金局域表面等离激元增强砷化镓发光特性

研究了金纳米颗粒局域表面等离激元共振耦合效应,并实现了砷化镓薄膜的近场发光增强.通过理论计算金纳米颗粒的吸收光谱及电场分布,分析金属纳米颗粒形貌尺寸的改变对等离激元共振频率调控及局域场增强效果的影响,模拟半径为50nm的金颗粒并实现了35倍近场增强效果.通过对双球型的模拟,分析了一种金纳米颗粒增强GaAs的积极方式,即密集颗粒之间的近场耦合形成的"hotspots".此外,研究了不同溅射时间及快速退火对金纳米颗粒吸收特性的影响,发现金纳米颗粒吸收峰位主要位于560～680nm波段,而且随着溅射时间的增加发生红移现象.经过快速退火处理后,金纳米颗粒吸收峰位蓝移到510～550nm波段,形成与532nm激发波长相匹配的共振吸收峰.最后,实现砷化镓薄膜9.6倍的光致发光增强.     

Al纳米颗粒表面等离激元对ZnO光致发光增强的研究

基于聚苯乙烯球自组装法,在P型氮化镓(P-GaN)衬底上制备了有序致密的掩模板;采用热蒸发法在该模板上沉积金属Al薄膜,通过甲苯溶液去除聚苯乙烯球,得到了金属Al纳米颗粒阵列;采用原子层沉积法,在Al纳米颗粒阵列表面依次沉积氧化铝(Al_2O_3)和氧化锌(ZnO).通过测试Al纳米颗粒阵列的消光谱以及ZnO薄膜的光致发光谱,研究了Al纳米颗粒表面等离激元与ZnO薄膜激子之间的耦合效应.实验结果表明:引入Al纳米颗粒后,在约380 nm位置附近的ZnO近带边发光峰积分强度增强了1.91倍.对Al纳米颗粒表面等离激元增强ZnO光致发光的机理进行探讨.     

激发光的表面等离激元增强效应导致的双光子荧光增强(英文)

理论上研究了吸附在金纳米颗粒表面的CdSe量子点的双光子荧光增强效应。在偶极近似下,全面地考虑了金纳米颗粒的存在造成的表面等离激元共振增强效应和以金纳米颗粒作为受体的非辐射能量转移效应,给出了金纳米颗粒对量子点双光子荧光的增强因子。通过数值模拟,给出了将贵金属纳米颗粒更有效地用于增强双光子荧光的方法,即将贵金属纳米颗粒的表面等离激元共振峰调至激发波长处,尽可能地增大激发光的表面等离激元共振增强效应。上述理论分析结果很好地验证了已经报道的实验结果。     

基于多形貌银纳米颗粒的多波长相干随机激光研究

采用溶剂热法分别制备了球形银纳米颗粒和多形貌银纳米颗粒,其中球形银纳米颗粒具有400 nm的窄带等离激元共振峰,而多形貌银纳米颗粒的共振区间在400～700 nm之间,将它们分别掺入R6G与PVP的混合溶液中,利用旋涂法在玻璃基板上制备银纳米颗粒嵌入染料掺杂聚合物薄膜随机激光器。采用纳秒脉冲激光进行随机激光泵浦实验,实验结果表明球形银纳米颗粒染料掺杂聚合物薄膜只有自发辐射峰,而多形貌银纳米颗粒染料掺杂聚合物薄膜具有线宽<0.8 nm的相干随机激光发射光谱,其阈值为1.9 mJ·cm-2, 这可能是由于银纳米颗粒的等离激元共振区间与R6G的发射光谱重叠,支持局域等离激元效应的形成,明显的局域场增强有效地改善了与附近分子的相互作用,从而激发了更多的辐射光子,促进了高增益的形成。进一步,利用多形貌银纳米颗粒在银纳米颗粒染料掺杂聚合物薄膜中随机分布的特性,通过改变泵浦位置,实现了20 nm范围内的随机激光输出波长的调控,具体输出范围为590.1～610.4 nm。认为这是由于多形貌银纳米颗粒在不同位置的组成和分布不同,改变了表面等离激元的相互作用和光子的散射能力,从而形成不同的增益效应和不同的封闭光振荡路径。此外,考虑到多形貌银纳米颗粒的共振波长较宽,探究了其用于输出其他颜色光的可能性。以与上述银纳米颗粒R6G染料掺杂聚合物薄膜相似的制备方法,制备了多形貌银纳米颗粒掺杂DCJTB染料聚合物薄膜,并且进行随机激光泵浦实验。结果表明,可以有效的产生波长为675 nm,半高宽<0.8 nm的相干红光随机激光,并且阈值仅为0.98 mJ·cm-2。研究结果在宽带可调谐随机激光器研究以及多色随机激光器研究领域具有重要的参考价值。     

表面等离子激元双增强β-NaYF4:Er3+上转换研究

用共沉淀法制备了_β-NaYF_4∶Er~(3+)纳米颗粒.通过化学还原法、晶种生长法分别制备银纳米立方颗粒及金纳米棒,并将其掺杂到_β-NaYF_4∶2%Er~(3+)纳米颗粒中形成复合体系,利用表面等离子激元增强效应分别实现_β-NaYF_4∶Er~(3+)上转换发光的激发和发射增强.当银纳米立方颗粒掺杂量为60μL时,上转换发光强度整体增强4.0倍;当金纳米棒掺杂量为60μL时,上转换发光强度整体增强7.8倍.在此基础上,将两种贵金属纳米颗粒同时掺杂到_β-NaYF_4∶Er~(3+)纳米颗粒材料中,实现了该材料上转换发光激发和发射双增强,上转换发光强度增强了16.0倍.     

金纳米粒子增强钙钛矿的荧光发射

有机-无机杂化钙钛矿材料在钙钛矿发光二极管(PeLEDs)和激光器等光电器件中得到了新的应用,如何进一步提高钙钛矿薄膜的发光效率是目前的研究热点。将20nm粒径的金纳米粒子(Au NPs)掺杂至界面层PEDOT∶PSS中,可使以甲胺铅溴盐(CH3NH3PbBr3)薄膜为发光层的荧光强度提升了2.7倍。研究表明,Au NPs的引入有效增强了CH3NH3PbBr3薄膜的吸收,并提高了激子的辐射跃迁速率。同时,结合光学仿真进行分析,发现Au NPs的近场和远场表面等离激元均与钙钛矿薄膜吸收/发射区域有效耦合,从而最大程度地提高发光效率。提出利用Au NPs的近场和远场复合表面等离激元效应可最大程度地提高钙钛矿薄膜的荧光发射效率,该研究对制备高效率PeLEDs和激光器等提供了重要的理论指导和技术支持。     

银纳米颗粒阵列的表面增强拉曼散射效应研究

利用具有高密度拉曼热点的金属纳米结构作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底,可以显著增强吸附分子的拉曼信号.本文通过阳极氧化铝模板辅助电化学法沉积制备了高密度银(Ag)纳米颗粒阵列;利用扫描电子显微镜和反射谱表征了样品的结构形貌和表面等离激元特性;用1, 4-苯二硫醇(1, 4-BDT)为拉曼探针分子,研究了Ag纳米颗粒阵列的SERS效应.通过优化沉积时间,制备出高SERS探测灵敏度的Ag纳米颗粒阵列,检测极限可达10~(-13)mol/L;时域有限差分法模拟结果证实了纳米颗粒间存在强的等离激元耦合作用,且发现纳米颗粒底端的局域场增强更大.研究结果表明Ag纳米颗粒阵列可作为高效的SERS基底.     

基于深亚波长双层媒质的钙钛矿量子点荧光增强

近年来,利用金属纳米结构表面等离激元共振提高半导体材料的发光效率取得了重要进展,但是相关结构体系面临着加工技术复杂、重复性差等缺点.本文报道了一种新型超薄、大面积、共振可调的平面双层纳米媒质用于增强量子点发光,其结构由深亚波长厚度、高吸收率特性的氧化铜(CuO)薄膜和金(Au)薄膜构成.实验结果显示,通过改变CuO薄膜...     

基于Ag纳米棒阵列的表面等离激元微型偏振器

采用静电近似理论计算了Ag纳米棒阵列在不同偏振光入射下的消光光谱。当入射光偏振方向平行于纳米棒长轴时会激发表面等离激元纵向振动模式,而当入射光偏振方向垂直于纳米棒长轴时会激发表面等离激元横向振动模式。基于两种模式共振波长的不同,采用Ag纳米棒阵列可以用来设计高性能的表面等离激元微型偏振器。Ag纳米棒阵列的偏振性能在纵向共振波长明显优于在横向共振波长,通过调节纳米棒的纵横比可以对纵向模式的共振峰位进行大范围调控。结果表明这种微型偏振器所适用的波长能够通过纳米棒的纵横比在可见到近红外波段范围内调控,而消光比和插入损耗能够通过纳米棒的直径和长度实现调控。     

后退火处理对铟锡氧化物表面等离激元共振特性的影响

近年来,表面等离激元光子学发展迅速,并取得了众多新成果.重掺杂半导体材料的表面等离激元共振性质的研究,也得到了人们越来越多的关注.本文通过纳米球刻印技术制备准三维二氧化硅纳米球阵列,在阵列上沉积铟锡氧化物薄膜,通过不同条件下的后退火处理改变铟锡氧化物薄膜的载流子浓度和载流子迁移率,并研究随着材料性质的改变其相应表面等离激元共振特性的变化规律.结果表明：退火处理均使铟锡氧化物薄膜的晶粒长大,光学透过率增加;在空气中退火会导致铟锡氧化物薄膜的载流子浓度减少,其表面等离激元共振峰红移;而真空退火则使铟锡氧化物薄膜的载流子浓度增加,共振峰蓝移.这些研究结果可为后续铟锡氧化物表面等离激元材料及器件的研究提供科学依据和实际指导.     

Giant enhancement of band edge emission in ZnO and SnO nanocomposites

ZnO/SnO nanocomposites have been designed to enhance the band edge emission and suppress the defect emission of ZnO nanorods simultaneously. It is found that the intensity ratio between the band edge and defect emission can be improved by up to 4 orders of magnitude. The underlying mechanism is interpreted in terms of surface modification as well as carrier transfer from SnO nanoparticles to ZnO nanorods. Our approach is very useful for creating highly efficient optoelectronic devices.     

Excellent UV absorption in spin-coated thin films of oleic acid modified zinc oxide nanorods embedded in Polyvinyl alcohol

The aim of the study is to investigate the optical properties of spin-coated, highly transparent nanocomposite films of oleic acid modified ZnO (Zinc oxide) nanorods embedded in Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix. Pristine and oleic acid (OA) modified ZnO nanorods have been prepared by wet chemical synthesis and are characterized by X-ray diffraction, FESEM, TEM and FT–IR spectroscopy techniques. The optical properties of ZnO/PVA films are studied using UV–visible absorption and Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The results show that the optical absorption of the films in the UV region is quite high and more than 95% absorption is observed in films prepared from OA modified ZnO nanorods. The excellent UV absorption at around 300 nm offers prospects of applications of these films as efficient UV filters in this wavelength region. The PL spectrum of pristine ZnO nanorods shows almost white light emission whereas OA modified ZnO nanorods have a more intense peak centered in the blue region. The PL emission of OA modified ZnO/PVA film shows appreciable increase in intensity compared to the film obtained with pristine ZnO. The surface modification of ZnO by the polymer matrix removes defect states within ZnO and facilitates sharp near band edge PL emission at 364 nm.     

The Influence of the Spatial Orientation of ZnO Nanorods on the Luminescence Spectrum

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were grown on glass substrates coated with a conducting indium tin oxide film using the hydrothermal method. The nanorods are 2–2.5 μm long and 70–200 nm in diameter. Under UV irradiation the nanorods exhibit photoluminescence with a maximum at 382 nm. It is found that changes in angle between the nanorods growth direction and the emission recording direction give rise to an appearance of a violet emission band centered at ～400 nm. It is possible dependence of the luminescence spectrum on the ZnO nanorods’ spatial orientation is due to localization of the violet emission centers in the surface layer.     

Growth and electron field emission of ZnO nanorods on diamond films

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods grown on chemical vapor deposited diamond films by thermal vapor transport method have been investigated. In the initial growth status, the semi-spherical ZnO nuclei were preferably deposited near the growth steps on the terraces and the boundaries of diamond grains. With increasing the growth time, the [0 0 0 1] orientated ZnO nanorods appeared and further covered the whole diamond film. It is found that the size of diamond grains would determine the diameter of ZnO nanorods. The electron field emission properties of the ZnO nanorods/diamond system have been significantly improved with respect to pure diamond film. The feature of the ZnO nanorods grown on diamond films played an important role in further enhancing the electron field emission performances.     

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites with uniform thin silver layers

This paper presents an investigation on the synthesis and characterization of ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites. ZnO nanorods were employed as core material for Ag seeds, and subsequent nucleation and growth of reduced Ag by formaldehyde formed the ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites. The ZnO-Ag nanocomposites were annealed at different temperature to improve the crystallinity and binding strength of Ag nanoparticles. The morphology, microstructure and optical properties of the ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption and photoluminescence measurement. It was demonstrated that very small face-center-cubic Ag nanoparticles were coated on the surface of ZnO nanorods. The ultraviolet absorption and surface plasmon absorption band of ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites exhibited some redshifts relative to pure ZnO nanorods and monometallic Ag nanoparticles. The coating of Ag nanocrystals onto the ZnO nanorods completely quenched the photoluminescence. These observations reflected the strong interfacial interaction between ZnO nanorods and Ag nanoparticles. The effect of Ag coating thickness on the morphology and optical properties of ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites was also investigated. Moreover, the growth mechanism of ZnO-Ag core-shell nanocomposites was also proposed and discussed in detail.     

热处理参数对溶胶-凝胶法制备氧化锌薄膜特性的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶旋涂法在Si(111)衬底上生长了ZnO薄膜，并用荧光光谱、原子力显微镜和XRD对ZnO薄膜样品进行了分析.结果表明，溶胶-凝胶旋涂法制备的ZnO薄膜为纤锌矿结构，其c轴取向程度与热处理温度有很大的关系.当热处理温度小于550℃时，氧化锌薄膜在室温下均有较强的紫外带边发射峰，而可见波段的发射很弱；当热处理温度高于550℃时，可见波段发射明显增强.对经过不同时间热处理的ZnO薄膜样品分析表明，氧化锌薄膜的荧光特性及表面形貌与热处理时间也有很大关系，时间过短可见波段的发射较强，但时间过长会导致晶 关键词： ZnO薄膜 光致发光     

氧化锌纳米颗粒薄膜的近紫外电致发光特性研究

利用溶胶-凝胶法(sol-gel method)制备了ZnO纳米颗粒薄膜(ZnO nanoparticle film),并以此为发光层制备了结构为ITO/ZnO nanoparticle/MEH-PPV/LiF/Al的电致发光器件.通过调整器件发光层厚度,对器件的发光光谱和电学特性进行测试研究,发现该器件在一定的直流电压下可以得到以ZnO近紫外(中心波长390 nm)发光为主的电致发光光谱,显示出较好的ZnO近紫外电致发光特性.对该器件的发光机理进行了一定的研究,认为该器件的发光是基于载流子隧穿.     

A simple growth route towards ZnO thin films and nanorods

Highly orientated ZnO thin films and the self-organized ZnO nanorods can be easily prepared by a simple chemical vapor deposition method using zinc acetate as a source material at the growth temperature of 180 and 320 °C, respectively. The ZnO thin films deposited on Si (100) substrate have good crystallite quality with the thickness of 490 nm after annealing in oxygen at 800 °C. The ZnO nanorods grown along the [0001] direction have average diameter of 40 nm with length up to 700 nm. The growth mechanism for ZnO nanorods can be explained by a vapor-solid (VS) mechanism. Photoluminescence (PL) properties of ZnO thin films and self-organized nanorods were investigated. The luminescence mechanism for green band emission was attributed to oxygen vacancies and the surface states related to oxygen vacancy played a significant role in PL spectra of ZnO nanorods.     

Field emission properties of a-C and a-C:H films deposited on silicon surfaces modified with nickel nanoparticles

The a-C and a-C:H films are deposited on silicon surfaces modified with and without nickel nanoparticles by using mid-frequency magnetron sputtering. The microstructures and morphologies of the films are analyzed by Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Field emission behaviors of the deposited films with and without nickel nanoparticles modification are comparatively investigated. It is found that the hydrogen-free carbon film exhibits a high field emission current density and low turn-on electric field compared with the hydrogenated carbon film. Nickel modifying could increase the current density, whereas it has no significant effect on the turn-on electric field. The mechanism of field electron emission of a sample is discussed from the surface morphologies of the films and nickel nanoparticle roles in the interface between film and substrate.     

Synthesis and properties of Au/ZnO nanorods as a plasmonic photocatalyst

It is of great interest to develop plasmonic photocatalysts with high activity and stability recently. In this paper, Au/ZnO nanorods were synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method and used as photocatalysts for methyl orange dye degradation. The results revealed an interesting phenomenon that photocorrosion cracks were produced specially along the c-axis of pure ZnO nanorods for five cycles photodegradation experiments under UV–vis. light irradiation, while Au nanoparticles surface modification can effectively inhibit the occurrence of photocorrosion and improve its photocatalytic activity. The formation of photocorrossion cracks along the c-axis of pure ZnO nanorods verifies the photogenerated charges may follow the route that electrons migrate to Zn-terminated (0001) plane and holes to O-terminated $(000\stackrel{-}{1})$ plane. SPR effect of Au nanoparticles enhances the light absorption ability and the electrons capture ability of Au/ZnO nanorods. Moreover, the surface adsorbed hydroxyl groups content is also increased due to Au nanoparticles modification. As Au nanoparticles can capture photogenerated electrons and hydroxyl groups are the favorable holes scavenger, the charges generation and separation in photocatalysis are strengthened. Especially, the charges separation path in Au/ZnO nanorods have changed, thus inhibiting the occurrence of photocorrosion along the c-axis of ZnO nanorods and improving the photocatalytic activity.