Preparation of Silica Aerogel/Resin Composites and Their Application in Dental Restorative Materials

As the most advanced aerogel material, silica aerogel has had transformative industrial impacts. However, the use of silica aerogel is currently limited to the field of thermal insulation materials, so it is urgent to expand its application into other fields. In this work, silica aerogel/resin composites were successfully prepared by combining silica aerogel with a resin matrix for dental restoration. The applications of this material in the field of dental restoration, as well as its performance, are discussed in depth. It was demonstrated that, when the ratio of the resin matrix Bis-GMA to TEGDMA was 1:1, and the content of silica aerogel with 50 μm particle size was 12.5%, the composite achieved excellent mechanical properties. The flexural strength of the silica aerogel/resin composite reached 62.9546 MPa, which was more than five times that of the pure resin. Due to the presence of the silica aerogel, the composite also demonstrated outstanding antibacterial capabilities, meeting the demand for antimicrobial properties in dental materials. This work successfully investigated the prospect of using commercially available silica aerogels in dental restorative materials; we provide an easy method for using silica aerogels as dental restorative materials, as well as a reference for their application in the field of biomedical materials.     

Diode-pumped Nd:LGS intracavity-doubled green laser at 532 nm

It is reported that efficient continuous-wave (CW) green laser generation at 532 nm in a KTP crystal at type-II phase matching direction performed with a diode-pumped Nd:LGS laser. With incident pump power of 18.2 W, output power of 2.68 W at 532 nm has been obtained using a 5 mm-long KTP crystal. The optical conversion efficiency was up to 14.7%. At the output power level of 2.68 W, the output stability is better than 3.5%. The beam quality M ² values were equal to 1.33 and 1.19 in X and Y directions, respectively.     

辉光等离子体辅助化学气相沉积低温合成金刚石薄膜的研究

采用辉光放电等离子体增强化学气相沉积 (GP CVD)技术在低温条件下合成了高品质的亚微米金刚石薄膜 ,并通过对合成过程的实时发射光谱诊断确定了 [CH4 H2 ]系统参与金刚石合成反应的主要荷能粒子。对合成过程的研究表明 :采用这种技术能使电子增强热丝化学气相沉积 (EACVD)合成高品质金刚石薄膜的温度从 85 0℃降至 (340± 5 )℃ ;薄膜低温合成中的主要荷能粒子为CH3 、CH ,CH+ 、H 等 ,其中过饱和原子氢保证了高品质金刚石薄膜的合成 ;根据光诊断和探针测量的结果推断近表面辉光放电可在基片表面形成电偶极层 ,该偶极层是进行超常态反应的必要环境 ,并在低温合成中起重要作用     

消荧光现象与表面谐波产生

消荧光现象是激光与物质表面非线性相互作用的结果，这是一种普遍现象。在表面谐波产生的研究中，它常常被忽略。大量研究表明：表面谐波产生与消荧光现象，有着密切的内在联系。本文以消荧光观点详细讨论了表面谐波产生的机制，提出了表面谐波产生的消荧光模型。新机制可归纳为：（ａ）多光子受激吸收产生消荧光光斑，（ｂ）激光热效应等促进自发辐射转向准受激辐射，（ｃ）伴随荧光消失，部分产生荧光的激光能量转换为产生表面谐波     

Spin gapless semiconductor like Ti2MnAl film as a new candidate for spintronics application

A novel Heusler ferrimagnet Ti₂MnAl film has been grown on Si(001) substrate using magnetron sputtering. Characteristics of its magnetic and transport properties reveal the spin‐gapless‐semiconductor (SGS) nature of the stoichiometric Ti₂MnAl, in agreement with theoretical prediction. The as‐grown SGS‐like Ti₂MnAl film demonstrated high Curie temperature, nearly compensated ferrimagnetic properties with small coercivity and low magnetization. It also showed semiconductor‐like behavior at room temperature allowing good compatibility with commercial Si‐based semiconductor. In this regards, Ti₂MnAl film is a potential candidate material for spintronics application, especially for the minimization of energy consumption of device. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Asymmetric nonlinear-mode-conversion in an optical waveguide withPT symmetry

Asymmetric mode transformation in waveguide is of great significance for on-chip integrated devices with one-way effect, while it is challenging to achieve asymmetric nonlinear-mode-conversion (NMC) due to the limitations imposed by phase-matching. In this work, we theoretically proposed a new scheme for realizing asymmetric NMC by combining frequency-doubling process and periodic PT symmetric modulation in an optical waveguide. By engineering the one-way momentum from PT symmetric modulation, we have demonstrated the unidirectional conversion from pump to second harmonic with desired guided modes. Our findings offer new opportunities for manipulating nonlinear optical fields with PT symmetry, which could further boost more exploration on on-chip nonlinear devices assisted by non-Hermitian optics.     

Vertical assembly of carbon nanotubes for via interconnects

The via interconnects are key components in ultra-large scale integrated circuits(ULSI).This paper deals with a new method to create single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) via interconnects using alternating dielectrophoresis(DEP).Carbon nanotubes are vertically assembled in the microscale via-holes successfully at room temperature under ambient condition.The electrical evaluation of the SWNT vias reveals that our DEP assembly technique is highly reliable and the success rate of assembly can be as high as 90%.We also propose and test possible approaches to reducing the contact resistance between CNT vias and metal electrodes.     

奇妙的惯性力

实际的参考系都不是惯性系，因此必须考虑惯性力．     

微纳光纤布拉格光栅折射率传感特性研究

利用光纤布拉格光栅方程和光纤基模有效折射率随纤芯半径和环境折射率的函数关系, 建立了微纳光纤布拉格光栅(MNFBG)反射波长随环境折射率变化的数学模型, 给出了波长灵敏度函数, 并指出MNFBG反射波长的变化规律决定于有效折射率随纤芯半径和环境折射率变化的关系. 详细探究了有效折射率及其灵敏度的变化规律, 结果表明: 有效折射率随纤芯半径和环境折射率的减小而非线性减小, 其对环境折射率变化的灵敏度随环境折射率的增大而非线性增加, 而且随纤芯半径减小, 有效折射率的灵敏度、线性度以及线性响应范围均呈递增规律. 通过对纤芯半径为0.5 μm的MNFBG在1.20–1.30和1.33–1.43 环境折射率范围内的波长响应关系拟合, 分别获得了477.33 nm/RIU和856.30 nm/RIU的波长灵敏度以及99.58 %和99.7%的高线性度, 论证了分析结论以及折射率区间划分测量方案的正确性, 为MNFBG折射率传感器的设计、优化以及应用提供了参考依据. 关键词： 微纳光纤 光纤布拉格光栅 折射率传感 数值模拟