简介:Themetalorganicvaporphaseepitaxy(MOVPE)growthofindiumgalliumnitride(InGaN)hasbeendiscussedindetailtowardsthefabricationofsolarcell.TheInGaNfilmwithIncontentsupto0.4aresuccessfullygrownbycontrollingthefundamentalgrowthparameterssuchastheprecursorgasflowrates,temperatureetc.TheformationofmetallicInoriginatesfromthehighervalue(0.74)oftrimethylindium/(trimethylindium+triethylgallium)(TMI/(TMI+TEG))molarratiowithlow(4100)V/Ⅲweightmolarratiowhilethelowervalue(0.2)ofTMI/(TMI+TEG)causesthephaseseparation.Itisalsonecessarytocontrolthegrowthrateandepitaxialfilmthicknesstosuppressthephaseseparationinthematerial.ThecrystallinequalityofgrownfilmsisstudiedanditisfoundtobemarkedlydeterioratedwithincreasingIncontent.ThelatticeparametersaswellasthethermalexpansioncoefficientmismatchbetweenGaNtemplateandInGaNepi-layerareprimarilyconsideredasthereasonstodeterioratethefilmqualityforhigherIncontent.ByusingIn0.16Ga0.84Nfilms,ann+-phomo-junctionstructureisfabricatedon0.65mmGaNtemplate.Forsuchadevice,theresponsetothelightillumination(AM1.5)isobservedwithanop-ncircuitvoltageof1.4Vandtheshortcircuitcurrentdensityof0.25mA/cm2.Toimprovetheperformanceaswellasincreasesolarphotoncapturing,thedeviceisfurtherfabricatedonthickGaNtemplatewithhigherIncontent.TheIn0.25Ga0.75Nn+-pjunctionsolarcellisfoundbetterperformancewithanop-ncircuitvoltageof1.5Vandtheshortcircuitcurrentdensityof0.5mA/cm2.ThisistheInGaNp-nhomo-junctionsolarcellwiththehighestIncontenteverreportedbyMOVPE.
简介:InvestigationhasbeencarriedouttofindtheeffectsofNdsubstitutionandCuadditiononthehydrogenstoragepropertiesofAB5-typealloywithamulticomponentLa0.6M0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2(M=Y,Nd)system.La0.6Y0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2,whichwasusedinanair-conditioningsystem,showedpoorhysteresisandslopingcharacteristics,whichledtoadecreaseconcerningthecoefficientofperformanceofthesystem.BythesubstitutionofNdforY,thehydrogenstoragecapacityincreased,andtheplateaupressuredecreasedalittle,butthehydrogenabsorptionkineticsdecreaseddramatically.CuadditioncaneffectivelyimprovethekineticsofhydrideformationwithoutchangingthehydrogenstoragecapacityofLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2.IthasbeenfoundthatLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cu0.1alloyshowedgoodhydrogenstoragecharacteristicsformetalhydrideair-conditioningsystem.Theresultsshowedthat,foreachcomponentofLa0.6Mo.4Ni4.8Mn0.2,theeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacityincreasedwithdecreaseoftheunitcellparameterc/aandthehydrogenabsorptionplateaupressureincreasedwithdecreaseoftheparametera.
简介:TheevolutionofmicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesofAl-0.4Cu-0.14Si-0.05Mg-0.2Fe(wt.%)alloys,micro-alloyedwithZr,TiandSc,wereinvestigated.Theadditionof0.2%ZrtobasealloyacceleratestheprecipitationofSi-richnano-phaseinα-Almatrix,whichplaysanimportantroleinimprovingthemechanicalpropertiesofanalloy.Thetensilestrengthincreasesfrom102MPaforthebasealloyto113MPafortheZr-modifiedalloy.Adding0.2%Zr+0.2%Titobasealloyeffectivelyrefinesa-AlgrainsizeandacceleratestheprecipitationofSiandCuelements,leadingtoheavysegregationatgrainboundary.Byfurtheradding0.2%SctoZr+Timodifiedalloy,thesegregationofSiandCuelementsissuppressedandmoreSiandCuprecipitatesappearedinα-Almatrix.AccompaniedwiththeformationofcoherentAl3Scphase,thetensilestrengthincreasesfrom108MPafortheZr+Timodifiedalloyto152MPafortheSc-modifiedalloy.DuetoexcellentthermalstabilityofAl3Scphase,theSc-modifiedalloyexhibitsobviousprecipitationhardeningbehaviorat350℃,andthetensilestrengthincreasesto203MPaafterholdingat350℃for200h.
简介:钛酸锶钡(BST)陶瓷是一种性能优异的电容器材料、热敏材料和铁电压电材料,具有非常广阔的应用领域。采用溶胶-凝胶法合成了Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3纳米粉体,通过X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、激光粒度分析仪对粉体的物相组成、颗粒大小和形态进行了分析,利用红外光谱仪(FT~IR)研究了表面活性剂在合成纳米Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3过程中的作用,并重点考察了表面活性剂对Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3粉体性能的影响。研究结果表明,通过添加适量的表面活性剂能有效改善纳米钛酸锶钡粉体的表面性能,使纳米钛酸锶钡具有较好的分散性,可充分发挥材料的纳米效应。