A novel white light emitting long-lasting phosphor

A novel white light emitting long-lasting phosphor Cd1-xDyxSiO3 is reported in this letter. The Dy3+ doped CdSiO3 phosphor emits white light. The phosphorescence can be seen with the naked eye in the dark clearly even after the 254 nm UV irradiation have been removed for about 30 min. In the emission spectrum of 5% Dy3+ doped CdSiO3 phosphor, there are two emission peaks of Dy3+, 580 mn (F-4(9/2)-->H-6(13/2)) and 486 nm (F-4(9/2)-->H-6(15/2)), as well as a broad band emission located at about 410 nm. All the three emissions form a white light with CIE chromaticity coordinates x=0.3874, y=0.3760 and the color temperature is 4000 K under 254 mn excitation. It indicated that this phosphor is a promising new luminescent material for practice application.

Phase conversion and spectral properties of long lasting phosphor Zn-3 (PO4)(2): Mn2+, Ga3+

A red long lasting phosphor Zn-3(PO4)(2): Mn2+ Ga3+ (ZPMG) was prepared by ceramic method, and phase conversion and spectral properties were investigated. Results indicated that the phase conversion from alpha-Zn-3(PO4), beta-Zn-3(PO4)(2) to gamma-Zn-3(PO4)(2) occurs with different manganese concentration incorporated and sinter process. The structural change induced by the phase transformation results in a remarkable difference in the spectral properties. The possible luminescence mechanism for this red LLP with different forms has been illustrated.

飞秒激光与晶体和玻璃的相互作用

总结了飞秒激光与晶体和玻璃相互作用产生的新现象，如光致折射率改变、光致晶体相变、光还原稀土离子及光致发光等。并分析了它们可能的应用。同时简要的介绍了各种现象产生的机理，展望了飞秒激光与其它物质相互作用可能的研究方向及可能出现的新现象。指出了进行这些研究时可能采用的新方法。

Luminescence properties of CdSiO3 : Mn2+ phosphor

A novel long-lasting phosphor CdSiO3:Mn2+ is reported in this paper. The Mn2+-doped CdSiO3 phosphor emits orange light with CIE chromaticity coordinates x = 0.5814 and y = 0.4139 under 254 nm UV light excitation. In the emission spectrum of 1% Mn2+-doped CdSiO3 phosphor, there is a broad emission band centered at 575 nm which can be attributed to the,pin-forbidden transition of the d-orbital electron associated with the Mn2+ ion. The phosphorescence can be seen by the naked eyes in the dark clearly even after the 254 nm UV irradiation have been removed for about 1 h. The mechanism of the origin of the long-lasting phosphorescence was discussed using the thermoluminescence curves.

The luminescence of Eu3+ ion in Ca2Al2SiO7

Ca2Al2SiO7:Eu3+ was prepared by the sol-gel method. Through the emission spectrum of Eu3+ ion, the fluorescence parameters such as Omega(i) (i = 2,4) and radiative transition probabilities of D-5(0)-F-7(j) were calculated. The Pb2+ ion with bigger radius has an effect on the fluorescence spectra of Eu3+ which can be explained by the structure of the matrix. Simultaneously, the energy transfers between mercury-like ions (Pb2+ and Bi3+) and Eu3+ ion were observed. The D-5(4) and D-5(2) energy levels of Eu3+ are the resonance ones for Pb2+ ion.

A new blue phosphorescent glass-ceramic: Rare-earth-doped calcium aluminoborate

A new blue phosphorescent glass-ceramic, Eu2+ and Nd3+, co-doped CaO-Al2O3-B2O3, was synthesized. After the irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light, the glass-ceramic emitted blue long-lasting phosphorescence (LLP) with a spectrum peaking at about 464 nm ascribed to the characteristic 4f(6)5d(1) -> 8S(7/2) transition of Eu2+. This phosphorescence can be seen in the dark 1 h after the irradiation. However, the transparent Eu2+ and Nd3+ co-doped CaO-Al2O3-B2O3 glass did not show the phosphorescence. By the X-ray diffraction diffusion (XRD) data, alpha-CaAl2B2O7 was demonstrated to be the crystallites in the glass-ceramic. We think that alpha-CaAl2B2O7:Eu2+ Nd3+ crystallites produced during the heat treatment of the glass contribute to the LLP of the glass-ceramic.

Redshift phenomenon of the excitation light of long life emission phosphor

We observed that the SrMg2(PO4)(2):Eu phosphor could emit long life phosphorescence with the excitation light whose wavelength was shorter than 420 nm, however, when La, Ce, or Gd was codoped, the wavelength of the excitation light to cause the phosphorescence had a redshift of 40 nm. A possible mechanism and related discussion for this redshift phenomenon of the excitation light was given. It was suggested that the threshold between the trap and valence band was decreased with the addition of the codopants.

Spatial exploration induces a persistent reversal of long-term potentiation in rat hippocampus

Experience-dependent long-lasting increases in excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus are believed to underlie certain types of memory(1-3). Whereas stimulation of hippocampal pathways in freely moving rats can readily elicit a long-term potentiation (LTP) of transmission that may last for weeks, previous studies have failed to detect persistent increases in synaptic efficacy after hippocampus-mediated learning(4-6). As changes in synaptic efficacy are contingent on the history of plasticity at the synapses(7), we have examined the effect of experience-dependent hippocampal activation on transmission after the induction of LTP, We show that exploration of a new, non-stressful environment rapidly induces a complete and persistent reversal of the expression of high-frequency stimulation-induced early-phase LTP in the CA1 area of the hippocampus, without affecting baseline transmission in a control pathway. LTP expression is not affected by exploration of familiar environments. We found that spatial exploration affected LTP within a defined time window because neither the induction of LTP nor the maintenance of long-established LTP was blocked. The discovery of a novelty-induced reversal of LTP expression provides strong evidence that extensive long-lasting decreases in synaptic efficacy may act in tandem with enhancements at selected synapses to allow the detection and storage of new information by the hippocampus.

Stress-facilitated LTD induces output plasticity through a synchronized-spikes and spontaneous unitary discharges the CA1 region of the hippocampus

Long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) of the excitatory synaptic inputs plasticity in the hippocampus is believed to underlie certain types of learning and memory. Especially, stressful experiences, well known to produce long-lasting strong memories of the event themselves, enable LTD by low frequency stimulation (LFS, 3 Hz) but block LTP induction by high frequency stimulation (HFS, 200 Hz). However, it is unknown whether stress-affected synaptic plasticity has an impact on the output plasticity. Thus, we have simultaneously studied the effects of stress on synaptic plasticity and neuronal output in the hippocampal CA1 region of anesthetized Wistar rats. Our results revealed that stress increased basal power spectrum of the evoked synchronized-spikes and enabled LTD induction by LFS. The induction of stress-facilitated LTD but not LFS induced persistent decreases of the power spectrum of the synchronized-spikes and the frequency of the spontaneous unitary discharges; However, HFS induced UP in non-stressed animals and increased the power spectrum of the synchronized-spikes, without affecting the frequency of the spontaneous unitary discharges, but HFS failed to induce UP in stressed animals without affecting the power spectrum of the synchronized-spikes and the frequency of the spontaneous unitary discharges. These observations that stress-facilitated LTD induces the output plasticity through the synchronized-spikes and spontaneous unitary discharges suggest that these types of stress-related plasticity may play significant roles in distribution, amplification and integration of encoded information to other brain structures under stressful conditions. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and The Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.

Improving effects of huperzine A on spatial working memory in aged monkeys and young adult monkeys with experimental cognitive impairment

Our previous studies demonstrated that huperzine A, a reversible and selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, exerts beneficial effects on memory deficits in various rodent models of amnesia. To extend the antiamnesic action of huperzine A to nonhuman primates, huperzine A was evaluated for its ability to reverse the deficits in spatial memory produced by scopolamine in young adult monkeys or those that are naturally occurring in aged monkeys using a delayed-response task. Scopolamine, a muscarinic receptor antagonist, dose dependently impaired performance with the highest dose (0.03 mg/kg, i.m.) producing a significant reduction in choice accuracy in young adult monkeys. The delayed performance changed from an average of 26.8/30 trials correct on saline control to an average of 20.2/30 trials correct after scopolamine administration. Huperzine A (0.01-0.1 mg/kg, i.m.) significantly reversed deficits induced by scopolamine in young adult monkeys on a delayed-response task; performance after an optimal dose (0.1 mg/kg) averaged 25.0/30 correct. In four aged monkeys, huperzine A (0.001-0.01 mg/kg, i.m.) significantly increased choice accuracy from 20.5/30 on saline control to 25.2/30 at the optimal dose (0.001 mg/kg for two monkeys and 0.01 mg/kg for the other two monkeys). The beneficial effects of huperzine A on delayed-response performance were long lasting; monkeys remained improved for about 24 h after a single injection of huperzine A. This study extended the findings that huperzine A improves the mnemonic performance requiring working memory in monkeys, and suggests that huperzine A may be a promising agent for clinical therapy of cognitive impairments in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Cytoplasmic impact on cross-genus cloned fish derived from transgenic common carp (Cyprinus carpio) nuclei and goldfish (Carassius auratus) enucleated eggs

In previous studies of nuclear transplantation, most cloned animals were obtained by intraspecies nuclear transfer and are phenotypically identical to their nuclear donors; furthermore, there was no further report on successful fish cloning since the report of cloned zebrafish. Here we report the production of seven cross-genus cloned fish by transferring nuclei from transgenic common carp into enucleated eggs of goldfish. Nuclear genomes of the cloned fish were exclusively derived from the nuclear donor species, common carp, whereas the mitochondrial DNA from the donor carp gradually disappeared during the development of nuclear transfer (NT) embryos. The somite development process and somite number of nuclear transplants were consistent with the recipient species, goldfish, rather than the nuclear donor species, common carp. This resulted in a long-lasting effect on the vertebral numbers of the cloned fish, which belonged to the range of goldfish. These demonstrate that fish egg cytoplasm not only can support the development driven by transplanted nuclei from a distantly related species at the genus scale but also can modulate development of the nuclear transplants.

长余辉发光材料的合成，缺陷及发光性质

近十年间，长余辉发光材料备受人们关注，其研究和开发得到了迅猛的发展。究其原因，长余辉材料是一种新型能量存储与电子俘获材料，它不仅可以应用到紧急照明与显示等传统领域，而且在高能射线探测、光纤温度计、工程陶瓷的无损探测以及超高密度光学存储与显示等高新科技领域具有潜在的应用价值。这一时期，研究兴趣主要集中在稀土离子特别是Eu2+激活的蓝色和绿色长余辉材料如铝酸盐、嫁酸盐、硅酸盐、硅铝酸盐、锗酸盐及氧化物等体系，而严重医乏红色长余辉材料。长余辉发光主要由三个过程，也就是能量吸收、能量存储与能量释放即余辉发光组成。而整个过程主要涉及两个中心，即发光中心和陷阱中心，它们之间的能量传递是产生余辉发光的主要原因。因此，本论文围绕这两个中心，选择以下两个角度为切入点：（a）选择具有较高发光性能的现有荧光体，通过各种辅助激活离子的共掺杂，主动引入陷阱中心；（b）选择具有丰富陷阱中心的现有荧光体，主动引入具有余辉发光性能的主激活离子，致力于新型长余辉特别是红色长余辉发光材料的开发，最终获得了红、绿、蓝三色共十种长余辉体系。其中，新型红色长余辉体系有：β-Zn3(PO4)2:Mn2+、γ-Zn3（PO4）2:Mn2+、Zn3B2O6:Mn2+和Y2O3：Eu3+；新型绿色长余辉体系有：Ca8Mg（SiO4）4Cl2:Eu2+、Zn4B6O13:Mn2+、α-Zn3(PO4)2：Mn2+和Zn2SiO4:Mn2+。我们还对已有红色长余辉体系Y2O2S:Eu3+和caO：Eu3＋进行了余辉性能的改善。在合成上述长余辉材料的基础之上，详细地分析并研究了组成、结构、缺陷和余辉性能之间的关系，得到了影响长余辉发光的一般规律。此外，首次在多晶粉末中报道了β-Zn3(PO4)2:Mn2+，Ga3+和Zn2SiO4:Mn2+，Al3+的红色和绿色光激励长余辉发光现象。

稀土掺杂长余辉发光玻璃的研究

稀土掺杂的长余辉发光玻璃是一种新型的发光材料，其应用范围可以从传统的弱光照明领域延伸到信息存储领域。我们在探找新型的长余辉发光玻璃体系的过程中，总结了一些设计长余辉玻璃材料的方法，研究了稀土离子在玻璃基质中的发光行为和斓系离子与材料中缺陷的作用。我们在论文中首次报道了稀土掺杂的碱土硼硅酸盐玻璃的长余辉发光和光激励长余辉发光现象。试激活的碱土硼硅酸盐玻璃（Ro-BZO3-5102：TbZo3，R＝Mg，ca，s几B。）在254 nm紫外光辐照30 min以后，余辉时间长达6-10个小时。将激发后的玻璃避光保存24小时至余辉消失后，再使用低能量的366 nm的紫外光檄发样品，玻璃会重新发射长余辉，即产生光激励长余辉发光；而未预先经254 nm紫外光辐照的玻璃没有光激励长余辉现象发生。在这一体系中，光激励长余辉的衰减与首次激发的长余辉的衰减具有不同的衰减规律，辅以吸收光谱和热释光谱的表征，我们对其发光的机理进行了探讨。我们还研究了三价稀土离子在碱土硼硅酸盐玻璃中的发光性质，以及共掺稀土和其他金属离子对试激活的碱土硼硅酸盐玻璃荧光和长余辉发光的影响。此外1本论文还首次报道了Du3+，Tm+和Zr4+等离子在玻璃中的长余辉发光现象。