Zn2GeO4纳米棒的制备及发光性质

采用水热合成法制备了纯菱形相的Zn₂GeO₄纳米棒,研究了水热制备前驱体溶液的pH值对材料尺寸及形貌的影响以及Zn₂GeO₄纳米棒的光学性质。扫描电子显微镜（SEM）测试结果表明,随着前驱体溶液pH值的变化样品逐渐由微米级块状结构生长成为纳米颗粒,并且进一步形成纳米棒结构。纳米棒的尺寸由长200 nm变化到500 nm。室温光致发光（PL）光谱中观察到位于450和530 nm两个不同的发光峰,其分别源于Zn₂GeO₄的不同缺陷能级。     

Measurement of avalanche size and position resolution of RPCs with different surface resistivities of the high voltage provider

The effects of surface resistivity of the high voltage provider on the space dispersion of the induced charge of a prototype Resistive Plate Chamber （RPC） have been studied experimentally and theoretically. The results of both experiment and theory agree and confirm that a two-Gaussian function can be used to fit the dispersion of the induced charge of the RPC. It is shown that the Gaussian function with the narrower width is mainly due to the expansion of the avalanche charge in the gas gap of the RPC, and the Gaussian function with the larger width is due to the charge dispersion when it passes through the resistive carbon film. This will be useful in the RPC design when one wants to make an RPC with high position resolution.