琼脂糖凝胶/纳米金复合结构的制备及其表面增强拉曼性质

以琼脂糖凝胶为模板,将预先制备好的胶体金颗粒负载在琼脂糖凝胶的网状结构中,制备了琼脂糖凝胶/纳米金复合膜结构,采用透射电子显微镜、扫描电子显微镜、紫外-可见-近红外光谱仪对复合膜的结构和光学性质进行了表征,实验数据表明纳米金颗粒均匀的分散在琼脂糖凝胶膜上,并且呈现出优异的光学吸收特性。基于琼脂糖凝胶的溶胀收缩特性和纳米金颗粒可调的表面等离子体共振吸收特性,将琼脂糖凝胶/纳米金复合膜作为表面增强拉曼(SERS)基底材料,研究了其对拉曼信号分子尼罗蓝A(NBA)的SERS检测效果。结果表明,琼脂糖凝胶的多孔网状结构为纳米金颗粒的富集提供了良好的载体,随着琼脂糖凝胶在空气中失水收缩,纳米金颗粒间距离逐渐缩短,产生动态的热点效应,对拉曼信号分子具有良好的增强效应。     

光学多稳系统的相变及临界点分类

参照朗道相变理的基本精神,确定光学多稳性系统的相变与临床界现象,揭示了相变的多样性,以及多稳系统通向完全单稳状态态的不同路径。多稳性的级次愈高,相变的式样也就愈多。     

金红石高温高压相变的Raman光谱特征

以Ar作压力介质,在准静水压力条件下,利用激光加热DAC技术和显微Raman光谱原位测试技术,在0～35 GPa压力范围开展金红石的高温高压相变研究。在室温条件下,金红石结构TiO₂于13.4 GPa开始转变成斜锆石相,于21 GPa时转变完全,并直到35 GPa时斜锆石相稳定存在。在压力分别为29.4和35.0 GPa时,用YAG激光器发出的波长为1.064 μm的红外激光束扫描加热样品,TiO₂斜锆石高压相转变成另一Pbca结构高压相。卸压时,Pbca相于26.3 GPa时转变成斜锆石相。斜锆石相转变成Pbca相需要加热才能发生,而卸压时却在较小的压力区间即迅速转变完全,两相转变压力边界在28 GPa左右。进一步卸压,斜锆石相直到11 GPa仍稳定,在7.6 GPa时斜锆石相与α-PbO2相两相共存,5 GPa时完全转变成α-PbO₂相,并直到常压该相以亚稳定态存在。     

Quantum Probing Topological Phase Transitions by Non‐Markovianity

Understanding the physical significance and probing the global invariants characterizing quantum topological phases in extended systems is a main challenge in modern physics with major impact in different areas of science. Here, a quantum‐information‐inspired probing method is proposed where topological phase transitions are revealed by a non‐Markovianity quantifier. The idea is illustrated by considering the decoherence dynamics of an external read‐out qubit that probes a Su–Schrieffer–Heeger (SSH) chain with either pure dephasing or dissipative coupling. Qubit decoherence features and non‐Markovianity measure clearly signal the topological phase transition of the SSH chain.     

Phase Transitions Induced by Top-Priority of Randomization

We study the characteristics of phase transition to take the top-priority of randomization in the rules of NaSch model (i.e.noise-first model) into account via computing the relaxation time and the order parameter.The scaling exponents of the relaxation time and the scaling relation of order parameter,respectively,axe obtained.     

Critical Behaviors and Universality Classes of Percolation Phase Transitions on Two-Dimensional Square Lattice

We have investigated both site and bond percolation on two-dimensional lattice under the random rule and the product rule respectively. With the random rule, sites or bonds are added randomly into the lattice. From two candidates picked randomly, the site or bond with the smaller size product of two connected clusters is added when the product rule is taken. Not only the size of the largest cluster but also its size jump are studied to characterize the universality class of percolation. The finite-size scaling forms of giant cluster size and size jump are proposed and used to determine the critical exponents of percolation from Monte Carlo data. It is found that the critical exponents of both size and size jump in random site percolation are equal to that in random bond percolation. With the random rule, site and bond percolation belong to the same universality class. We obtain the critical exponents of the site percolation under the product rule, which are different from that of both random percolation and the bond percolation under the product rule. The universality class of site percolation differs different from that of bond percolation when the product rule is used.     

Phase Transitions in a Mixture of Hard-Sphere Dipoles and Neutral Hard Spheres

Using the reference hypernetted chain （RHNC） integral equation theory and a rigorous stability analysis method, we investigate the phase behavior of a mixture of hard-sphere dipoles and neutral hard spheres based on the correlations of the homogeneous isotropic phase. Lowering the temperature down to the points where the RHNC equations fail to have a solution, several ttuctuations strongly increase. At low densities our results indicate the onset of ／ chain formation, which is similar with the pure DHS system. At high densities, the results indicate the appearance of isotropic-to-ferroelectric transitions （small neutral hard spheres concentrations） and demixing transitions （large neutral hard spheres concentrations）.     

Thermal Phase Transitions of IOTA Carrageenan in CaCl2 Solutions: A Fluorescence Study

The fluorescence technique was employed to study thermal phase transitions of iota (ι-) carrageenan (IC) in CaCl₂ solution. IC gels underwent coil to double helix (c-h) and double helix to dimer (h-d) transitions upon cooling. Upon heating IC gels presented dimer to double helix (d-h) and double helix to coil (h-c) transitions, showing hysteresis types of transition paths. Scattered light, I_sc and fluorescence intensity, I, were monitored against temperature to determine phase transitions. Transition temperatures were determined from the derivative of the transition paths. The critical gel fraction exponent, β, was measured and found to be in accord with the classic Flory–Stockmayer model.     

变温红外光谱研究表面双稳态液晶分子的相变过程

运用变温红外和样本-样本相关光谱对40～150 ℃温度区间内的表面双稳态液晶分子MHOCPOOB的相变过程中的分子构象、排布及相互作用的变化进行研究。结果表明：室温时,分子烷基链中同时存在Zigzag和Gauche两种构象。随温度升高,其中有序的Zigzag构象转化为无序的Gauche 构象,链的扭曲程度增加。刚性核部分,羰基与相邻的苯环形成共轭体系,苯环之间相互倾斜排列,在相变过程中羰基与苯环的共平面作用逐渐被打破,且在相变点苯环间的二面角明显增大。由于表面稳定化的作用,使得在液晶盒表面上的一层膜,其结构并不随温度、相结构的变化而变化,因而在液晶盒的光谱中观察到的相变点较少。通过二维光谱作者发现,在122 ℃时分子出现细微结构调整。     

Phase Transitions for the Growth Rate of Linear Stochastic Evolutions

We consider a discrete-time stochastic growth model on d-dimensional lattice. The growth model describes various interesting examples such as oriented site/bond percolation, directed polymers in random environment, time discretizations of binary contact path process and the voter model. We study the phase transition for the growth rate of the “total number of particles” in this framework. The main results are roughly as follows: If d≥3 and the system is “not too random”, then, with positive probability, the growth rate of the total number of particles is of the same order as its expectation. If on the other hand, d=1,2, or the system is “random enough”, then the growth rate is slower than its expectation. We also discuss the above phase transition for the dual processes and its connection to the structure of invariant measures for the model with proper normalization. Supported in part by JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Kiban (C) 17540112.     

斜锆石（ZrO2）高温高压相变的Raman光谱研究

 以Ar作压力介质，在0~23 GPa压力范围内，利用金刚石压腔装置（DAC）和激光加温技术，采用显微拉曼光谱进行原位测试，对处于准静水压力条件下的斜锆石开展高温高压相变研究。研究结果表明：室温下斜锆石ZrO₂于3.4 GPa时开始发生相变，到10.4 GPa时其明显转变成一个空间群为Pbca的斜方相。此新相随着压力升高，直到15.3 GPa，仍稳定存在。通过研究，首次获得了Pbca相的拉曼谱图。随后在15.3 GPa压力下进行了激光加温后淬火，结果发现，加热前的Pbca相又转变成了空间群为Pnam的PbCl₂结构类型的高压相，该相直到实验最高压力23 GPa仍稳定存在。     

Phase Transitions in a Mixture of Hard-Sphere Dipoles and Neutral Hard Spheres

Using the reference hypernetted chain (RHNC) integral equation theory and a rigorous stability analysis method, we investigate the phase behavior of a mixture of hard-sphere dipoles and neutral hard spheres based on the correlations of the homogeneous isotropic phase. Lowering the temperature down to the points where the RHNC equations fail to have a solution, several fluctuations strongly increase. At low densities our results indicate the onset of chain formation, which is similar with the pure DHS system. At highdensities, the results indicate the appearance of isotropic-to-ferroelectric transitions (small neutral hard spheres concentrations) and demixing transitions (large neutral hard spheres concentrations).     

Phase Transitions of a Dilute O(n) Model

We investigate tricritical behavior of the O(n) model in two dimensions by means of transfer-matrix and finite-size scaling methods. For this purpose we consider an O(n) symmetric spin model on the honeycomb lattice with vacancies; the tricritical behavior is associated with the percolation threshold of the vacancies. The vacancies are represented by face variables on the elementary hexagons of the lattice. We apply a mapping of the spin degrees of freedom model on a non-intersecting-loop model, in which the number n of spin components assumes the role of a continuously variable parameter. This loop model serves as a suitable basis for the construction of the transfer matrix. Our results reveal the existence of a tricritical line, parametrized by n, which connects the known universality classes of the tricritical Ising model and the theta point describing the collapse of a polymer. On the other side of the Ising point, the tricritical line extends to the n=2 point describing a tricritical O(2) model.     

Entanglement Entropy Signature of Quantum Phase Transitions in a Multiple Spin Interactions Model

Through the Jordan-Wigner transformation, the entanglement entropy and ground state phase diagrams of exactly solvable spin model with alternating and multiple spin exchange interactions are investigated by means of Green's function theory. In the absence of four-spin interactions, the ground state presents plentiful quantum phases due to the multiple spin interactions and magnetic fields. It is shown that the two-site entanglement entropy is a good indicator of quantum phase transition (QPT). In addition, the alternating interactions can destroy the magnetization plateau and wash out the spin-gap of low-lying excitations. However, in the presence of four-spin interactions, apart from the second order QPTs, the system manifests the first order QPT at the tricritical point and an additional new phase called ``spin waves', which is due to the collapse of the continuous tower-like low-lying excitations modulated by the four-spin interactions for large three-spin couplings.     

Diffusion and Velocity Correlations of the Phase Transitions in a System of Macroscopic Rolling Spheres

We study an air-fluidized granular monolayer composed of plastic spheres which roll on a metallic grid. The air current is adjusted so that the spheres never lose contact with the grid and so that the dynamics may be regarded as pseudo two dimensional (or two dimensional, if the effects of the sphere rolling are not taken into account). We find two surprising continuous transitions, both of them displaying two coexisting phases. Moreover, in all the cases, we found the coexisting phases display a strong energy non-equipartition. In the first transition, at a weak fluidization, a glass phase coexists with a disordered fluid-like phase. In the second transition, a hexagonal crystal coexists with the fluid phase. We analyze, for these two-phase systems, the specific diffusive properties of each phase, as well as the velocity correlations. Surprisingly, we find a glass phase at a very low packing fraction and for a wide range of granular temperatures. Both phases are also characterized by strong anticorrelated velocities upon a collision. Thus, the dynamics observed for this quasi two-dimensional system unveil phase transitions with peculiar properties, very different from the predicted behavior in well-know theories for their equilibrium counterparts.     

高压诱致的反式联苯乙烯酮结构相变与化学反应

 利用金刚石对顶砧（DAC）高压装置在室温下对反式联苯乙烯酮（Trans, Trans-Dibenzylideneacetone）分子晶体进行了高压拉曼谱、荧光光谱和能量色散X射线衍射（EDXRD）研究。结果表明,在压力为1.0~1.3 GPa时,反式联苯乙烯酮发生了晶体—晶体的结构相变,同时开始伴随有压力诱导的化学反应,反应完成的压力为6.5 GPa。高压X射线研究表明,这次相变有新的共价键产生,可能的化学变化过程是,C＝C双键打开再与相邻的分子结合生成新的共价键。在压力大约为11 GPa时,反式联苯乙烯酮分子晶体再次发生了晶体的结构相变。新产生的物质在卸压后依然保持稳定。     

Classification of Phase Transitions and Ensemble Inequivalence, in Systems with Long Range Interactions

Systems with long range interactions in general are not additive, which can lead to an inequivalence of the microcanonical and canonical ensembles. The microcanonical ensemble may show richer behavior than the canonical one, including negative specific heats and other non-common behaviors. We propose a classification of microcanonical phase transitions, of their link to canonical ones, and of the possible situations of ensemble inequivalence. We discuss previously observed phase transitions and inequivalence in self-gravitating, two-dimensional fluid dynamics and non-neutral plasmas. We note a number of generic situations that have not yet been observed in such systems.     

利用金兹堡-朗道理论研究无序光晶格中超冷玻色系统的相变问题

在冷原子物理中,对无序和温度效应的研究一直是一个非常重要的课题。基于金兹堡-朗道理论,我们从解析上研究了无序和有限温度对光晶格中超冷玻色系统相变的影响。我们的计算结果显示,无序强度的增加会使得系统的Mott绝缘相区域减小;热涨落的存在将进一步破坏Mott绝缘相,同时使得系统中出现了正常流体相。这里的金兹堡-朗道理论在最低阶近似下得到的相界方程与平均场结果一致,原则上很容易将计算结果推广到高阶从而给出超越平均场的结果。     

硫化铁的两个电导率相关的相变

 由于X射线对高级相变和电子相变不够敏感,致使很多物质的相变和新的性质被忽略。对物质电阻的变化进行分析可以很好地弥补这一缺陷。通过金刚石对顶砧上原位电阻测量方法,在0~88.7 GPa的压强范围内,在300~443 K的温度条件下,基于范德堡法电阻测量原理,对硫化铁的电导率进行了测量。通过对电导率的分析发现,在零压、温度为408 K的条件下,硫化铁转变成了NiAs结构相。在34.7 GPa和61.3 GPa压强处发现了两个新的突变点,为了印证这两处相变的可靠性,分别测量了在不同压强下样品电导率随温度的变化情况。