Au:TiO2和Au:Al2O3纳米颗粒复合膜的线性和非线性光学特性

主要从实验和理论两个方面,探讨了不同Au颗粒尺寸和不同基质对Au：TiO₂和Au：Al₂O₃复合膜线性和非线性光学性质的影响.用吸收光谱研究了Au颗粒尺寸和基质与Au复合膜表面等离子体共振带之间的关系;用皮秒Z扫描技术研究了共振和非共振情况下(激发光波长分别为532nm和1064nm),Au颗粒尺寸和基质与复合膜三阶非线性极化率的关系.基于表面等离子体共振理论和局域场增强理论对复合膜进行了分析,得到了不同Au颗粒大小和不同基质时Au复合膜的 关键词： 金属纳米颗粒 复合膜 三阶非线性 表面等离子体共振     

Laser printing of polythiophene for organic electronics

We report on the development of hybrid organic/inorganic thin-film transistors using regioregular poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) semiconductor material deposited by means of the solid-phase Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) technique. P3HT pixels were LIFT-printed onto Au/Ti source and drain electrodes formed on silicon dioxide/p⁺-type Si substrate. Deposition of the P3HT pixels was investigated as a function of the laser fluence using donor substrates with and without a dynamic release layer. Device electrical characterization reveals efficient field-effect action of the bottom gate on the organic channel. The transfer I_DS-V_GS characteristics exhibit well-defined sub-threshold, linear and saturation regimes designating LIFT as a promising technique for hybrid organic/inorganic transistor technology.     

Silicon nanotips formed by self-assembled Au nanoparticle mask

The Au nanoparticle monolayer is formed by self-assembly technology on the Si substrates terminated with different functional groups. Silicon nanotips were fabricated by a self-assembled gold colloidal particle monolayer as an etch mask. The silicon nanotips with high density and uniformity in height and shape were obtained using reactive ion etching (RIE). The Si nanotips on the surface of the 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS)-treated Si substrate are less-ordered array and uniformity than 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS)-treated Si substrate at the same etching conditions. The ordered array and uniformity of Si nanotips on the APTMS-modified Si substrate was improved through heat-treatment. This result is implied the different functional groups on the Si surfaces could affect the formation of the Si nanostructures during RIE process. The uniformly nanotip pattern with height of >20 nm is obtained on the etched nanoparticle-coated Si substrate. This method can be applied to patterning a wide variety of thin film materials into tip arrays.     

Fe3O4 nanoparticle loaded paclitaxel induce multiple myeloma apoptosis by cell cycle arrest and increase cleavage of caspases in vitro

We experimentally and theoretically characterize back-scattering and extinction of Ag nanoparticle (AgNP) arrays on both Si wafer substrates and optically-thick Ag substrates with and without organic poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PCBM) bulk-heterojunction thin film coatings. A strong red-shift in back-scattered light wavelength occurs from AgNP arrays on Si as a function of increasing mean nanoparticle diameter (ranging from 30 to 90 nm). Back-scattering from the AgNP array is notably quenched in the wavelength range of strong P3HT absorption when the organic layer is applied. However, back-scattering is enhanced to a degree relative to the uncoated AgNP array on Si at wavelengths greater than the absorption band edge of P3HT. For comparison, the optical properties of AgNPs on an optically-thick Ag substrate are reported with and without P3HT:PCBM thin film coatings. On the reflective Ag substrates, a significant enhancement (by a factor of 7.5) and red-shift of back-scattered light occurred upon coating of the AgNPs with the P3HT:PCBM layer. Additionally, red-edge extinction was enhanced in the P3HT:PCBM layer with the presence of the AgNPs compared to the planar case. Theoretical electromagnetic simulations were carried out to help validate and explain the scattering and extinction changes observed in experiment. Both increasing nanoparticle size and an increasing degree of contact with the Si substrate (i.e., effective index of the nanoparticle environment) are shown to play a role in increasing back- and forward-scattering intensity and wavelength, and in increasing absorption enhancements in both the organic and Si layers. AgNPs placed at the P3HT:PCBM/Si interface give rise to absorption increases in P3HT of up to 18 %, and only enhance Si absorption at wavelengths longer than the absorption band edge of P3HT (by almost 90 % in the 660–1,200 nm wavelength range). These results provide insight into how metal nanoparticles placed near an organic/inorganic interface can be employed for light management in tandem or hybrid organic/inorganic thin-film semiconductor configurations for solar energy harvesting applications or light detection applications.     

Enhancing the performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/ZnO nanorod arrays based hybrid solar cells through incorporation of a third component

Sparse ZnO nanorod arrays(NRAs)are fabricated on transparent conducting oxide coated glass substrates by using a modified liquid phase epitaxial growth method.By adjusting the polymer concentrations and the spin-coating parameters,full infiltration of poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)into the as-prepared ZnO NRAs is achieved at 130°C in vacuum.A third component is incorporated into the P3HT/ZnO NRAs ordered bulk heterojunctions(BHJs)either through ZnO surface modification with N719dye or CdS shell layer or by inclusion of a fullerene derivative into the P3HT matrix.Experimental results indicate that performances of the hybrid solar cells are improved greatly with the incorporation of a third component.However,the working principles of these third components differ from one another,according to morphology,structure,optical property,charge transfer and interfacial properties of the composite structures.An ideal device architecture for hybrid solar cells based on P3HT/ZnO NRAs ordered BHJs is proposed,which can be used as a guidance to further increase the power conversion efficiency of such solar cells.     

General approach for fabricating nanoparticle arrays via patterned block copolymer nanoreactors

A general approach to fabricate nanoparticle arrays of different kinds of materials is demonstrated in this paper. It was found that the center-to-center distance of the nanoparticles or the nanoclusters can be controlled using patterned block copolymer nanoreactors by adding polystyrene (PS) homopolymer to poly(styrene-b-4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) diblock copolymer thin film. The number of the nanoparticles formed in the P4VP nanodomains can also be adjusted by addition of polystyrene (PS) homopolymer to poly(styrene-b-4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) diblock copolymer. In fabrication of Au nanoparticle arrays, HAuCl₄ precursor was directly loaded into P4VP nanodomains of the diblock copolymer thin film by using a methanol solvent, which is a good solvent for P4VP but non-solvent for PS. The Au nanoparticle arrays were then obtained by reducing HAuCl₄ with sodium citrate dihydrate, and then in situ transferred to silicon substrate by a two-step calcination method. ZnO and Fe _x O _y nanoparticle arrays were also synthesized by this approach with thermal decomposition and double decomposition reactions, respectively. Additionally, the advantage of using two-step calcination method over the air plasma method was discussed.     

Direct imprinting of ordered and dense TiO2 nanopore arrays by using a soft template for photovoltaic applications

Highly ordered and dense TiO₂ nanopore arrays are directly nanoimprinted on a transparent conductive glass substrate by using a polymethylmethacrylate/polydimethylsiloxane (PMMA/PDMS) composite soft template, which is replicated from an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) replica mold. Results indicate that heat infiltration under vacuum conditions can ensure complete filling of PMMA into the AAO pores, and that free-standing PMMA nanorods with an aspect ratio more than 5 can be obtained by adjusting the AAO pore depth based on a freeze-drying technique. TiO₂ nanopore arrays with different diameters from 30 to 300 nm and inter-pore distances between 70 and 450 nm can be easily fabricated by using the corresponding templates with different sizes. Preliminary solar cells are also assembled with a heterojunction of conjugated polymer/TiO₂ nanopore arrays. Results indicate that the construction of poly-(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)/TiO₂ nanopore arrays can be more helpful in quenching the PL emission of P3HT than that of P3HT/flat TiO₂ film, and a maximum efficiency of about 0.32% can be obtained for a photovoltaic device with a TiO₂/[6,6]-phenyl-C₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM)/P3HT structure.     

Mobility Enhancement of P3HT‐Based OTFTs upon Blending with Au Nanorods

The mobility enhancement of organic thin‐film transistors based on poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT) by incorporating gold nanorods (Au NRs) is reported. Through varying the doping concentration and surface modifier of the Au NRs in P3HT matrix, the P3HT/Au composite with 0.5 mg mL^?1 pyridine‐capped Au NRs exhibits a hole mobility of 0.059 cm² V^?1 s^?1, this value is seven times higher than that of pristine P3HT. This remarkable improvement of mobility originates from the enhanced crystallinity and optimized orientation of P3HT after doping with Au NRs. In addition, the appropriate surface modification can produce more‐efficient hole conduction of Au NRs.     

Nonlinear optical properties of periodic gold nanoparticle arrays

Periodic Au nanoparticle arrays were fabricated on silica substrates using nanosphere lithography. The identical single-layer masks were prepared by self-assembly of polystyrene nanospheres with radius R = 350 nm. The structural characterization of nanosphere masks and periodic particle arrays was investigated by atomic force microscopy. The nonlinear optical properties of the Au nanoparticle arrays were determined using a single beam z-scan method at a wavelength of 532 nm with laser duration of 55 ps. The results show that periodic Au nanoparticle arrays exhibit a fast third-order nonlinear optical response with the nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption coefficient being n₂ = 6.09 × 10⁻⁶ cm²/kW and β = −1.87 × 10⁻⁶ m/W, respectively.     

Nonlinear optical properties of Au/ZnO nanoparticle arrays

The triangular-shaped Au/ZnO nanoparticle arrays were fabricated on fused quartz substrate using nanosphere lithography. The structural characterization of the Au/ZnO nanoparticle arrays was investigated by atomic force microscopy. The absorption peak due to the surface plasmon resonance of Au particles at the wavelength of about 570 nm was observed. The nonlinear optical properties of the nanoparticle arrays were measured using the z-scan method at a wavelength of 532 nm with pulse duration of 10 ns. The real and imaginary part of third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility, Re χ⁽³⁾ and Im χ⁽³⁾, were determined to be 1.15 × 10⁻⁶ and −5.36 × 10⁻⁷ esu, respectively. The results show that the Au/ZnO nanoparticle arrays have great potential for future optical devices.     

Plasmonic enhancement of the vanadium dioxide phase transition induced by low-power laser irradiation

Nanocomposites consisting of gold nanoparticle (NP) arrays and vanadium dioxide (VO₂) thin films are noteworthy for the tunability of both their thermal and optical properties. The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of the Au can be tuned when its dielectric environment is modulated by the semiconducting-to-metal phase transition (SMT) of the VO₂; the LSPR itself can be altered by changing the shape of the NPs and the pitch of the NP array. In principle, then it should be possible to choose a combination of VO₂ film and Au LSPR properties that maximizes the overall optical response of the nanocomposite. To demonstrate this effect, transient transmission measurements were conducted on lithographically fabricated arrays of Au NPs of diameter 140?nm, array spacing 350 nm, and covered with a 60?nm thick films of VO₂ via pulsed laser deposition. Both Au::VO₂ nanocomposites and bare VO₂ film were irradiated with a shuttered 785?nm pump laser, and their optical response was probed at 1550?nm by a fixed-frequency diode laser. The Au::VO₂ nanocomposite exhibited an increased effective absorption coefficient 1.5 times that of the plain film and required 37?% less laser power to induce the SMT. The time-dependent temperature rise in the film as a function of laser intensity was calculated from these measurements and compared with both analytic and finite-element models. Our results suggest that Au::VO₂ nanocomposites may be useful in applications such as thermal-management coatings for energy efficient ??smart?? windows.     

Large-area In2O3 ordered pore arrays and their photoluminescence properties

Large-area In₂O₃ ordered pore arrays were prepared on glass and silicon substrates by the sol–gel technique based on colloidal monolayer spheres. The morphologies of such arrays are determined by precursor concentration used and colloidal sphere size, and are thus controllable. It has been shown that the formed ordered pore arrays consist of In₂O₃ polycrystallites. The photoluminescence measurement of the In₂O₃ ordered pore arrays shows that there is a strong photoluminescence band in the blue-green region centered around 465 nm, which does not exist in the bulk materials. Further experiments reveal that this peak originates from the oxygen deficiencies in In₂O₃ skeletons. This polydomain ordered pore-structured array could be of great potential for Si-based integrated nanophotonics and optoelectronic devices of the next generation, in addition to new gas sensors. PACS  01.30.-y; 78.20.-e; 78.55.-m; 78.55.Et     

Enhanced photoluminescence of MoS2–Au nanostructures: Nanotriangle and nanohole arrays

We investigated the photoluminescence (PL) characteristics of MoS₂–Au hybrid nanostructures, fabricated by nanosphere lithography and wet-transfer techniques. Two kinds of Au nanostructures - such as nanotriangles (NTs) and nanoholes (NHs) - were fabricated for comparison. MoS₂ monolayers on both NT and NH arrays exhibited enhanced PL intensity, compared with those on SiO₂/Si substrates and flat Au thin films. Numerical simulations revealed clear distinction in the electric field intensity distributions in the NT and NH arrays at the PL excitation wavelength. Such difference could be attributed to the excitation of localized and propagating surface plasmon in the NT and NH arrays. This work helps us to understand how the plasmonic NT and NH arrays affect the physical properties of the MoS₂ monolayers on them.     

ZnS修饰对ZnO纳米棒：P3HT复合薄膜I-V性质的影响

本文通过化学浴沉积法获得了直径约为50 nm, 长度约为250 nm的ZnO纳米棒阵列, 引入纳米ZnS对ZnO纳米棒进行表面修饰, 分别制备得到了具有ITO (indium tin oxides)/ZnO/Poly-(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)/Au和ITO/ZnO@ZnS/P3HT/Au结构的多层器件. 通过I-V曲线对比讨论了两种结构器件的开启电压, 串联电阻, 反向漏电流及整流比等参数, 认为包含ZnS修饰层器件的开启电压、串联电阻、反向漏电流明显降低, 整流比显著增强, 展现出更优异的电子传输性能. 光致发光光谱分析结果证实由于ZnS使ZnO纳米 棒的表面缺陷产生的非辐射复合被明显抑制, 弱化了电场激发下的载流子陷获, 改善了器件的导电特性. 关键词： ZnO纳米棒阵列 表面修饰 电流-电压特性     

Control of ZnO nanowire arrays by nanosphere lithography (NSL) on laser-produced ZnO substrates

Nanosphere lithography (NSL) is a successful technique for fabricating highly ordered arrays of ZnO nanowires typically on sapphire and GaN substrates. In this work, we investigate the use of thin ZnO films deposited on Si by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) as the substrate. This has a number of advantages over the alternatives above, including cost and potential scalability of production and it removes any issue of inadvertent n-type doping of nanowires by diffusion from the substrate. We demonstrate ordered arrays of ZnO nanowires, on ZnO-coated substrates by PLD, using a conventional NSL technique with gold as the catalyst. The nanowires were produced by vapor phase transport (VPT) growth in a tube furnace system and grew only on the areas pre-patterned by Au. We have also investigated the growth of ZnO nanowires using ZnO catalyst points deposited by PLD through an NSL mask on a bare silicon substrate.     

银纳米颗粒阵列的表面增强拉曼散射效应研究

利用具有高密度拉曼热点的金属纳米结构作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底,可以显著增强吸附分子的拉曼信号.本文通过阳极氧化铝模板辅助电化学法沉积制备了高密度银(Ag)纳米颗粒阵列;利用扫描电子显微镜和反射谱表征了样品的结构形貌和表面等离激元特性;用1, 4-苯二硫醇(1, 4-BDT)为拉曼探针分子,研究了Ag纳米颗粒阵列的SERS效应.通过优化沉积时间,制备出高SERS探测灵敏度的Ag纳米颗粒阵列,检测极限可达10~(-13)mol/L;时域有限差分法模拟结果证实了纳米颗粒间存在强的等离激元耦合作用,且发现纳米颗粒底端的局域场增强更大.研究结果表明Ag纳米颗粒阵列可作为高效的SERS基底.     

Field emission properties of carbon nanotubes grown on silicon nanowire arrays

Carbon nanotubes are synthesized on the silicon nanowire arrays which are fabricated on silicon substrate by chemical vapor depositing SiCl₄ and H₂ gases in the presence of Au catalysts. The silicon nanowires are single-crystal with lengths up to 100 μm and diameters ranging from 50 to 500 nm. The tangled carbon nanotubes are grown directly from the surface of Si nanowires. The field emission properties of the carbon nanotubes are investigated at the gap of 200 μm. The low turn on and threshold fields are obtained. The stabilization of the emission currents is also presented.     

Peptide-induced patterning of gold nanoparticle thin films

In this work, the use of patterned proteins and peptides for the deposition of gold nanoparticles on several substrates with different surface chemistries is presented. The patterned biomolecule on the surface acts as a catalyst to precipitate gold nanoparticles from a precursor solution of HAuCl₄ onto the substrate. The peptide patterning on the surfaces was accomplished by physical adsorption or covalent attachment. It was shown that by using covalent attachment with a linker molecule, the influence of the surface properties from the different substrates on the biomolecule adsorption and subsequent nanoparticle deposition could be avoided. By adjusting the reaction conditions such as pH or HAuCl₄ concentration, the sizes and morphologies of deposited gold nanoparticle agglomerates could be controlled. Two biomolecules were used for this experiment, 3XFLAG peptide and bovine serum albumin (BSA). A micro-transfer molding technique was used to pattern the peptides on the substrates, in which a pre-patterned poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) mold was used to deposit a lift-off pattern of polypropylmethacrylate (PPMA) on the various substrates. The proteins were either physically adsorbed or covalently attached to the substrates, and an aqueous HAuCl₄ solution was applied on the substrates with the protein micropatterns, causing the precipitation of gold nanoparticles onto the patterns. SEM, AFM, and Electron Beam Induced Current (EBIC) were used for characterization.     

Effect of charged deep states in hydrogenated amorphous silicon on the behavior of iron oxides nanoparticles deposited on its surface

Langmuir-Blodgett technique has been used for the deposition of ordered two-dimensional arrays of iron oxides (Fe₃O₄/Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles onto the photovoltaic hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin film. Electric field at the a-Si:H/iron oxides nanoparticles interface was directly in the electrochemical cell modified by light soaking and bias voltage (negative or positive) pretreatment resulting in the change of the dominant type of charged deep states in the a-Si:H layer. Induced reversible changes in the nanoparticle redox behavior have been observed. We suggest two possible explanations of the data obtained, both of them are needed to describe measured electrochemical signals. The first one consists in the electrocatalytical effect caused by the defect states (negatively or positively charged) in the a-Si:H layer. The second one consists in the possibility to manipulate the nanoparticle cores in the prepared structure immersed in aqueous solution via the laser irradiation under specific bias voltage. In this case, the nanoparticle cores are assumed to be covered with surface clusters of heterovalent complexes created onto the surface regions with prevailing ferrous or ferric valency. Immersed in the high viscosity surrounding composed of the wet organic nanoparticle envelope these cores are able to perform a field-assisted pivotal motion. The local electric field induced by the deep states in the a-Si:H layer stabilizes their “orientation ordering” in an energetically favourable position.     

Micro-patterns of Au@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles formed by electrostatic interactions

In this paper, silica-coated Au nanoparticles (Au@SiO₂) were prepared by the technique of vortex mixing. Subsequently, these monodisperse Au@SiO₂ nanoparticles were functionalized by the silane reagents 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) and 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (MPTS) respectively. Then, these NH₂-terminated and SO₃²⁻-terminated Au@SiO₂ nanoparticles were respectively assembled onto the substrates, which have been patterned with different self-assembly monolayers (SAMs), to form close-packed two-dimensional Au@SiO₂ nanoparticle arrays by electrostatic interactions. The morphologies and the optical properties of Au@SiO₂ nanoparticles with different silica-shell thicknesses were characterized by TEM and UV-vis. The compositions and zeta potentials of the functionalized Au@SiO₂ nanoparticles were examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The morphologies of the patterns formed on different templates were characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM).