光线对高速运动粒子的一种效应

通过对物理模型的讨论,对垂直光线高速运动的中性粒子所受光压进行分析,得出当粒子速度增高时,其所受光压也增高的结论.

RTD’s Relaxation Oscillation Characteristics with Applied Pressure

The relaxation oscillation characteristics of a resonant tunneling diode （RTD） with applied pressure are reported. The oscillation circuit is simulated and designed by Pspice 8. 0, and the measured oscillation frequency is up to 200kHz. Using molecular beam epitaxy （MBE） ,AIAs/lnx Ga1-x As/GaAs double barrier resonant tunneling structures （DBRTS） are grown on （100） semi-insulated （SI） GaAs substrate,and the RTD is processed by Au/Ge/Ni/Au metallization and an airbridge structure. Because of the piezoresistive effect of RTD,with Raman spectrum to measure the applied pressure, the relaxation oscillation characteristics have been studied, which show that the relaxation oscillation frequency has approxi- mately a - 17.9kHz/MPa change.

Piezopotential augmented photo-and photoelectro-catalysis with a built-in electric field

Rapid technological development and population growth are responsible for a series of imminent environmental problems and an ineluctable energy crisis.The application of semiconductor nanomaterials in photocatalysis or photoelectrocatalysis(PEC)for either the degradation of contaminants in the environment or the generation of hydrogen as clean fuel is an effective approach to alleviate these problems.However,the efficiency of such processes remains suboptimal for real applications.Reasonable construction of a built-in electric field is considered to efficiently enhance carrier separation and reduce carrier recombination to improve catalytic performance.In the past decade,as a new method to enhance the built-in electric field,the piezoelectric effect from piezoelectric materials has been extensively studied.In this review,we provide an overview of the properties of piezoelectric materials and the mechanisms of piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity for a built-in electric field.Then,piezoelectric and ferroelectric polarization regulated built-in electric fields that mediate catalysis are discussed.Furthermore,the applications of piezoelectric semiconductor materials are also highlighted,including degradation of pollutants,bacteria disinfection,water splitting for H2 generation,and organic synthesis.We conclude by discussing the challenges in the field and the exciting opportunities to further improve piezo-catalytic efficiency.

Theoretical Calculations of Optical Spectra and Their Pressure-Induced Shifts of MgAl_2O_4:Cr^(3+)

The energy levels of spectrum, wavefunetions and crystal-field parameters of MgAl2O4：Cr^3＋ at normal pressure have been calculated by the means of diagonalizing the complete d^3 energy matrix （DCEM）. With these results, the g factor of the ground state at normal pressure and the pressure-induced shift （PS） of the spectra1 levels are also calculated uniformly, and the calculated results are all in good agreement with the experimental ones. And the contributions of various crystal-field parameters to the energy levels at normal pressure and the variational rates of the R1 line shifting with the pressure are calculated, from which the physical origin of the red shift of the R1 line shifting with increasing pressure have been clearly shown.

Light Actuation of Liquid in Optofluidics

Optofluidics is the integration of optics and microfluidics(so-called lab on the chip). Wherein the actuation of liquid is a key technic. In a variety of methods for controlling microscale liquid, the light actuation is particularly interesting. The light actuation offers a novel way to control the flow of fluids for biomedical and biotechnological applications, etc.. The complexity and cost of devices sometimes may be greatly reduced by using complete optical control and may be more flexible in operation than other methods. However the light actuation of liquid is a burgeoning field as well as optofluidics. There is lots of work to do. Here we systematically describe four mechanisms for the light actuation of liquid based on the following points: optoelectrowetting, photothermal effect, radiation pressure, photosensitive substance.

Nickel Catalyzed High-Pressure Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass for H2 Production

In this study, high-pressure hydrothermal processing of different biomass sources and products, which include cellulose, xylan, lignin, pine wood, paper waste, and waste lignin was performed at 200-275 ℃ in presence of NiSO4 catalyst. Biomass slurry was prepared in distilled water containing NiSO4, loaded in a high-temperature high-pressure reactor and heated to different temperatures. The reaction was continued for 120 min and during the reaction gas samples were withdrawn and analyzed using Chrompack capillary column on the gas chromatograph equipped with thermal conductivity detector. The analysis of gas samples revealed the presence of H2, CO2, CO, and CH4 gases. Increase in catalyst concentration from 3 wt% to 10 wt% has significantly increased the H2 generation. Absence of catalyst, however, generated almost negligible amount of H2. Among the biomass sources and products investigated here, xylan has yielded maximum amount of H2. The liquid samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） and Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectroscopy which revealed the presence of sugars along with the other intermediates.

原子力显微镜精确测量静电力的新方法

原子力显微镜能够对表面进行原子分辨成像,同时也可测量探针和表面之间的微小力。物理学家可以通过在纳米尺度测量静电力,研究半导体中施主附近的电荷分布,有机光伏电池中的光压效应,或者分子中的结合键的位置。

Finite element simulation of wireless structural vibration control with photostrictive actuators

A recently emerging family of smart materials,photostrictive materials,exhibit large photostriction under uniform illumination of high-energy light.This photostriction mechanism arises from a superposition phenomenon of photovoltaic and converse piezoelectric effects.A photostrictive type of opto-electromechanical actuator activated by high-energy lights can introduce actuation and control effects without hard-wired connections.The control light intensity applied to the actuator is proportional to the transverse velocity at a positioned point,which is measured by a laser vibrometer.In this paper,photostrictive films are numerically analyzed to evaluate their use as wireless actuators for future remote vibration control of flexible structures.A novel opto-electromechanical solid shell finite element formulation is developed for accurate analysis of the multiple physics effects of photovoltaic,pyroelectric and thermal expansion of photostrictive materials.Available experimental data and analytical solutions have been used to verify the present finite element results.The simulation in this study demonstrates that the present formulation is very reliable,accurate and also computationally efficient and that the use of photostrictive actuators can provide good controllability of structural vibration.

Ultrafast photoinduced strain in super-tetragonal PbTiO ferroelectric films

The ultrafast photoinduced strain(UPS)resulting from the coupling of piezoelectric and photovoltaic effects in ferroelectric has been focused in the last decade,endowing them with extensive applications including ultrafast optical memories,sensors and actuators with strain engineering.The mechanism of screening of the depolarization field by photoinduced carriers is generally accepted for UPS in ferroelectrics,while the thermal component of the strain is usually diluted as the offset and has not been systematically confronted,leading to unnecessary confusion.Herein,both the positive and negative thermal expansion effects in composite ferroelectric epitaxial films are investigated by use of high-repetition-rate ultrafast X-ray diffraction,along with the piezoelectric and photovoltaic effects.The coupling of the positive/negative thermal effects and the piezoelectric/photovoltaic effects in ultrafast strain is evidenced and can be regulated.The opposite lattice responses due to different thermal effects of the samples with different axial ratios are observed.The maximum UPS is up to 0.24%,comparable to that of conventional ferroelectric.The interaction between the thermal and ferroelectric effects in the induced strain could promote the diversified applications with the coupling of light,heat and electricity.

All-organic composites with strong photoelectric response over a wide spectral range

2-hydroxynaphthylidene-1′-naphthylamine(HNAN) and –NO_(2) modified HNAN(HNAN-NO_(2)) Schiff base compounds were synthesized and exhibited strong visible light absorption(<650 nm). These compounds were added to poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)(P(VDF-Tr FE))ferroelectric polymer, obtaining composites with high photoelectric response under visible and infrared light. It was found that the modification of HNAN by the nitro group and the poling of the composites under a high electric field can greatly enhance the photoelectric response of the composites. The composites can generate high photovoltages of 1386 and352.7 mV under irradiation with near-infrared light(915 nm)and green light(532 nm). The mechanism of the photoelectric response of the composites under green light was explored and it was found that the response originates mainly from the coupling effect of the photothermal effect of the Schiff base and the pyroelectric effect of the ferroelectric polymer. The composites, which can be utilized as photodetector materials,are promising for next-generation artificial retina applications and the sensing capability of retina can be extended in a wide wavelength range from visible to infrared light.

Effects of Compressibility and Knudsen Number on the Aero Optics in Hypersonic Flow Fields

Tsien summarized the similarity in hypersonic flows, and related Knudsen number to Mach number and Reynolds number. Recently, a path-based problem, aero-optical effect, arises in hypersonic flows, and it concerns about the compressibility and the Knudsen number of the gas flows, which differs from the Tsien's focus to some extent. In this paper, the similarity of hypersonic aero optics is theoretically studied, and both flow fields and induced aero-optical effect after flows pass through a cylinder are predicted by a well-accepted particle-based method, direct simulation Monte-Carlo(DSMC) method. The results show that the optical distortions are inversely proportional to the Knudsen number, while the compressibility plays an important role in the optical degradations.Hence, it is confirmed that the effects of Mach number and Knudsen number on the aero-optical effect induced by hypersonic flows are of great significance. Besides, since the Knudsen number is defined straightforwardly based on the optically active region, the physics is clearer than any other similarity criteria.