Observation of Nano-Dots on HOPG Surface Induced by Highly Charged Arq+ Impact

Highly charged ions （HCIs） have huge potential energy due to their high charge state. When a HCI reaches a solid surface, its potential energy is released immediately on the surface to cause a nano-scale defect. Thus, HCIs are expected to be useful for solid-surface modifications on the nano-scale. We investigate the defects on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite （HOPG） surface induced by slow highly charged Ar^q＋ ions with impact energy of 20-2000qeV with scanning probe microscopy （SPM）. In order to clarify the role of kinetic and potential energies in surface modification, the nano-defects are characterized in lateral size and height corresponding to the kinetic energy and charge state of the HCIs. Both the potential energy and kinetic energy of the ions may influence the size of nano-defect. Since potential energy increases dramatically with increasing charge state, the potential energy effect is expected to be much larger than the kinetic energy effect in the case of extremely high charge states. This implies that pure surface modification on the nano-scale could be carried out by slow highly charged ions. The mean size of nano-defect region could also be controlled by selecting the charge state and kinetic energy of HCI.     

Sodium beta-alumina thin films as gate dielectrics for A1GaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors

<正>Sodium beta-alumina（SBA） is deposited on AlGaN/GaN by using a co-deposition process with sodium and Al₂O₃ as the precursors.The X-ray diffraction（XRD） spectrum reveals that the deposited thin film is amorphous.The binding energy and composition of the deposited thin film,obtained from the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS） measurement,are consistent with those of SBA.The dielectric constant of the SBA thin film is about 50.Each of the capacitance-voltage characteristics obtained at five different frequencies shows a high-quality interface between SBA and AlGaN.The interface trap density of metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistor（MISHEMT） is measured to be（3.5～9.5）×10¹⁰ cm^-2·eV^-1 by the conductance method.The fixed charge density of SBA dielectric is on the order of 2.7×10¹² cm^-2.Compared with the AlGaN/GaN metal-semiconductor heterostructure high-electronmobility transistor（MESHEMT）,the AlGaN/GaN MISHEMT usually has a threshold voltage that shifts negatively. However,the threshold voltage of the AlGaN/GaN MISHEMT using SBA as the gate dielectric shifts positively from—5.5 V to—3.5 V.From XPS results,the surface valence-band maximum（VBM-E_F） of AlGaN is found to decrease from 2.56 eV to 2.25 eV after the SBA thin film deposition.The possible reasons why the threshold voltage of AlGaN/GaN MISHEMT with the SBA gate dielectric shifts positively are the influence of SBA on surface valence-band maximum （VBM-E_F）,the reduction of interface traps and the effects of sodium ions,and/or the fixed charges in SBA on the two-dimensional electron gas（2DEG）.     

The characteristic spectral lines of target atoms in the impact of ~(40)Ar~(q+) ions on metal surfaces

1 Introduction It has been found that a large number of ions and atoms can be sputtered; and elec-trons and X-ray can be emitted in the impact of slow highly charged ions (SHCI) onmetal surfaces. It has also been shown that a slow highly charged ion can deposit anamount of potential energy ranging from tens to hundreds of keV within a nanometer-sized volume on femtosecond time scale during impinging on a solid surface. Theequivalent power density is about 1014 W/cm2 and bombardment craters …     

Radioactive source localization inside pipes using a long-range alpha detector

Long-range alpha detectors (LRADs) are attracting much attention in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities because of some problems in obtaining source positions on an interior surface during pipe decommissioning. By utilizing the characteristic that LRAD detects alphas by collecting air-driving ions, this article applies a method to localize the radioactive source by ions’ fluid property. By obtaining the ion travel time and the airspeed distribution in the pipe, the source position can be determined. Thus this method overcomes the ion’s lack of periodic characteristics. Experimental results indicate that this method can approximately localize the source inside the pipe. The calculation results are in good agreement with the experimental results.     

Improving nucleation in the fabrication of high-quality 3D macro-porous copper film through the surface-modification of a polystyrene colloid-assembled template

A new approach is developed to the fabrication of high-quality three-dimensional macro-porous copper films. A highly-ordered macroporous copper film is successfully produced on a polystyrene sphere (PS) template that has been modified by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). It is shown that this procedure can change a hydrophobic surface of PS template into a hydrophilic surface. The present study is devoted to the influence of the electrolyte solution transport on the nucleation process. It is demonstrated that the permeability of the electrolyte solution in the nanochannels of the PS template plays an important role in the chemical electrodeposition of high-quality macroporous copper film. The permeability is drastically enhanced in our experiment through the surface modification of the PS templates. The method could be used to homogeneously produce a large number of nucleations on a substrate, which is a key factor for the fabrication of the high-quality macroporous copper film.     

The electrical properties of sulfur-implanted cubic boron nitride thin films

Cubic boron nitride (c-BN) thin films are deposited on p-type Si wafers using radio frequency (RF) sputtering and then doped by implanting S ions. The implantation energy of the ions is 19 keV, and the implantation dose is between 10 15 ions/cm 2 and 10 16 ions/cm 2 . The doped c-BN thin films are then annealed at a temperature between 400°C and 800 C. The results show that the surface resistivity of doped and annealed c-BN thin films is lowered by two to three orders, and the activation energy of c-BN thin films is 0.18 eV.     

First-principles study of the local structure and crystal field of Yb2＋ in sodium and potassium halides

The local coordination structures around the doping Yb 2+ ions in sodium and potassium halides were calculated by using the first-principles supercell model.Both the cases with and without the charge compensation vacancy in the local environment of the doping Yb 2+ were calculated to study the effect of the doping on the local coordination structures of Yb 2+.Using the calculated local structures,we obtained the crystal-field parameters for the Yb 2+ ions doped in sodium and potassium halides by a method based on the combination of the quantum-chemical calculations and the effective Hamiltonian method.The calculated crystal-field parameters were analyzed and compared with the fitted results.     

Damage of low-energy ion irradiation on copper nanowire: molecular dynamics simulation

Physical and chemical phenomena of low-energy ion irradiation on solid surfaces have been studied systematically for many years, due to the wide applications in surface modification, ion implantation and thin-film growth. Recently the bombardment of nano-scale materials with low-energy ions gained much attention. Comared to bulk materials, nano-scale materials show different physical and chemical properties. In this article, we employed molecular dynamics simulations to study the damage caused by low-energy ion irradiation on copper nanowires. By simulating the ion bombardment of 5 different incident energies, namely, 1~keV, 2~keV, 3~keV, 4~keV and 5~keV, we found that the sputtering yield of the incident ion is linearly proportional to the energies of incident ions. Low-energy impacts mainly induce surface damage to the nanowires, and only a few bulk defects were observed. Surface vacancies and adatoms accumulated to form defect clusters on the surface, and their distribution are related to the type of crystal plane, e.g. surface vacancies prefer to stay on (100) plane, while adatoms prefer (110) plane. These results reveal that the size effect will influence the interaction between low-energy ion and nanowire.     

DFT study of solvation of Li~+/Na~+ in fluoroethylene carbonate/vinylene carbonate/ethylene sulfite solvents for lithium/sodium-based battery

Choosing suitable solvent is the key technology for the electrochemical performance of energy storage device.Among them,vinylene carbonate(VC),fluoroethylene carbonate(FEC),and ethylene sulfite(ES)are the potential organic electrolyte solvents for lithium/sodium battery.However,the quantitative relation and the specific mechanism of these solvents are currently unclear.In this work,density functional theory(DFT)method is employed to study the lithium/sodium ion solvation in solvents of VC,ES,and FEC.We first find that 4VC-Li+,4VC-Na+,4ES-Li+,4ES-Na+,4FEC-Li+,and 4FEC-Na+are the maximum thermodynamic stable solvation complexes.Besides,it is indicated that the innermost solvation shells are consisted of 5VC-Li+/Na+,5ES-Li+/Na+,and 5FEC-Li+/Na+.It is also indicated that the Li+solvation complexes are more stable than Na+complexes.Moreover,infrared and Raman spectrum analysis indicates that the stretching vibration of O=C peak evidently shifts to high frequency with the Li+/Na+concentration reducing in nVC-Li+/Na+and nFEC-Li+/Na+solvation complexes,and the O=C vibration peak frequency in Na+solvation complexes is higher than that of Li+complexes.The S=O stretching vibration in nES-Li+/Na+solvation complexes moves to high frequency with the decrease of the Li+/Na+concentration,the S=O vibration in nES-Na+is higher than that in nES-Li+.The study is meaningful for the design of new-type Li/Na battery electrolytes.     

Relativistic degenerate effects of electrons and positrons on modulational instability of quantum ion acoustic waves in dense plasmas with two polarity ions

The nonlinear propagation of quantum ion acoustic wave(QIAW) is investigated in a four-component plasma composed of warm classical positive ions and negative ions,as well as inertialess relativistically degenerate electrons and positrons.A nonlinear Schrodinger equation is derived by using the reductive perturbation method,which governs the dynamics of QIAW packets.The modulation instability analysis of QIAWs is considered based on the typical parameters of the white dwarf.The results exhibit that both in the weakly relativistic limit and in the ultrarelativistic limit,the modulational instability regions are sensitively dependent on the ratios of temperature and number density of negative ions to those of positive ions respectively,and on the relativistically degenerate effect as well.     

采用分子动力学方法研究氯化钠水溶液的微观结构

溶液的微观结构对溶液的宏观性质具有决定性影响,团簇的存在和溶液不均性的认知是该领域研究的重要进展之一,也是关注的热点.为了考察溶液的微观结构,本文采用分子动力学方法对浓度适中的氯化钠水溶液进行了模拟,获得了各原子(离子)间的径向分布函数和溶液的瞬态图像.通过对比分析Na~+-Cl~-和Cl~--Na~+的径向分布函数,并结合已有研究结果,表明该径向分布函数上第三峰也来源于离子对,发现氯化钠水溶液存在着第三种离子对;上述径向分布函数上的三个峰分别与直接接触离子对、部分间隔离子对和完全间隔离子对相对应,并给出了这三种离子对的瞬态图像.三个时刻下系统瞬态图像的分析结果表明,溶液中存在水分子连续分布的区域和由离子与水分子共同构成的离子团簇.各瞬态图像中水分子连续分布的最大区域的平均尺寸至少为1.43 nm,溶液中部分间隔离子对的比例最大,约为0.68.在同时考虑直接接触离子对和部分间隔离子对时,三个时刻中最大团簇尺度的平均值为1.44 nm,该值约为部分间隔离子对最概然尺寸的3倍;团簇尺寸随团簇中离子数的增加而增大,在团簇中离子数较大时,满足无规行走(自由连接链)模型的结果.这些说明氯化钠水溶...     

Adsorption of Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions onto magnesium and activated carbon composite in aqueous solution

Magnesium and coconuts shell activated carbon composite was prepared to selectively remove heavy metals ions in aqueous solution. Zinc(II) and cadmium(II) ions were used to clarify the adsorption capacity of the composite in comparison with no magnesium containing activated carbon. Influence of the initial heavy metal concentration, time course and solution temperature on the adsorption amounts were examined for the two adsorbents, and surface chemistry of the adsorbents was also characterized using Boehm titration. The magnesium composite adsorbed greater amount of Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions than the no magnesium counterpart. The adsorption amount of Cd(II) was not influenced with rise in solution temperature for the composite, whereas decrease in adsorption was observed for the counterpart. The loaded magnesium was estimated to be combined with carbon surface via oxygen bridge. Cadmium(II) was adsorbed onto the composite surface by ion exchange process with releasing equivalent amount of Mg(II) from the carbon surface, while Zn(II) would adsorb onto the composite by not only the ion exchange, but also the electrostatic interaction with the Cπ electrons on the graphite surface from the experimental results.     

In situ preparation of hydrophobic CaCO3 in the presence of sodium oleate

Hydrophobic CaCO₃ particles were directly prepared via carbonation of Ca(OH)₂ slurry in the presence of sodium oleate at room temperature. Sodium oleate was used to modify the surface property of CaCO₃ particles. The measurement of relative contact angle and active ratio indicated that CaCO₃ samples were hydrophobic. DTG, FT-IR and TEM analysis of the obtained product indicated that the hydrophobic property was attributed to the deposition of calcium oleate, produced in the reaction mixture, onto the surface of calcium carbonate particles. They were covered on the CaCO₃ crystals surface and modified their surface property; at the same time they own CC bonds and could be polymerized or copolymerized later to give a polymeric monolayer.     

硫酸钠溶液中方解石表面油膜脱附机理研究

摘要：本文重点研究油湿型方解石表面形成的过程和方解石表面油膜在SO42-作用下脱附的过程,从分子尺度探究油膜形成机理和SO42-作用机理。首先,为模拟碳酸盐岩储层实际而建立油湿型碳酸盐岩表面。范德华力和静电作用下油分子运动到方解石表面形成双层结构的油膜,方解石由水湿变为油湿。结果表明,与第二层相比,第一层排列更有序,结构更稳定,对储层润湿性影响更大。而后,研究方解石表面油膜在SO42-作用下脱附的过程和作用机理。方解石表面油膜的脱附可以分为两步：静电作用下水通道的形成;氢键作用下水膜的形成。最终,方解石表面由油湿变为水湿。研究表明：SO42-参与了方解石表面油膜脱附过程中重要的静电力作用和氢键作用,加速了水通道和水膜的形成,加速了方解石表面油膜的脱附,对储层润湿性影响较大。     

Cold emission of negative ions from porous graphite

The electric field strength in the near-wall layers of thermonuclear facilities can be sufficient for the emission of negative ions from the surface of plasma facing materials. The mass spectra of negative ions from MPG-8 porous graphite at electric field strengths up to 4 × 10⁶ V/m and the surface composition of the target have been studied by ion scattering spectroscopy. The dependence of the mass composition of negative ion emission and residual gas on the sample’s temperature has been measured and a correlation between the intensity of negative hydrogen-ion emission and the desorption of water has been established. The temperature dependence of the emission of negative ions and clusters of carbon and hydrocarbon is in qualitative agreement with the chemical erosion of graphite.     

STM and AFM observations of damage produced by swift Ne and Kr ions in graphite

Radiation damage of highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG) samples have been investigated following irradiation with 215 MeV Ne and 209 MeV Kr ions, available at U-400 cyclotron, Dubna. A freshly cleaved HOPG surface was irradiated perpendicularly to the sample surface (c plane). A low ion irradiation dose was used (10¹² ions/cm²) in order to avoid damage overlap. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are useful methods allowing direct observation of surface defects. The observations were made after irradiation without any further sample preparation. The experimental results are compared to computer simulations (TRIM code) and primary knonked-on atomic spectrum calculations (LET code). Clear distinction can be made between surface features attributed to nuclear stopping effects and defects owing to electronic stopping mechanisms.     

Surface Modulation in Electrothermal Atomizer for Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Abstract

Electrothermal (ET) atomization atomic absorption spectroscopy with a pyrolytic graphite (PG)‐coated graphite furnace is employed as one of the effective techniques for determination of trace amount of metal in nano and picograms. In this article, the fundamental studies are described, including the distribution of element on furnace surface, the surface hydrophobic property control, the chemistry of carbon matrix in graphite furnace, the activation energy due to surface nano‐structure sensitive and the non‐graphite surface atomizer. The analytical application and physicochemical approach are also included.     

Effect of an electric field on the emission of sodium ions from the surface of NaAu alloy

We investigate how an electric field affects the desorption of sodium ions from the surface of a NaAu semiconductor film formed on a gold substrate. It is shown that an external electric field affects the equilibrium concentrations for sodium cations in the near-surface area and their dilution in a Na _x Au _y film.     

A nonlinear thermal spike model for pyrolytic graphite under irradiation with 86Kr and 209Bi high-energy heavy ions

The temperature dependences of the specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity are introduced for a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite; i.e., the nonlinear model of a thermal spike is considered and a comparative analysis of the obtained results and those for the linear model of a thermal spike is performed. The temperature effects observed in the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with a change in the electron-phonon interaction coefficient g are investigated in detail. It is shown that, under irradiation of the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by bismuth ions with an energy of 710 MeV, the temperature on the surface of the target within the framework of the nonlinear model can exceed the sublimation temperature, whereas the temperature on the surface of the target under irradiation by krypton ions with an energy of 253 MeV does not exceed the sublimation temperature. The characteristic range of variations in the electron-phonon interaction coefficient g is evaluated. For values of g in this range, the thermal spike model explains the experimental data on the presence of structures in the form of hillocks with craters at their centers on the surface of the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite exposed to irradiation by ²⁰⁹Bi ions and on the absence of such structures in the case of irradiation by ⁸⁶Kr ions.     

Surface morphology changes of graphite irradiated with energetic helium ions

Implantation of helium ions into graphite has been found to produce surface features, which are discussed in terms of radiation damage as a function of depth into the material. Annealing and electron microscope studies show these surface features to be still well defined after annealing at 1500°C. The suggested interpretation is consistent with the large surface stress found in the surface layers of implanted materials.