Bipolar resistance effect observed in CdSe quantum-dots dominated structure of Zn/CdSe/Si

In this study, we report our new finding of bipolar resistance effect (BRE) in quantum dots (QDs)-embedded structure of Zn/CdSe/Si. This effect features a remarkable linear resistance change and an enhanced BRE when a laser moves along the surface of the structure. The results show that the combination of BRE with QDs is useful for applications and may add a new functionality to QDs-based optoelectronic devices.     

板条增益介质波前畸变诊断方法

对波前重构算法中的区域法进行了改进,使其能够应用于板条增益介质的波前畸变诊断。利用该方法对47块Nd: YAG板条增益介质沿厚度方向波前畸变进行测量,指出镀膜和加工等环节对增益介质的波前畸变可能造成的影响。按照波前畸变峰谷（PV）值对测量结果进行了统计,结果表明:增益介质造成的静态波前畸变参差不齐,测量样本中静态畸变PV值最多可达5 m以上,且仅有4.1%的增益介质静态畸变PV值小于1 m。通过选取某些增益介质使之级联,测量其组合波前畸变,发现在系统中使用两块波面互补的增益介质有助于减小系统的静态波前畸变。     

Compact and efficient coupler to interface hybrid dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide with silicon photonic slab waveguide

A coupler is proposed to interface a hybrid dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide (HDLPW) with a silicon photonic slab waveguide. The HDLPW is firstly designed and optimized to attain the best tradeoff between the mode confinement and the propagation distance. The designed coupler is inspired from the taper configuration and numerically modeled through finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation. The results demonstrate that a high confinement and low loss of the energy is achieved from a silicon photonic slab waveguide into the dielectric slot of area 50×200 nm² in the HDLPW. The transmission attained through the coupler with a compact size of 400 nm is found to be as high as 80% (1 dB). Further, the planar nature of taper configuration makes the coupler easy to fabricate using the state-of-the-art CMOS facilities. The proposed coupler is useful in enabling the integration between photonic and hybrid plasmonic waveguides and thus realizing on-chip hybrid integrated circuits.     

Unique geometric and electronic structure of CO adsorbed on Ge(100): A DFT study

CO adsorption on the Ge(100) surface has been investigated using a slab model with density functional theory implemented in SIESTA. CO was found to be exclusively adsorbed on the asymmetric dimer with C attaching on the lower Ge dimer atom. The adsorption process is barrierless. The calculated adsorption energy and vibration frequencies are comparable to previous experimental results. The crystal orbital Hamilton analysis showed that the bonding between Ge and CO is mainly attributable to the Ge 4p_z orbital overlapping with C 2 s, or with CO molecular orbitals 3σ and 4σ. The repulsive energy between adsorbed CO molecules is less than 1 kcal/mol. The diffusion barrier of CO on the Ge(100) surface is about 14 kcal/mol.     

基于InGaAs光谱成像技术的光纤光栅传感器在大坝渗流监测系统的应用

为了实现大坝渗流监测,提出了一种采用光谱成像技术的光纤Bragg光栅传感器和多点传感系统。基于室内实验结果,对监测系统可靠性与监测数据准确度进行和多点传感信号分辨因子分析,结果表明:用于坝体温度场检测的光线光栅传感器波长温度响应灵敏度可达0.009 1nm/℃;由光源带宽决定的测试系统可实现多个传感器的复用。实践表明:采用光纤光栅传感系统可进行大坝渗流自动监测,特别是在系统防雷击、抗干扰性方面,与传统仪器相比具有明显优势。     

1,8-萘啶衍生物分子结构与理论电子光谱

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法优化计算4种2,4-二甲基-7-氨基-1,8-萘啶衍生物分子结构,探讨了其分子结构与前线分子轨道、能量的关系。运用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)计算了它们的气相和溶液相电子光谱,研究了溶剂模型和计算方法对理论光谱的影响。计算结果表明,4种萘啶衍生物均含离域π键,HOMO与LUMO能级差ΔE较小,且大小顺序与它们的最大吸收波长实验值变化趋势一致。理论电子光谱证实,1,8-萘啶衍生物的吸收光谱随共轭性增强逐渐红移, 最大吸收源自于HOMO→LUMO的π→π*电子跃迁。PCM-B3LYP/6-31+G(d)计算结果与实验值相比,最大吸收波长分别相差2.6,10.3,5.3和6.9 nm,能量相差0.03,0.09,0.04和0.08 eV。因此,在考虑溶剂效应条件下,采用B3LYP/6-31(d) 方法优化分子构型和TD-DFT方法获得的电子光谱与实验光谱具有一致性。     

A self consistent normalized calibration protocol for three dimensional magnetic resonance gel dosimetry

In a clinical setting, mixed and inconsistent results have been reported using Magnetic Resonance Relaxation imaging of irradiated aqueous polymeric gels as a three-dimensional dosimeter, for dose verification of conformal radiation therapy. The problems are attributed to the difficulty of identifying an accurate dose calibration protocol for each delivered gel at the radiation site in a clinical setting. While careful calibration is done at the gel manufacturing site in a controlled laboratory setting, there is no guarantee that the dose sensitivity of the gels remains invariant upon delivery, irradiation, magnetic resonance imaging and storage at the clinical site. In this study, we have compared three different dose calibration protocols on aqueous polymeric gels for a variety of irradiation scenarios done in a clinical setting. After acquiring the three-dimensional proton relaxation maps of the irradiated gels, the dose distributions were generated using the off-site manufacturer provided calibration curve (Cal-1), the on-site external tube gel calibration (Cal-2) and the new on-site internal normalized gel calibration (Cal-3) protocols. These experimental dose distributions were compared with the theoretical dose distributions generated by treatment-planning systems. We observed that the experimental dose distributions generated from the Cal-1 and Cal-2 protocols were off by 10% to 40% and up to 200% above the predicted maximum dose, respectively. On the other hand, the experimental dose distributions generated from the Cal-3 protocol matched reasonably well with the theoretical dose distributions to within 10% difference. Our result suggests that an independent on-site normalized internal calibration must be performed for each batch of gel dosimeters at the time of MR relaxation imaging in order to account for the variations in dose sensitivity caused by various uncontrollable conditions in a clinical setting such as oxygen contamination, temperature changes and shelf life of the delivered gel between manufacturing and MR acquisitions.     

Induced electric fields and plasmonic interactions between a metallic nanotube and a thin metallic film

We have numerically simulated the induced electric fields and the plasmonic interactions of a metallic nanotube near a thin metallic film. Our study shows that the energies and intensities of the plasmon resonances depend strongly on the aspect ratio (the ratio of the inner to outer radius) of the nanotube as well as the separation between the center of the nanotube and the upper surface of the metallic film and the thickness of the film. The enhancement of the induced electric field of this system reaches ...     

用荧光探针签别CYP2C9*3基因

用一种基激复合物荧光探针系统来签别碱基错配的CYP2C9*3基因,该系统选择两个分开的与靶点碱基相对应的12碱基荧光标记的寡核苷酸作为探针,分别对24碱基、47碱基、质粒(3165bp)的靶点CYP2C9基因和CYP2C9*3基因进行杂交配对,结果该基激复合物荧光探针系统能有效签别各种长度的CYP2C9基因和CYP2C9*3基因,背景干扰很低,灵敏度高,可尝试用于其他基因型的遗传多态性的签别。     

用近红外无损肌氧及运动心率检测技术评定100 m极量强度运动对心脏冲击影响

利用连续双波长近红外光技术测量肌肉中血红蛋白含氧量的变化情况,同时应用运动心率无线实时采集设备,设计了检测实时肌肉组织血氧含量和瞬时心率实验方案,对6名健康男性进行了100 m跑同步实测实验。实验表明,肌肉组织氧合血红蛋白浓度在100 m跑结束后继续降低,达到最低值的时刻滞后于运动结束时刻的时间为(6.65±1.10)s;心率则在运动结束后继续上升,达到最高值的时刻滞后于运动结束时刻的时间为(8.00±1.57)s。这些结果显示了双波长近红外光组织氧测试技术和运动心率无线实时采集系统能够正确检测极量强度运动时的血氧参数和心率,揭示了极量强度运动过程中肌肉中氧运输与消耗的过程及其与心率之间的动力学特征。