磷酰化氨基酸自聚成肽的FTIR研究

本文通过对傅里叶变换红外光谱（ＦＴＩＲ）技术研究证明了磷酰化氨基酸可以知聚成肽，并由此说明了在仿生化成肽反应过程中，磷（酰化）起着十分重要的作用，同时了说明了ＦＴＩＲ技术为仿生化的过程研究提供了新的研究方法。     

Optimizing phase imaging via dynamic force curves

Tapping mode (TM, also called intermittent contact mode) atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been routinely used in many laboratories. However, consistent or deliberate control of measuring conditions and interpretation of results are often difficult. In this article, we demonstrate how measurement parameters (drive frequency, cantilever stiffness and oscillation amplitude) affect the tapping tip's state. This has been done by systematic dynamic force measurements performed on mica and polystyrene surfaces together with computer simulations. Our study shows the following results. (1) Weaker cantilevers, smaller amplitude and higher drive frequency (around the resonance) lead to an extension of the attractive region (greater phase lag) in amplitude–phase–distance curves and thus can help to achieve stable high-setpoint TM imaging with minimal tip–sample pressure. (2) Bistability of tapping tips often exists and may cause height artefacts if the setpoint falls in the bistable region. (3) Tapping tips with high vibrating energy (stiff cantilevers and large amplitude) driven at resonance are only slightly perturbed by tip–sample interactions and usually remain monostable during the sweep of the scanner position. This can help to achieve good phase contrast without significant artefacts when the setpoint falls in a continuous negative–positive phase shift transition region. (4) Low energy cantilevers (compliant cantilevers and small amplitude) usually result in large phase shift and can be used to acquire large phase contrast images. However, height artefacts will occur when the setpoint falls in the bistable region usually existing for such cantilevers. (5) Computer simulations are useful in understanding the bistability in dynamic force curves and determining either material properties or the optimal imaging parameters.     

Bulk flow in ferrofluids in a uniform rotating magnetic field

Direct measurements of the bulk flow of a ferrofluid in a uniform rotating magnetic field were obtained using the ultrasonic velocity profile method. The fluid was observed to corotate with the field in a rigid-body-like fashion throughout the bulk of the container, except near the air-fluid interface, where it was observed to counterrotate. The results were found in qualitative agreement with the spin diffusion theory of Zaitsev and Shliomis [J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys. 10, 696 (1969)]10.1007/BF00907424.     

The structure and optical properties of AlN nanocrystals prepared by Schlenk techniques at atmospheric pressure and low temperature

AlN nanocrystals were prepared in organic solvent at atmospheric pressure and low temperature by the Schlenk technique. Both hexagonal and cubic AlN nanocrystals were obtained. The hexagonal nano-AlN powder possessed a wurtzite structure with a=3.124 Å, c=5.024 Å, the average grain size was about 2 nm. The lattice constant of the cubic nano-AlN was a=9.171 Å, the average grain size was about 4 nm. The structural and optical properties of the obtained AlN were analyzed. The emission related to deep-level defects was investigated by using temperature-dependent photoluminescence.     

Diode-pumped Pr<Superscript>3+</Superscript>:YAlO<Subscript>3</Subscript>/LBO violet laser at 374 nm

We report a diode-pumped Pr³⁺:YAlO₃ laser emitting at 747 nm. A power of 232 mW at 747 nm has been achieved in continuous-wave operation with a diode emitting 2 W at 448 nm. Furthermore, intracavity second-harmonic generation in continuous-wave mode has also been demonstrated with a power of 52 mW at 374 nm by using a LBO nonlinear crystal. The fluctuation of the violet output power was better than 2.3%. The beam quality M ² value is 2.2.     

Effect of metallic and hyperbolic metamaterial surfaces on electric and magnetic dipole emission transitions

Spontaneous emission patterns of electric and magnetic dipoles on different metallic surfaces and a hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) surface were simulated using the dyadic Green’s function technique. The theoretical approach was verified by experimental results obtained by measuring angular-dependent emission spectra of europium ions on top of different films. The results show the modified behavior of electric and magnetic dipoles on metallic and HMM surfaces. The results of numerical calculations agree well with experimental data.     

All fiber supercontinuum light source using photonic crystal fibers pumped by nanosecond fiber laser pulses

A novel compact supercontinuum (SC) source using the single mode photonic crystal fibers (PCF) pumped with an all fiber MOPA fiber laser is demonstrated experimentally. A bandwidth of 700 nm is achieved by operating the pumping fiber laser at a wavelength of 1064 nm, pulse duration of 10 ns, repetition rate of 50 kHz and peak power of 1 kW. The SC generation is initiated through modulation instability (MI) which breakups the nanosecond pump pulses into picosecond or femtosecond pulses, and further broadened through nonlinear effects of PCF.     

InN thin film lattice dynamics by grazing incidence inelastic x-ray scattering

Achieving comprehensive information on thin film lattice dynamics so far has eluded well established spectroscopic techniques. We demonstrate here the novel application of grazing incidence inelastic x-ray scattering combined with ab initio calculations to determine the complete elastic stiffness tensor, the acoustic and low-energy optic phonon dispersion relations of thin wurtzite indium nitride films. Indium nitride is an especially relevant example, due to the technological interest for optoelectronic and solar cell applications in combination with other group III nitrides.     

Internal friction study on bilayer cuprates Pr(Ba1−xSrx)2Cu3O7−δ

The internal friction of partially Sr-substituted Pr(Ba_1?xSr_x)₂Cu₃O_7?δ (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) ceramics was measured by the vibrating-reed method from liquid nitrogen temperature to room temperature at kilohertz frequencies. The intensity of the internal friction peak, which appears around 250 K, decreases upon Sr doping. The result is explained in terms of a possible combining structural freezing transition of CuO₅ square pyramids and oxygen atoms in CuO_x chains. Another internal friction peak around 134 K was observed in tetragonal Pr(Ba_0.6Sr_0.4)₂Cu₃O_7?δ which is temporarily explained by the hopping of holes in the CuO₂ layers.     

Levitation performance of the magnetized bulk high-Tc superconducting magnet with different trapped fields

To a high-T_c superconducting (HTS) maglev system which needs large levitation force density, the magnetized bulk high-T_c superconductor (HTSC) magnet is a good candidate because it can supply additional repulsive or attractive force above a permanent magnet guideway (PMG). Because the induced supercurrent within a magnetized bulk HTSC is the key parameter for the levitation performance, and it is sensitive to the magnetizing process and field, so the magnetized bulk HTSC magnets with different magnetizing processes had various levitation performances, not only the force magnitude, but also its force relaxation characteristics. Furthermore, the distribution and configuration of the induced supercurrent are also important factor to decide the levitation performance, especially the force relaxation characteristics. This article experimentally investigates the influences of different magnetizing processes and trapped fields on the levitation performance of a magnetized bulk HTSC magnet with smaller size than the magnetic inter-pole distance of PMG, and the obtained results are qualitatively analyzed by the Critical State Model. The test results and analyses of this article are useful for the suitable choice and optimal design of magnetized bulk HTSC magnets.