Semiconductor concentric double rings in a magnetic field

We report a theoretical study on the magnetooptical properties of recently synthesized concentric quantum double rings, as a function of the inner-outer ring coupling. The transition from a single to a double ring, as it is reflected in the the changes of the Aharonov-Bohm oscillation periods of the energy levels, is shown. It is found that, even when the system can be described as a single quantum ring with a small cleft, the electron energy levels show two different Aharonov-Bohm oscillation periods, which indicate that the carriers are localized in either the inner or the outer ring. For most distances between the rings, the electron and hole energy levels show almost identical Aharonov-Bohm oscillation periods. However, there is a short distances range in which they do not localize in the same ring, showing very different periods. In this region, the exciton ground state becomes dark.     

Vibration characteristics of a disk-type winding simulated by coupled concentric rings

Mechanical faults in the winding are often related to the changes in the vibro-acoustical response of the transformers with respect to the electromagnetic force in winding. Understanding of the effects of the faults on the vibration characteristics of transformer windings is useful when diagnosing winding faults using transformer’s vibration signature, and when predicting the environmental noise emission from transformers. In this paper, mechanical faults, such as failure of interlayer insulation pressboards and local winding deformations, of the disk-type windings in a 110-kV power transformer, and their effects on the vibration responses of the windings are presented. The disk-type windings are also experimentally modeled by a stack of coupled concentric rings with well-defined faults. A good qualitative agreement is found between measured responses of the power transformer and of the stack of coupled concentric rings. The dependence of the response of the stack on increasing degree of faults provides useful details for understanding the cumulative effect of the faults on the winding’s vibration characteristics. Methods for identifying the location and severity of the faults based on the measured vibration responses are also outlined.     

Sampling of the NMR time domain along concentric rings

We present a novel approach to sampling the NMR time domain, whereby the sampling points are aligned on concentric rings, which we term concentric ring sampling (CRS). Radial sampling constitutes a special case of CRS where each ring has the same number of points and the same relative orientation. We derive theoretically that the most efficient CRS approach is to place progressively more points on rings of larger radius, with the number of points growing linearly with the radius, a method that we call linearly increasing CRS (LCRS). For cases of significant undersampling to reduce measurement time, a randomized LCRS (RLCRS) is also described. A theoretical treatment of these approaches is provided, including an assessment of artifacts and sensitivity. The analytical treatment of sensitivity also addresses the sensitivity of radially sampled data processed by Fourier transform. Optimized CRS approaches are found to produce artifact-free spectra of the same resolution as Cartesian sampling, for the same measurement time. Additionally, optimized approaches consistently yield fewer and smaller artifacts than radial sampling, and have a sensitivity equal to Cartesian and better than radial sampling. We demonstrate the method using numerical simulations, as well as a 3D HNCO experiment on protein G B1 domain.     

Propagation factor of electromagnetic concentric rings Schell-model beams in non-Kolmogorov turbulence

We derive an analytical expression for the propagation factor(known as M2-factor) of electromagnetic concentric rings Schell-model(EM CRSM) beams in non-Kolmogorov turbulence by utilizing the extended Huygens–Fresnel diffraction integral formula and the second-order moments of the Wigner distribution function(WDF). Our results show that the EM CRSM beam has advantage over the scalar CRSM beam for reducing the turbulence-induced degradation under suitable conditions. The EM CRSM beam with multi-rings far-fields in free space is less affected by the turbulence than the one with dark-hollow far-fields or the electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model(EGSM) beam. The dependence of the M2-factor on the beam parameters and the turbulence are investigated in detail.     

Self-assembly of two-dimensional islands via strain-mediated coarsening

We demonstrate two distinctive effects of strain-induced island-island interaction on island size and spatial distribution during coarsening of 2D islands. When coarsening proceeds via only mass transport between islands, the interaction broadens the island size distribution, leading to a power-law dependence of island size uniformity on island number density. When coarsening proceeds via island migration in addition to mass transport between islands, the interaction can effectively direct island motion through island edge diffusion, leading to self-organized formation of a regular array of islands with both uniform size and spacing.     

Instabilities during the evaporation of a film: Non-glassy polymer + volatile solvent

: We consider solutions where the surface tension of the solvent s is smaller than the surface tension of the polymer p. In an evaporating film, a “plume”, of solvent-rich fluid, then induces a local depression in surface tension, and the surface forces tend to strengthen the plume. We give an estimate (at the level of scaling laws) for the minimum thickness e ^* required to obtain this instability. We predict that a) e ^* is a decreasing function of the solvent vapor pressure pv(e ^* ~ pv^-1/2); b) e ^* should be very small (< 1 micron) provided that the initial solution is rather dilute; c) the overall evaporation time for the film should be much longer than the growth time of the instability. The instability should lead to distortions of the free surface and may be optically observable. It should dominate over the classical Benard-Marangoni instability induced by cooling.     

Instabilities during the evaporation of a film: Non-glassy polymer + volatile solvent

The European Physical Journal E - We consider solutions where the surface tension of the solvent s is smaller than the surface tension of the polymer p. In an evaporating film, a...     

The capillary instability of the evaporation surface in soil

The stability of the evaporation surface of subsoil waters is investigated in the presence of capillary pressure, when a light liquid (a mixture of air and vapor) is above a heavy liquid (water). It is found that the instability arises in non-wettable and wettable soil with the capillary-pressure gradient.     

Field emission from lotiform-like ZnO nanostructures synthesized via thermal evaporation method

Novel lotiform ZnO nanostructures were synthesized on silicon substrate via simple thermal evaporation. The average diameter of the ZnO nanostructures is ∼1.5 μm. The lotiform-like ZnO structures were formed by nanorods arrays with the average diameter of 70 nm. The as-grown lotiform ZnO nanostructures have excellent field-emission properties such as the low turn-on field of 3.4 V/μm, and very high emission current density of 12.4 mA/cm² at the field of 9.6 V/μm. These features make the lotiform-like ZnO nanostructures competitive candidates for field-emission-based displays. PACS 61.46.-w; 61.82.Rx; 78.67.-n; 73.63.Bd; 74.78.Na     

Ionization of solvent molecules by the field evaporation of ions from glycerol and ethylene glycol solutions

Using an electromembrane source, mass-spectrometric investigations into the field evaporation of ions from KI solutions in a water-glycerol mixture and in ethylene glycol are performed. The concentration of negatively charged solvent ions (deprotonated molecules) on the emitting surface of the liquid is determined. It is shown that, under the conditions of intense field evaporation of ions, the surface concentration of deprotonated glycerol and ethylene glycol molecules is several orders of magnitude higher than their equilibrium concentration in the absence of an electric field. The high concentration of solvent ions is associated with an increase in the autoprotolysis constant in a strong electric field.     

Influence of lateral electric field on intraband optical absorption in concentric double quantum rings

The influence of lateral electric field on one-electron states and intraband absorption in two-dimensional concentric double quantum rings is investigated. The confining potential of the rings is modeled as a double harmonic central potential. Using the exact diagonalization technique, we calculate the dependence of the electron energy spectrum as a function of the electric field strength as well as the inner ring radius. Also, different values of confinement strength are considered. Selection rule is obtained for intraband transitions, caused by the direction of incident light polarization. The intraband absorption coefficient is calculated for different values of electric field strength, inner ring radius, confinement strength and incident light polarization direction. The combined influence of electric field strength and change of confining strength show that while the increment of the first one leads only to blueshift of absorption spectrum, the augment of the second one makes the redshift. In addition, both blueshift and redshift of the spectrum have been obtained with the enlargement of inner ring radius. Finally, we show that the absorption spectrum undergoes redshift by changing the polarization of incident light from x- to y-axis.     

Charge transfer via a two-strand superexchange bridge in DNA

Charge transfer in a DNA duplex chain is studied by constructing a system with virtual electrodes connected at the ends of each DNA strand. The system is described by the tight-binding model and its transport is analyzed by the transfer matrix method. The very weak distance dependence in a long (G:C)(T:A)M(G:C)3 DNA chain observed in experiment [B. Giese, Nature (London) 412, 318 (2001)] is explained by a unistep two-strand superexchange bridge without the need for the multistep thermally induced hopping mechanism or the dephasing effect. The crossover number Mc of the (T:A) base pairs, where crossover between the strong and weak distance dependence occurs, reflects the ratio of intra- and interstrand neighboring base-base couplings.     

Simple model of skin formation caused by solvent evaporation in polymer solutions

A simple model is proposed for the skin formation in the evaporation process of a polymer solution at a free surface. In this model the skin is regarded as a gel phase formed near the free surface, and the dynamics is described by a diffusion equation for the polymer concentration with moving boundaries. The equation is solved both analytically and numerically. It is shown that the skin phase appears when the evaporation rate is high or when the initial polymer concentration is high. An analytical expression is given for the criterion for the skin phase to be formed.     

Electronic structures of GaAs/AlGaAs concentric double rings in applied electric and magnetic field

The electronic structures of GaAs/Al_0.35Ga_0.65As concentric double rings are calculated based on the effective mass envelope function theory, with and without the applied electric and magnetic field along the growth direction. The Hamiltonian matrix elements are determined through the Fourier transform method. As the heterostructure evolves from a single ring to the concentric double rings, our simulation is performed on the bound state energies of the electron and the hole. The results show that the energy levels undulate with the evolution of the ring. The applied magnetic field increases the ground state energies both of the electron and of the hole, as well as the transition energy between the first conduction subband and valence subband. However, the electric field decreases the electronic energies linearly.     

相位板偏振偏转角对径向偏振光的梯度力分布的影响

 研究了同心分区偏振偏转相位板对径向偏振光梯度力的调制效应。给出了相位板各部分偏振偏转角不同时,光学梯度力的分布情况。模拟结果表明:随着同心分区相位板各部分的半径和偏振旋转角的改变,光学梯度力方向及大小明显变化,且会产生许多可控的梯度力分布模式,可应用于微粒的收集、分离和合并。结果显示同心分区相位板对径向偏振光的调制可以用来生成可调光镊。     

相位板偏振偏转角对径向偏振光的梯度力分布的影响

研究了同心分区偏振偏转相位板对径向偏振光梯度力的调制效应。给出了相位板各部分偏振偏转角不同时,光学梯度力的分布情况。模拟结果表明:随着同心分区相位板各部分的半径和偏振旋转角的改变,光学梯度力方向及大小明显变化,且会产生许多可控的梯度力分布模式,可应用于微粒的收集、分离和合并。结果显示同心分区相位板对径向偏振光的调制可以用来生成可调光镊。     

二维介观环中持续电流的梯度无序效应

基于紧束缚模型,考虑无序的梯度衰减,研究了无序-有序二维介观环体系中无序梯度及结构尺寸等因素对持续电流的影响.在表面无序区无梯度衰减时,持续电流随无序度的变化先减小后增大,观察到类弹道和局域性的转变.当存在梯度衰减时,无序区部分区域无序度相应减小,对有序区产生较强散射,典型电流比没有无序衰减时偏小.有趣的是,当无序度指数衰减时,上述类弹道和局域性的转变却消失了,揭示了介观实验中能否观察到该转变与无序的梯度分布密切相关.此外,计算表明表面无序渗透的深度和环的宽度对持续电流也有重要影响,呈现奇异的量子尺寸效应.这不同于以前的理论预言. 关键词： 介观环 梯度无序 持续电流     

Sulfonium-aided coupling of aromatic rings via sigmatropic rearrangement

Biaryl synthesis continues to occupy a central role in chemical synthesis. From blockbuster drug molecules to organic electronics, biaryls present numerous possibilities and new applications continue to emerge. Transition-metal-catalyzed coupling reactions represent the gold standard for biaryl synthesis and the mechanistic steps, such as reductive elimination, are well established. Developing routes that exploit alternative mechanistic scenarios could give unprecedented biaryl structures and expand the portfolio of biaryl applications. We have developed metal-free C–H/C–H couplings of aryl sulfoxides with phenols to afford 2-hydroxy-2′-sulfanylbiaryls. This cascade strategy consists of an interrupted Pummerer reaction and [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement. Our method enables the synthesis of intriguing aromatic molecules, including oligoarenes, enantioenriched dihetero[8]helicenes, and polyfluorobiaryls. From our successes in aryl sulfoxide/phenol couplings and a deeper understanding of sigmatropic rearrangements for biaryl synthesis, we have established related methods, such as aryl sulfoxide/aniline and aryl iodane/phenol couplings. Overall, our fundamental interests in underexplored reaction mechanisms have led to various methods for accessing important biaryl architectures.