Determinations of plasma density and decay time in the hollow cathode discharge by microwave transmission

The microwave （MW） transmission method is employed to measure both the plasma density and the plasma decay time in the hollow cathode discharge （HCD） in argon at low pressure. The plasma density in DC-driven or pulsed HCD is on the order of 1012 cm-3, which can block the X-band MW effectively. In the case of pulsed HCD, the MW transmittance shows the same waveform as the pulsed current during the rising edge if the driving frequency is low, but with a longer delay during the falling edge. The MW transmittance reaches a constant low level when the driving frequency is high enough. The plasma decay time in the HCD system is measured to be about 100 μs around a pressure of 120 Pa. The ambipolar diffusion is considered to be the major mechanism in the decay process.     

空间电荷效应对热场致发射中诺廷汉效应的影响

热场致发射阴极所产生的强流电子束具有很强的空间电荷效应,为研究该效应对热场致发射过程中诺廷汉（Nottingham）效应的影响机理,在理论分析的基础上,用数值方法研究了不同逸出功和多个外加电场条件下考虑空间电荷效应对诺廷汉效应结果的影响,并与不考虑空间电荷效应时的情形进行了对比. 结果表明：空间电荷效应的强弱会显著影响到阴极表面的稳态电场,进而对诺廷汉效应产生不可忽略的影响;当逸出功在3.0–4.52 eV、外加电场在3×10⁹–9×10⁹ V/m范围内时,考虑空间电荷效应的影响后,热场致发射电子所带走的平均能量较不考虑空间电荷效应时增加0–2.5 eV,且温度越高或外加电场越大时,该增加值越大;考虑空间电荷效应对诺廷汉效应的影响后,热场致发射电子从阴极带走的平均能量随外加电场的增加呈非线性下降规律;当阴极表面温度较高时,诺廷汉效应中的冷却效应随二极管间隙距离的变大而增强. 关键词： 热场致发射 诺廷汉效应 空间电荷效应 阴极表面电场     

新型的覆纳米粒子薄膜阴极的研究

采用直流磁控溅射的方法制备出Ir金属纳米粒子薄膜.利用扫描电子显微镜分析了纳米粒子的形态和分布以及不同工艺条件对粒子粒径及形貌的影响,表明纳米粒子的大小可通过调节溅射气体压强来控制.在25%孔度的W海绵基体内浸入6∶1∶2铝酸盐发射物质,然后在其表面沉积上厚度为200—500 nm的纳米粒子薄膜层,最后在H₂气中1200℃烧结,即制成了新型纳米粒子薄膜阴极.利用阴极发射微观均匀性测试仪对纳米粒子薄膜阴极和传统覆膜阴极的热电子发射的均匀性进行了对比研究.采用飞行时间质谱仪测试了真空本底、纳米粒子薄膜阴极、传统覆膜阴极等各种阴极蒸发物的成分,研究了阴极蒸发速率与阴极温度的关系,比较了不同阴极蒸发速率的大小.研究了Ba-W阴极覆上纳米粒子薄膜后的发射特性. 关键词： 纳米粒子薄膜 热阴极 发射均匀性 蒸发     

Raman scattering of L‐tryptophan enhanced by surface plasmon of silver nanoparticles: vibrational assignment and structural determination

Vibrational bands of L ‐tryptophan which was adsorbed on Ag nanoparticles (∼10 nm in diameter) have been investigated in the spectral range of 200–1700 cm⁻¹ using surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. Compared with the normal Raman scattering (NRS) of L ‐tryptophan in either 0.5 M aqueous solution (NRS‐AS) or solid powder (NRS‐SP), the intensified signals by SERS have made the SERS investigation at a lower molecular concentration (5 × 10⁻⁴ M ) possible. Ab initio calculations at the B3LYP/6‐311G level have been carried out to predict the optimal structure and vibrational wavenumbers for the zwitterionic form of L ‐tryptophan. Facilitated with the theoretical prediction, the observed vibrational modes of L ‐tryptophan in the NRS‐AS, NRS‐SP, and SERS spectra have been analyzed. In the spectroscopic observations, there are no significant changes for the vibrational bands of the indole ring in either NRS‐AS, NRS‐SP, or SERS. In contrast, spectral intensities involving the vibrations of carboxylate and amino groups are weak in NRS‐AS and NRS‐SP, but strong in SERS. The intensity enhancement in the SERS spectrum can reach 10³–10⁴‐fold magnification. On the basis of spectroscopic analysis, the carboxylate and amino groups of L ‐tryptophan are determined to be the preferential terminal groups to attach onto the surfaces of Ag nanoparticles in the SERS measurement. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

超薄Ag膜的椭偏光谱建模及解谱

用直流溅射法制备了6个不同厚度的超薄Ag膜。结合超薄Ag膜的结构特点,采用了Drude模型联合Lorentz Oscillator模型的解谱方法,得到1～6号样品的厚度分别为4.0,6.2,12.5,26.2,30.0和40.6 nm。从拟合结果的消光系数k图谱中发现,在1号到4号样品中分别于430,450,560和570 nm处出现了表面等离子体共振峰(SPR),随膜厚的增加共振峰宽化且峰位红移。最后,利用SPR理论计算出不同厚度Ag薄膜等离子体共振峰出现的位置,并和实验结果进行了比较。     

Adsorption of 4,4′‐thiobisbenzenethiol on silver surfaces: surface‐enhanced Raman scattering study

Adsorption of 4,4′‐thiobisbenzenethiol (4,4′‐TBBT) on a colloidal silver surface and a roughened silver electrode surface was investigated by means of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the first time, which indicates that 4,4′‐TBBT is chemisorbed on the colloidal silver surface as dithiolates by losing two H‐atoms of the S H bond, while as monothiolates on the roughened silver electrode. The different orientations of the molecules on both silver surfaces indicate the different adsorption behaviors of 4,4′‐TBBT in the two systems. It is inferred from the SERS signal that the two aromatic rings in 4,4′‐TBBT molecule are parallel to the colloidal silver surface as seen from the disappearance of ν_{C H} band (3054 cm⁻¹), which is a vibrational mode to be used to determine the orientation of a molecule on metals according to the surface selection rule, while on the roughened silver electrode surface they are tilted to the surface as seen from the enhanced signal of ν_{C H}. The orientation of the C‐S bond is tilted with respect to the silver surface in both cases as inferred from the strong enhancement of the ν_{C S}. SERS spectra of 4,4′‐TBBT on the roughened silver electrode with different applied potentials reveal that the enhancement of 4,4′‐TBBT on the roughened silver electrode surface may be related to the chemical mechanism (CM). More importantly, the adsorption of 4,4′‐TBBT on the silver electrode is expected to be useful to covalently adsorb metal nanoparticles through the free S H bond to form two‐ or three‐ dimensional nanostructures. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新型锂离子电池正极材料LiMPO_4(M=Fe,Mn)的谱学和电化学研究

采用固相反应与液相反应,合成了新型锂离子电池正极材料LiMPO4(M=Fe,Mn)。粉末X光衍射表明材料均为纯相。对材料的显微拉曼光谱和红外光谱进行了研究和指认。循环伏安研究表明,含锂磷酸盐是一类有潜力的锂离子电池正极材料。     

金属UV光敏薄膜的实验研究

介绍了金属Au和Al薄膜的制备方法，研究了其UV光电发射特性，并做了寿命实验。给出了在真空中以及放在大气中光电发射衰减的情况。指出了其在大气中达到一个稳定值之后，再反复多次暴露于干燥大气时仍存在一个稳定光电发射周期的特点，可长达数月。金属薄膜有一个最佳膜层厚度，这与光电发射逸出深度、膜层结构等密切相关。近年来光电子成像器件发展非常迅速，急需光电发射均匀的面电子源，因此在微通道板的特性测试和像管的动态模拟中，Au和Al金属薄膜成为被优选的对象。     

CsI/MCP X射线阴极及其在低强度X射线影像仪中的应用

报道了X射线阴极的光电发射原理,给出CsI／MCPX射线阴极的制作方法。分析了反射式和透射式X射线阴极的量子效率和噪声特点,提出了改进工艺,给出CsI／MCP的输出特性和扫描电镜正面和剖面照片,且指出Lixiscope的发展以及在生物医学中的应用前景。