Growth and characterization of InAs quantum dots with low-density and long emission wavelength

The growth parameters affecting the deposition of self-assembled InAs quantum dots （QDs） on GaAs substrate by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD） are reported. The low-density InAs QDs （- 5 × 10^8cm^-2） are achieved using high growth temperature and low InAs coverage. Photoluminescence （PL） measurements show the good optical quality of low-density QDs. At room temperature, the ground state peak wavelength of PL spectrum and full-width at half-maximum （FWHM） are 1361 nm and 23 meV （35 nm）, respectively, which are obtained as the GaAs capping layer grown using triethylgallium （TEG） and tertiallybutylarsine （TBA）. The PL spectra exhibit three emission peaks at 1361, 1280, and 1204 nm, which correspond to the ground state, the first excited state, and the second excited state of the ODs, respectively.     

Investigation of thermal evolution of nanodomain structures in nonlinear barium sodium niobate crystals

By the 90°elastic light scattering investigation and far field observation in the range of 20-800℃,the relation between behavior of light scattering anomalies and evolution of nanodomain structures in lattice of barium sodium niobate(Ba2NaNb5O15,BSN)crystal was clarified.The correlation between anomalies on the temperature curves of the elastic light scattering intensity and temperature transformations of nanodomains was studied by X-ray and electron microscope methods.Phase transition near 500℃ and movement in field of scattering light could be explained by appearance of a new incommensurate phase.     

Er3+-doped phosphor-tellurite glass for broadband short-length Er3+-doped fiber amplifier

ErS+-doped phosphor-tellurite glass for broadband short-length Er3+-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is fabricated and characterized. The differential value (△T) of onset crystalline temperature (Tx) and glass transition temperature (Ts) is 206°C.     

Thermal Analysis of the Ferromagnetic Materials in the Region of Curie Temperature by Temperature-Modulated DTA

Thermal analysis has been employed to measure changes of the heat capacity of ferromagnetic materials such as alloys in the region of the Curie temperature. Thermal response for these materials is usually small in this region. The necessary increase in sensitivity was achieved by applying temperature modulation. Results obtained by this technique including temperature-modulated differential thermal analysis simultaneously with A.C. thermomagnetometry are presented.     

Temperature Dependence of the Mössbauer Effect on Prussian Blue Nanowires

Highly ordered Prussian blue nanowires with diameter of about 50 nm and length up to 4 m have been fabricated by an electrodepositing technology with two-step anodizing anodic aluminum oxide films. The Mössbauer spectra taken between 15 and 300 K indicate that the hyperfine parameters decrease as the temperature increases. The temperature dependence of the quadrupole splitting, the isomer shift and the spectra area are discussed. A decrease of Debye temperature for Prussian blue nanowires was found with respect to that of Prussian blue bulk.     

Quiesent Crystallization Kinetics of Nucleated Metallocene and ZN Isotactic Polypropylenes

Crystallization kinetics and thermodynamic properties of nucleated isotactic polypropylene (PP) are analyzed using Hoffman—Lauritzen crystallization theory to determine the mechanistic effects of the nucleators. Calorimetric data provides quantitative comparisons between nucleating efficiences of the (Millad) and (NJSTAR) nucleator in Metallocene (M) and Ziegler—Natta (ZN) PP. The two types of PP without nucleators showed similar crystallization behavior though the T°_m for ZN-iPP was about 10°C higher than M-iPP. Both nucleators show significant improvement in crystallization rate in both types of PP. In addition, Millad outperforms NJSTAR. The magnitude of the kinetic response is,however, different and both the nucleators appear to function better in ZN than in Metallocene PP. nucleated PP shows predominantly the form. The amount of the form is thermal history dependent and changes with supercooling (T=T°_m–T_c). Similar equilibrium melting temperature (T°_m) in the nucleated and control PPs indicates the lack of any thermodynamic effect of the nucleator. All nucleated PPs show a much lower secondary nucleation rate constant, K_g.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Electron irradiation effects in doped high temperature superconductors YBa2Cu3? x M x O y (M = Fe, Ni; x=0; x =0:01)

The influence of irradiation by electrons with an energy of 8 MeV, at dose intervals between 10¹³ and 2×10¹⁸el/cm², on the properties of impurity doped, high-temperature superconductor YBa₂Cu_3−x M _x O _y (M = Fe, Ni; x=0; x=0:01) ceramics has been studied. It has been established that, as the irradiation dose is increased, the onset temperature of the transition to the superconducting state (T _c ^on ), and the intergranular weak link coupling temperature between granules (T _m ^J ), exhibit an oscillation around their initial values of approximately about 1–1.5 K. This oscillation indicates that the process of radiation defect formation in HTSC occurs in multiple stages. It was also found that the critical current (J _c )decreases with an increase of the irradiation dose, and exhibits a local minimum at a dose of 8×10¹⁶el/cm²coinciding with minima for T _c ^on and T _m ^J at this dose. It was found that the introduction of Fe atoms to the ceramic decreases T _m ^J , while introducing Ni atoms decreases both T _c ^on and T _m ^J ; it is suggested that this is a result of Ni substitution of Cu both in Cu2 plane sites and Cu1 chain sites. The introduction of Ni causes a large change in the intergranular critical current density, J _c . A critical irradiation dose is obtained (2×10¹⁸)after which all HTSC parameters strongly decrease, i. e. the superconductivity of HTSC is destroyed.      

The behaviour of cellulose in hydrated melts of the composition LiXċn H2O (X=I−, NO3−, CH3COO−, ClO4−)

The dissolution behaviour of cellulose in low temperature molten salts was investigated. Depending on the chosen anions in the melt, cellulose shows different reaction behaviour in different Li⁺containing melts. Dissolution of the polymer was observed in molten LiClO₄3H₂O and molten LiI2H₂O. In the hydrated melts of LiCH₃COO2H₂O and LiNO₃3H₂O a fine distribution of cellulose was stated. Cellulose can be regenerated by cooling the melt and removing the salt by dissolution in water.The structure of the recrystallized product is determined by the used low temperature molten salt.     

Iron Nanoparticles in Severe-plastic-deformed Copper

Superparamagnetic iron nanoparticles with a size of a few nanometers were produced in copper by severe plastic deformation. In a isochronal annealing experiment near a temperature of 450K, which corresponds to the temperature of structural relaxation and the first step of grain growth (from 128 to 150nm) of submicrocrystalline copper, an abrupt increase in the magnetic susceptibility is detected. This increase is shown to be due to iron nanoparticles increasing in size from 2.8 to 3.3nm. The vanishing of the ferromagnetic contribution by iron nanoparticles observed at 850K, well below the Curie temperature of iron, is due to the dissolution of nanoparticles in plastically deformed copper.