Effects of shape of terminus on excitation of surface plasmon modes on metal nanowires

The effects of the shape of a nanowire terminus on the excited surface plasmon polariton （SPP） modes are investigated. The conical terminus and terminus cut at a certain angle are studied. For the first time, the quantitative mode decompositions are carried out to derive the full information about excited SPP modes. It is demonstrated that tuning the shape of the terminus provides an effective method to control the composition of excited SPP modes on metal nanowires. It is especially found that some important patterns, such as the pure TM0 mode and the superposition of TM0 and HE＋1 or HE-1 modes, can be generated by some specific shapes of the terminus, whereas there is no way to produce these patterns using flat-end nanowires.     

Simple Schemes of CQED for Realizing Swap, Entangling and CNOT Quantum Gates

We consider two cavities which are spatially separated and connected by an optical fibre. There are multi two-level atoms in each of the cavities. The atoms resonantly interact with the cavity fields but there is no direct interaction between the atoms. We show that perfect swap and entangling quantum gates can be realised between the two atoms clusters if modes of the electromagnetic field in the cavities and fibre are initially not excited. Compared with the single atom scheme, we find that the multi-atom scheme can speed up the quantum gates by a factor √N where N is number of the atoms in each of the cavities. We also consider the case where two two-level atoms in distant cavities that are coupled by an optical fibre. We find if both of the atoms interact resonantly with the fields, a highly reliable CNOT gate can be achieved within much less operation time than that of the non- resonant case. The sensibility of these gates to various parameters contained in the models under consideration is also investigated.     

Phonons in Quantum-Dot Quantum Well

Phonon modes of A1As/GaAs/A1As and GaAs/A1As/metal Pb quantum-dot quantum wells (QDQW‘s) with the whole scale up to 90 A^О are calculated by using valence force field model (VFFM) based on group theory.Their optical frequency spectra are divided into two nonoverlapping bands, the AlAs-like band and the GaAs-like band,originated from and having frequency interval inside the bulk AlAs optical band and bulk GaAs optical band, respectively.The GaAs-LO (Г)-like modes of QDQW‘s that have maximum bulk GaAs-LO (Г) parentages in all modes covering thewhole frequency region and all symmetries have always A1 symmetry. Its frequency is controllable by adjusting thestructure parameters. In A1As/GaAs/A1As, it may be controlled to meet any designed frequency in GaAs-like band.The results on GaAs/A1As/metal Pb QDQW‘s show the same effect of reducing in interface optical phonons by using the metal/semiconductor interface revealed ever by macroscopic model The frequency spectra in both GaAs-like andAlAs-like optical phonon bands are independent of the thickness of Pb shell as long as the thickness of Pb shell is no less than 5 A^О Defects at metal/A1As interface have significant influence to AlAs-like optical modes but have only minor influence to GaAs-like optical modes. All these results are important for the studying of the e-ph interaction in QD structures.     

First principles study on the charge density and the bulk modulus of the transition metals and their carbides and nitrides

A first principles study of the electronic properties and bulk modulus （B0） of the fcc and bcc transition metals, transition metal carbides and nitrides is presented. The calculations were performed by plane-wave pseudopotential method in the framework of the density functional theory with local density approximation. The density of states and the valence charge densities of these solids are plotted. The results show that B0 does not vary monotonically when the number of the valence d electrons increases. B0 reaches a maximum and then decreases for each of the four sorts of solids. It is related to the occupation of the bonding and anti-bonding states in the solid. The value of the valence charge density at the midpoint between the two nearest metal atoms tends to be proportional to B0.     

Density functional theory study on the structure and properties of Si3N4 clusters

The hybrid density functional theory B3LYP with basis sets 6-31G＊ has been used to study on the equilibrium geometries and electronic structures of possible isomers of Si3N4 clusters. 24 possible isomers are obtained. The most stable isomer of Si3N4 is a 3D structure with 7 Si-N bonds and 2 N-N bonds that could beformed by 3 quadrangles. The bond properties of the most stable isomer was analyzed by using natural bond orbital method （NBO）, the results suggest that the charges on Si and N atoms in Si-N bonds are quite large, so theinteraction of N-Si atoms in Si3N4 cluster is of strongly electric interaction. The primary IR and Raman vibrational frequency located at 1033.40 cm^-1, 473.63 cm^-1 respectively. The polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities of the most stable isomer are also analyzed.     

Excited-state population distributions of alkaline-earth metal in a hollow cathode lamp

The intensities of fluorescence spectral lines of Ca atoms and Sr atoms in two different hollow cathode lamps(HCLs) are measured by element-balance-detection technology. In the wavelength range of 350–750 nm in the visible spectral region, using the individual strongest line(Ca 422.67 nm, Sr 460.73 nm) as the bench mark,the population ratios between the excited states of Ca atoms and Sr atoms are calculated by rate equations and the spontaneous transition probabilities. The HCLs with populations at excited states can be used to realize the frequency stabilization reference of the laser frequency standard.     

FORCED VIBRATION OF THE TWO-LAYER PIEZOCERAMIC AND METAL COMPOSITE THIN CIRCULAR PLATE WITH DIFFERENT DIAMETER FOR EACH LAYER

In the present paper the forced vibrations of the two-layer piezoceramic and metal compositethin circular plate with different diameters for the layers,excited with the voltage or uniform pressure,are analysed.The exact solutions and the equations of series and parallel rcsonance frequenciesfor simply supported and edge-clamped are obtained.The approximate solution of forced vibrations,excited with voltage,and the equation of series resonance frequency for the simply supported aregiven by Rayleigh-Ritz method.The numerical results show that there are optimal values of non-dimensional geometric parameters for maximal coupling factor.The effect of the elastic and inertiacoupling on the resonance frequency is also discussed.     

Phonons in Quantum-Dot Quantum Well

Phonon modes of AlAs/GaAs/AlAs and GaAs/AlAs/metal Pb quantum-dot quantum wells (QDQW‘s)with the whole scale up to 90 A are calculated by using valence force field model (VFFM) based on group theory.Their optical frequency spectra are divided into two nonoverlapping bands, the AMs-like band and the GaAs-like band,originated from and having frequency interval inside the bulk AlAs optical band and bulk GaAs optical band, respectively.The GaAs-LO (F)-like modes of QDQW‘s that have maximum bulk GaAs-LO (F) parentages in all modes covering the whole frequency region and all symmetries have always A1 symmetry. Its frequency is controllable by adjusting the structure parameters. In AlAs/GaAs/AlAs, it may be controlled to meet any designed frequency in GaAs-like band.The results on GaAs/AMs/metal Pb QDQW‘s show the same effect of reducing in interface optical phonons by using the metal/semiconductor interface revealed ever by macroscopic model. The frequency spectra in both GaAs-like and AlAs-like optical phonon bands are independent of the thickness of Pb shell as long as the thickness of Pb shell is no less than 5 A. Defects at metal/AlAs interface have significant influence to AMs-like optical modes but have only minor influence to GaAs-like optical modes. All these results are important for the studying of the e-ph interaction in QD structures.     

Preparation of the W State of Atoms in a Single Cavity or N Distant Cavities by Photon Interference

We suggest two schemes to generate the W state of N A-type three-level atoms. In the schemes, identical N three-level atoms are trapped in a cavity or N distant cavities. The success or failure of the generation of the W state can be determined by detecting the polarization of photon leaking out of the cavity. The result demonstrates that the W state is free from both the cavity loss and the spontaneous emission due to the fact that the two ground states (left and right) of the three-level atoms are stable states (or metastable states).     

Compact waveguide CO_2 laser excited by a RF power supply

The design and performance of radio frequency (RF) excited partial Z-fold waveguide CO_2 laser with two channels are exposed. The length of the partial Z-fold channel is 3×460 mm and that of the single channel is 460 mm. The electrodes for the two channels are common and excited by a same RF source. According to our analysis, this kind of structure can greatly improve the laser offset frequency stability. In the experiments, we studied the variation of laser output power with gas pressure for two different channels. The maximum laser output power is about 23 W for the partial Z-fold channel and about 6 W for the single channel.     

Microwave Magnetic Permeability of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

Well-dispersed Fe3O4 nanoparticles are synthesized via an oxidization method with NANO2 as oxidant. The microwave magnetic properties of the composites are studied with different volume fractions of fe3O4 nanoparticles. It is found that a lower volume fraction corresponds to a higher magnetic resonance frequency. This could be ascribed to the enhancement of exchange interaction with a weakened dipolar interaction when the volume fraction decreases.     

NaZn13型Fe基化合物的结构和热力学性质研究

利用Chen-Mbius晶格反演获得的原子间相互作用势,对NaZn₁₃型Fe基金属间化合物进行原子级模拟研究.计算结果表明,Si原子和Co原子均优先占据96i晶位,Si原子和Co原子替代Fe原子后晶体平均结合能降低.随着Co含量的增加,LaFe_13-x-yCo_ySi_x和NdFe_13-x-yCo_ySi_x的晶格参数逐渐降低.声子态密度中,稀土原子主要激发低频模,Si原子主要激发高频模.LaFe_11.5-yCo_ySi_1.5化合物的德拜温度随Co含量的增加而增高. 关键词： 晶格反演 原子间相互作用势 热力学性质 磁致冷材料     

Preparation and Luminescence Characteristics of Ca3Y2（BO3）4：Eu^3＋ Phosphor

Ca3Y2 （BO3）4：Eu^3＋ phosphor is synthesized by high temperature solid-state reaction method, and the Iuminescence characteristics are investigated. The emission spectrum exhibits two strong red emissions at 613 and 621 nm corresponding to the electric dipole ^5 Do- ^7F2 transition of Eu^3＋ under 365 nm excitation, the reason is that Eu^3＋ substituting for Y^3＋ occupies the non-centrosymmetric position in the crystal structure of Ca3 Y2 （BO3）4. The excitation spectrum for 613 nm indicates that the phosphor can be effectively excited by ultraviolet （UV） （254 nm, 365nm and 400nm） and blue （470nm） light. The effect of Eu^3＋ concentration on the emission intensity of Ca3 Y2 （BO3）4 ：Eu^3＋ phosphor is measured, the result shows that the emission intensities increase with increasing Eu^3＋ concentration, then decrease. The CIE colour coordinates of Ca3Y2 （BO3）4：Eu^3＋ phosphor is （0.639, 0.357） at 15mol% Eu^3＋.     

Spin-polarized electronic band structures of the Fe4N-Co4N system

We have calculated spin-polarized electronic band structures of cubic antiperovskite metal nitrides (Fe₄N, Fe₃CoN, FeCo₃N and Co₄N) by the full-potential method with mixed basis augmented plane wave plus local orbitals. It was shown that FeCo₃N has an energy gap of 0.2 eV at the Fermi level in the up-spin band and hence its half-metallic behavior is expected.     

稀土焦绿石化合物R2Fe4/3W2/3O7的高温高压稳定性研究和X射线相分析

 本文利用X射线粉末衍射和位敏探测技术，研究了R₂Fe_4/3W_2/3O₇（R=Er、Yb、Dy）化合物经高温高压处理后的变化情况。在3.7 GPa，1 200 ℃条件下，六方相R₂Fe_4/3W_2/3O₇化合物按两种方式分解，而直接由R₂O₃，Fe₂O₃和WO₃原料出发，经上述同样的高温高压条件合成所得的产物与六方相高温高压分解产物相同，均为R₂WO₆、RFeO₃、WO₃和Fe₂O₃的多相聚合物。同时给出了R₂Fe_4/3W_2/3O₇六方相高温高压下的稳定区范围。     

Phase-Transition and Magnetic Moment of the Gd3+ Ion in the Gd2Fe17 Compound

The structure and magnetic phase transitions of the Gd2Fe17 compound are investigated by using a differential thermal/thermogravimetric analyzer, x-ray diffraction, and magnetization measurements. The result shows that there are two phase structures for the Gd2Fe17 compound： the hexagonal Th2Nilr-type structure at high temperatures （above 1243℃）, and the rhombohedral Th2Zn17-type structure, respectively. A method to measure the magnetic moments of the Gd-sublattice and the Fe-sublattice in the Gd2Fe17 compound is presented. The moments of the Gd-sublattice and the Fe-sublattice in the Gd2Fe17 compound from 77 to 500 K are measured in this way with a vibrating sample magnetometer. A detailed discussion is presented.     

Vacuum Ultraviolet Excited Photoluminescence Properties of Novel Na3Y9O3（BO3）8：Tb^3＋ Phosphor

The novel vacuum ultraviolet （VUV） excited Na3 Y9O3 （BO3）8：Tb^3＋ （NYOB：Tb^3＋） green phosphor is prepared. Strong VUV photoluminescence and high quenching concentration of Tb^3＋ （20 wt%） are observed in NYOB： Tb^3＋ and the strong emission are correlated with the unique layer-type structure of NYOB. All the characteristic 4 f - 5d transitions of Tb^3＋ and the host absorption band in VUV region are identified in the excitation spectrum. Based on the results, the energy levels scheme of Tb^3＋ in NYOB：Tb^3＋ is first established. This newly developed NYOB：Tb^3＋ phosphor shows excellent optical properties when compared with the commercial Zn2SiO4：Mn^2＋ and would be a potential VUV-excited green phosphor.     

Magnetic Behaviour and Heating Effect of Fe3O4 Ferrofluids Composed of Monodisperse Nanoparticles

Fe3O4 ferrofluids containing monodisperse Fe3O4 nanoparticles with different diameters of 8, 12, 16 and 18nm are prepared by using high-temperature solution phase reaction. The particles have single crystal structures with narrow size distributions. At room temperature, the 8-nm ferrofluid shows superparamagnetic behaviour, whereas the others display hysteresis properties and the coercivity increases with the increasing particle size. The spin glass-like behaviour and cusps near 190K are observed on all ferrofluids according to the temperature variation of field-cooled （FC） and zero-field-cooled （ZFC） magnetization measurements. The cusps are found to be associated with the freezing point of the solvent. As a comparison, the ferrofluids are dried and the FC and ZFC magnetization curves of powdery samples are also investigated. It is found that the blocking temperatures for the powdery samples are higher than those for their corresponding ferrofluids. Moreover, the size dependent heating effect of the ferrofluids is also investigated in ac magnetic field with a frequency of 55 kHz and amplitude of 200 Oe.     

Laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Multilayer Heterostructure SrNb0.05Ti0.95O3/La0.9Sr0.1MnO3 in 10000 Unit-Cell Layers

Ten thousands of unit-cell multilayer heterosturctures, [SrNb0.05 Ti0.95O3/La0.9 Sr0.1MnO3]3 （SNTO/LSMO）, have been epitaxial grown on SrTiO3 （001） substrates by laser molecular beam epitaxy. The monitor of insitu. reflection high-energy electron diffraction demonstrates that the heterosturctures are layer-by-layer epitaxial growth. Atomic force microscope observation indicates that the surface of the heterosturcture is atomically smooth. The measurements of cross-sectional low magnification and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy as well as the corresponding selected area electron diffraction reveal that the interfaces are of perfect orientation, and the epitaxial crystalline structure shows the orientation relation of SNTO（001）//LSMO（001）, and SNTO[100]//LSMO[100].     

NaZn13型Fe基化合物的结构和热力学性质研究

利用Chen-Mbius晶格反演获得的原子间相互作用势,对NaZn13型Fe基金属间化合物进行原子级模拟研究.计算结果表明,Si原子和Co原子均优先占据96i晶位,Si原子和Co原子替代Fe原子后晶体平均结合能降低.随着Co含量的增加,LaFe13-x-yCoySix和NdFe13-x-yCoySix的晶格参数逐渐降低.声子态密度中,稀土原子主要激发低频模,Si原子主要激发高频模.LaFe11.5-yCoySi1.5化合物的德拜温度随Co含量的增加而增高.