Showing papers by "Yang Yang published in 2003"

Sprite: a simple, cheat-proof, credit-based system for mobile ad-hoc networks

Abstract: Mobile ad hoc networking has been an active research area for several years. How to stimulate cooperation among selfish mobile nodes, however, is not well addressed yet. In this paper, we propose Sprite, a simple, cheat-proof, credit-based system for stimulating cooperation among selfish nodes in mobile ad hoc networks. Our system provides incentive for mobile nodes to cooperate and report actions honestly. Compared with previous approaches, our system does not require any tamper-proof hardware at any node. Furthermore, we present a formal model of our system and prove its properties. Evaluations of a prototype implementation show that the overhead of our system is small. Simulations and analysis show that mobile nodes can cooperate and forward each other's messages, unless the resource of each node is extremely low.

Nonvolatile electrical bistability of organic/metal-nanocluster/organic system

Abstract: Two-terminal electrical bistable devices have been fabricated using a sandwich structure of organic/metal/organic as the active medium, sandwiched between two external electrodes. The nonvolatile electrical bistability of these devices can be controlled using a positive and a negative electrical bias alternatively. A forward bias may switch the device to a high-conductance state, while a reverse bias is required to restore it to a low-conductance state. In this letter, a model to explain this electrical bistability is proposed. It is found that the bistability is very sensitive to the nanostructure of the middle metal layer. For obtaining the devices with well-controlled bistability, the middle metal layer is incorporated with metal nanoclusters separated by thin oxide layers. These nanoclusters behave as the charge storage elements, which enable the nonvolatile electrical bistability when biased to a sufficiently high voltage. This mechanism is supported by the experimental data obtained from UV–visible ...

High heparanase activity in multiple myeloma is associated with elevated microvessel density.

Abstract: Heparanase is an enzyme that cleaves heparan sulfate chains of proteoglycans, and its expression has been associated with increased growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis of some tumors. Because myeloma tumor cells express high levels of the syndecan-1 heparan sulfate proteoglycan and because these tumors grow as highly vascularized aggregates within the bone marrow, we analyzed the activity, expression, and function of heparanase in myeloma patients. Analysis of heparanase activity in the plasma isolated from bone marrow biopsies of 100 patients reveals 86 positive for heparanase activity and 14 negative. The bone marrow samples can be further divided into three categories of heparanase activity, high activity (42 patients), low activity (44 patients), and negative (14 patients). In contrast to the bone marrow plasma, levels of heparanase activity in peripheral blood plasma of 29 myeloma patients were either negative or low, suggesting that in multiple myeloma, heparanase functions in the local microenvironment of the bone marrow and its activity is not significantly elevated systemically. Immunohistochemistry reveals that patients with high levels of heparanase activity often have tumor cells with intense staining for the enzyme. Interestingly, a marked heterogeneity among tumor cells was noted, with clusters of heavily stained cells surrounded by cells with weak or negative staining for heparanase. Analysis of microvessel density reveals a strikingly higher concentration of vessels in patients with high heparanase activity (78.96 vessels/mm(2)) as compared with patients negative for heparanase activity (25.03 vessels/mm(2)). When human myeloma cells transfected with the cDNA for heparanase are implanted in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice, the resulting tumors exhibited a significantly higher microvessel density than did tumors established with control cells. Thus, expression of heparanase appears to play a direct role in enhancing microvessel density in these myeloma tumors. Because heparanase is known to stimulate angiogenesis, and because high microvessel density is associated with poor prognosis in myeloma, we conclude that heparanase expression likely plays an important role in regulating the growth and progression of myeloma, and that therapies designed to block heparanase activity may aid in controlling this cancer.

Delay distributions of slotted ALOHA and CSMA

Abstract: We derive the closed-form delay distributions of slotted ALOHA and nonpersistent carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) protocols under steady state. Three retransmission policies are analyzed. We find that under a binary exponential backoff retransmission policy, finite average delay and finite delay variance can be guaranteed for G<2S and G<4S/3, respectively, where G is the channel traffic and S is the channel throughput. As an example, in slotted ALOHA, S<(ln2)/2 and S<3(ln4-ln3)/4 are the operating ranges for finite first and second delay moments. In addition, the blocking probability and delay performance as a function of r/sub max/ (maximum number of retransmissions allowed) is also derived.

Triplet exciton confinement in phosphorescent polymer light-emitting diodes

Abstract: A series of iridium complexes, with triplet energy levels above or below the triplet level of host polymer, were used to study the flow of excitons between the host and the dopants. The performance of phosphorescent polymer light-emitting diodes has been shown to be sensitive to the triplet energy of the dopant. When the dopant exciton level was higher than that of the host polymer, a “backward excitation energy transfer” occurred; hence, the photoluminescence is quenched and the device performance is poor. When the triplet energy level of the dopant was lower than that of the host polymer, the exciton is confined to the dopant site, and the device shows better performance due to this confinement.

Energy transfer and triplet exciton confinement in polymeric electrophosphorescent devices

Abstract: Energy transfer and triplet exciton confinement in polymer/phosphorescent dopant systems have been investigated. Various combinations of host- guest systems have been studied, consisting of two host polymers, poly(vinylcarbazole) (PVK) and poly(9,9-bis(octyl)-fluorene-2,7-diyl) (PF), blended with five different phosphorescent iridium complexes with different triplet energy levels. These combinations of hosts and dopants provide an ideal situation for studying the movement of triplet excitons between the host polymers and dopants. The excitons either can be confined at the dopant sites or can flow to the host polymers, subject to the relative position of the triplet energy levels of the material. For PF, because of its low triplet energy level, the exciton can flow back from the dopants to PF when the dopant has a higher triplet energy and subsequently quench the device efficiency. In contrast, efficient electrophos- phorescence has been observed in doped PVK films because of the high triplet energy level of PVK. Better energy transfer from PVK to the dopants, as well as triplet exciton confinement on the dopants, leads to higher device performance than found in PF devices. Efficiencies as high as 16, 8.0, and 2.6 cd/A for green, yellow, and red emissions, respectively, can be achieved when PVK is selected as the host polymer. The results in this study show that the energy transfer and triplet exciton confinement have a pronounced influence on the device performance. In addition, this study also provides material design and selection rules for the efficient phosphorescent polymer light- emitting diodes. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 2681-2690,

Ultrahigh efficiency green polymer light-emitting diodes by nanoscale interface modification

Abstract: We report highly efficient green polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) achieved by introducing a nanoscale interfacial layer, made of calcium (2) acetylacetonate [Ca(acac)2], between the aluminum cathode and the green polyfluorene polymer. Ca(acac)2 is solution processible, therefore it is ideal for the fabrication of PLEDs. It is believed that the Ca(acac)2 layer plays multiple roles in enhancing the device performance. Firstly, it enhances the injection of electrons, which are the minority carriers in our green polyfluorene PLEDs. Secondly, it provides a buffer layer, preventing the quenching of luminescence from the aluminum electrode. Thirdly, it behaves as a hole-blocking layer, and subsequently enhances exciton formation. Based on Ca(acac)2/aluminum cathode, we obtained device efficiency as high as 28 cd/A at 2650 cd/m2 brightness, which is an improvement by a more than a factor of 3 over devices using calcium/aluminum as the cathode.

Naturally formed graded junction for organic light-emitting diodes

Abstract: In this letter, we report naturally-formed graded junctions (NFGJ) for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). These junctions are fabricated using single thermal evaporation boat loaded with uniformly mixed charge transport and light-emitting materials. Upon heating, materials sublimate sequentially according to their vaporizing temperatures forming the graded junction. Two kinds of graded structures, sharp and shallow graded junctions, can be formed based on the thermal properties of the selected materials. The NFGJ OLEDs have shown excellent performance in both brightness and lifetime compared with heterojunction devices.

In situ infrared spectroscopic studies of molecular behavior in nanoelectronic devices

Abstract: An in situ Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic technique has been developed to monitor molecular behavior in single-molecule thick nanoelectronic devices. This approach is applicable to a range of molecular-based devices and has the potential to provide researchers in the field with a tool to understand the molecular behavior that contributes to device performance.

Thermal annealing induced high performance light-emitting diodes based on poly(9,9′-dioctyl fluorene)

Abstract: Poly(9,9'-dioctyl fluorene) was used as an emitting material in the light-emitting diodes. After annealing at a high temperature, such as 100°C, the device shows higher performance than the controlled device. This may be attributed to the surface structures and polymer morphology. UV-vis and photoluminescence spectra were used to study the phase and photophysical characteristics. Also, reflection-absorption Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (RA-FTIR) has been performed on the samples to investigate how the device performance was influenced.

High efficient light-emitting diodes using polystyrene as matrix

Abstract: High efficient polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) were obtained by using a blend of conjugated polymer G-PF, a copolymer of fluorene and thiophene, and polystyrene (PS). The maximum electroluminescent (EL) efficiency of the device is 12 cd/A when G-PF/PS weight ratio is at 80/20, while that of pure G-PF device is 6.5 cd/A. Studies on photoluminescence and electroluminescence of the blends indicate that inter-chain interactions were tremendously suppressed due to the dilution effect. However, after PS concentration exceeds 20% the EL efficiency of the devices decreases with further increase of PS concentration. This may be due to the decrease of the recombination probability of electrons and holes with the excessive addition of PS insulator.

Conductivity enhancement of PEDOT:PSS film through the surface treatment and its application in optical devices

Abstract: A novel way was discovered to enhanced the conductivity of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films by five hundred times through a simple surface treatment with ethylene glycol. High performance polymer light-emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells were obtained using this high-conductivity PEDOT:PSS film as anode.