有机分子隔离层对机械抛光金属银表面的罗丹明6G荧光增强效应的影响

采用物理吸附法,在机械抛光纯银表面引入对巯基苯胺(p-Amiothiophenol,PATP)分子充当隔离层,运用激光光谱学方法研究隔离层对位于银表面附近的罗丹明6G(Rh6G)分子的荧光增强效应影响。实验结果表明,未经PATP分子修饰的机械抛光金属衬底对Rh6G分子表现为猝灭效应,而经过PATP分子修饰后的银表面对Rh6G分子的荧光发射具有增强效应。根据局域表面等离子共振及辐射能量转移模型对实验观测所得结果进行了分析研究,结果表明,PATP有机分子隔离层的引入有效地减小了荧光分子与金属衬底之间的无辐射能量速率,提高了荧光辐射强度。     

Bandgap narrowing in the layered oxysulfide semiconductor Ba_3Fe_2O_5Cu_2S_2: Role of FeO_2 layer

A new layered Cu-based oxychalcogenide Ba_3Fe_2O_5Cu_2S_2 has been synthesized and its magnetic and electronic properties were revealed. Ba_3Fe_2O_5Cu_2S_2 is built up by alternatively stacking [Cu_2S_2]~(2-) layers and iron perovskite oxide[(FeO_2)(BaO)(FeO_2)]~(2-)layers along the c axis that are separated by barium ions with Fe~(3+) fivefold coordinated by a square-pyramidal arrangement of oxygen. From the bond valence arguments, we inferred that in layered CuC h-based(Ch =S, Se, Te) compounds the +3 cation in perovskite oxide sheet prefers a square pyramidal site, while the lower valence cation prefers the square planar sites. The studies on susceptibility, transport, and optical reflectivity indicate that Ba_3Fe_2O_5Cu_2S_2 is an antiferromagnetic semiconductor with a Ne′el temperature of 121 K and an optical bandgap of 1.03 eV. The measurement of heat capacity from 10 K to room temperature shows no anomaly at 121 K. The Debye temperature is determined to be 113 K. Theoretical calculations indicate that the conduction band minimum is predominantly contributed by O 2p and 3 d states of Fe ions that antiferromagnetically arranged in FeO_2 layers. The Fe 3d states are located at lower energy and result in a narrow bandgap in comparison with that of the isostructural Sr_3Sc_2O_5Cu_2S_2.     

Exploring FeSe-based superconductors by liquid ammonia method

Our recent progress on the preparation of a series of new FeSe-based superconductors and the clarification of SC phases in potassium-intercalated iron selenides are reviewed here. By the liquid ammonia method, metals Li, Na, Ca, Sr, Ba, Eu, and Yb are intercalated in between FeSe layers and form superconductors with transition temperatures of 30 K～46 K, which cannot be obtained by high-temperature routes. In the potassium-intercalated iron selenides, we demonstrate that at least two SC phases exist, K x Fe 2 Se 2 (NH 3 ) y (x ≈ 0.3 and 0.6), determined mainly by the concentration of potassium. NH 3 has little, if any, effect on superconductivity, but plays an important role in stabilizing the structures. All these results provide a new starting point for studying the intrinsic properties of this family of superconductors, especially for their particular electronic structures.