We present a novel photonic Doppler velocimetry(PDV)design for laser-driven shock-wave experiments.This PDV design is intended to provide the capability of measuring the free-surface velocity of shocked opaque materia...We present a novel photonic Doppler velocimetry(PDV)design for laser-driven shock-wave experiments.This PDV design is intended to provide the capability of measuring the free-surface velocity of shocked opaque materials in the terapascal range.We present measurements of the free-surface velocity of gold for as long as∼2 ns from the shock breakout,at pressures of up to∼7 Mbar and a free-surface velocity of 7.3 km/s with an error of∼1.5%.Such laboratory pressure conditions are achieved predominantly at high-intensity laser facilities where the only velocity diagnostic is usually line-imaging velocity interferometry for any reflector.However,that diagnostic is limited by the lower dynamic range of the streak camera(at a temporal resolution relevant to laser shock experiments)to measure the free-surface velocity of opaque materials up to pressures of only∼1 Mbar.We expect the proposed PDV design to allow the free-surface velocity of opaque materials to be measured at much higher pressures.展开更多
Nano-sized trinitrotoluene(TNT) material restrained in silica gel has been prepared by using the sol-gel process to study the effect of varying porosity in gel on the sensitivity of TNT. The TNT content in the gel has...Nano-sized trinitrotoluene(TNT) material restrained in silica gel has been prepared by using the sol-gel process to study the effect of varying porosity in gel on the sensitivity of TNT. The TNT content in the gel has been varied from 60 to 90 wt %(at fixed acetone/tetramethoxysilane ratio of 50). Also, for a fixed TNT content of 75 wt %, the pore structure in the gel has been varied by changing the ratio of silica gel precursor to the solvent. The resultant TNT–silica gel composites have been characterized using scanning electron microscopy, thermal analysis, small angle X-ray scattering and surface area analysis techniques. Impact sensitivity studies were carried out using Fall Hammer Impact Test. The results showed that the sensitivity of nanostructured explosives prepared by sol-gel process can be tailored precisely by controlling the process parameters.展开更多
Nanocrystalline samples of highly pure lead oxide were prepared by the sol-gel route of synthesis.X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic techniques confirmed the nanocrystallinity of the samples,and t...Nanocrystalline samples of highly pure lead oxide were prepared by the sol-gel route of synthesis.X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic techniques confirmed the nanocrystallinity of the samples,and the average sizes of the crystallites were found within 20 nm to 35 nm.The nanocrystallites exhibited specific anomalous properties,among which a prominent one is the increased lattice parameters and unit cell volumes.The optical band gaps also increased when the nanocrystallites became smaller in size.The latter aspect is attributable to the onset of quantum confinement effects,as seen in a few other metal oxide nanoparticles.Positron annihilation was employed to study the vacancy type defects,which were abundant in the samples and played crucial roles in modulating their properties.The defect concentrations were significantly larger in the samples of smaller crystallite sizes.The results suggested the feasibility of tailoring the properties of lead oxide nanocrystallites for technological applications,such as using lead oxide nanoparticles in batteries for better performance in discharge rate and resistance.It also provided the physical insight into the structural build-up process when crystallites were formed with a finite number of atoms,whose distributions were governed by the site stabilization energy.展开更多
We report the growth of silver nanowires with varying diameters in porous anodic aluminum-oxide (AAO) membranes by using the electroless deposition approach. This objective is carried out in 2 phases. In Phase 1, AAO ...We report the growth of silver nanowires with varying diameters in porous anodic aluminum-oxide (AAO) membranes by using the electroless deposition approach. This objective is carried out in 2 phases. In Phase 1, AAO membranes on high purity aluminum foils are electrochemically grown by a double anodization procedure. Three different electrolytes, sulphuric acid (H2SO4), oxalic acid (H2C2O4) and phosphoric acid (H3PO4), are employed to produce membranes with varying pore diameters. Other parameters such as interpore distance, barrier layer thickness and membrane thickness are also explored. In addition, characterization to modify the pore diameter and open the barrier layer of free standing AAO templates has been carried out. In Phase 2, metallic silver nanowires are grown by electroless deposition inside pores with varying diameters in AAO membranes. AAO membranes immersed in aqueous silver nitrate solutions are thermally reduced, and the resulting silver nanowires are characterized by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).展开更多
Very small nickel oxide nanoparticles were prepared by a sol-gel procedure using nickel nitrate hexahydrate and ammonium hydroxide as precursors. The particles are in the range of 5 nm-11 rim. The x-ray diffraction （...Very small nickel oxide nanoparticles were prepared by a sol-gel procedure using nickel nitrate hexahydrate and ammonium hydroxide as precursors. The particles are in the range of 5 nm-11 rim. The x-ray diffraction （XRD） crystallography and high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） were employed to characterize the samples. They were found to be polycrystalline in nature and fcc （NaCl-type） in structure, with the lattice parameter varying with annealing temperature. HRTEM pictures show that the as-prepared samples are hexagonal in shape. Positron annihilation spectroscopy was used to investigate the Doppler-broadened spectra of the samples. The S and W parameters revealed that the chemical surroundings and momentum distribution of the vacancy clusters vary with crystallite size.展开更多
The focus of this article is based on the aqueous dispersed state properties of inorganic ZnO nanoparticles (average size ≤ 4 nm), their surface modification and bio-functionalization with folic acid at physiological...The focus of this article is based on the aqueous dispersed state properties of inorganic ZnO nanoparticles (average size ≤ 4 nm), their surface modification and bio-functionalization with folic acid at physiological pH ~ 7.5, suitable for bio-imaging and targeted therapeutic application. While TEM studies of the ZnO nano-crystallites have been performed to estimate their size and morphology in dry state, the band gap properties of the freshly prepared samples, the hydrodynamic size in aqueous solution phase and the wide fluorescence range in visible region have been investigated to establish the fact that the sol is particularly suitable for bio-medical purpose in the aqueous dispersed state.展开更多
The nano sized TiO2 has been synthesized by sol gel process. The titaniumisopropaxide diluted in propanol hydrolyzed under acidic condition to form a gel. The solvent from gel pores has been extracted at ambient press...The nano sized TiO2 has been synthesized by sol gel process. The titaniumisopropaxide diluted in propanol hydrolyzed under acidic condition to form a gel. The solvent from gel pores has been extracted at ambient pressure resulting in nano sized TiO2 crystallites. The crystalline phase of TiO2 could be assigned to anatase structure. An average crystallite size is about 12 nm. The surface area of TiO2 found to be 235 m2/g. The TiO2 nanocrystallites thus produced were blended with polysulphone to form its beads for ease of operation. These beads of TiO2 were used as photo catalyst in conjunction with H2O2 oxidizer in presence of UV light (254 nm) for treating the 50 ppm Rhodamine B aqueous solution. The solution decolorized within 10 minutes resulting in disappearance of absorption peak at around 600 nm in UV spectrometry. The organic entities degrade in about 60 minutes. The beads of nano sized TiO2 could be easily recovered from the treated effluent for further use.展开更多
We investigated the effect of grain boundary structures on the trapping strength of HeN（N is the number of helium atoms） defects in the grain boundaries of nickel. The results suggest that the binding energy of an i...We investigated the effect of grain boundary structures on the trapping strength of HeN（N is the number of helium atoms） defects in the grain boundaries of nickel. The results suggest that the binding energy of an interstitial helium atom to the grain boundary plane is the strongest among all sites around the plane. The He_N defect is much more stable in nickel bulk than in the grain boundary plane. Besides, the binding energy of an interstitial helium atom to a vacancy is stronger than that to a grain boundary plane. The binding strength between the grain boundary and the HeN defect increases with the defect size. Moreover, the binding strength of the HeN defect to the Σ3（112）[110] grain boundary becomes much weaker than that to other grain boundaries as the defect size increases.展开更多
Space-division multiplexing(SDM)offers a promising route to scaling data throughput in fiber-optic networks,but it also introduces challenges such as mode-dependent loss(MDL)and intermodal crosstalk,which increase the...Space-division multiplexing(SDM)offers a promising route to scaling data throughput in fiber-optic networks,but it also introduces challenges such as mode-dependent loss(MDL)and intermodal crosstalk,which increase the computational load on digital signal processing(DSP).Periodic mode mixing has been shown to mitigate these effects by redistributing loss and gain across modes and shortening the effective temporal impulse response over which crosstalk accumulates.In this work,we present a novel and compact mode-scrambling device,3D printed directly onto the facet of a few-mode fiber.展开更多
The laser-induced relativistic shock waves are described. The shock waves can be created directly by a high irradiance laser or indirectly by a laser acceleration of a foil that collides with a second static foil. A s...The laser-induced relativistic shock waves are described. The shock waves can be created directly by a high irradiance laser or indirectly by a laser acceleration of a foil that collides with a second static foil. A special case of interest is the creation of laser-induced fusion where the created alpha particles create a detonation wave. A novel application is suggested with the shock wave or the detonation wave to ignite a pre-compressed target. In particular, the deuterium–tritium fusion is considered. It is suggested that the collision of two laser accelerated foils might serve as a novel relativistic accelerator for bulk material collisions.展开更多
An accelerated micro-foil is used to ignite a pre-compressed cylindrical shell containing deuterium–tritium fuel.The well-known shock wave ignition criterion and a novel criterion based on heat wave ignition are deve...An accelerated micro-foil is used to ignite a pre-compressed cylindrical shell containing deuterium–tritium fuel.The well-known shock wave ignition criterion and a novel criterion based on heat wave ignition are developed in this work.It is shown that for heat ignition very high impact velocities are required.It is suggested that a multi-petawatt laser can accelerate a micro-foil to relativistic velocities in a very short time duration(picosecond)of the laser pulse.The cylindrical geometry suggested here for the fast ignition approach has the advantage of geometrically separating the nanosecond lasers that compress the target from the picosecond laser that accelerates the foil.The present model suggests that nuclear fusion by micro-foil impact ignition could be attained with currently existing technology.展开更多
Here we report on a simple-to-implement and cost-effective approach for laser pulse contrast enhancement,based on the χ(3)nonlinear self-focusing effect.An intentionally induced and gently controlled self-focusing in...Here we report on a simple-to-implement and cost-effective approach for laser pulse contrast enhancement,based on the χ(3)nonlinear self-focusing effect.An intentionally induced and gently controlled self-focusing in a thin glass transforms the time-dependent intensity into variation in beam divergence.Followed by a spatial discriminating filter,only the strongly focused fraction traverses the setup,at the expense of efficiency.A numerical model,accounting for the pulse and material parameters via a Gaussian ABCD matrix,provides an estimate for the instantaneous beam waist and transmission efficiency,which enables us to evaluate the resulting contrast enhancement.The estimated contrast enhancement spans between 0.5 and 2.5 orders of magnitude,in conjunction with approximately 25%–90%estimated efficiency,depending on the pulse parameters.In a preliminary experiment we demonstrated the effect with 10s-μJ sub GW regime with approximately 40%efficiency and a contrast improvement of more than or equal to 20 dB.展开更多
Quantum teleportation provides a ＂bodiless＂ way of transmitting the quantum state from one object to another, at a distant location, using a classical communication channel and a previously shared entangled state. I...Quantum teleportation provides a ＂bodiless＂ way of transmitting the quantum state from one object to another, at a distant location, using a classical communication channel and a previously shared entangled state. In this paper, we present a tripartite scheme for probabilistic teleportation of an arbitrary single qubit state, without losing the information of the state being teleported, via a fourqubit cluster state of the form ｜Ф） 1234 = α｜10000） ＋β｜1010） ＋ γ｜0101） - η｜1111）, as the quantum channel, where the nonzero real numbers α, β, γ, and η satisfy the relation ｜α｜^2 ＋ ｜β｜^2 ＋ ｜γ｜^2 ＋ ｜η｜^2 = 1. With the introduction of an auxiliary qubit with state ｜0}, using a suitable unitary transformation and a positive-operator valued measure （POVM）, the receiver can recreate the state of the original qubit. An important advantage of the teleportation scheme demonstrated here is that, if the teleportation fails, it can be repeated without teleporting copies of the unknown quantum state, if the concerned parties share another pair of entangled qubit. We also present a protocol for quantum information splitting of an arbitrary two-particle system via the aforementioned cluster state and a Bell-state as the quantum channel. Problems related to security attacks were examined for both the cases and it was found that this protocol is secure. This protocol is highly efficient and easy to implement.展开更多
Despite decades of development, Lagrangian hydrodynamics of strengthfree materials presents numerous open issues, even in one dimension. We focus on theproblem of closing a system of equations for a two-material cell ...Despite decades of development, Lagrangian hydrodynamics of strengthfree materials presents numerous open issues, even in one dimension. We focus on theproblem of closing a system of equations for a two-material cell under the assumptionof a single velocity model. There are several existing models and approaches, eachpossessing different levels of fidelity to the underlying physics and each exhibitingunique features in the computed solutions. We consider the case in which the changein heat in the constituent materials in the mixed cell is assumed equal. An instantaneous pressure equilibration model for a mixed cell can be cast as four equations infour unknowns, comprised of the updated values of the specific internal energy andthe specific volume for each of the two materials in the mixed cell. The unique contribution of our approach is a physics-inspired, geometry-based model in which theupdated values of the sub-cell, relaxing-toward-equilibrium constituent pressures arerelated to a local Riemann problem through an optimization principle. This approachcouples the modeling problem of assigning sub-cell pressures to the physics associated with the local, dynamic evolution. We package our approach in the frameworkof a standard predictor-corrector time integration scheme. We evaluate our model using idealized, two material problems using either ideal-gas or stiffened-gas equationsof state and compare these results to those computed with the method of Tipton andwith corresponding pure-material calculations.展开更多
We report high-efficiency CdTe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals synthesized in water by epitaxially growing CdS shells on aqueous CdTe cores at room temperature,enabled by the controlled release of S species under low-inte...We report high-efficiency CdTe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals synthesized in water by epitaxially growing CdS shells on aqueous CdTe cores at room temperature,enabled by the controlled release of S species under low-intensity ultraviolet(UV)light illumination.The resulting photo-induced dissociation of S2O2-ions conveniently triggers the formation of critical two-dimensional CdS epitaxy on the CdTe surface at room temperature,as opposed to initiating the growth of individual CdS core-only nanocrystals.This controlled colloidal hetero-epitaxy leads to a substantial increase in the photoluminescence(PL)quantum yield(QY)of the shelled nanocrystals in water(reaching 64%).With a systematic set of studies,the maximum PL QY is found to be almost independent of the illuminating UV intensity,while the shell formation kinetics required for reaching the maximum QY linearly depends on the illuminating UV intensity.A stability study of the QD films in air at various temperatures shows highly improved thermal stability of the shelled QDs(up to 120℃in ambient air).These results indicate that the proposed aqueous CdTe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals hold great promise for applications requiring efficiency and stability.展开更多
Anti-perovskites A3SnO(A=Ca,Sr,and Ba)are an important class of materials due to the emergence of Dirac cones and tiny mass gaps in their band structures originating from an intricate interplay of crystal symmetry,spi...Anti-perovskites A3SnO(A=Ca,Sr,and Ba)are an important class of materials due to the emergence of Dirac cones and tiny mass gaps in their band structures originating from an intricate interplay of crystal symmetry,spin–orbit coupling,and band overlap.This provides an exciting playground for modulating their electronic properties in the two-dimensional(2D)limit.Herein,we employ first-principles density functional theory(DFT)calculations by combining dispersion-corrected SCAN+rVV10 and mBJ functionals for a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the structural,thermodynamic,dynamical,mechanical,electronic,and thermoelectric properties of bulk and monolayer(one unit cell thick)A3SnO anti-perovskites.Our results show that 2D monolayers derived from bulk A3SnO anti-perovskites are structurally and energetically stable.Moreover,Rashba-type splitting in the electronic structure of Ca3SnO and Sr3SnO monolayers is observed owing to strong spin–orbit coupling and inversion asymmetry.On the other hand,monolayer Ba3SnO exhibits Dirac cone at the high-symmetryΓpoint due to the domination of band overlap.Based on the predicted electronic transport properties,it is shown that inversion asymmetry plays an essential character such that the monolayers Ca3SnO and Sr3SnO outperform thermoelectric performance of their bulk counterparts.展开更多
Heterovalent doped(K_(0.48-0.07)xNa_(0.52-0.43)xBi_(0.5)x)(Nb_(0.95-0.95x)Sb_(0.05-0.05x)Zrx)O_(3)ceramics were fabricated using conventional solid-state reaction.Then,the phase structures,dielectric,ferroelectric,and...Heterovalent doped(K_(0.48-0.07)xNa_(0.52-0.43)xBi_(0.5)x)(Nb_(0.95-0.95x)Sb_(0.05-0.05x)Zrx)O_(3)ceramics were fabricated using conventional solid-state reaction.Then,the phase structures,dielectric,ferroelectric,and electricstrain properties were investigated.The compositions were tuned to be located at polymorphic phase boundary with increasing heterovalent Bi3t and Zr4t doping levels.A large strain of 0.19%was obtained at relatively low electric fields of 30 kV/cm in the composition of x=0.04.The normalized large-signal d33*values were approximately 633 pm/V under a low driving electric field of 30 kV/cm,which were comparable or larger than the values reported for other lead-free families.The large strains obtained can be attributed to the formation of nanodomains and high-density domain walls,which were confirmed by the observations of domain morphology using transmission electron microscopy(TEM)technique.Excellent temperature stability of the strain properties of the x=0.04 sample could be ascribed to the sluggish behaviour for the local structural heterogeneity in heterovalent-ion doped KNN ceramic.Theoretical simulations revealed that the Zr^(4t)produce the local stress at the BO6 octahedra and Bi3t could yield off-centering of AO12 ployhedron due to the nature of Bi 6s lone pair electrons,which induced lattice expansion and local distortions in the sample.The local displacements are strongly anisotropic in heterovalent-ion doped system.It is believed that random local fields exist in these compositions owing to the eixstence of charge distribution.Such heterovalent doping of Bi^(3t)and Zr^(4t)could destory simultaneously the orthorhombic symmetry and the short-range ferroelecctric order,leading to the formation of complex nanodomains and local structral hetergenenity.Heterovalent doping may,therefore,offer a new avenve to design novel K0.5Na0.5NbO3(KNN)-based materials for their mutifunctional applications.展开更多
Here,we present a study of the effective piezoelectric constant(e_(14_(e)))temperature dependence in strained[111]-oriented zinc-blende quantum wells(QWs)embedded within a semiconductor optical amplifier(SOA).We deter...Here,we present a study of the effective piezoelectric constant(e_(14_(e)))temperature dependence in strained[111]-oriented zinc-blende quantum wells(QWs)embedded within a semiconductor optical amplifier(SOA).We determined e_(14_(e)) using a method that was insensitive to the segregation phenomenon and to the temperature dependence of the bandgap energy,which required neither fitting parameters nor temperature-dependent expressions for energy and out-of-plane effective masses of electrons and heavy holes.An e_(14_(e))=−0.0534±0.0040 C·m^(−2) at 23°C was obtained for an SOA with 1.2 nm[111]-oriented strained In0.687Ga0.313As/In0.807Ga0.193As0.304P0.696 QWs.Unlike previously published research,where e_(14_(e)) magnitude increased as temperature rised,we extracted an e_(14_(e)) magnitude that decreased as temperature increased.展开更多
In this paper we consider laser intensities greater than 1016 W cm-2where the ablation pressure is negligible in comparison with the radiation pressure.The radiation pressure is caused by the ponderomotive force actin...In this paper we consider laser intensities greater than 1016 W cm-2where the ablation pressure is negligible in comparison with the radiation pressure.The radiation pressure is caused by the ponderomotive force acting mainly on the electrons that are separated from the ions to create a double layer(DL).This DL is accelerated into the target,like a piston that pushes the matter in such a way that a shock wave is created.Here we discuss two novel ideas.Firstly,the transition domain between the relativistic and non-relativistic laser-induced shock waves.Our solution is based on relativistic hydrodynamics also for the above transition domain.The relativistic shock wave parameters,such as compression,pressure,shock wave and particle flow velocities,sound velocity and rarefaction wave velocity in the compressed target,and temperature are calculated.Secondly,we would like to use this transition domain for shockwave-induced ultrafast ignition of a pre-compressed target.The laser parameters for these purposes are calculated and the main advantages of this scheme are described.If this scheme is successful a new source of energy in large quantities may become feasible.展开更多
The application of laser pulses with psec or shorter duration enables nonthermal efficient ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with homogeneous high ion energies exceeding ion current densities of 10^(12) A cm^(-2...The application of laser pulses with psec or shorter duration enables nonthermal efficient ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with homogeneous high ion energies exceeding ion current densities of 10^(12) A cm^(-2). The effects of ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with high energy proton beams are proposed for muon production in a compact magnetic fusion device. The proposed new scheme consists of an ignition fusion spark by muon catalyzed fusion(μCF) in a small mirror-like configuration where low temperature D–T plasma is trapped for a duration of 1 μs. This initial fusion spark produces sufficient alpha heating in order to initiate the fusion process in the main device. The use of a multi-fluid global particle and energy balance code allows us to follow the temporal evolution of the reaction rate of the fusion process in the device. Recent progress on the ICAN and IZEST projects for high efficient high power and high repetition rate laser systems allows development of the proposed device for clean energy production. With the proposed approaches,experiments on fusion nuclear reactions and μCF process can be performed in magnetized plasmas in existing kJ/PW laser facilities as the GEKKO-LFEX, the PETAL and the ORION or in the near future laser facilities as the ELI-NP Romanian pillar.展开更多
文摘We present a novel photonic Doppler velocimetry(PDV)design for laser-driven shock-wave experiments.This PDV design is intended to provide the capability of measuring the free-surface velocity of shocked opaque materials in the terapascal range.We present measurements of the free-surface velocity of gold for as long as∼2 ns from the shock breakout,at pressures of up to∼7 Mbar and a free-surface velocity of 7.3 km/s with an error of∼1.5%.Such laboratory pressure conditions are achieved predominantly at high-intensity laser facilities where the only velocity diagnostic is usually line-imaging velocity interferometry for any reflector.However,that diagnostic is limited by the lower dynamic range of the streak camera(at a temporal resolution relevant to laser shock experiments)to measure the free-surface velocity of opaque materials up to pressures of only∼1 Mbar.We expect the proposed PDV design to allow the free-surface velocity of opaque materials to be measured at much higher pressures.
文摘Nano-sized trinitrotoluene(TNT) material restrained in silica gel has been prepared by using the sol-gel process to study the effect of varying porosity in gel on the sensitivity of TNT. The TNT content in the gel has been varied from 60 to 90 wt %(at fixed acetone/tetramethoxysilane ratio of 50). Also, for a fixed TNT content of 75 wt %, the pore structure in the gel has been varied by changing the ratio of silica gel precursor to the solvent. The resultant TNT–silica gel composites have been characterized using scanning electron microscopy, thermal analysis, small angle X-ray scattering and surface area analysis techniques. Impact sensitivity studies were carried out using Fall Hammer Impact Test. The results showed that the sensitivity of nanostructured explosives prepared by sol-gel process can be tailored precisely by controlling the process parameters.
基金Project supported by the University Grants Commission(UGC),New Delhi,India,for the departmental CAS scheme(No.F.530/5/CAS/2011(SAP-Ⅰ))the Department of Science and Technology(DST),Govt.of India under FIST(Fund for Improvement in Science&Technology)Program(Grant No.SR/FST/PS-Ⅱ-001/2011)。
文摘Nanocrystalline samples of highly pure lead oxide were prepared by the sol-gel route of synthesis.X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic techniques confirmed the nanocrystallinity of the samples,and the average sizes of the crystallites were found within 20 nm to 35 nm.The nanocrystallites exhibited specific anomalous properties,among which a prominent one is the increased lattice parameters and unit cell volumes.The optical band gaps also increased when the nanocrystallites became smaller in size.The latter aspect is attributable to the onset of quantum confinement effects,as seen in a few other metal oxide nanoparticles.Positron annihilation was employed to study the vacancy type defects,which were abundant in the samples and played crucial roles in modulating their properties.The defect concentrations were significantly larger in the samples of smaller crystallite sizes.The results suggested the feasibility of tailoring the properties of lead oxide nanocrystallites for technological applications,such as using lead oxide nanoparticles in batteries for better performance in discharge rate and resistance.It also provided the physical insight into the structural build-up process when crystallites were formed with a finite number of atoms,whose distributions were governed by the site stabilization energy.
文摘We report the growth of silver nanowires with varying diameters in porous anodic aluminum-oxide (AAO) membranes by using the electroless deposition approach. This objective is carried out in 2 phases. In Phase 1, AAO membranes on high purity aluminum foils are electrochemically grown by a double anodization procedure. Three different electrolytes, sulphuric acid (H2SO4), oxalic acid (H2C2O4) and phosphoric acid (H3PO4), are employed to produce membranes with varying pore diameters. Other parameters such as interpore distance, barrier layer thickness and membrane thickness are also explored. In addition, characterization to modify the pore diameter and open the barrier layer of free standing AAO templates has been carried out. In Phase 2, metallic silver nanowires are grown by electroless deposition inside pores with varying diameters in AAO membranes. AAO membranes immersed in aqueous silver nitrate solutions are thermally reduced, and the resulting silver nanowires are characterized by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
文摘Very small nickel oxide nanoparticles were prepared by a sol-gel procedure using nickel nitrate hexahydrate and ammonium hydroxide as precursors. The particles are in the range of 5 nm-11 rim. The x-ray diffraction （XRD） crystallography and high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） were employed to characterize the samples. They were found to be polycrystalline in nature and fcc （NaCl-type） in structure, with the lattice parameter varying with annealing temperature. HRTEM pictures show that the as-prepared samples are hexagonal in shape. Positron annihilation spectroscopy was used to investigate the Doppler-broadened spectra of the samples. The S and W parameters revealed that the chemical surroundings and momentum distribution of the vacancy clusters vary with crystallite size.
文摘The focus of this article is based on the aqueous dispersed state properties of inorganic ZnO nanoparticles (average size ≤ 4 nm), their surface modification and bio-functionalization with folic acid at physiological pH ~ 7.5, suitable for bio-imaging and targeted therapeutic application. While TEM studies of the ZnO nano-crystallites have been performed to estimate their size and morphology in dry state, the band gap properties of the freshly prepared samples, the hydrodynamic size in aqueous solution phase and the wide fluorescence range in visible region have been investigated to establish the fact that the sol is particularly suitable for bio-medical purpose in the aqueous dispersed state.
文摘The nano sized TiO2 has been synthesized by sol gel process. The titaniumisopropaxide diluted in propanol hydrolyzed under acidic condition to form a gel. The solvent from gel pores has been extracted at ambient pressure resulting in nano sized TiO2 crystallites. The crystalline phase of TiO2 could be assigned to anatase structure. An average crystallite size is about 12 nm. The surface area of TiO2 found to be 235 m2/g. The TiO2 nanocrystallites thus produced were blended with polysulphone to form its beads for ease of operation. These beads of TiO2 were used as photo catalyst in conjunction with H2O2 oxidizer in presence of UV light (254 nm) for treating the 50 ppm Rhodamine B aqueous solution. The solution decolorized within 10 minutes resulting in disappearance of absorption peak at around 600 nm in UV spectrometry. The organic entities degrade in about 60 minutes. The beads of nano sized TiO2 could be easily recovered from the treated effluent for further use.
基金Project supported by the Program of International S&T Cooperation,China(Grant No.2014DFG60230)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2010CB934504)+2 种基金Strategically Leading Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA02040100)the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission,China(Grant No.13ZR1448000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91326105 and 21306220)
文摘We investigated the effect of grain boundary structures on the trapping strength of HeN（N is the number of helium atoms） defects in the grain boundaries of nickel. The results suggest that the binding energy of an interstitial helium atom to the grain boundary plane is the strongest among all sites around the plane. The He_N defect is much more stable in nickel bulk than in the grain boundary plane. Besides, the binding energy of an interstitial helium atom to a vacancy is stronger than that to a grain boundary plane. The binding strength between the grain boundary and the HeN defect increases with the defect size. Moreover, the binding strength of the HeN defect to the Σ3（112）[110] grain boundary becomes much weaker than that to other grain boundaries as the defect size increases.
基金Horizon 2020 Framework Programme(619732)Ministry of Innovation,Science and Technology,Fulbright U.S.Scholar Program。
文摘Space-division multiplexing(SDM)offers a promising route to scaling data throughput in fiber-optic networks,but it also introduces challenges such as mode-dependent loss(MDL)and intermodal crosstalk,which increase the computational load on digital signal processing(DSP).Periodic mode mixing has been shown to mitigate these effects by redistributing loss and gain across modes and shortening the effective temporal impulse response over which crosstalk accumulates.In this work,we present a novel and compact mode-scrambling device,3D printed directly onto the facet of a few-mode fiber.
文摘The laser-induced relativistic shock waves are described. The shock waves can be created directly by a high irradiance laser or indirectly by a laser acceleration of a foil that collides with a second static foil. A special case of interest is the creation of laser-induced fusion where the created alpha particles create a detonation wave. A novel application is suggested with the shock wave or the detonation wave to ignite a pre-compressed target. In particular, the deuterium–tritium fusion is considered. It is suggested that the collision of two laser accelerated foils might serve as a novel relativistic accelerator for bulk material collisions.
文摘An accelerated micro-foil is used to ignite a pre-compressed cylindrical shell containing deuterium–tritium fuel.The well-known shock wave ignition criterion and a novel criterion based on heat wave ignition are developed in this work.It is shown that for heat ignition very high impact velocities are required.It is suggested that a multi-petawatt laser can accelerate a micro-foil to relativistic velocities in a very short time duration(picosecond)of the laser pulse.The cylindrical geometry suggested here for the fast ignition approach has the advantage of geometrically separating the nanosecond lasers that compress the target from the picosecond laser that accelerates the foil.The present model suggests that nuclear fusion by micro-foil impact ignition could be attained with currently existing technology.
文摘Here we report on a simple-to-implement and cost-effective approach for laser pulse contrast enhancement,based on the χ(3)nonlinear self-focusing effect.An intentionally induced and gently controlled self-focusing in a thin glass transforms the time-dependent intensity into variation in beam divergence.Followed by a spatial discriminating filter,only the strongly focused fraction traverses the setup,at the expense of efficiency.A numerical model,accounting for the pulse and material parameters via a Gaussian ABCD matrix,provides an estimate for the instantaneous beam waist and transmission efficiency,which enables us to evaluate the resulting contrast enhancement.The estimated contrast enhancement spans between 0.5 and 2.5 orders of magnitude,in conjunction with approximately 25%–90%estimated efficiency,depending on the pulse parameters.In a preliminary experiment we demonstrated the effect with 10s-μJ sub GW regime with approximately 40%efficiency and a contrast improvement of more than or equal to 20 dB.
文摘Quantum teleportation provides a ＂bodiless＂ way of transmitting the quantum state from one object to another, at a distant location, using a classical communication channel and a previously shared entangled state. In this paper, we present a tripartite scheme for probabilistic teleportation of an arbitrary single qubit state, without losing the information of the state being teleported, via a fourqubit cluster state of the form ｜Ф） 1234 = α｜10000） ＋β｜1010） ＋ γ｜0101） - η｜1111）, as the quantum channel, where the nonzero real numbers α, β, γ, and η satisfy the relation ｜α｜^2 ＋ ｜β｜^2 ＋ ｜γ｜^2 ＋ ｜η｜^2 = 1. With the introduction of an auxiliary qubit with state ｜0}, using a suitable unitary transformation and a positive-operator valued measure （POVM）, the receiver can recreate the state of the original qubit. An important advantage of the teleportation scheme demonstrated here is that, if the teleportation fails, it can be repeated without teleporting copies of the unknown quantum state, if the concerned parties share another pair of entangled qubit. We also present a protocol for quantum information splitting of an arbitrary two-particle system via the aforementioned cluster state and a Bell-state as the quantum channel. Problems related to security attacks were examined for both the cases and it was found that this protocol is secure. This protocol is highly efficient and easy to implement.
基金This work was performed under the auspices of the United States Department of Energy by Los Alamos National Security,LLC,at Los Alamos National Laboratory under contract DE-AC52-06NA25396.
文摘Despite decades of development, Lagrangian hydrodynamics of strengthfree materials presents numerous open issues, even in one dimension. We focus on theproblem of closing a system of equations for a two-material cell under the assumptionof a single velocity model. There are several existing models and approaches, eachpossessing different levels of fidelity to the underlying physics and each exhibitingunique features in the computed solutions. We consider the case in which the changein heat in the constituent materials in the mixed cell is assumed equal. An instantaneous pressure equilibration model for a mixed cell can be cast as four equations infour unknowns, comprised of the updated values of the specific internal energy andthe specific volume for each of the two materials in the mixed cell. The unique contribution of our approach is a physics-inspired, geometry-based model in which theupdated values of the sub-cell, relaxing-toward-equilibrium constituent pressures arerelated to a local Riemann problem through an optimization principle. This approachcouples the modeling problem of assigning sub-cell pressures to the physics associated with the local, dynamic evolution. We package our approach in the frameworkof a standard predictor-corrector time integration scheme. We evaluate our model using idealized, two material problems using either ideal-gas or stiffened-gas equationsof state and compare these results to those computed with the method of Tipton andwith corresponding pure-material calculations.
文摘We report high-efficiency CdTe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals synthesized in water by epitaxially growing CdS shells on aqueous CdTe cores at room temperature,enabled by the controlled release of S species under low-intensity ultraviolet(UV)light illumination.The resulting photo-induced dissociation of S2O2-ions conveniently triggers the formation of critical two-dimensional CdS epitaxy on the CdTe surface at room temperature,as opposed to initiating the growth of individual CdS core-only nanocrystals.This controlled colloidal hetero-epitaxy leads to a substantial increase in the photoluminescence(PL)quantum yield(QY)of the shelled nanocrystals in water(reaching 64%).With a systematic set of studies,the maximum PL QY is found to be almost independent of the illuminating UV intensity,while the shell formation kinetics required for reaching the maximum QY linearly depends on the illuminating UV intensity.A stability study of the QD films in air at various temperatures shows highly improved thermal stability of the shelled QDs(up to 120℃in ambient air).These results indicate that the proposed aqueous CdTe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals hold great promise for applications requiring efficiency and stability.
基金The computations were enabled by resources provided by the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing(SNIC)at HPC2N and NSC partially funded by the Swedish Research Council through grant agreement no.2018-05973.
文摘Anti-perovskites A3SnO(A=Ca,Sr,and Ba)are an important class of materials due to the emergence of Dirac cones and tiny mass gaps in their band structures originating from an intricate interplay of crystal symmetry,spin–orbit coupling,and band overlap.This provides an exciting playground for modulating their electronic properties in the two-dimensional(2D)limit.Herein,we employ first-principles density functional theory(DFT)calculations by combining dispersion-corrected SCAN+rVV10 and mBJ functionals for a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the structural,thermodynamic,dynamical,mechanical,electronic,and thermoelectric properties of bulk and monolayer(one unit cell thick)A3SnO anti-perovskites.Our results show that 2D monolayers derived from bulk A3SnO anti-perovskites are structurally and energetically stable.Moreover,Rashba-type splitting in the electronic structure of Ca3SnO and Sr3SnO monolayers is observed owing to strong spin–orbit coupling and inversion asymmetry.On the other hand,monolayer Ba3SnO exhibits Dirac cone at the high-symmetryΓpoint due to the domination of band overlap.Based on the predicted electronic transport properties,it is shown that inversion asymmetry plays an essential character such that the monolayers Ca3SnO and Sr3SnO outperform thermoelectric performance of their bulk counterparts.
基金supported by National Science Foundation of China(NSFC No.52172125),the CSS project(YK2015-0602006),the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China(Grant No.ZR2018BA028),Quzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(2022K108)and General Research Project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education(Y202249978).
文摘Heterovalent doped(K_(0.48-0.07)xNa_(0.52-0.43)xBi_(0.5)x)(Nb_(0.95-0.95x)Sb_(0.05-0.05x)Zrx)O_(3)ceramics were fabricated using conventional solid-state reaction.Then,the phase structures,dielectric,ferroelectric,and electricstrain properties were investigated.The compositions were tuned to be located at polymorphic phase boundary with increasing heterovalent Bi3t and Zr4t doping levels.A large strain of 0.19%was obtained at relatively low electric fields of 30 kV/cm in the composition of x=0.04.The normalized large-signal d33*values were approximately 633 pm/V under a low driving electric field of 30 kV/cm,which were comparable or larger than the values reported for other lead-free families.The large strains obtained can be attributed to the formation of nanodomains and high-density domain walls,which were confirmed by the observations of domain morphology using transmission electron microscopy(TEM)technique.Excellent temperature stability of the strain properties of the x=0.04 sample could be ascribed to the sluggish behaviour for the local structural heterogeneity in heterovalent-ion doped KNN ceramic.Theoretical simulations revealed that the Zr^(4t)produce the local stress at the BO6 octahedra and Bi3t could yield off-centering of AO12 ployhedron due to the nature of Bi 6s lone pair electrons,which induced lattice expansion and local distortions in the sample.The local displacements are strongly anisotropic in heterovalent-ion doped system.It is believed that random local fields exist in these compositions owing to the eixstence of charge distribution.Such heterovalent doping of Bi^(3t)and Zr^(4t)could destory simultaneously the orthorhombic symmetry and the short-range ferroelecctric order,leading to the formation of complex nanodomains and local structral hetergenenity.Heterovalent doping may,therefore,offer a new avenve to design novel K0.5Na0.5NbO3(KNN)-based materials for their mutifunctional applications.
基金supported by the Mexican Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) (Nos.SEPCONACYTCB-2016-01-285030 and 804835)。
文摘Here,we present a study of the effective piezoelectric constant(e_(14_(e)))temperature dependence in strained[111]-oriented zinc-blende quantum wells(QWs)embedded within a semiconductor optical amplifier(SOA).We determined e_(14_(e)) using a method that was insensitive to the segregation phenomenon and to the temperature dependence of the bandgap energy,which required neither fitting parameters nor temperature-dependent expressions for energy and out-of-plane effective masses of electrons and heavy holes.An e_(14_(e))=−0.0534±0.0040 C·m^(−2) at 23°C was obtained for an SOA with 1.2 nm[111]-oriented strained In0.687Ga0.313As/In0.807Ga0.193As0.304P0.696 QWs.Unlike previously published research,where e_(14_(e)) magnitude increased as temperature rised,we extracted an e_(14_(e)) magnitude that decreased as temperature increased.
文摘In this paper we consider laser intensities greater than 1016 W cm-2where the ablation pressure is negligible in comparison with the radiation pressure.The radiation pressure is caused by the ponderomotive force acting mainly on the electrons that are separated from the ions to create a double layer(DL).This DL is accelerated into the target,like a piston that pushes the matter in such a way that a shock wave is created.Here we discuss two novel ideas.Firstly,the transition domain between the relativistic and non-relativistic laser-induced shock waves.Our solution is based on relativistic hydrodynamics also for the above transition domain.The relativistic shock wave parameters,such as compression,pressure,shock wave and particle flow velocities,sound velocity and rarefaction wave velocity in the compressed target,and temperature are calculated.Secondly,we would like to use this transition domain for shockwave-induced ultrafast ignition of a pre-compressed target.The laser parameters for these purposes are calculated and the main advantages of this scheme are described.If this scheme is successful a new source of energy in large quantities may become feasible.
文摘The application of laser pulses with psec or shorter duration enables nonthermal efficient ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with homogeneous high ion energies exceeding ion current densities of 10^(12) A cm^(-2). The effects of ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with high energy proton beams are proposed for muon production in a compact magnetic fusion device. The proposed new scheme consists of an ignition fusion spark by muon catalyzed fusion(μCF) in a small mirror-like configuration where low temperature D–T plasma is trapped for a duration of 1 μs. This initial fusion spark produces sufficient alpha heating in order to initiate the fusion process in the main device. The use of a multi-fluid global particle and energy balance code allows us to follow the temporal evolution of the reaction rate of the fusion process in the device. Recent progress on the ICAN and IZEST projects for high efficient high power and high repetition rate laser systems allows development of the proposed device for clean energy production. With the proposed approaches,experiments on fusion nuclear reactions and μCF process can be performed in magnetized plasmas in existing kJ/PW laser facilities as the GEKKO-LFEX, the PETAL and the ORION or in the near future laser facilities as the ELI-NP Romanian pillar.
