In this study, author investigated the spectral response of EM （electromagnetic） energy absorption in a colloidal system of Fe3O4 nanoparticles with an average size of 9.50 nm immersed in a 2% aqueous solution of S...In this study, author investigated the spectral response of EM （electromagnetic） energy absorption in a colloidal system of Fe3O4 nanoparticles with an average size of 9.50 nm immersed in a 2% aqueous solution of SDS （sodium dodeci[ sulfate）. The temperature of the nanoparticles and the SDS solution was evaluated by a novel method based on measuring the Q-factor （quality-factor） of a resonant circuit. The Q-factor of the investigated system as a function of the frequency of the EM field was obtained. The nanoparticles-SDS liquid system exhibited a resonance-like behavior of the absorption, where the resonance frequency was about 170 MHz, and the absorption rise up to the resonance frequency was rather slow. The observed absorption of EM energy was accompanied by a small temperature increasing of the system. Measurements of the ESR （electron spin resonance） spectrum of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles have presented a slightly asymmetric singlet with the proportionality factor g = 2 and a line-width of the magnetic field strength △H = 0.1 mT. It was shown that the observed absorption spectrum corresponds to paramagnetic behavior of the investigated nanoparticles.展开更多
Higher-order topological insulators(HOTIs),with topological corner or hinge states,have emerged as a thriving topic in the field of topological physics.However,few connections have been found for HOTIs with well-explo...Higher-order topological insulators(HOTIs),with topological corner or hinge states,have emerged as a thriving topic in the field of topological physics.However,few connections have been found for HOTIs with well-explored first-order topological insulators.Recently a proposal asserted that a significant bridge can be established between the HOTIs and Z2 topological insulators.When subjected to an inplane Zeeman field,corner states,the signature of the HOTIs,can be induced in a Z2 topological insulator.Such Zeeman fields can be produced,for example,by the ferromagnetic proximity effect or magnetic atom doping,which drastically increases the experimental complexity.Here,we show that a phononic crystal,designed as a bilayer of coupled acoustic cavities,exactly hosts the Kane-Mele model with built-in in-plane Zeeman fields.The helical edge states along the zigzag edges are gapped,and the corner states,localized spatially at the corners of the samples,appear in the gap.This verifies the Zeeman field induced higher-order topology.We further demonstrate the intriguing contrast properties of the corner states at the outer and inner corners in a hexagonal ring-shaped sample.展开更多
This paper presents a surface plasmon resonance(SPR) imaging system based on angular modulation(AM) and intensity measurement(IM) together to avoid the mechanical errors of the angle scanning device. The SPR resonant ...This paper presents a surface plasmon resonance(SPR) imaging system based on angular modulation(AM) and intensity measurement(IM) together to avoid the mechanical errors of the angle scanning device. The SPR resonant angle was found by angular scanning method and then the light intensity changes were collected at a fixed incident angle. Glycerol gradient solution(0%, 1%, 2%, 3%(weight percentage) glycerol dissolved in water) experiments were conducted, which indicate that the best fixed angle location is the middle of the linear range of SPR absorption peak and the central area signals are more uniform than those of the border areas. The sensitivity differences of different areas of SPR images are studied, and an optimized algorithm is developed.展开更多
In this paper, a surface plasmon resonance imaging(SPRI) system for cell analysis is developed for obtaining the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) signal from the interactions between cells and different stimuli. The sys...In this paper, a surface plasmon resonance imaging(SPRI) system for cell analysis is developed for obtaining the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) signal from the interactions between cells and different stimuli. The system is constructed with a red laser light source, a P-polarizer, a glass prism, a 5× objective lens, a charge coupled device(CCD) camera, a gold sensor chip, a polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) reaction well and a mechanical scanning device. The system is applied to mapping living cells in response to stimuli by characterization of the refractive index(RI) changes. Cell responses to K+ in KCl solutions with concentrations of 5 mmol/L, 20 mmol/L, 50 mmol/L and 100 mmol/L are collected, which indicates that the SPRI method can distinguish the concentration of the stimuli. Furthermore, cell responses to epidermal growth factor(EGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) are studied independently. The binding of EGF receptor(EGFR) and EGF is collected as the first signal, and the internal change in cells is recorded as the second signal. The cell response to VEGF is different from that to EGF, which indicates that the SPRI as a label-free, real-time, fast and quantitative method has a potential to distinguish the cell responses to different stimuli.展开更多
文摘In this study, author investigated the spectral response of EM （electromagnetic） energy absorption in a colloidal system of Fe3O4 nanoparticles with an average size of 9.50 nm immersed in a 2% aqueous solution of SDS （sodium dodeci[ sulfate）. The temperature of the nanoparticles and the SDS solution was evaluated by a novel method based on measuring the Q-factor （quality-factor） of a resonant circuit. The Q-factor of the investigated system as a function of the frequency of the EM field was obtained. The nanoparticles-SDS liquid system exhibited a resonance-like behavior of the absorption, where the resonance frequency was about 170 MHz, and the absorption rise up to the resonance frequency was rather slow. The observed absorption of EM energy was accompanied by a small temperature increasing of the system. Measurements of the ESR （electron spin resonance） spectrum of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles have presented a slightly asymmetric singlet with the proportionality factor g = 2 and a line-width of the magnetic field strength △H = 0.1 mT. It was shown that the observed absorption spectrum corresponds to paramagnetic behavior of the investigated nanoparticles.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11890701,11974120,11974005,12074128,12074232,12125406,and 12174455)the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0305800)+1 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2019B151502012,2021B1515020086,and 2021A1515010347)the Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou(202102020960)。
文摘Higher-order topological insulators(HOTIs),with topological corner or hinge states,have emerged as a thriving topic in the field of topological physics.However,few connections have been found for HOTIs with well-explored first-order topological insulators.Recently a proposal asserted that a significant bridge can be established between the HOTIs and Z2 topological insulators.When subjected to an inplane Zeeman field,corner states,the signature of the HOTIs,can be induced in a Z2 topological insulator.Such Zeeman fields can be produced,for example,by the ferromagnetic proximity effect or magnetic atom doping,which drastically increases the experimental complexity.Here,we show that a phononic crystal,designed as a bilayer of coupled acoustic cavities,exactly hosts the Kane-Mele model with built-in in-plane Zeeman fields.The helical edge states along the zigzag edges are gapped,and the corner states,localized spatially at the corners of the samples,appear in the gap.This verifies the Zeeman field induced higher-order topology.We further demonstrate the intriguing contrast properties of the corner states at the outer and inner corners in a hexagonal ring-shaped sample.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2014AA022303)the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2014CB744600)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61571420,3157100761201079 and 81371711)
文摘This paper presents a surface plasmon resonance(SPR) imaging system based on angular modulation(AM) and intensity measurement(IM) together to avoid the mechanical errors of the angle scanning device. The SPR resonant angle was found by angular scanning method and then the light intensity changes were collected at a fixed incident angle. Glycerol gradient solution(0%, 1%, 2%, 3%(weight percentage) glycerol dissolved in water) experiments were conducted, which indicate that the best fixed angle location is the middle of the linear range of SPR absorption peak and the central area signals are more uniform than those of the border areas. The sensitivity differences of different areas of SPR images are studied, and an optimized algorithm is developed.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Nos.2011CB933202 and 2014CB744600)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2014AA022303)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61201079,61372055,81371711 and 31100820)
文摘In this paper, a surface plasmon resonance imaging(SPRI) system for cell analysis is developed for obtaining the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) signal from the interactions between cells and different stimuli. The system is constructed with a red laser light source, a P-polarizer, a glass prism, a 5× objective lens, a charge coupled device(CCD) camera, a gold sensor chip, a polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) reaction well and a mechanical scanning device. The system is applied to mapping living cells in response to stimuli by characterization of the refractive index(RI) changes. Cell responses to K+ in KCl solutions with concentrations of 5 mmol/L, 20 mmol/L, 50 mmol/L and 100 mmol/L are collected, which indicates that the SPRI method can distinguish the concentration of the stimuli. Furthermore, cell responses to epidermal growth factor(EGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) are studied independently. The binding of EGF receptor(EGFR) and EGF is collected as the first signal, and the internal change in cells is recorded as the second signal. The cell response to VEGF is different from that to EGF, which indicates that the SPRI as a label-free, real-time, fast and quantitative method has a potential to distinguish the cell responses to different stimuli.
