The honeycomb magnet Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)recently emerged as a promising candidate for realizing Kitaev quantum spin liquid with relatively low levels of structural disorder.While the precise spin Hamiltonian remains c...The honeycomb magnet Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)recently emerged as a promising candidate for realizing Kitaev quantum spin liquid with relatively low levels of structural disorder.While the precise spin Hamiltonian remains controversial,the potential existence of a quantum spin liquid or other novel quantum magnetic phases continues to stimulate investigation.Here,we study the temperature and magnetic field-dependent spin excitations of Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)on a twin-free single crystal using magneto-terahertz(THz)spectroscopy,focusing on magnetic anisotropy and field-induced unusual phases.We observe a low-energy continuum excitation above T_(N)and a 0.5 THz(2 meV)spin wave excitation in magnetic order under zero field.Upon applying an in-plane magnetic field,the spin waves transform to a magnetic continuum over an intermediate field range,above which the system enters a spin-polarized state.Crucially,the spin excitation spectra reveal striking anisotropy between the a and b crystallographic axes,demanding description by a strongly anisotropic spin model.These findings establish Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)as a model system for investigating field-tunable quantum magnetism and potential spin liquid behavior in highly anisotropic systems.展开更多
We measure the time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy of GeSn thin film and studied the ultrafast dynamics of its photo-generated carriers.The experimental results show that there are photo-generated carriers in GeSn un...We measure the time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy of GeSn thin film and studied the ultrafast dynamics of its photo-generated carriers.The experimental results show that there are photo-generated carriers in GeSn under femtosecond laser excitation at 2500 nm,and its pump-induced photoconductivity can be explained by the Drude–Smith model.The carrier recombination process is mainly dominated by defect-assisted Auger processes and defect capture.The firstand second-order recombination rates are obtained by the rate equation fitting,which are(2.6±1.1)×10^(-2)ps^(-1)and(6.6±1.8)×10^(-19)cm^(3)·ps^(-1),respectively.Meanwhile,we also obtain the diffusion length of photo-generated carriers in GeSn,which is about 0.4μm,and it changes with the pump delay time.These results are important for the GeSn-based infrared optoelectronic devices,and demonstrate that Ge Sn materials can be applied to high-speed optoelectronic detectors and other applications.展开更多
Surface states are expected to play a key role in broadband terahertz(THz) emitters, where photoexcited carrier distributions are confined within about 1 μm of the surface. Optical pump and THz probe spectroscopy was...Surface states are expected to play a key role in broadband terahertz(THz) emitters, where photoexcited carrier distributions are confined within about 1 μm of the surface. Optical pump and THz probe spectroscopy was used to study the dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers in both textured and non-textured GaAs substrates.Our findings show that the textured surface acts as an antireflective layer, greatly boosting the infrared pump laser's coupling efficiency into the semi-insulating GaAs substrate. Additionally, texturing introduces a trapassisted recombination pathway, speeding up carrier relaxation and thus reducing Joule heating. Under the same pumping and bias field conditions, the coarse-textured GaAs photoconductive antenna shows nearly 7.85 times stronger THz emission amplitude than the non-textured device, along with improvement in signal-to-noise ratio.At a fixed bias field, higher pump power increases photogenerated carrier density, causing bias field screening and subsequent saturation of THz emission. At fixed pump power, when the bias field reaches ~2.5 kV/cm, both THz emission and photocurrent spectra show a clear kink, signaling intervalley scattering from the Γ valley to the L(X) valleys under high electric fields.展开更多
Terahertz(THz)technology offers novel opportunities in biology and medicine,thanks to the unique features of THzwave interactions with tissues and cells.Among them,we particularly notice strong sensitivity of THz wave...Terahertz(THz)technology offers novel opportunities in biology and medicine,thanks to the unique features of THzwave interactions with tissues and cells.Among them,we particularly notice strong sensitivity of THz waves to the tissue water,as a medium for biochemical reactions and a main endogenous marker for THz spectroscopy and imaging.Tissues of the brain have an exceptionally high content of water.This factor,along with the features of the structural organization and biochemistry of neuronal and glial tissues,makes the brain an exciting subject to study in the THz range.In this paper,progress and prospects of THz technology in neurodiagnostics are overviewed,including diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease,myelin deficit,tumors of the central nervous system(with an emphasis on brain gliomas),and traumatic brain injuries.Fundamental and applied challenges in study of the THz-wave–brain tissue interactions and development of the THz biomedical tools and systems for neurodiagnostics are discussed.展开更多
Objective This work examines the impact of external electric fields at terahertz(THz)frequencies on doublestranded deoxyribonucleic acid(dsDNA)systems adsorbed on Au(111)surfaces in aqueous environments.Methods The in...Objective This work examines the impact of external electric fields at terahertz(THz)frequencies on doublestranded deoxyribonucleic acid(dsDNA)systems adsorbed on Au(111)surfaces in aqueous environments.Methods The investigation utilizes a molecular dynamics(MD)approach at the atomic level and vibrational dynamics calculations using the GolDNA-Amber force field.Results The results reveal that the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA exhibits reduced adherence to the gold surface,while the side chains display a stronger affinity.When subjecting the hydrated DNA strands to an electric field with frequencies up to 10 THz,peak intensities of vibrational dynamic density(VDoS)are observed at five different frequencies.Moreover,the strong electric field causes hydrogen bonds in the DNA within the slit to break.The sensitivity to the electric field is particularly pronounced at 8.8 THz and 9.6 THz,with different vibrational modes observed at varying electric field strengths.Conclusion These findings contribute to an enhanced understanding of the molecular organization of gold-plated charged biological interfaces.展开更多
Chalcogenide superlattices Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe is a candidate for interfacial phase-change memory(iPCM) data storage devices.By employing terahertz emission spectroscopy and the transient reflectance spectroscopy togeth...Chalcogenide superlattices Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe is a candidate for interfacial phase-change memory(iPCM) data storage devices.By employing terahertz emission spectroscopy and the transient reflectance spectroscopy together,we investigate the ultrafast photoexcited carrier dynamics and current transients in Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe superlattices.Sample orientation and excitation polarization dependences of the THz emission confirm that ultrafast thermo-electric,shift and injection currents contribute to the THz generation in Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe superlattices.By decreasing the thickness and increasing the number of GeTe and Sb_(2)Te_(3) layer,the interlayer coupling can be enhanced,which significantly reduces the contribution from circular photo-galvanic effect(CPGE).A photo-induced bleaching in the transient reflectance spectroscopy probed in the range of~1100 nm to~1400 nm further demonstrates a gapped state resulting from the interlayer coupling.These demonstrates play an important role in the development of iPCM-based high-speed optoelectronic devices.展开更多
We introduce a novel method to accurately extract the optical parameters in terahertz reflection imaging. Our method builds on standard self-referencing methods using the reflected signal from the bottom of the imagin...We introduce a novel method to accurately extract the optical parameters in terahertz reflection imaging. Our method builds on standard self-referencing methods using the reflected signal from the bottom of the imaging window material to further compensate for time-dependent system fluctuations and position-dependent variation in the window thickness. Our proposed method not only improves the accuracy, but also simplifies the imaging procedure and reduces measurement times.展开更多
High-resolution terahertz absorption and Raman spectra of glutamine in the frequency region 0.2 THz-2.8 THz are obtained by using THz time domain spectroscopy and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy. Based on the experim...High-resolution terahertz absorption and Raman spectra of glutamine in the frequency region 0.2 THz-2.8 THz are obtained by using THz time domain spectroscopy and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy. Based on the experimental and the computational results, the vibration modes corresponding to the terahertz absorption and Raman scatting peaks are assigned and further verified by the theoretical calculations. Spectral investigation of the periodic structure of glutamine based on the sophisticated hybrid density functional B3LYP indicates that the vibrational modes come mainly from the inter-molecular hydrogen bond in this frequency region.展开更多
Two detection techniques of broadband terahertz（THz）time-domain spectroscopy-THz air-biased coherent detection（THz-ABCD;from 0.3 to 14 THz）and electro-optical（EO）detection（from 0.3 to 7 THz）-are both performed...Two detection techniques of broadband terahertz（THz）time-domain spectroscopy-THz air-biased coherent detection（THz-ABCD;from 0.3 to 14 THz）and electro-optical（EO）detection（from 0.3 to 7 THz）-are both performed at several different relative humidity levels.The THz power exponentially decays with the increase in relative humidity.The dynamic range of the main pulse in the time domain linearly decreases as the relative humidity increases from 0%to 40%,and linear fittings show that the slopes are-0.017 and-0.019 for THz-ABCD and EO detection,respectively.Because of the multiple reflections caused by the crystal in the common EO detection,THz-ABCD has better spectral resolution（17 GHz）than that of EO detection（170 GHz）.The spectrum of water vapor absorption measured by THz-ABCD is also compared with that measured by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）.展开更多
In this paper damage assessment based on guided elastic wave propagation phenomenon is presented.Guided waves are generated by piezoelectric transducer and registered by scanning laser doppler vibrometer(SLDV).Signal ...In this paper damage assessment based on guided elastic wave propagation phenomenon is presented.Guided waves are generated by piezoelectric transducer and registered by scanning laser doppler vibrometer(SLDV).Signal processing is based on the analysis of full wavefield measurements gathered from dense mesh of measurement points spanned over area of investigated samples.Full wavefield measurement approach allows creation of animations presenting the guided wave propagation in the structure.Moreover such approach is suitable for analysis of interaction of guided waves with discontinuities located in structure.In the research attention is paid especially on analysis of phenomenon of S0/A0′guided wave mode conversion due to interaction with investigated discontinuities-teflon inserts and impact damage.The presented work is related to glass fibre reinforced polymer(GFRP)samples.In the research,auxiliary non-destructive testing(NDT)method is also utilized.The aim of this method is to indicate the depth of discontinuity,and to prove that delamination was created in the case of impact damage.Auxiliary method is based on terahertz spectroscopy(THz)where the analysis of propagation of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz band is conducted.THz spectroscopy method can be utilized for damage assessment in the dielectric materials like GFRP.展开更多
We employ optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy to investigate the composition-dependent photoconductivity in ternary CdSxSel_x nanobelts. The observed carrier dynamics of CdS nanobelts display much shorter lifeti...We employ optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy to investigate the composition-dependent photoconductivity in ternary CdSxSel_x nanobelts. The observed carrier dynamics of CdS nanobelts display much shorter lifetime than those of ternary CdSKSel_K nanobelts. This indicates the implementation of CdS nanobelts as ultrafast switching devices with a switching speed potentially up to 46.7 GHz. Surprisingly, ternary CdS,-Sel_x nanobelts are found to exhibit much higher photoconductivity than binary CdS and CdSe. This is attributed to the higher photocarrier densities in ternary compounds. In addition, the presence of Se in samples resulted in prominent CdSe-like transverse optical （TO） phonon modes due to electron-phonon interactions. The strength of this mode shows a large drop upon photoexcitation but recovers gradually with time. These results demonstrated that growth of ternary nanostructures can be utilized to alleviate the high surface defect density in nanostructures and improve their photoconductivity.展开更多
The dynamics of water within a nanopool of a reverse micelle is heavily affected by the amphiphilic interface.In this work,the terahertz(THz)spectra of cyclohexane/Igepal/water nonionic reverse micelle mixture are mea...The dynamics of water within a nanopool of a reverse micelle is heavily affected by the amphiphilic interface.In this work,the terahertz(THz)spectra of cyclohexane/Igepal/water nonionic reverse micelle mixture are measured by THz timedomain spectroscopy and analyzed with two Debye models and complex permittivity of background with volume ratios.Based on the fitted parameters of bulk and fast water,the molar concentration of all kinds of water molecules and hydration water molecule number per Igepal molecule are calculated.We find that slow hydration water has the highest proportion in water when the radius parameterω_(0)<10,while bulk water becomes the main component whenω_(0)≥10.The feature radius ratio of nonhydrated and hydrated water to total water nanopool is roughly obtained from 0.39 to 0.85 with increasingω_(0).展开更多
Three types of BaTiO3 core-amorphous nanoshell composite ceramics were processed from the same core-shell powder by standard sintering,spark-plasma sintering and two-step sintering techniques and characterized by XRD,...Three types of BaTiO3 core-amorphous nanoshell composite ceramics were processed from the same core-shell powder by standard sintering,spark-plasma sintering and two-step sintering techniques and characterized by XRD,HRSEM and broadband dielectric spectroscopy in the frequency range 10^(3)-10^(13)Hz including the THz and IR range.The samples differed by porosity and by the amount of interdiffusion from the cores to shells,in correlation with their increasing porosity.The dielectric spectra were also calculated using suitable models based on effective medium approximation.The measurements revealed a strong dielectric dispersion below the THz range,which cannot be explained by the modeling,and whose strength was in correlation with the degree of interdiffusion.It is assigned to an effect of the interdiffusion layers,giving rise to a strong interfacial polarization.It appears that the high-frequency dielectric spectroscopy is an extremely sensitive tool for detection of any gradient layers and sample inhomogeneities even in dielectric materials with negligible conductivity.展开更多
The dielectric functions of GaN for the temperature and frequency ranges of 10–300 K and 0.3–1 THz are obtained using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.It is found that there are oscillations of the dielectric func...The dielectric functions of GaN for the temperature and frequency ranges of 10–300 K and 0.3–1 THz are obtained using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.It is found that there are oscillations of the dielectric functions at various temperatures.Physically,the oscillation behavior is attributed to the resonance states of the point defects in the material.Furthermore,the dielectric functions are well fitted by the combination of the simple Drude model together with the classical damped oscillator model.According to the values of the fitting parameters,the concentration and electron lifetime of the point defects for various temperatures are determined,and the temperature dependences of them are in accordance with the previously reported result.Therefore,terahertz time-domain spectroscopy can be considered as a promising technique for investigating the relevant characteristics of the point defects in semiconductor materials.展开更多
The water content in vegetative leaves is an important indicator to plant science.It reveals the physiological status of plants and provides valuable information in irrigation management.Terahertz(THz)as a state-of-th...The water content in vegetative leaves is an important indicator to plant science.It reveals the physiological status of plants and provides valuable information in irrigation management.Terahertz(THz)as a state-of-the-art technology shows great potential in measuring and monitoring the water status in plant leaves.This paper reviewed the theoretical models for calculating water content in the plant leaves,the methods for eliminating the scattering loss caused by the surface roughness of leaf,the applications of THz spectroscopy and THz imaging for monitoring leaf water content and describing leaf water distribution.The survey of the researches presents the considerable advantages of this emerging and promising THz technology in agriculture.展开更多
Lead zirconate titanate(PZT)ceramics are the most widely used commercial piezoelectric ceramics.However,the relationships between structure and properties are still not completely clarified.In this work,a broad invest...Lead zirconate titanate(PZT)ceramics are the most widely used commercial piezoelectric ceramics.However,the relationships between structure and properties are still not completely clarified.In this work,a broad investigation is carried out on commercial PZT 5A,5H and 4D ceramics.X-ray diffraction revealed that these compounds mainly contain a mixture of P4mm and C1m1 phases at room temperature,and poling induces an increased unit cell distortion in both phases and a higher content of the monoclinic phase.In the poled samples,the Curie point shifts towards lower temperatures,contradicting the Abrahams-Kurtz-Jamieson(AKJ)relation for distorted displacive ferroelectrics.The discordance in the phase transition behavior can be attributed to the decreased domain wall density in the PZT systems.Furthermore,the observed increase of the dielectric permittivity from radiofrequency to the THz range is explained by the increase of the ferroelectric distortion associated with the field-induced transitions and decreased domain wall density.A parameterψwas introduced to characterize the asymmetry of ferroelectric hysteresis loops.The higherψvalue of the hard PZT 4D ceramic compared to that of soft PZT 5A and 5H is attributed to the pinning effect of oxygen vacancies on domain walls.展开更多
With the advancement of spintronics,tunability has emerged as a highly sought-after attribute of magnetic materials.Nevertheless,the comprehension of the terahertz(THz)optical characteristics of tunable magnetic mater...With the advancement of spintronics,tunability has emerged as a highly sought-after attribute of magnetic materials.Nevertheless,the comprehension of the terahertz(THz)optical characteristics of tunable magnetic materials driven by external excitation fields remains limited,necessitating further qualitative and quantitative investigation.Here we demonstrate the tunable optical properties of the LiFe5O8(LFO)/F-Mica structure under magnetic field by a THz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)system.The prepared LFO/F-Mica structure shows significant changes in dielectric properties and absorption coefficients under different magnetic fields,which is attributed to the interaction of the magnetic field with the spins of ordered magnetic ions(Fe3t)located in a non-centrosymmetric coordination environment.In addition,we investigate the specific contribution of the external laser field to the THz optical parameters of the LFO/F-Mica.The dielectric properties and THz optical response of LFO/F-Mica significantly depend on the laser power under 532 nm laser pumping.The modulation effects of these diverse external fields reveal the potential of lithium ferrites for applications in the THz band.These findings offer valuable insights for the development of tunable multifunctional THz magnetic devices,with potential applications in the fields of communications,medicine,and nondestructive testing.展开更多
Terahertz(THz)computed tomography(THz CT)exhibits the potential to provide a wealth of data,surpassing that of THz tomographic imaging in applications such as detecting embedded defects,particularly defect evolution w...Terahertz(THz)computed tomography(THz CT)exhibits the potential to provide a wealth of data,surpassing that of THz tomographic imaging in applications such as detecting embedded defects,particularly defect evolution within a glass fiber-reinforced polymer.To realize high-resolution THz CT,a systematic approach guided by wave propagation simulation was employed.First,the front wave of the THz beam was fine-tuned to realize a beam diameter of<2 mm.To mitigate the strong refractive effect and minimize Fresnel reflection loss,a refractiveindex-matching material was fabricated and utilized as a rounded enclosure for samples with sharp corners.To further improve the reconstruction resolution,a flat surface enclosure was applied to collect all incident beams at the detector.To realize comparable results to those of full-angle CT,a limited-angle CT approach was implemented,and the frequency range 0.1–3 THz was used in the image reconstruction study.The experimental and simulated images were used to validate the findings,and conductive and non-conductive defects measuring 200μm were successfully visualized.Additionally,a custom-built user interface enabled us to visualize the field spatial distribution of the THz beam with respect to frequency.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12488201,12250008,12474138,and 12274004)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1401901,2022YFA1403901,2023YFA1406002,and 2024YFA1408301)。
文摘The honeycomb magnet Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)recently emerged as a promising candidate for realizing Kitaev quantum spin liquid with relatively low levels of structural disorder.While the precise spin Hamiltonian remains controversial,the potential existence of a quantum spin liquid or other novel quantum magnetic phases continues to stimulate investigation.Here,we study the temperature and magnetic field-dependent spin excitations of Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)on a twin-free single crystal using magneto-terahertz(THz)spectroscopy,focusing on magnetic anisotropy and field-induced unusual phases.We observe a low-energy continuum excitation above T_(N)and a 0.5 THz(2 meV)spin wave excitation in magnetic order under zero field.Upon applying an in-plane magnetic field,the spin waves transform to a magnetic continuum over an intermediate field range,above which the system enters a spin-polarized state.Crucially,the spin excitation spectra reveal striking anisotropy between the a and b crystallographic axes,demanding description by a strongly anisotropic spin model.These findings establish Na_(3)Co_(2)SbO_(6)as a model system for investigating field-tunable quantum magnetism and potential spin liquid behavior in highly anisotropic systems.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12004067,11974070,62027807,and 52272137)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1403000)。
文摘We measure the time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy of GeSn thin film and studied the ultrafast dynamics of its photo-generated carriers.The experimental results show that there are photo-generated carriers in GeSn under femtosecond laser excitation at 2500 nm,and its pump-induced photoconductivity can be explained by the Drude–Smith model.The carrier recombination process is mainly dominated by defect-assisted Auger processes and defect capture.The firstand second-order recombination rates are obtained by the rate equation fitting,which are(2.6±1.1)×10^(-2)ps^(-1)and(6.6±1.8)×10^(-19)cm^(3)·ps^(-1),respectively.Meanwhile,we also obtain the diffusion length of photo-generated carriers in GeSn,which is about 0.4μm,and it changes with the pump delay time.These results are important for the GeSn-based infrared optoelectronic devices,and demonstrate that Ge Sn materials can be applied to high-speed optoelectronic detectors and other applications.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2023YFF0719200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.62322115,U24A20226,62588201,62435010,and 62335012)+2 种基金the 111 Project (Grant No.D18014)the Key project supported by Science and Technology Commission Shanghai Municipality (Grant No.YDZX20193100004960)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Grant Nos.22JC1400200 and 21S31907400)。
文摘Surface states are expected to play a key role in broadband terahertz(THz) emitters, where photoexcited carrier distributions are confined within about 1 μm of the surface. Optical pump and THz probe spectroscopy was used to study the dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers in both textured and non-textured GaAs substrates.Our findings show that the textured surface acts as an antireflective layer, greatly boosting the infrared pump laser's coupling efficiency into the semi-insulating GaAs substrate. Additionally, texturing introduces a trapassisted recombination pathway, speeding up carrier relaxation and thus reducing Joule heating. Under the same pumping and bias field conditions, the coarse-textured GaAs photoconductive antenna shows nearly 7.85 times stronger THz emission amplitude than the non-textured device, along with improvement in signal-to-noise ratio.At a fixed bias field, higher pump power increases photogenerated carrier density, causing bias field screening and subsequent saturation of THz emission. At fixed pump power, when the bias field reaches ~2.5 kV/cm, both THz emission and photocurrent spectra show a clear kink, signaling intervalley scattering from the Γ valley to the L(X) valleys under high electric fields.
基金The work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation,Project#22-22-00596.
文摘Terahertz(THz)technology offers novel opportunities in biology and medicine,thanks to the unique features of THzwave interactions with tissues and cells.Among them,we particularly notice strong sensitivity of THz waves to the tissue water,as a medium for biochemical reactions and a main endogenous marker for THz spectroscopy and imaging.Tissues of the brain have an exceptionally high content of water.This factor,along with the features of the structural organization and biochemistry of neuronal and glial tissues,makes the brain an exciting subject to study in the THz range.In this paper,progress and prospects of THz technology in neurodiagnostics are overviewed,including diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease,myelin deficit,tumors of the central nervous system(with an emphasis on brain gliomas),and traumatic brain injuries.Fundamental and applied challenges in study of the THz-wave–brain tissue interactions and development of the THz biomedical tools and systems for neurodiagnostics are discussed.
基金supported by a grant from National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone of China(02-ZT-008).
文摘Objective This work examines the impact of external electric fields at terahertz(THz)frequencies on doublestranded deoxyribonucleic acid(dsDNA)systems adsorbed on Au(111)surfaces in aqueous environments.Methods The investigation utilizes a molecular dynamics(MD)approach at the atomic level and vibrational dynamics calculations using the GolDNA-Amber force field.Results The results reveal that the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA exhibits reduced adherence to the gold surface,while the side chains display a stronger affinity.When subjecting the hydrated DNA strands to an electric field with frequencies up to 10 THz,peak intensities of vibrational dynamic density(VDoS)are observed at five different frequencies.Moreover,the strong electric field causes hydrogen bonds in the DNA within the slit to break.The sensitivity to the electric field is particularly pronounced at 8.8 THz and 9.6 THz,with different vibrational modes observed at varying electric field strengths.Conclusion These findings contribute to an enhanced understanding of the molecular organization of gold-plated charged biological interfaces.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2023YFF0719200 and 2022YFA1404004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62322115,61988102,61975110,62335012,and 12074248)+3 种基金111 Project(Grant No.D18014)the Key Project supported by Science and Technology Commission Shanghai Municipality(Grant No.YDZX20193100004960)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Grant Nos.22JC1400200 and 21S31907400)General Administration of Customs People’s Republic of China(Grant No.2019HK006)。
文摘Chalcogenide superlattices Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe is a candidate for interfacial phase-change memory(iPCM) data storage devices.By employing terahertz emission spectroscopy and the transient reflectance spectroscopy together,we investigate the ultrafast photoexcited carrier dynamics and current transients in Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe superlattices.Sample orientation and excitation polarization dependences of the THz emission confirm that ultrafast thermo-electric,shift and injection currents contribute to the THz generation in Sb_(2)Te_(3)-GeTe superlattices.By decreasing the thickness and increasing the number of GeTe and Sb_(2)Te_(3) layer,the interlayer coupling can be enhanced,which significantly reduces the contribution from circular photo-galvanic effect(CPGE).A photo-induced bleaching in the transient reflectance spectroscopy probed in the range of~1100 nm to~1400 nm further demonstrates a gapped state resulting from the interlayer coupling.These demonstrates play an important role in the development of iPCM-based high-speed optoelectronic devices.
基金Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(415313,14205514)Direct Grant,Chinese University of Hong Kong
文摘We introduce a novel method to accurately extract the optical parameters in terahertz reflection imaging. Our method builds on standard self-referencing methods using the reflected signal from the bottom of the imaging window material to further compensate for time-dependent system fluctuations and position-dependent variation in the window thickness. Our proposed method not only improves the accuracy, but also simplifies the imaging procedure and reduces measurement times.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB310408)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. KZ201110028035)
文摘High-resolution terahertz absorption and Raman spectra of glutamine in the frequency region 0.2 THz-2.8 THz are obtained by using THz time domain spectroscopy and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy. Based on the experimental and the computational results, the vibration modes corresponding to the terahertz absorption and Raman scatting peaks are assigned and further verified by the theoretical calculations. Spectral investigation of the periodic structure of glutamine based on the sophisticated hybrid density functional B3LYP indicates that the vibrational modes come mainly from the inter-molecular hydrogen bond in this frequency region.
基金supported by the NSC(No.100-2917-I-564-045)the National Science FoundationDefense Threat Reduction Agency,and the Department of Homeland Security through the DHS-ALERT Center under Award(No.2008-ST-061-ED0001)
文摘Two detection techniques of broadband terahertz（THz）time-domain spectroscopy-THz air-biased coherent detection（THz-ABCD;from 0.3 to 14 THz）and electro-optical（EO）detection（from 0.3 to 7 THz）-are both performed at several different relative humidity levels.The THz power exponentially decays with the increase in relative humidity.The dynamic range of the main pulse in the time domain linearly decreases as the relative humidity increases from 0%to 40%,and linear fittings show that the slopes are-0.017 and-0.019 for THz-ABCD and EO detection,respectively.Because of the multiple reflections caused by the crystal in the common EO detection,THz-ABCD has better spectral resolution（17 GHz）than that of EO detection（170 GHz）.The spectrum of water vapor absorption measured by THz-ABCD is also compared with that measured by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）.
基金financial support given by the Polish National Science Centre (No.UMO-2014/13/D/ST8/03167)
文摘In this paper damage assessment based on guided elastic wave propagation phenomenon is presented.Guided waves are generated by piezoelectric transducer and registered by scanning laser doppler vibrometer(SLDV).Signal processing is based on the analysis of full wavefield measurements gathered from dense mesh of measurement points spanned over area of investigated samples.Full wavefield measurement approach allows creation of animations presenting the guided wave propagation in the structure.Moreover such approach is suitable for analysis of interaction of guided waves with discontinuities located in structure.In the research attention is paid especially on analysis of phenomenon of S0/A0′guided wave mode conversion due to interaction with investigated discontinuities-teflon inserts and impact damage.The presented work is related to glass fibre reinforced polymer(GFRP)samples.In the research,auxiliary non-destructive testing(NDT)method is also utilized.The aim of this method is to indicate the depth of discontinuity,and to prove that delamination was created in the case of impact damage.Auxiliary method is based on terahertz spectroscopy(THz)where the analysis of propagation of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz band is conducted.THz spectroscopy method can be utilized for damage assessment in the dielectric materials like GFRP.
文摘We employ optical pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy to investigate the composition-dependent photoconductivity in ternary CdSxSel_x nanobelts. The observed carrier dynamics of CdS nanobelts display much shorter lifetime than those of ternary CdSKSel_K nanobelts. This indicates the implementation of CdS nanobelts as ultrafast switching devices with a switching speed potentially up to 46.7 GHz. Surprisingly, ternary CdS,-Sel_x nanobelts are found to exhibit much higher photoconductivity than binary CdS and CdSe. This is attributed to the higher photocarrier densities in ternary compounds. In addition, the presence of Se in samples resulted in prominent CdSe-like transverse optical （TO） phonon modes due to electron-phonon interactions. The strength of this mode shows a large drop upon photoexcitation but recovers gradually with time. These results demonstrated that growth of ternary nanostructures can be utilized to alleviate the high surface defect density in nanostructures and improve their photoconductivity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62175185)。
文摘The dynamics of water within a nanopool of a reverse micelle is heavily affected by the amphiphilic interface.In this work,the terahertz(THz)spectra of cyclohexane/Igepal/water nonionic reverse micelle mixture are measured by THz timedomain spectroscopy and analyzed with two Debye models and complex permittivity of background with volume ratios.Based on the fitted parameters of bulk and fast water,the molar concentration of all kinds of water molecules and hydration water molecule number per Igepal molecule are calculated.We find that slow hydration water has the highest proportion in water when the radius parameterω_(0)<10,while bulk water becomes the main component whenω_(0)≥10.The feature radius ratio of nonhydrated and hydrated water to total water nanopool is roughly obtained from 0.39 to 0.85 with increasingω_(0).
基金supported by the Academy of Sci-ences of the Czech Republic(project AVOZ 10100520)the Czech Science Foundation(project 202/09/0430)by COST action MP904.
文摘Three types of BaTiO3 core-amorphous nanoshell composite ceramics were processed from the same core-shell powder by standard sintering,spark-plasma sintering and two-step sintering techniques and characterized by XRD,HRSEM and broadband dielectric spectroscopy in the frequency range 10^(3)-10^(13)Hz including the THz and IR range.The samples differed by porosity and by the amount of interdiffusion from the cores to shells,in correlation with their increasing porosity.The dielectric spectra were also calculated using suitable models based on effective medium approximation.The measurements revealed a strong dielectric dispersion below the THz range,which cannot be explained by the modeling,and whose strength was in correlation with the degree of interdiffusion.It is assigned to an effect of the interdiffusion layers,giving rise to a strong interfacial polarization.It appears that the high-frequency dielectric spectroscopy is an extremely sensitive tool for detection of any gradient layers and sample inhomogeneities even in dielectric materials with negligible conductivity.
基金supported by the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Project (Grant No. 2011CB301900)the 973 project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2011CBA00107)+4 种基金the Hi-tech Research Project (Grant No. 2011AA03A103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60990311, 60820106003, 60906025, 60936004, 61176063, 61071009, and 61027008)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20090091110040)the Natural Science of Foundation of Jiangsu province (Grant Nos. BK2011010, BK2010385, and BK2010178)the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation (Grant No. 122028)
文摘The dielectric functions of GaN for the temperature and frequency ranges of 10–300 K and 0.3–1 THz are obtained using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.It is found that there are oscillations of the dielectric functions at various temperatures.Physically,the oscillation behavior is attributed to the resonance states of the point defects in the material.Furthermore,the dielectric functions are well fitted by the combination of the simple Drude model together with the classical damped oscillator model.According to the values of the fitting parameters,the concentration and electron lifetime of the point defects for various temperatures are determined,and the temperature dependences of them are in accordance with the previously reported result.Therefore,terahertz time-domain spectroscopy can be considered as a promising technique for investigating the relevant characteristics of the point defects in semiconductor materials.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Point Research and Invention Program of the Thirteenth(2016YFD0700304)the National Key Research&Development program of China(2016YFD0300606 and 2017YFD0700501).
文摘The water content in vegetative leaves is an important indicator to plant science.It reveals the physiological status of plants and provides valuable information in irrigation management.Terahertz(THz)as a state-of-the-art technology shows great potential in measuring and monitoring the water status in plant leaves.This paper reviewed the theoretical models for calculating water content in the plant leaves,the methods for eliminating the scattering loss caused by the surface roughness of leaf,the applications of THz spectroscopy and THz imaging for monitoring leaf water content and describing leaf water distribution.The survey of the researches presents the considerable advantages of this emerging and promising THz technology in agriculture.
基金supported by the China Scholarship Council(No.202006040021)the Royal Society grant(NAF∖R1∖201126)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12404116)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(GZC20232832)the Grant Agency of the Slovak Academy of Sciences(Grant VEGA No 2/0034/23)the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(RC Grant reference:EP/Y027752/1)Foundation is gratefully acknowledged for an equipment grant(KAW 2003.0198)for the electron microscopy facilities at Stockholm University.
文摘Lead zirconate titanate(PZT)ceramics are the most widely used commercial piezoelectric ceramics.However,the relationships between structure and properties are still not completely clarified.In this work,a broad investigation is carried out on commercial PZT 5A,5H and 4D ceramics.X-ray diffraction revealed that these compounds mainly contain a mixture of P4mm and C1m1 phases at room temperature,and poling induces an increased unit cell distortion in both phases and a higher content of the monoclinic phase.In the poled samples,the Curie point shifts towards lower temperatures,contradicting the Abrahams-Kurtz-Jamieson(AKJ)relation for distorted displacive ferroelectrics.The discordance in the phase transition behavior can be attributed to the decreased domain wall density in the PZT systems.Furthermore,the observed increase of the dielectric permittivity from radiofrequency to the THz range is explained by the increase of the ferroelectric distortion associated with the field-induced transitions and decreased domain wall density.A parameterψwas introduced to characterize the asymmetry of ferroelectric hysteresis loops.The higherψvalue of the hard PZT 4D ceramic compared to that of soft PZT 5A and 5H is attributed to the pinning effect of oxygen vacancies on domain walls.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1203502)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSAF,Grant No.U2230114).
文摘With the advancement of spintronics,tunability has emerged as a highly sought-after attribute of magnetic materials.Nevertheless,the comprehension of the terahertz(THz)optical characteristics of tunable magnetic materials driven by external excitation fields remains limited,necessitating further qualitative and quantitative investigation.Here we demonstrate the tunable optical properties of the LiFe5O8(LFO)/F-Mica structure under magnetic field by a THz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)system.The prepared LFO/F-Mica structure shows significant changes in dielectric properties and absorption coefficients under different magnetic fields,which is attributed to the interaction of the magnetic field with the spins of ordered magnetic ions(Fe3t)located in a non-centrosymmetric coordination environment.In addition,we investigate the specific contribution of the external laser field to the THz optical parameters of the LFO/F-Mica.The dielectric properties and THz optical response of LFO/F-Mica significantly depend on the laser power under 532 nm laser pumping.The modulation effects of these diverse external fields reveal the potential of lithium ferrites for applications in the THz band.These findings offer valuable insights for the development of tunable multifunctional THz magnetic devices,with potential applications in the fields of communications,medicine,and nondestructive testing.
基金We acknowledge the A∗STAR Aerospace program(Grant Reference No:A1715a0072)for funding this project and providing ample support in project management.
文摘Terahertz(THz)computed tomography(THz CT)exhibits the potential to provide a wealth of data,surpassing that of THz tomographic imaging in applications such as detecting embedded defects,particularly defect evolution within a glass fiber-reinforced polymer.To realize high-resolution THz CT,a systematic approach guided by wave propagation simulation was employed.First,the front wave of the THz beam was fine-tuned to realize a beam diameter of<2 mm.To mitigate the strong refractive effect and minimize Fresnel reflection loss,a refractiveindex-matching material was fabricated and utilized as a rounded enclosure for samples with sharp corners.To further improve the reconstruction resolution,a flat surface enclosure was applied to collect all incident beams at the detector.To realize comparable results to those of full-angle CT,a limited-angle CT approach was implemented,and the frequency range 0.1–3 THz was used in the image reconstruction study.The experimental and simulated images were used to validate the findings,and conductive and non-conductive defects measuring 200μm were successfully visualized.Additionally,a custom-built user interface enabled us to visualize the field spatial distribution of the THz beam with respect to frequency.
