外加气流对脉冲激光烧蚀制备纳米Si晶粒尺寸分布的影响

提出一种控制脉冲激光烧蚀制备纳米Si晶粒尺寸分布的新方法。在10Pa的Ar环境中,采用脉冲激光烧蚀高阻抗单晶硅靶沉积制备了纳米Si晶薄膜。在羽辉正上方2.0cm,距靶0.3～3.0cm范围内的不同位置引入氩气流,在烧蚀点正下方2.0cm处水平放置单晶Si(111)衬底来收集制备的纳米Si晶粒。利用扫描电子显微镜观察样品表面形貌,并对衬底不同位置上纳米Si晶粒进行统计。结果表明:在不引入气流时,晶粒的尺寸随靶衬间距的增加先增大后减小,晶粒尺寸峰值出现在距靶1.7cm处;引入气流后,晶粒尺寸分布发生变化,在距靶1.7cm引入气流时晶粒尺寸峰值最大,在距靶3.0cm引入气流时晶粒尺寸峰值最小,且出现晶粒尺寸峰值的位置随着引入气流位置的增加而增大。     

电场条件下脉冲激光烧蚀制备纳米硅晶粒成核生长动力学研究

在室温、10Pa氩气环境氛围中,引入垂直于烧蚀羽辉轴线的外加直流电场,采用脉冲激光烧蚀技术制备了一系列纳米硅晶薄膜,衬底分布于以烧蚀点为圆心的弧形支架上.扫描电子显微镜、喇曼散射谱和X射线衍射谱检测结果表明:晶粒平均尺寸随着电压的增加逐渐变大,且靠近接地极板处的晶粒尺寸比与之对称角度处的略大;薄膜中晶粒面密度随着电压的增加先减小后增大而后再减小.     

Ar环境气压对脉冲激光烧蚀制备纳米Si晶粒平均尺寸的影响

采用XeCl脉冲准分子激光器，烧蚀高阻抗单晶Si靶，在1—500 Pa的Ar气环境下沉积制备了纳米Si薄膜. x射线衍射谱测量证实，纳米Si晶粒已经形成.利用扫描电子显微镜观测了所形成纳米Si薄膜的表面形貌，结果表明，随着环境气压的增加，所形成的纳米Si晶粒的平均尺寸增大，气压为100 Pa时达到最大值20 nm，而后开始减小. 从晶粒形成动力学角度，对实验结果进行了定性分析. 关键词： 纳米Si晶粒 脉冲激光烧蚀 表面形貌     

脉冲激光烧蚀制备纳米Si晶粒成核气压阈值及动力学研究

采用脉冲激光烧蚀技术,在室温、低压Ar气条件下通过改变气体压强及靶与衬底间距,对纳米Si晶粒成核的气压阈值进行了研究.根据扫描电子显微镜图像、拉曼散射谱和X射线衍射谱对制备样品的表征结果,确定了在室温、激光能量密度为4 J/cm²、靶与衬底间距为3 cm条件下形成纳米Si晶粒的阈值气压为0.6 Pa.结合流体力学模型和成核分区模型,对纳米晶粒的成核动力学过程进行了分析.通过Monte Carlo数值模拟,表明在气相成核过程中,烧蚀Si原子的温度和过饱和密度共同影响着纳米晶粒的成核. 关键词： 脉冲激光烧蚀 成核 气压阈值 Monte Carlo数值模拟     

电场中不同能量密度激光烧蚀制备纳米硅晶粒分布特性

在室温和10 Pa氩气环境中,引入平行于靶面方向的直流电场,通过改变脉冲激光能量密度烧蚀单晶硅靶,在与羽辉轴线呈不同角度的衬底上沉积纳米硅晶薄膜。利用扫描电子显微镜和拉曼散射谱对沉积样品进行分析,结果表明:随着激光能量密度的增加,位于相同角度衬底上的晶粒尺寸和面密度逐渐变大;在同一激光能量密度下,零度角处衬底上的晶粒尺寸和面密度最大,且靠近接地极板处的值比与之对称角度处略大。通过朗缪尔探针对不同能量密度下烧蚀羽辉中硅离子密度变化的诊断、结合成核区内晶粒成核生长动力学过程,对晶粒分布特性进行了分析。     

Ar环境气压对纳米Si晶粒成核区范围的影响

为了研究不同环境气压条件下纳米Si晶粒成核区的范围,采用波长为308 nm的 XeCl脉冲准分子激光器,分别在1-200 Pa的Ar气环境下, 烧蚀高阻抗单晶Si靶,在距离烧蚀点正下方2.0 cm处水平放置一系列单晶Si 或玻璃衬底,沉积制备了纳米Si薄膜. Raman谱和X射线衍射谱测量证实了薄膜中纳米Si晶粒已经形成. 扫描电子显微镜的测量结果表明,环境气压的变化影响了衬底上纳米Si晶粒的平均尺寸及其分布范围. 根据成核区位置的确定方法,计算得出随着环境气压的增加纳米Si晶粒成核区的范围先变宽后变窄的规律. 从烧蚀动力学的角度对实验结果进行了分析.     

Ar环境下脉冲激光烧蚀粒子阻尼系数的空间分布

在10 Pa的Ar环境气体中,采用脉冲激光烧蚀技术,分别在半径为2.0,2.5,3.0,3.5和4.0 cm的半圆环不同角度处的衬底上制备了一系列含有纳米晶粒的Si晶薄膜。使用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪和拉曼光谱仪对其表面形貌和微观结构进行分析表征。结果表明,纳米Si晶粒的平均尺寸和烧蚀粒子的阻尼系数均相对于羽辉轴向呈对称分布,并随着与羽辉轴向夹角的增大而减小;同时,随着衬底半径的增加,晶粒平均尺寸和阻尼系数均逐渐减小。     

低压下气流对激光沉积纳米硅晶化及尺寸的影响

纳米硅具有明显的光致发光效应和量子尺寸效应,广泛的应用在现代电子工业和太阳能光伏工业中.尺寸影响着纳米硅的实际用途,因此制备尺寸可控的纳米硅晶粒具有很重要的实际意义.本文采用脉冲激光沉积(PLD)技术,在烧蚀点水平方向、距靶2 cm处引入一束流量为5 sccm的氩(Ar)气流,在0.01-0.5 Pa的Ar气压下烧蚀高阻抗单晶硅(Si)靶.在管口正下方1 cm处水平放置衬底来沉积纳米Si薄膜;并用同一装置,在0.08 Pa的Ar气压下分别引入流量为0,2.5,5,7.5,10 sccm的Ar气流沉积纳米Si薄膜.利用原子力显微镜(AFM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、Raman散射对样品表面形貌和微观结构进行分析表征.结果表明:不引入气流时出现纳米Si晶粒的阈值气压是0.1Pa,引入气流后出现纳米Si晶粒的阈值气压为0.05 Pa.晶粒尺寸随着气流流量的增大而减小.     

脉冲激光烧蚀制备纳米Si晶粒成核区位置的确定

为了确定纳米Si晶粒气相成核的位置，采用XeCl准分子激光器，在10Pa氩气环境下，烧蚀高阻抗单晶Si靶，在距离等离子羽正下方2.0cm处、与其轴线平行放置一系列单晶Si或玻璃衬底，沉积制备了纳米Si薄膜. X射线衍射、Raman散射、扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜结果均显示，纳米Si晶粒只在距靶约0.5—2.8cm平行距离范围内的样品上形成，在此范围内，随着离靶平行距离的增大，所形成的纳米Si晶粒的平均尺寸逐渐减小，并且晶粒尺寸的分布也发生变化. 根据成核区起始和终止的突变特征，结合晶粒形成后的平抛运动规律，对晶粒气相成核的位置进行了估算. 关键词： 纳米Si晶粒 脉冲激光烧蚀 成核区     

脉冲激光晶化超薄非晶硅膜的分子动力学研究

利用准分子脉冲激光晶化非晶硅薄膜是制备高密度尺寸可控的硅基纳米结构的有效方法之一.本文将脉冲激光对非晶硅超薄膜的影响处理为热传导问题,采用了基于Tersoff势函数的分子动力学方法模拟了在非晶氮化硅衬底上2.7 nm超薄非晶硅膜的脉冲激光晶化过程.研究了不同激光能量对非晶硅薄膜晶化形成纳米硅的影响,发现在合适的激光能量窗口下,可以获得高密度尺寸可控的纳米硅薄膜,进而模拟了在此能量作用下非晶硅膜中成核与生长的机理与微观过程,并对晶化所获得的纳米硅薄膜的微结构进行了分析. 关键词： 非晶硅 分子动力学 脉冲激光晶化     

Theoretical prediction of absorbance spectra considering the particle size distribution using Mie theory and their comparison with the experimental UV–Vis spectra of synthesized nanoparticles

Under the frame work of Mie theory, a method has been developed to calculate the absorbance spectra of nanoparticles suspension containing a size distribution. The silver nanoparticles of two different sizes were first synthesized using a chemical reduction method and characterized by UV-Visible spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. A model size-distribution were proposed and fitted to the experimental absorbance spectra using the described method. Better semiqualitative fitting to the experimental spectra were obtained by our proposed model in comparison to those obtained by single particle model.     

Pt/C催化剂中纳米Pt颗粒团聚效应的小角X射线散射

 应用小角X射线散射(SAXS)技术,对乙二醇合成法、浸渍还原法和微波加热法制备的Pt/C催化剂粉体内纳米Pt颗粒的团聚效应进行了研究,得到了不同方法制备的Pt颗粒及其团聚体的特征尺寸、体积分布、表面积变化、团聚程度等信息,并利用透射电镜（TEM）对3种样品进行了测试。实验结果表明:微波加热法制备的催化剂中,Pt颗粒较好地分散于C载体上,且Pt颗粒具有尺度小、分布范围窄、总表面积大和团聚体较少等特征;常规浸渍和乙二醇还原两种方法制备的催化剂中Pt颗粒大小分布相似,但乙二醇还原法制备的催化剂总表面积和团聚体尺度更大,数量也更多。     

Retrieve the aerosol size-distribution by using a “combined model”

In this paper, a combined model to retrieve the aerosol size-distribution is proposed. To some extent the model could be regarded as a generalized independent-model. As the traditional independent-model, the combined model is more scientific and objective than the dependent-model. The rationality of the combined model is proved to be self-consistency, and its validity is verified by retrieving the size-distribution of Al particles in the water. It is found that the results retrieved by using the combined model are better than the results retrieved by using the independent-mode.     

Microstructure of bidisperse ferrofluids in a thin layer

In this work we present a characterization of the bidisperse ferrofluid microstructures that appear in thin layers of ferrofluid. These layers have been studied by a combination of Langevin dynamics simulations and density functional theory. Our results allow us to compare the microstructures that exist in quasi-two-dimensional ferrofluid nanolayers with the microstructures found in three-dimensional bidisperse ferrofluids. Furthermore, our results allow us to explain the influence of the geometry of the sample on the topology and size-distribution of the observed aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles.     

Effect of insitu annealing on physical properties of Si nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation

Silicon nanocrystalline particles with a uniform size were successfully synthesized by a sequential system of pulsed-laser ablation, insitu annealing and a size classification using a differential mobility analyzer (DMA). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations revealed that the insitu annealing was quite effective in improving morphological uniformity of the particles; most of the nanoparticles annealed above a temperature of 900 °C showed a spherical shape. The silicon nanoparticles classified after the annealing showed a very narrow size-distribution with a geometrical standard deviation of approximately 1.1. Raman scattering measurement and high-resolution TEM observation showed that the annealing was also effective in improving a crystallinity of the particles. The silicon nanoparticles showed photoluminescence (PL) in near-IR and visible region at room temperature, which depended on the insitu annealing condition; the full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the PL spectrum decreased with the increase in annealing temperature and reached as narrow as 190 meV corresponding to the sharp size distribution of the emitting particles. PACS 81.40.Pq; 81.07.Bc     

Bimodal size-distribution function in a nanoparticle ensemble formed during the laser irradiation of the surfaces of solids

A defect-deformational (DD) model of the formation of a nanoparticle ensemble on the surface of solids under multipulse laser ablation is developed. The DD theory of bimodal nanoparticle size distribution is developed, which expresses size distribution via the bimodal growth rate of DD surface gratings generated by laser irradiation. The obtained size-distribution function corresponds to the experimental data.     

Preferred orientation of ZnO nanoparticles formed by post-thermal annealing zinc implanted silica

High quality zinc oxide nanoparticles with (002) preferred orientation were prepared by post-thermal annealing zinc implanted silica at 700 °C using two methods. One method was annealing zinc implanted silica at 700 °C for 2 h in oxygen ambient; the other method was sequentially annealing zinc implanted silica at 700 °C in nitrogen and oxygen ambient for 1 h, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD), absorption and microphotoluminescence (micro-PL) results indicated that the latter method could create high quality ZnO nanoparticles with (002) preferred orientation and narrow size-distribution. X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) showed the formation of ZnO nanoparticles on a silica surface, where the ZnO nanoparticle content increased with increasing oxidation time in an oxygen environment. The processes of the transformation from Zn to ZnO are discussed.     

Selecting appropriate wavelengths to improve the precision of retrieving the aerosol size-distribution

A wavelength-selecting method to improve the precision of retrieving the aerosol size-distribution is presented. The optimal wavelength set selected by using this method can decrease the degree of ill-condition of the Mie matrix effectively, indicating that the optical depth set of the optimal wavelength set is more unjammable than the optical depth sets of other wavelength sets. By using the computer simulation and the actual measurements of the size-distribution of Al₂O₃ particles in water, the wavelength-selecting method is proved to be validity to some extent.     

Characteristic stability of bare Au-water nanofluids fabricated by pulsed laser ablation in liquids

Gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) suspended in water where the suspension is a kind of nanofluid, were produced by pulsed laser ablation in liquids. Under the laser irradiation conditions up to 18 h, the average size of the Au-NPs ranged from 7.1 to 12.1 nm while their size-distribution tended to become narrower with effects of laser-induced fragmentation. Interestingly, the nanofluid showed an outstanding colloidal stability even after 1 month although no dispersants were used. The characteristic stability of bare Au-NPs suspension in water was found to be due to a large negative zeta potential of Au-NPs in water. The thermal conductivity of the Au-NPs (0.018 vol%)/water suspension increased by 9.3±5.4% compared to that of pure water.     

The influence of ligands on the preparation and optical properties of water-soluble CdTe quantum dots

In a systematic investigation has been found that ligands play an important role in both the water-phase preparation and optical properties of CdTe quantum dots. Experiments were performed using three typical thioalkyl acids as ligands, namely mercaptoacetic acid (MAA), l-cysteine (Cys) and reduced glutathione (GSH). The growth rate and size-distribution of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) are shown to depend on the type of ligands. A proper choice of ligand enables to make lager nanocrystals with narrower size-distribution. The effects of pH (buffer solution), illumination, heating and cations on the spectroscopic properties of CdTe QDs for the three ligands are reported. In addition, three same-size CdTe QDs were individually characterized by micellar electrokinetic capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescent detection, which proved their monodisperse size-distribution and different electric charge distribution on the surface for each of the three different type of QDs.