Fast locking,startup-circuit free,low area, 32-phase analog DLL

This work presents 32-phase analog delay-locked-loop (DLL) having fast locking ability, startup-circuit free operation, and a low area with improved DNL-INL performance. The proposed faster delay-cell and the new bias-circuit enable startup-circuit free operation under process-voltage-temperature (PVT) variation, while the DLL achieves low area and faster locking by using a small filter capacitor. Again, input and output clocks pass through the respective CMOS buffer before the phase detector (PD) for load matching, which reduces DNL-INL in the DLL. The analog DLL locks in less than 54 or 56 clock cycles depending upon initial control voltage (supply or ground voltage) with 100 MHz input clock. The DLL generates 32-phase clocks with a bin-size of 312.5 ps, the peak-to-peak period jitter of 9.51 ps, the rms period jitter of 1.36 ps, the phase-offset error of 4.72 ps, DNL and INL less than ±0.11 LSB. The design consumes 3.54 mW power with a supply voltage of 3.3 V, and an area of 0.017 mm² in UMC 180 nm MMRF technology. ^© 2001 Elsevier Science. All rights reserved     

Fast Li+ Transport via Silica Network-Driven Nanochannels in Ionomer-in-Framework for Lithium Metal Batteries

For the development of all-solid-state lithium metal batteries (LMBs), a high-porous silica aerogel (SA)-reinforced single-Li⁺ conducting nanocomposite polymer electrolyte (NPE) is prepared via two-step selective functionalization. The mesoporous SA is introduced as a mechanical framework for NPE as well as a channel for fast lithium cation migration. Two types of monomers containing weak-binding imide anions and Li⁺ cations are synthesized and used to prepare NPEs, where these monomers are grafted in SA to produce SA-based NPEs (SANPEs) as ionomer-in-framework. This hybrid SANPE exhibits high ionic conductivities (≈10⁻³ S cm⁻¹), high modulus (≈10⁵ Pa), high lithium transference number (0.84), and wide electrochemical window (>4.8 V). The resultant SANPE in the lithium symmetric cell possesses long-term cyclic stability without short-circuiting over 800 h under 0.2 mA cm⁻². Furthermore, the LiFePO₄|SANPE|Li solid-state batteries present a high discharge capacity of 167 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.1 C, good rate capability up to 1 C, wide operating temperatures (from −10 to 40 °C), and a stable cycling performance with 97% capacity retention and 100% coulombic efficiency after 75 cycles at 1 C and 25 °C. The SANPE demonstrates a new design principle for solid-state electrolytes, allowing for a perfect complex between inorganic silica and organic polymer, for high-energy-density LMBs.     

Tuning a Solvation Structure of Lithium Ions Coordinated with Nitrate Anions through Ionic Liquid-Based Solvent for Highly Stable Lithium Metal Batteries

Rational design of promising electrolyte is considered as an effective strategy to improve the cycling stability of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Here, an elaborately designed ionic liquid-based electrolyte is proposed that is composed of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide as the lithium salt, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate ionic liquid ([EMIm][NO₃] IL) and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) as the functional solvents, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) as the diluent solvent. Using [EMIm][NO₃] IL as the solvent component facilitates a special Li⁺-coordinated NO₃⁻ solvation structure, which enables the continues electrochemical reduction of solvated NO₃⁻ and the formation of remarkably stable and conductive solid electrolyte interface. With FEC as another functional solvent and DME as the diluent solvent, the formulated electrolyte delivers high oxidative stability and ionic conductivity, and endows improved electrochemical reaction kinetics. Therefore, the formulated electrolyte demonstrates exceedingly reversible and stable Li stripping/plating behavior with high average Coulombic efficiency (98.8%) and ultralong cycling stability (3500 h). Notably, the high-voltage Li|LiNi_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂ full cell with IL-based electrolyte exhibits enhanced cyclability with a capacity retention of 65% after 200 cycles under harsh conditions of low negative/positive ratio (3.1) and lean electrolyte (2.5 µL mg⁻¹). This study creates the first NO₃⁻-based ionic liquid electrolyte and evokes the avenue for practical high-voltage LMBs.     

Ultra-Stable and Sensitive Ultraviolet Photodetectors Based on Monocrystalline Perovskite Thin Films

The detection of ultraviolet (UV) radiation with effective performance and robust stability is essential to practical applications. Metal halide single-crystal perovskites (ABX₃) are promising next-generation materials for UV detection. The device performance of all-inorganic CsPbCl₃ photodetectors (PDs) is still limited by inner imperfection of crystals grown in solution. Here wafer-scale single-crystal CsPbCl₃ thin films are successfully grown by vapor-phase epitaxy method, and the as-constructed PDs under UV light illumination exhibit an ultralow dark current of 7.18 pA, ultrahigh ON/OFF ratio of ≈5.22 × 10⁵, competitive responsivity of 32.8 A W⁻¹, external quantum efficiency of 10867% and specific detectivity of 4.22 × 10¹² Jones. More importantly, they feature superb long-term stability toward moisture and oxygen within twenty-one months, good temperature tolerances at low and high temperatures. The ability of the photodetector arrays for excellent UV light imaging is further demonstrated.     

An Intrinsically Nonflammable Electrolyte for Prominent-Safety Lithium Metal Batteries with High Energy Density and Cycling Stability

Nex-generation high-energy-density storage battery, assembled with lithium (Li)-metal anode and nickel-rich cathode, puts forward urgent demand for advanced electrolytes that simultaneously possess high security, wide electrochemical window, and good compatibility with electrode materials. Herein an intrinsically nonflammable electrolyte is designed by using 1 M lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) in triethyl phosphate (TEP) and N-methyl-N-propyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [Pyr₁₃][TFSI] ionic liquid (IL) solvents. The introduction of IL can bring plentiful organic cations and anions, which provides a cation shielding effect and regulates the Li⁺ solvation structure with plentiful Li⁺-DFOB⁻ and Li⁺-TFSI⁻ complexes. The unique Li⁺ solvation structure can induce stable anion-derived electrolyte/electrode interphases, which effectively inhibit Li dendrite growth and suppress side reactions between TEP and electrodes. Therefore, the LiNi_0.9Co_0.05Mn_0.05O₂ (NCM90)/Li coin cell with this electrolyte can deliver stable cycling even under 4.5 V and 60 °C. Moreover, a Li-metal battery with thick NCM90 cathode (≈ 15 mg cm⁻²) and thin Li-metal anode (≈ 50 µm) (N/P ≈ 3), also reveals stable cycling performance under 4.4 V. And a 2.2 Ah NCM90/Li pouch cell can simultaneously possess prominent safety with stably passing the nail penetration test, and high gravimetric energy density of 470 Wh kg⁻¹ at 4.4 V.     

In对Sn9Zn钎料润湿性能的影响

为了提高Sn9Zn共晶钎料的钎焊性能,通过合金化的方法添加了少量元素In,制备了Sn9Zn-xIn钎料。从钎料合金的熔化特性、润湿特性、界面显微结构和母材粗糙度这四个方面评价了不同In含量对Sn9Zn钎料润湿性能的影响。试验结果表明:少量元素In的添加可以降低钎料的熔点;随着In含量的增加,钎料的润湿力增大,润湿时间缩短,润湿性有明显提高;In含量增加,润湿界面层中Cu5Zn8化合物层厚度增加;对母材表面进行毛化处理,通过改变母材表面的微观几何结构,增大钎料与母材的相对接触面积,从而改善钎料的润湿性能。     

一种高性能的金属探测门信号处理电路的设计

设计了基于正交解调和窄带滤波技术的信号处理电路,它使用模拟开关作为乘法器,实现解调,并使用一种性能优异的窄带滤波电路对解调结果进行滤波和放大.整个电路具有高增益、高灵敏度、强抗干扰能力、低成本等优点,可有效提高金属探测门的性能.     

Material properties and effective work function of reactive sputtered TaN gate electrodes

The resistivity,crystalline structure and effective work function（EWF） of reactive sputtered TaN has been investigated.As-deposited TaN films have an fcc structure.After post-metal annealing（PMA） at 900℃,the TaN films deposited with a N₂ flow rate greater than 6.5 sccm keep their fee structure,while the films deposited with a N₂ flow rate lower than 6.25 seem exhibit a microstructure change.The flatband voltages of gate stacks with TaN films as gate electrodes on SiO₂ and HfO₂ are also measured.It is concluded that a dipole is formed at the dielectric-TaN interface and its contribution to the EWF of TaN changes with the Ta/N ratio in TaN,the underneath dielectric layer and the PMA conditions.     

强光离子渗金属

随着表面工程技术的发展,各种表面涂覆方法不断出现,我们研制的强光离子渗金属,已在耐磨,耐腐蚀,元器件软件焊性方面做了应用实验,取得了良好的效果。本文就其装置及放电特性等方面进行阐述。     

Metal Micropatterning by Triboelectric Spark Discharge

Metal micropatterns play critical roles in flexible electronics. However, the lack of versatile strategies for micropatterning of diverse metal materials on various thin, flexible or stretchable substrates has limited the rapid development of flexible electronics. Here, a metal micropatterning method by triboelectric spark discharge under atmospheric environment is developed, where a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is employed to precisely and safely control the voltage, current, and frequency of the spark discharges. Micropatterns of metal films like gold, silver, copper, aluminum and platinum are successfully fabricated on substrates of polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polydimethylsiloxane, paper or latex, even on ultrathin substrates (5 μm thick) without damage, where the feature sizes of metal patterns are controllable from 20 μm to 1 mm. Experimental insights into the triboelectric spark discharge behaviors and the pattern feature sizes control are discussed. A straightforward fabrication of metal patterns on the balloon surface or human skin through “handwriting” by a pencil as discharge electrode is realized. Besides metals, extended processibility of conductive materials like carbon nanotubes, graphene, MXene, graphite, carbon fibers, and conductive polymers are also demonstrated. This work proves the possibility of microfabrication by TENG, which is of simplicity and attractiveness for flexible electronics.