有孔圆柱介质谐振频率的自动测试方法

从求解Maxwell方程本征值出发,采用MATLAB中PDE工具箱,借助可二维作图的开槽圆柱谐振器,计算出有孔圆柱介质谐振器的谐振频率。求解结果与矢量网络分析仪测量结果吻合,误差在千分之四以内。且该有限元法计算软件采用MATLAB编写,可方便地被调用于矢量网络分析仪的VEE测试软件中,较好解决有孔及变形圆柱介质谐振器的设计、测量和微调等问题,特别是矢量网络分析仪的快速自动测量中。     

一种提高栅氧化物介电常数的方法

从90 nm技术节点开始,等离子氮化SiON栅氧化层被广泛用作先进的CMOS器件制造。作为传统SiO2栅氧化层的替代材料,SiON栅氧化层因其具有较高的介电常数而能有效地抑制硼等栅极掺杂原子在栅氧化层中的扩散。氮化后热退火处理(Post Nitridation Anneal,PNA)是制备等离子氮化SiON栅氧化层的一个重要步骤,主要用于修复晶格损伤并形成稳定Si-N键,同时在氧化氛围下通过界面的二次氧化反应来修复SiO2/Si界面的损伤。本文通过对传统栅氧制备工艺中PNA单一高温退火工艺的温度、气体氛围进行优化,提供了一种通过提高栅氧化物的氮含量来提其高介电常数的方法。实验数据表明,与传统的制备方法相比,采用本方法所制备的SiON栅氧化层中氮含量可以提高30%以上,栅氧界面态总电荷可减少一个数量级,PMOS器件的NBTI寿命t0.1%和t50%可分别提高15.3%和32.4%。     

The effect of pH and DNA concentration on organic thin-film transistor biosensors

Organic electronics are beginning to attract more interest for biosensor technology as they provide an amenable interface between biology and electronics. Stable biosensor based on electronic detection platform would represent a significant advancement in technology as costs and analysis time would decrease immensely. Organic materials provide a route toward that goal due to their compatibility with electronic applications and biological molecules. In this report, we detail the effects of experimental parameters, such as pH and concentration, toward the selective detection of DNA via surface-bound peptide nucleic acid (PNA) sequences on organic transistor biosensors. The OTFT biosensors are fabricated with thin-films of the organic semiconductor, 5,5′-bis-(7-dodecyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-2,2′-bithiophene (DDFTTF), in which they exhibit a stable mobility of 0.2 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ in buffer solutions (phosphate-buffer saline, pH 7.4 or sodium acetate, pH 7). Device performance were optimized to minimize the deleterious effects of pH on gate-bias stress such that the sensitivity toward DNA detection can be improved. In titration experiments, the surface-bound PNA probes were saturated with 50 nM of complementary target DNA, which required a 10-fold increase in concentration of single-base mismatched target DNA to achieve a similar surface saturation. The binding constant of DNA on the surface-bound PNA probes was determined from the concentration-dependent response (titration measurements) of our organic transistor biosensors.     

Effects of the post nitridation anneal temperature on performances of the nano MOSFET with ultra-thin (<2.5 nm) plasma nitrided gate dielectric

A post nitridation annealing (PNA) is used to improve performances of the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFETs) with nano scale channel and pulsed radio frequency decoupled plasma nitrided ultra-thin (<50 Å) gate dielectric. Effects of the PNA temperature on the gate leakage and the device performances are investigated in details. For a n-type MOSFET, as the PNA temperature rises from 1000 to 1050 °C, the saturation current and gate leakage are increased and reduced 7.9% and 3.81%, respectively. For a p-type MOSFET, the improvement is more significant i.e., 16.7% and 4.31% in saturation current increase and gate leakage reduction, respectively. The significant improvements in performance are attributed to the higher PNA temperature caused Si/SiON interface improvement and increase of EOT. Most of all, the high temperature PNA does not degrade the gate oxide integrity.     

介电常数对三氯六氨络合钴导致DNA凝聚的影响

DNA凝聚在非病毒基因传递中起关键作用,而基因治疗则是基因传递的一个重要应用,所以DNA凝聚的研究对于基因治疗具有一定的意义.而溶剂介电常数的改变对DNA凝聚具有一定影响,所以本文作者通过动态光散射和单分子磁镊技术研究溶剂介电常数的改变对三氯六氨络合钴导致的DNA电泳迁移率变化和凝聚力的影响.动态光散射实验结果显示,DNA的电泳迁移率随着三氯六氨络合钴浓度的增加而增加;在一定三氯六氨络合钴浓度下,增大溶剂的介电常数,DNA的电泳迁移率变小,减小溶剂的介电常数,则DNA的电泳迁移率变大.同时作者用单分子磁镊实验定量研究不同介电常数对三氯六氨络合钴导致DNA凝聚力变化的影响,发现介电常数的减小会使DNA的凝聚力变大,反之,则DNA的临界凝聚力变小.可见,溶剂的介电常数可以改变三氯六氨络合钴与DNA凝聚复合物的带电量及凝聚力.     

Cationic Polyelectrolyte Amplified Bead Array for DNA Detection with Zeptomole Sensitivity and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Selectivity

A highly sensitive strand specific DNA assay, which consists of a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe, a cationic conjugated polymer ( PFVP ), and self‐assembled polystyrene beads in microwell arrays on silicon chip, is reported. PFVP , as an efficient signal amplifier and signal reporter, has been specially designed and synthesized to be compatible with commercial confocal microscopes for sensing on solid substrates. The assay operates on the net increase in negative charge at the PNA surface that occurs upon single‐stranded DNA hybridization, which subsequently allows complex formation with the positively charged PFVP to favor energy transfer between the polymer and Cy5‐labeled target. With maximized surface contact provided by bead arrays and signal amplification provided by PFVP , this assay allows detection of ～300 copies of Cy5‐labeled DNA using a commercial confocal microscope. In addition, the same strategy is also extended for label‐free DNA detection with a detection sensitivity of 150 attomole. Excellent discrimination against single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is also demonstrated for both Cy5‐labeled and label‐free target detection. This study indicates that cationic conjugated polymers have great potential to be incorporated into the widely used microarray technology for simplified process with improved detection sensitivity.     

Presence Network Agent: A Simple Way to Improve the Presence Service

The article examines a possible way of improving the performance of the presence service within IMS networks without modifying the presence and group management enabler. This can be achieved by means of a presence network agent (PNA). The PNA has been defined by 3GPP in [1]; it is a new logic entity within the IMS core network that is able to publish the presence information on behalf of the presentity user agent. The PNA improves performance because it reduces the presence signaling load within the radio access network without downgrading the freshness and richness of the presence information. The article?s goal is to provide the reader with useful information about the PNA and our experience with PNA implementation and deployment. We first describe the PNA concept as defined by 3GPP, highlighting the open issues still present in the standardization and the possible optimizations, subsequently we present an actual implementation of a PNA handling busy/idle states for IMS calls.     

Ultrasensitive Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation by Graphene Oxide/DNA Hydrogel Electrode

Ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acid has attracted considerable attention recently in academic research and clinic diagnostics. Current approaches for DNA analysis involve complicated or expensive processes for labeling and often yield a high detection limit. In this study, a hydrogel electrode prepared from graphene oxide and fish sperm DNA is used for label?free mitochondrial DNA detection by impedimetric approach. The hydrogel has a bionic structure containing rich water and natural biomolecule fish sperm DNA that would benefit the adsorption and hybridization of DNA. Graphene oxide is a semiconductor and its conductivity can be improved by doping negatively charged DNA molecules. The result shows that the conductivity and impedance change of hydrogel electrode could be tuned by its length and component. The linear range for DNA detection by the optimized hydrogel is from 1.0 × 10^?9 to 1.0 × 10^?20 M with a detection limit of 1.0 × 10^?20 M. The result is ascribed to the bionic structure and tunable conductivity of hydrogel electrode. The hydrogel electrode has been used to detect the real DNA samples from patients of ovarian cancer with satisfactory results.     

Microwave dielectric properties of DNA based polymers between 10 and 30 GHz

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) based polymer thin-films were characterized at microwave frequencies for the first time. The dielectric properties of the film were extracted from comparison of the propagation constants of the co-planar waveguide (CPW) lines on bare MgO substrates and the DNA based films on MgO substrates. The insertion loss introduced by the DNA film is only 0.1 dB at 10 GHz and 0.5 dB at 30 GHz. The relative dielectric constant of the DNA based film averages to four at microwave frequencies, and the loss-tangent was below 0.1 up to 30 GHz.     

Patterned Nanowire Electrode Array for Direct Extraction of Photosynthetic Electrons from Multiple Living Algal Cells

An electrochemically active nanowire system is fabricated using wet‐tapped nanosphere lithography and a single photolithography step. The patterned nanowire/nanoelectrode is inserted into live algal cells, enabling the potential harvesting of photosynthetic electrons from multiple cells simultaneously. Light‐dependent extraction of electrons from cells is observed; these electrons are derived from the photosynthetic electron transport chain based on a light intensity‐dependence of the reaction coupled with the finding that electron extraction is inhibited in the presence of DCMU (3‐(3,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐1,1‐dimethylurea), a reagent that specifically blocks electron flow out of photosystem II. Insertion of nanoelectrodes into multiple algal cells is achieved, and sequential insertion of cells with the nanoelectrode, followed by subsequent removal of the electrode, yields a corresponding increase and then decrease in light‐driven currents. Controlling the intensity of the illumination avoids nearly all photodamage and enables direct extraction of more photosynthetic electrons from multiple cells in parallel, which is sustained for an extended period of time.     

基于C型太赫兹超材料的高灵敏度生物传感器

提出了一种基于C型超材料的太赫兹波段高灵敏度透射型生物传感器。利用电磁场软件CST2016对其传感器的特性进行研究。通过改变四个微纳金属结构的旋转角度、微纳金属结构的位置,对其传感器的Q值特性进行了分析,并进一步研究了微流通道的通道高度、覆盖层和基底的介电常数对其传感器灵敏度的影响。研究结果表明,当微纳金属结构旋转角度75°,上下金属结构间位置相对平移3μm,微流通道高度45μm,覆盖层和基底采用相对介电常数为2.25的聚乙烯材料时,设计的C型超材料生物传感器的灵敏度为0.0936 THz/RIU。该传感器在太赫兹波生物医学领域有着广阔的应用前景。     

Facile Nondestructive Assembly of Tyrosine‐Rich Peptide Nanofibers as a Biological Glue for Multicomponent‐Based Nanoelectrode Applications

Achieving the nondestructive assembly of carbon nanoelectrodes with multiple components in a scalable manner enables effective electrical interfaces among nanomaterials. Here, a facile nondestructive multiscale assembly of multicomponent nanomaterials using self‐assembled tyrosine‐rich peptide nanofibers (TPFs) as a biological glue is reported. The versatile functionalities of the rationally devised tyrosine‐rich short peptide allow for (1) self‐assembly of the peptide into nanofibers using noncovalent interactions, followed by (2) immobilization of spatially distributed metal nanoparticles on the nanofiber surface, and (3) subsequent assembly with graphitic nanomaterials into a percolated network‐structure. This percolated network‐structure of silver nanoparticle (AgNP)‐decorated peptide nanofibers with imbedded single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) proves to be a versatile nanoelectrode platform with excellent processability. The SWNT–TPF–AgNP assembly, when utilized as a flexible and transparent multicomponent electronic film, was quite effective for enhancing direct electron transfer (DET) as verified for a third‐generation glucose sensor composed of this film. The simple solution process used to produce the functional nanomaterials could provide a new platform for scalable manufacturing of novel nanoelectrode materials forming effective electrical contacts with molecules from diverse biological systems.     

Design and characterization of novel read-out systems for a capacitive DNA sensor

This paper presents novel read-out electronic systems for a fast DNA label-less detection. The capacitive shift due to the hybridization effect is monitored by means of a charge sensitive amplifier and a differential stage. The systems provide an A/D conversion and an evaluation of the capacitive shift amount with a resolution of 11 bit. The read-out solutions demonstrate the ability to identify a 0.01% variation on the capacitive value of the sensor. The investigated techniques are suitable for monolithic systems or for a micro-fabricated array of sensors.     

Dielectric Properties of Oligonucleotides on the Surface of Si Nanosandwich Structures

Planar silicon nanostructures that are formed as a very narrow silicon quantum well confined by delta-barriers heavily doped with boron are used to study the dielectric properties of DNA oligonucleotides deposited onto the surface of the nanostructures. The capacitance characteristics of the silicon nanostructures with oligonucleotides deposited onto their surface are determined by recording the local tunneling current- voltage characteristics by means of scanning tunneling microscopy. The results show the possibility of identifying the local dielectric properties of DNA oligonucleotide segments consisting of repeating G–C pairs. These properties apparently give grounds to correlate the segments with polymer molecules exhibiting the properties of multiferroics.     

DNA Transformations for Diagnosis and Therapy

Due to its unique physical and chemical characteristics, DNA, which is known only as genetic information, has been identified and utilized as a new material at an astonishing rate. The role of DNA has increased dramatically with the advent of various DNA derivatives such as DNA–RNA, DNA–metal hybrids, and PNA, which can be organized into 2D or 3D structures by exploiting their complementary recognition. Due to its intrinsic biocompatibility, self-assembly, tunable immunogenicity, structural programmability, long stability, and electron-rich nature, DNA has generated major interest in electronic and catalytic applications. Based on its advantages, DNA and its derivatives are utilized in several fields where the traditional methodologies are ineffective. Here, the present challenges and opportunities of DNA transformations are demonstrated, especially in biomedical applications that include diagnosis and therapy. Natural DNAs previously utilized and transformed into patterns are not found in nature due to lack of multiplexing, resulting in low sensitivity and high error frequency in multi-targeted therapeutics. More recently, new platforms have advanced the diagnostic ability and therapeutic efficacy of DNA in biomedicine. There is confidence that DNA will play a strong role in next-generation clinical technology and can be used in multifaceted applications.     

Dielectric properties of DNA oligonucleotides on the surface of silicon nanostructures

Planar silicon nanostructures that are formed as a very narrow silicon quantum well confined by δ barriers heavily doped with boron are used to study the dielectric properties of DNA oligonucleotides deposited onto the surface of the nanostructures. The capacitance characteristics of the silicon nanostructures with oligonucleotides deposited onto their surface are determined by recording the local tunneling current–voltage characteristics by means of scanning tunneling microscopy. The results show the possibility of identifying the local dielectric properties of DNA oligonucleotide segments consisting of repeating G–C pairs. These properties apparently give grounds to correlate the segments with polymer molecules exhibiting the properties of multiferroics.     

Organic field-effect transistors and memory elements using deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) gate dielectric

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bio-polymers derived from fish waste products are employed as gate dielectric in n-type methanofullerene as well as p-type pentacene based organic field-effect transistors working at low voltage levels and low gate leakage currents. Based on the large hysteresis in the transfer characteristics, operation of the transistor as a non-volatile memory element is shown. Practically hysteresis free operation of DNA based transistors is obtained at low voltage levels by adding an additional aluminium oxide blocking layer between the organic semiconductor and the DNA gate dielectric.     

Dielectric Tunability of DNA Biopolymer Films with Varying Amounts of Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Chloride

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) biopolymer films are fabricated with varying amounts of hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTMA), which is a surfactant necessary to produce a DNA complex that is soluble in organic solvents. The dielectric constant (κ) of these films at microwave frequencies as a function of applied static electric field (E _DC) is investigated. Results show that the dependence of κ on E _DC, which is referred to as the dielectric tunability, is influenced by the amount of CTMA in the complex. Dielectric tunability is suppressed when the amount of CTMA is insufficient and improved when more CTMA is added. However, excessive amounts of CTMA also result in a very rough film surface that causes shorting problems when used in a capacitive structure. A varactor employing a 1-μm-thick DNA biopolymer film as the dielectric is demonstrated. Under 5 V DC bias, which generates E _DC = 5 V/μm, its capacitance at 15 GHz changes by 0.04 pF. This change corresponds to a relative dielectric tunability of 6.6%. A simple application of this varactor for modulation of the power transmitted through a microwave transmission line is also demonstrated.     

Carbon Nanomaze for Biomolecular Detection with Zeptomolar Sensitivity

Despite numerous efforts, the accurate determination of trace biomolecules with zeptomolar sensitivity remains elusive. Here, a 3D carbon nanomaze (CAM) electrode for the ultrasensitive detection of trace biomolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, and extracellular vesicles is reported. The CAM electrode consists of an interlaced carbon fiber array on which intercrossed graphene sheets are vertically tethered in situ, permitting local confinement of trace molecules to increase molecular hybridization efficiency. Furthermore, a self-assembled DNA tetrahedron array adopts a rigid spatial conformation to guarantee the controllable arrangement of immobilized biological probes, facilitating analytical sensitivity and reproducibility. In a proof-of-concept experiment on detecting microRNA-155, a linearity of 0.1 aM to 100 nM and a sensitivity of 0.023 aM (23 zM) are achieved. With the optimal parameters, the proposed nanoelectrode demonstrates encouraging consistency with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction during clinical sample detection. Through simple functionalization by appending various biomolecular probes of interest, the developed CAM platform with ultrahigh sensitivity can be exploited as a versatile tool in environmental, chemistry, biology, and healthcare fields.     

Analytical and Experimental Considerations on the Resonant Frequency and the Quality Factor of Dielectric Resonators

A dielectric pillbox resonator placed on a dielectric substrate is analyzed by a new method, the approximate mode matching method, in which the cross section of such a resonator is subdivided into several sub-sections having a simple geometry of the boundaries, i.e., dielectric slab radial waveguides, and the continuity condition of fields between subsections is treated in the least-squares sense. The resonant frequencies and the intrinsic Q values due to the leakage loss through the dielectric substrate calculated by this method are presented together with experimental results obtained in the 50-GHz region. As a result, it is found that the experimental results for both the resonant frequencies and the Q values agree better with our calculated ones than with the results by other approximate method, and so it will be concluded that the analytical method presented here is almost enough to discuss precisely the resonant characteristics of a dielectric pillbox resonator.