Photoluminescence and Possible Amplified Spontaneous Emission from π-Conjugated Dye-Doped Thin Film

We prepared transparent polymer films doped with π-conjugated organic dyes around a multimode silica fiber and observed very narrow fluorescence peaks as compared with the fluorescence in solution. The peak position showed no dependence on the excitation wavelength, indicating that it could not be explained by a whispering gallery mode. The peaks can be explained by amplified spontaneous emissions (ASEs) because the intensity depended linearly on the excitation intensity with a threshold. When the excitation laser was directly coupled to the fiber core, we observed ASE peaks of the optical fiber itself. These fiber ASE peaks shifted to longer wavelength when we varied the excitation to shorter wavelength, which clearly ruled out the possibility of silicate Raman scattering as the origin.     

ZnO薄膜表面和边缘的发光特性

研究了分子束外延方法生长的ZnO薄膜的光学特性,首先测量样品反射光谱,然后重点研究其光致发光光谱。实验中通过改变激发光的强度,以及采用波导配置和不同的实验几何配置等手段,观察到了ZnO薄膜中起源于激子-激子散射和电子-空穴等离子体复合发光的受激辐射,同时观察到两种配置下自发辐射谱中存在巨大的差异。通过对实验数据和理论计算结果的分析,初步认为造成了从ZnO薄膜表面和侧面得到的PL谱之间的显著区别原因有两种:一是非对称薄膜波导的吸收损耗造成的波长选择效应,二是薄膜波导对掠出射光的类似薄膜微腔的微腔效应。     

聚合物MO-PPV薄膜光致发光特性研究

研究了新型PPV衍生物聚对(2－甲氧基－5－辛氧基)苯撑乙烯, （Poly［(2-methoxy,5-octoxy)1,4-phenylenevinylene］,MO-PPV)在薄膜态下的光致发光特性.对不同浓度MO-PPV的氯仿溶液制备的薄膜样品,在室温下测量了其荧光光谱,观察到MO-PPV在长波有一个“肩”型特征的发射峰.在对其采用曲线拟合的基础上,进一步对薄膜样品的带隙下激发谱和选择激发荧光谱进行了分析,从实验上论证了长波段的发射峰来自于激发态S1到基态S0的振转跃迁,排除了薄膜聚集体和激基缔合物发光的可能性.并基于不同浓度样品中Frank-Condon因子的强度变化,对各发射峰强度的变化进行了分析.     

准波导结构下染料薄膜的荧光光谱和放大自发辐射光谱特性

通过对RhB/PMMA和Rh6G/PMMA染料薄膜的荧光光谱和放大自发辐射(ASE)光谱的实验测量和理论分析,研究了准波导结构染料薄膜的荧光光谱和ASE光谱特性。实验上采用连续激光和脉冲激光照射,分别测量准波导结构RhB/PMMA和Rh6G/PMMA染料薄膜的荧光光谱和ASE光谱,发现荧光峰和ASE峰随着染料掺杂浓度和薄膜厚度的增加产生红移;理论上考虑准波导结构下薄膜中染料的自吸收效应,类比激光器谐振腔模型,分析低阶导模传输的增益特性,获得了荧光光谱与ASE光谱中荧光峰和ASE峰对应波长与染料掺杂浓度的关系,数值计算与实验测量相吻合。结果表明,准波导结构下薄膜中染料自吸收效应导致荧光峰及ASE峰发生红移,改变染料掺杂浓度,可以在较大调谐范围实现ASE。     

Concentration dependence of photoluminescence properties in poly[(2-methoxy,5-octoxy)1,4-phenylenevinylene] thin films

Photoluminescence and selective excitation photoluminescence measurements at room temperature have been performed on poly[(2-methoxy,5-octoxy) 1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MO-PPV) thin films, which are prepared from MO-PPV chloroform solutions of different concentrations. The position of the S0→S1 absorption peak shows red-shift and broadened relative to that in an MO-PPV solution form due to the solidification effect, while no relative shifts between the absorption spectra of these film samples are observed. A long wavelength emission component near 630 nm has been identified as S2→S0 vibronic transition through the Gaussian decomposition method and confirmed by below-gap PL and selective-excitation PL experiments. This second vibronic component cannot be observed in the spectra of thick films. The PL efficiency of MO-PPV thin film is also investigated through comparison with that of an MEH-PPV thin film and explained by the side substituent effect.     

准波导结构染料薄膜中荧光和放大自发辐射的泄漏模特性

通过理论分析和实验测量,研究准波导结构染料薄膜中荧光和放大自发辐射（ASE）的泄漏模特性。理论上,考虑薄膜传输损耗及染料吸收损耗对准波导结构中泄漏模特性的影响,通过计算准波导结构中泄漏模的光强分布,给出了相应的物理机制分析;实验上,以棱镜为衬底制备染料薄膜,根据棱镜耦合法测量不同出射角对应的泄漏模的荧光与ASE光谱,验证理论的正确性。此外,采用光束分析仪探测各泄漏模式对应的荧光及ASE的光强分布,研究了准波导结构中ASE的激励特性。结果证明,荧光峰及ASE峰的红移以及泄漏模的激发是界面反射率、薄膜传输损耗及染料吸收损耗等共同作用的结果,而界面反射率对ASE泄漏模激发特性有重要影响,染料的自吸收是荧光峰及ASE峰产生红移的主要因素。     

The stimulated Raman scattering competition between solute and solvent in Rhodamine B solution

The competition between the stimulated resonance Raman scattering (SRRS) of Rhodamine B (RhB) and the stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) of ethanol (C₂H₅OH) is observed at the RhB in C₂H₅OH solution. For different concentrations of the solution, the peak wavelengths of the SRRS, the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), the fluorescence and the absorption of RhB are different. The SRRS of RhB and the SRS of C₂H₅OH are simultaneously generated when the concentration of the solution is 10^-5 mol/L and the energy of the excitation laser is 20.4 mJ. Otherwise, only either the SRRS of RhB or the SRS of C₂H₅OH is generated. The SRRS can be amplified by the ASE gain when the SRRS is near the peak of the ASE, and the peak wavelength of the SRRS coincides with the wavelength of the maximal intensity ASE.     

Photoluminescence and electroluminescence studies of polyvinyl carbazole films

Polyvinyl carbazole (PVK) film has been prepared by solution method. Its absorption, photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) have been studied. For PL and absorption studies, film of PVK was prepared by spreading PVK solution on clean glass plate. The dried film was taken out of the glass plate and used for absorption, thickness measurement and PL studies. The film is transparent in the visible region and absorption starts at 340 nm wavelength. The absorption peaks are obtained at 280, 250 and 220 nm, indicating that optical gap of film is 3.65 eV and molecular orbitals exist at 4.43, 4.96 and 5.64 eV. PL studies reveal that excitation by violet light gives luminescence at 430, 480 and 690 nm. For EL studies, cell is prepared by depositing PVK film on a portion of conducting glass plate and taking aluminum foil as second electrode. It is observed from the characteristics that the current varies linearly, where as EL intensity varies non-linearly with increasing voltage. Higher brightness has been observed at higher frequencies. EL spectrum shows a sharp peak at 400 nm and a broad and less intense peak at 700 nm, which are attributed to radiative decay of singlet exciton and defect centers, respectively.     

Electric Field Enhancement of Nano Gap of Silver Prisms

Using numerical calculation, we examine the effects of gap distance of a pair of nano gap silver prisms with rounded corners on the local light intensity enhancement. Two peaks due to localized surface plasmon （LSP） excitation are observed in a wavelength range from 900nm to 300nm. The results demonstrate that peaks at a longer and a shorter wavelength corresponded to dipole-like and quadrupole-like LSP resonances, respectively. It is found that a gap distance up to 20 nm provides larger light intensity enhancement than that of a single silver nano prism with rounded corners. Furthermore, nano gap silver prisms are fabricated by direct focused ion beam processing, and we measure the scattering light spectrum of a pair of nano prisms by a confocal optical system. However, the two LSP peaks are not observed in visible range because the sizes of the nano gap and prisms are too large.     

Synthesis and luminescence properties of nanocrystalline LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphor

Nanocrystalline LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphor material of different shapes and sizes (microcrystalline cubic shape, nanorod shape and nanocrystalline cubical shaped) have been prepared by the chemical co-precipitation method. Thermoluminescence (TL) and other dosimetric characteristics of the phosphor are studied and presented here. The formation of the materials was confirmed by the X-ray diffraction (XRD). Its shapes and sizes were also observed using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The TL glow curve of the microcrystalline powder shows a prominent single peak at 408 K along with another peak of lesser intensity at around 638 K. On the contrary, the nanocrystalline rod shaped particles show a peak of low intensity at 401 K and a prominent peak around 700 K while the nanocrystalline particles in cubical shapes again show two peaks, one at around 407 K and the other at around 617 K, of which the lower temperature (407 K) peak is more prominent. The glow curve structure changes at very high doses (100 kRad) and some new peaks appear at around 525 and 637 K also the first peak appearing at around 401 K becomes prominent. The observed changes in TL due to the change in the shape and sizes of the nanophosphor have been reported. The PL has also been studied and various excitation and emission peaks observed due to the presence of various impurities are explained. The observed results have been explained in the light of asymmetrical crystal field effects due to asymmetrical shapes of the nanocrystalline phosphor. The comparison of these properties with the microcrystalline material prepared by the same co-precipitation method is also done.     

金纳米颗粒的紫外、蓝紫光波段光致荧光特性

采用电化学方法制备出粒径在20～30 nm的悬浮胶体金纳米颗粒。研究了金纳米颗粒的荧光发射光谱特性。在377和459 nm观察到两个荧光发射峰,分别位于紫外和蓝紫光波段,对应的敏感激发波长为220 nm。减小激发光强度或降低金纳米颗粒的粒子数密度都会使377 nm处的荧光发射峰强度减弱。位于459 nm处的荧光发射峰对激发光强度和颗粒数密度变化更为敏感,并且在激发光强度降低到一定阈值或粒子数密度高于一定阈值后消失。随着激发光强度的增加,位于377和459 nm处的两发射峰强度逐渐靠近,其比值逼近于1。实验结果与随机分布介质的自组织散射式谐振腔理论符合得较好。这表明胶体金纳米颗粒中存在循环多重散射,并由此引发了蓝光及紫外波段的荧光增强,这在光存储和全色显示等方面具有潜在的应用前景。     

传统陶瓷中结构羟基的光谱学研究

烧结粘土产品可以吸收水分子发生再羟基化,生成结构羟基的量与产品保存时间存在一定关系,基于该理论可以利用热重分析方法对陶器制品进行测年研究.红外与拉曼光谱技术也可以用来分析结构羟基信息,因此人们希望探索利用光谱分析方法代替热重法进行传统陶瓷无损测年分析.为了验证可行性,收集了多种典型矿物原料和可溯源的传统陶瓷样品,利用红...     

Stimulated resonance Raman scattering of Rhodamine B

Stimulated resonance Raman scattering (SRRS) of the Rhodamine B (RhB) in the methanol (CH₃OH) or ethanol (C₂H₅OH) solutions have been observed. SRRS from RhB can be distinguished from the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) of RhB with increasing the input laser energy. When the RhB is dissolved in the methanol or ethanol (10^?3 mol/L), the RhB have the different peak wavelengths of SRRS, ASE, fluorescence and absorption, respectively. SRRS can be amplified by the ASE gain when the SRRS is near the peak of the ASE, and the peak wavelength of SRRS coincides with the maximal intensity wavelength of ASE.     

铜掺杂氧化锌纳米棒的非线性光学响应竞争特性

利用飞秒脉冲激光激发Cu掺杂ZnO纳米棒,研究其特有的非线性光学性质和激发机制。在激发波长为750 nm的荧光光谱中,二次谐波峰非常弱,几乎可以忽略,存在非常强的激子发光峰和Cu掺杂导致缺陷发光峰。激发强度的增大会导致这两个发光峰强度呈非线性增大,激子发光峰位产生明显红移,而缺陷发光峰位没有变化。进一步增大激发强度,缺陷发光峰强度会出现饱和甚至有所下降,而激子发光峰强度持续增大。当激发波长增加到760 nm时,从样品的荧光光谱可以清楚地识别到二次谐波峰和激子发光峰以及缺陷发光峰并存。随着激发波长的进一步增加,二次谐波强度不断增大,而激子发光峰和缺陷发光峰的强度却随之下降。当激发波长为790 nm和800 nm时,未发现激子发光峰和缺陷发光峰,非线性光谱以二次谐波为主导。研究结果表明,通过选择合适的激发波长和激发强度,可以实现发光颜色的转变,使得Cu掺杂ZnO纳米棒在全光显示方面具有潜在的发展前景。     

The stimulated Raman scattering competition between solute and solvent in Rhodamine B solution

The competition between the stimulated resonance Raman scattering(SRRS) of Rhodamine B(RhB) and the stimulated Raman scattering(SRS) of ethanol(C2H5OH) is observed at the RhB in C2H5OH solution.For different concentrations of the solution,the peak wavelengths of the SRRS,the amplified spontaneous emission(ASE),the fluorescence and the absorption of RhB are different.The SRRS of RhB and the SRS of C2H5OH are simultaneously generated when the concentration of the solution is 10 5 mol/L and the energy of the excitation laser is 20.4 mJ.Otherwise,only either the SRRS of RhB or the SRS of C2H5OH is generated.The SRRS can be amplified by the ASE gain when the SRRS is near the peak of the ASE,and the peak wavelength of the SRRS coincides with the wavelength of the maximal intensity ASE.     

纳米银粒子的发光特性研究

研究了不同粒径和表面修饰的纳米银粒子的发光特性。研究结果表明,在不同波长光激发下,纳米银粒子在362 nm附近出现较强的发射峰,592和725 nm附近出现较弱的发射峰。随着激发光波长增加,发射峰强度下降,362 nm附近的发射峰红移。纳米银颗粒对210 nm的激发光最为敏感。发射峰波长与纳米银粒子表面修饰状态和颗粒尺寸关系不大,只是随着颗粒尺寸的减小,发射峰强度下降。随着狭缝宽度的减小,发射峰强度下降。随着纳米银胶浓度减少,发射峰逐渐聚拢合并为426 nm的单峰,且发射峰的强度先增强后逐渐下降。通过纳米银粒子表面光电子的吸收-再发射和表面能级杂化探讨了纳米银粒子的发光机理。     

五边形截面的Ag纳米线局域表面等离子体共振模式

五边形截面的单晶Ag纳米线对ZnO量子点荧光具有增强的现象. 为解释这一现象, 利用时域有限差分法对五边形截面的Ag纳米线的局域表面等离子体共振模式进行了理论模拟. 结果表明, 五边形截面的Ag纳米线在紫外区域存在两个消光峰, 分别由Ag纳米线的横向偶极共振(340 nm)和四极共振(375 nm)引起; 这两个消光峰与ZnO量子点荧光增强峰相一致, 而且随着Ag纳米线的半径增大而红移; 消光峰对应的共振模式取决于Ag纳米线的截面形状; 根据Ag纳米线电场增强倍数与激发光波长变化关系曲线可知, 最大增强电场位于五边形截面的顶点处, 而边线处电场增强较小. 理论模拟的结果较好地解释了Ag纳米线/ZnO量子点体系的荧光增强现象, 也为Ag纳米线在提高半导体材料发光效率、生物探测等方面的应用提供有益的参考.     

Fabrication and characterization of Au/SiO2 nanocomposite films

Au/SiO₂ nanocomposite films were prepared by radio frequency sputtering technique and annealing. The above nanocomposite films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The surface of the nanocomposite films was uniform with the particle diameter of 100-300 nm. The size of Au crystallites increased on increasing annealing time. The luminescent behavior of the nanocomposite films was characterized by photoluminescence (PL) with different excitation wavelengths. Two emission peaks at around 525 nm and 560 nm were observed with the excitation wavelength at 325 nm. An intensive emission peak at around 325 nm was observed with the excitation wavelength at 250 nm, which is related to the defective structure of the amorphous SiO₂ layer because of oxygen deficiency, and could be applied to many fields, such as ultraviolet laser and ultraviolet detector.     

垂直氧化锌纳米线中的激射现象

通过水热的方法以退火0.5 h的ZnO薄膜作为籽晶,得到垂直的ZnO纳米线.在X射线衍射谱中,除了Si的(400)衍射峰以外,只观察到了ZnO的(002)衍射峰.室温光致发光谱中出现了强的紫外发射峰,同时也伴随着弱的缺陷相关的发射.这些数据表明垂直的ZnO纳米线序列有着较好的晶体质量.同时,通过光泵浦也观察到了ZnO纳...     

Laser-induced incandescence: excitation and detection conditions,material transformations and calibration

Successful implementation of laser-induced incandescence (LII) relies upon judicious choice of excitation and detection conditions. Excitation conditions encompass choice of excitation wavelength and laser fluence. Detection conditions include choice of detection wavelength, spectral band pass about the central wavelength, detection delay and duration relative to the excitation laser pulse usually corresponding to the peak of the signal intensity. Examples of applying these parameters to LII are illustrated by way of examples: soot/polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and metal aerosol systems. Tradeoffs must be recognized. Laser-induced chemical and structural changes of the aerosol must be considered, particularly in light of heterogeneous aerosols. Diagnostics of such changes are outlined as they will affect interpretation of the LII signal. Finally, calibration (for LII) must be chosen to be appropriate for aerosols from practical sources as they may be mixed organic and inorganic composition. A research paper in response to the call for papers from the Third International Discussion Meeting and Workshop on Laser-Induced Incandescence July 30th–August 1st, Ottawa, Canada (2008).