Analysis on the interfacial properties of transparent conducting oxide and hydrogenated p-type amorphous silicon carbide layers in p-i-n amorphous silicon thin film solar cell structure

Quantitative estimation of the specific contact resistivity and energy barrier at the interface between transparent conducting oxide (TCO) and hydrogenated p-type amorphous silicon carbide (a-Si_1 − xC_x:H(p)) was carried out by inserting an interfacial buffer layer of hydrogenated p-type microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H(p)) or hydrogenated p-type amorphous silicon (a-Si:H(p)). In addition, superstrate configuration p-i-n hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells were fabricated by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition to investigate the effect of the inserted buffer layer on the solar cell device. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy was employed to measure the work functions of the TCO and a-Si_1 − xC_x:H(p) layers and to allow direct calculations of the energy barriers at the interfaces. Especially interface structures were compared with/without a buffer which is either highly doped μc-Si:H(p) layer or low doped a-Si:H(p) layer, to improve the contact properties of aluminum-doped zinc oxide and a-Si_1 − xC_x:H(p). Out of the two buffers, the superior contact properties of μc-Si:H(p) buffer could be expected due to its higher conductivity and slightly lower specific contact resistivity. However, the overall solar cell conversion efficiencies were almost the same for both of the buffered structures and the resultant similar efficiencies were attributed to the difference between the fill factors of the solar cells. The effects of the energy barrier heights of the two buffered structures and their influence on solar cell device performances were intensively investigated and discussed with comparisons.     

Preparation and characterization of magnetic poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) microspheres

In this article, nano-magnetite particles (ferrofluid, Fe₃O₄) were prepared by chemical co-deposition method. A series of biodegradable triblock poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL-PEG-PCL, PCEC) copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization method from ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) initiated by poly(ethylene glycol) diol (PEG) using stannous octoate as catalyst. And the magnetic PCEC composite microspheres were prepared by solvent diffusion method. The properties of the ferrofluid, PCEC copolymer, and magnetic PCEC microspheres were studied in detail by SEM, VSM, XRD, Malvern Laser Particle Sizer, ¹H-NMR, GPC, and TG/DTG. Effects of macromolecular weight and concentration of polymer, and the time for ultrasound dispersion on properties of magnetic microspheres were also investigated. The obtained magnetic PCEC microspheres might have great potential application in targeted drug delivery system or cell separation. This work was financially supported by Chinese Key Basic Research Program (2004CB518800 and 2004CB518807), and Sichuan Key Project of Science and Technology (06(05SG022-021-02)). Qian ZY and Wang H did the even work with Gou ML, and are the co-first authors for this paper.     

网状碳纤维面板蜂窝夹层结构低温热导率测试研究

对网状碳纤维面板蜂窝夹层结构T,L,W三个方向的低温热导率进行了测试研究,得到了网状碳纤维面板蜂窝夹层结构低温热导率的性能与温度变化曲线,在试验的基础上,讨论分析了网状碳纤维面板蜂窝夹层结构低温热导率的影响机理,通过试验和比对,从中找 具有普遍性的规律,建立了一般蜂窝夹层结构低温热导率的变化规律模型,为推算蜂窝夹层结构低温热导率数据提供了参考依据。     

BDCP:一个有效的相关任务调度算法

表调度算法ＢＤＣＰ采用动态关键路径技术并均衡考虑关键路径结点和非关键路径结点,使得对相关任务图调度长度影响最大的就绪得结点能够被优先调度,从而极大地缩短了调度长度。分析和实验结果表明,该算法要明显优于ＭＣＰ和ＥＴＦ算法。     

PA6／碳纳米管复合材料的复合方法的研究

ＣＶＤ法生产的碳纳米管经处理后呈纳米级分散，且表面产生大量的－ＯＨ官能团。碳纳米管与ＰＡ６（尼龙６）复合时，将通过其表面的－ＯＨ参加ＰＡ６的聚合反应，并阻碍ＰＡ６分子链的长大，削弱基体的强度。选择适当的复合方法，在尽量减少碳纳米管对ＰＡ６分子长大阻碍的基础上，改善碳纳米管在基体ＰＡ６中的分散，并进行后处理，可获得机能性能较好的ＰＡ６／碳纳米管复合材料。     

小管径空调器的优化设计

空调器采用小管径铜管可以有效地降低空调器换热器的成本,大幅降低空调器的充注量,此技术被称为MicroGroove^TM小管径技术。但用小管径直接替换大管径时会给空调器的性能带来影响,因此需要重新设计换热器。本文提出了小管径空调器的优化设计方法,主要包括采用基于图论的仿真方法设计制冷剂流路及换热器结构,采用空调器系统仿真软件预测优化后的系统性能。本文以单冷空调器和冷暖两用的空调器为例进行小管径空调器的优化设计,总结了用小直径管替代大直径管用于空调器优化设计的准则。     

Synthesis of monodisperse CdS nanowires and their photovoltaic applications

Cadmium sulphide (CdS) nanowires with a monodisperse diameter of 3.6 nm and an aspect ratio of 10–170 were successfully synthesized using a simple and reproducible hot coordinating solvents method. The morphology and optical properties of the CdS nanocrystals were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. It was found that using a long alkyl chain phosphonic acid-octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA) causes a low diffusion rate and low reactivity which help to control the morphology of the nanocrystals. The timing of the injection process was also found to have critical effect on the morphology of the nanocrystals. Sharp peaks in both the UV–Vis absorption and PL spectra indicate that the size distribution of the diameter is nearly monodisperse. The photovoltaic properties of photovoltaic devices made with a blend of our nanowires and poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) were also investigated. Devices made with the nanowires were found to have double the I_sc observed in devices made with lower aspect ratio CdS nanorods. The possible reason of low photocurrent and high V_oc is maybe due to the presence of ligand in the nanocrystals.     

Metal–Organic Gel‐Derived FexOy/Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Films for Enhanced Lithium Storage

The development of cost‐effective and flexible electrodes is demanding in the field of energy storage. Herein, flexible Fe_xO_y/nitrogen‐doped carbon films (Fe_xO_y/NC‐MOG) are prepared by facile electrospinning of Fe‐based metal–organic gels (MOGs) followed by high‐temperature carbonization. This approach allows the even mixing of fragile coordination polymers with polyacrylonitrile into flexible films while reserving the structural characteristics of coordination polymers. After thermal treatment, Fe_xO_y/NC‐MOG films possess uniformly distributed Fe_xO_y nanoparticles and larger accessible surface areas than traditional Fe_xO_y‐NC films without MOG. Taking advantage of the unique structure, Fe_xO_y/NC‐MOG exhibits a superior rate performance (449.8 mA h g^?1 at 5000 mA g^–1) and long cycle life (629.3 mA h g^–1 after 500 cycles at 1000 mA g^–1) when used as additive‐free anodes in lithium‐ion batteries.     

梯度铝蜂窝夹芯板的力学行为

梯度分层铝合金蜂窝板是一种有效的吸能结构,本工作在梯度铝蜂窝结构的基础上根据梯度率的概念,通过改变蜂窝芯层的胞壁长度,设计了4种质量相同、梯度率不同的铝蜂窝夹芯结构。通过准静态压缩实验,并结合非线性有限元模拟准静态及冲击态下梯度铝蜂窝夹芯结构的变形情况及其力学性能,分析对比了相同质量下梯度铝蜂窝夹芯结构在准静态下的变形模式以及冲击载荷下分层均质蜂窝结构和不同梯度率的分层梯度蜂窝结构的动态响应和能量吸收特性。结果表明:在准静态压缩过程中,铝蜂窝梯度夹芯板的变形具有明显的局部化特征,蜂窝芯的变形为低密度优先变形直至密实,层级之间的密实化应变差随芯层密度的增大而逐渐减小;在高速冲击下,梯度蜂窝板并非严格按照准静态过程中逐级变形直至密实,而是在锤头冲击惯性及芯层密度的相互作用下整体发生的线弹性变形、弹性屈曲、塑性坍塌及密实化;另外,在本工作所设计的梯度率中,当梯度率为γ₁=0.0276时,梯度蜂窝夹芯板的吸能性达到最好,相较于同等质量下的均质蜂窝夹芯板,能量吸收提高了10.63%。     

Effects of ball milling on microstructure and electrical properties of sol–gel derived (Bi0.5Na0.5)0.94Ba0.06TiO3 piezoelectric ceramics

A citrate sol–gel method was investigated for synthesizing lead-free piezoelectric compositions of (Bi_0.5Na_0.5)_0.94Ba_0.06TiO₃ (BNT) and the effect of ball milling on the sintering, microstructure and electrical properties of BNT ceramics was emphasized. The thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction results show that crystalline powders with a single perovskite structure can be obtained when calcined at 600 °C for 3 h. The average particle size of as-calcined powder and electrical properties of sintered samples were obviously dependent on an additional ball milling. Because of well-dispersed superfine powders (∼100 nm), the BNT ceramics can be well densified at temperature 50 °C lower than that by mixed-oxide method and conventional sol–gel method and as a result exhibit enhanced electrical properties of a piezoelectric constant d₃₃ ∼ 180 pC/N and a planar electromechanical coupling factor k_p ∼ 0.29.