Isotropic Holographic Metasurfaces for Dual‐Functional Radiations without Mutual Interferences

The dual‐functional and/or multifunctional devices have huge fascinations and prospects to conveniently integrate complex systems with low costs. However, most of such devices are based on anisotropic media or anisotropic structures. Here, a new method is proposed to design planar dual‐functional devices using an isotropic holographic metasurface, in which two different functions are written on the same holographic interference pattern with no mutual coupling. When the metasurface is excited by two orthogonally ported sources, the corresponding dual functions can be controlled by the object waves, which are not affected by each other due to suppression of mutual interference. The proposed metasurface is composed of subwavelength‐scale isotropic metallic patches on a grounded dielectric. In this specific design, double‐beam and double‐polarization radiate devices are realized independently by the orthogonal excitations. Based on the theoretical analysis, scanning radiate beams that are only controlled by frequency with different performances under orthogonal polarizations are demonstrated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time for actualizing dual‐functional devices using isotropic textures. Full‐wave simulations and experimental results in the microwave frequencies are presented to validate the proposed theory and confirm the corresponding physical phenomena.     

Synthesis of Imidazole‐Based AIEgens with Wide Color Tunability and Exploration of their Biological Applications

Research on aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) has become increasingly popular recently and various AIE luminogens (AIEgens) have been developed based on tetraphenylethene, hexaphenylsilole, distyrylanthracene, tetraphenylpyrazine, etc. However, facile tuning of the AIEgen emissions in a wide range remains challenging. Herein, a novel series of AIEgens is reported, based on imidazole‐cored molecular rotors, with facile synthesis and emission colors covering the whole visible spectrum. Moreover, these imidazole derivatives exhibit biological functions unique among the AIEgens, including mitochondria‐specific imaging and antifungal activity. Benefiting from the easy preparation and the tunable emission, the imidazole derivatives are expected to not only diversify the family of AIEgens but also enrich their biological applications.     

Diffused Phase Transition Boosts Thermal Stability of High‐Performance Lead‐Free Piezoelectrics

High piezoelectricity of (K,Na)NbO₃ (KNN) lead‐free materials benefits from a polymorphic phase transition (PPT) around room temperature, but its temperature sensitivity has been a bottleneck impeding their applications. It is found that good thermal stability can be achieved in CaZrO₃‐modified KNN lead‐free piezoceramics, in which the normalized strain d ₃₃* almost keeps constant from room temperature up to 140 °C. In situ synchrotron X‐ray diffraction experiments combined with permitivity measurements disclose the occurrence of a new phase transformation under an electrical field, which extends the transition range between tetragonal and orthorhombic phases. It is revealed that such an electrically enhanced diffused PPT contributed to the boosted thermal stability of KNN‐based lead‐free piezoceramics with high piezoelectricity. The present approach based on phase engineering should also be effective in endowing other lead‐free piezoelectrics with high piezoelectricity and good temperature stability.     

Bioinspired Tumor Calcification Enables Early Detection and Elimination of Lung Cancer

Precise diagnosis of cancer in an early stage and treatments with a reliable response, high selectivity, and negligible side effects is urgently needed. However, current cancer management involves low-resolution metrics and delayed visual confirmation of tumor foci in imaging findings, and the toxicity of chemo- and radiotherapy unavoidably damages normal tissue and disrupts the immune balance of cancer patients. Here, a polypeptide is synthesized that preferentially targets lung cancer cells rather than normal lung epithelial cells and induces calcium precipitation specifically on the plasma membrane of lung cancer cells without additional supplementary calcium. Polypeptide-induced cellular calcification can ideally facilitate medical imaging for identifying early-stage lung cancer and distinguish cancer from benign nodules. Physiological and spontaneous calcification of tumors is induced by polypeptides and sharply prolongs the survival of tumor-bearing mice without evidence of systemic side effects. This tumor cell-selective calcification process provides an attractive, safe, and unprecedented approach for accurately visualizing and treating cancer in patients with early-stage disease in the clinic. It has broad implications in developing simple physiological reactions for diagnosing and treating cancer and provides a new horizon for drug discovery.     

Superradiant Emission from Coherent Excitons in van Der Waals Heterostructures

Recent advancements in isolation and stacking of layered van der Waals materials have created an unprecedented paradigm for demonstrating varieties of 2D quantum materials. Rationally designed van der Waals heterostructures composed of monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and few-layer hBN show several unique optoelectronic features driven by correlations. However, entangled superradiant excitonic species in such systems have not been observed before. In this report, it is demonstrated that strong suppression of phonon population at low temperature results in a formation of a coherent excitonic-dipoles ensemble in the heterostructure, and the collective oscillation of those dipoles stimulates a robust phase synchronized ultra-narrow band superradiant emission even at extremely low pumping intensity. Such emitters are in high demand for a multitude of applications, including fundamental research on many-body correlations and other state-of-the-art technologies. This timely demonstration paves the way for further exploration of ultralow-threshold quantum-emitting devices with unmatched design freedom and spectral tunability.     

Pattern Effect Removal Technique for Semiconductor-Optical-Amplifier-Based Wavelength Conversion

A technique to overcome pattern dependence in semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based wavelength converters is presented. The technique is based on a careful selection of red- and blue-shifted spectral components having complementary pattern effects in the output spectrum of a wavelength-converted signal. Significant signal quality improvements are reported at a bit rate of 40 Gb/s.     

遗传算法在波导裂缝阵列天线设计中的应用

本文采用遗传算法分两步优化矩形波导裂缝天线阵,首先对天线阵元激励幅值进行了初步优化,直接利用可分离型分布,大大简化了初步设计的过程,并将阵元激励幅值比值作为优化参量以利于波导结构的馈电;在随后进行的波导裂缝阵列阵元的偏置量和缝隙长度的优化上动态处理阵元的互耦并结合Elliott设计思想,采用遗传算法得出的3cm(1×4)缝阵结果验证了GA算法的有效性和准确性,并完成了72元矩形波导裂缝阵列的阵面优化,为大中型阵列优化提供了一种有效的方法.     

优化非致冷红外探测器设计的理论模型

文章建立了一种改进非致冷红外探测器性能的数学模型,分析了探测器结构和噪声对于噪声等效温差NETD的影响,并给出了NETD与探测器温度TD,背景温度TB,热导G以及探测单元面积A等因素的关系曲线,指出了探测器性能改进和优化的途径.     

p型碲镉汞液相外延材料Ag掺杂的研究

利用SIMS和变温霍尔测量手段对P型Hg0.77Gd0.23Te液相外延材料的Ag掺杂技术、机理及掺杂碲镉汞材料的性能进行了研究。结果表明采用AgNO3溶液直接浸泡方式对该材料进行掺Ag是成功的，掺杂浓度与被掺杂材料中的汞空位浓度是一致的，掺杂后，P型碲镉汞材料的受主能级比掺杂前有明显的减小，从实验结果可看到掺Ag碲镉汞材料的电学性能在室温下保持稳定。     

热流量计的原理

根据工业及家庭供暖的要求，设计并研制成一种新型的热流量计，它采用方便而新颖的采集信息方式，并使用CPU精确实时的进行控制和运算，保证了热流量计的精确、实时和“分户计量”。