Effects of Temperature and Electric Field on the Coherence Time of a RbCl Parabolic Quantum Dot Qubit

We study the effects of the temperature and electric field on the coherence time of a RbCl parabolic quantum dot (PQD) qubit by using the variational method of Pekar type, the Fermi Golden Rule and the quantum statistics theory (VMPTFGRQST). The ground and the first excited states’ (GFES) eigenenergies and the eigenfunctions of an electron in the RbCl PQD with an applied electric field are derived. A single qubit can be realized in this two-level quantum system. It turns out that the coherence time is a decreasing function of the temperature and the electric field, whereas it is an increasing one of the effective confinement length (ECL). By changing the electric field, the temperature and the ECL one can adjust the coherence time. Our research results may be useful for the design and implementation of solid-state quantum computation.     

石墨烯形核初期Cu(111)面上CxHy团簇生成的理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一原理计算方法,我们研究了Cu(111)表面上石墨烯成核生长过程中CxHy小团簇的吸附和生成行为. 计算结果表明：随着氢原子饱和度、氢原子个数的增大,CxHy团簇的形成能减小,碳原子与铜表面的平均距离增加,C-C键的平均键长呈增大趋势. 然而,当生成的CxHy团簇具有空间对称结构时,在一定程度上打破了上述规律性. 令人惊奇的是,形成的C3H4和C3H5对称团簇具有类似石墨烯的空间结构,这类结构可能在石墨烯的形成过程中起着重要的作用.     

采用中子衍射实验解析PbS的原子间力常数

使用日本原子能研究开发机构里设置的高分解能粉末中子衍射装置, 在 15 K 和 294 K 温度下对 PbS 进行了中子衍射实验。在 15 K 和 294 K 温度里观察到了明显的振动形状的热漫散射。 所观察到的漫散射强度可由原子间热振动相关效应的影响来解释。在 294 K 下从原子间相关效应和德拜—劳厄因子的温度参数中获得了 PbS 相邻原子间的力常数。     

A novel raster-scanning method to fabricate ultra-fine cross-gratings for the generation of electron beam moiré fringe patterns

The resolution of the electron beam moiré method depends on the line frequency of the grating. Recently, more and more effort has been devoted to increase the frequency, and a novel method for producing high-resolution electron beam gratings is presented in this work. Cross-gratings with a frequency up to 14,832 lines/mm (67 nm pitch) were successfully fabricated using a common scanning electron microscope without a dedicated pattern generation system. The quality of the grating was high enough to produce high-quality moiré fringe patterns. In this method, the ultra-fine cross-grating can be fabricated only through one-directional scanning on the resist, which can improve the grating quality and significantly reduces the fabrication time. The number of control parameters for grating fabrication could be reduced to two compared to the six parameters required by conventional methods, which facilitates the use of the electron beam moiré method. The frequency of the fabricated grating is linearly proportional to the exposure magnification. Thus, the frequency of the grating can be accurately predetermined, and the null field can be easily obtained in the electron beam moiré method. The quality of the fabricated gratings was illustrated by the obtained micrographs and moiré fringe patterns. The full-field local strain near an induced crack was studied to verify the application potential of this method.     

A series of 1-D, 2-D and 3-D coordination polymers self-assembled from a flexible dicarboxylate and mixed N-donor ligands: syntheses,structural diversity,and luminescent properties

We have synthesized a series of metal–organic coordination frameworks under solvothermal conditions, formulated as [Cu(L)(phen)](1), [Co₂(L)₂(bib)]·CH₃OH(2), [Co(L)(btmb)_0.5](3), [Zn(L)(bib)]·2H₂O(4), [Cu(L)(bib)]·DMF(5), and [Mn₄(L)₄(bimb)(CH₃OH)](6) based on a flexible multicarboxylic bridging ligand 4,4′-methylenebis(oxy)-dibenzoic acid (H₂L) and flexible N-donor ligands 1,4-bis (1H-imidazol-1-yl)-butane (bib), 1,4-bis(1H-1,2,4-triazol- 1-ylmethyl)benzene (btmb), and 1,4-bis(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene (bimb). The structures of the frameworks have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses and further characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric analyses. The crystal structure determinations reveal that 1 has a 1-D Z-shape chain. Compounds 2 and 3 are 2-D twofold parallel interpenetrating 4-connected net with the Schläfli symbol {4⁴·6²}. Compound 4 is a 2-D threefold parallel interpenetrating 4-connected nets with the Schläfli symbol {4⁴·6²}. Compound 5 is 3-D 4-connected net with the Schläfli symbol {6⁵·8}. Compound 6 is characterized by a three-dimensional framework with one-dimensional homogeneous Mn-carboxylate chain. We found that flexible carboxylate ligands have different coordination modes under different synthetic conditions. The flexible skeleton of ligands and the coordination angle between the ligand and the metal ion is described. The luminescence and thermogravimetric properties of these compounds have been investigated.     

Electrical properties of the YSZ/STO/YSZ-STO superlattice electrolyte film at low temperatures

This study is focused on characterization of the low temperature properties of the YSZ/STO/YSZ superlattice film deposited onto unilateral polished SrTiO₃ (STO) monocrystalline substrates using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The phase composition, structure, surface morphology and electrical properties of the oxygen ion conducting electrolyte YSZ/STO/YSZ multilayers were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The minimum conductivity activation energy of YSZ/STO/YSZ is 0.76 eV at 300–500°C. The YSZ/STO/YSZ superlattice film shows an enhancement in conductivity by three orders of magnitude compared to bulk YSZ at a temperature of 300°C.     

Essential,Weyl and Browder spectra of unbounded upper triangular operator matrices

This paper is concerned with the spectral properties of the unbounded upper triangular operator matrix with diagonal domain. Some sufficient and necessary conditions are given under which the essential spectrum, the Weyl spectrum and the Browder spectrum of such operator matrix, respectively, coincide with the union of the essential spectrum, the Weyl spectrum and the Browder spectrum of its diagonal entries.     

Sobolev方程的连续时空有限元方法

本文研究Sobolev方程的连续时空有限元方法.首先建立Sobolev方程的连续时空有限元格式,然后证明了解的存在唯一性和稳定性并给出连续时空有限元解各种范数下的误差估计.最后给出数值算例来验证理论分析的正确性,并进一步说明本文所建立的格式关于时间可以得到比传统有限元方法更高的精度.     

Quantification and antioxidant and anti-HCV activities of the constituents from the inflorescences of Scabiosa comosa and S. tschilliensis

To investigate the bioactive constituents of the inflorescences of Scabiosa comosa and S. tschilliensis, which are used traditionally for liver diseases, we tested the antioxidant activity using 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP), and DPPH-ultra high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (UPLC-MS) assay. In addition, cell-based anti-HCV activity of the major compounds were evaluated. The plant extracts showed strong antioxidant activity. For the first time, 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (DCQA), 3,5-DCQA and 4,5-DCQA were identified from genus Scabiosa. A UPLC-MS method in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode was established to quantify 18 constituents in the inflorescences of Scabiosa. The 3,5-DCQA, chlorogenic acid and some glycosides of luteolin or apigenin were found to be the most abundant constituents. Chlorogenic acid and 3,5-DCQA showed excellent radical scavenging activity and demonstrated anti-HCV activity. These findings provided scientific evidences for the clinic use of this herbal medicine for liver diseases.