A method for hardness measurement and evaluation of double-layer thin films on the material surface is proposed. Firstly, it is studied how to obtain the force-indentation response with the finite element method when...A method for hardness measurement and evaluation of double-layer thin films on the material surface is proposed. Firstly, it is studied how to obtain the force-indentation response with the finite element method when the indentation is less than 100 nanometers, in which current nanoindentation experiments have no reliable accuracy. The whole hardness-displacement curve and fitted equation are obtained. At last, a formula to predict the hardness of the thin film on the material surface is derived and favorably compared with experiments.展开更多
Due to the mechanical stability of the PP layer,the oriented PP/PE double-layer film with a row-nucleated crystalline structure can be annealed at a higher temperature than the PE monolayer film.In this work,the effec...Due to the mechanical stability of the PP layer,the oriented PP/PE double-layer film with a row-nucleated crystalline structure can be annealed at a higher temperature than the PE monolayer film.In this work,the effects of annealing temperature within the melting range of PE on the crystalline structure and properties of PP/PE double-layer films were studied.When the annealing temperature is between 100 and 130℃,below the melting point of PE,the crystallinity,the long period,lateral dimension and orientation of the lamellae in the PE layer increase with the annealing temperature due to the melting of thin lamellae and the self-nucleated effect of partially-melted melts during annealing.With the annealing temperature further increasing to 138℃,near the melting ending point of PE,since the lamellae melt completely and the melt memory becomes weak during annealing,some spherulite structures are formed in the annealed sample,resulting in a decrease of orientation.In contrast,the annealing only causes the appearance of a low-temperature endothermic plateau in the PP layer.The improved size and orientation of lamellar structure in the PE layer increase the pore arrangement and porosity of the stretched PP/PE microporous membrane.This study successfully applies the self-nucleation effect of partially-melted polymer melt into the practical annealing process,which is helpful to guide the production of high-performance PP/PE/PP lithium batteries separator and the annealing process of other multilayer products.展开更多
Indium doped zinc oxide （ZnO：In） thin films were prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis on corning eagle 2000 glass substrate. 1 and 2 at.% indium doped single-layer ZnO：In thin films with different amounts of ace...Indium doped zinc oxide （ZnO：In） thin films were prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis on corning eagle 2000 glass substrate. 1 and 2 at.% indium doped single-layer ZnO：In thin films with different amounts of acetic acid added in the initial solution were fabricated. The 1 at.% indium doped single-layers have triangle grains. The 2 at.% indium doped single-layer with 0.18 acetic acid adding has the resistivity of 6.82 × 10^-3 Ω. cm and particle grains. The doublelayers structure is designed to fabricate the ZnO：In thin film with low resistivity （2.58 × 10^-3 Ω. cm） and good surface morphology. It is found that the surface morphology of the double-layer ZnO：In film strongly depends on the substratelayer, and the second-layer plays a large part in the resistivity of the doublewlayer ZnO：In thin film. Both total and direct transmittances of the double-layer ZnO：In film are above 80% in the visible light region. Single junction a-Si：H solar cell based on the double-layer ZnO：In as front electrode is also investigated.展开更多
Local segregation in Cu-In precursors and its effects on the element distribution and microstructures of selenized CuInSe2 thin films were investigated. Cu-In precursors with an ideal total mole ratio of Cu to In of 0...Local segregation in Cu-In precursors and its effects on the element distribution and microstructures of selenized CuInSe2 thin films were investigated. Cu-In precursors with an ideal total mole ratio of Cu to In of 0.92 were prepared by middle frequency alternating current magnetron sputtering with Cu-In alloy target, then CuInSe2 absorbers for solar cells were formed by selenization process in selenium atmosphere. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope were used respectively to observe the surface morphologies and determine the compositions of both Cu-In precursors and CuInSe2 thin films. Their microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and Raman spectroscope. The results show that Cu-In precursors are mainly composed of (Cu11In9) phase with In-rich solid solution. Stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films with a homogeneous element distribution and single chalcopyrite phase can be synthesized from a segregated Cu-In precursor film with an ideal total mole ratio of Cu to In of 0.92. CuInSe2 thin film shows P-type conductivity and its resistivity reaches 1.2×103Ω·cm.展开更多
Precursor pastes were obtained by milling Cu-In alloys and Se powders. CulnSe2 thin films were successfully prepared by precursor layers, which were coated using these pastes, and were annealed in a H2 atmosphere. The...Precursor pastes were obtained by milling Cu-In alloys and Se powders. CulnSe2 thin films were successfully prepared by precursor layers, which were coated using these pastes, and were annealed in a H2 atmosphere. The pastes were tested by laser particle diameter analyzer, simultaneous thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis instruments （TG-DTA）, and X-ray diffractometry （XRD）. Selenized films were characterized by XRD, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS）. The results indicate that chalcopyrite CuInSe2 is formed at 180℃ and the crystallinity of this phase is improved as the temperature rises. All the CuInSe2 thin films, which were annealed at various temperatures, exhibit the preferred orientation along the （112） plane. The compression of precursor layers before selenization step is one of the most essential factors for the preparation of perfect CuInSe2 thin films.展开更多
Aqueous zinc-halogen batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their abundant resources,intrinsic safety,and high theoretical capacity.Nevertheless,the uncontrollable zinc dendrite growt...Aqueous zinc-halogen batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their abundant resources,intrinsic safety,and high theoretical capacity.Nevertheless,the uncontrollable zinc dendrite growth and spontaneous shuttle effect of active species have prohibited their practical implementation.Herein,a double-layered protective film based on zinc-ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid(ZEA)artificial film and ZnF2-rich solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)layer has been successfully fabricated on the zinc metal anode via electrode/electrolyte synergistic optimization.The ZEA-based artificial film shows strong affinity for the ZnF2-rich SEI layer,therefore effectively suppressing the SEI breakage and facilitating the construction of double-layered protective film on the zinc metal anode.Such double-layered architecture not only modulates Zn2+flux and suppresses the zinc dendrite growth,but also blocks the direct contact between the metal anode and electrolyte,thus mitigating the corrosion from the active species.When employing optimized metal anodes and electrolytes,the as-developed zinc-(dual)halogen batteries present high areal capacity and satisfactory cycling stability.This work provides a new avenue for developing aqueous zinc-(dual)halogen batteries.展开更多
A cerium film was prepared on the surface of rebar by chemical conversion method to enhance its corrosion resistance.The film in the simulated concrete pore solution was measured by electrochemical method,transmission...A cerium film was prepared on the surface of rebar by chemical conversion method to enhance its corrosion resistance.The film in the simulated concrete pore solution was measured by electrochemical method,transmission electron microscope(TEM)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The effect of temperature on film formation was studied,and the optimum temperature was determined at 35℃.The film produced by too high formation temperature has more defects,resulting in the lower corrosion resistance.The Ce film resistance increased with time evolution until 800 h,then decreased and stabilized.The Ce film layer has a double-layer film structure,the upper layer is an oxide of cerium,and the underlayer is an oxide of iron.Results revealed that after being immersed in the simulated concrete pore solution,the corrosion resistance of the Ce film was enhanced by self-densification.展开更多
Controllable formation of microstructures in the assembled graphene film could tune the physical properties and broaden its applications in flexible electronics.Many efforts have been made to control the formation of ...Controllable formation of microstructures in the assembled graphene film could tune the physical properties and broaden its applications in flexible electronics.Many efforts have been made to control the formation of wrinkles and ripples in graphene films.However,the formation of orderly wrinkles in graphene film remains a challenge.Here,we reported a simple strategy for the fabrication of graphene film with periodic and parallel wrinkles with a pre-stretched polydimethylsiloxane substrate.The width of the wrinkles in graphene can be controlled by changing the pre-stretched strain of the substrate.The average width of wrinkles in graphene film on the substrate with pre-stretched strain of 10%,20%,and 50%was about 3.68,2.99 and 2.01µm,respectively.The morphological evolution of wrinkled double-layered graphene under mechanical deformation was observed and studied.Furthermore,a strain sensor was constructed based on the wrinkled graphene,showing high sensitivity,large working range and excellent cyclic stability.These strain sensors show great potential in real-time motion detection,health surveillance and electronic skins.展开更多
基金Chinese Academy of Sciences Foundation (KGCX1-11) N ational Natural Science Foundation of China (10 2 3 2 0 5 0 ) Min-istry of Science and Technology Foundation (2 0 0 2 CB412 70 6)
文摘A method for hardness measurement and evaluation of double-layer thin films on the material surface is proposed. Firstly, it is studied how to obtain the force-indentation response with the finite element method when the indentation is less than 100 nanometers, in which current nanoindentation experiments have no reliable accuracy. The whole hardness-displacement curve and fitted equation are obtained. At last, a formula to predict the hardness of the thin film on the material surface is derived and favorably compared with experiments.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52173033,51773044 and 51603047)Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(No.202102020952)+2 种基金Research and Development Plan for Key Areas in Guangdong Province(No.2019B090914002)the Project of Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2021A1515011914)Foshan Science and technology innovation project(No.FS0AA-KJ919-4402-0145).
文摘Due to the mechanical stability of the PP layer,the oriented PP/PE double-layer film with a row-nucleated crystalline structure can be annealed at a higher temperature than the PE monolayer film.In this work,the effects of annealing temperature within the melting range of PE on the crystalline structure and properties of PP/PE double-layer films were studied.When the annealing temperature is between 100 and 130℃,below the melting point of PE,the crystallinity,the long period,lateral dimension and orientation of the lamellae in the PE layer increase with the annealing temperature due to the melting of thin lamellae and the self-nucleated effect of partially-melted melts during annealing.With the annealing temperature further increasing to 138℃,near the melting ending point of PE,since the lamellae melt completely and the melt memory becomes weak during annealing,some spherulite structures are formed in the annealed sample,resulting in a decrease of orientation.In contrast,the annealing only causes the appearance of a low-temperature endothermic plateau in the PP layer.The improved size and orientation of lamellar structure in the PE layer increase the pore arrangement and porosity of the stretched PP/PE microporous membrane.This study successfully applies the self-nucleation effect of partially-melted polymer melt into the practical annealing process,which is helpful to guide the production of high-performance PP/PE/PP lithium batteries separator and the annealing process of other multilayer products.
基金supported by Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2007AA05Z436 and 2009AA050602)Science and Technology Support Project of Tianjin (Grant No. 08ZCKFGX03500)+3 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011CB201605 and 2011CB201606)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60976051)International Cooperation Project between China-Greece Government (Grant No. 2009DFA62580)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China (Grant No. NCET-08-0295)
文摘Indium doped zinc oxide （ZnO：In） thin films were prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis on corning eagle 2000 glass substrate. 1 and 2 at.% indium doped single-layer ZnO：In thin films with different amounts of acetic acid added in the initial solution were fabricated. The 1 at.% indium doped single-layers have triangle grains. The 2 at.% indium doped single-layer with 0.18 acetic acid adding has the resistivity of 6.82 × 10^-3 Ω. cm and particle grains. The doublelayers structure is designed to fabricate the ZnO：In thin film with low resistivity （2.58 × 10^-3 Ω. cm） and good surface morphology. It is found that the surface morphology of the double-layer ZnO：In film strongly depends on the substratelayer, and the second-layer plays a large part in the resistivity of the doublewlayer ZnO：In thin film. Both total and direct transmittances of the double-layer ZnO：In film are above 80% in the visible light region. Single junction a-Si：H solar cell based on the double-layer ZnO：In as front electrode is also investigated.
基金Project(2004AA513023) supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China
文摘Local segregation in Cu-In precursors and its effects on the element distribution and microstructures of selenized CuInSe2 thin films were investigated. Cu-In precursors with an ideal total mole ratio of Cu to In of 0.92 were prepared by middle frequency alternating current magnetron sputtering with Cu-In alloy target, then CuInSe2 absorbers for solar cells were formed by selenization process in selenium atmosphere. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope were used respectively to observe the surface morphologies and determine the compositions of both Cu-In precursors and CuInSe2 thin films. Their microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and Raman spectroscope. The results show that Cu-In precursors are mainly composed of (Cu11In9) phase with In-rich solid solution. Stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films with a homogeneous element distribution and single chalcopyrite phase can be synthesized from a segregated Cu-In precursor film with an ideal total mole ratio of Cu to In of 0.92. CuInSe2 thin film shows P-type conductivity and its resistivity reaches 1.2×103Ω·cm.
文摘Precursor pastes were obtained by milling Cu-In alloys and Se powders. CulnSe2 thin films were successfully prepared by precursor layers, which were coated using these pastes, and were annealed in a H2 atmosphere. The pastes were tested by laser particle diameter analyzer, simultaneous thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis instruments （TG-DTA）, and X-ray diffractometry （XRD）. Selenized films were characterized by XRD, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS）. The results indicate that chalcopyrite CuInSe2 is formed at 180℃ and the crystallinity of this phase is improved as the temperature rises. All the CuInSe2 thin films, which were annealed at various temperatures, exhibit the preferred orientation along the （112） plane. The compression of precursor layers before selenization step is one of the most essential factors for the preparation of perfect CuInSe2 thin films.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22209089,22178187)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2022QB048,ZR2021MB006)+2 种基金Excellent Youth Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Overseas)(2023HWYQ-089)the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(tsqn201909091)Open Research Fund of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Henan Normal University.
文摘Aqueous zinc-halogen batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their abundant resources,intrinsic safety,and high theoretical capacity.Nevertheless,the uncontrollable zinc dendrite growth and spontaneous shuttle effect of active species have prohibited their practical implementation.Herein,a double-layered protective film based on zinc-ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid(ZEA)artificial film and ZnF2-rich solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)layer has been successfully fabricated on the zinc metal anode via electrode/electrolyte synergistic optimization.The ZEA-based artificial film shows strong affinity for the ZnF2-rich SEI layer,therefore effectively suppressing the SEI breakage and facilitating the construction of double-layered protective film on the zinc metal anode.Such double-layered architecture not only modulates Zn2+flux and suppresses the zinc dendrite growth,but also blocks the direct contact between the metal anode and electrolyte,thus mitigating the corrosion from the active species.When employing optimized metal anodes and electrolytes,the as-developed zinc-(dual)halogen batteries present high areal capacity and satisfactory cycling stability.This work provides a new avenue for developing aqueous zinc-(dual)halogen batteries.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771061 and 51571067)the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2014CB643301)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province,China(No.E2016022)the Fundamental Research Founds for the Central Universities(No.HEUCFG201838)the Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology(Harbin Engineering University)。
文摘A cerium film was prepared on the surface of rebar by chemical conversion method to enhance its corrosion resistance.The film in the simulated concrete pore solution was measured by electrochemical method,transmission electron microscope(TEM)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The effect of temperature on film formation was studied,and the optimum temperature was determined at 35℃.The film produced by too high formation temperature has more defects,resulting in the lower corrosion resistance.The Ce film resistance increased with time evolution until 800 h,then decreased and stabilized.The Ce film layer has a double-layer film structure,the upper layer is an oxide of cerium,and the underlayer is an oxide of iron.Results revealed that after being immersed in the simulated concrete pore solution,the corrosion resistance of the Ce film was enhanced by self-densification.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51772335)the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou(201904010450).
文摘Controllable formation of microstructures in the assembled graphene film could tune the physical properties and broaden its applications in flexible electronics.Many efforts have been made to control the formation of wrinkles and ripples in graphene films.However,the formation of orderly wrinkles in graphene film remains a challenge.Here,we reported a simple strategy for the fabrication of graphene film with periodic and parallel wrinkles with a pre-stretched polydimethylsiloxane substrate.The width of the wrinkles in graphene can be controlled by changing the pre-stretched strain of the substrate.The average width of wrinkles in graphene film on the substrate with pre-stretched strain of 10%,20%,and 50%was about 3.68,2.99 and 2.01µm,respectively.The morphological evolution of wrinkled double-layered graphene under mechanical deformation was observed and studied.Furthermore,a strain sensor was constructed based on the wrinkled graphene,showing high sensitivity,large working range and excellent cyclic stability.These strain sensors show great potential in real-time motion detection,health surveillance and electronic skins.
