Coplanar Phase Shifters Based on Ferroelectric Thin Films

Barium strontium titanate (Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃, short for BST) thin films were prepared by RF-magnetron sputtering. The dielectric tunability, loss tangent, remanent polarization (2Pr) and coercive electric field (Ec) of the BST films are respectively 29.5%, 0.013, 2.29 μC/cm² and 22.27 kV/cm at 1 kHz and 20 V. The designed coplanar waveguide (CPW) phase shifter consists of 56 same sections. It is shown that the fabricated lines of electrodes are smooth and the widths at the tip of bottom electrodes are about 5 μm. At the central frequency of 28 GHz and a bias voltage of 20 V, the figure of merit is approximately 13°/dB.     

Time-Resolved Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Er<Superscript>3+</Superscript> Ions in the SrF<Subscript>2</Subscript> Crystal

The photoluminescence and photoexcitation spectra as well as the luminescence decay kinetics of Er³⁺ ions in the visible ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) regions have been studied by the method of low-temperature, time-resolved VUV-spectroscopy on excitation by synchrotron radiation. In the VUV spectral region of the luminescence of SrF₂:1% Er³⁺, the 146.5-nm band with a time of decay of less than 0.6 nsec was revealed together with the well-known emission band at 164.3 nm (decay constant in the microsecond range). Its possible nature is discussed. The specific features of the formation of photoexcitation spectra of the f-f and f-d transitions in the Er³⁺ ion are considered. Competition between the processes of excitation of f-f and d-f luminescence has been revealed. It manifests itself in the inverse relationship of their photoexcitation spectra in a range of energies of incident photons that are close to the position of the 4fⁿ⁻¹5d configuration levels. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 72, No. 4, pp. 519–523, July–August, 2005.     

Unusual Behavior of Nanocrystalline Strontium Oxide Toward Hydrogen Sulfide

The thermodynamically favored reaction of solid strontium oxide with gaseous hydrogen sulfide is kinetically enhanced to a large degree by the use of higher surface area nanocrystalline SrO in the form of brush-like collections of metal oxide fibers. An unusual feature is that the reaction SrO + H₂S SrS + H₂O proceeds stoichiometrically at room temperature, but at higher temperatures the reaction efficiency goes down, apparently due to rapid temperature induced crystal growth of the nanocrystalline SrO. The samples studied vary in crystallite size from 20 to 27nm, while average particle size (nanocrystal aggregates) varies in the following order; aerogel prepared SrO (100nm) 相似文献   

锶原子共振滤波器内部光子转换效率的研究

详细研究了温度及氩稀有气体压力对锶原子共振滤波器有效的内部光子转换效率的影响。证明了内部光子转换效率随氩气压的增加而增加,在温度的变化关系中存在着最佳温度值。     

微乳液中球形及棒状SrTiO3纳米粒子的控制合成

以氢氧化锶和钛酸四丁酯为原料, 在水溶液/Triton X-100/环己烷/正己醇反相微乳液体系中制备了直径约为20～80 nm的钛酸锶球形纳米粒子和长约300～1200 nm、直径约为30～150 nm的钛酸锶纳米棒. 用XRD, ICP, TEM, SAED和SEM对样品的结构、成分和形貌进行了表征; 用DLS分析了样品的粒度分布. 结果显示, 水与表面活性剂的物质的量比(ω₀)、反应物浓度、陈化时间等因素都能影响钛酸锶纳米粒子的形貌和尺寸. 所得钛酸锶的锶钛物质的量比约为1.0, 粒度分布较窄, 为立方相单晶结构.     

Study of the electronic and atomic structure of thermally treated SrTiO3(110) surfaces

The electronic structure of heated SrTiO₃(110) surfaces was investigated with metastable impact electron spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (He(I)). Scanning tunnelling microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to study the topology of the surface. The crystals were heated up to 1000°C under reducing conditions in ultrahigh vacuum or under oxidizing conditions in synthetic air for 1 h, respectively. Under both conditions microfacetting of the surface is observed. The experimental results are compared with ab initio Hartree–Fock calculations, also presented here, carried out for both ideal and reconstructed SrTiO₃(110) surfaces. The results give direct evidence for Ti termination of the faceted TiO₂ rows. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

铝酸锶铕发光材料的研究进展

本文对铝酸锶铕长余辉发光材料的制备方法、光谱性质及发光机理等方面进行了概要综述，着重分析了近年来该材料的研究进展状况，对今后的深入研究提出了一些建议，并对其应用前景进行了展望。     

Crystallization Temperature Limit of (Ba,Sr)TiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> Thin Films Prepared by a Non Oxocarbonate Phase Forming CSD Route

A new chemical solution deposition (CSD) route for the fabrication of Ba_0.7Sr_0.3TiO₃ (BST) thin films has been developed which completely prevents the formation of an intermediate oxo-carbonate phase. The latter has been reported previously by several authors to be responsible for increased crystallization temperatures. Barium and strontium diaminoethoxides were synthesized starting from pure barium and strontium metal and aminoethanol. These alkoxides were found to be readily soluble in a wide range of solvents and thus were excellent candidates for the CSD process. To prepare a stable precursor solution the aminoalkoxides were dissolved in 2-butoxyethanol and then used for the deposition of BST thin films. We conclude that the minimum crystallization temperature of 600C to be independent of the formation of the oxo-carbonate phase. DTA-TGA were performed on the precursors and their solutions to study their decomposition behaviour. All films annealed at different temperatures were physically characterized by XRD, IR, and SEM. The films prepared by this route at 650C were found to have high dielectric constant and the leakage currents were comparable to BST films prepared by normal carboxylate based routes at 750C.     

Nitrido-silicate. II [1]. Hochtemperatur-Synthesen und Kristallstrukturen von Sr2Si5N8 und Ba2Si5N8

Nitrido-Silicates. II. High Temperature Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Sr₂Si₅N₈ and Ba₂Si₅N₈ Pure Sr₂Si₅N₈ and Ba₂Si₅N₈ were obtained by reaction of silicon diimide with metallic strontium and barium, respectively. The reactions have been carried out under nitrogen atmosphere in a specially developed high-frequency furnace at temperatures between 1 550 and 1 650°C. Sr₂Si₅N₈ (Pmn2₁, a = 571.0(2), b = 682.2(2), c = 934.1(2) pm, Z = 2, R = 0.037, wR = 0.021) and Ba₂Si₅N₈ (Pmn2₁, a = 578.3(2), b = 695.9(2), c = 939.1(2) pm, Z = 2, R = 0.022, wR = 0.018) are isotypic and contain M²⁺ ions as well as a three-dimensional covalent network structure of corner-sharing SiN₄ tetrahedra. Two sorts of N occur with molar ratio 1 : 1 which are bonded to two and three Si, respectively. Predominantly, the N which are bonded to two Si belong to the coordination spheres of the M²⁺ ions.     

Magnesium substitution in Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3

Magnesium substitution in Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ has been studied by neutron powder diffraction. Polycrystalline samples of nominal compositions Nd_0.7Sr_0.3Mn_1−yMg_yO₃ with y=0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 were synthesized by the standard solid-state reaction method. Rietveld refinements of the neutron powder diffraction data showed that all samples had distorted perovskite structure of orthorhombic symmetry. Mg initially preferred to substitute for Nd and only at Mg concentration greater than 0.1, a substantial substitution for Mn occurred. Our study also showed that Mg-substitution did not change the crystal structure of Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃.