Scanning tunneling spectroscopic study of monolayer 1T-TaS2 and 1T-TaSe2

Nano Research - The isostructural and isoelectronic transition-metal-dichalcogenides 1T-TaS2 and 1T-TaSe2 are layered materials with intricate electronic structures. Combining the molecular beam...     

Atomic-scale transport in epitaxial graphene

The high carrier mobility of graphene is key to its applications, and understanding the factors that limit mobility is essential for future devices. Yet, despite significant progress, mobilities in excess of the 2×10(5) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) demonstrated in free-standing graphene films have not been duplicated in conventional graphene devices fabricated on substrates. Understanding the origins of this degradation is perhaps the main challenge facing graphene device research. Experiments that probe carrier scattering in devices are often indirect, relying on the predictions of a specific model for scattering, such as random charged impurities in the substrate. Here, we describe model-independent, atomic-scale transport measurements that show that scattering at two key defects--surface steps and changes in layer thickness--seriously degrades transport in epitaxial graphene films on SiC. These measurements demonstrate the strong impact of atomic-scale substrate features on graphene performance.     

煤基多孔炭膜去除压载水中微藻的研究

针对船舶压载水转移所引起的外来生物入侵问题, 开发了以廉价煤为原料经挤压成型、炭化等工艺制备出煤基管状多孔炭膜。分别采用扫描电镜和气体泡压技术对煤基炭膜的微观形貌和孔结构特性进行表征, 并详细考察了压载水处理过程中微藻种类、跨膜压差、错流速率以及微藻密度对处理效果的影响。实验结果表明, 煤基炭膜表面光滑, 孔隙结构发达, 孔径均一, 这非常有利于处理压载水中微藻。压载水中微藻尺寸越大, 膜的稳定通量越小; 增大跨膜压差, 膜的稳定通量增幅变缓, 尤其对含有小球藻和叉鞭金藻的模拟压载水, 因其尺寸与炭膜平均孔径相近, 容易受压变形进入膜孔形成膜内污染, 变缓程度更为明显; 增大错流流速可增大膜表面剪切力, 减少微藻在膜表面堆积, 提高炭膜的稳定通量; 提高藻液密度, 加重膜表面污染, 降低膜的稳定通量。经炭膜处理后, 渗透液中均未检出微藻的存在, 显示出煤基多孔炭膜在船舶压载水处理领域具有潜在的应用前景。     

An unusual magnetoresistance effect in the heterojunction structure of an ultrathin single-crystal Pb film on silicon substrate

Superconductor films on semiconductor substrates have drawn much attention recently since the derived superconductor-based electronics have been shown to be promising for future data processing and storage technologies. By growing atomically uniform single-crystal epitaxial Pb films of several nanometers thick on Si wafers to form a sharp superconductor-semiconductor heterojunction, we have obtained an unusual magnetoresistance effect when the Pb film is superconducting. In addition to the large fundamental interest in this effect, the simple structure, and compatibility and scalability with current Si-based semiconductor technology offer a great opportunity for integrating superconducting circuits and detectors in a single chip.     

Highly Sensitive Direct X-Ray Detector Based on Copper(II) Coordination Polymer Single Crystal with Anisotropic Charge Transport

Anisotropic charge transport plays a pivotal role in clarifying the conductivity mechanism in direct X-ray detection to improve the detection sensitivity. However, the anisotropic photoelectric effect of semiconductive single crystal responsive to X-ray is still lacking of theoretical and experimental proof. The semiconductive coordination polymers (CPs) with designable structures, adjustable functions, and high crystallinity provide a suitable platform for exploring the anisotropic conductive mechanism. Here,the study first reveals a 1D conductive transmission path for direct X-ray detection from the perspective of structural chemistry. The semiconductive copper(II)-based CP 1 single crystal detector exhibits unique anisotropic X-ray detection performance. Along the 1D π–π stacking direction, the single crystal device ( 1 - SC - a ) shows a superior sensitivity of 2697.15 µCGy_air⁻¹ cm⁻² and a low detection limit of 1.02 µGy_air s⁻¹ among CPs-based X-ray detectors. This study provides beneficial guidance and deep insight for designing high-performance CP-based X-ray detectors.