Optically active helical polyurethane@attapulgite composites: Effect of optical purity of S-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diol on infrared emissivity

Helical polyurethane@attapulgite (HPU@ATT) composites were prepared after the surface modification of the rod-like attapulgite (ATT). HPU@ATT composites based on S-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diol (S-BINOL) with different optical purity (O.P.) were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results indicate that the helical polyurethane has been successfully grafted onto the surfaces of the modified ATT without destroying the original crystalline structure of ATT. The rod-like nanoparticles were confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Infrared emissivity values of HPU@ATT composites have been investigated, and the results indicate that the optical purity of monomer plays a very important role in the infrared emissivity for HPU@ATT owing to the effect of helical conformation and interchain hydrogen bonds. Along with the increased optical purity of S-BINOL, the infrared emissivity of HPU@ATT is reduced evidently. Infrared emissivity value of HPU@ATT based on S-BINOL with 100% optical purity is the lowest one (0.431).     

Amplification properties of Tb (III) green emission in polymeric waveguide doped with Tb-Al nanocluster

This paper describes optical amplification properties in a polymeric waveguide doped with Tb-Al nanoclusters. The Tb-Al nanocluster is a promising fluorescent material for polymeric waveguides, which can be uniformly dispersed in polymer matrices while restraining the concentration quenching of Tb³⁺. Under the continuous optical pumping by 488 nm laser light, optical amplification for the green emission of Tb³⁺ was achieved. The optical gain coefficients were estimated to be as high as 0.25 and 0.56 mm⁻¹ at the Tb-Al nanocluster concentrations of 4.5 and 5.0 wt%, respectively. Taking into account our previous works for the polymeric waveguide doped with Eu-Al nanocluster, the rare-earth-metal nanocluster is believed to be a promising candidate for various photonic applications such as multicolor polymer lasers and waveguide-type optical amplifiers.     

掺镨GaN薄膜的微结构与光致发光

利用背散射／沟道（RBS／C）技术、原子力显微镜（AFM）和光致发光（PL）谱研究了掺镨GaN薄膜的微结构和可见光发光特性。RBS／C结果表明,注入Pr后,在注入层引入了晶格损伤;注入样品经1050℃退火后,部分损伤得到恢复,但是晶体质量没有恢复到注入前的状态。AFM结果表明,注入Pr后,表面凹凸不平,而且在注入区引起了膨胀,膨胀幅度达到23．368nm左右。PL结果表明,在850—1050℃退火,发光强度按e指数增加;当退火温度达到1050℃,发光强度最强,经过数据拟合可得Pr^3＋的热激活能为5．8eV。     

Mg2+、Al3+离子增强SrTiO3∶Pr3+荧光体发光性能的研究

采用溶胶凝胶法成功制备了SrTiO3∶Pr3+、SrTiO3∶Pr3+, Mg2+ 及SrTiO3∶Pr3+, Al3+荧光粉.通过XRD、PL谱及第一性原理计算对样品的晶体结构、光谱特性及发光增强机制进行了研究.研究结果表明：共掺杂后,SrTiO3∶Pr3+荧光粉为单一组成的SrTiO3立方相,主发射锋位于617 nm, 对应于Pr3+离子的1D2→3H4跃迁发射.SrTiO3∶Pr3+, Mg2+ 及SrTiO3∶Pr3+, Al3+荧光粉的发光强度分别是SrTiO3∶Pr3+荧光粉发光强度的7倍和2倍,但主要发光机制没有改变.Mulliken布局分析表明,Mg2+、Al3+离子的掺入使SrTiO3∶Pr3+荧光粉中Ti-O及Pr-O键的化学键增强、键长变短,SrTiO3∶Pr3+基质向Pr3+离子发光中心的能量传递效率提高,导致SrTiO3∶Pr3+, Mg2+ 及SrTiO3∶Pr3+, Al3+荧光粉的发光效率提高.     

Comparison of Lu3Al5O12:Pr and Bi4Ge3O12 scintillators for gamma-ray detection

The scintillation properties of Lu₃Al₅O₁₂:Pr³⁺ (LuAG:Pr) single crystal grown by the Czochralski method with praseodymium concentration of 0.19 mol% were investigated. For a comparison, a good quality Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂ (BGO) single crystal grown by Bridgman method was also studied. The light yield and energy resolution were measured using photomultiplier tube (XP5200B PMT) readout. Moderate light yield of 15,900 photons per MeV was measured for the LuAG:Pr(0.19%) crystal. For 662 keV gamma rays (¹³⁷Cs source), an energy resolution of 6.5% obtained for LuAG:Pr(0.19%) is much better than that of 9.0% obtained for BGO. The light yield non-proportionality and energy resolution versus energy of gamma rays were measured and the intrinsic resolution of the crystals was determined after correcting the measured energy resolution for PMT statistics. The LuAG:Pr(0.19%) showed a good proportionality of the light yield within 5% over the energy range from 1274.5 keV down to 32 keV, which is much better than that of 14% for BGO. The photofraction was determined at 320 and 662 keV for both crystals and compared with the ratio of the cross-sections for the photoelectric effect to the total one calculated using WinXCOM program.     

Self‐formed Schottky barrier induced selector‐less RRAM for cross‐point memory applications

We propose a selector‐less Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ (PCMO) based resistive‐switching RAM (RRAM) for high‐density cross‐point memory array applications. First, we investigate the inhomogeneous barrier with an effective barrier height (Φ_eff), i.e., self‐formed Schottky barrier. In addition, a scalable 4F² selector‐less cross‐point 1 kb RRAM array has been successfully fabricated, demonstrating set, reset, and read operation for high cell efficiency and high‐density memory applications. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Material characterization of a nanocrystal based photovoltaic device

Nanocomposites have shown promise as the active layer for photovoltaic energy conversion. One example is the CdSe nanocrystal \polymer composite demonstrated by Hyunh and Greenham [#!Ref1!#,#!Ref2!#]. In this paper we investigate the baseline properties of the materials used in such a device. We present surface chemical information for CdSe nanocrystals and chemical analysis for poly-(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer. Received 30 November 2000     

Photon cascade emission of Pr~(3+) in LnBaB_9O_(16) (Ln = La, Y)

Under 216 nm UV-excitation, cascade emission of Pr3+ occurs from 1S0 state in LaBaB9O16:Pr3+ that converts a single UV photon of high energy into two visible photons. The observation of the cascade emission in this oxide matrix is largely due to the weak crystal field on the lanthanum sites. The analysis of the vibrational coupling indicates that the radiative transition from the 3P0 state is related to the low phonon frequency of the BO4 borate groups bonded to the lanthanum atoms (hwmax-850cm-1). On the other hand, the cascade emission does not take place in a closely related material, YBaB9O16:Pr3+, which can be interpreted by the fact that the 4f5d levels are located below the 1S0 level in this material.     

GdP5O14:Sm3+,Pr3+晶体生长,光谱和离子间的能量传递

离子间能量传递;光催化剂;GdP5O14:Sm3+;Pr3+晶体生长;光谱和离子间的能量传递     

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF BENARD CONVECTION IN A CLOSED RECTANGLE (Ⅰ)——TWO-DIMENSIONAL CASE

In the paper, a finite differential numerical model is proposed for Benard convection ina non-slippery closed rectangle. By this model, we have discussed the bifurcation character-istics of two-dimensional Benard convection when Prandtl number is 1. The computed re-sults show that if the Rayleigh number Ra≥1.75×10~5, the Benard convection is unsteady andirregular, and that in the transient region of flow pattern, the changing rate of the Nusseltnumber Nu to Ra, dlgNu/dlgRa, is rather smaller than that in the non-transient region.Moreover, in the paper, we have analysed the relation between the shrinking rate of thephase flow and each term in the governing equations of Benard convection. And further,we have developed a new method to calculate the pressure gradient.