热板,机箱的顶板正好与散热板相接触,用螺丝将四个晶体管和陶瓷绝缘体成对固定,R34和R35用具有特别低电感值的电阻,否则放大器可能会不稳定。线圈L1用准1郾5m…     

含La或Sm的BaNd_(2-y)R_yTi_(4+x)O_(12+2x)瓷的结构与性能

ＢａＯ－Ｎｄ２Ｏ３－ＴｉＯ２系富钛区含Ｌａ或Ｓｍ的陶瓷,ＸＲＤ、ＳＥＭ显微结构分析表明,其主晶相为Ｒ（Ｒ＝Ｌａ或Ｓｍ）取代Ｎｄ固溶体ＢａＮｄ２－ｙＲｙＴｉ５Ｏ１４和ＢａＮｄ２－ｙＲｙＴｉ４Ｏ１２,均属斜方晶系,并存在少量的次晶相Ｒ２Ｔｉ２Ｏ７、ＢａＴｉ４Ｏ９、Ｂａ２Ｔｉ９Ｏ２０等。富钛区ＢａＮｄ２Ｔｉ４＋ｘＯ１２＋２ｘ（ｘ＝０～１．４００）组分和含Ｌａ或Ｓｍ的ＢａＮｄ２－ｙＲｙＴｉ５Ｏ１４组分所组成的瓷料,介质损耗显著地降低,介电常数和电容温度系数遵从李赫涅德凯对数混合定律。     

Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Se-Doped n-Type PbTe1−x Se x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)

Enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit is of prime importance for any thermoelectric material. Lead telluride has received attention as a potential thermoelectric material. In this work, the effect of Se substitution has been systematically investigated in PbTe_1?x Se _x . The thermoelectric properties of synthesized alloys were measured in the temperature range of 300 K to 873 K. For the particular composition of x = 0.5, α was highest at ~292 μV/K, while k was lowest at ~0.75 W/m-K, resulting in the highest dimensionless figure of merit of ZT ≈ 0.95 at 600 K. The increase in thermopower for x = 0.5 can be attributed to the high distortion in the crystal lattice which leads to the formation of defect states. These defect states scatter the majority charge carriers, leading to high thermopower and high electrical resistivity. The dramatic reduction of the thermal conductivity for x = 0.5 can be attributed to phonon scattering by defect states.     

微波烧结Ba_(6-3x)Sm_(8+2x)Ti_(18)O_(54)陶瓷材料的初步研究

研究了Ba_(6-3x)Sm_(8+2x)Ti_(18)O_(54)(x=0.67,BST)陶瓷材料的微波烧结情况,从烧结特性、微结构与相组成及微波介电性能等方面对微波烧结的样品与传统工艺制得的样品进行了对比.结果表明, 与传统制备工艺相比,微波烧结BST陶瓷缩短了烧结周期,并促进了样品的致密化,其物相组成和传统烧结的样品没有区别,且晶粒细小分布均匀.微波烧结BST陶瓷可获得较优的微波介电性能:介电常数ε_r=82.89,品质因数与频率之积Qf=8 450 GHz(频率f=4.75 GHz),谐振频率温度系数τ_f=22.58×10~(-6)/℃.