Zhou Z. – TechConnect Briefs

An integral approach for water treatment and the use of water-energy interdependency network

Lin Y., Zhou Z., Pan S-Y, Snyder S., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Freshwater stress and scarcity is one of the most challenging emerging issues due to climate change, rapid population growth, urbanization, and improved standards of living. Desalination of seawater or impaired water, such as brackish water [...]

Magnetically Aligned Nanotubes in Nanocomposite Membranes for High-Performance Filtration Applications

Ignacio-de Leon P., Chen X., Rabe E., Urgun-Demirtas M., Puga M., Zhou Z., Brotzman R., Argonne National Laboratory, US

Nanocomposite membranes, with magnetic nanotubes embedded in polyethersulfone (PES) membrane to form a permselective layer on microporous supports, are reported in this study for potential applications in wastewater treatment. Two new processes, alignment of nanotubes [...]

Compact Modeling of Signal Transients for Dispersionless Interconnects With Resistive, Capacitive and Inductive Terminal Loads

Liu Chi, Zhou Z., Lin X., Xia J., Zhang X., He J., Peking University, CN

In this paper, compact models for transient response of dispersionless interconnects are rigorously derived with resistive, inductive and capacitive terminal loads. The proposed compact models are verified by the HSPICE simulation with high accuracy and [...]

A Unified Charge-Based Model for SOI MOSFETs Valid from Intrinsic to Heavily Doped Channel

Zhang J., Zhang L., He J., Zhang J., Zhang L., Zhou X., Zhou Z., Zhou X., Zhou Z., Peking University, CN

A unified charge-based model for SOI MOSFETs is presented. The proposed model is valid and accurate from intrinsic to heavily doped channel with various structure parameter variations. The framework starts from one-dimension Poisson-Boltzmann’s equation. Based [...]

Non-Charge-Sheet Analytic Model for Ideal Retrograde Doping MOSFETs

Zhou X., Zhou Z., Zhang J., Zhou X., Zhou Z., Lin X., He J., Peking University, CN

This paper presents a physics-based non-charge-sheet analytic model for an ideal retrograde doping MOSFET structure. The model adopts an approach of solving Poisson’s equation for the heavily-doped region and lightly-doped region, respectively, and the analytic [...]

Nanoscaled Mg(OH)2 Used as Flame Retardant Additive

Zhou B., Zhou Z., Wu Z., Fransson M., Zhou B., Zhou Z., Headwaters Technology Innovation LLC, US

Headwaters Technology Innovation (HTI) has applied aqueous colloidal chemistry with great success in the development of “bottom-up” nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. One such material is a nano-scaled magnesium hydroxide, NxCat® Mg(OH)2, which is primarily used as [...]

Nanoscaled Mg(OH)2 Used as Flame Retardant Additive

Zhou B., Zhou Z., Wu Z., Fransson M., Zhou B., Zhou Z., Headwaters Technology Innovation LLC, US

Headwaters Technology Innovation (HTI) has applied aqueous colloidal chemistry with great success in the development of “bottom-up” nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. One such material is a nano-scaled magnesium hydroxide, NxCat® Mg(OH)2, which is primarily used as [...]

Simulation and Modeling of a Micro Pressure Sensor Array

Jin J., Zhou Z., Georgia Institute of Technology, US

In order to integrate MEM devices with CMOS circuits, compatibility of materials, micron scale mechanical structures, and the fabrication technology with CMOS is imperative. This paper describes the design of a micron scale pressure sensor [...]