Characterization and photocatalytic activity of Fe- and N-co-deposited TiO2 and first-principles study for electronic structure

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂), co-deposited with Fe and N, is first implanted with Fe by a metal plasma ion implantation (MPII) process and then annealed in N₂ atmosphere at a temperature regime of 400-600 °C. First-principle calculations show that the (Fe, N) co-deposited TiO₂ films produced additional band gap levels at the bottom of the conduction band (CB) and on the top of the valence band (VB). The (Fe, N) co-deposited TiO₂ films were effective in both prohibiting electron-hole recombination and generating additional Fe-O and N-Ti-O impurity levels for the TiO₂ band gap. The (Fe, N) co-deposited TiO₂ has a narrower band gap of 1.97 eV than Fe-implanted TiO₂ (3.14 eV) and N-doped TiO₂ (2.16 eV). A significant reduction of TiO₂ band gap energy from 3.22 to 1.97 eV was achieved, which resulted in the extension of photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ from UV to Vis regime. The photocatalytic activity and removal rate were approximately two-fold higher than that of the Fe-implanted TiO₂ under visible light irradiation.     

Palladium site ordering and the occurrence of superconductivity in Bi2Pd3Se2−xSx

The crystallographic and electronic structures of compounds related to parkerite (Bi₂Ni₃S₂) are investigated with respect to the recently reported occurrence (Bi₂Pd₃Se₂) and absence (Bi₂Pd₃S₂) of superconductivity. Similarities and differences of the crystal structures are discussed within the series of solid solutions Bi₂Pd₃S_2−xSe_x from powder and single crystal diffraction data. From crystal structure refinements, the question of different structures and settings of parkerite is discussed. Similar and different 2D and 3D partial Pd-Ch (Ch=S, Se) structures are related to half antiperovskite ordering schemes. To investigate the relation of low dimensional structures and the occurrence of superconductivity, electronic structures are analyzed by scalar-relativistic DFT calculations, including site projected DOS, ECOV and Fermi surfaces.     

FT-Raman, FT-IR spectra and total energy distribution of 3-pentyl-2,6-diphenylpiperidin-4-one: DFT method

FT-Raman and FT-IR spectra were recorded for 3-pentyl-2,6-diphenylpiperidin-4-one (PDPO) sample in solid state. The equilibrium geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, infrared and the Raman scattering intensities were computed using DFT/6-31G(d,p) level. Results obtained at this level of theory were used for a detailed interpretation of the infrared and Raman spectra, based on the total energy distribution (TED) of the normal modes. Molecular parameters such as bond lengths, bond angles and dihedral angles were calculated and compared with X-ray diffraction data. This comparison was good agreement. The intra-molecular charge transfer was calculated by means of natural bond orbital analysis (NBO). Hyperconjugative interaction energy was more during the π–π* transition. Energy gap of the molecule was found using HOMO and LUMO calculation, hence the less band gap, which seems to be more stable. Atomic charges of the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen were calculated using same level of calculation.     

厚度对未掺杂ZnO薄膜光谱性能的影响

X射线衍射光谱、拉曼光谱和紫外可见透射光谱技术是薄膜材料检测的重要技术手段。通过对薄膜材料光谱性能的分析,可以获得薄膜材料的物相、晶体结构和透光性能等信息。为了解厚度对未掺杂ZnO薄膜的X射线衍射光谱、拉曼光谱和紫外可见透射光谱性能的影响,利用溶胶-凝胶法在石英衬底上旋涂制备了不同厚度的未掺杂ZnO薄膜样品,并对薄膜样品进行了X射线衍射光谱、拉曼光谱和紫外可见透射光谱的检测。首先,通过X射线衍射光谱检测发现,薄膜样品呈现出（002）晶面的衍射峰,ZnO薄膜为六角纤锌矿结构,均沿着C轴择优取向生长,且随着薄膜厚度的增加,衍射峰明显增强,ZnO薄膜的晶粒尺寸随着膜厚的增加而长大。利用扫描电子显微镜对薄膜样品的表面形貌分析显示,薄膜表面致密均匀,具有纳米晶体的结构,其晶粒具有明显的六角形状。通过拉曼光谱检测发现,薄膜样品均出现了437 cm-1的拉曼峰,这是ZnO纤锌矿结构的特征峰,且随着薄膜厚度的增加,其特征拉曼峰强度也增加,进一步说明了随着ZnO薄膜厚度的增加,ZnO薄膜晶化得到了加强。最后,通过紫外可见透射光谱测试发现,随着膜厚的增加,薄膜的吸收边发生一定红移,薄膜样品在可见光区域内的透过率随着膜厚度增加而略有降低,但平均透过率都超过90%。通过对薄膜样品的紫外-可见透射光谱进一步分析,估算了薄膜样品的折射率,定量计算了薄膜样品的光学禁带宽度,计算结果表明：厚度的改变对薄膜样品的折射率影响不大,但其禁带宽度随着薄膜厚度的增加而变窄,且均大于未掺杂ZnO禁带宽度的理论值3.37 eV。进一步分析表明,ZnO薄膜厚度的变化与ZnO晶粒尺寸的变化呈正相关,本质上,吸收边或光学禁带宽度的变化是由于ZnO晶粒尺寸变化引起的。     

Electronic-spin generation in multi-photon processes: Cubic anisotropy of pumping

We study the spin generation in multi-photon absorption processes in a bulk semiconductor, pumped it by a circularly polarized intense light by varying the angle of incidence. The generated spin polarization is calculated using the eight-band Kane model in the limit of large spin–orbit splitting and on the basis of the multi-photon photo-generation rate of the conduction electron spin density. It is found that the spin polarization strongly depends on the pumping photon energy outside the band edge. Cubic anisotropy in crystal pumping is also calculated. The results show that due to this anisotropy the spin generation differs by ∼8%, in consistence with earlier results obtained by others.     

Characteristics of Add Drop Filter using single and dual PCRR in square lattice

A Photonic Crystal Ring Resonator (PCRR) based Add Drop Filter is designed using two dimensional (2D) square lattice PC silicon rods in air host. The normalized transmission spectra for a single-ring and dual-ring configurations have been investigated using 2D Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD). The filter characteristics such as coupling efficiency, dropping efficiency, resonant wavelength and Q factor are numerically analyzed for single ring and dual ring PCRR. It is noted that the coupling efficiency, dropping efficiency and Q factor of single ring circular PCRR with scatterer rod are 100%, 100% and 186.75, respectively. The backward dropping is observed in single ring PCRR whereas forward dropping are noticed in dual ring PCRR based ADF. The Photonic Band Gap (PBG) with respect to structural parameters such as the radius of the rod, lattice constant and refractive index difference, and propagation modes in periodic and nonperiodic structure are calculated by Plane Wave Expansion (PWE) method.     

Growth and comparison of physicochemical properties of pure,Ca and Sr doped NH4Sb3F10 single crystals for electro optic applications

Single crystals of pure, Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺ doped NH₄Sb₃F₁₀ are grown by slow evaporation technique. The effect of dopants on the growth and physicochemical properties also have been investigated and reported for the first time. The grown crystals are characterized with the aid of single crystal X-ray diffractometry to confirm the crystal structure. EDAX studies are done to confirm the presence of dopants in the crystal lattice. The vibrational frequencies of various group ligands in the crystals have been derived from the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum. From the optical absorption spectrum the band gap energy was calculated and it was found to be 5.76, 6.29 and 6.35 eV for pure, Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺ doped NH₄Sb₃F₁₀ crystals respectively. Thermal stability of the sample has been analysed using TG-DTA analysis. The activation energy of pure, Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺ doped NH₄Sb₃F₁₀ crystals were calculated from the dc conductivity measurements and it is found to be 0.2728, 0.2816 and 0.3622 eV Experimental results shows improved physicochemical properties when the dopant is added to the pure material.     

Analysis of UWB Echoes Using Bispectrum Model

According to the features of the echoes of the ultra-wide band radar, this paper analyses the estimating effects of choosing the AR model, MA model and ARMA model based on bispectrum. It shows that ARMA model is much better than others. Simulations verify this result, also demonstrate the estimation precision has been improved. ARMA model parametric bispectrum estimation is very efficient to echoes of ultra-wide band radar.     

Variational approach to spin fluctuations in the Hubbard model

We study a one parameter variational wave function to improve the spin density wave ground state of the Hubbard model by inclusion of quantum spin fluctuations. Using a perturbative approach and novel lattice summation techniques we present analytical as well as numerical results for the correlation energies and the staggered magnetizations in one and two dimensions. We find ground state energies which are satisfyingly close to known exact results and are significantly lower than those of existing Gutzwiller and numerical treatments.     

Calculation of transport properties of Co–Ag-based multilayered granular alloys

We calculate electronic transport properties of multilayered granular alloys, composed of discontinuous Co layers embedded in Ag alternated with complete Ag layers. We focus our attention on the conductivity dependance on the shape and size of the clusters. The electronic structure is self-consistently calculated using a tight binding hamiltonian which includes a Hubbard term within the unrestricted Hartree–Fock approximation. We obtain different transport regimes depending on the growth conditions and transport direction.