Assessment of laser-induced thermal load on silicon nanostructures based on ion desorption yields

Experimental assessment of the thermal load induced by fast laser pulses on micro- and nanostructures through IR imaging is currently too slow and lacks the spatial resolution to be useful. In this paper, we introduce a method based on measuring the laser-induced yields of ions to compare the thermal loads on nanofabricated silicon structures, when exposed to nanosecond laser pulses. The laser fluences at which the ion yields of, for example, sodiated and potassiated peptides ions are equal for two different structures correspond to equivalent thermal loads. Using alkalinated peptides is a convenient choice because the corresponding ion intensities are easily measured up to the melting point of silicon. As an example, we compare the nanosecond laser heating of silicon nanopost arrays with diverse post diameters and periodicities. Assessment of the thermal load through ion yield measurements can also be used to verify model assumptions for heat transport regimes in nanostructures.     

Ultrafast magnon generation in an Fe film on Cu(100)

We report on a combined experimental and theoretical study of the spin-dependent relaxation processes in the electron system of an iron film on Cu(100). Spin-, time-, energy- and angle-resolved two-photon photoemission shows a strong characteristic dependence of the lifetime of photoexcited electrons on their spin and energy. Ab?initio calculations as well as a many-body treatment corroborate that the observed properties are determined by relaxation processes involving magnon emission. Thereby we demonstrate that magnon emission by hot electrons occurs on the femtosecond time scale and thus provides a significant source of ultrafast spin-flip processes. Furthermore, engineering of the magnon spectrum paves the way for tuning the dynamic properties of magnetic materials.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturbestimmung von Dimethyldi-(N-Methylimidazolium)siliciumbromid

Synthesis and Crystal Structure Determination of Dimethyldi-(N-Methylimidazolium)silicon Bromide The reaction of dibromodimethylsilane with n-methylimidazole (NMI) leads to a 1:2 compound stable at room temperature. The reaction was carried out at room temperature and colorless, moisture sensitive crystals were obtained by sublimation. The addition compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pcam (No. 57) with lattice constants a = 1 110 96(8) pm, b = 1 142.3(2) pm and c = 1 238.9(3) pm. For 1 317 independent reflections, measured at 21°C, the structure could be refined to R = 0.040 and R_w = 0.041.     

Effects of Adsorbed Polyaniline on Redox Process on MoO3 Surface

The effects exhibited by adsorbed conducting polyaniline on the redox process on a molybdenum oxide surface were studied. Thermogravimetric results indicate a 4% polyaniline deposition. Cyclic voltammograms of the adsorbed polymer on MoO3 show that polyaniline exerts remarkable effects on the molybdenum blue oxidation-reduction process, with oxidation and reduction potentials of 0.33 and 0.18 V, respectively. This effect strongly enhances the electrode response, and can be used as an important tool in qualitative and/or quantitative determinations of molybdenum in solution as well as in any substrate. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Supershell structure in alkali metal nanowires

Nanowires are formed by indenting and subsequently retracting two pieces of sodium metal. Their cross section gradually reduces upon retraction and the diameters can be obtained from the conductance. In previous work we have demonstrated that when one constructs a histogram of diameters from large numbers of indentation-retraction cycles such histograms show a periodic pattern of stable nanowire diameters due to shell structure in the conductance modes. Here, we report the observation of a modulation of this periodic pattern, in agreement with predictions of a supershell structure.     

Kristallstrukturbestimmung von N-Trimethylsily-N′-methylimidazoliumbromid

Crystal Structure Determination of N-Trimethylsilyl-N′-Methylimidazolium Bromide The reaction of Trimethylbromosilane and N-Methylimidazole (NMI) led to a 1:1 compound stable at room temperature. The reaction was carried out at room temperature and colorless single crystals were obtained by sublimation. The addition compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbnb (No. 56) with lattice constants a = 1218.3(2)pm, b = 1333.6(1)pm, c = 1360.2(2)pm, Z = 8, D_calc = 1.414 g/cm³. For 1506 independent reflections, measured at 21°C the structure could be refined to R = 0.067 and R_w = 0.062.     

Dynamics of image-potential states on stepped Cu(001) surfaces

The dynamical properties of image-potential states on stepped Cu(117) and Cu(118) surfaces were studied by time- and angle-resolved two-photon photoelectron spectroscopy. The interaction with the step-induced potential leads to quasielastic anisotropic scattering between image-potential-state bands. In particular, resonant interband scattering from image-potential states with quantum numbers n2 to the n=1 band and quasielastic intraband scattering within the n=1 band show high efficiency. In spite of the higher step density of Cu(117), resonant scattering is about four times larger on Cu(118). This distinction is attributed to the different step distributions of the two surfaces and to the concomitant correlation of the step arrangement on short- and long-range scales, which has been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Details of the surface band structure lead to different boundary conditions and may weakly affect scattering probabilities. PACS 73.20.At; 79.60.Bm; 79.60.Dp; 79.60.Ht     

Die Kjeldahl-Gunning-Arnold-Methode zur Bestimmung des Stickstoffs

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