带电胶体粒子结晶过程的实验研究

利用带电单分散聚苯乙烯胶体粒子，通过自组装机理，制备了体积百分比为4.8%的具有多晶结构的胶体晶体，并用Kossel衍射技术和紫外可见分光光度计分别对晶体的生长过程进行了监测.通过对Kossel的图像分析检测不同阶段相应的晶格结构，发现胶体结晶过程晶体结构演变顺序为由液态—随机层结构—堆无序结构—面心立方孪晶结构到面心立方结构.定量地确定了结晶过程中晶体不同晶面的晶面间距和晶体的晶格常数，通过紫外可见分光光度计测量的晶体透射谱图，计算得到111晶面的晶面间距和晶体的晶格常数，与用Kossel衍射技术得到的结果相一致，还发现随样品放置时间的延长，衰减峰变窄和加深，并向短波方向移动，对应着晶体的晶格常数减小的现象. 关键词： 胶体晶体 自组织 Kossel环 聚苯乙烯粒子     

基于光纤的三维可调胶体光子晶体

用改进的垂直沉积法在光纤端面制备了高质量的SiO₂胶体光子晶体,经过烧结、固化构成胶体光子晶体-光纤结构. 用扫描电子显微镜确定了样品为面心立方密排结构,其密排面平行于光纤基底表面. 利用全光纤传感网络测试了该胶体光子晶体,反射峰中心位于845 nm处,与Bragg理论计算值符合很好. 将该样品浸入不同折射率的液体中,反射光谱的峰值位置随着液体折射率的改变而发生偏移,近似呈线性关系,实现了峰位可调. 对于不同浓度引起的液体折射率的变化,基于光纤的胶体光子晶体结构也能够很好地分辨出来. 关键词： 可调胶体光子晶体 2微球')" href="#">SiO₂微球 Bragg反射 光纤     

通讯波段禁带胶体光子晶体的制备及实验参数研究

采用直径为700nm的二氧化硅微球,通过垂直沉积法在玻璃基片上制备了位于光通讯波段的禁带胶体光子晶体。研究了不同蒸发温度、湿度条件、干燥过程对样品晶体质量的影响。用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对其形貌进行了观测。实验结果表明,在温度为65℃,相对湿度为70%,缓慢干燥条件下制备出的样品具有较好的晶体质量,晶体在大范围内保持了面心立方(FCC)单晶结构,其(111)面平行于生长基片。     

一种胶体光子晶体修饰的光纤

设计了一种胶体光子晶体修饰的光纤. 采用恒温快速蒸发法直接在经切割刀处理后的光纤端面生长胶体晶体,再与另一根切割后的光纤在毛细玻璃管中完成对接,制备成胶体光子晶体修饰的光纤. 用扫描电子显微镜和光谱分析仪对样品的形貌、结构以及光学特性进行分析. 实验结果表明,粒径为640 nm、体积分数约为0.5%的SiO₂胶体微球溶液在60 ℃的情况下沉积,大约12 h后可得到质量较高的胶体光子晶体. 在SEM下,观察到端面的胶体晶体为面心立方(fcc)结构. 透射光谱证明,该结构在(111)面上     

光纤圆柱曲面基底胶体微球的自组装

以标准单模光纤包层的外表面作为基底,通过改进的恒温蒸发对流引导合理控制溶剂蒸发温度和液体表面下降的速度,使用垂直沉积法在其曲面圆柱型基底涂覆三维二氧化硅胶体晶体。单模光纤垂直插入二氧化硅胶体溶液中,处于圆形容器的中心,在毛细力的驱动下胶体微球在光纤外表面形成三维的胶体晶体薄膜。实验所用二氧化硅微球平均粒径为390 nm,晶体生长时间仅为12 h。用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)分析了样品的表明形貌:确定了样品表面面心立方结构的[111]和[100]两种晶向排列,同时发现了[100]晶向之间有规律的[111]晶向排列的交叉图案。对胶体微球不同的晶向排列以及交叉图案进行了定性的分析和讨论。     

FCC结构胶体光子晶体的制备及其带隙特性测量

基于对光纤传输特性和胶体光子晶体制备方法的研究,提出了用外加电场控制的方法制备光子带隙位于通讯波段的FCC结构的胶体光子晶体,并用光纤系统测试胶体光子晶体的带隙特性.采用RSOFT模拟了胶体光子晶体的带隙,分析了带隙位于通讯波段时所需的胶体微球的基本参量(微球折射率和直径).采用自组装的方法,用步进电机控制玻璃基片向上的拉升速率.速率为5 μm/s,同时外加一电场.用扫描电镜观测胶体晶体的表面形貌,并设计了单模光纤系统测量胶体光子晶体的带隙特性.测试的透射谱线表明胶体光子晶体的带隙中心波长为1552 nm.测试结果和模拟结果具有很好的一致性,误差只有2 nm.     

非密堆积TiO2空心微球光子晶体的制备与能带分析

利用胶体自组装、高温烧结和HF酸刻蚀技术,制备了SiO2微球非密堆积面心立方(FCC)结构的胶体晶体,并以此为模板,利用溶胶凝胶方法和NaOH湿法刻蚀技术制备了TiO2空心微球非密堆积FCC结构光子晶体.利用电子显微镜分析了晶体的结构,用平面波展开法对该结构进行了能带计算与分析.计算结果表明,制备的TiO2空心微球非密堆积FCC结构光子晶体在低能区的第二、第三能带之间除布里渊区的W点仍保持简并外,其余各点简并都已经消除.     

非密堆积TiO2空心微球光子晶体的制备与能带分析

利用胶体自组装、高温烧结和HF酸刻蚀技术,制备了SiO₂微球非密堆积面心立方(FCC)结构的胶体晶体,并以此为模板,利用溶胶凝胶方法和NaOH湿法刻蚀技术制备了TiO₂空心微球非密堆积FCC结构光子晶体.利用电子显微镜分析了晶体的结构,用平面波展开法对该结构进行了能带计算与分析.计算结果表明,制备的TiO₂空心微球非密堆积FCC结构光子晶体在低能区的第二、第三能带之间除布里渊区的W点仍保持简并外,其余各点简并都已经消除. 关键词： 空心微球 非密堆积 光子晶体 光子带隙     

光纤表面自组装胶体晶体微结构的实验研究

利用自组装方法在普通单模光纤裸纤表面生长胶体晶体,采用自组装方法制备了一种新型的三维光子晶体微结构光纤。将单分散度小于2％的二氧化硅胶体微球超声分散于乙醇溶液,通过垂直沉积法在表面经湿法腐蚀处理的裸光纤表面组装胶体晶体。采用SEM对样品进行表征,胶体样品表面为六角密排列,晶体呈FCC结构,其（111）晶面平行于光纤表面。当微球直径远小于光纤直径时,在60℃温度下制备的胶体样品有较好的质量。     

二元体系胶体晶体性质的实验研究

利用Kossel衍射技术和反射光谱对由总体积分数为0.02的二元聚苯乙烯胶体体系(94nm+141nm)形成的胶体晶体的性质进行了研究,实验结果显示胶体晶体的形成时间,平均粒子间距,晶体结构都与二元胶体体系中两种粒子的数密度比相关,当94nm聚苯乙烯粒子相对于141nm聚苯乙烯粒子的数密度比趋向1∶1时,胶体晶体的形成时间延长,当94nm聚苯乙烯粒子相对于141nm聚苯乙烯粒子的数密度比由1∶0向0∶1变化时,胶体晶体的平均粒子间距变大,另外实验中发现在两种粒子的数密度比为5∶1时,胶体晶体出现了超晶格结 关键词： 胶体晶体 聚苯乙烯 Kossel衍射 反射光谱     

Electric-field-assisted self-assembly of colloidal particles

A method for formation of photonic crystals has been proposed. The method is based on convective deposition of colloidal particles onto vertical substrates in the presence of a direct-current electric field directed perpendicular to the surface of the formed film and an alternating-current electric field applied parallel to the substrate plane. The structure and optical properties of the prepared colloidal crystals have been investigated using scanning electron microscopy, high resolution small-angle X-ray diffraction, and optical spectroscopy.     

Crystal thickness and sphere dispersion dependence of the photonic band gap of silica colloidal crystals

Experimental results demonstrate that the band gap of colloidal suspension crystal changes with both the thickness of crystal and the dispersity of micro-spheres.As the thickness decreases,a red shift of band gap is observed,and there is a maximum of red shift.The values of the maximum red shifts are dependent on the standard deviations of micro-spheres.The experimental results are consistent with theoretical calculation.As the colloidal suspension crystal is assembled from micro-spheres with a standard deviation of 8.4% in a thick cell,an incident angles independent broadband is observed,which is explained as an amorphous structure.Two amorphous models are discussed.     

Electrically tunable diffraction of light from 2D nematic colloidal crystals

We show that diffraction of visible light from 2D dipolar nematic colloidal crystals can be tuned electrically. When the external electric field of ∼ 1V/μm is applied in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the 2D colloidal crystal, the induced strain is highly anisotropic, and the inter-colloidal spacing changes by as much as 20% along one direction and ∼ 2% along the perpendicular one. Although the speed of response is in the range of several seconds, this novel mechanism could provide interesting photonic applications.     

对流自组装2维胶体晶体成膜趋势和覆盖率

从自组装理论出发, 分析对流自组装2维胶体晶体中空白、条纹区域出现的机理,并在实验上予以验证。通过研究得知, 2维胶体晶体的自组装过程呈现空白、条纹、大面积单层、双层条纹的趋势。从胶体晶体覆盖率的角度出发研究2维胶体晶体的组装参数与质量之间的关系,结果表明:胶体晶体的总覆盖率与基片提拉速度倒数呈线性正比,和粒子体积分数呈反比例函数关系; 受到多种因素的影响,大面积2维胶体晶体总是伴随着一定比例的空白区域和双层区域出现,提拉法所能获得的最大单层覆盖率为95%。     

Fabrication and annealing analysis of three-dimensional photonic crystals

Three-dimensional face-centered-cubic (fcc) photonic crystals (PhCs) are fabricated on quartz substrate using vertical deposition technique, and followed by annealing in a temperature range of 200-700 °C. The monodispersed SiO₂ microspheres with a diameter of 220 nm in colloidal solution are synthesized using tetraethylorthosilicate as a precursor material. The as grown opal structure exhibits a strong photonic band gap (PBG) around 450 nm in the transmission spectrum. We find that the position of PBG peak in the spectrum is relevant to incident angle of light. Moreover, it is very sensitive to annealing temperature. It quickly shifts to short wavelength direction with annealing temperature increasing. The effect results from the decrease in refraction index due to the moisture evaporation in silica microspheres.     

Induced soap-film flow by non-uniform alternating electric field

Fluid flows generated on soap films by non-uniform alternating electric fields are studied. Two parallel metal rods subjected to an AC voltage are placed perpendicular to the soap film, which is anchored in a dielectric frame. The fluid flow is generated by electrohydrodynamic induction. At very low signal frequencies there is induced surface charge, but there is no tangential electric field at the surface, so there is no force and no flow. Fluid flow is observed increasing the frequency, when there are both surface charge and tangential electric field. The flow velocity increases with decreasing thickness of the soap film.     

Electrohydrodynamic controlled assembly and fracturing of thin colloidal particle films confined at drop interfaces

Particles can adsorb strongly at liquid interfaces due to capillary forces, which in practice can confine the particles to the interface. Here we investigate the electrohydrodynamic flow driven packing and deformation of colloidal particle layers confined at the surface of liquid drops. The electrohydrodynamic flow has a stagnation point at the drop equator, leading to assembly of particles in a ribbon shaped film. The flow is entirely controlled by the electric field, and we demonstrate that AC fields can be used to induce hydrodynamic “shaking” of the colloidal particle film. We find that the mechanical properties of the film is highly dependent on the particles: monodisperse polystyrene beads form packed granular monolayers which “liquefies” upon shaking, whereas clay mineral particles form cohesive films that fracture upon shaking. The results are expected to be relevant for understanding the mechanics and rheology of particle stabilized emulsions.     

Study of the transition from conduction to injection in an electrohydrodynamic flow in blade-plane geometry

A dielectric fluid can be set into motion with the help of electric forces, mainly Coulomb force. This phenomenon, called electroconvection, can be induced by electrohydrodynamic conduction, injection, and induction. Conduction is based on the dissociation/recombination phenomenon, generates heterocharge layers, and occurs for low electric field values. Injection produces homocharge layers in the electrode vicinity and requires stronger electric fields to be initiated. This study is an experimental observation of the transition from conduction to injection of a dielectric liquid in blade-plane geometry using Particle Image Velocimetry. In addition, the electric current is measured to completely understand the flow behavior.