Spectral broadening induced by intense ultra-short pulse in 4H–SiC crystals

We report the observation of spectral broadening induced by 200 femtosecond laser pulses with the repetition rate of 1 kHz at the wavelength of 532 nm in semi-insulating 4H–SiC single crystals.It is demonstrated that the full width at half maximum of output spectrum increases linearly with the light propagation length and the peak power density,reaching a maximum 870 cm~(-1)on a crystal of 19 mm long under an incident laser with a peak power density of 60.1 GW/cm~2.Such spectral broadening can be well explained by the self-phase modulation model which correlates time-dependent phase change of pulses to intensity-dependent refractive index.The nonlinear refractive index n_2 is estimated to be1.88×10~(-15)cm~2/W.The intensity-dependent refractive index is probably due to both the nonlinear optical polarizability of the bound electrons and the increase of free electrons induced by the two-photon absorption process.Super continuum spectra could arise as crystals are long enough to induce the self-focusing effect.The results show that SiC crystals may find applications in spectral broadening of high power lasers.     

氯酸钠晶体生长的手性对称破损研究

我们使用非搅拌的氯酸钠晶体水溶液,研究了晶体的手性对称破损问题.氯酸钠晶体溶液是通过溶解分析纯 NaClO3 粉末于去离子水中配制而成.采用 Mach-Zehnder 干涉方法和称重法测定晶体的溶解度.使用偏光显微镜鉴定了11545颗晶体的手性.这些晶体是从不同pH条件下的90个自发成核和生长实验中获得.实验结果表明:溶液的pH值可影响到氯酸钠晶体的手性分布.晶体手性分布的pH效应,可用随机动力学理论和胚晶凝聚二次成核理论来定性解释.     

气相反应法制备GaN纳米线

用简单化学反应的方法,采用非空间限制的条件,成功地在LaAlO3衬底上制备了GaN纳米线.分别用X射线粉末衍射、场发射扫描电镜和高分辩电镜等对其成分、形貌及其结构进行了表征.制备的GaN纳米线直径大部分为10～50nm,且多呈平直光滑状态;纳米线的成分为六方晶系氮化镓晶体.     

Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in the Charge-Density-Wave Compound LaTe2-xSbx(x=0 and 0.4)

Magnetic CeTe₂ achieving superconductivity under external pressure has received considerable attention.The intermingling of 4f and 5d electrons from Ce raised the speculation of an unconventional pairing mechanism arising from magnetic fluctuations.Here,we address this speculation using a nonmagnetic 4f-electron-free LaTe₂as an example.No structural phase transition can be observed up to 35 GPa in the in situ synchrotron diffraction patterns.Subsequent high-pressure electri...