Ground state properties of a Bose－Einstein condensate confined in an anharmonic external potential

In light of the interference experiment of Bose－Einstein condensates, we present an anharmonic external potential model to study ground state properties of Bose－Einstein condensates. The ground state energy and the chemical potential have been analytically obtained, which are lower than those in harmonic trap. Additionally, it is found that the anharmonic strength of the external potential has an important effect on density and velocity distributions of the ground state for the Thomas－Fermi model.     

Electronic structure of Yb/H－Si (111) interface

Photoemission spectra are measured for Yb covered surface of wet-chemically-etched H－Si (111). The results reveal that the lattice structure of the H－Si (111) surface is stable against the deposition of Yb atoms. X-ray photoemission spectra indicate the formation of a polarized (dipole) surface layer, with the silicon negatively charged. Ultraviolet photoemission spectra exhibit the semiconducting property of the interface below one monolayer coverage. Work function variation during the formation of the Yb/H－Si (111) interface is measured by the secondary-electron cutoff in the ultraviolet photoemission spectral line. The largest decrease of work function is ～1.65eV. The contributions of the dipole surface layer and the band bending to the work function change are determined to be ～1.15eV and ～0.5eV, respectively. The work function of metal Yb is determined to be ～2.80±0.05eV.     

Comprehensive research about the cooperative up-conversion luminescence of the ytterbium-doped oxyfluoride vitroceramics

The cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence of Yb^{3+} ion-doped oxyfluoride vitroceramic material (Yb:FOV) and the influence of co-doped Ho^{3+} ion, when excited by a 960 nm diode-laser, are studied in this paper. A strong blue 479.1 nm up-conversion luminescence of the Yb:FOV material is discovered. It is found that the 479.1 nm luminescence results from the cooperative up-conversion of the coupled states of the Yb^{3+}－Yb^{3+} clusters formed by two adjacent Yb^{3+} ions. The measured cooperative up-conversion luminescence main peak 479.1 nm of this paper is different from the characteristic fluorescence main peak of the Tb^{3+} ion positioned at about 495－504 nm wave-range. Our result coincides with all the published correct papers, whose cooperative up-conversion luminescence main peaks of the direct Yb^{3+}－Yb^{3+} clusters are all positioned at about 476－480 nm wave-range. All of these indicate that the large cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence of the direct Yb^{3+}－Yb^{3+} clusters discovered in this paper is stable. It further proves that the cooperative up-conversion green luminescence may result from the Yb^{3+}-Tb^{3+} cooperative effect. In particular, the original work of this paper improves considerably on the traditional concept by the experimental facts that the blue 479.1 nm cooperative up-conversion luminescence strength of Yb(5):FOV is 230 times greater than that of fluoride glass Yb(3):ZBLAN. This is a great development to meet the practical requirements for blue up-conversion luminescence strength. This result indicates that the large cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence could be achieved excellently by using a suitable material, such as oxyfluoride vitroceramic, which provides a better chance to form better Yb^{3+}－Yb^{3+} clusters and has less relaxation to keep the more efficient up-conversion luminescence. It is also found that impurities seriously reduce the cooperative up-conversion luminescence intensity due to the cross-relaxation from the Yb^{3+}－Yb^{3+} clusters, which means that the cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence could be further improved by pure Yb^{3+} ion-doped materials that have as few impurities as possible to reduce the cross-relaxation. The large cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence of Yb(5):FOV also comes from its higher concentration (5 mol%) of activator Yb^{3+} ion which acts well because the cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence intensity varies linearly against the square of the concentration of Yb^{3+} ions in the range of 0.5－5 mol%. In summary, the great improvement of our work on cooperative up-conversion blue luminescence results from the comprehensive enhancement of the factors of better-coupled chance of the Yb^{3+}－Yb^{3+} clusters, less cross-relaxation, better concentration contribution of Yb^{3+} activator, non-saturation, and better up-conversion luminescence efficiency.     

Bound states of the Klein－Gordon and Dirac equations for scalar and vector harmonic oscillator potentials

We give the exact bound states of the Klein－Gordon and Dirac equations with equal scalar and vector harmonic oscillator potentials.     

Fabrication and optical properties of platinum nanowire arrays on anodic aluminium oxide templates

Arrays of Pt nanowires, fabricated by electrodepositing Pt metal into nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates, exhibit a preferable optical absorption band in the ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectra and present a blueshift as the wire aspect ratio increases or its radius decreases. This type of optical property of Pt nanowire/porous alumina composites has been theoretically explored using Maxwell－Garnett (MG) effective medium theory. The MG theory, however, is only applicable to nanowires with an infinitesimally small radius relative to the wavelength of an incident light. The nanowire radius is controlled by the pore radius of the host alumina, which depends on anodizing conditions such as the selected electrolyte, anodizing time, temperature and voltage. The nanowire aspect ratios depend on the amount of Pt deposited into the nanopores of AAO films. The optical absorption properties of the arrays of Pt nanowires with diameters of 24, 55 and 90 nm have been investigated by the UV-VIS spectra, which show that the extinction maximum (λ_max) shifts to shorter wavelength side as the wire aspect ratio increases or its radius decreases. The results are qualitatively consistent with those calculated based on the MG theory.     

Thiol Functionalised Supports for Controlled Metal Nanoparticle Formation for Improved C–C Coupling

The myriad applications of metal nanoparticle systems have individual demands on their size, shape and electronic states, demanding novel synthetic methods to optimise these properties. Herein we report our method of exploiting strong thiol-Pd binding as a precursor for forming small, uniform Pd nanoparticles on activation. We validate our approach with a range of characterisation techniques and contrast our design strategy with an analogous wetness impregnation method, showing the drastic improvements for catalytic C−C coupling. The presence of the thiol groups offers greater control over nanoparticle formation, particularly temperature resolution on activation, potentially allowing more targeted nanoparticle formation procedures.     

基于CC2400芯片的远距离、超低功耗RF收发器

介绍了2.4 GHz工业、科学和医疗(ISM)频段低功耗、高接收灵敏度无线收发芯片CC2400的主要性能参数、内部结构及其主要的配置方式,给出了一种以MSP430为主控制芯片、基于CC2400的远距离、超低功耗射频(RF)无线收发器的设计方法.实验结果表明该收发器性能稳定,具有传输距离远、功耗低等优点,可以广泛应用于各种功耗要求高、传输距离远的无线系统中.     

Optical transitions in Er^3＋ doped lead germanate glasses

Er^{3+}- and Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}-doped lead germanate glasses that are suitable for use in fibre lasers and optical amplifiers as well as optical waveguide devices have been fabricated and characterized. The absorption spectra from near-infrared to visible were obtained and the Judd－Ofelt parameters were determined from the absorption band. Intense and broad 1.53μm infrared fluorescence and visible upconversion luminescence were observed under 976 nm diode laser excitation. For 1.53μm emission band, the full widths at half-maximum are 36, 37, 51 nm for GPE, GPYE and GPFE samples, respectively. For frequency upconversion emission, the intense bands centred at around 524, 545, 657nm are due to the {}^4S_{3/2}+{}^2H_{11/2}→{}^4I_{15/2} and {}^4F_{9/2}→{}^4I_{15/2} transitions of Er^{3+} ions. The quadratic dependence of the green and red emissions on excitation power indicates that the two-photon absorption process occurs under the 976nm excitation.     

对湍流结构边界条件敏感的微分湍流应力模型K—ε LADSM

文献中有实验证明内部流动对其上游来流湍流量的边界条件有很强的依赖性，但标准的微分应力模型DSM对湍流应力的边界条件不敏感，因而无法反映这个实验事实，本文发现其主要原因在于Φij,2的快速各向同性化模型．为此本文提出了一个对湍流结构的非各向同性的边界条件敏感的微分应力模型K-ξLADSM．计算了（平面的和轴对称的）突扩通道流动，与实验作了多方面的比较，发现DSM确实比ASM和EVM有所优越处，LADSM又比DSM有明显改进     

Reduction reactions of the metallocene complex (η-C5H4CMe2C9H7)2ZrCl2

The preparation and characterization of the substituted bis(cyclopentadienyl) zirconium dichloride complexes (η⁵-C₅H₄CMe₂C₉H₇)₂ZrCl₂ (1a, b) is reported. The isomer mixture of 1a, b was treated with different reducing agents such as sodium and n-butyllithium under various reaction conditions. In these reactions CC and CH activation and cleavage reactions were observed. In combination with methylaluminoxane (MAO) 1a, b and 3 showed low activities as homogeneous ethylene polymerization catalysts and no activities towards propylene. Compounds 2 and 3 were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.