Comparative study on structural and optical properties of CdS films fabricated by three different low-cost techniques

Highly crystalline and transparent cadmium sulphide films were fabricated at relatively low temperature by employing an inexpensive, simplified spray technique using perfume atomizer (generally used for cosmetics). The structural, surface morphological and optical properties of the films were studied and compared with that prepared by conventional spray pyrolysis using air as carrier gas and chemical bath deposition. The films deposited by the simplified spray have preferred orientation along (1 0 1) plane. The lattice parameters were calculated as a = 4.138 Å and c = 6.718 Å which are well agreed with that obtained from the other two techniques and also with the standard data. The optical transmittance in the visible range and the optical band gap were found as 85% and 2.43 eV, respectively. The structural and optical properties of the films fabricated by the simplified spray are found to be desirable for opto-electronic applications.     

光学实验的计算机仿真

基于计算机仿真技术,以光学干涉实验和滤波实验为研究对象,应用Matlab软件数值模拟了杨氏双缝干涉实验和多光束干涉实验干涉图形和光强分布图,数值模拟了光学滤波实验字母滤波后的频谱图和字母成像图,结果表明,计算机仿真结果能够清晰的表达出实验和理论的效果。研究结果为光学实验的课堂教学提供了参考。     

Optical Measurement of φ750 mm Telescope System

为了探测更高轨道的空间目标,研制了一台通光口径为φ750 mm的望远镜.该望远镜为主焦点光学系统,由一片二次非球面反射元件和四片透射元件组成,具有大视场(4°),大相对孔径(1∶1.32)和宽光谱(500～800 nm)的特点.本文以该望远镜的研制为基础,介绍了其光学系统各个元件的单独检测和系统装调完成后的整体检测方法和过程.采用样板法对系统中的球面透射元件进行了单独检测,采用透射无像差补偿器法对二次非球面反射镜进行了单独检测,采用反射无像差补偿器法对组合起来的透射校正镜组进行了检测,并且对系统装调对准之后的光学系统进行室内平行光管和室外对星观测两种方法进行检测,测量结果均满足设计要求,其中球面透镜的面形误差小于0.1个光圈,反射元件和透射元件非球面表面的面形误差均优于λ/30(λ=632.8 nm),透射校正镜组的波像差优于λ/30(λ=632.8nm).光学系统整体检测结果表明,室内和室外检测结果一致,其像面的80％能量集中度直径在4°的全视场范围内均小于2个像元,达到了设计的成像要求.     

便携式土壤重金属探测仪光学结构设计

当前土壤中的重金属污染日益严重,研究开发便携式土壤重金属快速、现场检测技术设备能为土壤重金属污染状况普查提供快速、有效的技术手段。系统中发射光路采用透镜对激光光束会聚并作用到样品;收集光路采用抛物面镜组对等离子体光信号收集并耦合至光纤。分析了激光光束经透镜汇聚后作用到样品时的功率密度,给出了等离子体光信号耦合至光纤端面的光斑大小,并得到整个光学系统的大小尺寸。结果表明,整个光学系统结构紧凑、体积小、光信号耦合效率高,非常适用于便携式土壤重金属快速、现场的探测系统应用。     

An investigation of the accelerated thermal degradation of different epoxy resin composites using X-ray microcomputed tomography and optical coherence tomography

Epoxy resin composites reinforced with hollow glass microspheres, microlight microspheres, 3D parabeam glass, and E-Glass individually were subjected to accelerated thermal degradation conditions. X-ray microcomputed tomography (XμCT) was used to evaluate density changes, reinforcement filler damage, homogeneity, cracks and microcracks in the bulk of the different epoxy resin composites. XμCT 3D images, 2D reconstructed images and voids calculations revealed microspheres damage, filler distributions and showed cracks in all composites with different shapes and volume in response to the thermal degradation conditions. In addition, expansion of air bubbles/voids was observed and recorded in the microsphere and microlight epoxy composite samples. In a complementary way, optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used as a novel optical characterisation technique to study structural changes of the surface and near-surface regions of the composites, uncovering signs of surface shrinkage caused by the thermal treatment. Thus, combining XμCT and OCT proved useful in examining epoxy resin composites' structure, filler-resin interface and surface characteristics.     

Double pulse laser ablation and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy: A modeling investigation

A numerical model, describing laser–solid interaction (i.e., metal target heating, melting and vaporization), vapor plume expansion, plasma formation and laser–plasma interaction, is applied to describe the effects of double pulse (DP) laser ablation and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Because the model is limited to plume expansion times in the order of (a few) 100 ns in order to produce realistic results, the interpulse delay times are varied between 10 and 100 ns, and the results are compared to the behavior of a single pulse (SP) with the same total energy. It is found that the surface temperature at the maximum is a bit lower in the DP configuration, because of the lower irradiance of one laser pulse, but it remains high during a longer time, because it rises again upon the second laser pulse. Consequently, the target remains for a longer time in the molten state, which suggests that laser ablation in the DP configuration might be more efficient, through the mechanism of splashing of the molten target. The total laser absorption in the plasma is also calculated to be clearly lower in the DP configuration, so that more laser energy can reach the target and give rise to laser ablation. Finally, it is observed that the plume expansion dynamics is characterized by two separate waves, the first one originating from the first laser pulse, and the second (higher) one as a result of the second laser pulse. Initially, the plasma temperature and electron density are somewhat lower than in the SP case, due to the lower energy of one laser pulse. However, they rise again upon the second laser pulse, and after 200 ns, they are therefore somewhat higher than in the SP case. This is especially true for the longer interpulse delay times, and it is expected that these trends will be continued for longer delay times in the μs-range, which are most typically used in DP LIBS, resulting in more intense emission intensities.     

Interaction of giant extracellular Glossoscolex paulistus hemoglobin (HbGp) with zwitterionic surfactant N-hexadecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (HPS): effects of oligomeric dissociation

The present work focuses on the interaction between the zwitterionic surfactant N-hexadecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (HPS) and the giant extracellular hemoglobin of Glossoscolex paulistus (HbGp). Electronic optical absorption, fluorescence emission and circular dichroism spectroscopy techniques, together with Gel-filtration chromatography, were used in order to evaluate the oligomeric dissociation as well as the autoxidation of HbGp as a function of the interaction with HPS. A peculiar behavior was observed for the HPS–HbGp interaction: a complex ferric species formation equilibrium was promoted, as a consequence of the autoxidation and oligomeric dissociation processes. At pH 7.0, HPS is more effective up to 1 mM while at pH 9.0 the surfactant effect is more intense above 1 mM. Furthermore, the interaction of HPS with HbGp was clearly less intense than the interaction of this hemoglobin with cationic (CTAC) and anionic (SDS) surfactants. Probably, this lower interaction with HPS is due to two factors: (i) the lower electrostatic attraction between the HPS surfactant and the protein surface ionic sites when compared to the electrostatic interaction between HbGp and cationic and anionic surfactants, and (ii) the low cmc of HPS, which probably reduces the interaction of the surfactant in the monomeric form with the protein. The present work emphasizes the importance of the electrostatic contribution in the interaction between ionic surfactants and HbGp. Furthermore, in the whole HPS concentration range used in this study, no folding and autoxidation decrease induced by this surfactant were observed. This is quite different from the literature data on the interaction between surfactants and tetrameric hemoglobins, that supports the occurrence of this behavior for the intracellular hemoglobins at low surfactant concentration range. Spectroscopic data are discussed and compared with the literature in order to improve the understanding of hemoglobin–surfactant interaction as well as the acid isoelectric point (pI) influence of the giant extracellular hemoglobins on their structure–activity relationship.     

Novel perfluoropolyethers containing 2,2,4-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethoxy-1,3-dioxole blocks: synthesis and characterization

Peroxidic perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) are industrial intermediates used by Solvay Solexis for the preparation of different classes of (per)fluoropolyethers (Fomblin^®, Galden^®, Solvera^®, Fluorolink^®). The chemistry of these peroxidic compounds has been recently exploited for the synthesis of novel PFPE block copolymers. In the present work we report the synthesis, the structural and physical-chemical characterization of block copolymers obtained by the reaction of peroxidic PFPEs with 2,2,4-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethoxy-1,3-dioxole, a cyclic homopolymerizable perfluoroolefin. These block copolymers combine the most attractive properties of the PFPEs, like the excellent lubrication, the high thermal stability and the optical transparency, with new specific properties which are related to the perfluorodioxolenic blocks.