Temporary mechanoluminescence of certain organic and inorganic crystals

The present paper reports the temporary mechanoluminescence of certain organic and inorganic crystals. The rate constant of the decrease in mechanoluminescence is different for different crystals and it increases with the temperature of the crystals. The mechanoluminescence spectra of As₂O₃ crystals also change with the age of the crystals. It is concluded that the phase transformation may be responsible for the temporary mechanoluminescence in the crystals.     

Crystallization in two-component Coulomb systems

The analysis of Coulomb crystallization is extended from one-component to two-component plasmas. Critical parameters for the existence of Coulomb crystals are derived for both classical and quantum crystals. In the latter case, a critical mass ratio of the two charged components is found, which is of the order of 80. Thus, holes in semiconductors with sufficiently flat valence bands are predicted to spontaneously order into a regular lattice. Such hole crystals are intimately related to ion Coulomb crystals in white dwarf and neutron stars as well as to ion crystals produced in the laboratory. A unified phase diagram of two-component Coulomb crystals is presented and is verified by first-principles computer simulations.     

Ferromagnetic films with magnon bandgap periodic structures: Magnon crystals

A new type of photonic crystals is proposed. The new crystals have a forbidden gap in the microwave spectrum of magnetostatic spin waves, and, by analogy with photonic crystals, they are called magnon crystals. Specimens of such crystals were fabricated on the basis of yttrium iron garnet films. The surfaces of ferromagnetic films containing two-dimensional etched hole structures were studied by atomic force and magnetic force mag-netometry. The propagation of spin waves through the magnon crystals was investigated.     

Elastic waves in cubic crystals with positive or negative anisotropy of second-order elastic moduli

Elastic waves in cubic crystals are considered. A new classification of cubic crystals is proposed based on their elastic properties. All cubic crystals are shown to be divided into crystals with a positive or negative anisotropy of their second-order elastic moduli. The vibrational-branch spectra of crystals of these two types differ qualitatively in shape. The angular dependences of the polarization vectors are analyzed. The transverse component in quasi-longitudinal vibrations in cubic crystals is shown to be small and can be neglected. The longitudinal component in quasi-transverse modes is not small: its maximum value is 16.5% for Ge and reaches 27% for KCl.     

FCC结构胶体光子晶体的制备及其带隙特性测量

基于对光纤传输特性和胶体光子晶体制备方法的研究,提出了用外加电场控制的方法制备光子带隙位于通讯波段的FCC结构的胶体光子晶体,并用光纤系统测试胶体光子晶体的带隙特性.采用RSOFT模拟了胶体光子晶体的带隙,分析了带隙位于通讯波段时所需的胶体微球的基本参量(微球折射率和直径).采用自组装的方法,用步进电机控制玻璃基片向上的拉升速率.速率为5 μm/s,同时外加一电场.用扫描电镜观测胶体晶体的表面形貌,并设计了单模光纤系统测量胶体光子晶体的带隙特性.测试的透射谱线表明胶体光子晶体的带隙中心波长为1552 nm.测试结果和模拟结果具有很好的一致性,误差只有2 nm.     

Isolation of extended-chain crystals from high-pressure crystallized polyethylene by selective dissolution

In recent years the formation of extended-chain crystals has received increasing attention, and a number of mechanisms for it have been proposed [1–5]. These mechanisms are classified into two groups, one being the thickening of folded-chain crystals [1, 2] and the other being the direct formation of extended-chain crystals from the melt [3–5]. In order to clarify the mechanism, it is necessary to study the microstructure of the isolated extended-chain crystals in detail. In this paper the isolation of the extended-chain crystals from high-pressure crystallized polyethylene by selective dissolution of folded-chain crystals is described.     

Beyond butterflies—the diversity of biological photonic crystals

When biological photonic crystals are discussed, butterfly photonic crystals are often cited as representative; in fact, numerous diverse biological photonic crystals exist and butterfly photonic crystals have several quirks when compared with others, with the consequence that considering them typical is in many ways unhelpful. In this paper, we give an overview of biological photonic crystals and discuss their typical features, specifically with regard to their periodicities, geometries, chemical compositions, the wavelengths they reflect and their band gaps. The low refractive index contrast and low mean refractive index: a universal feature of biological photonic crystals compared with artificial ones is highlighted and attention is drawn to their comparatively complex band diagrams.     

Domain-inversion characteristics of congruent and stoichiometric LiNbO3 crystals

The characteristics of the ferroelectxic domain inversion structures fabricated by applying voltage at room temperatture in Z-cut congruent LiNbO3 and stoichiometric LiNbO3 crystals were examined. The voltage required for domain reversal in congrueat crystals is about 2.8 times larger than the voltage for stoichiometric crystals. The periodicity of the sstoichiometric crystals are more uniforn than that of the congruent crystals.     

Investigation on emitting centers in naphthalene-benzophenone mixed crystals

In this paper we investigate the nature of naphthalene phosphorescence in naphthalene-benzophenone mixed crystals. A first study of this emission with temperature change leads us to assume the presence of isolated naphthalene molecules in naphthalene crystals doped with benzophenone molecules. Then we investigate the benzophenone-naphthalene coupling in these crystals. After a short recall of theoretical results, we show that benzophenone-naphthalene coupling is the same with naphthalene doped crystals as with benzophenone doped crystals. These conclusions confirm the previous statement that there exist isolated naphthalene molecules in naphthalene crystals doped with benzophenone molecules.     

Domain-inversion characteristics of congruent and stoichiometric LiNbO_3 crystals

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聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯-双酚A型聚碳酸酯共混体系中聚合物伸直链晶体的形态分析

利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)等表征手段,研究了聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯-双酚A型聚碳酸酯(PET-PC)共混物的高压结晶样品。研究发现共混体系中存在具备不同形态特征的伸直链晶体,其中包括楔形晶体、弯曲晶体以及楔形弯曲晶体。通过对这些晶体的形态观察,揭示出体系中大尺寸聚酯伸直链单晶体的增厚生长首先要经历形成折叠链晶核的成核阶段,然后才是在酯交换反应和链滑移扩散两种机制共同作用下的等温增厚的链伸展过程。有助于深入理解PET-PC共混物中伸直链单晶体生长过程的本质因素,以便在类似聚合物体系中合成大尺寸的同类晶体。     

平面波展开法计算二维磁振子晶体带结构

磁振子晶体是光子晶体或声子晶体在磁性材料领域内的替代品,是近来的一个研究热点. 本文提出了磁振子晶体领域内的一种平面波展开法,其较传统的平面波展开法能节约一半以上的计算时间. 采用此方法,数值计算了由Fe/EuO二种铁磁材料构成的二维磁振子晶体带结构. 数值计算结果表明,在一定的体积填充率下,有自旋波带隙的出现;影响磁振子晶体带隙结构形成的主要因素是有效场中的交换作用场,其他作用场的影响相对很小. 关键词： 磁振子晶体 带隙 平面波展开法     

多原子极性晶体中表面激子的性质

本文研究多原子极性晶体中表面激子的性质.采用微扰法导出表面激子的有效哈密顿量.多支LO声子对表面激子的自陷能和有效势的影响是相互独立的.对于Wannier激子,电子、空穴间的相互作用的有效势仍是库仑型的,只是介电常数约化为 .多支LO声子的作用使激子的自陷能更低.并得到激子的自陷条件.     

Holograms in CaF2 crystals with high content of alkaline impurities

Similarities and dissimilarities of holograms recorded in fluorite crystals with color centers that are pure or contain relatively high concentrations of an alkaline impurity (sodium) are considered. It is shown that, in these two cases, the mechanism of recording is the same, but formation of the impurity-vacancy complexes in heavily doped crystals causes certain peculiarities in the types of color centers in the initial crystals and those with holograms and determines specific features of spatial redistribution of centers in the process of recording. These features reduce the diffraction efficiency of holograms in heavily doped crystals compared to pure and weakly activated crystals.     

极化子在正弦色散声子场中的性质

本文计及纵光学声子的色散,在正弦近似下,用微扰法了多原子晶体中极化子的基态能量,有效质量和自能。     

Synthesis,growth, optical properties of a new metalic crystal

The present fascinating field of research is synthesize, grow, and characterize NLO crystals. Optically good quality single crystals of Potassium Thiourea Carbonate (PTC) crystals have been grown by a slow evaporation method. The grown crystals were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR, UV–vis, micro hardness, impedence analysis. FTIR studies confirm the functional groups present in the grown crystal. The UV–vis spectrum showed the transmitting ability of the crystals in the visible region. Vickers micro hardness is showed the hardness of the material. The impedence of the crystal for various frequencies is also reported.     

Compressive energy of ions in ionic crystals

The possibility of writing the repulsive energy in the Born model of binary ionic crystals as a sum of two separate contributions from the two ions has been investigated. Such an approach leads to two identities, one connecting the lattice spacings of a family of ionic crystals and the other connecting their compressibilities. These identities have been tested on the alkali halide crystals over a range of pressures. The agreement is found to be quite satisfactory. Some further predictions with respect to crystals which exist as two polymorphs have also been tested. In all cases, the deviations of the experimental values from the exact identities can be traced to the fact that second neighbour repulsions in the crystals have been neglected. It is hence concluded that individual compressive energies for ions in ionic crystals is a very attractive possibility.     

降温工艺对宝石级金刚石单晶品质的影响

在国产六面顶压机上,采用温度梯度法,在5.6 GPa,1200—1400?C的高压高温条件下,裂晶问题频繁出现的合成周期内,围绕裂晶现象开展了Ib型宝石级金刚石单晶的生长研究,系统考察了降温工艺对宝石级金刚石单晶品质的影响.针对宝石级金刚石单晶常见的裂纹缺陷,借助于扫描电子显微镜,分别对优质金刚石单晶和存在裂纹金刚石单晶的表面形貌进行了表征;利用微区傅里叶转换红外光谱测试手段,对上述两类晶体的N杂质含量分别进行了测试,依据测试结果,对裂晶出现的原因进行了分析;分别采用传统断电降温和缓慢降温工艺,考察了晶体生长结束后的降温工艺对宝石级金刚石单晶品质的影响.结果表明,缓慢降温工艺在很大程度上可以有效抑制裂晶问题出现.另外,从宝石级金刚石单晶品质和单晶受到的外应力两个方面着手,分别对裂晶出现的机理和采用缓慢降温工艺有效解决裂晶问题的机理进行了讨论.     

籽晶尺寸对宝石级金刚石单晶生长的影响

本文在国产六面顶压机上,在5.6 GPa, 1250—1450℃的高压高温条件下,分别选用边长0.8, 1.5和2.2 mm三种尺寸的籽晶,系统开展了Ib型宝石级金刚石单晶的生长研究.文中系统考察了籽晶尺寸对宝石级金刚石单晶生长的影响.首先,考察了籽晶尺寸变化对宝石级金刚石单晶裂晶问题带来的影响.研究得到了籽晶尺寸变大,裂晶出现概率增加的晶体生长规律.其次,在25 h的生长时间内,考察了上述三种尺寸籽晶生长金刚石单晶时,生长时间与单晶极限生长速度的关系.得到了选用大尺寸籽晶,可以提高优质单晶合成效率、降低合成成本的研究结论.借助扫描电子显微镜和光学显微镜,对三种尺寸籽晶生长金刚石单晶的表面形貌进行了标定.最后,傅里叶微区红外测试,对三种尺寸籽晶生长宝石级金刚石单晶的N杂质含量进行了表征.研究得到了选用大尺寸籽晶实现快速生长金刚石的同时,晶体的N杂质含量会随之升高的晶体生长规律.     

Synthesis,growth and studies of undoped and sodium chloride-doped Zinc Tris-thiourea Sulphate (ZTS) single crystals

Single crystals of undoped (pure) and sodium chloride (NaCl)-doped Zinc Tris-thiourea Sulphate (ZTS) were grown from aqueous solutions by slow evaporation technique. Morphological alterations have been observed when NaCl is doped into ZTS crystals. Density of the grown crystals was measured by floatation method. The values of unit cell parameters from single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies show that pure and sodium chloride-doped ZTS crystals are in orthorhombic structure. Impurity concentration in the doped crystals was estimated by using an atomic absorption spectrometer. Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) test for the undoped and NaCl-doped ZTS crystals was performed by the powder technique of Kurtz and Perry using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser. Microhardness studies show that hardness number (H_v) increases with load for all the grown crystals of this work. From the values of work hardening coefficients, it is concluded that pure and sodium chloride-doped ZTS crystals belong to the category of soft materials. UV–vis–NIR spectra show that the grown crystals have wide optical transparency in the entire visible region. Birefringence studies of the grown samples have been performed by channelled spectrum method. The thermal stability of the materials is found to be increasing with the doping concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl) in the lattice of ZTS crystals.