Gate‐Controlled Energy Barrier at a Graphene/Molecular Semiconductor Junction

The formation of an energy‐barrier at a metal/molecular semiconductor junction is a universal phenomenon which limits the performance of many molecular semiconductor‐based electronic devices, from field‐effect transistors to light‐emitting diodes. In general, a specific metal/molecular semiconductor combination of materials leads to a fixed energy‐barrier. However, in this work, a graphene/C₆₀ vertical field‐effect transistor is presented in which control of the interfacial energy‐barrier is demonstrated, such that the junction switches from a highly rectifying diode at negative gate voltages to a highly conductive nonrectifying behavior at positive gate voltages and at room temperature. From the experimental data, an energy‐barrier modulation of up to 660 meV, a transconductance of up to five orders of magnitude, and a gate‐modulated photocurrent are extracted. The ability to tune the graphene/molecular semiconductor energy‐barrier provides a promising route toward novel, high performance molecular devices.     

Superhydrophobic “Pump”: Continuous and Spontaneous Antigravity Water Delivery

Antigravity transportation of water, which is often observed in nature, is becoming a vital demand for advanced devices and new technology. Many studies have been devoted to the motion of a single droplet on a horizontal or inclined substrate under specific assistance. However, the self‐propelled water motion, especially continuous antigravity water delivery, still remains a considerable challenge. Here, a novel self‐ascending phenomenon driven only by the surface energy release of water droplets is found, and a superhydrophobic mesh to pump water up to a height of centimeter scale is designed. An integrated antigravity transportation system is also demonstrated to continuously and spontaneously pump water droplets without additional driving forces. The present novel finding and integrated devices should serve as a source of inspiration for the design of advanced materials and for the development of new technology with exciting applications in microfluidics, microdetectors, and intelligent systems.     

Improving energy efficiency of incremental relay based cooperative communications in wireless body area networks

In this paper, we investigate the energy efficiency of an incremental relay based cooperative communication scheme in wireless body area networks (WBANs). We derive analytical expressions for the energy efficiency of direct and cooperative communication schemes taking into account the effect of packet error rate. The following communication scenarios specific to a WBAN are considered: (i) in‐body communication between an implant sensor node and the gateway, and (ii) on‐body communication between a body surface node and the gateway with line‐of‐sight (LOS) and non‐LOS channels. The results reveal a threshold behavior that separates regions where direct transmission is better from regions where incremental relay cooperation is more useful in terms of energy efficiency. It is observed that, compared with direct communication, incremental relay based cooperative communication schemes improves the energy efficiency significantly. Further, cooperation extends the source‐to‐destination hop length over, which energy efficient communication can be achieved as compared with direct communication. We also observe that, for both direct as well as cooperative transmission schemes in error prone channels, an optimal packet size exists that result in maximum energy efficiency. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimal resource allocation for energy efficiency in coordinated multicell OFDMA networks

Because energy efficiency (EE) is inevitable in future wireless cellular networks, in this paper, we focus on improving the number of bits delivered to users for each unit energy consumption in the downlink of orthogonal frequency‐division multiple access cellular networks with base stations (BSs) coordination. Specifically, each BS shares the channel qualities of users with others and jointly choose the set of co‐channel users and the transmit power allocated to maximize the EE of the system subject to the transmit power ceiling of each BS and minimum required data rate. We formulate the problem as a nonlinear fractional optimization problem, using nonlinear fractional programming, the original hard‐to‐solve problem is transferred to a new one that has the same optimal solution and is easier to solve, this enables two iterative algorithms that achieve nearly the same maximum EE. Numerical results are provided to show the convergence and superiority of the two proposed. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于不同散射相函数的紫外光传输特性研究

为了研究三种不同散射相函数下紫外光大气传输特性,文章采用非直视紫外光通信的单次散射简化模型,对系统接收机接收到的能量及紫外光传输路径损耗随传输距离和散射角的变化情况进行分析.结果表明:三种相函数下,都表现为随传输距离的增大,接收能量减小,路径损耗增大,但三者之间存在一定的差异,对于紫外光通信系统,其传输性能的影响以前向散射为主,后向散射作用很小;随着散射角增大,后向散射作用相对明显;三种散射相函数下,紫外光通信链路的最佳散射角不同,但均随发射仰角的增大或接收仰角的增大最佳散射角增大,而接收能量减小.     

虚拟实时服务:构架、算法及演进路径

提出了一种基于虚拟实时服务的协议构架,可有效发掘用户提出通信请求之前的“负时间轴”上的空闲时频资源或可再生能源,将用户可能感兴趣的内容以多播的方式预先推送到终端的存储器中,从而以非实时的通信提供虚拟实时服务,在确保服务质量的前提下大幅度提升频谱和能量效率.对终端缓存内容的选择算法进行了标准化,从而允许基站在本地预测用户已缓存的内容,并判断当前是否应发起推送和推送哪条内容;提出了虚拟实时服务涉及的若干关键算法,也给出了虚拟实时服务的演进途径及主要开放问题,旨在为相关新兴产业的技术发展提供参考.     

实时能效分析及智能评级方法

能效分级是能效测评的基础,传统的能效分级方法单一且有局限性。文中提出一种智能化的评级方法,将神经网络应用于电力用户能效分析中,建立了基于神经网络的能效评级模型,从而不用给定某个特定的显式数学表达式。系统以RBF神经网络为核心建立模型,使用正交最小二乘法学习。综合考虑电能能效、电能污染能效和经济能效,可实时有效地进行能效分析及智能评级,并给出量化节能方案。仿真及实例计算表明,电力用户实时能效评级的RBF模型操作简捷、适用性强、实时性高,且具有较强的实用价值。     

“双碳”战略下信息基础设施绿色低碳转型发展思考

随着中国“双碳”战略目标的提出，运营商开展绿色低碳网建设刻不容缓。本文首先以信息基础设施的目标网建设作为宗旨，提出通信运营商打造全生命周期的绿色低碳信息通信网络发展思路，在此基础上，从通信网络架构极简化、供能绿色化和运维数字化等方面提出信息基础设施绿色低碳转型发展技术路线，为通信运营商的绿色低碳网络建设与运提供参考。     

风能收集型摩擦纳米发电机研究进展

有效地将自然界中的能量转换为电能对于构建环境友好型社会具有重要意义。摩擦纳米发电机(Triboelectric Nanogenerator,TENG)是一种新型的机械能-电能转换装置,可实现将微弱机械能高效地转换为电能。在自然界众多的机械能中,风能因其分布广和储存量大而受到广泛关注。近年来,将风能高效率地转换为电能是TENG技术的研发重点之一。研究人员对此展开了细致的研究工作,获得大量研究进展。一般说来,风能收集型TENG的研究内容主要包括器件结构优化、摩擦起电材料的物理与化学改性以及电源管理电路设计优化。针对这些研究内容,详细介绍了近年来TENG在收集风能方面的研究进展,剖析存在的问题,并对其未来的应用和发展进行了展望。     

基于AI的全场景智能基站节电系统设计与实现

摘 要：在集约化网络的建设背景下,如何实现自动化、智能化、保体验的基站能耗管理,成为当前运营商的运营管理痛点。创新地提出一种全智能检测、全场景建模、全流程自助的3G/4G/5G智能基站节电方案,通过动态时间规整算法区分覆盖场景,利用SARIMA模型预测时间框构建自适应模型,实时监控指标保证用户感知,自动下发节电策略,短信告警及时拉起。在用户无感知的情况下,实现小区粒度级最大限度节约基站能耗。该方法已在某省网络试点推行,试点区域单站平均节电效率可达9.24%每日,具备实际生产指导意义。