scholarly journals Beneficial CuO Phase Segregation in the Ternary p-Type Oxide Photocathode CuBi2O4

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 4111-4117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zemin Zhang ◽  
Sarah A. Lindley ◽  
Rohan Dhall ◽  
Karen Bustillo ◽  
Weihua Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Segregation ◽  
P Type

Sb-doping of ZnO: Phase segregation and its impact on p-type doping

2011 ◽  
Vol 98 (13) ◽  
pp. 131902 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Friedrich ◽  
I. Sieber ◽  
C. Klimm ◽  
M. Klaus ◽  
Ch. Genzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Sb Doping ◽  
P Type

Influence of a Nano Phase Segregation on the Thermoelectric Properties of the p-Type Doped Stannite Compound Cu2+xZn1–xGeSe4

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (16) ◽  
pp. 7147-7154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang G. Zeier ◽  
Aaron LaLonde ◽  
Zachary M. Gibbs ◽  
Christophe P. Heinrich ◽  
Martin Panthöfer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
P Type

scholarly journals Investigation of Phase Segregation in p-Type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 Thermoelectric Alloys by In Situ Melt Spinning to Determine Possible Carrier Filtering Effect

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7567
Author(s):  
Dong Ho Kim ◽  
TaeWan Kim ◽  
Se Woong Lee ◽  
Hyun-Sik Kim ◽  
Weon Ho Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Metal Chalcogenides ◽  
Secondary Phases ◽  
Band Bending ◽  
Metal Elements ◽  
Semiconducting Properties ◽  
Filtering Effect ◽  
P Type

One means of enhancing the performance of thermoelectric materials is to generate secondary nanoprecipitates of metallic or semiconducting properties in a thermoelectric matrix, to form proper band bending and, in turn, to induce a low-energy carrier filtering effect. However, forming nanocomposites is challenging, and proper band bending relationships with secondary phases are largely unknown. Herein, we investigate the in situ phase segregation behavior during melt spinning with various metal elements, including Ti, V, Nb, Mo, W, Ni, Pd, and Cu, in p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 (BST) thermoelectric alloys. The results showed that various metal chalcogenides were formed, which were related to the added metal elements as secondary phases. The electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and thermal conductivity of the BST composite with various secondary phases were measured and compared with those of pristine BST alloys. Possible band alignments with the secondary phases are introduced, which could be utilized for further investigation of a possible carrier filtering effect when forming nanocomposites.

Chemical manipulation of phase stability and electronic behavior in Cu4−xAgxSe2

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 6997-7004 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Olvera ◽  
T. P. Bailey ◽  
C. Uher ◽  
P. F. P. Poudeu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Stability ◽  
Electronic Transport ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Chemical Substitution ◽  
P Type ◽  
Electronic Behavior

Gradual stoichiometric chemical substitution of Cu by Ag in the p-type Cu2Se phase enables phase segregation and incremental switching of the electronic transport to n-type behavior for large Ag/Cu ratios.

Interface morphology of thermal oxide grown on polycrystalline silicon by different processes

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1396-1397
Author(s):  
H. Yen ◽  
E. P. Kvam ◽  
R. Bashir ◽  
S. Venkatesan ◽  
G. W. Neudeck
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Films ◽  
Interface Morphology ◽  
Oxide Interface ◽  
Poly Silicon ◽  
Thermal Oxide ◽  
Grain Orientations ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon Films ◽  
P Type

Polycrystalline silicon, when highly doped, is commonly used in microelectronics applications such as gates and interconnects. The packing density of integrated circuits can be enhanced by fabricating multilevel polycrystalline silicon films separated by insulating SiO2 layers. It has been found that device performance and electrical properties are strongly affected by the interface morphology between polycrystalline silicon and SiO2. As a thermal oxide layer is grown, the poly silicon is consumed, and there is a volume expansion of the oxide relative to the atomic silicon. Roughness at the poly silicon/thermal oxide interface can be severely deleterious due to stresses induced by the volume change during oxidation. Further, grain orientations and grain boundaries may alter oxidation kinetics, which will also affect roughness, and thus stress.Three groups of polycrystalline silicon films were deposited by LPCVD after growing thermal oxide on p-type wafers. The films were doped with phosphorus or arsenic by three different methods.

Determination of arsenic atom distribution arsenic doped silicon using HOLZ-line analysis

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 976-977
Author(s):  
Y. Kikuchi ◽  
N. Hashikawa ◽  
F. Uesugi ◽  
E. Wakai ◽  
K. Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inelastic Scattering ◽  
Zone Axis ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Background Intensity ◽  
Crystal Thickness ◽  
Arsenic Atom ◽  
Doped Silicon ◽  
P Type ◽  
Line Analysis

In order to measure the concentration of arsenic atoms in nanometer regions of arsenic doped silicon, the HOLZ analysis is carried out underthe exact [011] zone axis observation. In previous papers, it is revealed that the position of two bright lines in the outer SOLZ structures on the[011] zone axis is little influenced by the crystal thickness and the background intensity caused by inelastic scattering electrons, but is sensitive to the concentration of As atoms substitutbnal for Siatomic site.As the result, it becomes possible to determine the concentration of electrically activated As atoms in silicon within an observed area by means of the simple fitting between experimental result and dynamical simulatioan. In the present work, in order to investigate the distribution of electrically activated As in silicon, the outer HOLZ analysis is applied using a nanometer sized probe of TEM equipped with a FEG.Czodiralsld-gown<100>orientated p-type Si wafers with a resistivity of 10 Ώ cm are used for the experiments.TheAs+ implantation is performed at a dose of 5.0X1015cm-2at 25keV.

Investigating the functional link between TMEM165 and SPCA1

2019 ◽  
Vol 476 (21) ◽  
pp. 3281-3293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elodie Lebredonchel ◽  
Marine Houdou ◽  
Hans-Heinrich Hoffmann ◽  
Kateryna Kondratska ◽  
Marie-Ange Krzewinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subcellular Localization ◽  
Complete Loss ◽  
Protein Family ◽  
Uncharacterized Protein ◽  
Functional Link ◽  
P Type

TMEM165 was highlighted in 2012 as the first member of the Uncharacterized Protein Family 0016 (UPF0016) related to human glycosylation diseases. Defects in TMEM165 are associated with strong Golgi glycosylation abnormalities. Our previous work has shown that TMEM165 rapidly degrades with supraphysiological manganese supplementation. In this paper, we establish a functional link between TMEM165 and SPCA1, the Golgi Ca2+/Mn2+ P-type ATPase pump. A nearly complete loss of TMEM165 was observed in SPCA1-deficient Hap1 cells. We demonstrate that TMEM165 was constitutively degraded in lysosomes in the absence of SPCA1. Complementation studies showed that TMEM165 abundance was directly dependent on SPCA1's function and more specifically its capacity to pump Mn2+ from the cytosol into the Golgi lumen. Among SPCA1 mutants that differentially impair Mn2+ and Ca2+ transport, only the Q747A mutant that favors Mn2+ pumping rescues the abundance and Golgi subcellular localization of TMEM165. Interestingly, the overexpression of SERCA2b also rescues the expression of TMEM165. Finally, this paper highlights that TMEM165 expression is linked to the function of SPCA1.

Structural dynamics of P-type ATPase ion pumps

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1247-1257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Dyla ◽  
Sara Basse Hansen ◽  
Poul Nissen ◽  
Magnus Kjaergaard
Keyword(s):  
Structural Dynamics ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Atp Hydrolysis ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
P Type

Abstract P-type ATPases transport ions across biological membranes against concentration gradients and are essential for all cells. They use the energy from ATP hydrolysis to propel large intramolecular movements, which drive vectorial transport of ions. Tight coordination of the motions of the pump is required to couple the two spatially distant processes of ion binding and ATP hydrolysis. Here, we review our current understanding of the structural dynamics of P-type ATPases, focusing primarily on Ca2+ pumps. We integrate different types of information that report on structural dynamics, primarily time-resolved fluorescence experiments including single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer and molecular dynamics simulations, and interpret them in the framework provided by the numerous crystal structures of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase. We discuss the challenges in characterizing the dynamics of membrane pumps, and the likely impact of new technologies on the field.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document