稳态法测棉布的热导率

利用小型制冷装置测量了片状材料的热导率,实现了在低温条件下用稳态法对棉布热导率的测量．     

Far-infrared conductivity of CuS nanoparticles measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

This paper reports that terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is used to measure the optical properties of CuS nanoparticles in composite samples. The complex conductivity of pure CuS nanoparticles is extracted by applying the Bruggeman effective medium theory. The experimental data are consistent with the Drude--Smith model of conductivity in the range of 0.2--1.5~THz. The results demonstrate that carriers become localized with a backscattering behaviour in small-size nanostructures. In addition, the time constant for the carrier scattering is obtained and is only 64.3~{fs} due to increased electron interaction with interfaces and grain boundaries.     

Impurity action in some biological macromolecules

Transition metalions in variable oxidation states are present in low concentrations in biological macromolecules as oxidoreductases. A possible physical role of these impurities is examined in the particular context of enzymatic activity.     

Trapping single molecules by dielectrophoresis

We have trapped single protein molecules of R-phycoerythrin in an aqueous solution by an alternating electric field. A radio frequency voltage is applied to sharp nanoelectrodes and hence produces a strong electric field gradient. The resulting dielectrophoretic forces attract freely diffusing protein molecules. Trapping takes place at the electrode tips. Switching off the field immediately releases the molecules. The electric field distribution is computed, and from this the dielectrophoretic response of the molecules is calculated using a standard polarization model. The resulting forces are compared to the impact of Brownian motion. Finally, we discuss the experimental observations on the basis of the model calculations.     

Surface conductivity of cuprous-oxide rectifiers

The physical nature of the surface conductivity of cuprous-oxide rectifiers, the existence of which was indicated by the authors (Fizika tverdogo tela,2, 857, 1960) is investigated. It is shown that this effect is not caused by surface conductivity of the cuprous oxide, but is due to the presence of a conduction channel along the edge of the p-n junction. The effect of humidity and the vapors of various liquids on the surface conductivity of rectifiers is investigated. The results obtained are discussed and a mechanism to explain the presence of a conduction channel at the p-n junction of cuprous-oxide rectifiers is suggested.The authors gratefully acknowledge their indebtedness to S. M. Margolin and M. A. Mishin for making available the rectifiers used in the investigation.     

Nonlinear conductivity in CaRuO3 thin films measured by short current pulses

We investigate the effects of carbon (C) on hydrogen (H) solubility in copper (Cu) using a first-principles method. We show C can increase the solution energy of H in the bulk Cu originated from the charge density redistribution, which leads to a weak repulsion between H and C in Cu. On the contrary, we demonstrate the C-vacancy (C-V) complex can serve as a trapping centre of H, and one C-V complex can hold up to six H atoms. Moreover, it is found that C can effectively decrease the solution energy of a single H in the vacancy, 0.68 eV lower than that of H in the C-free vacancy, changing the solution process of H in the vacancy from endothermic to exothermic. This can be attributed to the strong bonding interaction between H and C in the vacancy. Based on analyzing the role of C in different metals, we propose that the effects of C on the H solubility in the vacancy mainly depend on the difference between the H-C interaction and the C-metal atom interaction. These indicate that C plays a key role in H trapping behavior in Cu.     

Low-temperature behavior of water confined by biological macromolecules and its relation to protein dynamics

Confined water is an essential component of biological entities and processes and its properties differ from the ones of bulk water. Since protein and water dynamics are thought to be strongly coupled, and since macromolecular dynamics is crucial for biological function, the study of water confined by biological macromolecules is not only interesting on its own right but often provides useful information for understanding biological activity at the molecular level. Studies are reviewed that focus on the low-temperature behavior of water confined in protein crystals and in stacks of native biological membranes. Diffraction methods allowed the determination of characteristic changes that relate to the glass transition and crystallization of water. Protein crystallography and energy-resolved neutron scattering are employed to gain further insight into the coupling of solvent and protein dynamics.Received: 1 January 2003, Published online: 14 October 2003PACS: 87.15.He Dynamics and conformational changes - 87.50.Gi Ionizing radiations (ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma-rays, ions, electrons, positrons, neutrons, and mesons, etc.) - 64.70.Pf Glass transitions     

Surface conductivity of hydrogenated diamond films

The experimentally observed high surface conductivity of hydrogenated diamond films is explained through ab initio results as well as model calculations based on the tight-binding molecular dynamics method. Our results support the previously reported experimental results indicating that the surface conductivity of the hydrogenated diamond surfaces is due to the surface adsorption of a H(3)O(+) monolayer. Specifically, it is shown that the presence of the H(3)O(+) adlayer results in the formation of an electrostatic surface dipole moment which makes the potential of the surface H layer effectively more attractive. This, in turn, ignites charge transfer from the diamond lattice to the surface layer creating, thus, the necessary charge carriers (holes) for the observed high conductivity.     

Surface and bulk conductivity of vanadium dioxide

The dc and ac resistances of a TR-68 thermistor based on the vanadium dioxide film have been measured and the temperature dependence of the resistance in the semiconductor–metal transition region under adsorption has been studied. The energy band model has been proposed, which explains the anomalous response to adsorption of donor gases by the inversion of the conductivity type of vanadium dioxide surface layers.     

Studies of cell toxicity of complexes of magnetic fluids and biological macromolecules

In this study, we performed a comparative investigation of the binding properties of two surface-coated (carboxymethyldextran/glucuronic acid), magnetite-based biocompatible magnetic fluids with different biological macromolecules (BSA, HSA, and LDL). We also investigated the in vitro toxicity of the complex formed between the magnetic fluid and the biological macromolecule in the neoplastic cell line J774-A.     

Structure and dynamics of charged macromolecules: Minimal representation of biological systems

Structures and functions of various biological macromolecules at cellular levels are controlled by electrostatic, excluded-volume, macromolecular topological connectivity, and hydrodynamic forces. Some aspects of these challenging issues will be addressed. Specifically we will focus our discussions on (a) pattern recognition by macromolecules and complexation, (b) coupling between conformational transitions and phase transitions, (c) chromosomal condensation, (d) collective behavior of charged macromolecules in crowded environments, (e) coupled dynamics of macromolecular assemblies in charged solutions, and (f) polymer transport through pores. Even the simpler synthetic systems exhibit many puzzles which will be resolved using our theoretical formulation. In addition to exploring an understanding of biological processes, the context of fabrication of new synthetic materials will be remarked.     

相干滤波成像系统测量光学元件表面疵病

本文利用相干高通滤波成像系统对光学元件表面疵病进行了测量 ,提出了等效疵病面积的概念及计算公式 ,由等效疵病面积可计算出与 GB1185 - 89对应的疵病等级 J。实验装置的分辨率为 10μm,并具有可靠的表面疵病等级评价     

New possibilities of X-ray nanocrystallography of biological macromolecules based on X-ray free-electron lasers

X-ray serial nanocrystallography is a new technique for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules from data on the diffraction of ultrashort pulses generated by X-ray free-electron lasers. The maximum achievable resolution for a set of experimental data as a function of the sample sizes and parameters of the equipment is estimated based on simulations of the diffraction process with allowance for changes in the electronic structure of the atoms of the sample under the influence of X-rays. Estimates show that nanocrystallography greatly enhances the possibilities of X-ray analysis, reducing the requirements for the minimum permitted size of the crystals and enabling to explore poorly crystallizable molecular objects, such as many membrane proteins and complexes of macromolecules.     

Particle captured by a field-modulating vortex through dielectrophoresis force

In microfluidic technology, dielectrophoresis (DEP) is commonly used to manipulate particles. In this work, the fluid-particle interactions in a microfluidic system are investigated numerically by a finite difference method (FDM) for electric field distribution and a lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for the fluid flow. In this system, efficient particle manipulation may be realized by combining DEP and field-modulating vortex. The influence of the density ($\rho_{\rm p}$), radius ($r$), and initial position of the particle in the $y$ direction ($y_{\rm p0}$), and the slip velocity ($u_{0}$) on the particle manipulation are studied systematically. It is found that compared with the particle without action of DEP force, the particle subjected to a DEP force may be captured by the vortex over a wider range of parameters. In the $y$ direction, as $\rho_{\rm p}$ or $r $ increases, the particle can be captured more easily by the vortex since it is subjected to a stronger DEP force. When $u_{0}$ is low, particle is more likely to be captured due to the vortex-particle interaction. Furthermore, the flow field around the particle is analyzed to explore the underlying mechanism. The results obtained in the present study may provide theoretical support for engineering applications of field-controlled vortices to manipulate particles.