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TL;DR: In this study, copper nanoparticles were synthesized through a relatively large-scale, high-throughput (0.2 M) process through the chemical reduction of copper sulfate with sodium hypophosphite in ethylene glycol within the presence of a polymer surfactant (PVP), which was included to prevent aggregation and give dispersion stability to the resulting colloidal nanoparticles.
Abstract: Copper nanoparticles are being given considerable attention as of late due to their interesting properties and potential applications in many areas of industry. One such exploitable use is as the major constituent of conductive inks and pastes used for printing various electronic components. In this study, copper nanoparticles were synthesized through a relatively large-scale (5 l), high-throughput (0.2 M) process. This facile method occurs through the chemical reduction of copper sulfate with sodium hypophosphite in ethylene glycol within the presence of a polymer surfactant (PVP), which was included to prevent aggregation and give dispersion stability to the resulting colloidal nanoparticles. Reaction yields were determined to be quantitative while particle dispersion yields were between 68 and 73%. The size of the copper nanoparticles could be controlled between 30 and 65 nm by varying the reaction time, reaction temperature, and relative ratio of copper sulfate to the surfactant. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of the particles revealed a spherical shape within the reported size regime, and x-ray analysis confirmed the formation of face-centered cubic (FCC) metallic copper. Furthermore, inkjet printing nanocopper inks prepared from the polymer-stabilized copper nanoparticles onto polyimide substrates resulted in metallic copper traces with low electrical resistivities (≥3.6 µΩ cm, or ≥2.2 times the resistivity of bulk copper) after a relatively low-temperature sintering process (200 °C for up to 60 min).
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TL;DR: Using properly purified high-molar-mass ring polymers, it is demonstrated that these materials exhibit self-similar dynamics, yielding a power-law stress relaxation, however, trace amounts of linear chains at a concentration almost two decades below their overlap cause an enhanced mechanical response.
Abstract: After many years of intense research, most aspects of the motion of entangled polymers have been understood. Long linear and branched polymers have a characteristic entanglement plateau and their stress relaxes by chain reptation or branch retraction, respectively. In both mechanisms, the presence of chain ends is essential. But how do entangled polymers without ends relax their stress? Using properly purified high-molar-mass ring polymers, we demonstrate that these materials exhibit self-similar dynamics, yielding a power-law stress relaxation. However, trace amounts of linear chains at a concentration almost two decades below their overlap cause an enhanced mechanical response. An entanglement plateau is recovered at higher concentrations of linear chains. These results constitute an important step towards solving an outstanding problem of polymer science and are useful for manipulating properties of materials ranging from DNA to polycarbonate. They also provide possible directions for tuning the rheology of entangled polymers.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a six-layer graded-refractive index (GRIN) AR coating made entirely of a single material, indium tin oxide (ITO), chosen for its high conductivity, high optical transmittance, and low contact resistance with GaN was presented.
Abstract: tion (AR) coatings, [7–10] and optical resonators. [11] In many cases, however, the unavailability of materials with desired refractive indices, particularly materials with very low refractive indices, prevents the implementation of optical components with very high performance. In addition, the choice of a material with desired refractive index often forces a compromise in other materials properties such as optical transmittance and electrical conductivity that are also important for most optoelectronic applications. Here, we show that oblique-angle deposition can be used to tailor the refractive index of a thinfilm material that is chosen for its desired material properties other than refractive index. The unique ability to control the refractive index of thin film materials allows one to eliminate Fresnel reflection, one of the fundamental limitations in lightextraction efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), by fabricating coatings whose refractive index gradually decreases from the refractive index of the active semiconductor layer to the refractive index of the surrounding medium. As an example of this concept, we present a six-layer graded-refractiveindex (GRIN) AR coating made entirely of a single material, indium tin oxide (ITO), chosen for its high conductivity, high optical transmittance, and low contact resistance with GaN. Each layer has a refractive index that is individually tuned to form a stack with refractive index graded from its dense ITO value down to the value close to that of air for an optimum AR performance. It is shown that GaInN LEDs with a GRIN ITOAR contact achieve a light-extraction efficiency enhancement of 24.3 % compared to the LEDs with dense ITO coating due to a strongly reduced Fresnel reflection at the ITO– air interface. Oblique-angle deposition is a method of growing porous thin films, and hence thin films with low-refractive index (lown), enabled by surface diffusion and self-shadowing effects during the deposition process. [12–16] In oblique-angle deposition, a random growth fluctuation on the substrate produces a shadow region that the incident vapor flux cannot reach, and a non-shadow region where incident flux deposits preferentially, thereby creating an oriented rodlike structure with high porosity. Figure 1 shows the cross-sectional scanning-electron microscopy (SEM) image of low-n ITO, which is electrically conductive and optically transparent in visible wavelengths, COMMUNICATION
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14 Sep 2004TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a nitride semiconductor device consisting of an active layer of a quantum well structure, a conductive clad layer and a second conductive layer, which was made of the quaternary n-drone semiconductor InAlGaN having a lattice constant equal to or larger than the active layer.
Abstract: The present invention provides a nitride semiconductor device comprising an active layer of a quantum well structure, a first conductive clad layer and a second conductive clad layer. The first conductive clad layer is made of the quaternary nitride semiconductor InAlGaN having a lattice constant equal to or larger than that of the active layer and includes a first nitride semiconductor layer having an energy band gap larger than that of the active layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer having an energy band gap smaller than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer and a third nitride semiconductor layer having an energy band gap larger than that of the second nitride semiconductor layer, sequentially closer to the active layer.
292 citations
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08 Jan 2010TL;DR: A chip coated LED package as mentioned in this paper is a light emitting chip composed of a chip die attached on a submount and a resin layer uniformly covering an outer surface of the chip die.
Abstract: A chip coated LED package and a manufacturing method thereof. The chip coated LED package includes a light emitting chip composed of a chip die-attached on a submount and a resin layer uniformly covering an outer surface of the chip die. The chip coated LED package also includes an electrode part electrically connected by metal wires with at least one bump ball exposed through an upper surface of the resin layer. The chip coated LED package further includes a package body having the electrode part and the light emitting chip mounted thereon. The invention improves light efficiency by preventing difference in color temperature according to irradiation angles, increases a yield, miniaturizes the package, and accommodates mass production.
281 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Liwei Lin | 71 | 680 | 20195 |
Takhee Lee | 61 | 355 | 14468 |
Jongheop Yi | 56 | 333 | 14043 |
Tae Yeon Seong | 55 | 573 | 12042 |
Bo-Hyung Cho | 50 | 228 | 9256 |
Hyunjoon Song | 50 | 172 | 10072 |
Byoung-Tak Zhang | 47 | 435 | 9935 |
Jaehee Cho | 46 | 284 | 7539 |
Young Keun Kim | 42 | 703 | 8489 |
Sang-Gug Lee | 40 | 437 | 6945 |
Seong-Min Bak | 36 | 90 | 5077 |
Heonsu Jeon | 36 | 221 | 5278 |
Dong Kee Yi | 35 | 146 | 5205 |
Okhyun Nam | 35 | 186 | 4834 |
Seunghyun Baik | 35 | 180 | 6341 |