简介:Lyingbetweenradiofrequencyandinfraredradiation,terahertz(THz)waveencounterslotsofdifficultiestoproduce,detect,transmit,andmodulate.GreateffortshavebeenmadetoconstructTHzdevices,includingsources,detectors,switches,modulators,lenses,andfilters.However,onlymoderateprogresseshavebeenmadeinTHzgenerationanddetection.Furthermore,thedevicesandtechniquestocontrolandmanipulateTHzwavesarestillinitsinfancy.Therefore,itisstillachallengetodateto
简介:ThemethodsforprotectingInPsurfaceagainstdegradationduringannealing,includingencapsulantandencpsulant-freetechniques;rapidthermalan-nealingofInPimplantedlayers;implantedionspeciesandsomeprofilesoftypicaldopants,etc.,theyareallthekeytechniquesconcerningionimplantationintose-mi-insulatingInP,andhavebeenreviewedsyntheticallyaswell.
简介:Theliquidcrystalcompositematerialsconsistofmicrodroplersofliquidcrystalswhicharespontaneouslyformedinamatrixofapolymeratthetimeofitspolymerization.Thedirectorconfigurationinliquidcrystaldroplets.themodeloforientationofdroplets,andthecontrastratiosofacellareinvestigated.Dropletsize,spacinganddistributionarereadilycontrolledinthesematerialstoallowoptimizationofdisplaysbaseduponelectricallycontrolledlightscatteringfromtheliquidcrystaldroplets.Preliminaryexperimentalandtheoreticalstudiesofthelightscatteringandelectro-opticresponseofnewmaterialshowthatthesematerialscanoffernewfeaturessuitableforlargeareadisplaysandlightvalves.
简介:Theheatedprocessofrawmaterialsforelectrontrappingmaterials(ETM)isinvestigatedbythermo-analysismethod.Thetemperaturerangesofrawmaterialsexperiencedsomephysicalandchemicalchangeprocesses,suchasdehydration,organicsolventremoval,crystalsulphurburning,oxidationofalkalineearthsulfidesandsolidphasereaction(rareearthdoped)andsoon,areobtained.TheexperimentalresultsalsoshowthatthepresenceoftraceoxygeninshieldedgasisveryharmfultopreparetheETM.Therawmaterialthermo-analysisresultsprovideveryimportantexperimentalreferenceforoptimizingtheETMpreparationtechniques.
简介:Nonlinearfrequencyconversionisoneofthemostfundamentalprocessesinnonlinearoptics.Ithasawiderangeofapplicationsinourdailylives,includingnovellightsources,sensing,andinformationprocessing.Itisusuallyassumedthatnonlinearfrequencyconversionrequireslargecrystalsthatgraduallyaccumulateastrongeffect.However,thelargesizeofnonlinearcrystalsisnotcompatiblewiththeminiaturisationofmodernphotonicandoptoelectronicsystems.Therefore,shrinkingthenonlinearstructuresdowntothenanoscale,whilekeepingfavourableconversionefficiencies,isofgreatimportanceforfuturephotonicsapplications.Inthelastdecade,researchershavestudiedthestrategiesforenhancingthenonlinearefficienciesatthenanoscale,e.g.byemployingdifferentnonlinearmaterials,resonantcouplingsandhybridizationtechniques.Inthispaper,weprovideacompactreviewofthenanomaterials-basedefforts,rangingfrommetaltodielectricandsemiconductornanostructures,includingtheirrelevantnanofabricationtechniques.
简介:Transparentbrittlematerialssuchasglassandsapphirearewidelyconcernedandappliedinconsumerelectronics,optoelectronicdevices,etc.duetotheirexcellentphysicalandchemicalstabilityandgoodtransparency.Growingresearchattentionhasbeenpaidtodevelopingnovelmethodsforhigh-precisionandhigh-qualitymachiningoftransparentbrittlematerialsinthepastfewdecades.Amongthevarioustechniques,lasermachininghasbeenprovedtobeaneffectiveandflexiblewaytoprocessallkindsoftransparentbrittlematerials.Inthisreview,aseriesoflasermachiningmethods,e.g.laserfullcutting,laserscribing,laserstealthdicing,laserfilament,laserinducedbacksidedryetching(LIBDE),andlaserinducedbacksidewetetching(LIBWE)aresummarized.Additionally,applicationsofthesetechniquesinmicromachining,drillingandcutting,andpatterningareintroducedindetail.Currentchallengesandfutureprospectsinthisfieldarealsodiscussed.
简介:AseriesofsamplesdepositedbyVHF-PECVDatdifferentpressureswerestudied.Themeasurementresultsofphotosensitivity(photoconductivity/darkconductivity)andactivationenergyindicatednearthesamerulewiththechangeofthepressure.TheresultsmeasuredbyRamanscatteringspectra,X-raydiffractionandFTIRallprovedtheevidentcrystallizationofthematerials.Treatingthep/iinterfacebyhydrogenhasagreatimprovingeffectontheperformanceofthemicrocrystallinesilicon(μc-Si)p-i-nsolarcellsifthetreatmenttimewasappropriate.Anefficiencyof4.24%forμc-Sip-i-nsolarcellsdepositedbyVHF-PECVDwasfirstlyobtained.
简介:TheinfluenceoftemperatureandGacompositiononAugerrecombinationlifetimeinn-typeandp-typeIn1-xGaxAsmaterialsisinvestigatedthroughthesimulation,assumingtheconcentrationsofelectronsandholesare1017cm-3and1018cm-3,respectively.TheresultsshowthatthetemperaturehaslittleinfluenceonAugerrecombinationlifetimeofIn1-xGaxAsmaterialsatx<0.3.However,ithasagreatimpactwhenx>0.3andtheeffectismoreobviousatalowertemperature.Moreover,Augerrecombinationlifetimeofp-typeIn1-xGaxAsislongerthanthatofn-typeIn1-xGaxAswiththesametemperature,Gacompositionandcarriersconcentration.
简介:Theprobe-fedpatchantennaswereproposedbychangingtheparameterssuchasdielectricmaterialsanddimensionsofpatchfordetailinvestigationofchangesinoutputcharacteristics.Fourrectangularslotswereintroducedseparatelyforoptimizingtheantennadesignandcharacteristics.Thisstudyillustratedthechangesofoutputcharacteristicsofanantennawithrespecttothenumberofintroducedslotsontheradiatingpatchinadditiontotheeffectofvariousdielectricmaterialsonantennaperformances.Theantennaperformanceswereanalyzedbyplottingtheobservationofvariousdielectricmaterials.Thechangesofantennacharacteristicswerealsoobservedbyintroducingfournumbersofslotsoneachedgeofthepatchtoimproveradiationcharacteristicswithawiderimpedancebandwidth.
简介:Inthispaper,thephotonicbandgapofphotoniccrystalswithchiralandnegative-indexmaterialsalternatelyisinvestigated.Itisshownthatthiskindofphotoniccrystalexhibitsverywidephotonicbandgap.Thephotoniccrystalswithadefectlayerhaveanarrowdefectmodeinthebandgap,whichcanbeusedasaverygoodfilteringmaterialbychoosingtheparametersofthedefectlayerproperly.
简介:Normally,itisdifficulttodirectlymeasurethebandgapsofperovskitebasedonmethylammonium(MA)orformamidinium(FA)athightemperaturesduetomaterialdecomposition.Wepreventthedecompositionbykeepingthesynthesizedperovskitefilms(MAPbI3andMAPbI3)inorganiciodidevapors,thenmeasurethein-situresistanceofthefilmsatvariedtemperatures,andfurtherevaluatethebandgapsofthesetwomaterials.Theevaluatedbandgapsareconsistentwiththeresultsfromultraviolet-visible(UV-vis)absorptionspectrum.ThebandgapofMAPbI3decreaseswithtemperatureabove95℃,whereasthatofFAPbI3firstincreaseswithtemperaturefrom95℃to107℃andthendecreaseswithtemperatureabove107℃.
简介:Lanthanidehasattractedmuchattentioninthefieldofopticalcommunicationsinrecentyears.SomepropertyanalysesonopticalwaveguideofNd-dopedcrystalNdxY1-xAl3(BO3)4andNd:MgO:LiNbO3aremadeinthispaper,followedbyintroductionofthemethodsofexperimentationandtheoreticalcalculationfortheplanaropticalwaveguides.Therefractiveindexprofilesoftheopticalwaveguidesareanalyzed.Theaboveworkoffersusefulinformationforstudyonnewtypematerialsforopticalcommunications.