Optical Properties of a Polarization Converting Device Using a Nematic Liquid Crystal Cell

A radially and homogeneously aligned LC cell as a polarization controlling device is fabricated using a memory effect in an axially symmetric electrical field. Optical properties and the molecular orientation of the LC cell are investigated and the conversion property of the polarization states of the cell is discussed in detail from the molecular orientation in the cell.On leave from Advantest Laboratories, Ltd., 48-2 Matsubara, Kamiayashi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 989-31 Japan.     

The design of 2/8-type high-pressure cell applied to in situ neutron diffraction

The DIA-type Kawai cell possesses a larger volume and a quasi-hydrostatic pressure environment and has been widely used in materials' synthesis and x-ray diffraction experiments.However, few high-pressure in situ neutron diffraction experiments were performed in the DIA-type Kawai cell because there is no wide window for neutron diffraction and the second-stage anvils and guild block material attenuates the neutron signal significantly.In this work, we tentatively modified the normal DIA-type Kawai cell(MA 2-6-8) into a MA 2-8 mode by removing the six first-stage tungsten carbide anvils.As a consequence, the eight tungsten carbide anvils(Kawai cell) are directly driven by the guide blocks.The results of ex situ and in situ pressure calibration show that the cell pressure can reach 5 GPa with small truncation edge lengths(TEL) of 3 mm even at the load of 300 kN.It suggests that this MA 2-8 cell may open a new way for high-pressure and high-temperature in situ neutron diffraction.     

荧光偏振法研究脉冲电场对酿酒酵母细胞膜流动性影响

以DPH(1,6-二苯基-1,3,5-己三烯)为荧光探剂,采用荧光偏振法探讨了脉冲电场(0～25 kV·cm-1,0～266 ms)对酿酒酵母细胞膜流动性影响。经5 kV·cm-1电场处理后,酿酒酵母细胞膜的流动性显著减小,并且随电场强度和处理时间的增加而减小;通过平板计数法和紫外分光光度计法分别检测了脉冲电场对酿酒酵母细胞存活对数及膜通透性影响。结果显示,5 kV·cm-1虽然只能使少量的酵母致死,却能使酵母细胞膜的通透性显著增加,膜流动性显著降低。并且细胞的存活率随电场强度增大而减小,细胞膜的通透性随电场强度增大而增大。这表明细胞膜的流动性降低与细胞膜的通透性升高成正相关,与细胞的存活率成负相关。由此推测脉冲电场在对酿酒酵母灭菌过程中,细胞膜是其作用的一个关键位点,膜流动性减小,细胞膜通透性增强,是细胞死亡的主要原因。     

MRI Application for Clarifying Fuel Cell Performance with Variation of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: Comparison of Water Content of a Hydrocarbon Membrane and a Perfluorinated Membrane

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is applied to clarify a dominating factor on variation of fuel cell performance with two types of polymer electrolyte membranes, a hydrocarbon membrane and a perfluorinated membrane. MRI results revealed that the hydrocarbon membrane showed a water content higher than that of the perfluorinated membrane, responsible for a better fuel cell performance due to decrease of resistance loss of the fuel cell. Authors' address: Shohji Tsushima, Research Center for Carbon Recycling and Energy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ohokayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan     

SU-8光栅结构中的液晶激光特性

设计制作了SU-8光栅结构的染料掺杂手性向列相液晶激光器件,在器件正面和侧面均实现了随机激光辐射。将激光染料PM597、手性剂S-811、向列性液晶TEB30A按一定比例均匀混合,注入反平行摩擦处理的液晶盒中,器件的下基板通过光掩模法刻蚀出周期为15μm的光栅。利用532 nm的Nd∶YAG固体脉冲激光器作为泵浦源,器件的侧面既在580~590 nm范围内出现了多个离散分立的随机激光辐射峰,FWHM约0.19 nm,又在579~585 nm范围内出现独立的两个激光辐射峰,FWHM约0.19 nm;在器件正面获得了584~590 nm范围的随机激光辐射谱,FWHM约0.17 nm。加热器件至61℃,液晶相变为各向同性态,器件侧面仍出现了波长约590.60 nm、FWHM约0.24 nm的激光辐射峰。分析得出,液晶盒中引入SU-8光栅结构后,光子同时在液晶分子间多重散射和SU-8光栅中布拉格反射获得反馈放大,两种机制相辅相成。器件侧面出现的独立激光辐射峰主要由SU-8光栅布拉格反射提供反馈放大形成,而器件侧面和正面的随机激光辐射峰主要由液晶分子间多重散射提供反馈放大形成。     

有机EL器件MEH-PPV/Alq3的光伏特性

制备了ITO/MEH-PPV/Alq3/LiF/Al光伏(PV)器件. MEH-PPV和Alq3分别为电子受体和给体. 光谱响应曲线主要和Alq3的吸收光谱相匹配. 在功率为0.5 mW·cm2的紫外氙灯照射下电池的短路电流为2.4 μA·cm-2, 开路电压为2.6 V, Fill因子为0.71, 电池的能量转换效率达到0.9%. 在直流电的驱动下, 器件具有电致发光的特性并且发出明亮的桔红色光, 在15 V的直流电压驱动下, 最大亮度达到了1 000 cd·cm-2.     

力学结构及末级压砧硬度对八面体压腔高压发生效率的影响

针对大腔体静高压装置中的多级八面体压腔,分析了两种不同加载结构的力的传递, 建立了高压发生效率的力学关系.室温下,采用定点标压法(Bi, ZnTe, ZnS, GaAs)分别标定了14/8, 12/6和10/4三种二级6-8型大腔体静高压组装的腔体压力, 定量地讨论了力学结构和末级压砧硬度对八面体压腔高压发生效率的影响. 实验结果表明,力学结构和末级压砧硬度都是影响高压发生效率的重要因素, 且力学结构对高压发生效率的影响更大.其中,腔体的几何结构越大,高压发生效率越高; 6-8型加载结构的高压发生效率高于2-6-8型加载结构;在八面体压腔内的压力接近末级压砧的维氏硬度时, 末级压砧硬度越大,高压发生效率越高,所能获得的腔体压力越大.     

On the mechanoelectrical coupling in the cochlear outer hair cell

Outer hair cell electromotility, a manifestation of the interconnection between the mechanical and electrical processes occurring in outer hair cells, is believed to be an important contribution to the active cochlea. Two modes of mechanoelectrical coupling in the outer hair cell wall are studied: the potential shift caused by mechanical loading under the wall charge preservation conditions and the current (transferred charge) caused by mechanical loading under the voltage-clamp conditions. By using the previously reported elastic moduli of the wall and components of the active force, the potential shift under the charge preservation conditions is derived. This shift is expressed in terms of the wall strains and the active force derivatives with respect to the wall potential. The magnitudes of the potential shift corresponding to the conditions of cell inflation, axial stretch (compression), and the micropipet aspiration are estimated. In the last case, the distribution of the potential shift along the cell wall is also demonstrated. The potential shift can reach -20(-)-40 mV under the conditions of the micropipet aspiration or cell inflation. Such shift is much smaller under the condition of cell stretch (compression). The current and the charge transfer caused by the cell stretch under the voltage-clamp conditions is analyzed, and shows good agreement of predictions with experimental data.     

Miniature liquid-crystal-on-silicon display assembly

A novel integrated assembly process for miniature liquid-crystal-on-silicon displays using photodefinable benzocyclobutene resin is presented. Spin coating speed defines the cell gap, photolithography defines the cell perimeter and spacers, and thermocompression bonding provides the adhesion. The photodefined adhesive spacers provide thin liquid-crystal cell gap control (<2.5 microm) with excellent uniformity (+/-100 nm) for glass-on-glass and glass-on-silicon assemblies. The resin is compatible with common liquid-crystal alignment films and exhibits a bonding shear strength of 22+/-3.2 MPa The assembly process flow and characterization of demonstration devices are described.     

聚合物和小分子叠层结构有机太阳电池研究

旋涂法和真空蒸发结合制备了MEH-PPV:PCBM体异质结和CuPc/C60有机小分子叠层有机太阳电池. 测试结果表明:MEH-PPV:PCBM有源层和Ag中间层分别为50 nm和0.5 nm时,与同等厚度有源层的MEH-PPV:PCBM体异质结器件和CuPc/C60小分子器件相比,叠层器件太阳能转换效率大大提高,达到了1.86%. 关键词： 聚(2-甲氧基,5-(2-乙基-乙氧基)-对苯乙炔) 铜酞菁 叠层结构 太阳电池     

Flow over a system of several ribs under conditions of high free-stream turbulence

Results of an experimental hydrodynamic and heat-transfer study of the turbulent separated flow developing over a system of several cross-flow ribs are reported. Conditions with low and high free-stream turbulence are considered. Visualization and heat-transfer data are presented, and a comparison for two turbulence levels is given. In the system of three or more ribs, a very unstable flow in the second inter-rib cell was observed under low-turbulence conditions. Under a high level of free-stream turbulence, the flow in the first inter-rib cell is unstable; this observation is supported by measured pressure distributions. Addition of each next rib makes the separation flow region behind the last rib and the pressure recovery region less extended, and decreases the coordinate at which the rate of heat transfer attains its maximum. In the high-turbulent flow, the heat-transfer intensification in the second inter-rib cell amounts to 30 %. This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants Nos. 04-02-16070 and 06-08-00300).     

酯化前后酵母菌的红外光谱比较

对啤酒酵母酯化前后的红外光谱进行了分析。啤酒酵母的红外光谱图主要由蛋白质的吸收带、碳水化合物的吸收带组成。1 652 cm-1处的吸收峰为酰胺Ⅰ带,是CO的伸缩振动,1 542 cm-1的吸收峰是酰胺Ⅱ带,振sup>振动和N—H的弯曲振动引起的。1 454 cm-1处的吸收峰为CH₃和CH₂的弯曲振动峰;1 160 cm-1处出现的峰可能为细胞壁的主要成分——碳水化合物中C—O的伸缩振动峰;1 080 cm-1处的吸收峰是由啤酒酵母中的RNA,DNA或细胞壁中存在的碳水化合物或醇中的C—O伸缩振动引起的。用甲醇酯化后在1 744和1 454 cm-1处的吸收峰强度增加,说明酵母菌细胞表面的羧基发生了酯化反应。酯化后细胞的主要成分和结构保持完整。     

Express Method for Determination of Low Value of Trans-membrane Potential of Living Cells with Fluorescence Probe: Application on Haemocytes at Immune Responses

The method for measurement of trans-membrane potential of cell membrane was evaluated for the case of low potential value using fluorescence probe 4-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-1-methylpyridinium, DSM. The method is based on comparative titration of cells with probe in buffers containing Na(+) or K(+). The apparent trans-membrane potential obtained with this way is a result of K(+)-Na(+) pump activity. The presented approach allowed measuring the low value of potential with 1-2?mV of accuracy without additional calibration procedures. The method was applied for investigation of potential of cell membrane of haemocytes of Galleria mellonella larvae. The value of potential of intact insect's haemocytes was found in the range from -10 to -20?mV. The change of potential value of haemocytes was investigated under model immune response and natural envenomation and parasitizing. The obtained deviations of cell membrane potential were in good correlation with changes of activity of main immune reactions, described in literature and obtained by us earlier.     

基于铰链式六面顶压机的二级6-8型大腔体静高压装置

报道了一种新型二级6-8型大腔体静高压装置.该装置是以国产DS6×800T铰链式六面顶压机为构架,在其六面体压腔中直接放入二级6-8模(球分割)增压装置以产生10GPa以上的压力,还实验了不同规格的预密封边和不同密度的叶蜡石对压力产生效率的影响,在室温下用BiⅠ-Ⅱ(2.55GPa),Ⅲ-Ⅴ(7.7GPa)和SnⅠ-Ⅱ(9.4GPa)在高压下的相变对14／8(8面体传压介质边长／8面体压腔边长)规格压腔进行了压力标定.实验结果表明,该系统可以在加载压力(油压)约为3×10⁶N(～42 关键词： 铰链式六面顶压机 6-8型球分割大腔体静高压装置 压力标定     

黄土区金盏菊幼苗根部细胞壁对Pb/Cd复合胁迫响应的FTIR和Raman光谱

植物修复法是新兴的重金属污染土壤修复手段,也是未来极富应用潜力的主流技术之一。植物根部细胞壁作为重金属/土壤/植物相的交界面,天然地成为修复效能调控过程的关键部位和信号通道。植物细胞壁与重金属离子的作用行为具有物理化学和生理生化的双重属性,但以光谱技术为切入点,原位解析植物根部细胞壁对土壤重金属离子的响应关系还不多见。以黄土区修复植物金盏菊幼苗为研究对象,分析Pb/Cd复合胁迫对其根部细胞壁形貌的影响,借助X射线荧光光谱(XRF)、X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和拉曼光谱(Raman)揭示细胞壁对Pb/Cd胁迫的响应信号。结果发现:Pb/Cd胁迫导致金盏菊根部细胞壁弯曲萎缩,表面分布若干点状深色沉积物颗粒;XRF证实细胞壁Pb/Xd含量增加,但XRD图谱没有发现典型Pb/Xd结晶峰。FTIP图谱中—OH振动峰定位于3 416 cm~(-1)处,表明Pb/Cd离子与—OH间可能存在配位键合;1 701和1 593 cm~(-1)处的特征峰分别移动到1 736和1 618 cm~(-1),说明Pb/Cd胁迫改变了金盏菊根部细胞壁蛋白质结构属性。Raman光谱中2 960 cm~(-1)附近峰强增加,暗示Pb/Cd胁迫影响了细胞壁纤维素分子排列方向。可以认为,细胞壁组分(果胶、蛋白质、纤维素等)和典型官能团(—OH,N—H,C=O等)对于减缓Pb/Cd胁迫引起的金盏菊根部细胞壁毒害效应贡献较大。     

Multipass optical cell based upon two cylindrical mirrors for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy

A compact multipass optical cell based upon a front cylindrical mirror with a central input/output hole and a rear cylindrical mirror is described for application to tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy. Rotation of the rear cylindrical mirror and small variations of the cell base length (∼110 mm) have been used to achieve different spot patterns and path lengths. CO₂ and CH₄ direct absorption measurements using the developed cell with a fibre-coupled distributed-feedback laser at 1605.5 nm have been performed. A noise-equivalent absorption sensitivity of 2.5×10^-8 cm^-1 Hz^-1/2 has been determined for 138 passes in the cell and averaging of 2000 consecutive scans within 1.93 s. PACS 42.55.Px; 39.30.+w; 42.62.Fi; 42.60.-v     

基于透射率曲线确定聚合物太阳能电池功能层的光学常数和厚度

本文介绍了一种确定聚合物太阳能电池功能层光学常数和厚度的方法. 该方法借助于特定的色散模型拟合透射率测试曲线以获得功能层光学常数和厚度值. 文中比较了Forouhi-Bloomer和Lorentz-Oscillator模型在体异质结薄膜的透射率拟合计算中的适用性, 计算了poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)/[6,6]-phenylC₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM)和 poly[2-methoxy-5-5(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene](MEH-PPV)/PCBM体异质结薄膜的光学常数和厚度. 拟合得到的曲线与实验曲线符合良好, 厚度计算的结果与台阶仪测量结果保持一致, 误差小于4%. 进一步分析得到的热退火和加入高沸点溶剂添加剂后P3HT/PCBM薄膜的光学常数和光学禁带值与相应器件伏安特性相符. 该方法适用于所有体异质结的功能层, 可用于聚合物太阳能电池的膜系优化和在线检测.     

Simultaneous generation of ultrashort pulses at 158 and 198?nm in a single filamentation cell by cascaded four-wave mixing in Ar

Ultrashort 198- and 158-nm pulses are generated simultaneously by cascaded four-wave mixing of the second and third harmonics of a 80-fs Ti:Sapphire laser in filamentation propagation through a single Ar gas cell. The energies of the 198- and 158-nm pulses are 7.6?μJ and 600?nJ, respectively. The duration of 198-nm pulse is determined to be ca. 45?fs by transient-grating frequency-resolved optical grating, which indicates that the pulse is intrinsically transform limited and chirped by the rear window of the gas cell. The spectral bandwidths of 198- and 158?nm support the transform limited pulse durations of 40 and 28?fs, respectively.     

Ultrasound-mediated disruption of cell membranes. I. Quantification of molecular uptake and cell viability

Ultrasound-mediated drug delivery is a nonchemical, nonviral, and noninvasive method for targeted transport of drugs and genes into cells. Molecules can be delivered into cells when ultrasound disrupts the cell membrane by a mechanism believed to involve cavitation. This study examined molecular uptake and cell viability in cell suspensions (DU145 prostate cancer and aortic smooth muscle cells) exposed to varying peak negative acoustic pressures (0.6-3.0 MPa), exposure times (120-2000 ms), and pulse lengths (0.02-60 ms) in the presence of Optison (1.7% v/v) contrast agent. With increasing pressure and exposure time, molecular uptake of a marker compound, a calcein, increased and approached equilibrium with the extra cellular solution, while cell viability decreased. Varying pulse length produced no significant effect. All viability and molecular uptake measurements collected over the broad range of ultrasound conditions studied correlated with acoustic energy exposure. This suggests that acoustic energy exposure may be predictive of ultrasound's nonthermal bioeffects.