Rugged distal tips for CO2 laser medicine

Low-loss and rugged distal tips for CO₂ laser have been proposed and fabricated based on a commercially available stainless steel (St) pipe. A method of smoothening the inner surface of the St pipe with a rough inner surface is put forward. Fabrication parameters, transmission properties, and mechanical strength of the cyclic olefin polymer-coated silver hollow St distal tip are experimentally discussed.     

Improved coating method for uniform polymer layer in infrared hollow fiber

An improved coating method was proposed in order to form a uniform polymer layer in the fabrication of cyclic olefin polymer-coated silver (COP/Ag) hollow fiber. A COP solution was flowed in a closed loop, in which the silver-coated tube was used as a part of the loop. Owing to the constant flowing speed of the COP solution and the airtight flowing environment, a COP layer was uniformly formed. The hollow fibers attain high performance and deliver multi-wavelength laser light from the infrared to the visible simultaneously. The method was successfully applied to the fabrication of practical hollow fibers with 2 m length for the near and mid-infrared lasers.     

Analysis of the linkage positions and isomers of monosaccharide units in oligosaccharides by negativ secondary ion mass spectrometry in combination with the stereoselective reaction with substituted boronic acid

The negative secondary ion mass spectrometry, in combination with the stereoselective derivatizations with substituted boronic acid RB(OH)₂, was used in the analysis of fourteen oligosaccharides. The mass spectra of the derivatives provide information on their linkage positions and isomerism of the individual monosacaccharide units. The results indicated that among the derivatives of the oligosaccharides analyzed, those with 1–4 and 1–6 linkages all presented the ion peaks at m/z 287, sometimes one more peak at m/z 449. Furthermore, a relationship was found between the linkage positions and the intensity orders of the derivative ions. Finally, the derivatives of the disaccharides with a galactose presented an intense ion peak at m/z 347, and those of oligosaccharides with 1–6 linkage to a galactose at terminal presented the ion at m/z 317. In the case of oligosaccharides with a fructose residue, characteristic ion of m/z 155 was produced. The conditions of stereoselective derivatizations and mass spectrometry were studied, in order to obtain a better reproducibility of the mass spectra.     

N8H8链状异构体结构与稳定性的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT), 在B3LYP/6-311＋＋G(d,p)基组上计算得到了21种N₈H₈链状异构体, 并研究了这些异构体间可能的互变异构情况. 为了得到更为精确的能量信息, 计算了QCISD(T)/6-311G(d,p)基组水平上各物质的能量. 所得的21种异构体分为4类(4种类型链状化合物): A为直链, B有一个支链, C有2个支链, D有3个支链; D类只有一种, A类稳定构型2种, B类稳定构型12种, C类稳定构型6种; 相对稳定的分别为: B2-1构型, B2-3构型和C23-2构型. 我们研究发现N₈H₈链状异构体中含有明显N＝N双键特征有利于化合物稳定性的提高.     

CF2自由基A态伸缩振动频率的测定

Laser induced fluorescence excitation spectroscopy has been used to determine the previously ambiguous assignments of A-state stretching frequencies of CF2 radical under supersonic free jet conditions. The measured frequencies are v’1=1012.1±0.5cm-1, v’3=1180.2±0.5cm-1, which is in good agreement with Cameron's[6] calculation result. Furthermore, some transitions attributed to the (1,n-2,0)←(0,0,0), n≦6 progressions are first reported, and new parameters are derived from the spectra obtained.     

p区金属氧化物Ga2O3和Sb2O3光催化降解盐酸四环素性能差异

对沉淀法合成的p区金属氧化物Ga₂O₃和Sb₂O₃紫外光光催化降解盐酸四环素的性能进行了研究,讨论了制备条件对光催化性能的影响。最佳制备条件下得到的Ga₂O₃-900和Sb₂O₃-500样品光催化性能存在巨大差异,通过X射线粉末衍射、傅里叶红外光谱、N2吸附-脱附测试、荧光光谱、拉曼光谱、电化学分析及活性物种捕获实验等对样品进行分析,研究二者光催化降解盐酸四环素的机理,揭示影响光催化性能差异的本质因素。结果表明,Ga₂O₃和Sb₂O₃光催化性能差异主要归结于二者不同的电子和晶体结构、表面所含羟基数量及光催化降解机理。     

Absolute frequency measurement of rubidium 5S-7S two-photon transitions with a femtosecond laser comb

The absolute frequencies of rubidium 5S-7S two-photon transitions at 760 nm are measured to an accuracy of 20 kHz with an optical frequency comb based on a mode-locked femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser. The rubidium 5S-7S two-photon transitions are potential candidates for frequency standards and serve as important optical frequency standards for telecommunication applications. The accuracy of the hyperfine constant of the 7S1/2 state is improved by a factor of 5 in comparison with previous results.     

Observation of rubidium 5S1/2 --> 7S1/2 two-photon transitions with a diode laser

The 5S1/2 --> 7S1/2 two-photon transition of atomic rubidium, which is 100 times weaker than the 5S-5D transition, is observed with an extended-cavity diode laser and a vapor cell. Signals with a signal-to-noise ratio of 280 are obtained with a laser power of 10 mW, and the observed linewidth is 3 MHz. The laser wavelength is 760 nm and is locked on the transitions to a stability of 2 x 10(-11). For the first time to our knowledge, the isotope shift of this transition is measured to be 130(4) MHz in atomic frequency.     

Theoretical Study on the Adsorption and Decomposition of Methanol over the Pt-Mo（111）/C Surface

The density functional theory(DFT) and self-consistent periodic calculation were used to investigate the methanol adsorption on the Pt-Mo(111)/C surface.The adsorption energies,equilibrium geometries and vibration frequencies of CH3OH on nine types of sites on the Pt-Mo(111)/C surface were predicted and the favorite adsorption site for methanol is the top-Pt site.Both sites of valence and conduction bands of doped system have been broadened,which are favorable for electrons to transfer to the cavity.The possible decomposition pathway was investigated with transition state searching and the calculation results indicate that the O-H bond is first broken,and then the methanol decomposes into methoxy.The activation barrier of O-H bond breaking with Pt-Mo catalyst is only 104.8 kJ mol-1,showing that carbon supported Pt-Mo alloys have promoted the decomposition of methanol.Comparing with the adsorption energies of CH3OH on the Pt(111)/C surface and that of CO,the adsorption energies of CO are higher,and Pt(111)/C is liable to be oxidized and loses the activity,which suggests that the catalyst Pt-Mo(111)/C is in favor of decomposing methanol and has better anti-poisoning ability than Pt(111)/C.     

Improvement of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-ZnO/<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Si photodiodes by embedding of silver nanoparticles

The photo-current of n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction photodiodes was improved by embedding Ag nanoparticles in the interface (ZnO/nano-P_Ag/p-Si), and the ratio between photo- and dark-current increased by about three orders more than that of a n-ZnO/p-Si specimen. The improvement in the photo-current resulted from the light scattering of embedded Ag nanoparticles. The I–V curve of n-ZnO/p-Si degraded after thermal treatment (A-ZnO/p-Si) because the silicon robbed the oxygen from ZnO to form amorphous silicon dioxide and left an oxygen vacancy. Notably, the properties of ZnO/nano-P_Ag/p-Si were better in the time-dependent photoresponse under 10 V bias. Ag nanoparticles (15–20 nm) scattered the UV light randomly and increased the probability for the absorption of ZnO to enhance the properties of the photodiode.