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Laser Annealing of P and Al Implanted 4H-SiC Epitaxial Layers
摘要： This work describes the development of a new method for ion implantation induced crystal damage recovery using multiple XeCl (308 nm) laser pulses with a duration of 30 ns. Experimental activity was carried on single phosphorus (P) as well as double phosphorus and aluminum (Al) implanted 4H-SiC epitaxial layers. Samples were then characterized through micro-Raman spectroscopy, Photoluminescence (PL) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and results were compared with those coming from P implanted thermally annealed samples at 1650–1700–1750 °C for 30 min. The activity outcome shows that laser annealing allows to achieve full crystal recovery in the energy density range between 0.50 and 0.60 J/cm2. Moreover, laser treated crystal shows an almost stress-free lattice with respect to thermally annealed samples that are characterized by high point and extended defects concentration. Laser annealing process, instead, allows to strongly reduce carbon vacancy (VC) concentration in the implanted area and to avoid intra-bandgap carrier recombination centres. Implanted area was almost preserved, except for some surface oxidation processes due to oxygen leakage inside the testing chamber. However, the results of this experimental activity gives way to laser annealing process viability for damage recovery and dopant activation inside the implanted area.
关键词： ion implantation,phosphorus,point defects,laser annealing,photoluminescence,aluminum,TEM,Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET),SiC,Raman
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers (Detailed Theories and Applications) || Measurement Methods on <scp>EM</scp> ‐Wave Absorbers
摘要： In order to deepen our knowledge of the electromagnetic (EM)-wave absorber design, it becomes important to accurately know the material characteristics and the characteristics of the absorber itself. In this chapter, after describing the measurement methods of material constants, the measurement methods of EM-wave absorber characteristics are described. In particular, we intend here to explain in detail the measurement methods of material constants, including conventional methods together with analytical methods. In Section 7.1, as the methods of measuring the material constants for wave-absorbing materials, the methods of using a rectangle waveguide, coaxial waveguide, and microwave resonators are described. First, measurement methods based on the standing-wave method using the rectangular waveguide and coaxial waveguide are studied. Second, in the microwave resonator methods for cylindrical cavities, the measurement methods of dielectric constant and conductivity in the lossless case, complex permittivity, and complex permeability are investigated theoretically. In Section 7.2, as a method for measuring the EM-wave absorber characteristics, the method of TEM mode transmission lines such as coaxial waveguides, strip lines, and TEM cells are examined first. Then, the waveguide method, as a special case, is described, along with space standing-wave methods.
关键词： cavity resonator method,EM-wave absorber,TEM mode transmission line,material constants,measurement methods,waveguide method,space standing-wave method,standing-wave method
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Stereochemistry controlled supramolecular architectures of novel tetrahydroxy functionalized amphiphilic carbocyanine dye
摘要： The synthesis of novel amphiphilic 5,5',6,6'-tetrachlorobenzimidacarbocyanine (TBC) dye derivatives with amino-propanediol head groups differing in stereochemistry (chiral enantiomers, meso-form, and conformer) is reported. For the achiral meso-form, a new synthetic route towards asymmetric cyanine dyes was established. All compounds form J-aggregates in water whose optical properties were characterized by spectroscopic methods. The supramolecular structure of the aggregates was investigated by cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealing extended sheet-like aggregates for the chiral enantiomers and nanotubes for the mesomer, respectively, while the conformer forms predominately needle-like crystals. The experiments demonstrate that the aggregation behavior of compounds can be controlled solely by head group stereochemistry which in case of the enantiomers enables formation of extended hydrogen bond chains by the hydroxyl functionalities. In case of the achiral meso-form, however, such chains turned out to be sterically excluded.
关键词： Stereochemistry,cryo-TEM,supramolecular architectures,amphiphilic carbocyanine dye,cryo-ET,J-aggregates,AFM
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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The formation of intermediate layers in covered Ge/Si heterostructures with low-temperature quantum dots: a study using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy
摘要： The method of software analysis of high-resolution TEM images using the peak pairs algorithm in combination with Raman spectroscopy was employed to study lattice deformations in Ge/Si(001) structures with low-temperature Ge quantum dots. It was found that the stresses do not spread in a thick Si layer above quantum dots, but completely relax via the formation of a thin boundary layer of mixed composition. However, intermixing of Ge and Si is absent beneath the Ge layer in samples with a Ge coverage of 10 ?A. Besides intermixing was not observed at all, both beneath and above the Ge layer, in samples with a Ge coverage of 6 ?A or less. This may be due to the predominance of Ge di?usion into the Si matrix from the {105} facets of Ge huts, not from the Ge wetting layer, at low temperatures of the Ge/Si structure deposition. The critical thickness of Si coverage at which the intense stress-induced di?usion takes place is determined to lie in the range from 5 to 8 nm.
关键词： lattice strain,Ge/Si quantum dots,peak-pairs analysis,HR TEM,Raman scattering,strain relaxation
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Influence of Silicon Layers on the Growth of ITO and AZO in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells
摘要： In this article, we report on the properties of indium tin oxide (ITO) deposited on thin-film silicon layers designed for the application as carrier selective contacts for silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. We find that ITO deposited on hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) layers presents a significant drop on electron mobility μe in comparison to layers deposited on hydrogenated amorphous silicon films (a-Si:H). The nc-Si:H layers are not only found to exhibit a larger crystallinity than a-Si:H, but are also characterized by a considerably increased surface rms roughness. As we can see from transmission electron microscopy (TEM), this promotes the growth of smaller and fractured features in the initial stages of ITO growth. Furthermore, secondary ion mass spectrometry profiles show different penetration depths of hydrogen from the thin film silicon layers into the ITO, which might both influence ITO and device passivation properties. Comparing ITO to aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO), we find that AZO can actually exhibit superior properties on nc-Si:H layers. We assess the impact of the modified ITO Rsh on the series resistance Rs of SHJ solar cells with >23% efficiency for optimized devices. This behavior should be considered when designing solar cells with amorphous or nanocrystalline layers as carrier selective contacts.
关键词： secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS),indium tin oxide (ITO),series resistance,Aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO),transparent conductive oxide (TCO),transmission electron microscopy (TEM),silicon heterojunction (SHJ)
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings || Defects in as-grown vs. annealed rutile titania nanowires and their effect on properties
摘要： Semiconducting metal oxides play a key role in electrochemical and photo physical applications like photo catalysis and as electrode material in solar cells and Li-ion batteries. Among these metal oxides, hydrothermally grown rutile TiO2 nanowire arrays are promising as the 1 D structure possesses a large surface area and a directed electron path towards the substrate. However, the efficiency of these devices is also influenced by the defects inside the nanowires (dislocations, stacking faults, titanium interstitials and oxygen vacancies). A previous study showed that as-grown nanowires have a high density of lattice defects.[1] However, these defects can be removed by an additional annealing step. Latest findings demonstrate that hybrid solar cells where those annealed nanowires are incorporated have significantly higher power-conversion efficiency.[2] However, the removal of the defects is not fully understood so far. In our present work, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to study the changes within the nanowire during annealing. TEM investigations were performed at 200 kV using a JEOL JEM-2200FS and at 300 kV using a FEI Titan Themis 60-300. First results were obtained by ex-situ TEM analysis of as-grown TiO2 nanowires and nanowires, which were annealed at 500 °C for 4 h. These ex-situ analysis confirm that both, as-grown and annealed nanowires, have the rutile crystal structure. Defects, present in the as-grown state, can be removed by the thermal treatment. Concurrently, a structural transformation inside the nanowires occurs resulting in faceted voids of several nanometer in diameter. Using tilt series from -70° to +70° in high-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) scanning (S)TEM mode and the discrete iterative reconstruction technique (DIRT)[3], a TEM tomograph was obtained, which proved that these voids are solely formed inside the nanowire and not at the nanowire surface (Fig. 1). Further analysis including electron energy loss spectroscopy revealed changes of the oxidation state at the surface region of the voids during annealing, whereas the rutile TiO2 crystal structure was maintained. HAADF-STEM in-situ heating experiments, performed in a JEOL JEM-2200FS with a DENSsolutions heating holder, enabled the direct observation of the structural changes inside the rutile TiO2 nanowires (Fig. 2). Using a slow heating ramp of 3.3°C/min, a sudden formation of these voids at around 500 °C could be observed. Heating at lower temperatures did not affect the structure of the nanowire and also an additional heating after the transformation (600°C, 1h) did not change the size and shape of the voids. These ex-situ and in-situ observations are a decisive step to explain the mechanisms involved in this process in more detail. The results of our TEM investigation were correlated to the properties of as-grown and annealed TiO2 nanowires. Here, we could show that the healing of the lattice defects upon annealing not only increased the performance of hybrid solar cells but also affects other properties of the nanowires e.g. chemical stability.
关键词： in-situ TEM,TiO2 nanowire,defect healing
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Synthesis and Characterization of Thiolate-Protected Gold Nanoparticles of Controlled Diameter
摘要： Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been the focus of many studies owing to their unique optical and electronic properties and versatile applications. However, synthesis of stable and homogeneous AuNPs with a particular choice of size is still a challenge. In this study we describe a direct synthesis approach to produce stable and monodisperse water-soluble AuNPs with a tightly controlled diameter in the 1.7?2.4 nm range. We controlled the size by changing only the sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration in the synthesis. Gel electrophoresis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and solution X-ray scattering showed that the AuNPs had narrow size-distributions. We further showed that AuNPs of the di?erent sizes were clearly distinguishable in TEM micrographs, paving the way to dual-target labeling. The reactivity of the AuNPs toward DNA and proteins was also demonstrated. We utilized this reactivity to label tail-anchored proteins embedded in the membrane of the anticancer nanodrug Doxil as a means to target it to speci?c cell types. The gold-labeling enabled the precise localization of the tail-anchored proteins in cryo-TEM images of the therapeutic liposomes.
关键词： thiolate-protected,bioconjugation,cryo-TEM,tail-anchored proteins,synthesis,size control,Gold nanoparticles,Doxil
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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In situ TEM observation of controlled growth of two-dimensional WS2 with vertically aligned layers and high-temperature stability
摘要： Layered transition metal dichalcogenides with vertically aligned morphology show great potentials in energy conversion and storage due to the high density of exposed edge sites which have enhanced electrochemical reactivity. In this letter, through in situ heating investigations in a transmission electron microscope, the controlled growth of vertically aligned WS2 with high-temperature stability has been achieved through the thermolysis of solid precursor K2WS4. It is found that the growth of vertically aligned WS2 layers employs hybrid growth modes, in which the growth of new WS2 slab is initiated at old ones from either the middle part or edge part. These vertically aligned WS2 layers show great stability at high temperature of 900°C. Our detailed investigations and theoretical calculations indicate that potassium element in the solid precursor plays a critical role in the growth and evolution of vertically aligned WS2. This method is also applicable to the controlled growth of vertically aligned MoS2 with high-temperature stability through the decomposition of K2MoS4. These findings pave a way for tailored design and fabrication of materials with optimized structure to achieve their superior properties.
关键词： Vertical growth,In situ,High-temperature stability,Transition metal dichalcogenides,TEM
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS) - Tamilnadu, India (2019.4.11-2019.4.13)] 2019 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Techniques in Control, Optimization and Signal Processing (INCOS) - Implementation of MPPT for Flexible Solar Cells embedded on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
摘要： This paper presents a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)method for a flexible organic polymer solar cell (FOPSC) under varyingshading condition. FOPSC was fabricated using a composite of three conjugated polymers namely PFO, PEO-at-co-MEH-PPV, and MEH-PPV as active layer, CNT/rGO composite as counter electrode (CE), substratemade of Poly-Ethylene Terephthalate (PET). The fabricated OPSC showed around 0.69 asfill factor (FF), a 0.67 V of voltage at open circuit condition(Voc), a 6.37% of 13.69 power mA/cm2 circuit density condition.The PCE of OPSC was comparable to that of OPSC with Pt CE (η = 7.82%).Four OPSC strips where connected in series, aground-based UAV model and different shading conditions were recreated and the power to voltage relationships were obtained. Based on the experimental data obtained, a MPPT techniques was developed using second order derivative of output voltagewith respect to duty cycle The buck a ratio PWM controlled using a microcontroller to implement the D2VOC based MPPT.
关键词： MPPT and UAV,TEM,organic polymer solar cell,CNT/rGO composite,second order derivative of output voltagewith respect to duty cycle ratio (D2VOC),FEM
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Synthesis of Anatase (Core)/Rutile (Shell) Nanostructured TiO <sub/>2</sub> Thin Films by Magnetron Sputtering Methods for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications
摘要： Currently, anatase/rutile core/shell structures are accepted as highly efficient building blocks for TiO2-based catalysts or photo-electrodes used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). It is understood that a thin layer of rutile covering the core anatase pillar would improve the performance of DSSCs by retarding the charge recombination at the semiconductor/sensitizer/electrolyte interfaces. In this work, we report on the synthesis of core/shell nanostructured TiO2 thin films using reactive magnetron sputtering at a glancing angle with different power applying modes: well-separated pillars of pure anatase were synthesized using the DC mode, and then, high-pulse peak power was applied to the Ti target (high power impulse magnetron sputtering – HiPIMS) resulting in the covering of the anatase columns with a thin layer of rutile. The latter technique is well-known to increase the energy load during the growth of the film which is a key parameter to successfully obtain the TiO2 phase normally only achieved at high temperature, i.e. rutile. The peak current, the frequency and the pulse width were optimized in order to obtain the desired crystalline structure and thickness of the rutile top layer. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) cross-section views of the synthesized films clearly show that the pillar-like structures are not affected by the energetic species striking the surface during the HiPIMS process. Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction (GIXRD) suggests the presence of both anatase and rutile phases in the films. Further characterization of the anatase/rutile core/shell interface by electron transmission techniques such as Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) mapping confirm the hypothesis and reveal that the anatase pillars are partly covered by a rutile crust.
关键词： EELS,Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,TEM,TiO2,GLAD,Reactive Magnetron Sputtering,core/shell nanostructures,HiPIMS
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22