Improved thermoelectric performance in p-type Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 bulk material by adding MnSb_2Se_4

Bismuth telluride(Bi_2Te_3) based alloys, such as p-type Bi_(0.5)Sb_(1.5)Te_3, have been leading candidates for near room temperature thermoelectric applications. In this study, Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 bulk materials with MnSb_2Se_4 were prepared using high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering(SPS) process. The addition of MnSb_2Se_4 to Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 increased the hole concentration while slightly decreasing the Seebeck coefficient, thus optimising the electrical transport properties of the bulk material. In addition, the second phases of MnSb_2Se_4 and Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 were observed in the Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 matrix. The nanoparticles in the semi-coherent second phase of MnSb_2Se_4 behaved as scattering centres for phonons,yielding a reduction in the lattice thermal conductivity. Substantial enhancement of the figure of merit, ZT, has been achieved for Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 by adding an Mn_(0.8)Cu_(0.2)Sb_2Se_4(2mol%) sample, for a wide range of temperatures, with a peak value of 1.43 at 375 K, corresponding to ~40% improvement over its Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 counterpart. Such enhancement of the thermoelectric(TE) performance of p-type Bi_2Te_3 based materials is believed to be advantageous for practical applications.     

非线性光学晶体YCOB的性能表征

采用显微硬度计、差热扫描仪等表征手段开展了非线性光学晶体YCOB的硬度及热学等相关性能的测量。结果表明YCOB晶体在(100)、(010)及(001)三个方向上的硬度的各向异性较小,有利于YCOB晶体的后期加工。其在330K时的比热容为0.74J·g-1·K-1,经过计算,其在主轴化方向上的热导率分别为1.74,2.16及3.08W·m-1·K-1,具有比较适中的热导率。     

GdVO4晶体的生长及其性能研究

采用提拉法沿a轴和c轴生长出无色透明的GdVO4单晶,质量均超过50g.用X射线荧光分析法测得两个主要元素Gd和V的分凝系数都接近1.室温下测量了GdVO4晶体的X射线粉末衍射图,确定所获GdVO4晶体属于四方晶系,D194h-I41/amd空间群.通过晶体的锥光干涉图确定GdVO4晶体为单轴晶,光轴方向平行于c轴且光学均匀性比较好.利用高分辨X射线衍射仪测量GdVO4晶体的摇摆曲线,结果表明生长的GdVO4晶体的晶格完整性较好.通过浮力法测得其室温下密度为5.478g/cm3.透过波谱表明透过波长大于340nm.     

Nd:LuVO4晶体的生长及其性能研究

采用提拉(Czochralski)法生长了Nd:LuVO4晶体.利用液相反应法,以V2O5和NH4OH生成NH4VO3,Nd2O3、Lu2O3和HNO3生成Nd(NO3)3和Lu(NO3)3反应制备多晶料;所生长Nd0.01Lu0.99VO4晶体为16×20×21 mm3,质量超过40g.以X射线荧光分析仪测得其生长中各主要元素的分凝系数.其中Nd3+约为0.91,V3+和Lu3+接近1.还测定了其介电常数ε11=27.2,ε33=33.9(30℃,1kHz),以同步辐射X射线白光形貌术观察了其内部质量.     

钒酸盐系列激光晶体制备和性能研究

用提拉法生长了Nd∶YVO4, Nd∶GdVO4,Nd∶GdxLa1-xVO4(x=0.8, 0.6, 0.45)系列晶体,对影响晶体质量的因素进行了分析,测量了几种晶体的结构和晶胞常数;测量了Nd∶YVO4, Nd∶GdVO4, Nd∶Gd0.8La0.2VO4和Nd∶Gd0.6La0.4VO4晶体的室温吸收谱和荧光谱,用LD泵浦Nd∶YVO4, Nd∶GdVO4, Nd∶Gd0.8La0.2VO4晶体,实现了1.06μm和1.34μm的激光输出.     

Er∶Yb∶YCOB晶体制备及其激光二极管抽运激光特性

研究了Er∶Yb∶YCa4O(BO3)3(简称Er∶Yb∶YCOB)的多晶制备和单晶生长,用提拉法生长出光学质量优良的Er∶Yb∶YCOB单晶,测量了其吸收光谱和荧光光谱,分析了其能级和泵浦原理,并进行了以激光二极管为抽运源的激光试验,实现了Er∶Yb∶YCOB晶体的在1.55μm附近110mW的激光输出,且斜效率达18.9;.     

Nd:LuVO4晶体缺陷的研究

采用提拉法生长的Nd:LuVO4晶体是一种适合二极管泵浦的新型激光晶体,运用化学腐蚀结合光学显微术和同步辐射白光X射线形貌术对Nd:LuVO4晶体缺陷进行观察,结果表明:晶体的主要缺陷为位错和小角晶界.利用高分辨X射线衍射仪进一步验证了这一结果.并初步讨论了缺陷形成的原因.     

Picosecond Stimulated Raman Scattering of SrWO4 Crystal

Stimulated Raman scattering （SRS） of picosecond pulses is investigated in a new crystal SrWO4. The second harmonic generation of a mode-locked Nd：YAG laser system is used as the pump source. In an external singlepass configuration, the SRS thresholds for the first to the fourth Stokes lines are measured. For the first Stokes line, the steady-state gain coefficient of the SrWO4 crystal is calculated to be 15.96cm//GW. In our experiment, as many as five Stokes lines （559.23 nm, 589.61 nm, 623.49 nm, 661.50 nm, 704.44 nm） and three anti-Stokes lines （506.97nm, 484.34 nm, 463.65nm） are observed, and the total conversion efficiency is as high as 62%.     

YVO4晶体的高效受激拉曼散射

报道了YVO4晶体在532 nm、30 ps脉冲下的的高效受激拉曼散射。采用腔外单次通过方式测量了不同长度YVO4晶体1阶斯托克斯受激拉曼散射的阈值,并得到该晶体的稳态增益系数为16.0±0.5 cm/GW。实验中观察到2阶斯托克斯线(558.6 nm5、87.8 nm)和1阶反斯托克斯线(508.0 nm),受激拉曼散射的整体转换效率高于50%。