手机电视迫使运营商重定基调

业务模式的缺陷、运营商的谨慎及标准的冲突阻碍了手机电视发挥其真正的潜力。由于媒体公司很快就获得了其移动性法案(或有或无电信公司的支持),因此这项技术将引领用户驱动的视频革命。     

Toward Stretchable Self‐Powered Sensors Based on the Thermoelectric Response of PEDOT:PSS/Polyurethane Blends

The development of new flexible and stretchable sensors addresses the demands of upcoming application fields like internet‐of‐things, soft robotics, and health/structure monitoring. However, finding a reliable and robust power source to operate these devices, particularly in off‐the‐grid, maintenance‐free applications, still poses a great challenge. The exploitation of ubiquitous temperature gradients, as the source of energy, can become a practical solution, since the recent discovery of the outstanding thermoelectric properties of a conductive polymer, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)‐poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). Unfortunately the use of PEDOT:PSS is currently constrained by its brittleness and limited processability. Herein, PEDOT:PSS is blended with a commercial elastomeric polyurethane (Lycra), to obtain tough and processable self‐standing films. A remarkable strain‐at‐break of ≈700% is achieved for blends with 90 wt% Lycra, after ethylene glycol treatment, without affecting the Seebeck voltage. For the first time the viability of these novel blends as stretchable self‐powered sensors is demonstrated.     

Maillard reactions of dextrins and starch

When dextrins or starch are heated with propyl-amine in neutral aqueous solution at 100–130° C a brown colouration is observed. From the reaction mixture 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-propyl-4(1H)-pyridone11, 1,4-dihy-dro-2-methyl-1-propyl-4-propylimino-3-pyridinol12 and 5-hydroxymethyl-1-propyl-pyrrol-2-aldehyde13 can be extracted with organic solvents and separated by HPLC. Enzymatic hydrolysis effects the release of 1(3-hydroxy-1-propyl-2-pyrrolyl)-1-ethanone10 from a glycosidically bound precursor.

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Maillard Reaktionen von Dextrinen und Stärke

Zusammenfassung Erhitzt man Dextrine oder Stärke mit Propylamin in neutraler wäßriger Lösung auf 100–130 °C, so beobachtet man eine braune Färbung. Aus der Reaktionsmischung lassen sich 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1-propyl-4(1H)-pyridon11, 1,4-Dihydro-2-methyl-1-pro-pyl-4-propylimino-3-pyridinol12 und 5-Hydroxymethyl-1-propyl-pyrrol-2-aldehyd13 mit organischen Lösungsmitteln extrahieren und durch HPLC trennen. Nach enzymatischer Hydrolyse der wasserlöslichen Fraktion ist 1(3-Hydroxy-1-propyl-2-pyrrolyl)-1-ethanon10 isolierbar.

     

Single-mode AlGaAs-GaAs lasers using lateral confinement bynative-oxide layers

We report on results of wet oxidized narrow-stripe QW laser diodes operating in single lateral and longitudinal mode around an emission wavelength of 850 nm. Devices with an active width of 4-10 μm achieved output powers of up to 240 mW in continuous-wave (CW) operation at room temperature     

Arsonic Acid Self‐Assembled Monolayers Protect Oxide Surfaces from Micronewton Nanomechanical Forces

The development of new surface coatings is critical for combating wear and increasing the device lifetime in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Here, a class of arsonic acid self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) is reported that form readily on oxide substrates including silicon oxide, borosilicate glass, and titanium oxide. Monolayers are easily prepared using a straightforward soaking technique, which is amenable to large‐scale commercial applications. Monolayer formation on borosilicate glass and titanium oxide is characterized using infrared spectroscopy. Monolayers on borosilicate glass, native silicon oxide and titanium oxide are evaluated with contact angle measurements, as well as wear measurements using nanoscratching experiments. On titanium oxide and borosilicate glass, monolayers prepared from hexadecylarsonic acid provide significantly greater surface protection than surfaces reacted under similar conditions with hexadecylphosphonic acid, a common modifying agent for oxide substrates.     

Modeling of program, erase and retention characteristics of charge-trap gate all around memories

This paper describes the effect of geometry in charge-trap (CT) memory devices. We first theoretically analyze the impact of the curvature radius on the behavior of the gate current in Gate-All-Around devices, and then describe the change to make to planar model in order to fit the cylindrical devices characteristics. This model is used to simulate Nanocrystal and SONOS program, erase and retention behaviors. The dynamics enhancement during program/erase due to the bending of the active region in such cylindrical devices is explained. The scaling perspectives conclude this paper.     

Deconvoluting Energy Transport Mechanisms in Metal Halide Perovskites Using CsPbBr3 Nanowires as a Model System

Understanding energy transport in metal halide perovskites is essential to effectively guide further optimization of materials and device designs. However, difficulties to disentangle charge carrier diffusion, photon recycling, and photon transport have led to contradicting reports and uncertainty regarding which mechanism dominates. In this study, monocrystalline CsPbBr₃ nanowires serve as 1D model systems to help unravel the respective contribution of energy transport processes in metal-halide perovskites. Spatially, temporally, and spectrally resolved photoluminescence (PL) microscopy reveals characteristic signatures of each transport mechanism from which a robust model describing the PL signal accounting for carrier diffusion, photon propagation, and photon recycling is developed. For the investigated CsPbBr₃ nanowires, an ambipolar carrier mobility of μ = 35 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ is determined, and is found that charge carrier diffusion dominates the energy transport process over photon recycling. Moreover, the general applicability of the developed model is demonstrated on different perovskite compounds by applying it to data provided in previous related reports, from which clarity is gained as to why conflicting reports exist. These findings, therefore, serve as a useful tool to assist future studies aimed at characterizing energy transport mechanisms in semiconductor nanowires using PL.     

Long time reliability study of soldered flip chips on flexible substrates

Due to the requirements of new light, mobile, small and multifunctional electronic products the density of electronic packages continues to increase. Especially in medical electronics like pace makers the minimisation of the whole product size is an important factor. So flip chip technology becomes more and more attractive to reduce the height of an electronic package. At the same time the use of flexible and foldable substrates offers the possibility to create complex electronic devices with a very high density. In terms of human health the reliability of electronic products in medical applications has top priority.In this work flip chip interconnections to a flexible substrate are studied with regard to long time reliability. Test chips and substrates have been designed to give the possibility for electrical measurements. Solder was applied using conventional stencil printing method. The flip chip contacts on flexible substrates were created in a reflow process and underfilled subsequently.The assemblies have been tested according to JEDEC level 3. The focus in this paper is the long time reliability up to 10,000 h in thermal ageing at 125 °C and temperature/humidity testing at 85 °C/85% relative humidity as well as thermal cycling (0 °C/+100 °C) up to 5000 cycles. Daisy chain and four point Kelvin resistances have been measured to characterise the interconnections and monitor degradation effects.The failures have been analysed in terms of metallurgical investigations of formation and growing of intermetallic phases between underbump metallisation, solder bumps and conductor lines. CSAM was used to detect delaminations at the interfaces underfiller/chip and underfiller/substrate respectively.