Cavity resonant mode in a metal film perforated with two-dimensional triangular lattice hole arrays

The transmission property of metallic films with two-dimensional hole arrays is studied experimentally and numerically. For a triangular lattice subwavelength hole array in a 150 nm thick Ag film, both cavity resonance and planar surface modes are identified as the sources of enhanced optical transmissions. Semi-analytical models are developed for calculating the dispersion relation of the cavity resonant mode. They agree well with the experimental results and full-wave numerical calculations. Strong interaction between the cavity resonant mode and surface modes is also observed.     

KGd(MoO4)2:Eu as a promising red phosphor for light-emitting diode application

A red phosphor KGd(MoO₄)₂:Eu³⁺ was prepared by solid-state reaction technique at high temperature. Its photoluminescent property was investigated and the optimum concentration of Eu³⁺ doped in the KGd(MoO₄)₂ is 25 mol%. Compared with Y₂O₂S:0.05Eu³⁺, the obtained KGd(MoO₄)₂:Eu³⁺ shows wider excitation band around 400 nm, higher intensity of Eu^{3+ 5}D₀–⁷F₂ emission upon excitation 393 nm, and the CIE chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.655, y = 0.345) are closer to the standard of National Television Standard Committee (NTSC). The optical properties of KGd(MoO₄)₂:Eu³⁺ suggest that it is an efficient red-emitting phosphor for light-emitting diode applications.     

Effect of adding artificial reverberation to speech-like masking sound

Time-reversed speech has been known to effectively mask information for speech privacy applications. However, the annoyance and distraction caused by the time-reversed speech-like masking sound is higher than other masking sound. This study investigates the effects of adding artificial reverberation to the time-reversed speech. Subjective listening tests have been conducted to measure the intelligibility of target speech, annoyance and distraction caused by the masking sound. The experimental results suggest that adding artificial reverberation to a speech-like masking sound has a significant effect to reduce the annoyance level while maintaining the masking effectiveness of the original masking sound. A trend was also observed that the addition of artificial reverberation could reduce the level of distraction caused by the masking sound.     

Current-voltage characteristics of individual conducting polymer nanotubes and nanowires

We report the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of individual polypyrrole nanotubes and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanowires in a temperature range from 300 K to 2 K. Considering the complex structures of such quasi-one-dimensional systems with an array of ordered conductive regions separated by disordered barriers, we use the extended fluctuation-induced tunneling (FIT) and thermal excitation model (Kaiser expression) to fit the temperature and electric-field dependent I–V curves. It is found that the I–V data measured at higher temper-atures or higher voltages can be well fitted by the Kaiser expression. However, the low-temperature data around the zero bias clearly deviate from those obtained from this model. The deviation (or zero-bias conductance suppression) could be possibly ascribed to the occurrence of the Coulomb-gap in the density of states near the Femi level and/or the enhancement of electron-electron interaction resulting from nanosize effects, which have been revealed in the previous studies on low-temperature electronic transport in conducting polymer films, pellets and nanostructures. In addition, similar I-V characteristics and deviation are also observed in an isolated K0.27MnO2 nanowire.     

Rectifying effect of heterojunction fabricated in freestanding thin film of polyaniline containing azobenzene side-chain

An innovative heterojunction is fabricated between two sides of a freestanding thin film of HCl-doped polyaniline (PANI) derivative containing azobenzene side-chain, which is synthesized through an N-alkyl-substituted reaction. Of the film, the side with being irradiated by UV light during preparation is represented as `A side'; the other side without being irradiated is represented as `N side'. The electrical properties of the heterojunction are measured and the rectifying effect is observed in the {current--voltage} characteristic curves with the values of rectifying ratio (γ) being 20 at ±0.06 V at T= 77K and 4 at ±0.02V at T=300 K separately.     

Photocatalysts of Cr Doped TiO2 Film Prepared by Micro Arc Oxidation

通过微弧氧化法在Na3PO4+K2Cr2O7电解液中制备了系列铬掺杂二氧化钛薄膜. X射线和扫描电镜显示薄膜的主要晶相为锐钛矿型二氧化钛,且表面为多孔结构. 在可见光照射下,薄膜对降解亚甲基蓝和分解水有着较好的光催化性能,这主要是由铬的掺杂引起的.由于铬的掺杂,一方面在二氧化钛中形成了Cr3+/Cr4+离子对,另一方面在带隙中形成了氧的空位能级. 前者降低了电子-空穴的复合几率,而后者在二氧化钛的禁带中形成了新的能级. 新能级的形成使得由二氧化钛价带跃迁至氧空位能级所需的光子能量减少. 另外探讨了微弧氧化形成掺杂二氧化钛薄膜的机制.     

Equal-power 4m-th power sum squeezing of generalized magnetic-field component in vacuum state immiting four-state superposition multimode entangled state light field

By utilizing multimode squeezed states theory, we study the generalized nonlinear equal-power higherpower sum squeezing properties of the generalized magnetic-field component in four-state superposition multimode entangled state light field ｜ψ1^（4）〉q. The state is composed of multimode vacuum state, multimode coherent state and its contrary state, multimode imaginary coherent state. It is found that the state ｜ψ1^（4）〉q is a type of four-state superposition multimode nonclassical light field, and under certain fixed conditions, the generalized magnetic-field component in the state ｜ψ1^（4）〉q can display generalized nonlinear equal-power 4m-th power sum squeezing effects which change periodically.     

水稻压致变异和高压对水稻生长发育的影响

 将高收获指数型优质籼稻（Oryza sativa L.）品种“粤香占”种子在不同条件下进行了3个生长周期的高压种子处理和实验室种植试验。稻种经高压处理后,与对照样品相比,当代种子发芽和秧苗成长较慢且植株个体差异较大;后期生长较快,分蘖数及产量与对照样持平或有所增加。受压样品产生了4种新的植株变异,其中2种为不育植株,另外两种变异植株种植至F2及F3代,变异性状都能稳定遗传。表明高压不仅可以对水稻当代植株生理产生明显的影响,而且可以诱导水稻产生明显和稳定的可遗传变异。     

间苯三酚类化合物——鹤草酚的NMR研究

鹤草酚（agrimophol）是从中药仙鹤草（Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.）根芽石油醚提取物中分离得到的具有显著驱虫活性的一种间苯三酚类化合物. 通过化学方法和波谱分析鉴定了该化合物的结构．采用2D NMR技术完善了文献中的¹H NMR 信号归属,并对其¹³C NMR 信号进行了全归属.