74 research outputs found
Electron-phonon effects and transport in carbon nanotubes
We calculate the electron-phonon scattering and binding in semiconducting
carbon nanotubes, within a tight binding model. The mobility is derived using a
multi-band Boltzmann treatment. At high fields, the dominant scattering is
inter-band scattering by LO phonons corresponding to the corners K of the
graphene Brillouin zone. The drift velocity saturates at approximately half the
graphene Fermi velocity. The calculated mobility as a function of temperature,
electric field, and nanotube chirality are well reproduced by a simple
interpolation formula. Polaronic binding give a band-gap renormalization of ~70
meV, an order of magnitude larger than expected. Coherence lengths can be quite
long but are strongly energy dependent.Comment: 5 pages and 4 figure
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Performance Limits of Graphene Devices on SiO2
The linear dispersion relation in graphene[1,2] gives rise to a surprising
prediction: the resistivity due to isotropic scatterers (e.g. white-noise
disorder[3] or phonons[4-8]) is independent of carrier density n. Here we show
that acoustic phonon scattering[4-6] is indeed independent of n, and places an
intrinsic limit on the resistivity in graphene of only 30 Ohm at room
temperature (RT). At a technologically-relevant carrier density of 10^12 cm^-2,
the mean free path for electron-acoustic phonon scattering is >2 microns, and
the intrinsic mobility limit is 2x10^5 cm^2/Vs, exceeding the highest known
inorganic semiconductor (InSb, ~7.7x10^4 cm^2/Vs[9]) and semiconducting carbon
nanotubes (~1x10^5 cm^2/Vs[10]). We also show that extrinsic scattering by
surface phonons of the SiO2 substrate[11,12] adds a strong temperature
dependent resistivity above ~200 K[8], limiting the RT mobility to ~4x10^4
cm^2/Vs, pointing out the importance of substrate choice for graphene
devices[13].Comment: 16 pages, 3 figure
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Epstein-Barr virus: clinical and epidemiological revisits and genetic basis of oncogenesis
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is classified as a member in the order herpesvirales, family herpesviridae, subfamily gammaherpesvirinae and the genus lymphocytovirus. The virus is an exclusively human pathogen and thus also termed as human herpesvirus 4 (HHV4). It was the first oncogenic virus recognized and has been incriminated in the causation of tumors of both lymphatic and epithelial nature. It was reported in some previous studies that 95% of the population worldwide are serologically positive to the virus. Clinically, EBV primary infection is almost silent, persisting as a life-long asymptomatic latent infection in B cells although it may be responsible for a transient clinical syndrome called infectious mononucleosis. Following reactivation of the virus from latency due to immunocompromised status, EBV was found to be associated with several tumors. EBV linked to oncogenesis as detected in lymphoid tumors such as Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), Hodgkin's disease (HD), post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) and T-cell lymphomas (e.g. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas; PTCL and Anaplastic large cell lymphomas; ALCL). It is also linked to epithelial tumors such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric carcinomas and oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL). In vitro, EBV many studies have demonstrated its ability to transform B cells into lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). Despite these malignancies showing different clinical and epidemiological patterns when studied, genetic studies have suggested that these EBV- associated transformations were characterized generally by low level of virus gene expression with only the latent virus proteins (LVPs) upregulated in both tumors and LCLs. In this review, we summarize some clinical and epidemiological features of EBV- associated tumors. We also discuss how EBV latent genes may lead to oncogenesis in the different clinical malignancie
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Differential regulation of human T lymphoblast functions by IL-2 and IL-15
Interleukin 15 (IL-15) shares many functional properties with interleukin 2 (IL-2), although both cytokines probably also exert distinct functions. In order to screen for functional differences between IL-2 and IL-15 with respect to the control of T cell functions, we have stimulated human T lymphoblasts (hTBl) with IL-2 and/or IL-15 and have assessed the resulting changes in the following parameters: T cell proliferation; expression of various relevant surface markers; cytokine and receptor (α-chain) transcription; and IL-2 and IL-15 activity. Both cytokines equally upregulate standard activation markers such as CD25 and CD95 and downregulate CD27. However, IL-2 upregulated CD30, TNF receptor type II, and CD40L expression significantly stronger than IL-15. IL-15 potentiates Con A-induced IL-2 secretion. Even though hTBl transcribe the IL-15 gene, they do not secrete IL-15 activity. These observations suggest that both cytokines can differentially regulate T cells, e.g. T cell functions relevant to the control of cell cycle progression and apoptosis, and/or that they can stimulate different T cell subsets. Moreover, IL-15 may potentiate IL-2-driven T cell responses
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