157 results about "Potential gradient" patented technology

The present invention is a power cell for directly converting ionizing radiation into electrical energy. The invented isotopic electric converter provides an electrical power source that includes an electronegative material layered in a semiconductor, to form a first region that has a high density of conduction electrons, and an electropositive material also layered in the semiconductor material to form a second region with a high density of holes. Said N-layers region and P-layers region are separated by a neutral zone of semiconductor material doped with a radioactive isotope, such as, but not limited to, tritium. No junction is formed between the N and P layers regions. Rather, the potential gradient across the neutral zone is provided by the difference between the work functions of the electronegative and electropositive electrodes. Electrical contacts are affixed to the respective regions of the first and second type conductivity which become the anode and cathode of the cell, respectively. Beta particles emitted by the tritium generate electron-hole pairs within the neutral zone, which are swept away by the potential gradient between the first and second regions, thereby producing an electric current.

The invention provides an infant brain magnetic resonance image partitioning method based on a fully convolutional network. The main content of the method comprises the multi-stream three-dimensionalfully convolutional network (FCN) with jump connection, partial transfer learning, training and testing and evaluation. According to the process of the method, first, a probability graph of each pieceof brain tissue is learned from a multi-modal magnetic resonance image; second, initial partitions of different brain tissue are obtained from the probability graphs and used for calculating a distance graph of each piece of brain tissue; third, spatial context information is simulated according to the distance graphs; and last, final partitioning is realized by use of spatial correlation information and the multi-modal magnetic resonance image, wherein the training process mainly comprises training data increasing, training patch preparation and iterative training, and various detection values are used for evaluation after testing is performed. Through the partitioning method, a white matter area, a grey matter area and a cerebrospinal fluid area are successfully divided, the potential gradient vanishing problem of multi-level deep supervision is relieved, training efficiency is improved, and partitioning performance is greatly enhanced.

A nanoscale oscillation device is disclosed, wherein two nanoscale droplets are altered in size by mass transport, then contact each other and merge through surface tension. The device may also comprise a channel having an actuator responsive to mechanical oscillation caused by expansion and contraction of the droplets. It further has a structure for delivering atoms between droplets, wherein the droplets are nanoparticles. Provided are a first particle and a second particle on the channel member, both being made of a chargeable material, the second particle contacting the actuator portion; and electrodes connected to the channel member for delivering a potential gradient across the channel and traversing the first and second particles. The particles are spaced apart a specified distance so that atoms from one particle are delivered to the other particle by mass transport in response to the potential (e.g. voltage potential) and the first and second particles are liquid and touch at a predetermined point of growth, thereby causing merging of the second particle into the first particle by surface tension forces and reverse movement of the actuator. In a preferred embodiment, the channel comprises a carbon nanotube and the droplets comprise metal nanoparticles, e.g. indium, which is readily made liquid.

A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor region of p-type; a buried region of n-type, configured to serve as a photodiode together with the semiconductor region; a extraction region of n-type, configured to extract charges generated by the photodiode from the buried region, having higher impurity concentration than the buried region; a read-out region of n-type, configured to accumulate charges, which are transferred from the buried region having higher impurity concentration than the buried region; and a potential gradient changing mechanism, configured to control a potential of the channel, and to change a potential gradient of a potential profile from the buried region to the read-out region and a potential gradient of a potential profile from the buried region to the extraction region, so as to control the transferring/extraction of charges.

To transfer signal charges at high speed with small noise, there is provided a charge transfer apparatus including a semiconductor substrate of one conductivity type, a charge transfer region of a conductivity type opposite to that of the semiconductor substrate that is formed in the semiconductor substrate and joined to the semiconductor substrate to form a diode, a signal charge input portion which inputs a signal charge to the charge transfer region, a signal charge output portion which accumulates the signal charge transferred from the charge transfer region, and a plurality of independent potential supply terminals which supply a potential gradient to the semiconductor substrate, wherein the signal charge in the charge transfer region is transferred by the potential gradient formed by the plurality of potential supply terminals.

The invention discloses a zinc oxide base high-potential gradient voltage-sensitive ceramic material and preparing method and application, which comprises the following parts: 100mol ZnO as main component, first accessory ingredient within Bi2O3, Co2O3, MnO2, Cr2O3, Ni2O3 with molar quantity at 0.5-1.2mol respectively, second accessory ingredient with 0.8-1.5mol Sb2O3, third accessory ingredient with 0.2-1.2mol Ho2O3 and or Er2O3, forth accessory ingredient with 0.002-0.005mol Al2O3. The preparing method comprises the following steps: blending each component together to make spraying slurry; spraying; drying; graining; proceeding dry pressing; moulding; sintering. The potential gradient of voltage-sensitive ceramic material is 300-500V/mm with non-linear coefficient is more than 50, which can be applied in the electric lightning arrester or other lightning protection overvoltage protection of electric electronic circuit due to strong pulse attack resistance ability.

The present invention has an object to provide a scanning electron microscope which suppresses a potential gradient produced by preliminary charge without changing lens conditions of an electron microscope. As an aspect to achieve the above object, there is proposed a scanning electron microscope in which a scanning deflector is controlled so that a second beam is scanned to detect electrons released from a sample after scanning a first beam on the sample to charge the surface of the sample and the first beam is scanned so that charge density in a surrounding part within a scanned area by the first beam is increased relatively as compared with a center part within the scanned area by the first beam.

The present invention concerns a multiple replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system for use with electrostatic spraying device for use in spraying personal care and personal hygiene products. The electrostatic spraying device comprises at least one nozzle for electrostatically charged spray, an associated replaceable reservoir or cartridge for storing at least one electrostatically sprayable material, and a nozzle-ring configuration for generating the potential gradient electric field in the vicinity of the nozzles to such an extent that spraying is focused when the forward extremity of the nozzle-ring configuration is brought within a predetermine distance from an earthed target to be sprayed. The multiple replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system contains various electrostatically sprayable means for use by an associated electrostatic spraying device. The electrostatic spraying device is designed to be a portable, hand-held, self-contained, battery operated electrostatic multiple personal care and personal hygiene products releasing, with a multiple replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system. Additional embodiments of the present invention comprise nozzle-ring configuration and methods for effectively and efficiently releasing personal care and personal hygiene products stored in multiple replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system.

The present invention concerns a replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system for use with electrostatic or electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device for use in spraying personal care and personal hygiene products. The electrostatic spraying device comprises at least one nozzle for electrostatically charged spray, an associated replaceable reservoir or cartridge for storing at least one electrostatically sprayable material, a special arranged grounding configuration for conducting away cumulated electrostatic field away from the spraying nozzles region and sprayed target, and a nozzle-ring configuration for generating the potential gradient electric field in the vicinity of the nozzles to such an extent that spraying is focused when the forward extremity of the nozzle-ring configuration is brought within a predetermine distance from an earthed target to be sprayed. The replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system contains various electrostatically sprayable means for use by an associated electrostatic spraying device. The electrostatic spraying device is designed to be a portable, hand-held, self-contained, battery or adaptor operated electrostatic personal care and personal hygiene products releasing, with a replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system. Additional embodiments of the present invention comprise nozzle-ring configuration, adjustable nozzle configuration, compressible configuration, one controllable material conducting gate configuration and methods for effectively and efficiently releasing personal care and personal hygiene products stored in replaceable reservoirs or cartridges system.

An object of the invention is to reduce the beam drift in which the orbit of the charged particle beam is deflected by a potential gradient generated by a nonuniform sample surface potential on a charged-particle-beam irradiation area surface, the nonuniform sample surface potential being generated by electrification made when observing an insulating-substance sample using a charged particle beam.

Energy of the charged particle beam to be irradiated onto the sample is set so that generation efficiency of secondary electrons generated from the sample becomes equal to 1 or more. A flat-plate electrode (26) is located in such a manner as to be directly opposed to the sample. Here, the flat-plate electrode is an electrode to which a voltage can be applied independently, and which is equipped with a hole through which a primary charged particle beam can pass. Furthermore, a voltage can be applied independently to a sample stage (12) on which the sample is mounted. Here, the sample stage's surface directly opposed to the sample is formed into a planarized structure with no projections and depressions thereon. Also, diameter D of the hole provided in the flat-plate electrode (26) and distance L between the flat-plate electrode (26) and the sample are set such that a relation of D/L≦1.5 is satisfied.

Disclosed is a touch panel including an upper conductive layer; a lower conductive layer facing the upper conductive layer with an interval between the upper conductive layer; a capacitive sensing unit that detects a coordinate position by a capacitive coupling under a condition where a predetermined electric potential is applied to the upper conductive layer; and a resistive sensing unit that detects a coordinate position based on an electric potential at a position where the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer contact under a condition where a potential gradient is generated on either one of the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer.

The invention relates to high-performance zinc oxide composite ceramic voltage dependent resistor material and a preparation method, which belongs to the technical field of electronic ceramic preparation and application. The ceramics takes zinc oxide as main phase, adopts praseodymium oxide as nonlinear initial phase, adopts a small amount of oxides of Co, Cr, Fe or W as potential gradient and nonlinear reinforcing agent, and comprises the following components by mole percent: 80 to 95 percent of ZnO, 0.01 to 15 percent of Pr6O, 0.01 to 10.0 percent of CoO, 0.01 to 8.0 percent of Cr2O3, 0.0 to 5.0 percent of Fe2O3 and 0.0 to 3.0 percent of WO3. The material preparation method comprises the following processing step in sequence: mixing->high-energy ball milling->drying->mixing and pelletizing->sifting->compression moulding forming->sintering->silver-layer coating. The voltage dependent resistor material has the advantages that the crystal grain is fine, the microscopic structure is uniform, the potential gradient E (the potential gradient value corresponding to 1 mA/cm<2> current density) is increased to 570 to 750 V/mm, the nonlinear coefficient alpha is 24 to 32, and the leakage current IL (the current density value corresponding 75 percent E) is 0.004 to 0.006 mA/cm<2>, and has excellent over-all electrical properties. The voltage dependent resistor material can be used for manufacturing the lightning arresters of ultra high voltage/extra high voltage power systems, and can realize the miniaturization of the lightning arrester. The invention can also be used for manufacturing cell phones and household appliance chip or multiplayer chip voltage dependent resistors.

The material for producing voltage-sensitive zinc oxide resistor includes micron level ZnO 35-80 wt%, nano level ZnO 15-55 wt%, Bi2O3 1-6 wt%, Co2O3 0.1-2 wt%, MnO2 0.1-2 wt%, Sb2O3 1-6 wt% and RE element 0.01-1 wt% and it also may contains Cr2O3 0.1-2 wt%. The voltage-sensitive zinc oxide resistor valve sheet made of the said material has potential gradient as high as 580 V/mm, leakage current of about 1.0 microampere, voltage ratio of about 1.05, dash current of about 2000 A and excellent comprehensive performance.