Characterization of a room temperature terahertz detector based on a GaN/AlGaN HEMT

We report on the characterization of a room temperature terahertz detector based on a GaN/AlGaN high electron mobility transistor integrated with three patch antennas.Experimental results prove that both horizontal and perpendicular electric fields are induced in the electron channel.A photocurrent is generated when the electron channel is strongly modulated by the gate voltage.Despite the large channel length and gate-source/drain distance, significant horizontal and perpendicular fields are achieved.The device is well described by the self-mixing of terahertz fields in the electron channel.The noise-equivalent power and responsivity are estimated to be 100 nW/（Hz）^1/2 and 3 mA/ W at 292 K,respectively.No decrease in responsivity is observed up to a modulation frequency of 5 kHz. The detector performance can be further improved by engineering the source-gate-drain geometry to enhance the nonlinearity.     

雪茄形铷原子玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚中单极子模的朗道阻尼和频移

采用含时哈特里-福克-博戈留波夫近似研究雪茄形铷原子玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚中单极子模的朗道阻尼和频移. 通过考虑元激发的实际弛豫及其各弛豫间的正交关系改进原有方法, 并由此给出计算朗道阻尼和频移的新公式. 此外, 令凝聚体边界处动能密度为零代替令基态能量极小以改进原消除三模耦合矩阵元的方法. 通过这些改进, 同时计算阻尼和频移, 并讨论它们的温度依赖, 所得理论结果都与实验符合. 关键词： 玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚 朗道阻尼和频移 哈特里-福克-博戈留波夫近似 托马斯-费米近似     

Polyphosphonate induced coacervation of chitosan: Encapsulation of proteins/enzymes and their biosensing

Based on the polyphosphonate-assisted coacervation of chitosan, a simple and versatile procedure for the encapsulation of proteins/enzymes in chitosan–carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composites matrix was developed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) mapping demonstrated the hemoglobin (Hb) uniformly distributed into chitosan–CNTs composites matrix. Raman measurements indicated the CNTs in composites matrix retained the electronic and structural integrities of the pristine CNTs. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy displayed the encapsulated Hb preserved their near-native structure, indicating the polyphosphonate–chitosan–CNTs composites possessed excellent biocompatibility for the encapsulation of proteins/enzymes. Electrochemical measurements indicated the encapsulated Hb could directly exchange electron with the substrate electrode. Moreover, the modified electrode showed excellent bioelectrocatalytic activity for the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. Under optimum experimental conditions, the fabricated electrochemical sensor displayed the fast response (less than 3 s), wide linear range (7.0 × 10⁻⁷ to 2.0 × 10⁻³ M) and low detection limit (4.0 × 10⁻⁷ M) for the determination of hydrogen peroxide. This newly developed protocol was simple and mild and would certainly find extensive applications in biocatalysis, biosensors, bioelectronics and biofuel cells.