Preparation and properties of SnS film grown by two-stage process

SnS films have been prepared by a novel two-stage process. It involved sputtering of Sn film on glass substrate and sulfurization of the thin metallic tin precursor layers in a vacuum furnace. The X-ray diffraction results showed that the SnS layers had orthorhombic structure and (0 4 0) preferential growth is more and more obvious with the increase of sulfurization time. The SnS film obtained by this work shows high optical absorption efficiency, and the film has a direct optical band gap of about 1.3 eV. The films show p-type conductivity and the resistivity of SnS film decreased obviously under illumination.     

A novel method for improving the adhesion strength of the electrodeposited Ni films in MEMS

Adhesion performance of MEMS materials is increasingly important with the widely use of miniaturized devices. This paper proposed a novel method for improving adhesion performance between electrodeposited Ni multi-layers. The new method is to treat the Ni substrate in nickel chloride plating solution by pulse reverse current technique before electrodeposition. The dense oxide film of Ni substrate can be removed effectively by this electrochemical method, meanwhile, the proper roughness of Ni substrate is in favor of epitaxial growth during electrodeposition. Moreover, the Ni film is electrodeposited by the new method with low stress and coarse crystal grain. Consequently, the adhesion performance of Ni films is improved dramatically. The experimental results show that the adhesion performance of Ni film electrodeposited by the new method is about 3 times that of by traditional method.     

Improving the visible light photocatalytic activity of mesoporous TiO2 via the synergetic effects of B doping and Ag loading

B-doped together with Ag-loaded mesoporous TiO₂ (Ag/B–TiO₂) was prepared by a two-step hydrothermal method in the presence of boric acid, triblock copolymer surfactant, and silver nitrate, followed by heat treatment. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and nitrogen adsorption–desorption. It was revealed that all samples consist of highly crystalline anatase with mesoporous structure. For Ag/B–TiO₂, B was doped into TiO₂ matrix in the form of both interstitial B and substitutional B while Ag was deposited on the surface of B–TiO₂ in the form of metallic silver. Compared with the single B-doped or Ag-loaded TiO₂ one, mesoporous Ag/B–TiO₂ exhibits much higher visible light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Rhodamine 6G, which can be ascribed to the synergistic effects of B doping and Ag loading by narrowing the band gap of the photocatalyst and preventing the fast recombination of the photogenerated charge carriers, respectively.     

NIR-luminescence from ternary lanthanide [Ho, Pr and Tm] complexes with 1-(2-naphthyl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-butanedionate

The ligand 1-(2-naphthyl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-butanedionate (Htfnd) has been employed to synthesize six novel ternary-lanthanide complexes in which the synergic ligands were 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (dione) and 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one (dafone), respectively. Two series of complexes Ln(tfnd)₃dione and Ln(tfnd)₃dafone (Ln=Ho, Pr, Tm) were obtained. These complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared spectra and diffused reflectance. After ligand-mediated excitation, Ln(tfnd)₃dione and Ln(tfnd)₃dafone all show the characteristic NIR luminescence of the corresponding Ln³⁺ ions (Ln=Ho, Pr, Tm). This can be attributed to the efficient energy transfer from ligands to central Ln³⁺ ions, via an antenna effect. The indirect energy transfer in the complexes has been investigated and the differences in the luminescence intensity between Ln(tfnd)₃dione and Ln(tfnd)₃dafone were discussed in detail. The excellent luminescent performances enable these NIR-luminescent complexes to have potential applications in optical amplification operating at 1300 or 1500 nm.     

Local dimming algorithm and color gamut calibration for RGB LED backlight LCD display

A 32 in RGB LED backlight unit is developed. A local dimming algorithm is designed for the backlight, and grid-noise artifacts in the LC driving signal are successfully removed with consideration of the backlight distribution to provide identical intensity from each LED block. The 32 in RGB LED backlight LCD display has achieved a static display contrast of over 20000:1 and an average power reduction of 30%. We have also obtained the color gamut transformation matrix for transferring a cold cathode fluorescent lamp BLU LCD display gamut system to our RGB LED BLU LCD display gamut system, and extended the color saturation by suppositional color expansion method. As a result, the color has been accurately reproduced in RGB LED BLU LCD display with more richness and more saturation.     

Research and application of a pocket CO2 laser in the near field

The axisymmetrical structural traveling wave cavity (ASSC) CO₂ laser is introduced based on the propagation theory of the standing wave cavity CO₂ laser. Then the propagation characteristics of the elliptically polarized Gaussian beam are studied in detail. The transforms of the coordinate were used to solve the near field distributions of the output laser beams. The numerical calculations show that the combination of the output beams in the near field can be fulfilled. The diminutive ASSC CO₂ laser can be applied into the laser gyro and the measure of the angular velocity.     

Experimental research on an arbitrary pulse generation system for imaging VISAR

Imaging VISAR is an important diagnostic tool for a variety of shock-related phenomena in laser-driven experiments. To adapt to various types of shaped driven pulse, the imaging VISAR needs an illuminating light with good shaping capability. Here, a flexible laser probe system was experimentally studied. Being generated from a 1064-nm DFB laser, the continuous wave was modulated by a waveguide amplitude modulator driven by 10 GS/s arbitrary waveform generator. After being amplified by fiber amplifiers and Nd:YAG rod amplifiers, the signal pulse was frequency-converted to 532-nm green light by a thermally controlled LBO crystal with a final output energy larger than 10 mJ. Finally, the green light was coupled into a 1-mm core diameter, multimode fused silica optical fiber and propagated to the imaging VISAR. The probe laser could realize accurate pulse shaping with time resolution below 100 ps. Uniformity in intensity and capability of arbitrary pulse shaping provides great convenience for the analysis of experimental data.     

辐射驱动条件下冲击波诊断用透明窗口离化现象研究

针对间接驱动情况下,冲击波诊断中出现的X光离化问题,利用半导体模型,解释了蓝宝石和石英晶体材料中出现黑区的理论过程,并进行了实验验证.利用光生载流子模型分析了石英晶体中时间方向上出现调制的过程,并进行了实验验证.发现使用石英晶体作为窗口材料,使用60μm厚度的烧蚀层,在180 eV辐射温度条件下,没有出现明显的黑区.使...     

内锥式流量计数值模拟及优化设计

多相流过程参数的准确测量在石油化工与冶金工业等工业过程中十分重要。内锥式流量计作为一种新型差压流量计在多相流测量中逐渐受到关注,它能在较短的直管段条件下对流体实现准确的测量,但其结构尚存在优化的空间,需进行深入研究。本文对传统内锥式流量计做结构变形和优化研究,利用计算流体力学(CFD)方法对DN50 mm水平管道中内锥变形体的流场进行数值模拟,分析在不同结构参数下锥体的水力特性以优化结构。数值仿真结果表明,综合内锥式流量计在取压点、永久压损及测量精确度等因素,优化后的结构可以显著降低永久压损,提高测量重复性和精确度。     

射流影响下气固两相流动试验的定量分析

为了研究受限空间内的射流影响下的气固两相流动,本文采用数码颗粒图像测速仪（DpIV）系统测量颗粒分布,并开发了一套用于处理DPIV颗粒图片的算法,可用于准确地定量分析通道内的颗粒分布。使用该算法能够获得颗粒在拍摄平面内的二维相对浓度数据,定量分析该数据发现,在同样的流场条件下,射流对气流场和不同粒径颗粒的影响区域存在明...