A fundamental problem in the direct manufacturing of flexible devices is the low melting temperature of flexible substrates,which hinders the development of flexible electronics.Proposed here is an electron-cyclotron-...A fundamental problem in the direct manufacturing of flexible devices is the low melting temperature of flexible substrates,which hinders the development of flexible electronics.Proposed here is an electron-cyclotron-resonance sputtering system that can batch-fabricate devices directly on flexible substrates under a low temperature by virtue of the polariton energy transfer between the plasma and the material.Flexible graphene nanosheet-embedded carbon(F-GNEC)films are manufactured directly on polyimide,polyethylene terephthalate,and polydimethylsiloxane,and how the substrate bias(electron energy),microwave power(plasma flux and energy),and magnetic field(electron flux)affect the nanostructure of the F-GNEC films is investigated,indicating that electron energy and flux contribute to the formation of standing graphene nanosheets in the film.The films have good uniformity of distribution in a large size(17 mm×17 mm),and tensile and angle sensors with a high gauge factor(0.92)and fast response(50 ms)for a machine hand are obtained by virtue of the unique nanostructure of the F-GNEC film.This work sheds light on the quantum manufacturing of carbon sensors and its applications for intelligent machine hands and virtual-reality technology.展开更多
Pt-modified amorphous alloy(Pt@PdNiCuP)catalyst exhibits excellent electro-catalytic activity and high experimental durability for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).However,the physical origin of the catalytically acti...Pt-modified amorphous alloy(Pt@PdNiCuP)catalyst exhibits excellent electro-catalytic activity and high experimental durability for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).However,the physical origin of the catalytically active remains unclear.In this paper,we constructed a distance contribution descriptor(DCD)for the feature engineering of machine learning(ML)potential,and calculated the Gibbs free energies(ΔGH)of 46,000*H binding sites on the Pt@Pd Ni Cu P surface by ML-accelerated density functional theory(DFT).The relationship betweenΔGHand DCD revealed that in the H-Pt distance region of 2.0-2.5 A where the parabolic tail and disordered scatters coexist,the H-metal bonding configuration is mainly the bridge-or hollow-bonding type.The contribution analysis of DCD indicates that the joint effect of Pt,Pd and Ni atoms determines the catalytical behavior of amorphous alloy,which agrees well with experimental results.By counting atomic percentages in different energy intervals,we obtained the atomic ratio for the best catalytic performance(Pt:Pd:Ni:Cu:P=0.33:0.17:0.155:0.16:0.185).Projected density of states(PDOS)show that H 1s orbital,Pt 5d orbital,and Pd 4d orbital form a bonding state at-2 e V.These results provide new ideas for designing more active amorphous alloy catalysts.展开更多
Interface engineering in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)is becoming an important and powerful technique to alter their properties,enabling new optoelectronic applications and quantum devices.Int...Interface engineering in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)is becoming an important and powerful technique to alter their properties,enabling new optoelectronic applications and quantum devices.Interface engineering in a monolayer WSe_(2)sample via introduction of high-density edges of standing structured graphene nanosheets(GNs)is realized.A strong photoluminescence(PL)emission peak from intravalley and intervalley trions at about 750 nm is observed at the room temperature,which indicated the heavily p-type doping of the monolayer WSe_(2)/thin graphene nanosheet-embedded carbon(TGNEC)film heterostructure.We also successfully triggered the emission of biexcitons(excited state biexciton)in a monolayer WSe_(2),via the electron trapping centers of edge quantum wells of a TGNEC film.The PL emission of a monolayer WSe_(2)/GNEC film is quenched by capturing the photoexcited electrons to reduce the electron-hole recombination rate.This study can be an important benchmark for the extensive understanding of light–matter interaction in TMDs,and their dynamics.展开更多
A novel bone-inspired fatigue-resistant hydrogel with excellent mechanical and piezoresistive properties was developed,and it exhibited great potential as a load and strain sensor for underwater robotics and daily mon...A novel bone-inspired fatigue-resistant hydrogel with excellent mechanical and piezoresistive properties was developed,and it exhibited great potential as a load and strain sensor for underwater robotics and daily monitoring.The hydrogel was created by using the high edge density and aspect ratio of graphene nanosheet-embedded carbon(GNEC)nanomaterials to form a three-dimensional conductive network and prevent the expansion of microcracks in the hydrogel system.Multiscale progressive enhancement of the organic hydrogels(micrometer scale)was realized with inorganic graphene nanosheets(nanometer scale).The graphene nanocrystals inside the GNEC film exhibited good electron transport properties,and the increased distances between the graphene nanocrystals inside the GNEC film caused by external forces increased the resistance,so the hydrogel was highly sensitive and suitable for connection to a loop for sensing applications.The hydrogels obtained in this work exhibited excellent mechanical properties,such as tensile properties(strain up to 1685%)and strengths(stresses up to 171 kPa),that make them suitable for use as elastic retraction devices in robotics and provide high sensitivities(150 ms)for daily human monitoring.展开更多
基金support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52275565,NSFC-JSPS:52011540005,and 62104155)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2022A1515011667)the Guangdong Kangyi Special Fund(Grant No.2020KZDZX1173).
文摘A fundamental problem in the direct manufacturing of flexible devices is the low melting temperature of flexible substrates,which hinders the development of flexible electronics.Proposed here is an electron-cyclotron-resonance sputtering system that can batch-fabricate devices directly on flexible substrates under a low temperature by virtue of the polariton energy transfer between the plasma and the material.Flexible graphene nanosheet-embedded carbon(F-GNEC)films are manufactured directly on polyimide,polyethylene terephthalate,and polydimethylsiloxane,and how the substrate bias(electron energy),microwave power(plasma flux and energy),and magnetic field(electron flux)affect the nanostructure of the F-GNEC films is investigated,indicating that electron energy and flux contribute to the formation of standing graphene nanosheets in the film.The films have good uniformity of distribution in a large size(17 mm×17 mm),and tensile and angle sensors with a high gauge factor(0.92)and fast response(50 ms)for a machine hand are obtained by virtue of the unique nanostructure of the F-GNEC film.This work sheds light on the quantum manufacturing of carbon sensors and its applications for intelligent machine hands and virtual-reality technology.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation(Nos.52275565 and 62104155)of ChinaNatural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2022A1515011667)Guangdong Kangyi Special Fund(No.2020KZDZX1173)。
文摘Pt-modified amorphous alloy(Pt@PdNiCuP)catalyst exhibits excellent electro-catalytic activity and high experimental durability for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).However,the physical origin of the catalytically active remains unclear.In this paper,we constructed a distance contribution descriptor(DCD)for the feature engineering of machine learning(ML)potential,and calculated the Gibbs free energies(ΔGH)of 46,000*H binding sites on the Pt@Pd Ni Cu P surface by ML-accelerated density functional theory(DFT).The relationship betweenΔGHand DCD revealed that in the H-Pt distance region of 2.0-2.5 A where the parabolic tail and disordered scatters coexist,the H-metal bonding configuration is mainly the bridge-or hollow-bonding type.The contribution analysis of DCD indicates that the joint effect of Pt,Pd and Ni atoms determines the catalytical behavior of amorphous alloy,which agrees well with experimental results.By counting atomic percentages in different energy intervals,we obtained the atomic ratio for the best catalytic performance(Pt:Pd:Ni:Cu:P=0.33:0.17:0.155:0.16:0.185).Projected density of states(PDOS)show that H 1s orbital,Pt 5d orbital,and Pd 4d orbital form a bonding state at-2 e V.These results provide new ideas for designing more active amorphous alloy catalysts.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62104155,52275565,52005343,and 62204117)of Chinathe Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2022A1515011667)+1 种基金the financial support from Jiangsu Province Science Foundation for Youths(No.BK20210275)Guangdong Kangyi Special Fund(No.2020KZDZX1173).
文摘Interface engineering in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)is becoming an important and powerful technique to alter their properties,enabling new optoelectronic applications and quantum devices.Interface engineering in a monolayer WSe_(2)sample via introduction of high-density edges of standing structured graphene nanosheets(GNs)is realized.A strong photoluminescence(PL)emission peak from intravalley and intervalley trions at about 750 nm is observed at the room temperature,which indicated the heavily p-type doping of the monolayer WSe_(2)/thin graphene nanosheet-embedded carbon(TGNEC)film heterostructure.We also successfully triggered the emission of biexcitons(excited state biexciton)in a monolayer WSe_(2),via the electron trapping centers of edge quantum wells of a TGNEC film.The PL emission of a monolayer WSe_(2)/GNEC film is quenched by capturing the photoexcited electrons to reduce the electron-hole recombination rate.This study can be an important benchmark for the extensive understanding of light–matter interaction in TMDs,and their dynamics.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52275565 and No.62104155),NSF of Guangdong province(No.2022A1515011667),Shenzhen Foundation Research Key Project(No.JCYJ20200109114244249),Youth Talent Fund of Guangdong province(No.2023A1515030292),and Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(No.JSGG20220606140202005).The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance with(TEM/FIB)received from the Electron Microscope Center of Shenzhen University.
文摘A novel bone-inspired fatigue-resistant hydrogel with excellent mechanical and piezoresistive properties was developed,and it exhibited great potential as a load and strain sensor for underwater robotics and daily monitoring.The hydrogel was created by using the high edge density and aspect ratio of graphene nanosheet-embedded carbon(GNEC)nanomaterials to form a three-dimensional conductive network and prevent the expansion of microcracks in the hydrogel system.Multiscale progressive enhancement of the organic hydrogels(micrometer scale)was realized with inorganic graphene nanosheets(nanometer scale).The graphene nanocrystals inside the GNEC film exhibited good electron transport properties,and the increased distances between the graphene nanocrystals inside the GNEC film caused by external forces increased the resistance,so the hydrogel was highly sensitive and suitable for connection to a loop for sensing applications.The hydrogels obtained in this work exhibited excellent mechanical properties,such as tensile properties(strain up to 1685%)and strengths(stresses up to 171 kPa),that make them suitable for use as elastic retraction devices in robotics and provide high sensitivities(150 ms)for daily human monitoring.
