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Three-dimensional Nanoscale Mapping of Porosity in Solution-Processed ITO Multilayer Thin Films for Patternable Transparent Electrodes
摘要： Indium tin oxide (ITO) films constitute components of many layered heterostructures used for emergent technologies beyond conventional optoelectronics. Compositional and morphological changes have a direct impact on the device’s performance. Hence control over the morphology with advanced multimodal characterization approaches are required to evaluate the devices. Herein multilayer ITO films deposited by spin coating were quantified in nanoscale detail in three dimensions by combining results from depth-sensitive neutron reflectometry (NR), non-contact topographic AFM images and cross-sectional SEM images. Films with different number of deposited layers were visually transparent even though the topmost layer was as high as 60% porous, with porosity gradually decreasing as the number of the underneath sublayers increased. Surface and interfacial roughness through the total film and individual layer thickness were obtained. NR data also furnished quantitative depth information on the films chemical composition and layer-by-layer bulk density, which has never been obtained before, providing a way to monitor and ultimately control the sheet resistivity via the pore network. When the same formulation is used for inkjet printing patterns, the larger pores disappear and the optical properties are improved to >90% transmittance at all visible wavelengths. All 5L films achieved sheet resistivities as low as 10-2 ?-cm and can therefore be used as patternable transparent electrodes for many devices including liquid crystal displays.
关键词： thin multilayer film,neutron reflectometry,depth density distribution,neutron absorption reflectometry,Indium tin oxide,porosity,structure chemical depth profile,off-specular neutron scattering,layer by layer deposition
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35
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Reorientational dynamics of organic cations in perovskite-like coordination polymers
摘要： Here we report the dynamics of organic cations as guest molecules in a perovskite host-framework. The molecular motion of CH3NH3+ (MAFe), (CH3)2NH2+ (DMAFe) and (CH3)3NH+ (TrMAFe) in the cage formed by KFe(CN)63? units was studied using a combination of experimental methods: (i) thermal analysis, (ii) dielectric and electric studies, (iii) optical observations, (iv) EPR and 1H NMR spectroscopy and (v) quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). In the case of MAFe and TrMAFe, the thermal analysis reveals one solid-to-solid phase transition (PT) and two PTs for the DMAFe crystal. A markedly temperature-dependent dielectric constant indicates the tunable and switchable properties of the complexes. Also, their semiconducting properties are confirmed by a dc conductivity measurement. The broadband dielectric relaxation is analyzed for the TrMAFe sample in the frequency range of 100 Hz–1 GHz. QENS shows that we deal rather with the localized motion of the cation than a diffusive one. Three models, which concern the simultaneous rotation of the CH3 and/or NH3 group, π-flips and free rotations of the organic cation, are used to fit the elastic incoherent structure factor. The 1H NMR spin–lattice relaxation time for all compounds under study, as well as the second moments, has been measured in a wide temperature range. In all studied samples, the temperature dependence of the second moment of the proton NMR line indicated the gradual evolution of the molecular movements from the rigid state up to a highly disordered one.
关键词： quasielastic neutron scattering,phase transitions,perovskite,coordination polymers,dielectric properties,NMR spectroscopy,dynamics,organic cations
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48
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Determination of the Thin-Film Structure of Zwitterion-Doped Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(styrenesulfonate): A Neutron Reflectivity Study
摘要： Doping poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is known to improve its conductivity, however little is known about the thin film structure of PEDOT:PSS when doped with an asymmetrically charged dopant. In this study, PEDOT:PSS was doped with different concentrations of the zwitterion 3-(N,N Dimethylmyristylammonio)propanesulfonate (DYMAP), and its effect on the bulk structure of the films characterized by neutron reflectivity. The results show that at low doping concentration, the film separates into a quasi bi-layer structure with lower roughness (10%), increased thickness (18%), and lower electrical conductivity compared to the un-doped sample. However when the doping concentration increases the film forms into a homogeneous layer and experiences an enhanced conductivity by more than an order of magnitude, a 20% smoother surface, and a 60% thickness increase relative to the pristine sample. Atomic force microscopy and profilometry measurements confirmed these findings, and AFM height and phase images showed the gradually increasing presence of DYMAP on the film surface as a function of the concentration. Neutron reflectivity also showed that the quasi bi-layer structure of the lowest concentration doped PEDOT:PSS is separated by a graded rather than a well defined interface. Our findings provide an understanding of the layer structure modification for doped PEDOT:PSS films that should be prove important for device applications.
关键词： neutron reflectivity,hole transporting layer,conductivity,film structure,zwitterion,PEDOT:PSS
更新于2025-11-14 15:19:41
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An Upper Limit on Nickel Overabundance in the Supercritical Accretion Disk Wind of SS 433 from X-ray Spectroscopy
摘要： We analyze a long (with a total exposure time of 120 ks) X-ray observation of the unique Galactic microquasar SS 433 carried out by the XMM-Newton space observatory with the goal of searching for the fluorescent line of neutral (or weakly ionized) nickel at energy 7.5 keV. We consider two models for the formation of fluorescent lines in the spectrum of SS 433: (1) through the reflection of radiation from a putative central X-ray source off the optically thick neutral gas of the supercritical disk 'funnel' walls; and (2) due to the scattering of the radiation coming from the hottest parts of the jets in the optically thin wind of the system. We show that for these two cases the flux of the Ni I Kα fluorescent line is expected to be 0.45 of the flux of the Fe I Kα fluorescent line at 6.4 keV for the relative nickel overabundance ZNi/Z = 10 observed in the jets of SS 433. For the continuum model without the absorption edge of neutral iron, we have found an upper limit on the flux of the narrow Ni I Kα fluorescent line of 0.9 × 10?5 phot s?1 cm?2 (90% confidence level). In the continuum model with the absorption edge we have determined an upper limit on the flux of the Ni I Kα line at the level of 2.5 × 10?5 phot s?1 cm?2. At the same time, the flux of the fluorescent iron line has been measured to be 9.9+1.2?1.1 × 10?5 phot s?1 cm?2. This result implies that the nickel overabundance in the accretion disk wind should be at least a factor of 1.5 times smaller than the corresponding nickel overabundance observed in the jets of SS 433.
关键词： neutron stars,SS 433,black holes,accretion,jets
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Development of a solid-state position sensitive neutron detector prototype based on ?6Li-glass scintillator and digital SiPM arrays
摘要： Photomultiplier tubes (PMT) have been used extensively as the photodetector of choice in scintillation based detectors for cold and thermal neutrons. However, the limitations of PMT based scintillation neutron detectors such as their sensitivity to magnetic fields or their high operating voltages (> 1 kV) have triggered the search for alternative photodetectors for these applications. Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) operate in the single photon regime, have lower operating voltages (~ 20 - 70 V) than PMTs and are insusceptible to magnetic field. Additional features of the SiPMs like their low production cost, compactness and higher readout rates make them a potential candidate to replace the photodetector part in these developments. Therefore, we are developing a scintillation neutron detector based on SiPM technology. The detector prototype with an active detection area of 13 cm × 13 cm is aimed to be used in the future at the TREFF instrument of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching, Germany, for neutron reflectometry experiments. In this paper, we report the detector concept, its development and the simulation results for design optimization.
关键词： Geant4,Neutron scintillation detectors,Cold and thermal neutrons,Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM)
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Disc-loss episode in the Be shell optical counterpart to the high-mass X-ray binary IGR J21343+4738
摘要： Context. Present X-ray missions are regularly discovering new X-ray and γ-ray sources. The identification of their counterparts at other wavelengths allows us to determine their nature. Aims. The main goal of this work is to determine the properties of the optical counterpart to the INTEGRAL source IGR J21343+4738, and to study its long-term optical variability. Although its nature as a Be/X-ray binary has been suggested, little is known about its physical parameters. Methods. We have been monitoring IGR J21343+4738 since 2009 in the optical band. We present BVRI optical photometric and spectroscopic observations covering the wavelength band 4000–7500 ?. The photometric data allowed us to derive the colour excess E(B ? V) and estimate the distance. The blue-end spectra were used to determine the spectral type of the optical companion, while the spectra around the Hα line allowed us to study the long-term structural changes in the circumstellar disc. Results. We find that the optical counterpart to IGR J21343+4738 is a V = 14.1 B1IVe shell star located at a distance of ～8.5 kpc. The Hα line changed from an absorption-dominated profile to an emission-dominated profile, and then back again into absorption. In addition, fast line profile asymmetries were observed once the disc developed. Although the Balmer lines are the most strongly affected by shell absorption, we find that shell characteristics are also observed in He I lines. Conclusions. The optical spectral variability of IGR J21343+4738 is attributed to the formation of an equatorial disc around the Be star and the development of an enhanced density perturbation that revolves inside the disc. We have witnessed the formation and dissipation of the circumstellar disc. The strong shell profile of the Hα and He I lines and the fact that no transition from the shell phase to a pure emission phase is observed imply that we are seeing the system near edge-on.
关键词： X-rays: binaries,stars: neutron,Be,stars: emission-line,stars: individual: IGR J21343+4738
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Night-Time Oxidation of a Monolayer Model for the Air–Water Interface of Marine Aerosols—A Study by Simultaneous Neutron Reflectometry and in Situ Infra-Red Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS)
摘要： This paper describes experiments on the ageing of a monolayer model for the air–water interface of marine aerosols composed of a typical glycolipid, galactocerebroside (GCB). Lipopolysaccharides have been observed in marine aerosols, and GCB is used as a proxy for these more complex lipopolysaccharides. GCB monolayers are investigated as pure films, as mixed films with palmitic acid, which is abundant in marine aerosols and forms a stable attractively mixed film with GCB, particularly with divalent salts present in the subphase, and as mixed films with palmitoleic acid, an unsaturated analogue of palmitic acid. Such mixed films are more realistic models of atmospheric aerosols than simpler single-component systems. Neutron reflectometry (NR) has been combined in situ with Fourier transform infra-red reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) in a pioneering analysis and reaction setup designed by us specifically to study mixed organic monolayers at the air–water interface. The two techniques in combination allow for more sophisticated observation of multi-component monolayers than has previously been possible. The structure at the air–water interface was also investigated by complementary Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). This study looks specifically at the oxidation of the organic films by nitrate radicals (NO3?), the key atmospheric oxidant present at night. We conclude that NO3? oxidation cannot fully remove a cerebroside monolayer from the surface on atmospherically relevant timescales, leaving its saturated tail at the interface. This is true for pure and salt water subphases, as well as for single- and two-component films. The behaviour of the unsaturated tail section of the molecule is more variable and is affected by interactions with co-deposited species. Most surprisingly, we found that the presence of CaCl2 in the subphase extends the lifetime of the unsaturated tail substantially—a new explanation for longer residence times of materials in the atmosphere compared to lifetimes based on laboratory studies of simplified model systems. It is thus likely that aerosols produced from the sea-surface microlayer at night will remain covered in surfactant molecules on atmospherically relevant timescales with impact on the droplet’s surface tension and on the transport of chemical species across the air–water interface.
关键词： palmitic acid,monolayer,neutron,nitrate radical,palmitoleic acid,reflectivity,aerosol,infra-red,cerebroside,Brewster angle microscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Single-Photon-Emission Computed Tomography with Neutron Activation for Material Inspection
摘要： A single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) system with a lanthanum-bromide (LaBr3:Ce) scintillator was proposed and simulated to detect neutron-activated prompt γ-rays from suspicious materials. The optimized parameters of the SPECT system were calculated to achieve the best performance. Under the optimized conditions, energy spectra, spatial images, and elemental ratios were obtained and employed to identify hidden materials. The carbon-to-oxygen ratios of the materials calculated through the simulations were consistent with the corresponding theoretical values while the calculated nitrogen-to-oxygen ratios were slightly different from the corresponding theoretical values. In the proposed system, not only the energy spectrum of each element but also the characteristic intensity ratios obtained using the reconstructed images were used to identify the unknown elements of hidden materials in the three-dimensional spatial domain. These results demonstrate the feasibility of using the SPECT system in field applications.
关键词： Characteristic elemental intensity ratio,Neutron-activated prompt γ-rays,Single-photon-emission computed tomography
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Directionality properties of the nGEM detector of the CNESM diagnostic system for SPIDER
摘要： The ITER project requires additional heating by two neutral beam injectors, each accelerating up to 1 MV a 40 A beam of negative deuterium ions for one hour. Such requirements have never been reached, so it was decided to build in Padova a facility (PRIMA) that hosts two experimental devices: SPIDER, a 100 kV negative H/D RF beam source, and MITICA, a full-scale injector for the ITER NBI. SPIDER has begun operation in 2018, while MITICA is expected to start after 2020. In both devices the accelerated deuterium beam impinges on an actively cooled beam dump used to stop the deuterons. Detection of fusion neutrons produced between beam–deuterons and dump-embedded deuterons will be used as a means to resolve the horizontal beam intensity profile. A neutron detection system called Close-contact Neutron Emission Surface Mapping (CNESM) is installed right behind the SPIDER beam dump, with the aim to provide the neutron emission map of the beam dump surface. The core of this diagnostic system is an nGEM (neutron-Gas Electron Multiplier) detector which will be able to reconstruct the fast neutron beam profile with an efficiency of about 10?4. A crucial point in order to correctly reconstruct the profile of the deposited D? power is the directionality discrimination capability of the detector. This paper reports on the results of the characterization of the nGEM directionality capabilities, performed at the Frascati Neutron Generator (FNG) using 2.5 MeV neutrons, before installation of the detector inside the SPIDER vacuum vessel.
关键词： Neutral beam injector,Directionality,Neutron imaging,GEM detectors,Deuterium map
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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[IEEE 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC) - Atlanta, GA (2017.10.21-2017.10.28)] 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC) - Compact Solid State Neutron-Gamma Detectors for Backpack or Handheld Instruments
摘要： In this paper, we report on the characterization of detectors constructed at RMD using 1-inch, 1.5-inch, and 2-inch diameter right cylinders of CLYC and CLLBC crystals coupled to arrays of silicon photomultipliers (SiPM). Detectors constructed with small volume CLLBC crystals coupled to a 12 mm × 12mm total area SiPM array show an excellent energy resolution of ~3% at 662 keV and a large volume CLYC crystal when coupled to a 24 mm × 24 mm area array shows an energy resolution of ~6.6% at 662 keV. Both detectors show pulse shape discrimination capabilities.
关键词： Gamma-ray detection,crystal growth,elpasolites,energy resolution,neutron detection,scintillation detector,CLLBC,CLYC,thermal neutrons
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29