Lanthanide complexes assembled from two flexible amide-type tripodal ligands: terminal groups effect on photoluminescence behavior

To explore the effect of terminal groups of tripodal ligands on the photoluminescence behaviors of the complexes, lanthanide (Eu(III), Tb(III)) nitrate complexes with two flexible amide-type tripodal ligands, 2,2',2'-nitrilotris-(N-phenylmethyl)-acetamide (L(I)) and 2,2',2'-nitrilotris-(N-naphthalenemethyl)-acetamide (L(II)) were synthesized and characterized. The general formulas of the complexes are [EuL(I)(2)(C(3)H(6)O)]·(NO(3))(3)·(HCCl(3))·(H(2)O)(4) (1), TbL(I)(2)(NO(3))(3)·2H(2)O (2), EuL(II)(NO(3))(3) (3), and TbL(II)(NO(3))(3) (4). Among them, 1, 3, and 4 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 demonstrates a 1 : 2 (ML(2)) capsule type stoichiometry, and the complexes 3 and 4 confirm 1 : 1 (ML) type coordination structures. What is more, the triplet energy levels of L(I) and L(II) are 24,331 and 19,802 cm(-1), which were determined from the phosphorescence spectra of the Gd(III) complexes. Ligand modification by changing the terminal groups alters their triplet energy, and results in a different sensitizing ability towards lanthanide ions. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations of energy levels including HOMO, LUMO, singlet, and triplet energies tuned by the different terminal groups are also discussed in detail, and the trends are almost consistent with the experimental conclusions.     

Diverse lanthanide coordination polymers tuned by the flexibility of ligands and the lanthanide contraction effect: syntheses, structures and luminescence

Two new flexible exo-bidentate ligands were designed and synthesized, incorporating different backbone chain lengths bearing two salicylamide arms, namely 2,2'-(2,2'-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)bis(oxy))bis(N-benzylbenzamide) (L(I)) and 2,2'-(2,2'-(ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(oxy)bis(N-benzylbenzamide) (L(II)). These two structurally related ligands are used as building blocks for constructing diverse lanthanide polymers with luminescent properties. Among two series of lanthanide nitrate complexes which have been characterized by elemental analysis, TGA analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, and IR spectroscopy, ten new coordination polymers have been determined using X-ray diffraction analysis. All the coordination polymers exhibit the same metal-to-ligand molar ratio of 2?:?3. L(I), as a bridging ligand, reacts with lanthanide nitrates forming two different types of 2D coordination complexes: herringbone framework {[Ln(2)(NO(3))(6)(L(I))(3)·mC(4)H(8)O(2)](∞) (Ln = La (1), and Pr (2), m = 1, 2)} as type I,; and honeycomb framework {[Ln(2)(NO(3))(6)(L(I))(3)·nCH(3)OH](∞) (Ln = Nd (3), Eu (4), Tb (5), and Er (6), n = 0 or 3)} as type II, which change according to the decrease in radius of the lanthanide. For L(II), two distinct structure types of 1D ladder-like coordination complexes were formed with decreasing lanthanide radii: [Ln(2)(NO(3))(6)(L(II))(3)·2C(4)H(8)O(2)](∞) (Ln = La (7), Pr (8), Nd (9)) as type III, [Ln(2)(NO(3))(6)(L(I))(3)·mC(4)H(8)O(2)·nCH(3)OH](∞) (Ln = Eu (10), Tb (11), and Er (12), m, n = 2 or 0) as type IV. The progressive structural variation from the 2D supramolecular framework to 1D ladder-like frameworks is attributed to the varying chain length of the backbone group in the flexible ligands. The photophysical properties of trivalent Sm, Eu, Tb, and Dy complexes at room temperature were also investigated in detail.     

High-speed all-optical long-term memory using SOA MZIs: Simulation and experiment

We propose and demonstrate a novel all-optical memory to store high-speed optical data for long term. The key elements of the memory are Mach–Zehnder Interferometers (MZIs) incorporating semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), acting as AND gate and regenerator in a loop configuration. The simulations show that the memory can be operated up to 80 Gb/s. In addition, the memory was demonstrated at 21.3 Gb/s.     

光纤稳相微波频率传输中相干瑞利噪声的影响与抑制

利用光纤进行相位稳定的微波频率参考的远距离分配,在深空科学研究、基础物理测量以及多基地雷达技术方面有着广泛的应用需求。研究了基于往返相位校正的光纤稳相传输理论,建立了稳相传输的理论模型,搭建了基于光电延迟锁相环的光纤稳相传输实验系统,理论分析并实验研究了相干瑞利散射噪声对系统传输相位稳定性的影响。研究发现相干瑞利散射噪声不仅直接造成远端信号信噪比恶化,并且通过锁相环路转化为系统残余相位噪声,进一步恶化远端信号的稳定性,成为影响稳相传输系统性能的主要因素。针对该问题,提出了双波长的稳相传输技术,有效地克服了相干瑞利散射噪声的影响,实现了10GHz微波频率参考、100km光纤稳相分发,传输至远端的相位均方根抖动(RMS-jitter)低于730fs。     

A new cross-protection dual-WDM-PON architecture with carrier-reuse colorless ONUs

This paper proposes a new cross-protection colorless dual-WDM-PON architecture. The proposed protection scheme can provide 1 + 1 downstream protection and 1:1 upstream protection against both feeder fiber and distribution fiber failures by using the fiber links and AWGs of the neighboring WDM-PON. Wavelength is reused for the down- and up-stream transmissions in dual-WDM-PONs where gain-saturated reflective semi-conductor optical amplifiers (RSOAs) are employed as colorless transmitters in ONUs. The number of extra protection fibers is minimized and wavelength is much more efficiently utilized compared with other protection schemes. The feasibility and operation of the proposed dual-WDM-PON architecture are experimentally verified with 1.25 Gb/s for upstream and 2.5 Gb/s for downstream over 20 km single mode fiber transmission in both working and protection modes.     

具有时滞的Pritchard-Salamon系统的范数连续性

研究具有时滞的Pritchard-Salamon系统对应的解半群的范数连续性.在初始半群是立即范数连续性的条件下,证明解半群是最终范数连续.最后,给出一个具体的例子,解释所得到的主要结论.     

磁性Fe3O4/ZnO核壳材料的制备及降解四环素类抗生素

利用共沉淀及退火处理两步法,合成了具有核壳结构的磁性Fe3O4/ZnO纳米材料。采用X射线衍射仪、红外光谱仪、透射电子显微镜及振动样品磁强计(VSM)等技术对材料的组分、形貌及磁力性质进行表征,并以氙灯为光源,以四环素(TC)、强力霉素(DC)和盐酸土霉素(OTC)3种四环素类抗生素为降解目标,模拟测试样品在日光下的光催化活性,并通过改变Zn2+浓度,调节包覆结构从而得到最佳光催化效果。研究表明,ZnO包覆在Fe3O4表面并随Zn2+浓度增大逐渐形成尺寸在100 nm的锥形结构,当Zn2+浓度为0.5 mol/L时,样品对TC、DC和OTC的降解率最大,分别为85%、78%和64%。基于以上的研究显示,合成的磁性Fe3O4/ZnO核壳材料可应用去除水中抗生素,是一种具有高催化活性且能回收利用的新型复合光催化剂。     

Fixed‐Component Lanthanide‐Hybrid‐Fabricated Full‐Color Photoluminescent Films as Vapoluminescent Sensors

Full‐color lanthanide (Ln) photoluminescent materials have attracted considerable interest owing to their potential applications in display systems and lighting technologies. Herein, full‐color photoluminescent films have been designed and fabricated facilely with a fixed‐component Ln‐based (Ln=Tb and Eu) polymer hybrid doped with a proton‐sensitive amide‐type β‐diketonated photosensitizer, N‐(2‐pyridinyl)benzoylacetamide (HPBA). The tunable photoluminescence emissions of the films are achieved by changing the amounts of OH^? in the hybrid rather than varying the relative concentrations of the lanthanide ions and photosensitizers, thus representing a new paradigm for full‐color displays. The emission color can also be finely tuned through the variation of the excitation wavelength, and white‐light emission can be achieved when the given film is excited at the visible region (405 nm). The photophysical properties and the mechanisms of the intra‐ and intermolecular energy transfer before and after deprotonation have been investigated in detail. Meanwhile, the films might find application as vapoluminescent sensors due to their good stability, sensitivity, reversibility, and quick response when triggered by a base–acid vapor.     

On the ranks of bent functions

The rank of a bent function is the 2-rank of the associated symmetric 2-design. In this paper, it is shown that it is an invariant under the equivalence relation among bent functions. Some upper and lower bounds of ranks of general bent functions, Maiorana–McFarland bent functions and Desarguesian partial spread bent functions are given. As a consequence, it is proved that almost every Desarguesian partial spread bent function is not equivalent to any Maiorana–McFarland bent function.