Photon tunneling in a frustrated total internal reflection structure with a lossy indefinite metamaterial barrier

We study the phenomenon of photon tunneling through a frustrated total internal reflection structure with a dispersive lossy indefinite metamaterial barrier. The tunneling coefficient, lateral shift, and tunneling time for different incident light waves through the barrier are obtained by employing the stationary-phase approximation. The properties of tunneling time and lateral shift are discussed for different metamaterial parameters. It is shown that negative lateral shift and tunneling time can appear in the cutoff and always cutoff metamaterials. The lateral shift can be enhanced by adjusting the light frequency, the barrier thickness, and the permittivity or permeability of the indefinite metamaterial. In addition, it is found that the lateral shift can be resonantly amplified due to the weak loss of the indefinite metamaterial slab. The Hartman effects of the lateral shift and tunneling time are also demonstrated. PACS 42.50.Ct; 42.25.Bs; 73.43.Jn; 73.40.Gk; 42.70.Qs     

Enhanced Efficiency of Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes by Dispersing Dehydrated Nanotube Titanic Acid in the Hole-buffer Layer

Efficiency of polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) with poly(2-methoxy-5-(2-ethyl hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) as an emitting layer was improved if a dehydrated nanotubed titanic acid (DNTA) doped hole-buffer layer polyethylene dioxythiophene (PEDOT) was used. Photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectra indicated a stronger interaction between DNTA and sulfur atom in thiophene of PEDOT, which suppresses the chemical interaction between vinylene of MEH-PPV and thiophene of PEDOT. The interaction decreases the defect states in an interface region to result in enhancement in device efficiency, even though the hole transporting ability of PEDOT was decreased.     

Study of N = 16 for Ne isotopes

²⁷Ne has been investigated through the one neutron transfer reaction ²⁶Ne(d,p)²⁷Ne in inverse kinematics at 9.7 MeV/nucleon. The results support the existence of a low lying negative parity state in ²⁷Ne which is a signature of a reduced sd-fp shell gap in the N = 16 neutron rich region, at variance with stable nuclei.     

Tunable negative refraction by electro-optical control in two-dimensional photonic crystal

This paper describes a simple hydrothermal procedure for high-yield synthesis of single-crystalline ZnO hexagonal nanoplates in a surfactant-free system at 70 °C. The structures and morphologies of the synthesized ZnO nanoplates are derived from characterisation by X-ray diffraction, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Their optical properties are recorded by Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy. These ZnO hexagonal nanoplates exhibit the enhanced photocatalytic activity of phenol photodecomposition, suggesting that they could be served as an active system for the treatment of the waste water, in addition to their common applications. PACS 81.10.Dn; 61.10.Nz; 68.37.Hk; 78.55.Hx     

Covalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by lipase

Lipase from Candida rugosa was covalently anchored onto acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) through a self-catalytic mechanism. A variety of characterization techniques including FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and XPS were employed to demonstrate the formation of the ester linkage between lipase and MWNTs. The MWNTs-lipase biocomposites showed significantly increased solubility in some common-used organic solvents, such as THF, DMF and chloroform. This study may offer a novel and facile route for covalent modification of carbon nanotubes, and expand the potential utilization of both lipases and MWNTs in the fields of biocatalyst and biosensor.     

Stress evolution influenced by oxide charges on GaN metal–organic chemical vapor deposition on silicon-on-insulator substrate

GaN epilayers have been deposited on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and bulk silicon substrates. The stress transition thickness and the initial compressive stress of a GaN epilayer on the SOI substrate are larger than those on the bulk silicon substrate, as shown in in situ stress measurement results. It is mainly due to the difference of the three-dimensional island density and the threading dislocation density in the GaN layer. It can increase the compressive stress in the initial stage of growth of the GaN layer, and helps to offset the tensile stress generated by the lattice mismatch. PACS 81.15.Gh     

A side-coupled photonic crystal filter with sidelobe suppression

This paper presents the theoretical model and the optimization method to suppress the sidelobes of side-coupled photonic crystal filters. Numerical verification shows a good agreement between the theoretical method and the finite-difference time-domain simulation, but the theoretic method does not involve the time-consuming computation. The theoretical method also presents a better physical image for choosing the critical parameters, such as the quality factor, phase shift and the number of resonators. Based on the theoretical model, two optimization methods (chirp and cascading) are proposed to deeply suppress the sidelobes. They also show more flexibility in controlling the bandwidth and steepness of the roll-off in the filter. PACS 42.70.Qs     

“Positive” and “negative” electric-pulse-induced reversible resistance switching effect in Pr<Subscript>0.7</Subscript>Ca<Subscript>0.3</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript> films

“Negative” electric-pulse-induced reversible resistance (EPIR) switching phenomenon was found in In/PCMO/Pt sandwich, in which the high resistance can be written with positive voltage pulses, and the low resistance can be reset using negative voltage pulses (the positive voltage direction is defined as going from the top electrode to the bottom electrode). This is just the opposite from the “positive” EPIR effect in Ag/PCMO/Pt sandwich, in which the high resistance can be written only with negative voltage pulses, and the low resistance can be reset using positive voltage pulses. The I–V hysteresis curves of In/PCMO/Pt and Ag/PCMO/Pt sandwiches also show opposite directions, i.e., counterclockwise and clockwise under a negative voltage region for indium and Ag electrode systems, respectively. C–V characteristics show that the barrier does not exist in Ag/PCMO/Pt sandwich, while In/PCMO/Pt sandwich exhibits an obvious Schottky-like barrier. We suggest that in the negative EPIR behavior in In/PCMO/Pt structure, the resistance states are mainly controlled changing the Schottky-like barrier at the interface with the weak effect of carrier trapping process, while the positive EPIR behavior in Ag/PCMO/Pt sandwich mainly depends on the carrier trapping process at the interface. PACS 72.80.-r; 73.40.-C; 75.70.-i     

氧化锌/硅纳米孔柱阵列的结构和光致发光特性研究

以硅纳米孔柱阵列(Si-NPA)为衬底、用化学气相沉积法制备了具有规则阵列结构特征的ZnO/Si-NPA纳米复合体系，并对其结构和光致发光性质进行了表征. 实验结果显示，组成ZnO/Si-NPA表面阵列的每个柱子均呈现层壳结构. 不同于衬底Si-NPA的红光和蓝光发射，ZnO/Si-NPA在紫外光区和蓝绿光区呈现出两个强的宽发光峰. 分析表明，紫外光发射应归因于ZnO晶体的带边激子跃迁；而蓝绿光发射则来自于ZnO晶体本征缺陷所形成的两类深能级复合中心上载流子的辐射跃迁.     

先进的微生物芯片检测系统及其应用

发展了一种先进的微生物芯片检测方法,并研制用于芯片检测的新型数字化成像扫描检测系统。采用激光诱导荧光的检测原理设计一种新颖的CCD数字化成像扫描检测系统结构,荧光信号采集端的数值孔径NA=0．72,工作距离3．22 mm,系统检测灵敏度小于每平方微米1个荧光分子。以微生物大肠杆菌和黄单胞菌检测为例,设计基因芯片,并应用所研制的芯片检测系统实现了微生物的正确鉴定,提供了一种高效的食品安全检测整体解决方法。实验结果表明两种微生物的芯片检测实验结果稳定可靠,与国外共焦扫描仪检测的结果完全一致。