Boroxine Nanotubes: Moisture‐Sensitive Morphological Transformation and Guest Release

Boroxines, (R‐BO)₃, which can be easily synthesized via a dehydration reaction of boronic acids, R–B(OH)₂, selectively self‐assemble in toluene into nanofibers, nanorods, nanotapes, and nanotubes, depending on the aromatic substituent (R). Spectroscopic measurements show that the nanotube consists of a J‐aggregate of the boroxine. Humidification converts the morphology from the nanotube to a sheet as a result of the hydrolysis of the boroxine components and subsequent molecular‐packing rearrangement from the J‐aggregate to an H‐aggregate. Such a transformation leads to the compulsive release of guest molecules encapsulated in the hollow cylinder of the nanotube. The hydrolysis and the molecular‐packing rearrangement described above are suppressed by coordination of pyridine to the boron atom, with the resulting moiety acting as a Lewis acid of the boroxine component. The pyridine‐coordinated nanotube is transformed into a helical coil by humidification. Guest release during the nanotube‐to‐helical‐coil transformation is much slower than during the nanotube‐to‐sheet transformation, but faster than from a nanotube that did not undergo morphological transformation. The storage and release of guest molecules from the boroxine nanotubes can be precisely controlled by adjusting the moisture level and the concentration of Lewis bases, such as amines.     

Enzymatic production of fructose 1,6-diphosphate using crude cell extract of Bacillus stearothermophilus

The enzymatic production of fructose 1,6-diphosphate (FDP) from glucose was performed in a batch reactor and a semibatch reactor using the crude cell extract of Bacillus stearothermophilus which contains all four enzymes required for the synthesis. The experimental results of the yield and the time courses of FDP production obtained using various enzyme concentrations were in good agreement with the theoretical predictions calculated based on the differential equations including the rate equations of the four enzymes, which were determined using the purified enzymes of B. stearothermophilus.     

Harmonic distortion due to laser modulation in multimode fibre optic analogue transmission

The effect of laser-diode frequency chirping on harmonic distortions in multimode fibre analogue transmission with direct intensity modulation was clarified experimentally with results in good agreement with the theory. The results show that the harmonic distortion can be greatly reduced by the reduction of the frequency chirping which accompanies diode-laser intensity modulation.     

Ten-port graded-index waveguide star coupler fabricated by dry ion diffusion process

A ten-port planar star coupler has been developed, utilising multimode waveguides easily formed in a glass substrate by evaporated silver ion diffusion. The waveguides have circular cross-sections with graded-index profile, which matches well to graded-index multimode fibres. Insertion loss of 6 dB and the loss variation of 0.8 dB were attaied.     

Development of Millimeter Wave Fabry-Pérot Resonator for Simultaneous Electron-Spin and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurement

We report a Fabry-Pérot resonator with spherical and flat mirrors to allow simultaneous electron-spin resonance (ESR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements that could be used for double magnetic resonance (DoMR). In order to perform simultaneous ESR and NMR measurements, the flat mirror must reflect millimeter wavelength electromagnetic waves and the resonator must have a high Q value (Q?>?3000) for ESR frequencies, while the mirror must simultaneously let NMR frequencies pass through. This requirement can be achieved by exploiting the difference of skin depth for the two frequencies, since skin depth is inversely proportional to the square root of the frequency. In consideration of the skin depth, the optimum conditions for conducting ESR and NMR using a gold thin film are explored by examining the relation between the Q value and the film thickness. A flat mirror with a gold thin film was fabricated by sputtering gold on an epoxy plate. We also installed a Helmholtz radio frequency coil for NMR and tested the system both at room and low temperatures with an optimally thick gold film. As a result, signals were obtained at 0.18 K for ESR and at 1.3 K for NMR. A flat-mirrored resonator with a thin gold film surface is an effective way to locate NMR coils closer to the sample being examined with DoMR.     

Programmed High‐Hole‐Mobility Supramolecular Polymers from Disk‐Shaped Molecules

In this paper a simple, casting solution technique for the preparation of two‐dimensional (2D) arrays of very‐high molecular weight (MW) 1D‐Pc supramolecular inorganic polymers is described. The soluble fluoroaluminium tetra‐tert‐butylphthalocyanine (ttbPcAlF) is synthesized and characterized, which can be self‐assembled to form 2D arrays of very‐high‐MW 1D‐Pc supramolecular inorganic polymers. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) demonstrates that the 1D‐ttbPcAlF, having a cofacial ring spacing of ～0.36 nm and an interchain distance of ～1.7 nm, self‐assembles into 2D‐nanosheets (～140 nm in length, ～20 nm in width, and equivalent to MW of 3.2 × 10⁵ g mol^?1). The film cast from a 1,2‐dichloroethane (DCE) solution shows a minimum hole‐mobility of ～0.3 cm² V^?1 s^?1 at room temperature by flash‐photolysis time‐resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) measurements and a fairly high dark dc‐conductivity of ～1 × 10^?3 S cm^?1.     

高质量立方相InGaN的生长

利用 LP- MOCVD技术在 Ga As( 0 0 1 )衬底上生长了高质量的立方相 In Ga N外延层 .研究了生长速率对 In Ga N质量的影响 ,提出一个简单模型解释了在改变 TEGa流量条件下出现的In组分的变化规律 ,实验结果与模型的一次项拟合结果较为吻合 ,由此推断 ,在现在的生长条件下 ,表面单个 Ga原子作为临界晶核吸附 Ga或 In原子实现生长的模型与实际情况较为接近 .对于晶体质量的变化也给予了说明 .得到的高质量立方相 In Ga N室温下有很强的发光峰 ,光致发光峰半高宽为 1 2 8me V左右 .     

热探测器温度对非制冷红外热像仪测温的影响

根据红外辐射理论和热像仪测温原理,给出了热探测器非制冷红外热像仪的温度计算公式;针对热探测器热像仪,分析了探头温度对热像仪测量结果的影响.     

非制冷红外焦平面阵列读出电路的BCB牺牲层接触平坦化(英文)

研究了一种基于BCB材料的牺牲层接触平坦化技术,用于红外焦平面阵列Post CMOS工艺之前对读出电路表面的平坦化,以利于微测辐射热计微桥阵列与读出电路的集成。利用该方法成功将2μm的电路表面突起,平坦化为表面起伏56 nm的平面,可替代会给器件带来颗粒和损伤的化学机械抛光(CMP)技术。并在该平坦层上方成功进行了非晶硅敏感薄膜的沉积、微桥结构的图形化以及同时作为牺牲层的BCB的释放。通过实验研究了BCB膜层的厚度与转速、固化温度的关系,实验发现BCB的收缩率随温度小范围变化,约为30%。研究了BCB的等离子刻蚀特性,表明该材料适合用等离子刻蚀的方法进行接触孔的刻蚀和牺牲层释放。最后,利用BCB牺牲层接触平坦化技术成功地在读出电路(ROIC)芯片上制作了160×120面阵的非制冷红外焦平面阵列。