High temperature thermoelectric properties of highly c-axis oriented Bi₂Sr₂Co₂O_y thin films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

High-temperature thermoelectric transport property measurements have been performed on the highly c-axis oriented Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition on LaAlO3(001).Both the electric resistivity ρ and the seebeck coefficient S of the film exhibit an increasing trend with the temperature from 300 K-1000 K and reach up to 4.8 m·Ω· cm and 202 μV/K at 980 K,resulting in a power factor of 0.85 mW/mK which are comparable to those of the single crystalline samples.A small polaron hopping conduction can be responsible for the conduction mechanism of the film at high temperature.The results demonstrate that the Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin film has potential application in high temperature thin film thermoelectric devices.     

Tb2AlFe16-xMnx化合物的结构、磁性及正电子湮没谱研究

通过X射线衍射、磁测量及正电子湮没谱等手段研究了Tb₂AlFe_16-xMn_x（x=1—8）化合物的结构和磁性.X射线衍射研究结果表明Tb₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物具有六角相的Th₂Ni₁₇型结构.室温下的正电子湮没实验研究表明,Mn对Fe的替代导致化合物中的铁磁相互作用减弱,并且化合物中存在着较强烈的磁弹耦合效应.磁测量研究结果表明,Mn的替代导致Tb₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物的居里温度及自发磁化强度急剧下降. 关键词： 2AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物')" href="#">Tb₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物 磁弹耦合效应 居里温度     

由单负材料组成的一维对称型光子晶体中的隧穿模

由电单负材料A和磁单负材料B构成了一维对称型光子晶体,数值计算表明其带隙中出现了一隧穿模. 材料层数增加,隧穿模宽度急剧变窄,而其位置不变.隧穿模的位置和宽度对入射角的变化都不太敏感. 材料的几何厚度减小,隧穿模的位置蓝移,而其宽度不变. μ_A, ε_B增加,隧穿模的位置红移,宽度减小. 利用隧穿模的以上特性可以实现对电磁波传播的动态调控.     

Fringe pattern denoising using averaging based on nonlocal self-similarity

Digital image processing for fringe patterns is an important procedure in optical interferometry. Filtering off noise from fringe patterns is one of the key tasks for extraction of the phase field. Spin filters proposed by Yu et al. [Appl. Opt. 33(1994), 41(2002), et al.] have been proven to be effective denoising methods. In this paper, we develop a nonlocal self-similarity filter, which averages similar pixels searched for in whole image instead of in a local fringe direction as the spin filters do. Although simple and free of the fringe orientation estimation, involving more pixels with higher similarity levels, our algorithm has stronger robustness against noise and thus denoises fringe patterns more effectively. Simulation and experimental results show that our algorithm outperforms related filters both in preserving smooth fringes and in reducing blurring effects and quantitative errors.     

Bifurcations of a parametrically excited oscillator with strong nonlinearity

A parametrically excited oscillator with strong nonlinearity, including van der Pol and Duffing types, is studied for static bifurcations. The applicable range of the modified Lindstedt－Poincaré method is extended to 1/2 subharmonic resonance systems. The bifurcation equation of a strongly nonlinear oscillator, which is transformed into a small parameter system, is determined by the multiple scales method. On the basis of the singularity theory, the transition set and the bifurcation diagram in various regions of the parameter plane are analysed.     

A method for extracting human gait series from accelerometer signals based on the ensemble empirical mode decomposition

In this paper,the ensemble empirical mode decomposition(EEMD) is applied to analyse accelerometer signals collected during normal human walking.First,the self-adaptive feature of EEMD is utilised to decompose the accelerometer signals,thus sifting out several intrinsic mode functions(IMFs) at disparate scales.Then,gait series can be extracted through peak detection from the eigen IMF that best represents gait rhythmicity.Compared with the method based on the empirical mode decomposition(EMD),the EEMD-based method has the following advantages:it remarkably improves the detection rate of peak values hidden in the original accelerometer signal,even when the signal is severely contaminated by the intermittent noises;this method effectively prevents the phenomenon of mode mixing found in the process of EMD.And a reasonable selection of parameters for the stop-filtering criteria can improve the calculation speed of the EEMD-based method.Meanwhile,the endpoint effect can be suppressed by using the auto regressive and moving average model to extend a short-time series in dual directions.The results suggest that EEMD is a powerful tool for extraction of gait rhythmicity and it also provides valuable clues for extracting eigen rhythm of other physiological signals.     

An asymmetric imidazole derivative as potential fluorescent chemosensor for Fe in aqueous solution

A novel conjugated molecule, L, based on 2,4,5-triphenylimidazole and 6-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine (HC^∧N^∧N) was synthesized in two steps. The molecule can recognize Fe³⁺ in aqueous solution (THF/H₂O, 1/1, v/v) by the appearance of new emission bands at 416 and 442 nm, which can be attributed to the emission of the newly formed L-Fe³⁺ complex. The binding constant of the complex was calculated to be (6.6±0.39)×10³ M⁻¹, and its formation was also confirmed by the appearance of isosbestic points at 312 and 381 nm in the UV-visible spectral titration experiment. While other transition and rare-earth metal ions, such as Mn²⁺, Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Pb²⁺, Eu³⁺ and Nd³⁺, can only cause some decrease of L's fluorescence, alkali and alkaline earth metal ions, such as Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺, almost have no effect on L's fluorescence. The fluorescence of L can be recovered by the addition of EDTA to the L-Fe³⁺ system just due to EDTA's stronger chelating ability than that of L.     

14N Polarization Inversion Spin Exchange at Magic Angle (PISEMA)

Polarization Inversion Spin Exchange at Magic Angle (PISEMA) is a powerful experiment for determining peptide orientation in uniformly aligned samples such as planar membranes. In this paper, we present (14)N-PISEMA experiment which correlates (14)N quadrupolar coupling and (14)N-(1)H dipolar coupling. (14)N-PISEMA enables the use of (14)N quadrupolar coupling tensor as an ultra sensitive probe for peptide orientation and can be carried out without the need of isotope enrichment. The experiment is based on selective spin-exchange between a proton and a single-quantum transition of (14)N spins. The spin-exchange dynamics is described and the experiment is demonstrated with a natural abundant N-acetyl valine crystal sample.     

Applications of He neutron spin filters at the NCNR

At the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), we have applied ³He neutron spin filters (NSFs) to the instruments where ³He NSFs are advantageous, such as thermal triple-axis spectrometry, small-angle neutron scattering, and diffuse reflectometry. We present the status of our development and application of this method, including polarized gas production by spin-exchange optical pumping, magnetostatic cavities for storage of the polarized gas on the beam line, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based, on-line monitoring and reversal of the ³He polarization. We present the status of developing user-friendly interfaces incorporated into the instrument software to handle these ³He neutron spin filters while taking data and performing data analysis. Finally we discuss the status of development of a polarization capability on the multi-axis crystal spectrometer, which requires polarization analysis over a 220° angular range.     

Berry phase and Hannay’s angle in the Born–Oppenheimer hybrid systems

In this paper, we investigate the Berry phase and Hannay’s angle in the Born–Oppenheimer (BO) hybrid systems and obtain their algebraic expressions in terms of one form connection. The semiclassical relation of Berry phase and Hannay’s angle is discussed. We find that, besides the usual connection term, the Berry phase of quantum BO composite system also contains a novel term brought forth by the coupling induced effective gauge potential. This quantum modification can be viewed as an effective Aharonov–Bohm effect. Moreover, the similar phenomenon is founded in Hannay’s angle of classical BO composite system, which indicates that the Berry phase and Hannay’s angle possess the same relation as the usual one. An example is used to illustrate our theory. This scheme can be used to generate artificial gauge potentials for neutral atoms. Besides, the quantum–classical hybrid BO system is also studied to compare with the results in full quantum and full classical composite systems.