金属有机化学气相沉积法在欧泊空隙中生长磷化铟的影响因素

制备磷化铟(InP)反欧泊三维光子晶体的关键是提高InP在欧泊空隙中的填充率。使用低压金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)系统在人工欧泊空隙中生长了InP晶体,分析了影响InP在欧泊空隙中填充的因素及确定了InP的最佳生长条件。实验和理论分析的结果较为符合。磷化铟在人工欧泊空隙中的填充率越高,二氧化硅球和空隙间的折射率差越大,人工欧泊光子晶体光学性能的变化就越显著;周期生长、低压、使用和InP失配小的衬底以及异质同构现象有助于InP在欧泊空隙中的填充。在优化的生长条件下制备了填充率较高的SiO₂-InP光子晶体。研究结果为制备InP反欧泊结构积累了有益的经验。     

Propagation of polarized light in opals: Amplitude and phase anisotropy

The interaction of linearly polarized light with photonic crystals based on bulk and thin-film synthetic opals is studied. Experimental transmission spectra and spectra showing the polarization state of light transmitted through opals are discussed. A change in polarization is found for waves experiencing Bragg diffraction from systems of crystallographic planes of the opal lattice. It is shown that the polarization plane of the incident linearly polarized wave at the exit from photonic crystals can be considerably rotated. In addition, incident linearly polarized light can be transformed to elliptically polarized light with the turned major axis of the polarization ellipse. Analysis of polarization states of transmitted light by using the transfer-matrix theory and homogenization theory revealed good agreement between calculated and experimental spectra.     

圆柱形蛋白石和反蛋白石结构光子晶体的制备及其光学性质

研究了在圆柱曲面基底上自组装空心和实心的圆柱形蛋白石和反蛋白石结构光子晶体的方法. 用垂直沉积法在不同曲率半径的毛细管内自组装了空心圆柱形聚苯乙烯(PS)蛋白石结构光子晶体薄膜和二氧化硅 (SiO₂) 反蛋白石结构薄膜; 用类重力沉积法制得实心圆柱形蛋白石和反蛋白石结构光子晶体, 并讨论了这一生长方式中的状态变化过程及影响因素. 用扫描电子显微镜对样品内部结构进行了表征, 用光谱仪测试了光子晶体薄膜的反射光谱, 结果表明: 基底曲率半径和微球粒径的大小是影响空心蛋白石和反蛋白石薄膜质量的主要因素; 微球大小是影响实心结构有序性的主要因素. 关键词： 反蛋白石 空心圆柱 溶胶凝胶协同自组装     

生长周期对有机金属化学气相沉积法制备SiO2-InP光子晶体的影响

有机金属化学气相沉积(MOCVD)方法在人工蛋白石空隙中填充了磷化铟(InP)晶体以改变这类材料的光学行为,在选择了InP的生长条件的基础上进行了周期生长试验。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)对人工蛋白石晶体及其填充InP后的形貌和反射谱特性进行了分析。结果发现,采用周期生长方式有利于InP在模板空隙中的填充,且在反应时间相同的条件下,反应周期数越多,InP在空隙中的填充率越高,填充率增加反过来增大了二氧化硅球和空隙之间的折射率差,从而可控地对所制备光子晶体光子带隙进行调制。实验表明InP具有较好的生长质量,此项研究为制备三维InP光子晶体打下了基础。     

Multiple Bragg diffraction in low-contrast photonic crystals based on synthetic opals

The phenomenon of multiple Bragg diffraction in low-contrast photonic crystals based on synthetic opals has been studied both experimentally and theoretically. The transmission and reflection spectra of opal films near the K point of the Brillouin zone of the face-centered cubic lattice in s-polarization exhibit the effect of anticrossing of dispersion curves corresponding to the (111) and ([`1]11)(\bar 111) photonic stop bands. The effect of quasi-Brewster suppression of stop bands is clearly pronounced in p-polarization. The experimental data are analyzed using the calculation of the band structure of opal with the inclusion of the polarization of incident light.     

Optically excited secondary emission spectra of photonic crystals based on synthetic opals

The photonic dispersion, the group-velocity dispersion, the effective mass, refractive index, and the spectral distribution of the density of photonic states near the edge of the photonic stop band are numerically calculated in the one-dimensional model for photonic crystals based on synthetic opals. The fluorescence spectra of rhodamine 6G and 2,5-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)hydroquinone molecules infiltrated into a synthetic opal are measured. For both substances, it is observed that the spontaneous emission intensity in the range of the photonic stop band is appreciably suppressed. A blue shift of the fluorescence spectrum of rhodamine 6G molecules is revealed. Secondary emission of synthetic opals infiltrated with colloidal silver is observed in the Stokes range under excitation of opals by radiation at λ = 400 nm. The spectrum of the secondary emission is located in the range 450–590 nm, which contains the stop band and intervals near its edges.     

Optical properties of 3D photonic crystals filled with CdSe/CdS quantum dots

We study 3D globular photonic crystals based on synthetic opals filled with semiconductor core/shell quantum dots CdSe/CdS by measuring the photoluminescence spectra. The spectra were obtained using 369, 384, and 408 nm LED light excitation and involving a pulse YAG laser operating at 365 and 266 nm. The study shows that the photoluminescence spectra of opal filled with CdSe/CdS changes sufficiently in comparison with spectra taken for pure opal and a reference colloidal solution of CdSe/Cds quantum dots in toluene. Such opals may be used to fabricate a narrow-band light sources.     

Low-temperature heat capacity and heat conductivity of single-crystal synthetic opals

The heat capacity at constant pressure (in the range 3–50 K) and the lattice heat conductivity (from 5 to 75 K) of a single-crystal synthetic opal are measured. It is shown that the heat capacity of the opal behaves at these temperatures in a way similar to porous amorphous materials. The data on the heat conductivity suggest that single-crystal opals can be related to a class of semicrystalline (partially crystallized amorphous) materials. However, because of specific features of their crystal structure, the opals form a nonstandard type of semicrystalline material which we termed semiamorphous.     

Ultrasmall-angle X-ray scattering analysis of photonic crystal structure

The results of an ultrasmall-angle X-ray scattering study of iron(III) oxide inverse opal thin films are presented. The photonic crystals examined are shown to have fcc structure with amount of stacking faults varying among the samples. The method used in this study makes it possible to easily distinguish between samples with predominantly twinned fcc structure and nearly perfect fcc stacking. The difference observed between samples fabricated under identical conditions is attributed to random layer stacking in the self-assembled colloidal crystals used as templates for fabricating the inverse opals. The present method provides a versatile tool for analyzing photonic crystal structure in studies of inverse opals made of various materials, colloidal crystals, and three-dimensional photonic crystals of other types.     

Spectroscopy of the photonic stop band in synthetic opals

The photonic band gap of opals has been studied experimentally from their optical transmission spectra as a function of the incident beam orientation in the opal crystal lattice. The measurements were carried out for all high-symmetry points on the surface of the Brillouin zone of an fcc lattice. The experimental dependence of the energy position of the photonic band gap on the light wave vector direction is well described by the set of theoretical relations developed for the stop bands originating from the Bragg diffraction of light on {111}-type planes of the twinned fcc lattice of synthetic opals.     

Enhanced photoluminescence from three-dimensional ZnO photonic crystals

We have fabricated optically active ZnO inverse opals by infiltrating polystyrene (PS) opal templates using an electrodeposition process. Compared with bare ZnO films also prepared by electrodeposition, the three-dimensional (3D) ordered ZnO structure exhibits markedly enhanced photoluminescence. The effect of photonic band gap on PL spectra is also clearly observed from the ZnO inverse opal structure.     

Modelling of 3D photonic crystals based on opals

The construction of 3D photonic crystals with gaps in the visible or the near-infrared frequency range requires engineering of complex microstructures which are very difficult to realize by etching and micro-fabrication. Consequently, self-ordered systems such as synthetic opals are very promising. Synthetic bare opals are constituted by SiO₂ spheres that organize themselves by a sedimentation process in a face centered cubic (fcc) arrangement. Using the plane wave method, we examine the photonic band structures of close-packed opal-based photonic crystals with an SiO₂ (n = 1.5) matrix. The incomplete photonic band gaps at the X- and L-points have been studied which correspond to normally incident plane waves onto the (100) and (111) crystal planes. With the transfer matrix method, we model the transmission properties. We find that the incomplete gap at the L-point fully inhibits the transmission of waves propagating in the [111] direction for opal sample thicknesses that are easily obtainable. This property shows that bare opals could be good candidates for complete inhibition of transmission in the near-infrared and visible frequency range for given orientations.     

人工欧泊填充InP后的形貌和反射谱特性

制备了人工opal晶体模板,运用MOCVD方法在SiO2人工opal球体间填充了高折射率的InP晶体,选择了MOCVD生长InP的有关参数.样品扫描电子显微镜及反射谱结果检测显示,InP晶体在二氧化硅间隙中的生长是均匀的,具有较好的结晶质量;高介电常数的InP的填充使人工欧泊光子晶体的光子禁带效应增强,反射峰移向长波长区.光学特性检测结果与理论计算值得到较好的符合.     

Laser implantation of sodium nitrite ferroelectric into pores of synthetic opal

We present the experimental results on implantation of NaNO₂ ferroelectric into pores of synthetic opal by illuminating with focused ultraviolet excimer-laser radiation of a sodium nitrite film located on the synthetic-opal surface. The reflection spectra of broadband radiation from the surface of implanted specimens are compared with the reflection spectra of initial (without any treatment) opals, synthetic opals filled with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium nitrite with subsequently evaporated solvent, and specimens with NaNO₂ embedded as a melt. The possible mechanisms of shifts of reflected- and transmitted-radiation peaks are analyzed. Methods of implanting materials with high melting points into pores of 3D photonic crystals are proposed.     

大尺寸SiO2胶体颗粒的重力沉降自组装研究

采用两步法合成了直径分别为782，977，1027，1160和1324nm的SiO2胶体颗粒，透射电子显微镜显示颗粒尺寸的平均标准偏差小于5％.具有较好的单分散性.通过调节SiO2胶体颗粒悬浮液中介质粘度的方法，拓宽了重力沉降自组装的尺寸范围，得到了颗粒直径为700—1300nm的合成蛋白石 ，扫描电子显微镜图像显示它们为面心立方结构，透射谱表征显示它们具有一定的光子带隙. 关键词： SiO2胶体颗粒 重力沉降自组装 合成蛋白石 光子带隙     

Experimental study of the photonic band structure of synthetic opals at a low dielectric contrast

This paper reports on a comprehensive study of optical transmissivity spectra of synthetic opals as a function of the four major parameters of the observed photonic stop bands, namely, light beam orientation relative to the opal fcc lattice, light polarization, opal-filler dielectric permittivity contrast, and sample thickness. The measurements were performed under low opal-filler dielectric contrast conditions for the principal high-symmetry directions of the twinned fcc lattice of the opals. The experimentally determined dependence of the energy positions of photonic stop bands on the direction of the light wave vector is fitted well by the calculated dispersion relation of Bragg wavelengths in diffraction of light from the (hkl) fcc plane system.     

Bragg diffraction of light in synthetic opals

Three-dimensional light diffraction from the crystal structure, formed by closely packed a-SiO₂ spheres of submicron size, of samples of synthetic opals was visualized. The diffraction pattern of a monochromatic light beam was established to consist of a series of strong maxima whose number and angular position depend on the wavelength and mutual orientation of the incident beam and the crystallographic planes of the sample. The diffraction patterns were studied under oblique incidence on the (111) growth surface of the sample and with light propagated in the (111) plane in various directions perpendicular to the sample growth axis. The spectral and angular relations of diffracted intensity were studied in considerable detail in both scattering geometries. The experimental data are interpreted in terms of a model according to which the major contribution to the observed patterns is due to Bragg diffraction of light from (111)-type closely packed layers of the face-centered cubic opal lattice. The model takes into account the disorder in the alternation of the (111) layers along the sample growth axis; this disorder gives rise, in particular, to twinning of the fcc opal lattice.     

Design of photonic bands for opal-based photonic crystals

To make a device from an opal—or otherwise—the photonic bands and the optical properties derived from them are needed. Knowing the effects of different parameters defining the opal geometry and different possible modifications of its structure are needed, too. An accurate definition of the device will be required to obtain a good performance. With this aim, the optics of light with a wavevector in the vicinity of the L point in the Brillouin zone and its coupling to bare opals band structure are presented. An important aspect is the transition from finite to infinite crystal and the study of size effects on the bands. It is possible to substantially alter the photonic band structure of an opal-based system, while maintaining the lattice structure, simply by growing layers of other materials with an appropriate refractive index. Here, it is shown how, by the growth of accurately controlled thin layers of silicon and germanium, and further processing, one can induce the opening of two complete photonic band gaps (PBGs) in an opal structure. Finally, the possibility to fabricate a simple device consisting in a planar waveguide will be shown. By means of a very simple and inexpensive procedure, engineered planar defects acting as microcavities have been realized. These can be viewed as a particular case of a much more general class of heterostructures that can be grown by combining opal vertical deposition and chemical vapour deposition of oxides. A further step is made by applying electron beam lithography to provide lateral definition and facilitate three-dimensional structuring.     

Photonic flame effect

We observed a new effect which we called the photonic flame effect (PFE). Several three-dimensional photonic crystals (synthetic opals) were posed on a Cu plate at the temperature of liquid nitrogen (77 K). The typical distance between the crystals was 1–5 cm. A long-continued optical luminescence was excited in one of the crystals by the ruby laser pulse. A visible luminescence appeared in the other crystals (not illuminated by the laser pulse), with a time delay with respect to the luminescence in the first crystal (illuminated by the laser pulse) being observed. We examined synthetic opal crystals and those filled with nonlinear liquids.     

孔径梯度变化的聚苯乙烯多孔薄膜的制备

 为了对聚合物多孔材料的微观孔结构进行控制,利用垂直沉积技术,制备了蛋白石结构和多层异质结构的SiO₂胶体晶体,并通过模板导向前驱物填充手段,获得了反蛋白石结构和孔径梯度变化的聚苯乙烯多孔薄膜。扫描电镜分析表明,聚苯乙烯多孔结构精确复制了原始模板的反结构。光学透射谱显示,填充聚苯乙烯后复合蛋白石光子禁带位置相对原始模板发生红移,除去模板后,光子禁带位置发生蓝移。根据布拉格衍射方程,计算出胶体晶体模板空隙的填充分数。