Opportunistic Space-Division Multiple Access With Beam Selection

In this paper, a novel transmission technique for the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) broadcast channel is proposed that allows simultaneous transmission to multiple users with limited feedback from each user. During a training phase, the base station modulates a training sequence on multiple sets of randomly chosen orthogonal beamforming vectors. Each user sends the index of the best beamforming vector and the corresponding signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio for that set of orthogonal vectors back to the base station. The base station opportunistically determines the users and corresponding orthogonal vectors that maximize the sum capacity. Based on the capacity expressions, the optimal amount of training to maximize the sum capacity is derived as a function of the system parameters. The main advantage of the proposed system is that it provides throughput gains for the MIMO broadcast channel with a small feedback overhead, and provides these gains even with a small number of active users. Numerical simulations show that a 20% gain in sum capacity is achieved (for a small number of users) over conventional opportunistic space division multiple access, and a 100% gain (for a large number of users) over conventional opportunistic beamforming when the number of transmit antennas is four.     

Highly Ordered Mesoporous Silicon Carbide Ceramics with Large Surface Areas and High Stability

Highly ordered mesoporous silicon carbide ceramics have been successfully synthesized with yields higher than 75 % via a one‐step nanocasting process using commercial polycarbosilane (PCS) as a precursor and mesoporous silica as hard templates. Mesoporous SiC nanowires in two‐dimensional (2D) hexagonal arrays (p6m) can be easily replicated from a mesoporous silica SBA‐15 template. Small‐angle X‐ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show that the SiC nanowires have long‐range regularity over large areas because of the interwire pillar connections. A three‐dimensional (3D) bicontinuous cubic mesoporous SiC structure (Ia3d) can be fabricated using mesoporous silica KIT‐6 as the mother template. The structure shows higher thermal stability than the 2D hexagonal mesoporous SiC, mostly because of the 3D network connections. The major constituent of the products is SiC, with 12 % excess carbon and 14 % oxygen measured by elemental analysis. The obtained mesoporous SiC ceramics are amorphous below 1200 °C and are mainly composed of randomly oriented β‐SiC crystallites after treatment at 1400 °C. N₂‐sorption isotherms reveal that these ordered mesoporous SiC ceramics have high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface areas (up to 720 m² g^–1), large pore volumes (～ 0.8 cm³ g^–1), and narrow pore‐size distributions (mean values of 2.0–3.7 nm), even upon calcination at temperatures as high as 1400 °C. The rough surface and high order of the nanowire arrays result from the strong interconnections of the SiC products and are the main reasons for such high surface areas. XRD, N₂‐sorption, and TEM measurements show that the mesoporous SiC ceramics have ultrahigh stability even after re‐treatment at 1400 °C under a N₂ atmosphere. Compared with 2D hexagonal SiC nanowire arrays, 3D cubic mesoporous SiC shows superior thermal stability, as well as higher surface areas (590 m² g^–1) and larger pore volumes (～ 0.71 cm³ g^–1).     

A Novel Metal-Rich Anneal for In Vacuo Passivation of High-Aspect-Ratio Mercury Cadmium Telluride Surfaces

A new method for Cd-rich annealing of mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) was developed based on the observation that the deposition of Cd onto MCT by vacuum evaporation became self-limiting whenever the substrate temperature was above 70°C regardless of the Cd evaporation rate. Preliminary results indicated that this new method may be suitable for passivation of high-aspect-ratio MCT surfaces, for passivation at low temperatures, for in vacuo operation, and/or for vacancy annihilation in MCT. Furthermore, the process can be carried out in the conventional open-tube reactors used for molecular beam epitaxy, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, and physical vapor deposition.     

LTE TDD系统中下行HARQ机制的研究

在对长期演进(long term evolution,LTE)下行数据发送机制详细分析的基础上,针对下行数据发送过程的实现,提出一种混合自动重传请求(hybrid automatic repeat request,HARQ)选择方案,遵照协议给出的反馈时延的时隙关系,在设计中采用反馈判断和优先重传的方案,实现了HARQ反馈和重传时刻的正确映射,并研究了同步HARQ和异步HARQ的往返时间(round trip time,RTT),仿真分析了不同上下行配置对HARQRTT的影响,提出了一种最小化RTT的方法,从而为网络侧提供业务不同时的配置选择提供了参考.     

WiFi外辐射源雷达参考信号重构及其对探测性能影响研究

利用WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)信号作为外辐射源进行探测可获得较好的性能,然而WiFi信号本身及其应用环境的复杂性又决定了其参考信号获取的难度。该文分析了利用WiFi信号进行探测的特点,探讨了参考信号获取的不同方式,针对典型WiFi信号结构,提出了与WiFi无源探测相适应的参考信号重构方法,并结合接收信号的信噪比分析了参考信号重构质量对探测性能的影响。研究表明,参考信道所接收信号的信噪比越高,其解调误比特率越低,重构后的参考信号对于杂波抑制性能越好,其模糊函数噪声基底也越低,越有利于目标探测。同时,针对接收信号中的非监测信号成分所产生的虚假目标重影,提出了基于重构的参考信号修正方法进行消除。仿真分析表明了以上处理方法对参考信号获取的有效性。      

水冷式微波偶极子辐射器在生物介质中的SAR分布计算

本文从电磁场理论模型出发，分析地腔内水冷式微波偶极子辐射器在生物介质中的近场辐射特性，计算得到有水冷时的比吸收率（ＳＡＲ）分布形态。与无水冷时的ＳＡＲ分布比较表明，水冷可改善热区分布，增加治疗深度。该结果与工程经验和临床实际基本相符。     

Base station location in a cellular CDMA system

We consider a cellular CDMA system in which blocking is enforced when the relative interference exceeds a certain threshold level. This paper addresses a radio network design problem in such a CDMA system. Given the data of call‐traffic distributed over the service area and potential sites of base stations, the objective of the problem is to locate base stations so as to minimize the associated cost for establishing base stations while keeping the probability of blocking under control. We develop an efficient algorithm for solving the design problem. Computational experiments with real‐world data are conducted to show both the efficiency and the practicality of the proposed design method. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Salt‐Assisted Synthesis of 2D Materials

2D materials have demonstrated good chemical, optical, electrical, and magnetic characteristics, and offer great potential in numerous applications. Corresponding synthesis technologies of 2D materials that are high‐quality, high‐yield, low‐cost, and time‐saving are highly desired. Salt‐assisted methods are emerging technologies that can meet these requirements for the fabrication of 2D materials. Herein, the recent process for the salt‐assisted synthesis of 2D materials and their typical applications are summarized. First, the properties of salt crystals and molten salts are briefly introduced, and then some examples of 2D materials synthesis with the assistance of salt as well as their representative applications are presented. The underlying mechanisms of salts with different states on the formation of 2D morphology are discussed to aid in the rational design of synthetic route of 2D materials. At last, the challenges and future perspectives for salt‐assisted methods are briefly described. This review provides guidance for the controllable synthesis of 2D materials based on the salt‐assisted approaches.     

A Polymer/Carbon‐Nanotube Ink as a Boron‐Dopant/Inorganic‐Passivation Free Carrier Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells with over 21% Efficiency

Traditional silicon solar cells extract holes and achieve interface passivation with the use of a boron dopant and dielectric thin films such as silicon oxide or hydrogenated amorphous silicon. Without these two key components, few technologies have realized power conversion efficiencies above 20%. Here, a carbon nanotube ink is spin coated directly onto a silicon wafer to serve simultaneously as a hole extraction layer, but also to passivate interfacial defects. This enables a low‐cost fabrication process that is absent of vacuum equipment and high‐temperatures. Power conversion efficiencies of 21.4% on an device area of 4.8 cm² and 20% on an industrial size (245.71 cm²) wafer are obtained. Additionally, the high quality of this passivated carrier selective contact affords a fill factor of 82%, which is a record for silicon solar cells with dopant‐free contacts. The combination of low‐dimensional materials with an organic passivation is a new strategy to high performance photovoltaics.     

Conductive MXene Nanocomposite Organohydrogel for Flexible,Healable, Low‐Temperature Tolerant Strain Sensors

Conductive hydrogels are attracting tremendous interest in the field of flexible and wearable soft strain sensors because of their great potential in electronic skins, and personalized healthcare monitoring. However, conventional conductive hydrogels using pure water as the dispersion medium will inevitably freeze at subzero temperatures, resulting in the diminishment of their conductivity and mechanical properties; meanwhile, even at room temperature, such hydrogels suffer from the inevitable loss of water due to evaporation, which leads to a poor shelf‐life. Herein, an antifreezing, self‐healing, and conductive MXene nanocomposite organohydrogel (MNOH) is developed by immersing MXene nanocomposite hydrogel (MNH) in ethylene glycol (EG) solution to replace a portion of the water molecules. The MNH is prepared from the incorporation of the conductive MXene nanosheet networks into hydrogel polymer networks. The as‐prepared MNOH exhibits an outstanding antifreezing property (?40 °C), long‐lasting moisture retention (8 d), excellent self‐healing capability, and superior mechanical properties. Furthermore, this MNOH can be assembled as a wearable strain sensor to detect human biologic activities with a relatively broad strain range (up to 350% strain) and a high gauge factor of 44.85 under extremely low temperatures. This work paves the way for potential applications in electronic skins, human?machine interactions, and personalized healthcare monitoring.