Electrolyte Interphase Built from Anionic Covalent Organic Frameworks for Lithium Dendrite Suppression

Lithium (Li) metal batteries hold considerable promise for numerous energy-dense applications. However, the dendritic Li anode produced during Li⁺/Li deposition-stripping endangers battery safety and shortens cycle lifespan. Herein, an electrolyte interphase built from 2D anionic covalent organic frameworks (ACOF) is coated on Li for dendrite suppression. The ACOF with Li⁺-affinity facilitates rapid and exclusive passage of Li-ions from the electrolyte, yielding near-unity Li⁺ transference number (0.82) and ionic conductivity beyond 3.7 mS cm^-1 at the interphase. Such high transport efficiency of Li-ions can fundamentally circumvent the Li⁺ deficiency that results in dendrite formation. Pairing the ACOF-coated Li against a high-voltage LiCoO₂ cathode (4.5 V) achieves exceptional cycle stability, mitigated polarization, as well as improved rate capability. Accordingly, this strategy vastly expands the pool of electrolyte interphases that can be used for coating and protecting Li anode.     

Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (aPDL1) to Locally Induce Immune Responses in the Central Nervous System

Immunotherapy is an efficient approach to clinical oncology. However, the immune privilege of the central nervous system (CNS) limits the application of immunotherapeutic strategies for brain cancers, especially glioblastoma (GBM). Tumor resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors is a further challenge in immunotherapies. To overcome the immunological tolerance of brain tumors, a novel multifunctional nanoparticle (NP) for highly efficient synergetic immunotherapy is reported. The NP contains an anti-PDL1 antibody (aPDL1), upconverting NPs, and the photosensitizer 5-ALA; the surface of the NP is conjugated with the B1R kinin ligand to facilitate transport across the blood-tumor-barrier. Upon irradiation with a 980 nm laser, 5-ALA is transformed into protoporphyrin IX, generating reactive oxygen species. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) further promotes intratumoral infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and sensitizes tumors to PDL1 blockade therapy. It is demonstrated that combining PDT and aPDL1 can effectively suppress GBM growth in mouse models. The proposed NPs provide a novel and effective strategy for boosting anti-GBM photoimmunotherapy.     

Efficiency Breakthrough of Fluorescence OLEDs by the Strategic Management of “Hot Excitons” at Highly Lying Excitation Triplet Energy Levels

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT) materials are two kinds of promising electroluminescence systems for the fabrication of high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) by harnessing “hot excitons” at the high-lying triplet exciton states (T_n, n ≥ 2). Nonetheless, the efficiency of the resulting OLEDs did not meet expectations due to the possible loss of T_n→T_n−1. Herein, experimental results and theoretical calculations demonstrate the “hot exciton” process between the high-lying triplet state T₃ and the lowest excited singlet state S₁ in an AIE material 4⁗-(diphenylamino)-2″,5″-diphenyl-[1,1″:4′,1″:4″,1′″:4′″,1⁗-quinquephenyl]-4-carbonitrile (TPB-PAPC) and it is found that the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two molecules can facilitate the “hot exciton” process and inhibit the T₃→T₂ loss by doping a blue fluorescent emitter in TPB-PAPC. Finally, the doped TPB-PAPC blue OLEDs achieve a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE_max) of 9.0% with a small efficiency roll-off. Furthermore, doping the blue fluorescent emitter in a HLCT material 2-(4-(10-(3-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenyl)anthracen-9-yl)phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d] imidazole (PAC) is used as the emission layer, and the resulting blue OLEDs exhibit an EQE_max of 17.4%, realizing the efficiency breakthrough of blue fluorescence OLEDs. This work establishes a physical insight in the design of high-performance “hot exciton” molecules and the fabrication of high-performance blue fluorescence OLEDs.     

Robust filtering for discrete time piecewise impulsive systems

This paper investigates the filtering problems for the discrete time piecewise impulsive system. First, the robust H_∞ filtering problem and generalized H₂ filtering problem for the discrete time piecewise impulsive system are introduced. Then, linear matrix inequality (LMI) conditions are proposed for the design of H_∞ and generalized H₂ filters such that the resulting discrete time piecewise impulsive filtering error system is globally stable with guaranteed H_∞ or H₂ performance. Finally, a numerical simulation is also given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approaches.     

Au点阵模板控制生长ZnO堆垒单晶棒

采用磁控溅射技术在Si(111)衬底上溅射Au薄膜,900℃退火生成Au点阵模板,在Au点阵模板上溅射ZnO薄膜,O2气氛下1 000℃退火制备了ZnO堆垒单晶棒。研究了不同直径Au点阵模板对ZnO单晶棒结构性能的影响。采用扫描电镜(SEM)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对样品结构形貌进行了分析。结果表明,生成有序排列的ZnO棒均由诸多六方纤锌矿单晶堆垒而成,较小Au点阵生成单晶棒的直径约为100nm。室温光致发光PL谱表明在376nm出现一个较强近紫外发射,在488nm附近出现一个较宽的深能级绿光发射,说明所制备样品具有良好的发光特性。     

基于SKiiP的模块化逆变器设计

以赛米控(SEMIKRON)公司的SKiiP功率模块为功率器件设计了标准化的模块化逆变器,文中给出了模块化逆变器的各个部分的设计方法,介绍了SKiiP功率模块的特性和驱动接口,对直流母排、电解电容和吸收电容的设计方法以及风扇的选取等均进行了介绍,控制系统采取分层控制策略的思想;整个系统具有结构紧凑,可靠性高,并具有较高的效率和易扩展性。     

碲镉汞液相外延薄膜的应力研究

用X射线衍射方法对液相外延(LPE)技术生长的碲镉汞(MCT)外延薄膜和CdTe衬底进行了观察与分析。研究表明:MCT薄膜中存在着不同程度的应力,主要表现为晶格的扭曲(300″～1200″范围),这种扭曲致使外延膜双晶回摆曲线宽化,宽化值为100″～150″,外延膜的晶格扭曲与CdTe衬底的不完整性有对应关系。研究还表明:LPE的生长条件对外延膜中的晶格扭曲也有较大影响。本文还讨论了CdTe衬底晶格扭曲形成的因素并探究了减少外延膜晶格扭曲的方法。     

热退火对GaAs半导体晶片均匀性的影响

主要讨论热退火(850℃退火2小时)对GaAs半导体晶片的位错密度和电阻率的影响,阐述了位错密度的分布与电阻率分布之间的关系。通过特殊的实验方法得到的结果证明:适当的退火处理将改善GaAs晶片中缺陷密度、电阻率的大小及分布,从而得到均匀性较好的GaAs材料。     

利用PCB设计工具进行集成电路版图设计

如果EDA系统配置不全面,如何充分利用现有条件更好更快地完成集成电路的设计工作?本文介绍了我们利用PCB(印刷电路板)设计工具设计集成电路版图的方法,并以一个600门的数字电路为例加以说明。PCB设计与版图设计本是两种类型的工作,但在某些条件下,将它们结合在一起可以充分利用计算机资源高效率地完成设计工作。希望本文在集成电路设计方法及充分利用计算机资源方面起到抛砖引玉的作用。