表面修饰碳纳米管/二氧化钛复合光催化剂制备及催化活性研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法在聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)修饰的碳纳米管表面均匀沉积纳米级二氧化钛粒子制得复合光催化剂。采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、紫外-可见吸收光谱仪(UV-Vis)和X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)等手段对复合光催化剂进行表征。结果表明,二氧化钛粒子是呈球形、团聚,随机沉积在未修饰碳纳米管任意表面,甚至部分碳纳米管表面是完全裸露的。经PVP修饰后的碳纳米管,二氧化钛纳米粒子均匀沉积在碳纳米管表面,二氧化钛为纯锐钛矿晶体结构,没有金红石和板钛矿相。表面修饰碳纳米管/二氧化钛复合光催化剂在紫外光照射下降解亚甲基蓝,相比纯的二氧化钛和碳纳米管/二氧化钛复合光催化剂,具有非常高的催化活性。     

Influence of cesium on the stability of a GaAs photocathode

The stability of a reflection-mode GaAs photocathode has been investigated by monitoring the photocurrent and the spectral response at room temperature.We observe the photocurrent of the cathode decaying with time in the vacuum system under the action of Cs current,and find that the Cs atoms residing in the vacuum system are helpful in prolonging the life of the cathode.We examine the evolution and analyse the influence of the barrier on the spectral response of the cathode.Our results support the double dipolar model for the explanation of the negative electron affinity effect.     

GaAs光电阴极激活时Cs的吸附效率研究

从NEA GaAs光电阴极的激活光电流曲线发现,当系统真空度不很高时,在首次Cs激活阶段,表面掺杂浓度较低的阴极材料,其光电流产生需要的时间也较长.同时,随着系统真空度的提高,这种时间上的差异又变得不再明显.该现象表明,Cs原子在阴极表面的吸附效率同表面层掺杂浓度以及系统真空度之间有直接的联系.为定量分析这种关系,本文根据实验数据建立了Cs在阴极表面吸附效率的数学模型,利用该模型仿真的结果同实验现象非常符合.该研究对进一步开展变掺杂阴极结构设计和制备工艺研究具有重要的价值和意义. 关键词： GaAs光电阴极 吸附效率 真空度 表面掺杂浓度     

Synthesis of ZnO nanospheres with uniform nanopores by a hydrothermal process

ZnO nanospheres were successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal process (S1 sample) and a wet-chemical method (S2 sample). Following synthesis, calcination treatment at 450 °C was performed for the sample prepared by the wet-chemical method (S3 sample). All of the samples possessed a regular spherical shape. A polycrystalline wurtzite structure was confirmed in the S1 and S3 samples by X-ray diffraction and selected area electron diffraction, whereas a mixture of ZnO nanoparticles and amorphous materials was observed in the sample S2. The surface area and pore structure of the samples were investigated by nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements. Uniform nanopores with a diameter of 4.07 nm were present in the S1 sample while a broad pore size distribution was obtained for the S2 and S3 samples. The highest surface area was obtained for the S1 sample and a possible formation mechanism was studied.     

A novel approach to employ Li<Subscript>2</Subscript>MnSiO<Subscript>4</Subscript> as anode active material for lithium batteries

In the present paper, we describe utilization of cathode active material as anode active material, for example, Li₂MnSiO₄. The lithium manganese silicate has been successfully synthesized by solid-state reaction method. The X-ray diffraction pattern confirms the orthorhombic structure with Pmn2 ₁ space group. The Li/Li₂MnSiO₄ cell delivered the initial discharge capacity of 420 mA h g⁻¹, which is 110 mA h g⁻¹ higher than graphitic anodes. The electrochemical reversibility and solid electrolyte interface formation of the Li₂MnSiO₄ electrode was emphasized by cyclic voltammetry.     

Control of resonant peak depths of tunable long-period fiber gratings using overcoupling

We present a method to reduce changes in the resonant peak depth of a long-period fiber grating (LPFG) as the resonant band is tuned by varying the external refractive index. We theoretically analyze the effects of the initial coupling strength on the peak depth change as external refractive index is varied. By controlling the initial coupling strength, it is experimentally demonstrated that an optimum peak depth can be obtained over a range of operating wavelengths that will maximize the sensitivity and stability of LPFG based sensors and tunable filters.     

A high contrast and capacity efficient visual cryptography scheme for the encryption of multiple secret images

The visual secret sharing for multiple secrets (VSSM) allows for the encryption of a greater number of secret images into a given image area. Previous researches on VSSM schemes incur a very serious pixel expansion that will damage capable of increasing the capacity of secret image encryption. Moreover, the most of VSSM schemes will decrease the contrast of recover images while the amount of secret image encryption increases. These drawbacks limit applicability of the existing VSSM schemes. In this paper, we propose a highly efficient encryption algorithm to cope with this problem. The proposed algorithm adopts a novel hybrid encryption approach that includes a VC-based encryption and a camouflaging process. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach not only can increase the capacity efficient for VSSM schemes, but also maintains an excellent level of contrast in the recovered secret images.     

Remote fiber sensor based on cascaded Fourier domain mode-locked laser

We propose a high-speed remote fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor interrogation system based on a 1.3-μm cascaded Fourier-domain mode-locked (FDML) laser. It consists of multiple FBGs connected to an optical circulator in the laser cavity. The cascaded FDML laser with these multiple FBGs is operational when the scanning frequency of the fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter matches the fundamental frequency of the laser cavity. Each FBG provides a separate laser cavity for the FDML laser. The scanning frequencies of each laser cavity are 30.5314, 31.5393, 32.7108, and 33.8023 kHz. Using the cascaded FDML laser, we measure the performance of the long-distance static strain FBG sensor interrogation system in both the time and spectral domains. The slope coefficients of the measured relative wavelength difference and the relative time delay from the static strain are found to be 0.95 pm/μstrain and 0.15 ns/μstrain, respectively. We also demonstrate the dynamic response of the interrogation system with 80-Hz modulation strain using the cascaded FDML laser. Thus, an FBG sensor interrogation system for high-speed and high-sensitivity long-distance monitoring systems can be realized using a cascaded FDML laser.     

Preparation and luminescence properties of SrTiO3:Pr,Al phosphor from the glycolate method

Spherical SrTiO₃:Pr³⁺,Al³⁺ phosphor with high crystallinity and uniform particle size distribution was formed from the glycolate precursor. The glycolate precursor was obtained by heating the mixed solution of metallic nitrates and titanium oxychloride in ethylene glycol up to 200 °C. The thermal decomposition of the glycolate precursor proceeded through three major stages, i.e., (i) evolution of glycols (∼200 °C), (ii) decomposition of glycolate precursor, and (iii) decomposition of strontium carbonate and crystallization of SrTiO₃:Pr³⁺,Al³⁺ phosphor.SrTiO₃:Pr³⁺,Al³⁺ phosphor exhibited a strong red emission, peaking at about 617 nm. SrTiO₃:Pr³⁺,Al³⁺ phosphor obtained from the glycolate complex has higher luminescent properties than the conventional solid state reaction and the Pechini method in terms of photoluminescence (PL) and cathodoluminescence (CL). High crystallinity, low residual carbon content and small grain size with uniform shape would enhance the luminescence intensity of phosphor by the glycolate method due to high surface area per unit volume and low organic content compared with the Pechini method. Also, Al³⁺ ion is more effective than Ga³⁺ ion to enhance PL intensity of SrTiO₃:Pr³⁺,Al³⁺ phosphor because of smaller Al³⁺ ion radius. Therefore, the glycolate method has been demonstrated to be a convenient and unique process for the production of muticomponent oxide with smaller grain size and higher crystallinity compared with the conventional mixed oxide reaction and the polymer precursor method.     

Structural optimization design for large mirror

The system design must be started from the concept with low cost and high performance. In this point, the topological shape of the structure is very important in the view of the structural rigidities and light-weight design.In this paper, the optimization methodology is presented in the design stage of the large optical mirror. We obtain the optimal layout through the topology optimization and then design the details through the size or shape optimization for structural rigidity.