Polarization effects in nanoaggregates of silver caused by local and nonlocal nonlinear-optical responses

A theoretical and experimental study is made into the combined manifestation of local and nonlocal optical responses in a cubic nonlinear isotropic medium such as an aggregated colloidal silver solution. The phenomenological treatment of polarization effects is performed for the general case with due regard for the frequency dispersion of both local and nonlocal nonlinearities and for the noncollinear propagation of pump and probe light waves. The inverse Faraday effect, the optical Kerr effect, and the self-rotation of the polarization ellipse in a fractal-disordered nonlinear medium are observed for the first time. The tensor components of the local and nonlocal cubic nonlinearities of colloidal silver solutions are measured for different degrees of aggregation. It is demonstrated that, as the size of silver aggregate increases, the nonlocal nonlinear response increases much more strongly than the local one. An inference is made that the mechanical motion of metal nanoparticles because of their dynamic interaction with the light wave field can contribute to the nonlinear polarization effects.     

Redshift of excitons in carbon nanotubes caused by the environment polarizability

Optical excitations of molecular systems can be modified by their physical environment. We analyze the underlying mechanisms within many-body perturbation theory, which is particularly suited to study nonlocal polarizability effects on the electronic structure. Here we focus on the example of a semiconducting carbon nanotube, which observes redshifts of its excitons when the tube is touched by another nanotube or other physisorbates. We show that the redshifts mostly result from the polarizability of the attached ad system. Electronic coupling may enhance the redshifts, but depends very sensitively on the structural details of the contact.     

Temperature-dependent asymmetry of the nonlocal spin-injection resistance: evidence for spin nonconserving interface scattering

We report nonlocal spin injection and detection experiments on mesoscopic Co-Al2O3-Cu spin valves. We have observed a temperature-dependent asymmetry in the nonlocal resistance between parallel and antiparallel configurations of the magnetic injector and detector. This strongly supports the existence of a nonequilibrium resistance that depends on the relative orientation of the detector magnetization and the nonequilibrium magnetization in the normal metal providing evidence for increasing interface spin scattering with temperature.     

Wave propagation in fluid-conveying viscoelastic single-walled carbon nanotubes with surface and nonlocal effects

In this paper, the transverse wave propagation in fluid-conveying viscoelastic single-walled carbon nanotubes is investigated based on nonlocal elasticity theory with consideration of surface effect. The governing equation is formulated utilizing nonlocal Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and Kelvin-Voigt model. Explicit wave dispersion relation is developed and wave phase velocities and frequencies are obtained. The effect of the fluid flow velocity, structural damping, surface effect, small scale effects and tube diameter on the wave propagation properties are discussed with different wave numbers. The wave frequency increases with the increase of fluid flow velocity, but decreases with the increases of tube diameter and wave number. The effect of surface elasticity and residual surface tension is more significant for small wave number and tube diameter. For larger values of wave number and nonlocal parameters, the real part of frequency ratio raises.     

Measurements of flux-dependent screening in aharonov-bohm rings

In order to investigate the effect of electronic phase coherence on screening we have measured the flux-dependent polarizability of isolated mesoscopic rings at 350 MHz. At low temperatures (below 100 mK) both the nondissipative and the dissipative parts of the polarizability exhibit flux oscillations with a period of one-half a flux quantum in a ring. The sign and amplitude of the effect are in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions. The observed positive magnetopolarizability corresponds to an enhancement of screening when time reversal symmetry is broken. The effect of electronic density and temperature are also measured.     

Ultrashort-laser-pulse absorption with spatial dispersion and nonlocal transport effects

We study ultrashort-laser-pulse absorption and plasma heating at a sharp plasma–vacuum interface using advanced models for all-range plasma permittivity and nonlocal heat transport. The electron response includes both collisional and collisionless dissipative effects in the plasma of an arbitrary ion charge. We show that nonlocal electron heat transport is important for correct determination of the value of electron temperature and spatial temperature profile. Nonlocal electron heat flux comes into play after electrons heat up to temperatures of the order of 1 keV and to temperatures several times less for low-density targets.     

Size-dependent nonlinear optical properties and thermal lens in silver nanoparticles

We have investigated the nonlinear response of the silver nanoparticle samples in a low-power regime of electromagnetic field based on nonlocal thermo-optic models. In this work, the experimental investigation of the thermo-optic nonlinear response of Ag colloids containing different size of silver nanoparticles is reported. The colloidal nanoparticle samples were synthesized by nanosecond pulsed laser ablation of Ag bulk in acetone. The sample containing Ag was characterized by linear absorption spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Using the z-scan technique, the behavior of thermal nonlinear refractive index of colloid was studied at different concentrations of silver nanoparticles. Observation of asymmetrical configurations of the z-scan data indicates that nonlinear refraction occurring in the Ag samples is related to the thermo-optical process. The optical limiting here is due to nonlinear refraction of the samples arising from thermal lens formation under low-power CW excitation. When the laser power is low, the self-defocusing effect is mainly dominated by surface plasmon resonance effect. Results show that with increasing concentration of nanoparticles in acetone, the nonlinear refractive index increases while the threshold power of optical limiting decreases.     

非局域颗粒复合介质的相干完美吸收效应

研究了两束相干光以相同的入射角从左、右两侧分别入射到Au-SiO_2复合介质板时,在不同的体系参数下该复合材料体系发生相干完美吸收的情形.运用有效媒质理论推导出了复合介质的有效介电常数以及有效磁导率;在得到有效电磁参数的基础上进一步推导得到平面波入射复合介质板时的反/透射系数.通过比较分析非局域和局域情况下颗粒复合介质的相干完美吸收现象,发现当颗粒尺寸很小时非局域效应的影响会导致复合介质产生相干完美吸收的入射光的频率范围显著变宽.在进一步的解析计算中,通过调节复合介质板的厚度、入射光波长、金属颗粒体积分数等参数得到了不同情况下产生的相干完美吸收现象,并由此分析非局域情形下对于相干完美吸收现象的调控.     

Control of excitons in a bent bunch of molecular aggregates by dipole–dipole interaction with quantum dots

The nonlocal dipole–dipole interaction is studied between excitations in chromophores forming a bunch or a tube of J-aggregates and closely spaced quantum dots (QDs). Equations describing the evolution of exciton pulses in a quasi-one-dimensional medium are derived taking into account the interaction with the transition resonant to nanoparticles. It is shown that the efficient controllable resonance energy transfer can occur in the system between QDs and an exciton pulse. The efficiency of this process significantly increases if the bunch of aggregates is deformed to bend nanoparticles round. It is shown that the interaction of permanent dipole moments of QDs and chromophores leads to the formation of a potential barrier or a well. It is found that the combined influence of these factors can be used to efficiently control the dynamics of pulses in aggregates.     

Positron annihilation spectroscopy characterization of effect of intermetallic nanoparticles on accumulation and annealing of vacancy defects in electron-irradiated Fe–Ni–Al alloy

The effect of intermetallic nanoparticles like Ni₃Al and nanoparticles of an Fe-rich bcc phase on the evolution of vacancy defects in an fcc Fe–34.2 wt% Ni–5.4 wt% Al model alloy under electron irradiation at elevated temperatures (423 and 573 K) was investigated using positron annihilation spectroscopy. Nanosized (1–8 nm) particles, which are homogeneously distributed in the alloy matrix, cause a several-fold decrease in the accumulation of vacancies as compared to their accumulation in a quenched alloy. This effect depends on the size and the type of nanoparticles. The effect of the nanoparticles increases when the irradiation temperature increases. The irradiation-induced nucleation and the growth of intermetallic nanoparticles were also observed in an alloy pre-aged at 1023 K under irradiation at 573 K. Thus, a quantum-dot-like positron state within ultrafine intermetallic particles, which we revealed earlier, allows control of the evolution of coherent precipitates like Ni₃Al, along with vacancy defects, during irradiation and subsequent annealing. Possible mechanisms of the absorption of point defects by nanoparticles are discussed.     

稀疏膨胀过程中几何位形对于电子非局域热传导的影响

发展了考虑一维柱对称、球对称位型下流体演化的Fokker-Planck程序, 在流体力学极限下对程序进行了校验. 利用程序模拟研究了球对称位型、平板位型下等离子体在自由稀疏演化过程中电子热流的非局域热输运行为, 分析了几何位型对电子非局域热传导的影响. 非局域卷积理论的计算研究发现, 稀疏过程中空间的几何效应会减小外向电子热输运的非局域性.     

Electron magnetic resonance spectra of Fe1−x Mnx amorphous nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of Fe_1?x Mn_x (0.07 < x < 0.20) alloys are studied using electron magnetic resonance in the temperature range 295–500 K. It is found that the temperature and manganese concentration in the nanoparticles have a noticeable effect on their electron magnetic resonance spectra. It is suggested that the Fe_1?x Mn_x nanoparticles contain phases with different magnetic properties and that the relative content of the phases depends on the manganese concentration in the nanoparticles. The magnetic transition temperature lies above 500 K for one of these phases and in the temperature range 350–375 K for another.     

长程电子关联对聚合物中激子极化率的影响

本文研究了在外电场下高分子的线性极化率和三阶非线性极化率,发现电子-电子相互作用使激子线性极化率χ(1)xx和三阶非线性极化率χ(3)xxxx都降低,而长程电子关联效应的作用更进一步降低χ(1)xx和χ(3)xxxx.准确地计算高分子聚合物的极化率可以更好的理解共轭聚合物的长程电子关联对有机分子线性和非线性响应的影响,确定其结构与非线性光学性质的关系.     

长程电子关联对聚合物中激子极化率的影响

本文研究了在外电场下高分子的线性极化率和三阶非线性极化率,发现电子电子相互作用使激子线性极化率和三阶非线性极化率都降低,而长程电子关联效应的作用更进一步降低 和。准确地计算高分子聚合物的极化率可以更好的理解共轭聚合物的长程电子关联对有机分子线性和非线性响应的影响,确定其结构与非线性光学性质的关系。     

Contact effect in the dynamic electron transport of a two-probe mesoscopic conductor

Based on the self-consistent electron dynamic transport theory for multi-probe mesoscopic systems, we calculate the distribution of internal potential, charge density, and ac conductance of a two-probe mesoscopic conductor with wide trapezoid reservoirs, and study the contact effect. The results show that including the contact effect can make a significant difference to the frequency-dependent electron transport properties. In the nonzero frequency case, the internal potential and the charge density are complex with extremely small imaginary parts. Importantly, the imaginary part of the charge density gives rise to a real ac conductance (admittance), which corresponds to the charge-relaxation resistance.     

Quantum size effects in the polarizability of carbon fullerenes

We investigate the size-dependent dielectric response of carbon fullerenes with up to 3840 atoms in the framework of the linear response theory. Our results suggest a significant polarizability enhancement due to quantum size effects with respect to classical or semiclassical calculations. The accuracy of our results, based on a parametrized Hamiltonian, is verified by ab initio time dependent density functional calculations for smaller fullerenes. Our findings underline the importance of quantum effects in the electronic response of nano- and mesoscopic systems.     

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles at Room Temperature Using Kiwifruit Juice

Comparing with physical and chemical methods, green synthesis techniques are emerging as facile and eco-friendly methods for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. In this work, we demonstrated the biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles by the reduction of silver ions using kiwifruit juice as the reducing and stabilizing reagent. From the evidence of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, different sizes of silver nanoparticles were formed when the juice volume, reaction temperature, and reaction time were altered with respect to 0.01% silver acetate solution. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were stable for more than 1 month. Transmission electron microscopy studies showed the silver nanoparticles synthesized in room temperature have the diameters in the range of 5–25 nm. The proposed synthesis method is green and low cost, and the synthesized silver nanoparticles have potential bioanalytical applications.     

Controlled synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles in capillary micro-flow reactor

In this study, using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) capillary tube as a micro-flow reactor, well-dispersed colloidal silver nanoparticles were controllably synthesized with different flow rates of precursory solution. Scanning transmission electron microscopy images and UV–visible absorbance spectra showed that silver nanoparticles with large size can be prepared with slow flow rate in the PTFE capillary reactor. The effects of tube diameters on the growth of colloidal silver nanoparticles were investigated. Experiment results demonstrated that using tube with small diameter was more propitious for the controllable synthesis of silver nanoparticles with different sizes.

     

Theoretical description of electron phonon Fock space for gapless and gapped nanowires

We study the effect of electron–phonon(e–ph) interaction on the elastic and inelastic electronic transport of a nanowire connected to two simple rigid leads within the tight-binding and harmonic approximations. The model is constructed using Green's function and multi-channel techniques, taking into account the local and nonlocal e–ph interactions. Then, we examine the model for the gapless(simple chain) and gapped(PA-like nanowire) systems. The results show that the tunneling conductance is improved by the e–ph interaction in both local and nonlocal regimes, while for the resonance conductance, the coherent part mainly decreases and the incoherent part increases. At the corresponding energies which depend on the phonon frequency, two dips in the elastic and two peaks in the inelastic conductance spectra appear. The reason is the absorption of the phonon by the electron in transition into inelastic channels.