Fabrication of 4-Inch Nano Patterned Wafer with High Uniformity by Laser Interference Lithography

We report the fabrication of 4-inch nano patterned wafer by two-beam laser interference lithography and analyze the uniformity in detail. The profile of the dots array with a period of 800 nm divided into five regions is characterized by a scanning electron microscope. The average size in each region ranges from 270 nm to 320 nm,and the deviation is almost 4%, which is approaching the applicable value of 3% in the industrial process. We simulate the two-beam laser interference lithography system with MATLAB software and then calculate the distribution of light intensity around the 4 inch area. The experimental data fit very well with the calculated results. Analysis of the experimental data and calculated data indicates that laser beam quality and space filter play important roles in achieving a periodical nanoscale pattern with high uniformity and large area. There is the potential to obtain more practical applications.     

拓扑绝缘体/超导体异质结中的近邻效应（英文）

拓扑超导体自身具有对量子退相干天然的免疫性以及可编织性,这使得它在现代量子计算领域中受到了越来越多的重视,并且成为了下一代计算技术中最有希望的候选者之一。由于拓扑超导态在固有拓扑超导体中相当罕见,因此,当前大部分实验上的工作主要集中在由s波超导体与拓扑绝缘体之间通过近邻效应所诱导的拓扑超导体上。本论文中,我们回顾了基于拓扑绝缘体/超导体异质结的拓扑超导体的研究进展。在理论上,Fu和Kane提出,通过近邻效应将s波超导体的能隙引入到拓扑绝缘体,可以诱导出拓扑超导电性。在实验上,我们也回顾了一些不同体系中的拓扑超导近邻效应的研究进展。文章的第一部分,我们介绍了一些异质结,包括:三维拓扑绝缘体Bi₂Se₃和Bi₂Se₃与s波超导体NbSe₂以及d波超导体Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ的异质结,拓扑绝缘体Sn_1-xPb_xTe与Pb的异质结,二维拓扑绝缘体W...     

Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced Gapless Quantum-Spin-Liquid Phase in a Kitaev Material α-RuCl3

As one of the most promising Kitaev quantum-spin-liquid（QSL） candidates,α-RuCl₃ has received a great deal of attention.However,its ground state exhibits a long-range zigzag magnetic order,which defies the QSL phase.Nevertheless,the magnetic order is fragile and can be completely suppressed by applying an external magnetic field.Here,we explore the evolution of magnetic excitations of α-RuCl₃ under an in-plane magnetic field,by carrying out inelastic neutron scattering measu...     

Improvement of green InGaN-based LEDs efficiency using a novel quantum well structure

The green light emitting diodes(LEDs)have lower quantum efficiency than LEDs with other emission wavelengths in the visible spectrum.In this research,a novel quantum well structure was designed to improve the electroluminescence(EL)of green InGaN-based LEDs.Compared with the conventional quantum well structure,the novel structure LED gained 2.14times light out power(LOP)at 20-mA current injection,narrower FWHM and lower blue-shift at different current injection conditions.     

Quantum Oscillations in Noncentrosymmetric Weyl Semimetal SmAlSi

As a new type of quantum state of matter hosting low energy relativistic quasiparticles, Weyl semimetals(WSMs)have attracted significant attention for scientific community and potential quantum device applications. In this study, we present a comprehensive investigation of the structural, magnetic, and transport properties of noncentrosymmetric RAl Si(R = Sm, Ce), which have been predicted to be new magnetic WSM candidates. Both samples exhibit nonsaturated magnetoresistance, with about 900% and...     

通往量子自旋液体的新路径——Kitaev模型的材料实现

Kitaev模型是一种建立在二维六角蜂窝状格子上的有效自旋为1/2的量子自旋液体模型。该模型可严格求解,具有拓扑序,分数化激发产生马约拉纳费米子与Z₂规范场,提供了对拓扑物理学与非易失性存储技术研究的新思路。区别于三角晶格与笼目格等材料中由于几何阻挫导致的量子自旋液体态,Kitaev量子自旋液体的形成来源于自旋空间中各向异性的Kitaev相互作用。近年来,在真实材料体系中寻找这种相互作用成为了实现量子自旋液体的新途径。其中,具有六角蜂窝状结构的莫特绝缘体 α-RuCl₃被认为是众多候选材料中最具潜力的一种。文章将从实验角度出发,以α-RuCl₃为主要代表体系,介绍近年来在Kitaev量子自旋液体实验研究方面的重要进展,特别是以中子散射为主要手段对材料中与Kitaev量子自旋液体态相关的自旋激发态研究的结果。     

基于裂纹诱导弦挠度的简支外伸梁裂纹损伤识别

基于梁横向开裂纹的线性扭转弹簧模型,给出了具有任意裂纹数目的简支外伸梁弯曲挠度的显式解析解,研究了集中载荷作用下简支外伸梁裂纹诱导弦挠度函数的性质,给出了裂纹位置和裂纹等效扭转弹簧柔度的近似表达式,从而实现了梁横向裂纹位置及裂纹损伤程度的识别．在此基础上,为利用裂纹梁的测量挠度识别裂纹损伤,提出了分段线性函数的最佳拟合法,实现了简支外伸梁裂纹的损伤参数识别．通过数值试验验证了该识别方法的适用性和可靠性,考察了识别结果对梁挠度测量误差和裂纹深度的敏感性,结果表明随着挠度测量误差的增大,裂纹损伤参数识别误差增大,但裂纹损伤识别方法具有较强的鲁棒性,在工程实际中具有一定的应用性．     

Radiation Effects Due to 3 MeV Proton Irradiations on Back-Side Illuminated CMOS Image Sensors

Benefitting from the higher quantum efficiency and sensitivity compared with the front-side illumination(FSI)CMOS image sensors(CISs), backside illumination(BSI) CMOS image sensors tend to replace CCDs and FSI CISs for space applications. However, the radiation damage effects and mechanisms of BSI CISs in the radiation environment are not well understood. We provide radiation effects due to 3MeV proton irradiations of BSI CISs dedicated to imaging by the analyses of mean dark current increase, dark current nonuniformity and full well capacity in pixel arrays and isolated photodiodes. Additionally, the present annealing certifies the radiationinduced defects, which are responsible for the parameter degradations in BSI CISs.     

Visualizing light-to-electricity conversion process in InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells with a p-n junction

Absorption and carrier transport behavior plays an important role in the light-to-electricity conversion process, which is difficult to characterize. Here we develop a method to visualize such a conversion process in the InGaN/GaN multiquantum wells embedded in a p-n junction. Under non-resonant absorption conditions, a photocurrent was generated and the photoluminescence intensity decayed by more than 70% when the p-n junction out-circuit was switched from open to short. However, when the excitation photon energy decreased to the resonant absorption edge, the photocurrent dropped drastically and the photoluminescence under open and short circuit conditions showed similar intensity. These results indicate that the escaping of the photo-generated carriers from the quantum wells is closely related to the excitation photon energy.     

Recent progress on magnetic-field studies on quantum-spin-liquid candidates

Quantum spin liquids(QSLs) represent a novel state of matter in which quantum fluctuations prevent the conventional magnetic order from being established, and the spins remain disordered even at zero temperature. There have been many theoretical developments proposing various QSL states. On the other hand, experimental movement was relatively slow largely due to limitations on the candidate materials and difficulties in the measurements. In recent years, the experimental progress has been accelerated. In this topical review, we give a brief summary of experiments on the QSL candidates under magnetic fields. We arrange our discussions by two categories: i) Geometrically-frustrated systems, including triangularlattice compounds YbMgGaO_4 and YbZnGaO_4, κ-(BEDT-TTF)_2 Cu_2(CN)_3, and EtMe_3 Sb[Pd(dmit)_2]_2, and the kagom′e system ZnCu_3(OH)_6 Cl_2; ii) the Kitaev material α-RuCl_3. Among these, we will pay special attention to α-RuCl_3, which has been intensively studied by ours and other groups recently. We will present evidence that both supports and rejects the QSL ground state for these materials, based on which we give several perspectives to stimulate further research activities.