厚度模压电超声换能器无源声学材料研究进展*

厚度模压电超声换能器作为超声波发射、接收以及电信号间转换的载体,是超声成像与检测系统的核心器件,一般由压电层、匹配层和背衬层3部分组成。超声换能器的性能一定程度上决定着整体超声设备的性能,影响了其在工业、医学、军事等领域的应用。该换能器的关键性能指标(带宽、灵敏度)除了受到压电层的影响,还与匹配层、背衬层等无源声学材料的设计密切相关。该文综述了近年来厚度模压电超声换能器无源声学材料(匹配层、背衬层和声透镜)的研究进展,提出了当前该类材料面临的难题和解决途径,并对其未来发展方向进行了展望。     

基于水内标的NO-3，SO2-4，ClO-4拉曼光谱定量分析研究

拉曼光谱由于重现性差,在进行定量分析时往往需要内标。在水溶液中,水在2 700~3 900 cm-1范围伸缩振动拉曼峰很强,有作为内标的可能性,但水与溶质的相互作用会导致水伸缩振动拉曼峰形状发生变化,此外水的占比也会随着溶质浓度的变化而变化,当溶质浓度较高时需要对水的含量进行校正。将这两点因素考虑在内,研究了以水为内标,采用拉曼光谱法测量水溶液中NO-₃,SO2-₄和ClO-₄浓度的适用性。不同浓度NaNO₃,Na₂SO₄和NaClO₄溶液的拉曼光谱显示随着盐浓度的升高水在2 700~3 900 cm-1范围内的拉曼峰呈现出左肩下降右肩上升的变化趋势。将三种盐溶液拉曼光谱中酸根离子拉曼峰面积（A_盐）和水的拉曼峰面积（A_H2O）的比值（Ｒ_S=A_盐/A_H2O）与溶液中酸根离子和水的含量的比值（c_盐/c_H2O）作图,均呈现出良好的线性关系,拟合得到三条相关曲线的R2分别为0.999 1,0.999 1和0.999 4,说明酸根离子和水的拉曼散射系数均未发生变化或者在同比例变化。虽然水拉曼峰的形状发生了改变,但并不会影响水作为内标的可行性。在引入水的含量修正后,经理论推导c_盐与R_S符合关系式：c_盐=AR_S/(1+BR_S)。在0.1 mol·L-1到近饱和的宽浓度范围内,将R_S对c_盐作图,通过数据拟合获得的NaNO₃,Na₂SO₄和NaClO₄的工作曲线分别为c_NaNO3=18.8R_S/(1+0.6R_S) (R2=0.999 1),c_Na2SO4=20.2R_S/(1+1.0R_S) (R2=0.998 8),c_NaClO4=15.0R_S/(1+0.7R_S) (R2=0.999 8)。NaNO₃,Na₂SO₄和NaClO₄的检出限分别为0.008 0,0.005 2和0.007 3 mol·L-1。在水拉曼峰形状变化不影响其作内标可行性的基础上,当溶液中同时存在两种阴离子时,通过在水含量修正部分加入干扰离子对水含量的影响,可以在单盐溶液定量工作曲线中加入校正项来消除溶液中干扰离子对待测离子分析结果的干扰,但当干扰离子浓度较大而待测离子浓度较小时,干扰离子拉曼峰强度过大会影响到待测离子拉曼峰面积的准确性,从而使得校正的效果下降。     

消荧光现象与表面谐波产生

消荧光现象是激光与物质表面非线性相互作用的结果，这是一种普遍现象。在表面谐波产生的研究中，它常常被忽略。大量研究表明：表面谐波产生与消荧光现象，有着密切的内在联系。本文以消荧光观点详细讨论了表面谐波产生的机制，提出了表面谐波产生的消荧光模型。新机制可归纳为：（ａ）多光子受激吸收产生消荧光光斑，（ｂ）激光热效应等促进自发辐射转向准受激辐射，（ｃ）伴随荧光消失，部分产生荧光的激光能量转换为产生表面谐波     

Ellipsometric spectroscopy study of photoluminescent Si/SiO2 systems obtained by magnetron co-sputtering

Si nanograins embedded in silica matrix were obtained by magnetron cosputtering of both Si and SiO₂ at different substrate temperature (200–700°C) and thermal annealing at 1100°C. The samples were characterized by ellipsometric spectroscopy, high-resolution electron microscopy observations and photoluminescence. The highest excess of Si atoms was found to be incorporated for deposition temperature near 400–500°C, giving rise to a maximum PL and a shift of the peak position towards lower energy. These features might be interpreted in terms of quantum size effects and of density of grains, even though the interface states seem to be involved in the improvement of the photoluminescence efficiency.     

Effect of layer sliding on the interfacial electronic properties of intercalated silicene/indium selenide van der Waals heterostructure

Methods capable of tuning the properties of van der Waals (vdW) layered materials in a controlled and reversible manner are highly desirable. Interfacial electronic properties of two-dimensional vdW heterostructure consisting of silicene and indium selenide (InSe) have been calculated using density functional theory-based computational code. Furthermore, in order to vary the aforementioned properties, silicene is slid over a InSe layer in the presence of Li intercalation. On intercalation of the heterostructure, the buckling parameter associated with the corrugation of silicene decreases from 0.44 Å to 0.36 Å, whereas the InSe structure remains unaffected. Potential energy scans reveal a significant increase in the sliding energy barrier for the case of intercalated heterostructure as compared with the unintercalated heterostructure. The sliding of the silicene encounters the maximum energy barrier of 0.14 eV. Anisotropic analysis shows the noteworthy differences between calculated in-plane and out-of-plane part of dielectric function. A variation of the planar average charge density difference, dipole charge transfer and dipole moment have been discussed to elucidate the usability spectrum of the heterostructure. The employed approach based on intercalation and layer sliding can be effectively utilized for obtaining next-generation multifunctional devices.     

Intelligent Reflecting Surface–Assisted Wireless Secret Key Generation against Multiple Eavesdroppers

In this paper, we propose an improved physical layer key generation scheme that can maximize the secret key capacity by deploying intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) near the legitimate user aiming at improving its signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). We consider the scenario of multiple input single output (MISO) against multiple relevant eavesdroppers. We elaborately design and optimize the reflection coefficient matrix of IRS elements that can improve the legitimate user’s SNR through IRS passive beamforming and deteriorate the channel quality of eavesdroppers at the same time. We first derive the lower bound expression of the achievable key capacity, then solve the optimization problem based on semi-definite relaxation (SDR) and the convex–concave procedure (CCP) to maximize the secret key capacity. Simulation results show that our proposed scheme can significantly improve the secret key capacity and reduce hardware costs compared with other benchmark schemes.     

Secrecy sum rate maximization for a MIMO-NOMA uplink transmission in 6G networks

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), as a well-qualified candidate for sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks, has been attracting remarkable research interests due to high spectral efficiency and massive connectivity. The aim of this study is to maximize the secrecy sum rate (SSR) for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)-NOMA uplink network under the maximum total transmit power and quality of service (QoS) constraints. Thanks to the generalized singular value decomposition method, the SSR of NOMA is compared with conventional orthogonal multiple access and other baseline algorithms in different MIMO scenarios. Due to the subtractive and non-convex nature of the SSR problem, the first-order Taylor approximation is exploited to transform the original problem into a suboptimal concave problem. Simulation results are provided and compared with some other benchmarks to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed method.     

Physical layer security using beamforming techniques for 5G and beyond networks: A systematic review

It has been predicted that by the year 2030, 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) networks are expected to provide hundreds of trillions of gigabytes of data for various emerging applications such as augmented, mixed, and virtual reality (AR/MR/VR), wireless computer-brain interfaces (WCBI), connected robotics and autonomous systems. Most of these applications share data with each other using an open channel, i.e., the Internet. The open and broadcast nature of wireless channel makes the communication susceptible to various types of attacks (e.g., eavesdropping, jamming). Thus, there is a strong requirement to enhance the secrecy of wireless channel to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of transmitted data. Physical layer security (PLS) has evolved as a novel concept and robust alternative to cryptography-based techniques, which have a number of drawbacks and practical issues for 5G and beyond networks. Beamforming is an energy-efficient PLS technique, that involves steering of the transmitted signal in a particular direction, while considering that an intruding user attempts to decode the transmitted data. Motivated from these points, this article summarizes various beamforming based PLS techniques for secure data transmission in 5G and B5G networks. We investigate the eight most promising techniques for beamforming in PLS: Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA), Full-Duplex Networks, Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO), Cognitive Radio (CR) Network, Relay Network, Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT), UAV Communication Networks and Space Information Networks, and Heterogeneous Networks. Moreover, various physical layer threats and countermeasures associated with 5G and B5G networks are subsequently covered. Lastly, we provide insights to the readers about constraints and challenges for the usage of beamforming-based PLS techniques in various upcoming future applications.     

The dynamics of cavitation bubbles in a sealed vessel

A model of cavitation bubbles is derived in liquid confined in an elastic sealed vessel driven by ultrasound. In this model, an assumption that the pressure acting on the sealed vessel due to bubble pulsations is proportional to total volume change of bubbles is made. Numerical simulations are carried out for a single bubble and for bubbles. The results show that the pulsation of a single bubble can be suppressed to a large extent in sealed vessel, and that of two matched bubbles with same ambient radius can be further suppressed. However, when two mismatched bubbles have the same ambient radii, an interesting breathing phenomenon takes place, where one bubble pulsates inversely with the other one. Due to this breathing phenomenon the suppression effect becomes weak, so the maximum radii of two mismatched bubbles can be larger than that of a single bubble or that of two matched bubbles in sealed vessel. Besides that, for two mismatched bubbles with different ambient radii, the small one in sealed vessel under some certain parameters can pulsate as strong as or even stronger than that of a single bubble in an open vessel.     

半线性方程组边界层解的存在性

本文利用隐函数定理讨论了含小参数的半线性椭圆方程组边界层解的存在性．