Conformational Dynamics of Monomer‐ versus Dimer‐like Features in a Naphthalenediimide‐Based Conjugated Cyclophane

The design and synthesis of an enantiomeric pair of 1,8‐diethynylanthracene‐bridged naphthalenediimide (NDI)‐based cyclophanes ( Cyclo‐NDI s) are reported. Each enantiomer of Cyclo‐NDI exhibits a circularly polarized luminescence signal with a relatively large luminescence dissymmetry factor (g_lum=±8×10^?3). We have further investigated the modulation of through‐space electronic communication between co‐facially oriented NDIs in a discrete Cyclo‐NDI with changes in the temperature. Tuning of the electronic communication results from the conformational transformation of monomer‐ versus dimer‐like features of Cyclo‐NDI , as confirmed by UV/Vis, fluorescence, circular dichroic, and NMR spectroscopic analysis. The temperature‐dependent optical response in the Cyclo‐NDI through the conformational transformation could be utilized as a highly sensitive and reversible optical thermometer in a wide temperature range (100 to ?80 °C).     

Multiple Fused Anthracenes as Helical Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Motif for Chiroptical Performance Enhancement

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons consisting of three fused anthracene units were designed as new π‐conjugated compounds having helical structures. These expanded helicenes were synthesized by Pt‐catalyzed cycloisomerization of the corresponding ethynyl‐substituted precursors. The nonplanar and helical structure was confirmed by X‐ray analysis and DFT calculations, and the barrier to helical inversion was estimated to be 34 kJ mol^?1. The enantiomers of the diphenyl derivative were successfully resolved by chiral HPLC. Enantiopure samples showed good chiroptical performance in the CD (|Δ?| 1380 L mol^?1 cm^?1) and CPL (|g_lum| 0.013) spectra, and these values were considerably large for simple organic molecules. The unique chiroptical properties are discussed on the basis of the molecular structure and the electronic state with the aid of time‐dependent DFT calculations.     

Effects of mechanical loadings on the performance of a piezoelectric hetero-junction

A fully-coupled model for a piezoelectric hetero-junction subjected to a pair of stresses is proposed by discarding the depletion layer approximation. The effect of mechanical loadings on PN junction performance is discussed in detail. Numerical examples are carried out for a p-Si/ZnO-n hetero-junction under a pair of stresses acting on the ntype ZnO portion near the PN interface, where ZnO has the piezoelectric property while Si is not. It is found that the bottom of conduction band is lowered/raised near the two loading points due to the decrease/increase in the electron potential energy there induced by a tensile-stress mode via sucking in majority-carriers from two outside regions, which implies appearance of a potential barrier and a potential well near two loading points. Furthermore, the barrier height and well depth gradually become large with increasing tensile stress such that more and more electrons/holes are inhaled in loading region from the n-/p-zone, respectively. Conversely, rising/dropping of conduction band bottom is brought out near the two loading points by a compressive-stress mode due to the increase/decrease in the potential energy of electrons by pumping out the majority-carriers from the loading region to the two outside regions. Therefore, a potential well and a potential barrier are induced near the two loading points, such that more and more electrons/holes are driven away from the loading region to the n-zone/p-zone, respectively, with the increasing compressive stress. These effects are important to tune the carrier recombination rate near the PN interface. Thus, the present study possesses great referential significance to piezotronic devices.     

Use of Induced Circularly Polarized Luminescence (CPL) from Racemic D3 Lanthanide Complexes to Determine the Absolute Configuration of Amino Acids

The perturbation of the racemic equilibrium of luminescent D₃ lanthanide(III) complexes by added chiral agents, such as amino acids, may be a useful technique for determining the absolute configuration of the added species. It is shown in this work, however, that simple interpretation of the equilibrium shift of racemic tris-terdentate complexes of Tb(III) with 2,6-pyridine-dicarboxylate by amino acids, as measured by the sign of the resultant circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) in terms of specific structural characteristics is not possible. CPL results for a number of derivatized amino acids are also presented, and some insights into the nature of the chiral discriminatory forces that might be exploited in this kind of study are discussed.     

Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Free Complex Molecules in a Constant Magnetic Field

It is shown that the magnetic fieldinduced optical activity in the luminescence of complex molecules in vapors in the presence of rotational anisotropy in the ensemble of luminescent molecules provides information also on the intramolecular orientation of the initiating dipole moments of transitions, including borrowed ones. The relationships between the rotational force of the optical activity and this orientation in the case of anisotropy induced by a linearly polarized exciting light are obtained.     

物光的偏振性对全息记录质量的影响

通过对菲涅耳三维漫反射全息记录光路中物光与参考光偏振状态的实验检测，发现线偏振的激光被不同表面材料的物体散射和漫反射后变成“部分偏振光”，几乎所有目标物都有显著的消偏振现象，全息干板上实际记录的是线偏振的参考光与“部分偏振”的物光形成的相干度较低的干涉条纹。物光偏振度的大幅度下降影响干涉条纹的衬比度，并增加全息图的噪声。给出实验方案和检测光路，采用在参考光路中插入1/4波片的方法，可充分利用非偏振物光各个振动方向的光能，提高条纹的衬比度。     

与偏振无关双向2×2和4×4自由空间光开关

利用成熟的偏振控制技术,设计了一种由偏振光分束器、相位型空间光调制器和反射镜构成的2×2光开关,该光开关所用器件少,具有结构简单紧凑、控制灵活方便、功能实现与信号光的偏振态无关以及可以双向交换等特点;在此基础上通过2×2光开关的串连,设计了一种与偏振无关的双向4×4光开关的实验模块,根据其路由选择与控制方法,得到了4×4光开关实现信号光全排列无阻塞输出与交换对应的路由状态表,并对该实验模块的功能实现进行了详细的分析与讨论。