Synthesis, characterization and optical properties of multipod ZnO whiskers

Multipod ZnO whiskers were synthesized successfully by two steps: pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and thermal evaporation process. First, a thin layer of Zn films were deposited on Si(1 1 1) substrates by PLD. Then the whiskers grew on Zn-coated Si(1 1 1) substrate by the simple thermal evaporation oxidation of the metallic zinc powder at 900 °C in the air without any catalysts or additives. The pre-deposited Zn films by PLD on the substrate can promote the growth of ZnO multipod whiskers effectively. The as-synthesized ZnO whiskers were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The results revealed that the whiskers are highly crystalline with the wurtzite hexagonal structure. Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of the whiskers shows a UV emission peak at ∼393 nm and a broad green emission peak at ∼517 nm, which was assigned to the near band-edge emission and the deep-level emission, respectively.     

A comparative study of field-emission from different one dimensional carbon nanostructures synthesized via thermal CVD system

Different one dimensional (1D) carbon nanostructures, such as carbon nanonoodles (CNNs), carbon nanospikes (CNSs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been synthesized via thermal chemical vapour deposition (TCVD) technique. The different 1D morphologies were synthesized by varying the substrate material and the deposition conditions. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). FESEM and TEM images showed that the diameters of the CNNs and CNTs were ∼40 nm while the diameters of the CNSs were around 100 nm. Field emission studies of the as-prepared samples showed that CNSs to be a better field emitter than CNNs, whereas CNTs are the best among the three producing large emission current. The variation of field emission properties with inter-electrode distance has been studied in detail. Also the time dependent field emission studies of all the nanostructures have been carried out.     

Tunable transmission and enhanced emission in ordered metallic nanostructures having varying channel shape

Extraordinary transmission spectra for one-dimensional (1D) gratings and two-dimensional (2D) metallic hole arrays change with the hole channel shape. In this paper, a converging-diverging channel (CDC) design was introduced. The transmission spectra corresponding to CDC-embedded nanostructures of 1D grating, circular and rectangular holes (2D hole arrays) are analyzed using three-dimensional (3D) finite-element method. Tuning of optical transmission by changing the CDC structure has been investigated. In addition, a cavity composed of a CDC metallic grating and a 1D photonic crystal (PhC) can lead to an enhanced emission. Large coherence length of the emission can be achieved by exploiting coherent properties of surface waves in grating and PhC.     

Effects of gas composition on the growth of multi-walled carbon nanotube

This paper studies the effects of different gas compositions on the growth of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) films by using an electron cyclotron resonance chemical vapor deposition (ECR-CVD) method. The Raman spectrum was employed to explore the composition of the MWCNT films grown under different mixtures of C₃H₈ and H₂. The results showed that the optimum relative intensity ratio of the D band to G band (i.e., I_D/I_G) is 2 for the cases considered in this study. In addition, the morphology and microstructure of the MWCNTs were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and field emission gun transmission electron microscopy (FEG-TEM). Furthermore, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) were used to study the surface topography and thermal properties of the MWCNTs.     

大气传输特性对目标与背景红外辐射特性的影响

本文对影响大气红外辐射透过率和大气自身的红外辐射因素及计算方法进行了讨论，利用大气传输特性分析软件－LOWTRAN7分析计算了大气红外辐射的透过率和大气自身的红外辐射，并讨论了大气辐射与吸收对目标与背景红外辐射特性的影响，对利用理论模型得到的目标与背景红外辐射图像进行了修正，获得了比较接近实际的红外模拟热图像。     

Synthesis, structure, and photoluminescence of Zn2SnO4 single-crystal nanobelts and nanorings

A large quantity of single-crystal Zn₂SnO₄ (ZTO) nanobelts is synthesized by using a thermal evaporation method. The lengths of the nanobelts are up to several hundreds of micrometers, and the average width and thickness are about 400 and 30 nm, respectively. Some ring-like nanobelts, called nanorings here, are also observed. The nanobelts are characterized in detail with scanning electron microscope, X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscope, high-resolution transmission electron microscope and selected area electron diffraction. Possible growth mechanisms for the ZTO nanobelts and nanorings are proposed. In addition, the photoluminescence spectrum (PL) of the nanobelts at room temperature shows a stable broad blue-green emission around the 400-600 nm wavelengths with a maximum center at 490 nm. The strong PL emission of the nanobelts may find potential applications in nano-scale optoelectronic devices.     

Thermal emission properties of 2D and 3D silicon photonic crystals

We present measurements of the thermal emission properties of 2D and 3D silicon photonic crystals with and without substrate heated resistively as well as passively with an aluminium hotplate. The out-of-plane and in-plane emission properties were recorded and compared to numerical simulation. It turned out that for the in-plane 2D photonic crystal and out-of-plane 3D photonic crystal emission a photonic stop gap effect is visible. For the out-of-plane 2D photonic crystal emission, no photonic bandgap effect is observable but instead strong silicon oxide emission from native oxide inside the pores of silicon are observable. A model for the modified thermal emission is presented.     

ZnO three-dimensional hedgehog-like nanostructure: synthesis,growth mechanism and optical enhancement

The 3D hedgehog-like ZnO nanostructures were synthesized on Si substrate through chemical vapor deposition process. The morphology and structure of the products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, as well as transmission electron microscopy. The ZnO 3D hedgehog-like architectures were found to consist of a central nucleus and multiple side-growing nanowires with diameter of 100–250 nm and length up to 10 µm. The growth mechanism of the hedgehog-like ZnO nanostructures was studied. It revealed a three-step process during the entire growth. Finally, room temperature photoluminescence spectra of ZnO 3D nanostructures showed that the center excitation would render much stronger PL emission intensity. Furthermore, simulation results indicated that the enhanced emission came from light-trapping-induced excitation light field enhancement.     

Mechanism of light emission excited by Joule heating in ZnO crystals

Emission of light was observed in ZnO single crystals under Joule heating at high temperatures. This thermally induced emission (thermal emission) appeared at temperatures higher than 600 °C and exhibited itself as a band peaked at 500-520 nm whose intensity increased and maximum shifted towards longer wavelengths as temperature increased. Photoluminescence, thermal emission (TE) and transmission spectra were measured at different temperatures in the range of 20-1100 °C. It was concluded that the TE resulted from radiative recombination of thermally generated equilibrium carriers through some local centers.     

Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic activity of multi-walled carbon nanotube-supported tungsten trioxide composites

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-supported tungsten trioxide (WO₃) composite catalysts were prepared by liquid-phase process. WO₃ nanoparticles grew on the inner and outer surface of MWCNTs. Their photocatalytic activities in the degradation of the Rhodamine B Dye were studied. The effects of mass ratio of MWCNTs to WO₃ were discussed. X-ray diffraction, field emission transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis and ultraviolet-visible light absorption spectra were carried out to characterize the composite catalysts. The results indicated that the optimum mass ratio of MWCNTs to WO₃ is 5:100.     

稀土离子掺杂LaAlO3:RE3+(RE=Eu,Tb,Sm,Tm)荧光粉的发光性能

采用溶胶凝胶法合成La_1-xAlO₃：xRE³⁺（RE=Eu,Tb,Sm,Tm）荧光粉,对样品进行热重差热（TGA-DTA）、X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、透射电镜（TEM）以及荧光光谱（PL）等表征,探讨样品的合成温度及稀土离子掺杂浓度对样品发光性能的影响。研究结果表明,当煅烧温度为800~1 200℃时,所合成样品为三方晶体结构。在紫外光激发下,掺杂离子均表现出特征的f-f电子跃迁发射,在一定掺杂浓度范围内,当Eu³⁺、Tb³⁺、Sm³⁺和Tm³⁺的掺杂浓度x值分别为0.02,0.04,0.005和0.005时,样品发光强度最大,在一定波长激发下,样品分别发射出红光、绿光、橙黄光和蓝光,Eu³⁺-Tb³⁺、Eu³⁺-Sm³⁺和Eu³⁺-Tm³⁺共掺杂有可能获得白光。     

Preparation, conversion, and comparison of the photocatalytic property of Cd(OH)2, CdO, CdS and CdSe

In this paper, we report the hydrothermal preparation of Cd(OH)₂ nanowires and further conversion to CdO nanobelts, CdS nanowires and CdSe nanoparticles through thermal treatment, solvothermal and mixed-solvothermal routes, respectively. The as-obtained products were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FEMSEM). Research showed that four cadmium compounds were good photocatalysts for the degradation of organic dyes such as Safranine T and Pyronine B, under irradiation of 365 nm UV light. The order of catalytic activity of different materials was found to be Cd(OH)₂<CdO<CdS<CdSe.     

铈掺杂高钆镥氧化物玻璃制备和光谱性能

实验中采用高温熔融法制备了一系列高钆镥硼硅酸盐新型玻璃体系样品,研究了这种新型玻璃体系的玻璃形成区,测量了样品的玻璃稳定性和密度。结果表明,玻璃体系的玻璃形成区较广,玻璃稳定性良好（析晶温度与转变温度的差为262 ℃）,且玻璃样品的密度达到5 g/cm3。以此种玻璃体系作为基质掺入Ce3+离子,测量其透过光谱、激发光谱、发射光谱、X射线激发发射光谱以及Gd3+离子的衰减时间。结果表明,玻璃的透过性能适合Ce3+离子的掺杂,并且Gd2O3和Lu2O3对闪烁体发光都具有积极的影响,同时研究了Gd3+离子和Ce3+离子的能量传递机理及最佳能量传递掺杂摩尔比。从玻璃的物理性能和光谱性能考虑,这种闪烁玻璃系统具有广泛应用于高能物理材料中的一定潜力。     

Carbon nanofibers and multiwalled carbon nanotubes from camphor and their field electron emission

Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (CNF) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN) have been synthesized from camphor by catalytic thermal CVD method on Co and Co/Fe thin films (for CNF) and on silicon substrates using a mixture of camphor and ferrocene (for MWCN). CNF and MWCN are studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, visible Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction in order to get insight into the microstructure and morphology of these materials. Field electron emission study indicates turn-on field of about 2.56, 3.0 and 6.5 V/μm for MWCN, Co/CNF and Co/Fe/CNF films, respectively. The best performance of MWCN in field electron emission among the materials studied can be due to the highest aspect ratio, good graphitization and good density.     

The effect of post‐growth thermal annealing on the emission spectra of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots grown by droplet epitaxy

We fabricated GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots by droplet epitaxy, and obtained the geometries of the dots by scanning transmission electron microscopy. Post‐growth thermal annealing is essential for the optical activation of quantum dots grown by droplet epitaxy. We measured the emission energy shifts of the dots and the underlying superlattice by post‐ growth thermal annealing, and specified the emission from dots by selectively etching the structure down to a low layer of quantum dots. We studied the influence of the degree of annealing on the optical properties of the dots from the peak shifts of the superlattice, since the superlattice has a uniform and well‐defined geometry. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

应用不对称一维光子晶体结构制备窄光谱LED

对周期性的GaAlAs／AlAs模块堆积组成的有缺陷的一维光子晶体的光波传输模式进行了理论与实验研究。由于堆积结构的周期性受到破坏,导致了光子晶体中模密度发生变化,光波的传播也发生了变化。对模密度和光的传播模式分别用流行的光子能态理论和光学传输矩阵进行了计算和模拟。计算发现采用不对称结构的一维光子晶体结构在实际应用中有更大的灵活性。用金属有机物化学汽相沉积方法实现一维光子晶体,并用于裁剪普通的发光二极管电致发光谱,在20mA的激发电流下,半峰全宽为2．8mm,单色性优 于共振腔发光二极管。在较大的激发电流下,带边发射的增强现象也被观测到。     

Infrared filters for cryogenic millimeterwave receivers

Filters are required to block infrared radiation from the low temperature regions of cryogenic receivers to reduce thermal loading and temperature gradients. The design and analysis of PTFE filters mounted on the radiation shield of a closed-cycle Joule-Thompson 4 K refrigerator is described. Calculations of the thennal transmission and emission of the filters are compared with measurements. It was found that the filters were not as effective as expected since the heat sinking of the material to the radiation shield was poor, but the overall heat load was less than anticipated since a thermal gradient developed across the polystyrene foam vacuum window, reducing its infrared emission.NRAO is operated under co-operative agreement with the National Science Foundation.     

Inhibition of emission wavelength blueshift in annealed InAs/GaAs quantum dot stacks: an important observation for their potential application in photovoltaic devices

We have investigated the effect of post growth rapid thermal annealing on self-assembled InAs/GaAs multilayer QDs (MQD) overgrown with a combination barrier of InAlGaAs and GaAs for their possible use in photovoltaic device application. The samples were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence measurements. We noticed a thermally induced material interdiffusion between the QDs and the wetting layer in the MQD sample up to a certain annealing temperature. The QD heterostructure exhibited a thermal stability in the emission peak wavelength on annealing up to 700 ^°C temperature. A phenomenological model has been proposed for this stability of the emission peak. The model considers the effect of the strain field, propagating from the underlying QD layer to the upper layers of the multilayer QD and the effect of indium atom gradient in the combination barrier layer due to the presence of a quaternary InAlGaAs layer.     

Experimental observation of ionization and shock fronts in foam targets driven by thermal radiation

The behaviours of ionization and shock propagation in radiatively heated material is crucial for the understanding of indirect drive inertial confinement fusion as well as some astrophysics phenomena. In this work, radiation field with a peak temperature of up to 155 eV was generated in a gold cavity heated by four laser beams on the SG-II laser system and was used to irradiate a plastic foam cylinder at one end. The radiatively ablated foam cylinder was then backlighted side-on by x-ray from a laser-irradiated Ti disk. By observing the transmission decrease due to the shock compression of the foam cylinder, the trajectories of shock front were measured, and from the onset of the intense thermal emission from the side of the cylinder, the propagations of the ionization front were also observed on the same shot. The experimental measurements were compared to predictions of the radiation hydrodynamics code Multi-1D and reasonable agreements were found.     

晶体中离子质量差异与激活离子光谱线热加宽和热位移

证明了基质晶体离子的质量差异对其中的激活离子光谱线的热加宽和热位移有贡献，对于单声子吸收或发射机制产生的热加宽和热位移而言，其贡献可以用一个乘积因子D^2表示，对于喇曼散射机制引起的热加宽，其贡献可以用乘积因子D^4表示，文中分别给出两种离子组成的晶体和三种离子组成的晶体的D的表示式。