Guided mode resonance in planar metamaterials consisting of two ring resonators with different sizes

We proposed and experimentally investigated a two-ring-resonator composed planar hybrid metamaterial(MM), in which the spectra of guided mode resonance(GMR) and Fano resonance or EIT-like response induced by coherent interaction between MM resonance and GMR can be easily controlled by the size of the two rings in the terahertz regime.Furthermore, a four-ring-resonator composed MM for polarization-insensitive GMRs was demonstrated, where GMRs of both TE and TM modes are physically attributed to the diffraction coupling by two ±45° tilting gratings. Such kind of device has great potential in ultra-sensitive label-free sensors, filters, or slow light based devices.     

Retrieval of high-order susceptibilities of nonlinear metamaterials

Active metamaterials embedded with nonlinear elements are able to exhibit strong nonlinearity in microwave regime.However, existing S-parameter based parameter retrieval approaches developed for linear metamaterials do not apply in nonlinear cases. In this paper, a retrieval algorithm of high-order susceptibilities for nonlinear metamaterials is derived.Experimental demonstration shows that, by measuring the power level of each harmonic while sweeping the incident power,high-order susceptibilities of a thin-layer nonlinear metamaterial can be effectively retrieved. The proposed approach can be widely used in the research of active metamaterials.     

Negative differential resistance in a one-dimensional molecular wire with odd number of atoms

We have investigated the effects of electron-phonon coupling on the current-voltage characteristics of a one-dimensional molecular wire with odd number of atoms. The wire has been modelled using the Su-Schreiffer-Heeger (SSH) Hamiltonian and the current-voltage characteristics have been obtained using the Landauer’s formalism. In the presence of strong electron-lattice coupling, we find that there are regions of negative differential resistance (NDR) at some critical bias, due to the degeneracy in the energies of the frontier molecular orbitals. The presence of the applied bias and the electron-lattice coupling results in the delocalization of these low-lying molecular states leading to the NDR behaviour.     

一类弯曲量子线的量子束缚态

对电子在弯曲量子线中的弹道输运性质进行了理论研究.弯曲量子线由T型量子线和单曲量子线组成.该有限长的量子结构分别与两半无限长的量子通道相连,当施加一偏压时,量子通道分别可作为电子的发射极和收集极.计算结果表明,当入射电子的能量小于量子结构横向上的第一个本征模时,电导存在两个峰.进一步指出,这些峰来自于电子共振隧穿量子结构中的量子束缚态.并详尽地讨论了这些量子束缚态的性质. 关键词： 量子束缚态 共振隧穿 电导 量子线     

Tunable quantum dot resonator embedded in a quantum wire

Combined quantum wire and quantum dot system is theoretically predicted to show unique conductance properties associated with Coulomb interactions. We use a split gate technique to fabricate a quantum wire containing a quantum dot with two tunable potential barriers in a two-dimensional electron gas. We observe the effects of the quantum dot cavity on the electron transport through the quantum wire, such as Coulomb oscillations near the pinch-off voltage and periodic conductance oscillations on the first conductance plateau.     

太赫兹波段谐振频率可调的开口谐振环结构

开口谐振环(SRRs) 结构可以激励磁谐振, 实现负的磁导率. 提出在SRRs两环间隙内引入相对交错的金属短线, 并研究了金属短线对谐振频率的影响. 结果表明: 随着金属短线数目的增多, 谐振频率显著降低, 同时金属短线的结构参数如长度、宽度及间距也会对谐振频率产生影响. 最后验证了金属短线的引入对减小器件尺寸有明显作用, 且不因介质基底的存在而受到影响. 新型磁谐振单元可为今后超材料的设计及实际应用提供新的参考. 关键词： 左手材料 开口谐振环 太赫兹 小型化     

交流电流对铁基纳米晶丝巨磁阻抗效应形貌的影响

本文研究了交流电流的大小(I ＝0.2—20 mA)和频率(f ＝ 1—1 MHz)对具有横向畴结构的铁基纳米晶丝的巨磁阻抗效应形貌的影响.实验结果表明,样品的巨磁阻抗效应呈双峰特征,随着频率的增大,双峰的位置H=±H_m向高场移动;但随着电流的增大,双峰的位置逐渐向中心(H ＝ 0)收缩,甚至变成单峰位形.理论上一般认为,双峰的位置与横向各向异性场H_k相对应,即H< 关键词： 巨磁阻抗效应 交流电流 铁基纳米晶丝     

Strong and broadband terahertz absorber using SiO_2-based metamaterial structure

We design and experimentally demonstrate a broadband metamaterial absorber in the terahertz(THz) band based on a periodic array of aluminum(Al) squares with two different sizes. A thin silicon dioxide(SiO2) film rather than a conventional polyimide(PI) layer is used as a dielectric spacer to separate Al squares from the platinum(Pt) ground plane in our design, which significantly improves the design precision and the feasibility of the device fabrication. The combination of different sizes of Al squares gives rise to an absorption bandwidth of over 210 GHz with an absorption of over 90%. Our results also show that our device is almost polarization-insensitive. It works very well for all azimuthal angles with an absorption of beyond 80%.     

Fluorescent silver nanoparticles via exploding wire technique

Aqueous solution containing spherical silver nanoparticles of 20–80 nm size have been generated using a newly developed novel electro-exploding wire (EEW) technique where thin silver wires have been exploded in double distilled water. Structural properties of the resulted nanoparticles have been studied by means of X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The absorption spectrum of the aqueous solution of silver nanoparticles showed the appearance of a broad surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak centered at a wavelength of 390 nm. The theoretically generated SPR peak seems to be in good agreement with the experimental one. Strong green fluorescence emission was observed from the water-suspended silver nanoparticles excited with light of wavelengths 340, 360 and 390 nm. The fluorescence of silver nanoparticles could be due to the excitation of the surface plasmon coherent electronic motion with the small size effect and the surface effect considerations     

丝阵负载Z箍缩早期过程的研究

利用X箍缩等离子体产生的μm级、亚ns脉冲X射线点源对双丝电爆炸过程进行了X射线背光照相,结果表明：真空环境下爆炸丝通常形成“核冕”结构,即高密度丝核表面围绕着低密度冕等离子体;随后在全局磁场驱动下,冕层将被连续剥离并向轴线汇聚,形成“先驱等离子体”,大大降低丝阵的内爆品质。针对上述问题,进一步对实现“无核丝爆”(提高丝核沉积能量实现金属丝的均匀汽化)的方法进行了研究。实验结果表明：提高驱动电流上升率以及在金属丝表面构造正向径向电场均有利于丝核沉积能量的提高。结合上述两种方法,提出了阴极串联闪络开关的电极构型,大幅度提高了丝核沉积能量：正负极性驱动电流下比能量分别提高到原来的2倍(从5.7 eV/atom到13 eV/atom)和3.5倍(3.4 eV/atom到12 eV/atom),均超过了钨丝汽化能(8.8 eV/atom),且激光干涉图像表明爆炸产物具有很高的汽化率,即实现了“无核丝爆”。