CdSe/ZnS量子点光纤纤芯基底的研究

量子点光纤正逐渐成为光通信领域的研究热点。首先介绍了CdSe/ZnS量子点掺杂光纤的发展历史,随后给出两种不同纤芯基底材料的CdSe/ZnS量子点掺杂光纤的制备方法,并对它们的光谱特性及发射峰值增益进行了分析比较,最后分析得出适合CdSe/ZnS量子点掺杂光纤的纤芯基底材料。CdSe/ZnS量子点掺杂光纤基底材料的研究对其他量子点光纤的研制具有一定的借鉴作用。     

Widely tunable wavelength spacing dual-wavelength single longitudinal mode erbium doped fiber laser

A simple widely tunable wavelength spacing dual-wavelength single longitudinal mode (SLM) erbium doped fiber laser (EDFL) based on cascaded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and birefringent fiber filter is proposed and demonstrated. Experimental results show that the lasing wavelength spacing is widely tunable in a range from 2 nm to 18 nm, which has potential to generate frequency tunable terahertz (THz) waves by beating the lasing dual-wavelength in a high speed photodetector. The birefringent fiber filter acts as an ultra-narrow bandpass filter and benefits the simultaneous oscillation of dual-wavelength in a single laser cavity. The output peak power of the lasing dual-wavelength is approximately equalized at room temperature, and a high optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) is realized in the whole tuning range. The SLM operation of dual-wavelength fiber laser is verified by Fabry–Perot (F–P) scanning interferometer, and the clear eye diagram proves that the proposed fiber laser is effective in the application of fiber optic communication system.     

Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Encapsulated Mesoporous Vanadium Nitride Nanowires as Self‐Supported Electrodes for Flexible All‐Solid‐State Supercapacitors

Flexible 3D nanoarchitectures have received tremendous interest recently because of their potential applications in flexible/wearable energy storage devices. Herein, 3D intertwined nitrogen‐doped carbon encapsulated mesoporous vanadium nitride nanowires (MVN@NC NWs) are investigated as thin, lightweight, and self‐supported electrodes for flexible supercapacitors (SCs). The MVN NWs have abundant active sites accessible to charge storage, and the N‐doped carbon shell suppresses electrochemical dissolution of the inner MVN NWs in an alkaline electrolyte, leading to excellent capacitive properties. The flexible MVN@NC NWs film electrode delivers a high areal capacitance of 282 mF cm⁻² and exhibits excellent long‐term stability with 91.8% capacitance retention after 12 000 cycles in a KOH electrolyte. All‐solid‐state flexible SCs assembled by sandwiching two flexible MVN@NC NWs film electrodes with alkaline poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), sodium polyacrylate, and KOH gel electrolyte boast a high volumetric capacitance of 10.9 F cm⁻³, an energy density of 0.97 mWh cm⁻³, and a power density of 2.72 W cm⁻³ at a current density of 0.051 A cm⁻³ based on the entire cell. By virtue of the excellent mechanical flexibility, high capacitance, and large energy/power density, the self‐supported MVN@NC NWs paper‐like electrodes have large potential applications in portable and wearable flexible electronics.     

液晶染料填充一维光子晶体局域模的电场调控及其光激发特性研究

基于液晶的电场调控特性及激光染料作为增益介质的增益模型,通过传输矩阵法理论研究了液晶染料填充一维光子晶体局域模的电场调控及其光激发特性。数值结果表明:随着垂直入射光和电场方向的夹角θ的增大,局域模波长向短波方向移动;当角度θ在(0°,90°)范围内变化时,局域模波长最大调控量达56.7nm;激光染料泵浦后不改变局域模的位置,但局域模的透射率变大了;随着增益系数的增大,局域模透射率先增大后减小,不同局域模对应不同的泵浦阈值,并且随着夹角θ的增大局域模对应的泵浦阈值将减小。     

基于氧化镓纳米线阵列的气体探测器研究

氧化镓材料的电导在高温(400℃以上)下随环境气氛显著变化的电学性质可用于汽车尾气成分的检测。相比于薄膜材料,氧化镓纳米线阵列具有更大的比表面,增加了与待测气体接触面积,有可能大幅提高探测器的灵敏度。本文直接利用生长在衬底上的图形化氧化镓纳米线阵列制成气体探测元件,初步分析了纳米线未掺杂和掺杂条件下其对还原性气体的浓度变化的响应,探讨了反应过程的机理,为后续研究打下了基础。     

Linear discharge model,power losses and overall efficiency of the solid oxide fuel cell with thin film samarium doped ceria electrolyte. Part I: Linear discharge model

In this work, a solid oxide fuel cell with 60 μm samarium doped ceria film as the electrolyte is fabricated with a co-pressing technique. The performance of the cell is measured at 600, 650 and 700 °C. The corresponding maximum power outputs are 236, 331 and 401 mW cm^?2, respectively. The measured current–voltage (I–V) curves are straight lines. A linear discharge model is derived based on the Gorelov and Liu modified electromotive force (EMF) equations. The model fits the measured I–V curves with the maximum errors less than 1.5%. The overall activation overpotential of the cell is therefore postulated to be proportional to the polarization current.     

Ni nanoparticles embedded in N doped carbon nanotubes derived from a metal organic framework with improved performance for oxygen evolution reaction

Recently, to improve the catalytic activity of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts, some design strategies, such as the decrease of the catalyst particle size, the formation of the porous structure and the couple of carbon-based materials, are receiving increased attention in energy-related systems. Herein, based on metal organic framework (MOF), we develop an effective strategy to synthesize Ni nanoparticles embedded in N doped carbon nanotubes (Ni NPs@N-CNTs) catalyst. In consequence, the Ni NPs@N-CNTs integrates the advantageous features of NPs and N-CNTs towards OER, such as more catalytic sites, large surface area, pore-rich structure and good electrical conductivity. Benefiting from the favorable features, the Ni NPs@N-CNTs exhibits a better OER performance than commercial RuO₂ in alkaline medium, which includes a lower onset potential (1.49 V), a smaller Tafel slope (106 mV dec^?1). The present work opens a new window for the construction of the coupling materials between NPs and carbon-based materials to increase the electrocatalytic activity of transition metal catalysts.     

Atomistic Origin of the Enhanced Crystallization Speed and n‐Type Conductivity in Bi‐doped Ge‐Sb‐Te Phase‐Change Materials

Phase‐change alloys are the functional materials at the heart of an emerging digital‐storage technology. The GeTe‐Sb₂Te₃ pseudo‐binary systems, in particular the composition Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ (GST), are one of a handful of materials which meet the unique requirements of a stable amorphous phase, rapid amorphous‐to‐crystalline phase transition, and significant contrasts in optical and electrical properties between material states. The properties of GST can be optimized by doping with p‐block elements, of which Bi has interesting effects on the crystallization kinetics and electrical properties. A comprehensive simulational study of Bi‐doped GST is carried out, looking at trends in behavior and properties as a function of dopant concentration. The results reveal how Bi integrates into the host matrix, and provide insight into its enhancement of the crystallization speed. A straightforward explanation is proposed for the reversal of the charge‐carrier sign beyond a critical doping threshold. The effect of Bi on the optical properties of GST is also investigated. The microscopic insight from this study may assist in the future selection of dopants to optimize the phase‐change properties of GST, and also of other PCMs, and the general methods employed in this work should be applicable to the study of related materials, for example, doped chalcogenide glasses.