Improved electrical properties of tin-oxide films by using ultralow-pressure sputtering process

The improved structural and electrical properties of tin-oxide films produced by using ultralow-pressure sputtering (ULPS) method are reported. The Hall mobility of the film (~ 13 cm²/V s) deposited using ULPS was about 1.5 times higher than that of the film (~ 8 cm²/V s) sputtered using a pressure of 4.0 × 10^− 1 Pa. As the sputtering pressure was decreased, the film was transformed from an amorphous structure to a nano-crystalline one and gained a stoichiometric SnO₂ composition. These changes in the film structure sufficiently decreased the carrier concentration to facilitate application to thin film transistors.     

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of stable bio-conjugated nanoparticles mediated by walnut (Juglans regia) green husk extract

Nanoparticles have gained significant attention in recent years due to their numerous applications in various aspects of human life. A variety of methods have been investigated for synthesis of nanoparticles among which, biogenic approaches are considered as both simple and eco-friendly. Here, a new single-step biological approach was employed for synthesis of silver chloride nanoparticles (AgCl-NPs) at room temperature, using walnut green husk extract. Macromolecules present in the plant extract, which might act as bio-reductants and/or stabilisers of nanoparticles were characterised by Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction pattern and transmission electron microscopy revealed that 1 mM of AgNO3 produced mostly spherical nanoparticles in a range of 4–30 nm in diameter with an average of 16 nm. Interestingly, the synthesised nanoparticles showed significant inhibitory effects against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. Altogether, these data suggest a new encouraging application of a medicinal plant bound with synthesised AgCl nanoparticles.     

A comparative study of Co thin film deposited on GaAs (1 0 0) and glass substrates

The structural, magnetic and transport properties of Co/GaAs (1 0 0) and Co/glass thin films have been investigated. The structural measurements reveal the crystalline nature of Co thin film grown on GaAs, while microcrystalline nature in case of glass substrate. The film grown on GaAs shows higher coercivity (49.0 G), lower saturation magnetization (3.65 × 10⁻⁴) and resistivity (8 μΩ cm) values as compared to that on glass substrate (22 G, 4.77 × 10⁻⁴ and 18 μΩ cm). The grazing incidence X-ray reflectivity and photoemission spectroscopy results show the interaction between Co and GaAs at the interface, while the Co layer grown on glass remains unaffected. These observed results are discussed and interpreted in terms of different growth morphologies and structures of as grown Co thin film on both substrates.     

Solid source MBE growth of InAsP/InP quantum wells

Strained InAsP multiquantum wells (MWQs) were grown on InP(100) substrates by solid source molecular beam epitaxy and were characterized to relate structural and optical quality to growth conditions. The multiquantum wells were grown using either dimer or tetramer arsenic (As₂ or As₄) over the substrate temperature range of 420–535°C. θ-2θ x-ray diffraction measurements showed only slight differences between arsenic compositions in the quantum wells grown with As₂ or As₄. 300K and 8K photoluminescence full width at half max (FWHM) decreased at higher growth temperatures regardless of the arsenic species used. The 8K photoluminescence FWHM and the surface roughness measured by atomic force microscopy are found to be less sensitive to substrate growth temperature for the multiquantum wells growth with As₂ as opposed to As₄.     

CuCr机械合金化工艺的研究

采用机械合金化方法由 Cu和 Cr单质粉 (按重量比 1∶ 1混粉 )合成 Cu Cr合金粉。采用 X-射线衍射测试粉末的物相组织 ,扫描电镜分析粉末的微观形貌、各成份的含量以及元素的面分布 ,着重分析机械合金化工艺参数对 Cu Cr机械合金化工艺的影响。结果表明 :球磨速度是影响 Cu Cr机械合金化工艺的主要因素 ,随球磨速度的增加 ,机械合金化效果显著 ;无论在各种不同的工艺参数的条件下 ,随球磨时间的延长 ,粉末都逐渐细化 ,Cu、Cr两相分布逐渐均匀 ,但合金化效果不明显 ;球料比对 Cu Cr机械合金化影响比较复杂 ,一般来说 ,在其它工艺参数相同的条件下 ,随球料比增加 ,机械合金化效果增强 ;只是在较长球磨时间下球料比为 1 0∶ 1时才出现突变     

Fabrication of epitaxial conductive LaNiO3 films on different substrates by pulsed laser ablation

LaNiO₃ (LNO) thin films were deposited on (1 0 0) MgO, SrTiO₃ (STO) and LaAlO₃ (LAO) crystal substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) under 20 Pa oxygen pressure at different substrate temperatures from 450 to 750 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD), ex situ reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were employed to characterize the crystal structure of LNO films. LNO films deposited on STO and LAO at a temperature range from 450 to 700 °C exhibit high (0 0 l) orientation. XRD ψ scans and RHEED observations indicate that LNO films could be epitaxially grown on these two substrates with cubic-on-cubic arrangement at a wide temperature range. LNO films deposited at 700 °C on MgO (1 0 0) substrate have the (l l 0) orientation, which was identified to be bicrystalline epitaxial growth. La₂NiO₄ phase appears in LNO films deposited at 750 °C on three substrates. The epitaxial LNO films were tested to be good metallic conductive layers by four-probe method.     

Investigations of a Novel Self-Emulsifying Osmotic Pump Tablet Containing Carvedilol

Carvedilol has been made into a novel osmotic pump tablet which includes Gelucire 44/14, Lutrol F68, Transcutol P, silicon dioxide, mannitol, citric acid, and sodium hydrogen carbonate. The Self-emulsifying osmotic pump tablet (SEOPT) has two outstanding features. It could improve the bioavailability of carvedilol by self-emulsifying drug delivery system (SEDDS), control the release rate and make the plasma concentrations more stable by elementary osmotic pump tablet. The results of transmission electron microscope (TEM) and particle size assessment showed that the shape of the resultant emulsion was round and regular, the average diameter of the particles was 246 nm. Since the solubility of carvedilol was improved by the emulsion, the elementary SEOPT could guarantee a complete release of carvedilol under the osmotic pressure of mannitol. The cumulative release at 12 hr was 85.18%. Therefore the disadvantage that lipophilic drugs can not be released completely when prepared into elementary osmotic pump tablet was resolved. The results of Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Infrared spectroscopy (IR) and X-ray diffraction diffraction (XRD) proved that carvedilol was amorphous in the preparation. The relative bioavailability of carvedilol in beagle dogs was 156.78%. The plasma concentrations were more stable compared with that of commercially available tablet (Luode®). And the in vitro and in vivo correlation was good (r = 0.9725). Therefore, the elementary SEOPT developed in this paper might provide a new idea for preparing lipophilic drugs into osmotic pump tablet conveniently.     

Quantification of compaction-induced crystallinity reduction of a pharmaceutical solid using 19F solid-state NMR and powder X-ray diffraction

¹⁹F solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was investigated as an analytical technique to quantify the amorphous phase in a fluorine-containing pharmaceutical candidate. The crystallinity of Compound 1 was calculated using two ¹⁹F T₁ relaxation-based methods. The first method employs both the pure amorphous and the crystalline reference standards while the second method is model independent and utilizes a single standard. The ¹⁹F solid-state NMR results were confirmed with powder X-ray diffraction methods. From X-ray diffraction data, two linear calibration curves were obtained from blends of crystalline and amorphous Compound 1: one is based on the total integrated intensity of selected diffraction peaks and the other on the total intensity of the amorphous halo at 2θ positions that have no interference from crystalline diffraction peaks. The crystallinity of Compound 1 after compaction calculated by both ¹⁹F solid-state NMR methods was in excellent agreement with the results from the X-ray calibration curves. ¹⁹F solid-state NMR was shown to be a powerful technique in determining the amount of amorphous phase present in a pharmaceutical solid.     

Modification in Surface Chemistry of the Polyetrafluoroethylene Through Chemical Graft Copolymerization for Potential Oil Contamination Control

In the present study, an attempt has been made to design an oleophobic surface through chemical graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) film. The PTFE films were grafted with MMA resulting in PTFE-g-MMA grafts using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as initiator in aqueous media. Optimum conditions pertaining to maximum percentage of grafting were evaluated by varying time, temperature, initiator, and monomer concentration. The maximum graft yield 9.47% was obtained at [BPO] = 0.03 M, [MMA] = 10%V/V, [reaction temperature] = 50°C and [reaction time] = 120 min. Methyl iodide was used to measure the contact angle, which revealed the oleophobic nature of grafted PTFE-g-MMA film. Maximum contact angle 95.5° of PTFE-g-MMA film was observed at optimum grafting conditions. The surface morphology of PTFE-g-MMA films was studied by Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the change in structure of PTFE after MMA grafting.     

电子束蒸发制备PbI_2薄膜及其性能表征

采用电子束蒸发工艺在普通玻璃衬底上制备了PbI_2多晶薄膜,研究了不同衬底温度对薄膜结构、表面形貌及紫外-可见光谱的影响.XRD结构表征显示,不同衬底温度下沉积的PbI_2薄膜均属六方结构,低温下呈现(002)方向的c轴择优生长,但随着衬底温度的升高,择优生长弱化;SEM形貌分析结果表明,PbI_2薄膜的晶粒尺寸随着衬底温度的升高而增大,同时晶粒间应力造成的突起减少,薄膜表面致密度和平整度提高;UV光谱测试结果表明,不同衬底温度下制备PbI_2薄膜透过光谱的吸收限均在515nm附近,且呈现陡直的吸收边.计算发现,薄膜禁带宽度约为2.42 eV,随着衬底温度升高而略微增大,显示结晶质量提高.

Abstract：

Polycrystalline lead iodide (PbI_2) thin films were deposited on glass substrates by electron beam evaporation method.The influence of different substrate temperatures on the structure,surface morphology and optical transmittance of the films was studied.XRD analysis shows the PbI_2 films deposited at different temperatures possess hexagonal structure,with a preferred growth orientation of (002) at low temperature,but this preferred growth characteristic vanishes when the substrate temperature increases.SEM micrograph reveals the grain size of PbI_2 thin films increases with the rising substrate temperature,meanwhile,the surface bulges resulted from the strain between grains decrease,making the surface of the films more compact and uniform.UV transmittance shows the steep absorption edge is at 515 nm for all samples grown under different substrate temperatures and the corresponding band gap is about 2.42 eV.