Effective-medium approach for surface-localized magnetic polaritons in magnetic (ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic) superlattices

The general effective-medium dispersion relations are derived for surface-localized magnetic polaritons which propagate parallel to the surface between a superlattice and semi-infinite bulk material, as applied to ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic superlattices, in the situation when a static magnetic field is applied in the plane of the layers and parallel to the magnetization. The dependence of the energy of the surface waves on the volume fraction of the ferromagnetic superlattice component and the influence of the external magnetic field on the spectrum of the surface magnetic polaritons for the antiferromagnetic superlattice are investigated. The spectrum of the surface-localized magnetic polaritons which appear at the junction of the magnetic (ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic) superlattice with the magnetic material are more complex, in contrast to the cases of semi-infinite magnetic material or semi-infinite magnetic SL. It is essential that in all cases in the presence of the external magnetic field the spectrum of the magnetic polaritons are non-reciprocal. The properties of surface polaritons are discussed in detail for the system ferromagnetic superlattice (YIG/non magnet)/YAG and the antiferromagnetic superlattice (MnF₂/ZnF₂)/FeF₂.     

Synthesis and electrical properties of In2O3(ZnO)m superlattice nanobelt

One-dimensional（ID） In₂O₃（ZnO）_m superlattice nanobelts are synthesized by a chemical vapor deposition method.The formation of the In₂O₃（ZnO）_m superlattice is verified by the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images.The typical zigzag boundaries could be clearly observed.An additional peak at 614 cm^-1 is found in the Raman spectrum,which may correspond to the superlattice structure.The study about the electrical transport properties reveals that the In₂O₃（ZnO）_m nanobelts exhibit peculiar nonlinear I-V characteristics even under the Ohmic contact measurement condition,which are different from the Ohmic behaviors of the In-doped ZnO nanobelts.The photoelectrical measurements show the differences in the photocurrent property between them,and their transport mechanisms are also discussed.     

Bi2Te3/Sb超晶格纳米线的外延生长和热电测量

通过脉冲电沉积,外延生长出小单元长度的Bi₂Te₃/Sb超晶格纳米线.借助哈曼方法,测量了超晶格纳米线阵列的热电性能,330 K时的ZT值可达0.15.研究了Bi₂Te₃/Sb超晶格纳米线阵列器件的制冷或者加热能力,发现器件的上下表面的最大温差可以达到6.6 K.     

Novel photoluminescence properties of InAlO3（ZnO）m superlattice nanowires

One-dimension InAlO 3 (ZnO) m superlattice nanowires were successfully synthesized via chemical vapor deposition.Transmission electron microscopy measurements reveal that the nanowires have a periodic layered structure along the 0001 direction.The photoluminescence properties of InAlO 3 (ZnO) m superlattice nanowires are studied for the first time.The near-band-edge emissions exhibit an obvious red shift due to the formation of the localized tail states.The two peaks centered at 3.348 eV and 3.299 eV indicate a lever phenomenon at the low-temperature region.A new luminescence mechanism is proposed,combined with the special energy band structure of InAlO 3 (ZnO) m.     

Spectroscopy of Plasmon-Excitons in Semiconductor-Metal Nanostructures

The results of the theory considering mixed plasmon-excitonic modes and their spectroscopy are presented. The plasmon-excitons are formed owing to strong Coulomb coupling between quasi-two-dimensional excitons of a quantum well and dipole plasmons of nanoparticles. The effective polarizability associated with a nanoparticle is calculated in a self-consistent approximation taking into account the local field determined by in-layer dipole plasmons and their image charges due to the excitonic polarization of a near quantum well. The spectra of elastic scattering and specular reflection of light are investigated in cases of a single silver nanoparticle and a monolayer of such particles situated in close proximity to a quantum well GaAs/AlGaAs. The optical spectra show a two-peak structure with a deep and narrow dip in the resonant range of plasmon-excitons. Propagation of plasmon-excitonic polaritons is discussed for periodic superlattices whose unit cell consists of a quantum well and a layer of metal nanoparticles. The superradiance regime originating in the Bragg diffraction of plasmon-excitonic polaritons by the superlattice is investigated. It is shown that the broad spectrum of plasmonic reflection depending on the number of unit cells in a superlattice also has a narrow dip at the exciton frequency.

     

Dispersion relation for surface-localized magnetic polaritons and magnetostatic waves in antiferromagnetic superlattice

In addition to the general dispersion equation for surface-localized magnetic polaritons and magnetostatic waves, which propagate in the system antiferromagnetic superlattice-antiferromagnet, we derive a simplified result for the long-wavelength limit λ?L (L is the period of superlattice) when the superlattice is found to behave like an anisotropic bulk medium (effective-medium approach). The dispersion curves and frequency region of the existence of the surface magnetic polaritons and magnetostatic waves are presented numerically for several values of the external magnetic field and for different antiferromagnetic materials.     

Transverse surface and slab modes in semiconductor superlattices

It is shown from the exact equations for transverse electromagnetic waves propagating in a superlattice that in the long-wavelength limit the superlattice has the optical properties of a conventional uniaxial medium. This result is used to derive the dispersion equations for polaritons at single and double interfaces between superlattices and ordinary media.     

介电体超晶格的研究

介电体超晶格是一种新型的有序微结构材料.它具有通常均质材料所不具有的独特优异性能,展现出重要的应用前景.文章介绍了南京大学研究组关于介电体超晶格研究所取得的进展,如将多个光参量过程集成于一块介电体超晶格之中获得了多波长激光同时输出,研制成超晶格全固态三基色激光器原型,在介电体超晶格中将拉曼散射强度增强到104-105倍,用超晶格研制的器件填补了体波超声器件从几百MHz到几千MHz的空白频段,发现了微波与超晶格振动的强烈耦合以及极化激元(polariton)的激发与传播等.     

Far infrared measurements of bulk and surface phonons in GaAs/AlAs superlattices

We have used far-infrared oblique-incidence reflection spectroscopy to study bulk phonon polaritons, and attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy to study surface phonon polaritons, in long-period GaAs/Al_xGa_1–xAs and short-period GaAs/AlAs superlattices. Results on the former are in good agreement with an effective-medium bulk-slab model of the dielectric tensor of the superlattice; results on the latter are analysed in terms of a model that contains dielectric-tensor contributions from the confined optic phonons.     

Notes on crystal optics of superlattices

Dielectric permeability of superlattices has been calculated with regard to effects of spatial dispersion and two-dimensional nature of excitons. Dispersion of polaritons in the region of exciton resonance is discussed. The expressions have been obtained for the dispersion of surface waves with the inclusion or retardation effects and for different orientations of the surface with respect to the superlattice axis. In the simplest case the expressions have been obtained for the nonlinear (microscopic) polarizability tensor of the superlattice and the gyrotropy constant.     

Plasmon-excitonic polaritons in superlattices

Physics of the Solid State - A theory for propagation of polaritons in superlattices with resonant plasmon-exciton coupling is presented. A periodical superlattice consists of a finite number of...     

Transformation of the polariton spectrum of a one-dimensional magnetic photonic crystal in an external dc electric field

The conditions are determined for a one-dimensional magnetic superlattice composed of an easy-axis antiferromagnet and a nonmagnetic dielectric, whose axis is collinear with the easy magnetization axis, under which quadratic magneto-optical interaction in an external dc electric field leads to a number of specific features upon localization and propagation of magnetic TM and TE polaritons.     

A novel strong green phosphor： K3Gd（PO4）2：Ce^3＋, Tb^3＋ for a UV-excited white light-emitting-diode

A series of K3Gd1-x-y（PO4）2：xCe^3＋, yTb^3＋ phosphors are synthesized by the solid-sate reaction method. X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence spectra are utilized to characterize the structures and luminescence properties of the as-synthesized phosphors. Co-doping of Ce^3＋ enhances the emission intensity of Tb^3＋ greatly through an efficient energy transfer process from Ce^3＋ to Tb^3＋. The energy transfer is confirmed by photoluminescence spectra and decay time curves analysis. The efficiency and mechanism of energy transfer are investigated carefully. Moreover, due to the non- concentration quenching property of K3Tb（PO4）2, the photoluminescence spectra of K3Tb1-x（PO4）2：xCe^3＋ are studied and the results show that when x = 0.11 the strongest Tb^3＋ green emission can be realized.     

Magnetic octupole order in : A polarized neutron diffraction study

Recently, in phase IV of Ce_xLa_1-xB₆, weak but distinct superlattice reflections from the order parameter of phase IV have been detected by our unpolarized neutron scattering experiment [K. Kuwahara, K. Iwasa, M. Kohgi, N. Aso, M. Sera, F. Iga, J. Phys. Soc. Japan 76 (2007) 093702]. The scattering vector dependence of the intensity of superlattice reflections is quite unusual; the intensity is stronger for high scattering vectors. This result strongly indicates that the order parameter of phase IV is the magnetic octupole. However, the possibility that the observed superlattice reflections are due to lattice distortions could not be completely ruled out only on the basis of the unpolarized neutron scattering experiment. To confirm that the superlattice reflections are magnetic, therefore, we have performed a single crystal polarized neutron diffraction experiment on Ce_0.7La_0.3B₆. The obtained result has clearly shown that the time reversal symmetry is broken by the order parameter of phase IV. This is further evidence for the magnetic octupole order in Ce_xLa_1-xB₆.     

立方(Ba0.5Sr0.5)TiO3高压诱导带隙变化的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理计算研究了 (Ba_0.5Sr_0.5)TiO₃ (BST) 晶体在高压下的电子结构及能带变化行为. 研究结果发现,随着压强的增加,BST能带间隙先增加,在压强为55 GPa时达到最大值,然后减小,这些有趣的结果将有助于开发与设计新的BST铁电器件. 进一步地,通过电子态密度和密度分布图的研究分析可知:在低压区域(055 GPa),则是出现的离域现象占主导(电子的离域作用超过键态的作用),从而使带隙减小. 关键词： 钛酸锶钡 第一性原理 高压 能带间隙     

Probing of local ferroelectricity in BiFeO3 thin films and (BiFeO3)m(SrTiO3)m superlattices

Ferroelectric BiFeO₃ thin films and artificial superlattices of (BiFeO₃)_m(SrTiO₃)_m (m∼1-10 unit cells) were fabricated on (0 0 1)-oriented SrTiO₃ substrates by pulsed laser ablation. The variation of leakage current and macroscopic polarization with periodicity was studied. Piezo force microscopy studies revealed the presence of large ferroelectric domains in the case of BiFeO₃ thin films while a size reduction in ferroelectric domains was observed in the case of superlattice structures. The results show that the modification of ferroelectric domains through superlattice could provide an additional control on engineering the domain wall mediated functional properties.     

Slow surface plasmon polaritons with a large normalized delay bandwidth product in an ultracompact metal gap superlattice

We propose a metal gap superlattice that can decrease the group velocity of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) with a large normalized delay bandwidth product (NDBP) and small high-order dispersion. The length of the superlattice is only 8.60 μm and the transmission is 0.4. The multiple reflections of photons in the nanocavity result in slow SPP group velocity. The numerical analysis exploiting the transfer matrix method (TMM) is confirmed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical simulations. In addition, we also analyze the reason for pulse deformation.     

The relation between crystal structure and the formation and mobility of protonic charge carriers in perovskite-type oxides: A case study of Y-doped BaCeO3 and SrCeO3

Proton conductivity phenomena in 10% Y-doped barium and strontium cerate are investigated experimentally and by quantum molecular dynamics simulations. In particular the impact of deviations from the cubic perovskite structure on the formation and mobility of protonic charge carriers is investigated. For Y: SrCeO₃, which shows a larger deviation from the ideal cubic perovskite structure, the concentration and mobility of protonic defects is significantly lower than for Y: BaCeO₃. The first is due to the decay of the oxygen position into two sites, only one of which is involved in the formation of protonic defects. The symmetry reduction also leads to the formation of different one-dimensional proton diffusion paths, and unfavourable jumps between such paths are supposed to control the macroscopic proton diffusion coefficient in Y: SrCeO₃. The analysis suggests the formation of strong but transient hydrogen bonds and inter-octa-hedra proton transfer between vertices for SrCeO₃ in contrast to just intra-octahedra proton transfer for BaCeO₃. Whereas for BaCeO₃ the proton transfer step is identified to be rate-limiting at T= 1000 K, for SrCeO₃ both proton transfer and reorientation are found to be of similar magnitude.     

含单负材料三明治结构的电磁隧穿特性

在理论分析的基础上,结合实验研究了单负材料/正折射率材料(或单负材料)/单负材料三明治结构的电磁隧穿性质.这种结构的电磁隧穿来源于入射平面波与结构的表面或体极化激元的耦合,从理论上讨论并计算了正入射情况下这种结构中的极化激元的色散关系.发现:由单负材料作为边界而正折射率材料为中间层的三明治结构具有体极化激元,这种极化激元的共振频率随着中间层厚度的增加向低频移动;由不同性质的单负材料构成的三明治结构具有两条色散曲线,这两条色散曲线随着中间层厚度的增加而简并.随后基于L-C传输线技 关键词： 单负材料 极化激元 隧穿 L-C传输线')" href="#">L-C传输线     

Structural and superconducting behaviour of Mg- and Zn-substituted YBa2Cu3O7-δ

Effects of doping YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ with Mg and Zn on its crystallographic structure and superconducting behaviour have been investigated. Orthorhombic structure is retained upto Mg/Cu ratio of 0.12 (the highest investigated here), but T_c decreases rapidly with the level of Mg-doping. The effects produced by Mg-doping are very similar to those due to Zn-doping investigated by the present authors as well as by others. Neutron diffraction measurements have been carried out on two substituted materials: YBa₂Cu_2.82Mg_0.18O_7-δ and YBa₂Cu_2.82Zn_0.18O_7-δ. Both Mg- and Zn-dopants show strong tendency of occupying Cu(II)-sites in the unit cell. In the case of Mg-doping, however, a strikingly different feature is the concomitant depletion of oxygen at the O₃-sites by an amount nearly equal to the Mg-concentration.