Photoacoustic studies on two new organic NLO materials: L‐threonine and L‐prolinium tartrate

Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) is a non‐destructive testing (NDT) tool and used here for analyzing the physical properties such as thermal diffusivity, thermal diffusion length, thermal conductivity and thermal effusivity of L‐Threonine and L‐Prolinium tartrate. These two crystals belong to a group of recently developed NLO materials, in our laboratory. The single crystals of the two compounds were grown by using submerged seed solution growth method. Characterization of the crystals was made by using single crystal X‐ray diffraction. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Photoacoustic studies on the thermal properties of the NLO compound: L‐alaninium maleate

Studies on thermal and optical properties are very essential for a nonlinear optical material. Photoacoustics (PA) is a recently developed non‐destructive testing (NDT) tool for studying such properties. L‐Alaninium maleate (C₃H₈NO₂⁺·C₄H₃O₄^‐), an organic non‐linear optical (NLO) material was synthesized using submerged seed solution method and was characterized by single crystal X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and density. PA technique was used to determine the thermal parameters of LAM crystals. Moreover, possible phase transition analysis was conducted to ascertain the thermal stability. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) studies were also carried out and crystal‐packing features discussed. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Photoacoustic study of the thermal properties of calcium carbonate – the major constituent of pancreatic calculi

The study of the thermal properties of condensed matter is very essential both for crystallizing and thermal energy induced fracturing of solid materials. Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) is a recently developed, nondestructive testing (NDT) tool, used for analyzing the surface properties of materials. This method is used here to determine the thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of the gel grown single crystals of calcium carbonate (CC), which is the major constituent of pancreatic calculi. Characterization of CC was made using single crystal X‐ray diffraction and density determination. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Photoacoustic study of the thermal and optical properties of hippuric acid

Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) is a recently developed, non‐destructive testing (NDT) tool, used for analyzing the physical properties of materials. This method is used here to determine the thermal diffusivity and conductivity of the gel‐grown single crystals of hippuric acid, a minor constituent of urinary calculi and also a non‐linear optical (NLO) material. Optical absorption of the specimen was studied using its PA spectrum and compared with UV‐visible absorption spectra. Second harmonic generation (SHG) conversion efficiency was also carried out. Characterization of the crystals was made using X‐ray powder diffraction and density determination. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Thermal properties of a Nd:LuVO4 crystal

A Nd‐doped lutetium orthovanadate Nd:LuVO₄ crystal has been grown using a modified Czochralski method. The thermal properties of this crystal have been studied by measuring the thermal expansion, specific heat and thermal diffusivity. The thermal expansion coefficients are α₁₁ = 1.7 × 10^‐6, α₂₂ = 1.5 × 10^‐6 and α₃₃ = 9.1 × 10^‐6/K in the temperature range of 298–573 K along the three respective crystallographic axes. The specific heat is almost linear and increases from 0.442 to 0.498 Jg^‐1K^‐1 in the measured temperature range. The thermal diffusivity is anisotropic and decreases with increasing temperature from 295 to 548 K. At room temperature the calculated thermal conductivities κ₁₁ and κ₃₃ are 7.96 and 9.77 Wm^‐1K^‐1, respectively. These thermal parameters of Nd:LuVO₄ crystal have indicated that it is an excellent candidate laser material. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Growth and photoluminescence properties of CdS solid solution semiconductor

Photoluminescence (PL) emitted from Cd_1‐xZn_xS and CdS_1‐ySe_y solid solution semiconductor was significantly stronger than PL from the pure CdS and CdSe semiconductor. The samples were prepared using an improved Se‐S‐Na₂S flux route. Photoluminescence in Cd_1‐xZn_xS crystal was brightly yellow at the room temperature under VU radiation. The phase and composition of the solid solution was measured by the XRD and was confirmed by UV‐NIS spectrum as x of 0.3 and y of 0.2. The enhanced photoluminescence was presumably due to the introduction of extra defect (vacancies) by solid solution action and consequently the increasing of luminescence center concentration. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

CdS纳米晶颗粒薄膜的制备及其光学特性研究

采用化学浴沉积法,以CdCl2·H2O、CS(NH2)2、NH4Cl、NH3·H2O和去离子水作为反应前驱物,在不同的氨水浓度下制备CdS纳米晶颗粒薄膜.通过扫描电镜、X射线衍射、X射线能量色散谱、紫外-可见光透射光谱、椭圆偏振光谱等方法,研究了反应前驱物中氨水浓度对CdS纳米晶颗粒薄膜的表面形貌、晶体结构、S/Cd原子比、光透过率、光学带隙、折射率、消光系数和光学吸收边等物理性能的影响.结果表明:反应前驱物中氨水浓度在0.4～1.0mol/L范围内,可以在衬底上形成均匀致密的CdS纳米晶颗粒薄膜.随着氨水浓度的增加,CdS纳米晶的平均晶粒尺寸逐渐减少,S/Cd原子比逐渐增加,由富Cd型转变为富S型,禁带宽度逐渐增加.在500～1000 nm波段内,折射率的平均值为1.75;消光系数k小于0.07.     

离子液体对硫化镉粒径和光催化性能调控研究

以氯化镉和硫代乙酰胺为原料,分别以水,离子液以及两者的混合液为溶剂,用超声法成功合成了不同粒径的硫化镉纳米粒子.用XRD,SEM,IR以及UV-Vis等手段对所制备样品的晶型、形貌和光学特性进行了表征;以紫外光为光源、甲基橙为目标降解物评价了硫化镉纳米粒子的光催化活性.结果表明,离子液的引入使硫化镉纳米粒子的粒径明显变小,带隙能量变大,光催化性能测试表明,离子液介质中合成的CdS纳米粒子具有更高的光催化活性.离子液体对比实验还表明,三乙烯四胺型离子液体中合成的硫化镉具有更高的光催化活性.     

Thermal conductivity of ZnSe by molecular dynamics simulation

Molecular dynamics simulation using the new fit of the empirical Tersoff Potential is applied to study the thermal properties of ZnSe at and below the room temperature. The resulting diffusivity and thermal conductivity are compared with the photoacoustic measurements on the grown ZnSe crystal. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

热蒸发制备CdSe薄膜及其光电特性研究

采用真空热蒸发法技术制备CdSe薄膜,通过XRD、SEM、Hall效应和分光光度计测试了薄膜的结构、表面形貌、I-V特性和光学透过率。结果表明:CdSe薄膜(100)晶面的面间距为0.369 nm,晶粒大小约为10.2 nm,薄膜表面晶粒分布较为均匀;CdSe薄膜与锡和银的肖特基势垒高度分别为0.76 V和0.69 V;CdSe薄膜的光透过率在远红外区较高,且呈上升趋势;折射率随波长增加按指数规律减小;根据Tauc关系和Urbach规则,获得能量带隙为1.79 eV和Urbach能量为0.217 eV。     

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of bundle‐like CdS nanostructures assembled by high‐quality nanorods

Bundle‐like cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanostructures assembled by high‐quality nanorods have been successfully synthesized on a large scale via a facile solvothermal route in a mixed solvent of ethylenediamine and dodecanethiol. The typical lengths of bundle‐like CdS nanostructures are several tens of micrometers, and the diameters and lengths of CdS nanorods are about 50–70 nm and several micrometers, respectively. The influence of the concentration of dodecanethiol on the morphologies of CdS nanostructures has been investigated carefully. Photoluminescence spectra (PL) of CdS nanostructures reveal that the bundle‐like CdS nanostructures exhibited two fluorescence emission peaks centered at 495nm (2.51 eV) and 522 nm (2.38 eV) as the excitation wavelength is 405 nm. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Annealing effects on electrical, optical and structural properties of semiconducting transparent tetra-tert-butyl 2,3 naphthalocyanine thinfilms

Although there are lot of early reports on inorganic semiconducting transparent thinfilms, very few experimental results have been reported regarding the organic semiconducting transparent thinfilms especially in the area of Naphthalocyanines. Here we report on the preparation and characterization of transparent and semiconducting 2,11,20,29 Tetra Tert-Butyl 2,3 Naphthalocyanine (TTBNc) thinfilms using Physical Vapor Deposition Technique. Post deposition air and vacuum annealing is done on thinfilms. From the DC electrical conductivity studies, the activation energy has been calculated using the Arrhenius plot and the bandgap energy has been obtained from the optical transmission spectra. The different structural parameters like crystal structure; grain size and surface morphology are measured from the x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopic analysis (SEM) respectively. Atomic force microscopic (AFM) images of different TTBNc thinfilms account for significant changes on surface level patterns and a clear evidence of agglomeration of nano crystalline materials. Further the average grain size is calculated and confirmed in the nano level at which it forms clusters to get the particular surface topology.     

Optical properties of thermally evaporated CdS thin films

CdS thin films of varying thicknesses were deposited on cleaned glass substrates at room temperature by thermal evaporation technique in a vacuum of about 2 x 10^‐5 torr. UV‐VIS spectra of the films were studied using the optical transmittance measurements which were taken in the spectral region from 300 nm to 1100 nm. The absorbance and reflectance spectra of the films in the UV‐VIS region were also studied. Optical constants such as optical band gap, extinction coefficient, refractive index, optical conductivity and complex dielectric constant were evaluated from these spectra. All the films were found to exhibit high transmittance (∼ 60 ‐ 93 %), low absorbance and low reflectance in the visible/near infrared region from ∼ 500 nm to 1100 nm. The optical band gap energy was found to be in the range 2.28 – 2.53 eV. All the films annealed at 300°C for 4 hours in vacuum (∼ 10^‐2 torr) showed a decrease in the optical transmittance with its absorption edge shifted towards the longer wavelength, leading to the result that the optical band gap decreases on annealing the films. Also, on annealing crystallinity of the films improves, resulting in decrease in the optical transmittance. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Bridgman法晶体生长的热物性各向同性坩埚的选择

本文对不同坩埚热物性组合时计算得到的结果进行了比较.对各向同性坩埚而言,应该优先选择具有与晶体和熔体的导热系数相当导热系数的材料,也可选择导热系数较大的材料.在强度允许的情况下,减小坩埚壁厚对晶体生长有利.     

Electrical,optical and photoconductive properties of Poly(dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6)

To investigate the energy levels, absorption bands, band gap, dominant transport mechanisms, recombination mechanisms and the free carrier life time behavior of poly‐dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6, poly‐DB18C6, films, the dark electrical conductivity in the temperature range of 200‐550 K, the absorbance and photocurrent spectra, the photocurrent –illumination intensity and time dependence at 300 K were studied. The dark electrical conductivity measurements revealed the existence of three energy levels located at 0.93, 0.32 and 0.76 eV below the tails of the conduction band. The main transport mechanism in the dark was found to be due to the thermal excitation of charge carriers and the variable range hopping above and below 260 K, respectively. The photocurrent and absorbance spectra reflect a band gap of 3.9 eV. The photocurrent ‐illumination intensity dependence reflects the sublinear, linear and supralinear characters indicating the decrease, remaining constant and increase in the free electron life time that in turn show the bimolecular, strong and very strong recombination characters at the surface under the application of low, moderate and high illumination intensity, respectively. A response time of 25.6 s was calculated from the decay of I_ph‐time dependence. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Optical properties of flower‐like CdS prepared by a hydrothermal method with SDBS as surfactant

In this article, flower‐like CdS structures have been prepared by a hydrothermal method with SDBS as surfactant. The influences of different experimental conditions on the morphologies, UV‐Vis and fluorescence properties of CdS have been investigated. The performances of CdS have been analyzed by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), ultraviolet‐visible (UV–Vis) and room‐temperature photoluminescence (PL). The XRD result indicates that the flower‐like CdS structures are of hexagonal phase. The FESEM results indicate that the main role of SDBS is to make the CdS crystals assemble together to form the flower‐like structures. The UV–Vis results show CdS has a strong absorption in the ultraviolet region and visible‐light region. The PL results show CdS has two emission peaks, respectively at 461 nm and 553 nm. The growth mechanism for the formation of flower‐like CdS structures is also described.     

One‐step green synthesis by organic molten salt method and optical properties of CdS nanosheets

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanosheets were synthesized by an environment friendly, “green” organic molten salt (OMS) method at 220 °C. The as‐synthesized products were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), respectively. The XRD results reveal that the as‐synthesized CdS nanosheets are of the hexagonal wurtzite structure and the CdS nanosheets grow along the c‐axis. The SEM results indicate that the diameters and thickness of the CdS nanosheets are about 20–40 nm and 5–10 nm, respectively. The optical properties of the CdS nanosheets were investigated by ultraviolet–visible (UV‐Vis) spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The ultraviolet–visible spectrum exhibits two excitonic peaks with a step‐like absorption and the photoluminescence spectrum shows a green emission peak centered at around 524 nm. A possible growth mechanism of CdS nanosheets was discussed.     

Nano segregation and thermal stability of TGB and re-entrant smectic-A phases in a ternary mixture of liquid crystalline materials

The ternary system of 4’-n-octyloxy-4-cyanobiphenyl (8OCB), 4-cyano-4’-Pentyl teraphenyl (5CT), and cholesteryl nonanoate (CN) exhibits very interesting unusual liquid crystalline phase of N^* (cholesteric), twisted grain boundary (TGB) phase, and re-entrant smectic-A (ReSmA) phases and it is obtained sequentially when the specimen is cooled from isotropic phase. These phases have been characterized by using X-ray and optical texture studies. The temperature variations of electrical conductivity have been discussed.     

掺Nd钒酸盐晶体热导率的拉曼光谱研究

运用晶格动力学观点推导了热导率与积分拉曼散射强度的关系,测量了Nd:YVO4 (简称NYV)和Nd:GdVO4 (简称NGV)不同配置下的高温拉曼光谱和其a、c向的热导率,理论与实验非常吻合.     

Thermal conductivity of Tb2(MoO4)3 crystals at low temperatures

Thermal conductivity of the improper ferroic Tb₂(MoO₄)₃ was measured in the range 0.3 K–100 K by the method of the stationary heat flow. An additional maximum in thermal conductivity observed at 0.45 K is due to the anomaly of specific heat corresponding to the antiferromagnetic phase transition. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)