Intrinsic luminescence from metal nanostructures and its applications

Intrinsic luminescence from metal nanostructures complements conventional scattering and absorption behaviors and has many interesting and unique features. This phenomenon has attracted considerable research attention in recent years because of its various potential applications. In this review, we discuss recent advances in this field, summarize potential applications for this type of luminescence, and compare theoretical models to describe the phenomena. On the basis of the excitation process, the characteristic features and corresponding applications are summarized briefly in three parts, namely,continuous-wave light, pulsed laser, and electron excitation. A universal physical mechanism likely operates in all these emission processes regardless of differences in the excitation processes; however, there remains some debate surrounding the details of the theoretical model. Further insight into these luminescence phenomena will not only provide a deeper fundamental understanding of plasmonic nanostructures but will also advance and extend their applications.     

钠在空位石墨烯上吸附性能的研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,研究了本征石墨烯和空位石墨烯吸附钠原子的电荷密度、吸附能、态密度和储存量.结果表明,在两种石墨烯中,钠原子的最佳吸附位置都为H位.空位石墨烯对钠原子的吸附能是-2. 46 eV,约为本征石墨烯对钠原子吸附能的3. 4倍;钠原子与空位石墨烯中的碳原子发生轨道杂化,而与本征石墨烯没发生轨道杂化现象.存在一个空位的石墨烯能够吸附5个钠原子,与本征石墨烯相比显著提高.因此,空位石墨烯有望成为一种潜在的储钠材料.     

埋地电缆雷电感应过电压观测和分析

通过测量自然闪电条件下埋地电缆的雷电感应过电压,探讨了不同类型电缆屏蔽层对芯线上感应过电压的影响。结果表明：电缆屏蔽层具有明显降低雷电感应过电压的作用;对同一次自然闪电,相对于电源电缆,控制电缆和信号电缆上感应电压脉冲波形峰峰值分别为65%和26%。在选取的起始脉冲时间段内,电缆感应过电压正、负峰值的绝对值同时增大或减小,具有一定的对应关系。钢带屏蔽层能够有效抑制控制电缆感应过电压400 kHz～1 MHz的频率分量,铜编织带屏蔽层对信号电缆感应过电压50 kHz以下频率分量的削弱效果明显。总体来看,铜编织带比钢带具有更好的屏蔽效果。     

Structural optimization and segregation behavior of quaternary alloy nanoparticles based on simulated annealing algorithm

Alloy nanoparticles exhibit higher catalytic activity than monometallic nanoparticles, and their stable structures are of importance to their applications. We employ the simulated annealing algorithm to systematically explore the stable structure and segregation behavior of tetrahexahedral Pt–Pd–Cu–Au quaternary alloy nanoparticles. Three alloy nanoparticles consisting of 443 atoms, 1417 atoms, and 3285 atoms are considered and compared. The preferred positions of atoms in the nanoparticles are analyzed. The simulation results reveal that Cu and Au atoms tend to occupy the surface, Pt atoms preferentially occupy the middle layers, and Pd atoms tend to segregate to the inner layers. Furthermore, Au atoms present stronger surface segregation than Cu ones. This study provides a fundamental understanding on the structural features and segregation phenomena of multi-metallic nanoparticles.     

Time-Domain Measurement of Optical True-Time Delay in Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Waveguides

We report on the realization of optical true-time delay （TTD） by a two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguide （PCWG）. Design and fabrication of the PCWG are investigated. The spectral dependence of the group delay is measured by detecting the phase shifts of a 10 GHz modulating signal, and a maximum delay of 25±2.5 ps is obtained.     

Correlated Photon Pair Generation in Silicon Wire Waveguides at 1.5 μm

Correlated photon pairs at 1.5 μm are generated in a silicon wire waveguide （SWW） with a length of only 1.6 mm. Experimental results show that the single-side count rates on both sides increase quadratically with pump light, indicating that photons are generated from the spontaneous four-wave mixing （SFWM） processes. The quantum correlation property of the generated photons is demonstrated by the ratio between coincident and accidental coincident count rates. The highest ratio measured at room temperature is to be about 19, showing that generated photon pairs have strong quantum correlation property and low noise. What is more, the wavelength correlation property of the coincident count is also measured to demonstrate the correlated photon pair generation. The experimental results demonstrate that SWWs have great potential in on-chip integrated low-noise correlated photon pair sources at 1.5 μm.     

基于石英柱模型的光子晶体光纤异常布里渊散射特性的理论研究

通过石英圆柱模型,理论研究了小芯径光子晶体光纤中混合声波模式的色散、模式耦合以及声光相互作用,理论计算出了布里渊散射增益系数谱的双峰结构及其随抽运光波长和温度的演化规律. 理论分析表明光子晶体光纤中布里渊散射增益系数谱的双峰结构源于小芯径光子晶体光纤中混合声波模式之间的模式耦合. 通过温度改变导致的材料参数变化对声波模式色散特性的影响,特别是声波模式耦合点的移动,解释了双峰结构随外界温度的变化规律. 并且,通过理论计算与实验结果的对比讨论了石英圆柱模型的局限性和适用范围. 关键词： 布里渊散射 声光相互作用 模式耦合 光子晶体光纤     

锶460.7 nm法拉第色散光学滤波器的滤波特性分析

分析了处于夫琅禾费暗线的Sr 460.7nm法拉第色散光学滤波器线翼和线芯工作的滤光特性,研究了磁场,温度和池长对滤波特性的影响,讨论了在其最佳的工作条件下,线芯透射率为95％,线宽为1．47GHz。     

非晶SiOxNy薄膜的红外吸收光谱研究

通过改变O和N含量研究SiOxNy薄膜中从600到1600cm^-1范围内的红外吸收光谱特征。结果表明,起源于单－Si-O、Si-N键的吸收峰在1105和865cm^-1处;而随着薄膜中O或N含量的升高,位于单一键吸收峰的两侧出现因O-Si-O、N-Si-N的对称和反对键吸收的左右肩;对O－Si-N,其特征吸收峰位于1036和856cm^-1处。     

乳腺癌组织中蛋白质与核酸分子氢键特征的研究

正常乳腺组织与乳腺癌组织的红外光谱之间存在明显而规律的差异,其中包括蛋白质与核酸等生物分子的氢键缔合方式和程度上的不同。光谱的变化主要表现在：（1）蛋白质的酰胺Ⅰ带,N－H基团和某些氨基酸残基上C－O（H）基团的振动谱带;（2）核酸分子中磷酸二酯的反对称伸缩振动谱带和配对的碱基N－H基团振动等谱带上。氢键是维系和促进蛋白质与核酸高级结构形成的重要作用力,癌变时氢键的变化与癌细胞的特殊生物学行为密切相关,因此有可能利用氢键的这些光谱特征作为乳腺癌诊断和预测癌变可能性的指标。