Levitation, lift, and bidirectional motion of colloidal particles in an electrically driven nematic liquid crystal

We study electric-field-induced dynamics of colloids in a nematic cell, experimentally and by computer simulations. Solid particles in the nematic bulk create director distortions of dipolar type. Elastic repulsion from the walls keeps the particles in the middle of cell. The ac electric field reorients the dipoles and lifts them to top or bottom, depending on dipole orientation. Once near the walls, the colloids are carried along two antiparallel horizontal directions by nematic backflow. Computer simulations of the backflow agree with the experiment.     

Novel precursors for boron nanotubes: the competition of two-center and three-center bonding in boron sheets

We present a new class of boron sheets, composed of triangular and hexagonal motifs, that are more stable than structures considered to date and thus are likely to be the precursors of boron nanotubes. We describe a simple and clear picture of electronic bonding in boron sheets and highlight the importance of three-center bonding and its competition with two-center bonding, which can also explain the stability of recently discovered boron fullerenes. Our findings call for reconsideration of the literature on boron sheets, nanotubes, and clusters.     

Adaptive complete synchronization of chaotic dynamical network with unknown and mismatched parameters

In this paper, an adaptive controller is designed to synchronize the chaotic dynamical network with unknown and mismatched parameters. Based on the invariance principle of differential equations, some generic sufficient conditions for asymptotic synchronization are obtained. In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, an example is provided and numerical simulations are performed. The numerical results show that our control scheme is very effective and robust against the weak noise.     

First-principles study for the atomic structures and electronic properties of PbTiO3 oxygen-vacancies (0 0 1) surface

The structural and electronic properties of fully-relaxed PbTiO₃ (0 0 1) oxygen-vacancy surface with PbO and TiO₂ terminations are investigated by first-principles calculations. In contrast to the perfect surface, the smaller surface rumples and interlayer distances have been found. The largest relaxation occurs on the second layer atoms not on the surface layer ones, and some in-gap Ti 3d states at about −1.1 eV below the Fermi-level are observed in the TiO₂-terminated surface caused by oxygen-vacancies. For the PbO-terminated surface, some in-gap Ti 3d states and Pb 6p states also move into the bulk midgap region to become partially occupied, and two different chemical states of the Pb 6s states were found. One is attributed to the bulk perovskite Pb atoms and another one is caused by the relaxation of surface Pb atoms. These theoretical results would give a good reference for the future experimental studies.     

大面积α-Fe2O3纳米线及纳米带阵列的制备研究

以铁箔为原材料和基片,通过控制热氧化过程中的宏观实验条件(载气流量及其组分、压强、温度分布和反应时间等),实现了α-Fe2O3一维纳米结构的可控生长,获得了大面积(10mm×10mm)、单分散性好、沿[110]方向生长的α-Fe2O3纳米带或纳米线阵列. 对不同宏观实验条件下所制备的样品进行形貌和晶格结构表征和分析,认为热氧化过程中α-Fe2O3一维纳米结构的生长遵循类似气-固机制的顶端生长模式,生长点铁原子和氧原子比是控制α-Fe2O3一维纳米结构生长的关键因素.     

(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n超晶格间隔的La0.7Sr0.3MnO3三明治结构制备及表征

采用射频磁控溅射的方法在SrTiO3(001,基片上制备了(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n超晶格间隔的La0.7Sr0.3MnO3三明治结构.X射线衍射分析证明(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n具有明显的超晶格结构.电流垂直于薄膜表面测得的电阻-温度关系表明.La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n超晶格薄膜在290 K有金属-绝缘体转变,略低于单层La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜的转变温度.电流在0.01-10 mA范围内,观察到薄膜的峰值电阻随电流增大而减小,峰值变化率远大于单层La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜,且随着超晶格周期厚度的增加而增大.低温下,电流-电压曲线表明其导电机制应主要为空间载子限制,且显示较大的电压偏置,表现出肖特基结的特性.     

New type of Y-branch power splitter and beam expander based on eliminating anomalous reflection effect

We propose a new type of Y-branch power splitter and beam expander with scales of microns in two- dimensional （2D） photonic crystals （PCs） by drilling air holes in a silicon slice. Its functionality and performance are numerically investigated and simulated by finite-difference time-domain （FDTD） method. Simulation results show that the splitter can split a TE polarized light beam into two parallel sub-beams and the distance between them is tunable by changing the parameters of the splitter, while the expander can expand a narrow beam into a wider one, which is realized in an integrated optical circuit. The proposed device is based on the avoiding of anomalous reflection effect and the coupling transmission of defect modes of the interfaces.     

光增强湿法刻蚀提高Si衬底垂直结构GaN基LED的出光效率

以0.1 MK2S2O8+KOH和氙灯分别作为刻蚀剂和紫外光源,采用光增强湿法刻蚀转移衬底的垂直结构GaN基LED的n型GaN,对N面有电极和没有电极的芯片的n型GaN层进行刻蚀.结果表明,在相同的刻蚀条件下,N面有电极的n型GaN层刻蚀速率明显大于没有电极的n型GaN;而它们的均方根粗糙度(RMS)则结果相反.刻蚀后的形貌呈圆锥型凸起.20 mA下刻蚀后的裸芯光输出功率较刻蚀前提高了88.5%.     

Influence of the illumination on the subband structure and?occupation in AlxGa1?xN/GaN heterostructures

The subband structure and occupation in the triangular quantum well at Al _x Ga_1−x N/GaN heterointerfaces have been investigated by means of temperature dependent Shubnikov–de Haas (SdH) measurements at low temperatures and high magnetic fields under illumination. After the illumination of the heterostructures, the total two-dimensional electron gas concentration increases, and the SdH oscillation amplitudes are enhanced when there is no additional subband occupation. It is also found that the energy separation between the subbands decreases after the illumination. We suggest that the illumination decreases the electric field and thus weakens the quantum confinement of the triangular quantum well at Al _x Ga_1−x N/GaN heterointerfaces. The GaN layer is thought to be the primary contributor of the excited electrons by the illumination.     

Yb∶Y_3Al_5O_(12)晶体晶格振动光谱的研究

采用提拉法生长Y3Al5O12(YAG)晶体和Yb3 掺杂原子数分数分别为5%,10%,15%,20%,25%,50%和100%的Yb∶Y3Al5O12(Yb∶YAG)晶体。系统表征和分析了Yb3 掺杂浓度对拉曼光谱的影响。随着Yb3 掺杂浓度的增加,晶体的振动模式没有明显的变化,晶体结构没有改变;在370 cm-1和785 cm-1附近,振动吸收峰的半峰全宽逐渐增大。分析得出,Yb3 掺杂浓度对晶体的晶格、对称性、荧光寿命均有影响,从而可能影响到晶体的光谱和激光性能。