In this work, we proposed a novel three-dimensional (3D) plasmonic nanostructure based on porous graphene/nickel foam (GNF) and gas-phase deposited Ag nanoparticles (NPs). Ag NPs with high density were directly deposi...In this work, we proposed a novel three-dimensional (3D) plasmonic nanostructure based on porous graphene/nickel foam (GNF) and gas-phase deposited Ag nanoparticles (NPs). Ag NPs with high density were directly deposited on the surface of 3D GNF by performing a novel cluster beam deposition approach. In comparison with traditional Ag substrate (SiO2/Ag), such hot-spots enriched 3D nanostructure showed extremely high electromag-netic field enhancement under incident light irradiation which could be used as a sensitive chemical sensor based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed nanostructure showed superior SERS performance in terms of Raman signal reproducibility and sensitivity for the probe molecules. 3D full-wave simulation showed that the enhanced SERS performance in this 3D hierarchical plasmonic nanostructure was mainly obtained from the hot-spots between Ag NPs and the near-field coupling between Ag NPs and GNF sca olds. This work can provide a novel assembled SERS substrate as a SERS-based chemical sensor in practical applications.展开更多
Recently Wei-Bo Gao et al.[Phys.Rev.Lett.104 (2010) 020501]; reported on the creation of a 4-photon6-qubit cluster state.It is shown this states can be utilized for perfect teleportation of arbitrary three qubit syste...Recently Wei-Bo Gao et al.[Phys.Rev.Lett.104 (2010) 020501]; reported on the creation of a 4-photon6-qubit cluster state.It is shown this states can be utilized for perfect teleportation of arbitrary three qubit systemsand controlled teleportation of an arbitrary two-qubit state.Therefore, the six-qubit cluster state as quantum channelsis equivalent to that of maximally six-qubit entangled state.展开更多
Coverage challenge for small considered to be a optlmlzation is a main cell clusters which are promising solution to provide seamless cellular coverage for large indoor or outdoor areas. This paper focuses on small ce...Coverage challenge for small considered to be a optlmlzation is a main cell clusters which are promising solution to provide seamless cellular coverage for large indoor or outdoor areas. This paper focuses on small cell cluster coverage problems and proposes both centralized and distributed self-optimization methods. Modified Particle swarm optimization （MPSO） is introduced to centralized optimization which employs particle swarm optimization （PSO） and introduces a heuristic power control scheme to accelerate the algorithm to search tbr the global optimum solution. Distributed coverage optimization is modeled as a non-cooperative game, with a utility function considering both throughput and interference. An iterative power control algorithm is then proposed using game theory （DGT） which converges to Nash Equilibrium （NE）. Simulation results show that both MPSO and DGT have excellent performance in coverage optimization and outperform optimization using simulated annealing algorithm （SA）, reaching higher coverage ratio and throughput while with less iterations.展开更多
Metallic silver （Ag） and its ability to combat infection have been known since ancient history. In the wake of nanotechnology advancement, silver＇s efficacy to fight broad spectrum bacterial infections is further i...Metallic silver （Ag） and its ability to combat infection have been known since ancient history. In the wake of nanotechnology advancement, silver＇s efficacy to fight broad spectrum bacterial infections is further improved in the form of Ag nanoparticles （NPs）. Recent studies have ascribed the broad spectrum antimicrobial properties of Ag NPs to dissociation of Ag＊ ions from the NPs, which may not be entirely applicable when the size of Ag NPs decreases to the sub-2 nm range [denoted Ag nanoclusters （NCs）]. In this paper we report that ultrasmall glutathione （GSH）-protected Ag^＋-rich NCs （Ag^＋-R NCs for short, with a predominance of Ag＋ species in the NCs） have much higher antimicrobial activities towards both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria than the reference NC, GSH-Ag^＋-R NCs. They have the same size and surface ligand, but with different oxidation states of the core silver. This interesting finding suggests that the undissociated Ag^＋-R NCs armed with abundant Ag^＋ ions on the surface are highly active in bacterial killing, which was not observed in the system of their larger counterpart, Ag NPs.展开更多
A protocol for quantum private comparison of equality(QPCE) is proposed based on five-particle cluster state with the help of a semi-honest third party(TP). In our protocol, TP is allowed to misbehave on its own but c...A protocol for quantum private comparison of equality(QPCE) is proposed based on five-particle cluster state with the help of a semi-honest third party(TP). In our protocol, TP is allowed to misbehave on its own but can not conspire with either of two parties. Compared with most two-user QPCE protocols, our protocol not only can compare two groups of private information(each group has two users) in one execution, but also compare just two private information. Compared with the multi-user QPCE protocol proposed, our protocol is safer with more reasonable assumptions of TP. The qubit efficiency is computed and analyzed. Our protocol can also be generalized to the case of 2N participants with one TP. The 2N-participant protocol can compare two groups(each group has N private information)in one execution or just N private information.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11604161)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No.BK20160914)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No.16KJB140009)the Foundation from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunication (No.NY216012)the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sk lodowska-Curie Grant (No.752102)
文摘In this work, we proposed a novel three-dimensional (3D) plasmonic nanostructure based on porous graphene/nickel foam (GNF) and gas-phase deposited Ag nanoparticles (NPs). Ag NPs with high density were directly deposited on the surface of 3D GNF by performing a novel cluster beam deposition approach. In comparison with traditional Ag substrate (SiO2/Ag), such hot-spots enriched 3D nanostructure showed extremely high electromag-netic field enhancement under incident light irradiation which could be used as a sensitive chemical sensor based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed nanostructure showed superior SERS performance in terms of Raman signal reproducibility and sensitivity for the probe molecules. 3D full-wave simulation showed that the enhanced SERS performance in this 3D hierarchical plasmonic nanostructure was mainly obtained from the hot-spots between Ag NPs and the near-field coupling between Ag NPs and GNF sca olds. This work can provide a novel assembled SERS substrate as a SERS-based chemical sensor in practical applications.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10902083 Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.2009JM1007
文摘Recently Wei-Bo Gao et al.[Phys.Rev.Lett.104 (2010) 020501]; reported on the creation of a 4-photon6-qubit cluster state.It is shown this states can be utilized for perfect teleportation of arbitrary three qubit systemsand controlled teleportation of an arbitrary two-qubit state.Therefore, the six-qubit cluster state as quantum channelsis equivalent to that of maximally six-qubit entangled state.
基金supported by the National High-Tech Development 863 Program of China (Grant DOS. 2012AA012801)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61331009)
文摘Coverage challenge for small considered to be a optlmlzation is a main cell clusters which are promising solution to provide seamless cellular coverage for large indoor or outdoor areas. This paper focuses on small cell cluster coverage problems and proposes both centralized and distributed self-optimization methods. Modified Particle swarm optimization （MPSO） is introduced to centralized optimization which employs particle swarm optimization （PSO） and introduces a heuristic power control scheme to accelerate the algorithm to search tbr the global optimum solution. Distributed coverage optimization is modeled as a non-cooperative game, with a utility function considering both throughput and interference. An iterative power control algorithm is then proposed using game theory （DGT） which converges to Nash Equilibrium （NE）. Simulation results show that both MPSO and DGT have excellent performance in coverage optimization and outperform optimization using simulated annealing algorithm （SA）, reaching higher coverage ratio and throughput while with less iterations.
文摘Metallic silver （Ag） and its ability to combat infection have been known since ancient history. In the wake of nanotechnology advancement, silver＇s efficacy to fight broad spectrum bacterial infections is further improved in the form of Ag nanoparticles （NPs）. Recent studies have ascribed the broad spectrum antimicrobial properties of Ag NPs to dissociation of Ag＊ ions from the NPs, which may not be entirely applicable when the size of Ag NPs decreases to the sub-2 nm range [denoted Ag nanoclusters （NCs）]. In this paper we report that ultrasmall glutathione （GSH）-protected Ag^＋-rich NCs （Ag^＋-R NCs for short, with a predominance of Ag＋ species in the NCs） have much higher antimicrobial activities towards both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria than the reference NC, GSH-Ag^＋-R NCs. They have the same size and surface ligand, but with different oxidation states of the core silver. This interesting finding suggests that the undissociated Ag^＋-R NCs armed with abundant Ag^＋ ions on the surface are highly active in bacterial killing, which was not observed in the system of their larger counterpart, Ag NPs.
基金Supported by NSFC under Grant Nos.61402058,61572086the Fund for Middle and Young Academic Leaders of CUIT under Grant No.J201511+2 种基金the Science and Technology Support Project of Sichuan Province of China under Grant No.2013GZX0137the Fund for Young Persons Project of Sichuan Province of China under Grant No.12ZB017the Foundation of Cyberspace Security Key Laboratory of Sichuan Higher Education Institutions under Grant No.szjj2014-074
文摘A protocol for quantum private comparison of equality(QPCE) is proposed based on five-particle cluster state with the help of a semi-honest third party(TP). In our protocol, TP is allowed to misbehave on its own but can not conspire with either of two parties. Compared with most two-user QPCE protocols, our protocol not only can compare two groups of private information(each group has two users) in one execution, but also compare just two private information. Compared with the multi-user QPCE protocol proposed, our protocol is safer with more reasonable assumptions of TP. The qubit efficiency is computed and analyzed. Our protocol can also be generalized to the case of 2N participants with one TP. The 2N-participant protocol can compare two groups(each group has N private information)in one execution or just N private information.
