Binary teaching-learning-based optimization algorithm is used to investigate the superscattering plasmonic nanodisk

A new efficient binary optimization method based on Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO) algorithm is proposed to design an array of plasmonic nanodisks in order to achieve maximum scattering coefficient spectrum. In binary TLBO (BTLBO), a group of learner consists of a matrix with binary entries; control the presence (‘1’) or the absence (‘0’) of nanodisks in the array. Simulation results show that scattering coefficient strongly depends on the localized position of nanoparticles and non-periodic structures have more appropriate response in term of scattering coefficient. This approach can be useful in optical applications such as plasmonic nanoantennas.     

4-channels coherent perfect absorption (CPA)-type demultiplexer using plasmonic nano spheres

The current research represents a nanoscale and compact 4-channels plasmonic demultiplexer. It includes eight coherent perfect absorption (CPA) – type filters. The operation principle is based on the absorbable formation of a conductive path in the dielectric layer of a plasmonic nano-spheres waveguide. Since the CPA efficiency depends strongly on the number of plasmonic nano-spheres and the nano spheres location, an efficient binary optimization method based on the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm is used to design an optimized array of the plasmonic nano-sphere in order to achieve the maximum absorption coefficient in the ‘off’ state.     

Tuning of particle plasmon resonances in binary dielectric medium

Using light scattering spectroscopy, I demonstrate an approach to tune particle plasmon resonance in a binary dielectric media where silver nano-rods are embedded partially both in Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) matrix and in air. A systematic experimental study under a controlled variation of the degree of embedding of nano-rods in AAO matrix has been presented. Experimental results have been interpreted based on the Drude model. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method has been employed to calculate the nature of the silver nano-rod resonance at the experimental conditions. Both the simulation results and theory corroborate the experimental findings.     

Plasmonic nanoparticle monomers and dimers: from nanoantennas to chiral metamaterials

We review the basic physics behind light interaction with plasmonic nanoparticles. The theoretical foundations of light scattering on one metallic particle (a plasmonic monomer) and two interacting particles (a plasmonic dimer) are systematically investigated. Expressions for the effective particle susceptibility (polarizability) are derived, and applications of these results to plasmonic nanoantennas are outlined. In the long-wavelength limit, the effective macroscopic parameters of an array of plasmonic dimers are calculated. These parameters are attributable to an effective medium corresponding to a dilute arrangement of nanoparticles, i.e., a metamaterial where plasmonic monomers or dimers have the function of “meta-atoms”. It is shown that planar dimers consisting of rod-like particles generally possess elliptical dichroism and function as atoms for planar chiral metamaterials. The fabricational simplicity of the proposed rod-dimer geometry can be used in the design of more cost-effective chiral metamaterials in the optical domain.     

实现散射场强整形的微散射体阵列逆向设计方法

本文提出一种基于全介电微散射体的散射阵列结构逆向设计方法,用以实现散射电场强度整形.该方法基于空域傅里叶变换与角谱变换,从给定目标区域处期望实现的散射场强分布出发,逆向求得所需的感应源,再利用电磁感应源理论,逆向设计微散射体阵列,且只需通过解析计算便能够快速地求取出微散射体阵列的电磁参数值分布.基于提出的逆向设计方法,文中提供了三维情况下的具体算例,实现了给定方形面目标区域的散射场强整形.理论计算结果与全波仿真结果符合良好,表明本文提出的逆向设计方法具有可行性与有效性.     

Internal Structure Tailoring in 3D Nanoplasmonic Metasurface for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Tunable nanoplasmonic metasurfaces have resulted in many versatile platforms for sensing applications including surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based detection. However, to date, their fabrication still faces challenges in uniformity, repeatability, and controllability. Here, a novel large-area and hierarchical nanoplasmonic array with controlled internal structure and tunable plasmonic properties is reported, relying on controllably tailoring the single nanosphere on a uniform double-layered array into a well-defined nanoflower structure. The fabrication involves colloidal self-assembly, lithography, and plasmonic metal coating. First, a uniformly distributed double-layered colloidal array is fabricated via an ethanol-assisted self-assembly technique. Next, with the help of inductively coupled plasma dry etching, the lower layer is transformed to the nanoflower array with well-defined petal shape. Subsequently, a gold film with controlled thickness is deposited onto the nanoflower structured array, resulting in a tunable optical and SERS-active enhancement effect. Furthermore, 3D finite-difference time-domain simulation shows multiple enhancement sites inside the nanoflower array. Such a brand-new 3D structured array has the potential for varied applications, ranging from SERS sensors to light regulation.     

Different preparation methods and characterization of magnetic maghemite coated with chitosan

In this report, we investigated the so-called plasmonic platforms prepared to target ultra-short fluorescence and accurate instrumental response function in a time-domain spectroscopy and microscopy. The interaction of metallic nanoparticles with nearby fluorophores results in the increase of the dye fluorescence quantum yield, photostability and decrease of the lifetime parameter. The mentioned properties of platforms were applied to achieve a picosecond fluorescence lifetime (21 ps) of erythrosin B, used later as a better choice for deconvolution of fluorescence decays measured with “color” sensitive photo-detectors. The ultra-short fluorescence standard based on combination of thin layers of silver film, silver colloidal nanoparticles (about 60 nm in diameter), and top layer of erythrosin B embedded in 0.2 % poly(vinyl) alcohol. The response functions were monitored on two photo-detectors; microchannel plate photomultiplier and single photon avalanche photodiode as a Rayleigh scattering and ultra-short fluorescence. We demonstrated that use of the plasmonic base fluorescence standard as an instrumental response function results in the absence of systematic error in lifetime measurements and analysis.     

Modulating lamb wave band gaps using an elastic metamaterial plate

Modulating band gaps (extending the bandwidths or shifting into a lower frequency range) is a challenging task in phononic crystals. In this paper, elastic metamaterial plates composed of a square array of “hard” stubs or “soft” stubs on both sides of a 2D binary locally resonant plate are proposed, and their band structures are studied. The dispersion relationships and the displacement fields of the eigenmodes are calculated using finite element methods. Numerical results show that the band gaps are shifted to lower frequencies and the bandwidths are enlarged compared to classic elastic metamaterial plates. A conceptual “analogousrigid mode” that includes an “out-of-plane analogous-rigid mode” and an “in-plane analogous-rigid mode” is developed to explain these phenomena. The “out-of-plane analogous-rigid mode” mainly adjusts the band gaps into the lower frequency range, and the “in-plane analogous-rigid mode” mainly enlarges the bandwidth. Furthermore, the band gap effects of composite “hard” stubs and “soft” stubs are investigated. The results show that the location of the band gaps can be modulated into a relatively lower frequency and the bandwidth can be extended by the use of different composite stubs. These elastic wave properties in the proposed structure can be used to optimize band gaps and possibly produce low-frequency filters and waveguides.     

Perforated nanocap array: Facile fabrication process and efficient surface enhanced Raman scattering with fluorescence suppression

Recently, individual reduced-symmetry metal nanostructures and their plasmonic properties have been studied extensively. However, little attention has been paid to the approach to fabricating ordered reduced-symmetry metal nanostructure arrays. In this paper, a novel perforated silver nanocap array with high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity and fluorescence suppression is reported. The array is fabricated by electron beam evaporating Ag onto the perforated barrier layer side of a hard anodization (HA) anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. The morphology and optical property of the perforated silver nanocap array are characterized by an atomic force microscope (AFM), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and absorption spectra. The results of SERS measurements reveal that the perforated silver nanocap array offers high SERS activity and fluorescence suppression compared with an imperforated silver nanocap array.     

To the theory of I–V characteristics of the superlattices

The influence of inelastic scattering on the I–V characteristics of “dirty” and “pure” superlattices (SL) in the quasielastic limit is studied. It is shown that the form of the I–V characteristics of “dirty” SL is determined solely by the frequency of elastic scattering in a wide range of parameters and that the electron-phonon interaction in “pure” SL leads to the formation of two regions with negative differential conductivity (NDC) on the I–V characteristics.     

Classical dynamical theory of heavy ion fusion and scattering

A classical dynamical model which includes dissipative forces is suggested for heavy ion reactions high above the Coulomb barrier. Internal degrees of freedom corresponding to rotation of the ions are included. The reactions divide into three parts: (1) quasi-elastic scattering, with relatively small energy loss, associated with higher angular momenta, (2) deep inelastic scattering, with larger energy loss and considerable transfer of mass, associated with intermediate angular momenta, and (3) complete fusion where a highly excited compound state is formed, generally associated with the lowest angular momenta. One can predict a fusion cross section for two values of the friction coefficient, “weak” and “strong” friction cases. Reasonable values for fusion can be obtained in the weak friction case, but scattering angular distributions are not consistent with available experimental data. In the strong friction case it is more difficult to fit all the fusion cross sections with a single friction parameter. But the predicted angular distributions and energy losses are in better agreement with experiment than for the weak friction case.     

Non-eikonal corrections in potential scattering on two centres

Scattering of a spinless projectile from a system of two (over-lapping or non-overlapping) local potentials is studied in the first-order eikonal expansion. Corrections to the Glauber formula are found to come mainly from the non-eikonal propagation in the “direct” double scattering, and not from multiple scattering (“reflections”).A comparison is made between the exact (to the leading order) and two approximate results: (i) based on the theory of scattering from non-overlapping potentials, and (ii) neglecting the reflection terms and adopting the local “Born-like” off-shell extrapolation of the two-body amplitudes. The second approximation is found to be more accurate and technically simpler in calculation of multiple scattering from many-body systems.     

Theory of ion scattering from single crystals

The scattering of He⁺, Ne⁺ and Ar⁺ ions at 600 eV from Ni(110) in the [11̄0] direction is modeled using classical dynamics. The distributions of final scattering angles of the primary ions are displayed as contour plots over the surface impact zone. From the contour plots the regions of the surface that give rise to scattering at specific angles can be isolated. The majority of the inplane scattering arises from collisions of the primary ion with second layer or “valley” atoms. However, to correctly reproduce the experimental energy distribution curves of Heiland and Taglauer (J. Vacuum Sci. Technol. 9 (1971) 620), we must include a simple collision time correction to account for neutralization of the ion beam. This analysis predicts that the ions which collide with second layer atoms of the solid are preferentially neutralized. The energy distributions due to first layer collisions agree well with experiment. We find that a full molecular three dimensional model is needed to describe all of the ion scattering events since for most of the collisions, the ion is simultaneously interacting with at least two atoms of the solid. However, in agreement with other workers we find only a single collision is responsible for the “binary” peak in the energy distribution. In addition the relative scattering intensity at different angles is dependent on having a three-dimensional solid.     

Resonant surface enhanced Raman scattering by ultra thin Langmuir-Blodgett polydiacetylene polymer films

Using resonant Raman scattering and surface enhanced Raman scattering techniques, changes in the structural and electronic properties of Langmuir-Blodgett (L-B) polydiacetylene films were observed as film thicknesses were increased from one monolayer (or one bilayer) to several bilayers. The L-B films, starting with a single monolayer (or one bilayer) in a disordered “red” phase, were found to change into a mixed phase (ordered “blue” and disordered “red”) as one or more additional bilayers were deposited. This is the first observation of a “disorder to order” transformation in a L-B film. The observed effect is attributed to the ordering brought about by interactions between the initial and subsequent L-B PDA bilayers.     

The variational method in atomic scattering

This paper reviews the application of the variational method to the scattering (both elastic and inelastic) of electrons and positrons by atoms. The coupled equations of scattering theory are formulated using a pseudostate expansion. The Kohn variational procedure for multichannel scattering is derived. Many variants are considered, including the inverse Kohn procedure, the “optimized minimum norm”, the “optimized anomaly free”, and the “variational least squares”. Applications to both model and realistic problems are described. Results obtained for scattering by hydrogen, and by complex atoms are discussed.     

Bemerkungen zum „Regenbogeneffekt“ bei der Streuung von Atomen

The “rainbow” singularity in the differential scattering cross section for molecular collisions is a good means to get the potential depthε of the scattering potential in question. The connection between the “experimental” parameters (“rainbow”-angle, -width, and impact parameter) and the potential parameters of a given type of potential has to be given in tabular form. In this note such a table is given for the Kihara potential (2). Furthermore, it is shown that under conditions likely to occur in experiments, the usual approximation to the scattering cross section will have a nonnegligible error.     

Interdiffusion in condensed solutions

Expressions for the coefficient of interdiffusion of components in a binary condensed vacancy-free alloy and a diffusion coefficient matrix for the same alloy with equilibrium and nonequilibrium vacancies are studied. In the first alloy, metastable states may appear if the mixing energy is positive. In the case of the second alloy, closed spinodals may arise under certain conditions. In binary systems with a constant concentration of particles having close atomic volumes, a vacancy stationary nonequilibrium distribution is observed, which may generate vacancy “channels” through which atoms diffuse much more rapidly than in the regular lattice.     

Optimal and adaptive methods of processing hydroacoustic signals (review)

Different methods of optimal and adaptive processing of hydroacoustic signals for multipath propagation and scattering are considered. Advantages and drawbacks of the classical adaptive (Capon, MUSIC, and Johnson) algorithms and “fast” projection algorithms are analyzed for the case of multipath propagation and scattering of strong signals. The classical optimal approaches to detecting multipath signals are presented. A mechanism of controlled normalization of strong signals is proposed to automatically detect weak signals. The results of simulating the operation of different detection algorithms for a linear equidistant array under multipath propagation and scattering are presented. An automatic detector is analyzed, which is based on classical or fast projection algorithms, which estimates the background proceeding from median filtering or the method of bilateral spatial contrast.     

Hg1—xCdxTe的共振拉曼散射

当入射光的光子能量接近Hg1-xCdxTe的Eo △o时,发现了Hg1-xCdxTe的共振拉曼散射,观察到了“禁戒”共振增强拉曼散射,同时也观察到了二级共振拉曼散射。分析了非共振条件下能在样品的（100）面观察到微弱的“禁戒”TO2模拟及在共振条件下“禁戒”TO2模大大增强的原因。通过分析,发现由双LO声子引起的二级共振拉曼散射主要由带内的Froehlich相互作用造成的。     

Anomalous Heat and Momentum Transport Arising from Surface Roughness in a Normal <Superscript>3</Superscript>He Slab

I discuss heat and momentum transport in a mesoscopic film of ³He, confined by rough walls in the normal Fermi liquid state. Inelastic binary quasiparticle scattering mediated by elastic scattering from the surface roughness gives rise to a coherent “mixed” scattering channel that drives anomalous transport over a range of temperature. I calculate the thermal conductivity and viscosity of the film in this regime and derive these in terms of the film thickness and autocorrelation function of the surface roughness, which enters the formulation as an independent input. This calculation can be useful in understanding and isolating the effects of confinement and surface roughness, especially in the context of exploring the superfluid state in the film.