Blue-excited luminescence of Eu-doped strontium boroaluminate glasses

We report on a blue-excited luminescence phenomenon in Eu²⁺-doped strontium boroaluminate glasses in this paper. The emission wavelengths strongly depend on the B₂O₃ content in the glasses, changing hue from green to yellow. The excitation spectra exhibit a peculiar blue excitation window that the excitation at UV band is strongly depressed and at blue band is enhanced correspondingly. The low emission quantum efficiency in the glasses can be significantly improved by forming a strontium boroaluminate glass-ceramics, accompanying with the window disappearance.     

Orthorhombic B2CN crystal synthesized by high pressure and temperature

B_0.54C_0.28N_0.18 precursor powder with turbostratic structure was prepared by using melamine and boric acid. The precursor was transformed into orthorhombic B₂CN under definite high pressure and temperature conditions. The composition of the orthorhombic B₂CN powder is B_0.47C_0.23N_0.30. Its lattice parameters are a=0.4776 nm, b=0.4585 nm and c=0.3629 nm. A strong absorption band from 1088 to 1385 cm⁻¹ of orthorhombic B₂CN was observed by infrared measurement. In the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of orthorhombic B₂CN powder measured at room temperature, a broad peak corresponding to its band-edge emission centers at 374 nm.     

Heteroepitaxial growth of thin InAs layers on GaAs(1 0 0) misoriented substrates: A structural and morphological comparison

Thin InAs epilayers were grown on GaAs(1 0 0) substrates exactly oriented and misoriented toward [1 1 1]A direction by atmospheric pressure metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. InAs growth was monitored by in situ spectral reflectivity. Structural quality of InAs layers were studied by using high-resolution X-ray diffraction. No crystallographic tilting of the layers with respect to any kind of these substrates was found for all thicknesses. This result is discussed in terms of In-rich growth environment. InAs layers grown on 2° misoriented substrate provide an improved crystalline quality. Surface roughness of InAs layers depend on layer thickness and substrate misorientation.     

Foams and foam films stabilised by solid particles

Recent developments in the field of particle-stabilised aqueous foams and foam films are reviewed. Reports on ultrastable foams stabilised by solid particles are highlighted and factors responsible for the extraordinary foam stability are discussed in view of the recent experimental and theoretical results. Mechanisms of foam film stabilisation by solid particles and the role of different factors in the film stability are considered. Link between the film stability and that of particle-stabilised foams is discussed.     

Bandgap widening in highly conducting CdO thin film by Ti incorporation through radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique

Transparent and highly conducting thin films of cadmium oxide (CdO) with titanium doping were synthesized by using radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique. The thin films were deposited on glass and silicon substrates with different percentages of titanium at a fixed substrate temperature 473 K and a fixed pressure of 0.1 mbar in Ar atmosphere. The deposited films were characterized by studying their crystallographic structure, optical and electrical properties. X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscope, UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer, and X-ray photoelectron spectrophotometer were used for different characterizations. All the films have a rock-salt structure. A systematic increase in the optical bandgap was found for the CdO thin films with Ti doping, so that it can be considered as a candidate material for different optoelectronic device applications. Electrical conductivity was also found to increase with Ti doping concentration.     

Adsorption of 4-aminopyridine on Co and Ag electrodes probed by SERS

The adsorption of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) on Co and Ag electrodes in acid or alkaline solutions of KCl and KI electrolyte salts were monitored by the Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) technique. The SERS intensity for the Ag electrode was in 2 orders of magnitude higher than for the Co electrode, due to the enhancement of the Raman cross-section on Ag by the surface-plasmon excitation. In acidic chloride medium (pH 4), the SERS results for Ag electrodes indicate that the protonated form of 4-AP (4-APH⁺) adsorbs in the potential range of −0.1 to −0.6 V (Ag|AgCl|KCl sat) through hydrogen-bonding between 4-APH⁺ and Cl⁻ adsorbed on the electrode surface; at more negative potentials the neutral form 4-AP is the predominant adsorbed species. For Co electrode in the same medium, only bands due to neutral 4-AP were observed in the spectra at −0.8 and −0.9 V. For more negative potentials bands assigned to both 4-AP and 4-AP surface complex are observed, with the lasts being enhanced, as the potentials are turned more negative. In alkaline chloride medium (pH 13), for less negative potentials the bands assigned to free 4-AP were observed in the spectra of both Ag and Co surfaces. For more negative potentials, only bands assigned to the 4-AP surface complex were observed. For 0.1 mol L⁻¹ KI acidic or alkaline solutions, bands assigned to 4-AP and 4-APH⁺ were observed in a wider potential range than in chloride solutions. An adsorption scheme of 4-AP on Ag and Co is proposed for acidic and alkaline solutions.     

金、银纳米结构中的非局域吸收特性

采用时域有限差分方法（FDTD）研究金、银纳米结构的非局域吸收。对金属材料的Drude-Lorentz模型进行离散差分,详细推导各项迭代系数。研究一维、二维、三维金、银纳米结构的吸收特性。讨论一维分层纳米薄膜吸收率与材料的关系。结果表明：非局域分层介质板仍然符合等效介质理论。在一维、二维情况下,金、银纳米结构的非局域吸收峰只与纳米尺度相关而与材料无关。三维纳米结构的非局域吸收特性不仅与纳米尺度相关还与材料特性相关。三维纳米结构尺度更小,非局域效应表现也更为明显,吸收峰的蓝移也更大。因此,三维纳米颗粒有望在纳米材料以及纳米器件的研究中发挥更大的作用。     

基于B样条曲线的投影图像边缘融合方法

为了实现对多通道投影画面重叠区域亮度的准确调节,设计了基于B样条曲线的投影图像边缘融合方法。首先,根据投影幕、外界光照环境以及投影仪自身性质设定衰减函数与伽玛校正的参数。接着,通过摄像机采集投影画面的重叠区域并计算每个像素点的颜色强度,通过理想值计算峰值信噪比。然后,比较二次B样条曲线与三次B样条曲线的校正精度与灵活度。最后,通过三次B样条曲线对投影图像进行边缘亮度优化直到峰值信噪比达到标准值为止。实验结果表明:投影画面重叠区域的R通道经B样条曲线优化后峰值信噪比提升了9.13 dB,G通道峰值信噪比提升了6.09 dB,B通道峰值信噪比提升了7.53 dB。基于B样条曲线的投影图像边缘亮度优化技术提高了投影画面重叠区域亮度调节的准确度。     

Powder x-ray diffraction and Rietveld analysis of (C_2H_5NH_3)_2CuCl_4

Structural properties of the organic-inorganic hybrid(C_2H_5NH_3)_2CuCl_4 have been investigated by means of x-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld analysis. A structural phase transition from Pbca to Aba2 occurs at T_4= 240 K, which results in a paraelectric–ferroelectric phase transition. The release of the Jahn–Teller distortion with increasing temperature toward T_4 is revealed by the structural analysis.