Shapiro Steps in Flux-Trapped Surface Intrinsic Junctions of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8＋δ

Microwave-field responses of the surface intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs) of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 δ superconductors are investigated. The IJJs are fabricated using an in situ low-temperature cleavage technique, which leads to the well-characterized surface CuO2 double layers and surface junctions. For the surface junctions in the largejunction limit, usually no Shapiro steps appear when a microwave field is applied. It is found that when the junctions are in a flux-trapped state, which is produced by a pulsed current and in which the critical current is significantly suppressed, clear Shapiro steps can be observed. These results are important for the study of the microwave-field properties of vortex-carrying IJJs and may find their use in device applications.     

Magnetic Field Dependence of the Critical Current of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8＋δ-Based Intrinsic Josephson Junctions

Well-characterized surface intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs) on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 δ single crystals are fabricated by in situ cryogenic cleavage of the crystals and immediate evaporation of A u films on the crystal surface. Magnetic field dependences of the critical currents of the surface and inner I33s are carefully measured. We find that the     

Tunneling Conductance in dx2-y2 ＋idly Mixed Wave Superconductor Graphene Junctions

Using the extended Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk formalism, we investigate the conductance spectra of normal metal/dx2-y2 ＋ idxy mixed wave superconductor graphene junctions. It is found that the conductance spectra vary strongly with the orientation of the gap and the amplitude ratio （Δ1/Δ0） of two components for dx2-y2 ＋ idxy mixed wave. The zero bias conductance is nearly 2 and the conductance peak vanishes in doped graphene for a = 0 and Δ1/Δ0 = 1. The conductance increases with increasing the amplitude ratio of two components for α =π/4 and Δ1/Δ0 -- 1. The ZBCP becomes observable wide with 1 〈 EF/Δ0 〈 100 for α= π/4 and Δ1/Δ0 = 1. This property is different from that in normal metal/dx2-y2 wave superconductor graphene junctions.     

Thermal emission properties of one-dimensional grating with different parameters

Thermal emission is often presented as a typical incoherent process. Incorporating periodic structures on the tungsten surface offers the possibility to obtain coherent thermal emission sources. Here we illustrate grating as an example to examine the influence of the geometric parameters on the thermal emission properties. It is found that for very shallow gratings, only surface plasmon polariton(SPP) modes can be excited and the emission efficiency is closely related with the filling factor. When the ratio of the depth to period of the grating is in the range from 1/20 to 1/2, the field between the adjacent corners can be coupled to each other across the air gap for the filling factor larger than 0.5 and produce a similar resonance as in an air rod. Further increase of the grating depth can cause the groove of the grating forming metal–insulator–metal(MIM) structures and induce surface plasmon standing wave modes. Our investigations will not only be helpful for manipulating thermal emission properties according to applications, but also help us understand the coupling mechanism between the incident electromagnetism waves and gratings with different parameters in various research fields.     

Functionalization of carbon nanotubes/graphene by polyoxometalates and their enhanced photo-electrical catalysis

Carbon nanotubes and graphene are carbon-based materials, which possess not only unique structure but also properties such as high surface area, extraordinary mechanical properties, high electronic conductivity, and chemical stability.Thus, they have been regarded as an important material, especially for exploring a variety of complex catalysts. Considerable efforts have been made to functionalize and fabricate carbon-based composites with metal nanoparticles. In this review,we summarize the recent progress of our research on the decoration of carbon nanotubes/graphene with metal nanoparticles by using polyoxometalates as key agents, and their enhanced photo-electrical catalytic activities in various catalytic reactions. The polyoxometalates play a key role in constructing the nanohybrids and contributing to their photo-electrical catalytic properties.     

A structure study of copper oxide for monolayer dispersion of anatase supported

The monolayer dispersion of copper oxide on the surface of anatase and its effect on the properties have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and X-ray extended absorption fine structure(EXAFS).XPS results give an utmost dispersion capacity of 7.2mg/gTiO2.Strong interactions between copper oxide and anatase can be seen from EXAFS results.The structure of the supported CuO species is strongly dependent on the amount of CuO loading.When the content of CuO loading is below the utmost dispersion capacity,the surface of CuO/TiO2 is dominated by the highly dispersed CuO species having no-Cu-O-Cu-chains,The copper ion is located in an octahedral coordination environment,and the Cu－O-coordination distance is much longer than that in pure crystalline CuO,when CuO loading is exceeds the utmost dispersion capacity,crystalline CuO is formed on the surface of CuO/TiO2,From the result of the sturcture study,it is Cu-O octahedral Coordination and coordination distance change in comparation with pure crystalline Cuo on the surface CuO/TiO2 that have catalytic activity.     

New progress of plasmonics in complex metal nanostructures

Noble metal nanostructures possess novel optical properties because of their collective electronic oscillations,known as surface plasmons(SPs).The resonance of SPs strongly depends on the material,surrounding environment,as well as the geometry of the nanostructures.Complex metal nanostructures have attracted research interest because of the degree of freedom in tailoring the plasmonic properties for more advanced applications that are unattainable by simple ones.In this review,we discuss the plasmonic properties of several typical types of complex metal nanostructures,that is,electromagnetically coupled nanoparticles(NPs),NPs/metal films,NPs/nanowires(NWs),NWs/NWs,and metal nanostructures supported or coated by dielectrics.The electromagnetic field enhancement and surface-enhanced Raman scattering applications are mainly discussed in the NPs systems where localized SPs have a key role.Propagating surface plasmon polaritons and relevant applications in plasmonic routers and logic gates using NWs network are also reviewed.The effect of dielectric substrates and surroundings of metal nanostructures to the plasmonic properties is also discussed.     

Optical Properties of Plasmon Resonances with Ag/SiO2/Ag Multi-Layer Composite Nanoparticles

Optical properties of plasmon resonance with Ag/SiO2/Ag multi-layer nanoparticles are studied by numerical simulation based on Green＇s function theory. The results show that compared with single-layer Ag nanoparticles, the multi-layer nanoparticles exhibit several distinctive optical properties, e.g. with increasing the numbers of the multi-layer nanoparticles, the scattering efficiency red shiRs, and the intensity of scattering enhances accordingly. It is interesting to find out that slicing an Ag-layer into multi-layers leads to stronger scattering intensity and more ＂hot spots＂ or regions of stronger field enhancement. This property of plasmon resonance of surface Raman scattering has greatly broadened the application scope of Raman spectroscopy. The study of metal surface plasmon resonance characteristics is critical to the further understanding of surface enhanced Raman scattering as well as its applications.     

Interaction and local magnetic moments of metal phthalocyanine and tetraphenylporphyrin molecules on noble metal surfaces

In order to understand the Kondo effect observed in molecular systems, first-principles calculations have been widely used to predict the ground state properties of molecules on metal substrates. In this work, the interaction and the local magnetic moments of magnetic molecules （3d-metal phthalocyanine and tetraphenylporphyrin molecules） on noble metal surfaces are investigated based on the density functional theory. The calculation results show that the dz2 orbital of the transition metal atom of the molecule plays a dominant role in the molecule-surface interaction and the adsorption energy exhibits a simple declining trend as the adsorption distance increases. In addition, the Au（111） surface generally has a weak interaction with the adsorbed molecule compared with the Cu（ll 1） surface and thus serves as a better candidate substrate for studying the Kondo effect. The relation between the local magnetic moment and the Coulomb interaction U is examined by carrying out the GGA＋U calculation according to Dudarev＇s scheme. We find that the Coulomb interaction is essential for estimating the local magnetic moment in molecule-surface systems, and we suggest that the reference values of parameter U are 2 eV for Fe and 2-3 eV for Co.     

Guided modes in asymmetric metal-cladding left-handed material waveguides

We investigate guided modes in the asymmetric waveguide structure with a left-handed material (LHM) layer surrounded by air and metal. A graphical method is proposed to determine the guided modes. New properties of the oscillating and surface guided modes, such as absence of the fundamental mode, coexistence of the oscillating and surface guided modes, fast attenuation of the surface guided modes, and mode degeneracy, are analyzed in detail. We also investigate dispersive characteristics of the metal-LHM- air optical waveguide. The propagation constant increases with decreasing slab thickness for the first-order oscillating mode, which is different from that in traditional metal-cladding waveguides.     

Tunable 2H–TaSe_2 room-temperature terahertz photodetector

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs) provide fertile ground to study the interplay between dimensionality and electronic properties because they exhibit a variety of electronic phases, such as semiconducting, superconducting, charge density waves(CDW) states, and other unconventional physical properties. Compared with other classical TMDs, such as Mott insulator 1T–TaS_2 or superconducting 2H–NbSe_2, bulk 2H–TaSe_2 has been a canonical system and a touchstone for modeling the CDW measurement with a less complex phase diagram. In contrast to ordinary semiconductors that have only single-particle excitations, CDW can have collective excitation and carry current in a collective fashion. However, manipulating this collective condensation of these intriguing systems for device applications has not been explored. Here, the CDW-induced collective driven of non-equilibrium carriers in a field-effect transistor has been demonstrated for the sensitive photodetection at the highly-pursuit terahertz band. We show that the 2H–TaSe_2-based photodetector exhibits a fast photoresponse, as short as 14 μs, and a responsivity of over 27 V/W at room temperature. The fast response time, relative high responsivity and ease of fabrication of these devices yields a new prospect of exploring CDW condensate in TMDs with the aim of overcoming the existing limitations for a variety of practical applications at THz spectral range.     

Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of the Mnben Ni(110) c(2×2) surface alloy

Using first-principles total energy method, we study the structural, the electronic and the magnetic properties of the MnNi(110) c(2×2) surface alloy. Paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, and antiferromagnetic surfaces in the top layer and the second layer are considered. It turns out that the substitutional alloy in the outermost layer with ferromagnetic surface is the most stable in all cases. The buckling of the Mn–Ni(110) c(2×2) surface alloy in the top layer is as large as 0.26á(1á=0.1 n13) and the weak rippling is 0.038 AA in the third layer, in excellent agreement with experimental results. It is proved that the magnetism of Mn can stabilize this surface alloy. Electronic structures show a large magnetic splitting for the Mn atom, which is slightly higher than that of Mn–Ni(100) c(2×2) surface alloy (3.41 eV) due to the higher magnetic moment. A large magnetic moment for the Mn atom is predicted to be 3.81 μ_B. We suggest the ferromagnetic order of the Mn moments and the ferromagnetic coupling to the Ni substrate, which confirms the experimental results. The magnetism of Mn is identified as the driving force of the large buckling and the work-function change. The comparison with the other magnetic surface alloys is also presented and some trends are predicted.     

Structural,electronic and magnetic properties of the Mn-Ni(110) c(2×2) surface alloy

<正>Using first-principles total energy method,we study the structural,the electronic and the magnetic properties of the MnNi(110) c(2×2) surface alloy.Paramagnetic,ferromagnetic,and antiferromagnetic surfaces in the top layer and the second layer are considered.It turns out that the substitutional alloy in the outermost layer with ferromagnetic surface is the most stable in all cases.The buckling of the Mn-Ni(110) c(2×2) surface alloy in the top layer is as large as 0.26 A(1 A=0.1 nm) and the weak rippling is 0.038 A in the third layer,in excellent agreement with experimental results.It is proved that the magnetism of Mn can stabilize this surface alloy.Electronic structures show a large magnetic splitting for the Mn atom,which is slightly higher than that of Mn-Ni(100) c(2×2) surface alloy(3.41 eV) due to the higher magnetic moment.A large magnetic moment for the Mn atom is predicted to be 3.81μB.We suggest the ferromagnetic order of the Mn moments and the ferromagnetic coupling to the Ni substrate,which confirms the experimental results.The magnetism of Mn is identified as the driving force of the large buckling and the work-function change.The comparison with the other magnetic surface alloys is also presented and some trends are predicted.     

Structure Stability of I—Type Carbon Nanotube Junctions

Carbon nanotubes with junctions may play an important role in future nanoelectronics and future nano devices.In particular,junctions constructed with metal and semiconducting nanotubes have potential applications.Based on the orthogonal tight-binding molecular dynamics method,we present our study of the structure stability of I-type carbon nanotube junctions.     

Magneto-optical effect of TEB30A liquid crystal doped with thulium oxides

The influences of an external magnetic field on the optical properties of the TEB30A nematic liquid crystal doped with thulium oxides （Gd203, Dy203, Nd203, Y203, and Sm203） are studied. It is shown that a magnetic field applied parallelly to the sample cell surface leads to the rotational orientation of mesogenes. All samples except for the sample doped with Sm203 nanoparticles undergo structural deformations. The behavior of the TEB30A/Sm203 differs from those of the TEB30A liquid crystal doped with other four nanoparticles. The presence of Sm203 nanoparticles in the TEB30A liquid crystal does not cause the structural deformation of the liquid crystal matrix. At the same time, the anchoring type of the liquid crystal molecules on the nanoparticle surface is different. The director n is parallel to the magnetic moment/~ in the TEB30A/Sm203, and inclined to the magnetic moment/~ in the TEB30A/Nd203, and perpendicular to the magnetic moment/~ in each of TEB30A/Gd203, TEB30A/Dy203, and TEB30A/Y203. Besides, the dependence of the structural deformation on the critical magnetic field for the TEB30A is obtained.     

Growth and Characterization of InSb Thin Films on GaAs(001) without Any Buffer Layers by MBE

We report the growth of InSb layers directly on GaAs(001) substrates without any buffer layers by molecular beam epitaxy(MBE). Influences of growth temperature and Ⅴ/Ⅲ flux ratios on the crystal quality, the surface morphology and the electrical properties of InSb thin films are investigated. The InSb samples with roomtemperature mobility of 44600 cm~2/Vs are grown under optimized growth conditions. The effect of defects in InSb epitaxial on the electrical properties is researched, and we infer that the formation of In vacancy(V_(In))and Sb anti-site(Sb_(In)) defects is the main reason for concentrations changing with growth temperature and Sb_2/In flux ratios. The mobility of the InSb sample as a function of temperature ranging from 90 K to 360 K is demonstrated and the dislocation scattering mechanism and phonon scattering mechanism are discussed.     

Probing thermal properties of vanadium dioxide thin films by time-domain thermoreflectance without metal film

Vanadium dioxide(VO_2) is a strongly correlated material, and it has become known due to its sharp metal–insulator transition(MIT) near room temperature. Understanding the thermal properties and their change across MIT of VO_2 thin film is important for the applications of this material in various devices. Here, the changes in thermal conductivity of epitaxial and polycrystalline VO_2 thin film across MIT are probed by the time-domain thermoreflectance(TDTR) method.The measurements are performed in a direct way devoid of deposition of any metal thermoreflectance layer on the VO_2 film to attenuate the impact from extra thermal interfaces. It is demonstrated that the method is feasible for the VO_2 films with thickness values larger than 100 nm and beyond the phase transition region. The observed reasonable thermal conductivity change rates across MIT of VO_2 thin films with different crystal qualities are found to be correlated with the electrical conductivity change rate, which is different from the reported behavior of single crystal VO_2 nanowires. The recovery of the relationship between thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity in VO_2 film may be attributed to the increasing elastic electron scattering weight, caused by the defects in the film. This work demonstrates the possibility and limitation of investigating the thermal properties of VO_2 thin films by the TDTR method without depositing any metal thermoreflectance layer.     

Correspondence between classical dynamics and recurrence spectra of Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface

The chaotic behaviours of the Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface are presented. A numerical comparison of Poincare surfaces of section with recurrence spectra for a few selected scaled energies indicates the correspondence between classical motion and quantum properties of an excited electron. Both results demonstrate that the scaled energy dominates sensitively the dynamical properties of system. There exists a critical scaled energy εc, for ε 〈 εc, the system is near-integrable, and as the decrease of ε the spectrum is gradually rendered regular and finally turns into a pure Coulomb field situation. On the contrary, if ε 〉 εc, with the increase of ε, the system tends to be non-integrable, the ergodic motion in phase space presages that chaotic motion appears, and more and more electrons are adsorbed on the metal surface, thus the spectrum becomes gradually simple.     

Improvement of photorefractive properties in Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios

Photorefractive properties of Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios have been investigated at 488 nm wavelength based on the two-wave coupling experiment. High diffraction efficiency and large recording sensitivity are observed and explained. The decrease in Li vacancies is suggested to be the main contributor to the increase in the photoconductivity and subsequently to the induction of the improvement of recording sensitivity. The saturation diffraction efficiency is measured up to 80.2%, and simultaneously the recording sensitivity of 0.91 cm/J is achieved to in the Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystal grown from the melt with the [Li]/[Nb] ratio of 1.20, which is significantly enhanced as compared with those of the Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystal with the [Li]/[Nb] ratio of 0.94 in melt under the same experimental conditions. Experimental results definitely show that increasing the [Li]/[Nb] ratio in crystal is an effective method for Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystal to improve its photorefractive properties.     

A new type of Andreev reflection

正Andreev reflection (AR) [1] refers to a peculiar quasiparticle reflection process that takes place at the interface between a normal metal and a superconductor.Specifically,an electron impinging from the normal metal is reflected back as a hole,which effectively describes that two electrons in the normal metal penetrate into the superconductor and form a Cooper pair.AR dominates the electron transport below the superconducting gap in the superconductor junctions,which is an important experimental approach for the detection of various properties of electronic systems,such as the pairing symmetry of the unconventional superconductors,the spin polarization of the itinerant electrons and most recently,Majorana zero mode in topological systems.