飞秒激光脉冲序列烧蚀硅的孔型质量研究

为了改善高能流密度飞秒激光的烧蚀质量,使用法布里珀罗腔产生子脉冲间隔在1~3500 ps内连续可调的飞秒激光脉冲序列,系统探究了单个飞秒高斯脉冲与不同脉冲间隔的脉冲序列在硅上烧蚀的孔型质量。实验结果显示,子脉冲间隔在50~100 ps范围内时,孔边缘的冠状重熔物大大减少,其厚度仅为单个飞秒高斯脉冲的40%,周围基底几乎没有粘连的粉尘或热损伤痕迹,孔型品质因子数值从单个飞秒脉冲的0.52提升至0.89。本文报道的飞秒激光脉冲序列,基于后续子脉冲与喷出物的二次烧蚀原理,子脉冲间隔在50~100 ps范围内时,后续子脉冲能够最大程度的雾化喷出物,从而减少冠状重熔物与高温粉尘污染损伤,烧蚀质量得到改善。

从纳秒到飞秒科学

在20世纪的上半个世纪里,短时间间隔的测量限于1ns(ns,10-9s).1900年以前,人们已经知晓电火花和克尔盒快门能够响应短达10-8s的时间.亚伯拉罕等人于1899年使用了电容器极板放电来同时触发火花塞间隙和克尔盒快门.电容器极板放在十字起偏器和分析器中间的含有二硫化碳(CS2)的盒子里,火花隙和克尔盒之间的光程是可变的.如果这个延时路径长于4m,就没有光传输过来,这证明克尔盒的反应快于10-8s.

High temperature cyclic oxidation behavior of Y_2O_3-ZrO_2 thermal barrier coatings irradiated by high-intensity pulsed ion beam

The high-temperature oxidation resistance behavior of 7% （mass fraction） Y203-ZrO2 thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） irradiated by high-intensity pulsed ion beam （HIPIB） was investigated under the cyclic oxidation condition of 1 050 ℃ and 1 h. The columnar grains in the TBCs disappear after the HIPIB irradiation at ion current densities of 100-200 A/cm^2 and the irradiated surface becomes smooth and densified after remelting and ablation due to the HIPIB irradiation. The thermally grown oxide （TGO） layer thickness of the irradiated TBCs is smaller than that of the original TBCs. After 15 cycles, the mass gains of the original TBCs and those irradiated by ion current densities of 100 and 200 A/cm^2 due to the oxidation are found to be 0.8-0.9, 0.6-0.7, and 0.3-0.4 mg/cm^2, respectively. The inward diffusion of oxygen through the irradiated TBCs is significantly impeded by the densified top layer formed due to irradiation, which is the main reason for the improved overall oxidation resistance of the irradiated TBCs.

Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies and Applications

The current need to fasten the implementation of renewable energies greatly depends on the development of competitive storage devices, and while there is not a single technology which is likely capable to competitively cover the wide range of possible demands, electrochemical technologies are one of the most promising for many of them. For the realization of this promise, new materials fulfilling criteria such as high energy density, high power density, competitive cost, reliability, and environmental compatibility need to be developed in the near future. Electrochemical energy storage devices can be classified into two main technologies： supercapacitors and batteries （including redox flow batteries）. Materials and applications for these technologies are discussed and compared, listing current status, technical and strategic challenges.

Turbulent hydrodynamics experiments in high energy density plasmas： scientific case and preliminary results of the TurboHEDP project

The physics of compressible turbulence in high energy density(HED) plasmas is an unchartered experimental area.Simulations of compressible and radiative flows relevant for astrophysics rely mainly on subscale parameters. Therefore,we plan to perform turbulent hydrodynamics experiments in HED plasmas(TurboHEDP) in order to improve our understanding of such important phenomena for interest in both communities: laser plasma physics and astrophysics. We will focus on the physics of supernovae remnants which are complex structures subject to fluid instabilities such as the Rayleigh–Taylor and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities. The advent of megajoule laser facilities, like the National Ignition Facility and the Laser Megajoule, creates novel opportunities in laboratory astrophysics, as it provides unique platforms to study turbulent mixing flows in HED plasmas. Indeed, the physics requires accelerating targets over larger distances and longer time periods than previously achieved. In a preparatory phase, scaling from experiments at lower laser energies is used to guarantee the performance of future MJ experiments. This subscale experiments allow us to develop experimental skills and numerical tools in this new field of research, and are stepping stones to achieve our objectives on larger laser facilities. We review first in this paper recent advances in high energy density experiments devoted to laboratory astrophysics. Then we describe the necessary steps forward to commission an experimental platform devoted to turbulent hydrodynamics on a megajoule laser facility. Recent novel experimental results acquired on LULI2000, as well as supporting radiative hydrodynamics simulations, are presented. Together with the development of LiF detectors as transformative X-ray diagnostics, these preliminary results are promising on the way to achieve micrometric spatial resolution in turbulent HED physics experiments in the near future.

Three-dimensional porous superaerophobic nickel nanoflower electrodes for high-performance hydrazine oxidation

Finding inexpensive electrodes with high activity and stability is key to realize the practical application of fuel cells. Here, we report the fabrication of three-dimensional （3D） porous nickel nanoflower （3D-PNNF） electrodes via an in situ reduction method. The 3D-PNNF electrodes have a high surface area, show tight binding to the electroconductive substrate, and most importantly, have superaerophobic （bubble repellent） surfaces. Therefore, the electrocatalytic hydrazine oxidation performance of the 3D-PNNF electrodes was much higher than that of commercial Pt/C catalysts because of its ultra-weak gas-bubble adhesion and ultra-fast gas-bubble release. Furthermore, the 3D-PNNF electrodes showed ultra-high stability even under a high current density （260 mA/cm^2）, which makes it promising for practical applications. In addition, the construction of superaerophobic nanostructures could also be beneficial for other gas evolution processes （e.g., hydrogen evolution reaction）.

Fabrication of 150-nm Al_(0.48)In_(0.52)As/Ga_(0.47)In_(0.53)As mHEMTs on GaAs substrates

High performance 150-nm gate-length metamorphic Al0.48In0.52As/Ga0.47In0.53 As high electron mobility transistors(mHEMTs) with very good device performance have been successfully fabricated.A T-shaped gate is fabricated by using a combined technique of optical and e-beam photolithography,which is beneficial to decreasing parasitic capacitance and parasitic resistance of the gate.The ohmic contact resistance R c is as low as 0.03 mm when using a novel ohmic contact metal system(Ni/Ge/Ti/Au).The devices exhibit excellent DC and RF performance.A peak extrinsic transconductance of 775 mS/mm and a maximum drain current density of 720 mA/mm are achieved.The unity current gain cut-off frequency(fT) and the maximum oscillation frequency(f max) are 188.4 and 250 GHz,respectively.

In situ construction of heterostructured bimetallic sulfide/phosphide with rich interfaces for high-performance aqueous Zn-ion batteries

It is still challenging to develop suitable cathode structures for high-rate and stable aqueous Zn-ion batteries.Herein,a phosphating-assisted interfacial engineering strategy is designed for the controllable conversion of NiCo_(2)S_(4) nanosheets into heterostructured NiCoP/NiCo_(2)S_(4) as the cathodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries.The multicomponent heterostructures with rich interfaces can not only improve the electrical conductivity but also enhance the diffusion pathways for Zn-ion storage.As expected,the NiCoP/NiCo_(2)S_(4) electrode has high performance with a large specific capacity of 251.1 mA h g^(−1) at a high current density of 10 A g^(−1) and excellent rate capability(retaining about 76%even at 50 A g^(−1)).Accordingly,the Zn-ion battery using NiCoP/NiCo_(2)S_(4) as the cathode delivers a high specific capacity(265.1 mA h g^(−1) at 5 A g^(−1)),a long-term cycling stability(96.9%retention after 5000 cycles),and a competitive energy density(444.7W h kg^(−1) at the power density of 8.4 kW kg^(−1)).This work therefore provides a simple phosphating-assisted interfacial engineering strategy to construct heterostructured electrode materials with rich interfaces for the development of high-performance energy storage devices in the future.