Refractive index dispersion properties of collagen for microscopic second-harmonic generation

We theoretically simulate second-harmonic generation (SHG) in collagen under linearly polarized focused laser beam. With this model, the effects of numerical aperture (NA) and refractive index dispersion on SHG emission have been investigated. Dispersion properties of collagen are significant under incident wavelength in the visible range. Our results show that the efficient SHG is obtained by controlling the NA, and the higher NA is a necessity when the dispersion effect is considered. Our theoretical simulation results provide useful clues for experimental study of microscopic SHG emission in collagen excited by focused beam.     

Josephson Dynamics of a Bose-Einstein Condensate Trapped in a Double-Well Potential

The Josephson equations for a Bose Einstein Condensate gas trapped in a double-well potential are derived with the two-mode approximation by the Gross Pitaevskii equation. The dynamical characteristics of the equations are obtained by the numerical phase diagrams. The nonlinear self-trapping effect appeared in the phase diagrams are emphatically discussed, and the condition EcN 〉 4E3 is presented.     

Strongly Correlated Effect in TiS2

The thermoelectric compound TiS2 is studied by using the full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method on the density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation （GGA） as well as the on-site Coulomb interaction correction （＋U）. The Seebeck coefficient of TiS2 is calculated based on the electronic structure obtained within the GGA under the consideration of the on-site Coulomb interaction. The calculated Seebeck coefficient at 300K shows that Coulomb interaction U in the range of 4.97-5.42eV is important to reproduce the experimental data. The obtained energy gap Eg around 0.05 eV indicates that TiS2 is an indirect narrow-gap semiconductor.     

Investigation on the nonlinear optical properties of the DCNP/PEK-c guest–host polymer films

The polyetherketone (PEK-c) guest-host polymer thin films doped with 3-(1,1-dicyanothenyl)-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pryazole (DCNP) were prepared. The polymer films were investigated with in situ second-harmonic generation (SHG) measurement. The corona poling temperature was optimized by the temperature dependence of the in situ SHG signal intensity under the poling electric field applying. The temporal and temperature stability of the second-order properties of the poled polymer film were measured by the in situ SHG signal intensity probing. The second-order NLO coefficient L₃₃⁽²⁾=32.65 pm/V at 5=1064 nm was determined by using the Maker fringe method after poling under the optimal poling condition. The dispersion of the NLO coefficient of the guest-host polymer system was determined by the measured value of L₃₃⁽²⁾ at 1064 nm and the two-level model.     

Indentation Load Effect on Young＇s Modulus and Hardness of Porous Sialon Ceramic by Depth Sensing Indentation Tests

Depth sensing indentation （DSI） tests at the range of 200-1800mN are performed on porous sialon ceramic to determine the indentation load on Young＇s modulus and hardness values. The Young modulus and hardness （Dynamic and Martens） values are deduced by analysing the unloading segments of the DSI test load-displacement curves using the Oliver-Pharr method. It is found that Young＇s modulus ET, the dynamic hardness HD and the Martens hardness HM exhibit significant indentation load dependences. The values of Young＇s modulus and hardness decrease with the increasing indentation load, as a result of indentation load effect. The experimental hf /hm ratios lower than the critical value 0.7, with hm being the maximum penetration depth during loading and hf the final unloading depth, indicate that our sample shows the work hardening behaviour.     

Finding a Probe for Extracting Information on the Momentum Dependent-Interaction in Heavy Ion Collisions

The effect of momentum-dependent interaction on the kinetic energy spectrum of the neutron-proton ratio （ （n/p）gas）b（ Ek ） for 64Zn ＋64Zn is studied. It is found that （ （n/p）gas）b（ Ek ） sensitively depends on the momentumdependent interaction and weakly on the in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross section and symmetry potential. Therefore （ （n/p）gas）b（ Ek ） is a possible probe for extracting information on the momentum-dependent interaction in heavy ion collisions.     

Second harmonic generation with noncollinear focusing

The propagation of off-axis Gaussian beams through an optical system is described in the paraxial approximation. The formulae for the second harmonic power for stationary focused noncollinear SHG is given. Numerical results and analytical approximations for limiting cases are provided. The theory is applied to the problem of background of noncollinear SHG in pulse duration measurement techniques.     

Cu100-xZrx金属玻璃的电阻-压力特性

 本文在0~0.8 GPa的压力范围内对金属玻璃Cu_100-xZr_x（x=70，75）进行了室温下的电阻测量。利用实验得到的负的电阻-压力系数α_p及推广的Ziman理论着重计算并讨论了压力下d波相移η₂(E_F)项对α_p的贡献。     

Rapidity Distributions of ET and n in RHIC and the Effect of Secondary Collisions

Based on the geometrical participant-model in RHIC the effect of secondary collisions is considered by introducing a phenomenological parameter.The rapidity distributions of E_r and n of NA 35 and WA80 groups are fitted very well.The result shows that it is very important to include non-geometrical effects,such as secondary collisions on the basis of geometrical models.     

Second harmonic generation polarization microscopy with tightly focused linearly and radially polarized beams

Second harmonic generation microscopy was conducted on rat-tail tendons with linearly and radially polarized beams. Transverse and axial field components were generated in the focal region through tight focusing of linearly and radially polarized. It was found that the generated SHG signals could not be qualitatively explained with a scalar approximation to the electric field at the focus. Only by accounting for the interactions of the axial and transverse components of the electric field interacting through the nonlinear susceptibility χ⁽²⁾ tensor could the SHG images be explained. For the case of collagen we find that the SHG signal varies as a function of the analyzer angle with a cos² or sin² dependency for linearly polarized beams. For tightly focused radially polarized beams we find that the output SHG is radially polarized after collimation and is independent of the analyzer angle.     

Complete Gluonic Phase in Two-Flavour Colour Superconductivity

We study a typical complete gluonic phase （LGP） in two-flavour colour superconductivity （2SC） by calculating the essential cubic and quartic interfering term between the gluonic condensates （Az^（8）） and/Az^（6）） with a gauged NJL model. It is proven that the coefficients of the cubic interfering term and the vacuum contributions of the cubic and quartic interfering term are all equal to zeroes. The coefficients of the quartic interfering term and the /Az^（6）） ＇s quartic self-interaction term at stationary points of Larkin-Ovchinnikov-Fulde-Ferrell （LOFF） phase are calculated. Comparisons among the effective potentials of LOP, g2SC and LOFF phase indicate that LOP could be the genuine ground state of 2SC for some reasonable paxameters.     

Optical second-harmonic generation of Janus MoSSe monolayer

The transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) monolayers have shown strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) owing to their lack of inversion symmetry. These ultrathin layers then serve as the frequency converters that can be intergraded on a chip. Here, taking MoSSe as an example, we report the first detailed experimental study of the SHG of Janus TMD monolayer, in which the transition metal layer is sandwiched by the two distinct chalcogen layers. It is shown that the SHG effectively arises from an in-plane second-harmonic polarization under paraxial focusing and detection. Based on this, the orientation-resolved SHG spectroscopy is realized to readily determine the zigzag and armchair axes of the Janus crystal with an accuracy better than ±0.6°. Moreover, the SHG intensity is wavelength-dependent and can be greatly enhanced (～ 60 times) when the two-photon transition is resonant with the C-exciton state. Our findings uncover the SHG properties of Janus MoSSe monolayer, therefore lay the basis for its integrated frequency-doubling applications.     

A Thin Liquid Film and Its Effects in an Atomic Force Microscopy Measurement

Recently, it has been observed that a liquid film spreading on a sample surface will significantly distort atomic force microscopy （AFM） measurements. In order to elaborate on the effect, we establish an equation governing the deformation of liquid film under its interaction with the AFM tip and substrate. A key issue is the critical liquid bump height yoc, at which the liquid film jumps to contact the AFM tip. It is found that there are three distinct regimes in the variation of yoc with film thickness H, depending on Hamaker constants of tip, sample and liquid. Noticeably, there is a characteristic thickness H^＊ physically defining what a thin film is; namely, once the film thickness H is the same order as H^＊, the effect of film thickness should be taken into account. The value of H^＊ is dependent on Hamaker constants and liquid surface tension as well as tip radius.     

Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis on 4H--SiC Buried Channel MOSFETs

With the combined use of the drift-diffusion （DD） model, experiment measured parameters and small-signal sinusoidM steady-state analysis, we extract the Y-parameters for 4H-SiC buried-channel metal oxide semicon- ductor field effect transistors （BCMOSFETs）. Output short-circuit current gain G and Mason＇s invariant U are cMculated for extrapolating unity current gain frequency in the common-source configuration fT and the maximum frequency of oscillation fmax, respectively. Here fT = 800 MHz and fmax= 5 GHz are extracted for the 4H-SiC BCMOSFETs, while the field effect mobility reaches its peak value 87cm2/Vs when VGs = 4.5 V. Simulation results clearly show that the characteristic frequency of 4H-SiC BCMOSFETs and field effect mobility are superior, due to the novel structure, compared with conventional MOSFETs.     

Identification of Radial Distance of Plasma Dispersionless Injection Boundary from the Injection Source

Measurements of energetic particles obtained by the two geosynchronous satellites （1991-080 and LANL-97A） are performed to investigate the plasma injection boundary and source region during the magnetospheric substorms. The measurement method is developed to allow remote sensing of the plasma injection time and the radial distance of injection boundaries by using measured energy dispersion and modelling particle drifts within the Volland-Stern electric field and the dipole magnetic field model. The radial distance of the injection boundary deduced from a dispersion event observed by the LANL-97A satellite on 14 June 1998 is 7.1RE, and the injection time agrees well with the substorm onset time identified by the Polar Ultraviolet Imager. The method has been applied to an event happened at 22.9 UT on 11 March 1998, when both the satellites （1991-080 and LANL-97A） observed the dispersionless character. The results indicate that the radial distance of injection source locates at 8.1RE at magnetotail, and particles move earthward from magnetotail into inner magnetosphere at 22.5 UT.     

Temperature Dependence of the Fluorescence Emission Intensity of Eu/TiO2 Nanocrystals

The samples of europium ions doped titanium dioxide （Eu^3＋/TiO2） nanocrystals are synthesized by a modified sol-gel method with hydrothermal treatment. The x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy are used to characterize the sample. The temperature-dependent fluorescence emission effect of Eu^3＋-doped samples is investigated. It is found that under the excitation of 514.5nm light, the emission intensity of Eu^3＋ reaches a maximum value at 450K among various Eu^3＋ dopant concentrations in Eu^3＋ /TiO2 nanocrystals. The variation of the emission intensity may be attributed to the photon-assist absorption and the temperature-quenching effect.     

High-Reflectivity A1GaN/A1N Distributed Bragg Reflector in Ultraviolet Region

Thirty-pair Alo.3 Gao.T N/A1N distributed Bragg reflectors centred at 32Ohm are designed and grown on sapphire substrates by metalorganic chemical vapour deposition. No cracks are observed in the main area of the 2-inch wafer except for about 4 mm margin under an optical microscope. Regular stack of alternating layers is shown by scanning electron microscopy. Clear two-dimensional growth steps and very low surface roughness are shown by atomic force microscopy （AFM）. Well-defined periodicity is shown by high resolution x-ray diffraction. High refiectivity of 93% at 313nm with a bandwidth of 13nm is obtained.     

Reactive Ion Etching as Cleaning Method Post Chemical Mechanical Polishing for Phase Change Memory Device

In order to improve nano-scale phase change memory performance, a super-clean interface should be obtained after chemical mechanical polishing （CMP） of Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change films. We use reactive ion etching （RIE） as the cleaning method. The cleaning effect is analysed by scanning electron microscopy and an energy dispersive spectrometer. The results show that particle residue on the surface has been removed. Meanwhile, Ge2Sb2Te5 material stoichiometric content ratios are unchanged. After the top electrode is deposited, currentvoltage characteristics test demonstrates that the set threshold voltage is reduced from 13 V to 2.7V and the threshold current from 0.1 mA to 0.025 mA. Furthermore, we analyse the RIE cleaning principle and compare it with the ultrasonic method.     

Two-Step Oxidation of Pb（111） Surfaces

We report on a two-step method for oxidation of Pb（111） surfaces, which consists of low temperature （90K） adsorption of 02 and subsequent annealing to room temperature. In situ scanning tunnelling microscopy observation reveals that oxidation of Pb（111） can occur effectively by this method, while direct room temperature adsorption results in no oxidation. Temperature-dependent adsorption behaviour suggests the existence of a precursor state for 02 adsorption on Pb（111） surfaces and can explain the oxidation-resistance of clean Pb（111） surface at room temperature.     

Cation Effect on Copper Chemical Mechanical Polishing

We examine the effect of cations in solutions containing benzotriazole （BTA） and H202 on copper chemical mechanical polishing （CMP）. On the base of atomic force microscopy （AFM） and material removal rate （MRR） results, it is found that ammonia shows the highest MRR as well as good surface after CMP, while KOH demonstrates the worst performance. These results reveal a mechanism that small molecules with lone-pairs rather than molecules with steric effect and common inorganic cations are better for copper CMP process, which is indirectly confirmed by open circuit potential （OCP）.