Heterostructures overgrown on GaAs corner substrates

By choosing suitable crystal facets we are able to epitaxially overgrow a precleaved corner-substrate. We are using GaAs (1 1 0)-like facets and growth conditions such that no accumulation or depletion of deposited material near the corner is observed, avoiding morphological changes at the corner during the growth process. So we achieve high-quality layer growth across the corner. With this technique we demonstrate a new type of quantum confinement structure consisting of a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure overgrown on top of this precleaved corner-substrate.     

Variation of space radiation exposure inside spherical and hemispherical geometries

We calculate the space radiation exposure to blood-forming organs everywhere inside a hemispherical dome that represents a lunar habitat. We derive the analytical pathlength distribution from any point inside a hemispherical or a spherical shell. Because the average pathlength increases with the distance from the center, the center of the hemispherical dome on the lunar surface has the largest radiation exposure while locations on the inner surface of the dome have the lowest exposure. This conclusion differs from an earlier study on a hemispherical dome but agrees with another earlier study on a spherical-shell shield. We also find that the reduction in the radiation exposure from the center to the inner edge of the dome can be as large as a factor of 3 or more for the radiation from solar particle events while being smaller for the radiation from galactic cosmic rays.     

Spatially‐resolved and polarized Raman scattering from a single Si nanowire

We report spatially‐resolved and polarized Raman scattering results from a single Si nanowire (NW). Transmission electron microscope images show that the surface morphology of the Si NW varies from smooth to rough along the long axis. As the NW grows, the smooth surface becomes rough because of Au diffusion to the surface, resulting in the formation of facets and stacking faults. Spatially‐resolved Raman spectra along the NW long axis reveal variations in tensile strain related to the morphological changes in NW surface. The tensile strain in the top segment of the NW with a smooth surface is greater than that in the bottom segment with a rough surface. Despite the formation of facets and stacking faults, polarized Raman scattering results both from the top and bottom segments of the NW are consistent with the Raman polarization selection rules expected for a cubic crystal. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

气动光学头罩热辐射效应数值仿真研究

气动热环境下高速飞行器的光学头罩由于受气动热效应作用,其温度急剧升高,产生严重的气动热辐射效应。为评估气动热环境下高速飞行器光学头罩热辐射对探测系统性能的影响,采用有限光线代表连续辐射的方法,并引入热瞳概念建立了气动光学头罩热辐射传输计算模型并对气动光学头罩自身干扰辐射光线在光学系统内的传输进行了数值仿真,考察了光学头罩温度场为非均匀分布时其自身干扰辐射在探测器接收面的辐照度分布。研究结果表明:由头罩顶点求得的热瞳是光学头罩热辐射能的公共入口,它可将光线追迹的时间减小至追迹全部光线所需时间的十几分之一;根据探测器接受面干扰辐射随时间的变化趋势可知在飞行数秒后头罩干扰辐射将淹没目标信号,气动光学头罩热辐射效应不容忽视。     

Facet formation in strained Si1−x Gex films

The surface morphology of epitaxial (001) Si_1−x Ge_x films, subject to biaxial strain, is studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Distinct facets are observed, oriented on {105}, {311}, and {518} crystal faces. The tiled arrangement of facets resembles a mosaic. We find that the growth sequence begins with the shallow {105} facets, followed by the appearance of steeper facets. After strain relaxation, the morphology coarsens and facets become less distinct. The existence of discrete facets produces a kinetic barrier to strain-induced roughening; and we show that increasing this barrier (by growing at reduced strain or reduced temperature) leads to a flatter surface morphology.     

Selective nontemplated adsorption of organic molecules on nanofacets and the role of bonding patterns

A key element of functionalizing nanocrystals with organic molecules is the nontemplated selective adsorption of different molecules on different facets. Here we report scanning-tunneling-microscopy images of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride and 2,5-dimethyl-N,N'-dicyanoquinonediimine on silver, demonstrating selective adsorption on different facets. We also report first-principles calculations that account for the data and show that bonding, which controls selectivity, occurs via the end atoms, while the molecule's midregion arches away from the substrate. The results are also consistent with data that have been interpreted in terms of bonding via the midregion.     

功能纳米结构可控生长的新途径:非模板选择性自组装

文章介绍了一种非模板选择性自组装纳米结构的方法.从实验和理论上研究了两种有机分子在Ag单晶不同表面上的吸附行为,发现在Ag（775）基底上PTCDA分子会完全吸附在（111）台阶面上,而DMe-DCNQI分子则完全吸附在（221）台阶面上.该研究还阐明了PTCDA分子与基底原子之间的相互作用机制,提出了PTCDA与基底之间的相互作用是通过分子末端官能团的氧原子实现的,中心的π共轭区域与基底相排斥,理论模拟得到的氧原子的NIXSW相干长度以及碳原子的近边X射线吸收谱与实验结果符合得较好.     

Understanding the Effect of Iodide Ions on the Morphology of Gold Nanorods

The presence of iodide ions during the growth of gold nanorods strongly affects the shape of the final products, which is proposed to be due to selective iodide adsorption on certain crystallographic facets. Therefore, a detailed structural and morphological characterization of the starting rods is crucial toward understanding this effect. Electron tomography is used to determine the crystallographic indices of the lateral facets of gold nanorods, as well as those present at the tips. Based on this information, density functional theory calculations are used to determine the surface and interface energies of the observed facets and provide insight into the relationship between the amount of iodide ions in the growth solution and the final morphology of anisotropic gold nanoparticles.     

Surface energy anisotropy of iron surfaces by carbon adsorption

To investigate the surface energy anisotropy of carbon-adsorbed iron surfaces related to carbon nanotube growth we have performed self-consistent pseudopotential density-functional calculations. The iron particle’s equilibrium shape is obtained from the Wulff construction using the calculated surface energies. We investigate the adsorption and diffusion of carbon atoms on the iron surfaces. It is found that the desorption energy of the carbon atoms and the activation energy for carbon diffusion are very different on different facets. Using the energetics of carbon-adsorbed iron surfaces, we evaluate the formation energies of the surfaces as a function of carbon chemical potential. Since the surface energies of the low-index iron facets are affected differently by the presence of carbon, the crystal shape is changed correspondingly.     

Disintegration of an eruptive filament via interactions with quasi-separatrix layers

The disintegration of solar filaments via mass drainage is a frequently observed phenomenon during a variety of filament activities. It is generally considered that the draining of dense filament material is directed by both gravity and magnetic field, yet the detailed process remains elusive. Here we report on a partial filament eruption during which filament material drains downward to the surface not only along the filament’s legs, but to a remote flare ribbon through a fan-out curtain-like structure. It is found that the magnetic configuration is characterized by two conjoining dome-like quasi-sepratrix layers (QSLs). The filament is located underneath one QSL dome, whose footprint apparently bounds the major flare ribbons resulting from the filament eruption, whereas the remote flare ribbon matches well with the other QSL dome’s far-side footprint. We suggest that the interaction of the filament with the overlying QSLs results in the splitting and disintegration of the filament.     

直拉法YAG的小面生长和邻位面生长

对于在YAG晶体生长过程中用“倾倒法”获得的固液界面进行了宏观观测和显微研究。确定了沿不同取向生长的固液界面上出现的小面的面指数。在〈001〉生长的凹形固液界面上观测到{112}小面;并对其邻位面进行了显微观测,发现邻位面是由奇异面上一定组态的台阶构成的,并且观测到台阶运动以及台阶和包裹物交互作用的迹象。进一步对比了凹形界面和凸形界面的生长,发现在界面的显微结构以及小面和内核的对应关系上存有差异,认为这差异是来源于不同宏观形状的界面对奇异面生长机制的影响,据此分析了凸形界面和凹形界面上奇异面生长的微观机制。 关键词：     

Work functions at facet edges

We perform ab initio pseudopotential calculations for metal crystals with finite facets of different crystallographic orientation to investigate the work function profile near crystal edges. We examine local edge effects, and address the problem of the coexistence of different face-dependent local work functions at crystal edges. By modeling the electronic dipoles at the metal surface, we show how nonvanishing surface charges spontaneously appear on metals with inequivalent facets. Our studies of Al crystal nanowires with (100) and (111) facets are extended to derive the dependence of the work function on the crystal morphology in the macroscopic limit.     

电致发光用于大功率半导体激光器失效模式分析

利用电致发光（EL）的方法,研究了突然失效的975 nm大功率应变量子阱激光器。起初,我们以为激光器失效是由于腔面发生了突然光学灾变（COMD）。然而,通过EL实验,发现其中一部分激光器腔面没有任何损伤,而内部发生了突然光学灾变（COBD）,为工艺的进一步改善指明了方向。对90只发生COD的激光器进行EL成像,发现暗线缺陷（DLD）起始于腔面或是激光器内部。DLD是严重的非辐射复合区,通常沿着有源区延伸出几个分支,造成激光器功率急剧下降。详细分析了不同COD模式的特征并进行了对比。并进一步分析了两种典型COD模式发生的原因,然后给出了抑制COD和提高大功率半导体激光器性能的建议。     

Muon radiography and deformation analysis of the lava dome formed by the 1944 eruption of Usu, Hokkaido--contact between high-energy physics and volcano physics--

Lava domes are one of the conspicuous topographic features on volcanoes. The subsurface structure of the lava dome is important to discuss its formation mechanism. In the 1944 eruption of Volcano Usu, Hokkaido, a new lava dome was formed at its eastern foot. After the completion of the lava dome, various geophysical methods were applied to the dome to study its subsurface structure, but resulted in a rather ambiguous conclusion. Recently, from the results of the levelings, which were repeated during the eruption, "pseudo growth curves" of the lava dome were obtained. The curves suggest that the lava dome has a bulbous shape. In the present work, muon radiography, which previously proved effective in imaging the internal structure of Volcano Asama, has been applied to the Usu lava dome. The muon radiography measures the distribution of the "density length" of volcanic bodies when detectors are arranged properly. The result obtained is consistent with the model deduced from the pseudo growth curves. The measurement appears to afford useful method to clarify the subsurface structure of volcanoes and its temporal changes, and in its turn to discuss volcanic processes. This is a point of contact between high-energy physics and volcano physics.     

Superheating in metal nanoparticles with non-melting surfaces

We construct microcanonical caloric curves for aluminium nanoparticles with non-melting surface facets and diameters of up to 11 nm using molecular dynamics simulations. We find that fcc aluminium particles can be superheated above the bulk melting temperature, but only for a finite range of particle sizes i.e. diameters between 5–9 nm. We also observe a critical particle size where solid-liquid phase coexistence becomes stable, and a second larger critical size where premelted (100) facets can coexist with solid (111) facets. Ultimately, it is the premelting of the (100) facets that appears to limit the superheating effect in these particles.     

Self-organized nanoscale pattern formation on vicinal Si(111) surfaces via a two-stage faceting transition

We demonstrate a self-organized pattern formation on vicinal Si(111) surfaces that are miscut toward the [2;11] direction. All the patterns, consisting of a periodic array of alternating (7 x 7) reconstructed terraces and step-bunched facets, have the same periodicity and facet structure, independent of the miscut angle, while the width of the facets increases linearly with miscut angle. We attribute such unique pattern formation to a surface faceting transition that involves two transition stages: the first stage forms a stress-domain structure defining the universal periodicity; the second stage forms the low-energy facets controlling the facet width.     

Formation of oxygen-induced Si(1 1 3)-3 × 2 facets on the Si(5 5 12) surface

We report the formation of Si(1 1 3)-3 × 2 facets upon exposing oxygens on the Si(5 5 12) surface at an elevated temperature. These facets are found to form only for a limited range of oxygen exposure and exhibit a well-defined 3 × 2 LEED pattern. We also find the surface electronic state unique only to the facets in the valence band. The spectral feature of these electronic states and the behavior of a (1/3 1/2) LEED spot upon oxygen contents in the facets indicate that the formation is a heterogeneous mixture of the clean Si(1 1 3) facets free of oxygens and other facets containing oxygen atoms.     

Atomic structure of Ge quantum dots on the Si(001) surface

In situ morphological investigation of the “105” faceted Ge islands on the Si(001) surface (hut clusters) have been carried out using an ultra high vacuum instrument integrating a high resolution scanning tunnelling microscope and a molecular beam epitaxy vessel. Both species of hut clusters-pyramids and wedges-were found to have the same structure of the “105” facets which was visualized. Structures of vertexes of the pyramidal clusters and ridges of the wedge-shaped clusters were revealed as well and found to be different. This allowed us to propose a crystallographic model of the “105” facets as well as models of the atomic structure of both species of the hut clusters. An inference is made that transitions between the cluster shapes are impossible.     

Construction of fiber-optic bundle light-collection systems and calculations of collection efficiency

This paper describes the position-sensitive light-collection system that we use in our fast-beam laser experiments. The collection system consists of fiber-optic bundles whose facets are arranged to accept light emitted from a beam of fluorescent atoms. The flexibility of the fiber bundles allows their use in scanning collection systems with precise position sensitivity. We describe calculations of geometrical collection efficiency using a numerical integration scheme and compare the results with measurements. We also compare the collection efficiencies of the different fiber bundle arrangements that we used as our apparatus evolved with the implementation of various improvements.     

Superconducting and excitonic quantum phase transitions in doped Dirac electronic systems

We investigate the effect of superconducting and excitonic interactions, as well as their competition, on Dirac electrons on a bipartite planar lattice. It is shown that, at half-filling, Cooper pairs and excitons coexist if the superconducting and excitonic coupling parameters are equal and above a threshold corresponding to a quantum critical point. In the case where only the excitonic interaction is present, we obtain a critical chemical potential, as a function of the interaction strength. Conversely, if only the superconducting interaction is considered, we show that the superconducting gap displays a characteristic dome as charge carriers are doped into the system. We also show that, as the chemical potential increases, superconductivity tends to suppress the excitonic order parameter.