ZnO nanoneedles fabricated by a simple approach and their optical properties

Spoke-like ZnO nanoneedles have been successfully synthesized at the ambient pressure through thermally oxidizing Zn powders containing Au nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the ZnO nanoneedles have a hexagonal wurtzite structure of the crystalline ZnO. The morphology of the products was examined by FESEM. The photoluminescenee(PL) spectrum under 325 nm exhibits both an UV emission and a green emission. It is interesting to note that the heating rate plays a key role in the synthesis of ZnO nanoneedles. Based on this discovery we propose to explain the special growth behavior as novel mechanism that a large temperature gradient and Au nanoparticles simultaneously result in the spoke-like ZnO nanoneedles growth.     

碳热法合成具有蓝光发射特性的氧化镓纳米线、纳米带和纳米片

利用碳纳米管通过碳热法合成了氧化镓纳米线、纳米带和纳米片。采用扫描电镜和透射电镜对其进行了形态和结构表征。合成的氧化镓纳米结构是单晶体。室温光致发光谱分析发现，氧化镓纳米晶在蓝光区域487nm处产生明显的发射峰。     

MOCVD外延Al2O3基AlGaN/GaN超晶格的结构和光学特性

通过X射线衍射分析、透射电镜观察、红外透射光谱分析、紫外-可见吸收光谱分析和光致发光试验,研究了用金属有机物化学汽相沉积（MOCVD）的方法,在带有GaN缓冲层的蓝宝石（Al2O3）衬底上生长的AlGaN/GaN超晶格材料的微观结构、光吸收性质和发光特性.X射线衍射结果表明,GaN基材料均为纤锌矿六方结构,薄膜具有良好的结晶质量,薄膜生长沿c轴择优取向.透射电镜观察表明,超晶格试样的周期结构分布均匀,实际周期为13.3nm，且观察到高密度的位错存在于外延膜中。通过光学试验数据，确定了试样的光学吸收边都是在370nm附近，理论计算显示试样为直接跃迁型半导体，禁带宽度约为3．4eV。试样的折射率随光子能量的增加而增加、随波长的增加而减小，计算表明消光系数的极小值位于370nm处。光致发光测试分析表明，超晶格有很好的发光性能，并发现存在黄带发光。     

Effect of growth-interrupted method on quality of AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells prepared by MBE

AlGaAs/GaAs multi-quantum well （MQW） was prepared by molecular beam epitaxy（MBE） with growth-interrupted heterointerface （GIH） method and continuous growth （CG） method, respectively. The microstructures Of the MQWs were characterized by double-crystal X-ray rocking curve （DCRC） and atomic force microscopy （AFM）, and the photoluminescence （PL） properties of the MQWs were also studied. The MQWs grown with GIH method show that higher order satellite peaks of Pendelloesung fiinges are observed in DCRC, the roughness of surface is much reduced in AFM, and the full width at half maximum （FWHM） of exciton line is much narrower in PL. The results indicate that the GIH method reduces the monolayer growth step density at the heterointerface due to the migration of surface atomsfor a few minutes grower interruption, and substantially improves the quality of AlGaAs/GaAs MQWs.     

Surface morphology and photoluminescence properties of ZnO thin films obtained by PLD

ZnO thin films on Si(111) substrate were deposited by laser ablation of Zn target in oxygen reactive atmosphere, Nd-YAG laser with wavelength of 1 064 nm was used as laser source. XRD and FESEM microscopy were applied to characterize the structure and surface morphology of the deposited ZnO films. The optical properties of the ZnO thin films were characterized by photoluminescence. The UV and deep level (yellow-green) light were observed from the films. The UV light is the intrinsic property and deep level light is attributed to the existence of antisite defects (Ozn). The intensity of UV and deep level light depends strongly on the surface morphology and is explained by the surface roughness of ZnO film. A strongly UV emission can be obtained from ZnO film with surface roughness in nanometer range.     

Aggregate‐induced emission in light‐emitting liquid crystal display technology

Nowadays, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with light‐emission are considered as energy‐efficient devices and are promising alternatives to conventional LCDs. To realize such possibility, strong fluorescent materials with a dichroic properties are required. Aggregate‐induced emission (AIE) is an unusual photophysical phenomenon shown by some luminogenic materials that will be highly emissive in their aggregate state. In this work, we studied the AIE effect of a luminescent liquid crystalline molecule TPE‐PPE in our LC system as a luminophore dopant. The result showed the excellent AIE effect that higher concentration of luminogen in the nematic LC host induced stronger luminescent intensity. Through exposure of a photoisomeriable alignment material sulfonic‐dye‐1, the photopatterning of a light‐emitting LC device was achieved with the use of the TPE‐PPE/nematic LC mixture.     

具有界面依赖光致发光的双层WS2/Ga2O3异质结的能带工程(英文)

利用垂直WS₂/Ga₂O₃异质结构中异质界面诱导了反常的光致发光(PL)发射。垂直堆栈的WS₂/Ga₂O₃异质界面使其形成了II型能带结构,导致与Ga₂O₃层接触的底层WS₂的PL强度下降。而异质界面的强耦合作用也影响了双层WS₂中的同质层间相互作用,使得上层WS₂出现反常的PL增强。这种堆栈新型二维异质结构为定制目标能带结构并控制其光子和电子行为提供一种新的手段。     

InPBi禁带下红外光致发光效率的Bi组分依赖研究

稀Bi半导体InPBi的光致发光（Photoluminescence, PL）主要来自缺陷能级跃迁过程,具有红外长波长、大线宽和高辐射强度等特点,因而引发广泛兴趣。针对InPBi的红外发光效率问题,本文研究了不同Bi组分InPBi的激发功率依赖红外PL光谱演化规律。实验发现,随着Bi组分增大,PL线型发生显著变化,导致发光波长总体红移;同时激发功率依赖的PL积分强度演化分析表明,发光效率随Bi组分先增大然后下降,在0.5%组分时发光效率达到峰值。发光效率增大一方面归因于Bi捕获空穴降低非辐射复合,另一方面来自Bi的表面活性剂效应;而高Bi组分引入过多缺陷从而抑制了Bi的优势,导致发光效率下降。这些结果或有助于理解InPBi的红外发射性能,表明InPBi具有红外光电子应用前景。     

Laser-Printed Plasmonic Metasurface Supporting Bound States in the Continuum Enhances and Shapes Infrared Spontaneous Emission of Coupled HgTe Quantum Dots

In order to advance the development of quantum emitter-based devices, it is essential to enhance light-matter interactions through coupling between semiconductor quantum dots with high quality factor resonators. Here, efficient tuning of the emission properties of HgTe quantum dots in the infrared spectral region is demonstrated by coupling them to a plasmonic metasurface that supports bound states in the continuum. The plasmonic metasurface, composed of an array of gold nanobumps, is fabricated using single-step direct laser printing, opening up new opportunities for creating exclusive 3D plasmonic nanostructures and advanced photonic devices in the infrared region. A 12-fold enhancement of the photoluminescence in the 900–1700 nm range is observed under optimal coupling conditions. By tuning the geometry of the plasmonic arrays, controllable shaping of the emission spectra is achieved, selectively enhancing specific wavelength ranges across the emission spectrum. The observed enhancement and shaping of the emission are attributed to the Purcell effect, as corroborated by systematic measurements of radiative lifetimes and optical simulations based on the numerical solution of Maxwell's equations. Moreover, coupling of the HgTe photoluminescence to high quality factor modes of the metasurface improves emission directivity, concentrating output within an ≈20° angle.     

InPBi薄膜材料的结构性能和光学性能研究

室温下,InPBi表现出强而宽的光致发光光谱,其宽光谱特性来自于材料中的PIn反位深能级和与Bi相关的深能级。该特性使得InPBi有希望应用于制备光学相干层析扫描系统中的超辐射光源。文章利用透射电子显微镜和三维原子探针研究了InPBi薄膜材料的结构性能,发现Bi原子在InPBi薄膜中的分布极不均匀,在InPBi/InP界面出现了Bi的富集区,从该区域沿[001]方向出现了Bi的纳米面,此纳米面位于(110)平面上。这种Bi原子的富集分布阻碍了PIn反位参与的载流子复合过程,对InPBi的光学性能有显著的影响。研究结果可为制造光学相干层析扫描系统的超辐射发光二极管提供一定的理论基础。