Fiber Optic Excitation of Silicon Microspheres in Amorphous and Crystalline Fluids

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the optical resonance spectra of free-standing monolithic single crystal silicon microspheres immersed in various amorphous fluids, such as air, water, ethylene glycol, and 4-Cyano-4’-pentylbiphenyl nematic liquid crystal. For the various amorphous fluids, morphology-dependent resonances with quality factors on the order of 10⁵ are observed at 1428 nm. The mode spacing is always on the order of 0.23 nm. The immersion in various amorphous fluids affects the spectral response of the silicon microsphere and heralds this technique for use in novel optofluidics applications. Even though the nematic liquid crystal is a highly birefringent, scattering, and high-index optical medium, morphology-dependent resonances with quality factors on the order of 10⁵ are observed at 1300 nm in the elastic scattering spectra of the silicon microsphere, realizing a liquid-crystal-on-silicon geometry. The relative refractive index and the size parameter of the silicon microsphere are the parameters that affect the resonance structure. The more 4-Cyano-4’-pentylbiphenyl interacting with the silicon microsphere, the lower the quality factor of the resonances is. The more 4-Cyano-4’-pentylbiphenyl is interacting with the silicon microsphere, the lower the mode spacing Δλ of the resonances is. The silicon microspheres wetted with nematic liquid crystal can be used for optically addressed liquid-crystal-on-silicon displays, light valve applications, or reconfigurable optical networks.     

LINEAR AND NONLINEAR SEMICLASSICAL THEORY OF WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE MICROSPHERE LASER

A complete whispering-gallery-mode microsphere laser theory is developed, which combines usual laser semiclassical theory with Lorenz-Mie theory. The linear and nonlinear problems of the microsphere lasing are dealt with in the universal mode picture. The threshold condition, average amplitude of the steady state and frequency effect are obtained. A comparison between the theory and experiments is also made.     

海藻酸钠/大豆蛋白共混凝胶微球的结构

利用钙离子交联海藻酸钠／大豆分离蛋白共混溶液，制得海藻酸钠／大豆分离蛋共混凝胶微球．结果表明，海藻酸钠和大豆分离蛋白质量配比的不同以及各组分间相互作用的变化，微球呈现不同的微观结构．将微球干燥后置于水中溶胀，微球的尺寸无法回复到干燥前的尺寸，这是由于真空干燥处理使水分子挥发，促进微球内组分间形成了强的氢键作用所致．此外，用碱处理该共混微球，发现由于大豆分离蛋白溶解以及部分钙离子被置换析出，微球塌陷且内部形成了大孔．     

Zno纳米粒子在PS中空微反应器中的合成与光学性能

通过种子乳液聚合合成核壳结构的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯/聚苯乙烯(PMMA/PS)复合微球,通过酸碱溶胀法进一步制备出次微米级的PS中空微球. 将此中空微球作为微反应器,使在ZnO纳米粒子前驱体溶液中溶胀, 最终ZnO纳米粒子在PS中空微球中原位生成. 实验表明, 组成ZnO纳米粒子前驱体溶液的两种组 分(CH₃COO)₂Zn和LiOH的滴加顺序不同对最终生成的ZnO纳米粒子的尺寸和负载效率有很大的影响,但并不改变ZnO纳米粒子的晶型. 复合物的光致发光和UV-Vis吸     

原子转移自由基聚合原位合成温敏性微球

以过硫酸钾为引发剂、丙酮-水[V(丙酮)∶V(水)＝4∶6]的混合溶剂为反应介质, 在少量二乙烯苯存在的条件下使苯乙烯(St)和对氯甲基苯乙烯(CMSt)进行无皂乳液共聚反应, 得到了粒径大小均匀的交联型聚苯乙烯(PSt)微球, 由X射线光电子能谱对表面组分测定发现: CMSt上的氯原子在聚合过程中富集于交联微球的表面. 以此交联型PSt微球为原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)的引发剂, 在22 ℃下引发N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAAm)进行原位ATRP反应, 得到了表面原子转移自由基聚合接枝的交联聚苯乙烯(PNIPAAm-g-PSt)温敏性微球. 借助傅立叶变换红外光谱、差示扫描量热仪、扫描电子显微镜及激光光散射仪等对PNIPAAm-g-PSt的结构、相转变温度、形态及不同温度下的粒径变化进行了测定, 结果表明NIPAAm单体成功地原位ATRP接枝在交联PSt微球的表面, 接枝微球的球形更规整, 在水中的相转变温度约为32 ℃, 具有明显的温度敏感性.     

ICF氘代固体靶的研制

 以自制全氘代苯乙烯单体(氘代率99%)为原料, 以偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂, 经自由基本体聚合反应, 先制得全氘代聚苯乙烯, 最后采用乳液微封装技术制得了直径150～450μm、壁厚2～15μm、球形度≥99.5%、同心度95%～98%、表面粗糙度＜30nm的ICF固体靶用空心微球。介绍了制备工艺,并对全氘代聚笨乙烯分子量及其分布的控制,微球壁内气泡形成机理,微球储存稳定性等进行了初步探讨。     

Visible‐light photocatalytic activity of Ag@MIL‐125(Ti) microspheres

Ag nanoparticle (NP)‐decorated MIL‐125(Ti) microspheres (Ag@MIL‐125(Ti)) were firstly fabricated via a facile hydrothermal and following photo‐reduction method. The photocatalysts were characterized using X‐ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The characterization results indicated that Ag NPs were dispersed on the surface of MIL‐125(Ti) microspheres, and the Ag NPs had a uniform diameter of about 40 nm. The composites exhibited excellent visible‐light absorption, due to the modification with the Ag NPs. The photocatalytic activity for the visible‐light‐promoted degradation of Rhodamine B was improved through the optimization of the amount of Ag loaded as a co‐catalyst, this amount being determined as 3 wt%. Additionally, studies performed using radical scavengers indicated that O₂^? and e^? served as the main reactive species. The catalyst can be reused at least five times without significant loss of its catalytic activity. Furthermore, a photocatalytic mechanism for degradation of organics over Ag@MIL‐125(Ti) is also proposed. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

薄壁玻璃微球壳的热扩散充气

 导出了热扩散一步充气法和分步充气法充气时,薄壁玻璃微球壳的内压变化,及其在空气中的气体渗漏速率和保气半寿命的表达式,提出了确定分步充气过程操作参数的约束条件。D₂气体通过薄壁玻璃微球壳的扩散速率与分步法充D₂气体时其内压的实验测量值与计算值相符合。     

量子点@SiO_2微球的水相合成及其在流式分析技术中的应用

通过表面配体交换将巯基硅烷包覆在量子点(QDs)表面,并与过量的硅烷共水解制备出包覆QDs的荧光硅球。该方法通过化学键合避免了QDs的泄露以及QDs荧光性质的改变,而且微球表面富集大量的巯基,为后续的反应提供活性位点。研究了反应时间、温度和搅拌速度对荧光微球形成的影响,优化条件得到了尺寸均一、单分散性的荧光微球。将荧光微球用于流式细胞分析检测,微球的数量和荧光强度能够满足流式分析检测的需要,适合制备成编码微球。