Mode coupling and vertical radiation loss for whispering-gallery modes in 3-D microcavities

The characteristics of whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) in 3-D cylindrical, square, and triangular microcavities with vertical optical confinement of semiconductors are numerically investigated by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique. For a microcylinder with a vertical refractive index 3.17/3.4/3.17 and a center layer thickness 0.2 mu m, Q-factors of transverse electric (TE) WGMs around wavelength 1550 nm are smaller than 10(3), as the radius R < 4 mu m and reach the orders of 10(4) and 10(6) as R = 5 and 6 mu m, respectively. However, the Q-factor of transverse magnetic (TM) WGMs at wavelength 1.659 mu m reaches 7.5 x 10(5) as R = 1 mu m. The mode coupling between the WGMs and vertical radiation modes in the cladding layer results in vertical radiation loss for the WGMs. In the microcylinder, the mode wavelength of TM WGM is larger than the cutoff wavelength of the vertical radiation mode with the same mode numbers, so TM WGMs cannot couple with the vertical radiation mode and have high Q-factor. In contrast, TE WGMs can couple with the corresponding vertical radiation mode in the 3-D microcylinder as R < 5 mu m. However, the mode wavelength of the TE WGM approaches (is larger than) the cutoff wavelength of the corresponding radiation modes at R = 5 mu m (6 mu m), so TE WGMs have high Q-factors in such microcylinders too. The results show that a critical lateral size is required for obtaining high, Q-factor TE WGMs in the 3-D microcylinder. For 3-D square and triangular microcavities, we also find that the Q-factor of TM WGM is larger than that of TE WGM.

Effect of the InAlAs and InGaAs combination strain-reducing layer on 1.3 mu m emission self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots

Self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs) with differing deposition thicknesses covered by InxAl1-xAs (x = 0.2, 0.3) and In0.2Ga0.8As combination strain-reducing layers (CSRLs) were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Their structural and optical properties were investigated by atomic force microscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy, respectively. The emission peak position of InAs QDs capped by CSRL can reach 1.34 mum at room temperature with a relatively larger energy splitting of 93 meV between the ground and first excited states.

人类带3蛋白胞质片段的表达纯化及其性质表征

带3蛋白胞质片段(cdb3)具有多种生理功能：它可以将膜和膜骨架蛋白相联，起着维持细胞形状以及沟通内外环境的作用。而且，它还通过与多个糖酵解酶的相互作用来调节红细胞内糖酵解速率。它的这些功能很大程度上归因于它的分子柔性大，可以通过各种构象与膜蛋白、糖酵解酶等竞争性结合。 在本文中，我们首先运用分子克隆技术在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中成功地构建pET28b-cdb3表达体系。经37℃培养至OD600达0.6时，加入1mM IPTG ，于30℃诱导表达cdb3蛋白。经离子交换和亲和层析两步纯化得到电泳纯的具有生物活性的cdb3蛋白。之后，我们首次较为系统地表征了cdb3蛋白的构象特点：在常规的生理环境下, cdb3蛋白呈现典型的α-螺旋、β折叠二级结构， cdb3的四个Trp残基很大程度地包埋于疏水环境中；随溶液GuHCl浓度增加，cdb3 的四个Trp残基逐渐暴露于极性环境中；当pH值从6.0升高到10.0时，cdb3的Tm值逐渐降低约15℃，其内源荧光强度增加两倍，并在pH 7.2和pH9.2处呈现拐点，而蛋白的二级结构却没有发生变化。金属离子Cd2+、Ca2+、Cu2+、Co2+、Mg2 、Zn2+的结合位点在cdb3蛋白的Trp残基附近，而50μM的金属离子对重组cdb3蛋白的二级结构影响微小。最后，我们合成了cdb3蛋白N端肽段1－23，发现其在水溶液中呈无规卷曲结构，TFE可诱导其形成α螺旋，当TFE浓度增至80%时α螺旋含量达最高。无规卷曲的肽段不与醛缩酶相结合，其以α螺旋形式与醛缩酶相结合。 ATP可与肽段、重组cdb3蛋白结合，并对其光谱学性质有一定影响。当ATP浓度达到3mM时，重组cdb3蛋白发生聚集。

5.3-W Nd:YVO_4 passively mode-locked laser by a novel semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

We report a diode end-pumped continuous wave (CW) passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser with a homemade semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). The maximum average output power is 5.3 W at the incident pump power of 17 W, which corresponds to an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 31.2% and slope efficiency of 34.7%. The corresponding optical spectrum has a 0.2-nm full width at half maximum (FWHM), and the pulse repetition rate is 83 MHz.

1.3 mu m InGaAsP/InP strained layer multi-quantum-well complex-coupled distributed feedback laser

1.3 mu m strained-layer multi-quantum wells complex-coupled distributed feedback lasers with a wide temperature range of 20 to 100 degrees C are reported. The low threshold current of 10mA and high single-facet slope efficiency of 0.3mW/mA were obtained for an as cleaved device. The single mode yield was as high as 80%.

土壤温度和水分对长白山3种温带森林土壤呼吸的影响(英文)

为了研究土壤温度和土壤含水量对阔叶红松林(山地暗棕壤)、云冷杉暗针叶林(山地棕针叶林土壤)和岳桦林(生草森林土)的土壤呼吸的影响,于2001年9月在长白山进行了土壤实验。利用增加土壤样柱的含水量,将土壤含水量分为9%,、21%、30%、37%和43%5个等级,土壤样品分别在0、5、15、25和35 的温度下保持24小时。阔叶红松林土壤在0~35 范围内,土壤呼吸速率与温度呈正相关。在一定的含水量范围内(21%~37%),土壤呼吸随含水量的增加而升高,当含水量超出该范围,土壤呼吸速率则随含水量的变化而降低。土壤温度和水分对土壤呼吸作用存在明显的交互作用。不同森林类型土壤呼吸作用强弱存在显著差异,大小顺序为阔叶红松林>岳桦林>云冷杉暗针叶林.红松阔叶林土壤呼吸作用的最佳条件是土壤温度35 ,含水量37%;云冷杉暗针叶林下的山地棕色针叶土壤呼吸作用的最佳条件是25 ,21%;岳桦林土壤呼吸作用的最佳条件是35 ,含水量37%。但是,由于长白山阔叶红松林,云冷杉林和岳桦林处在不同的海拔带上,同期不同森林类型土壤温度各不相同,相差4~5 ,所以野外所测的同期的山地棕色针叶林土呼吸速率应低于暗棕色森林土呼吸速率,山地生草森林土呼吸速率应高于山地棕色针叶林土的呼吸速率。图2表1参25。

Progress in Ru (bpy)(3)(2+) Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence

Among various ECL systems, such as 9,10-diphenylanthracene, lucigenin, tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) ruthenium, peroxyoxalate, luminol, graphene, and nanocrystals, Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) ECL is one of the most widely studied ECL systems in recent years due to its broad applications in immunoassays, DNA probe assays, coreactants analysis, and aptasensors. In this review, the progress in Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) ECL has been summarized on the whole, and the future research trends have been proposed.

Study on the Single Crystals of Poly(3-octylthiophene) Induced by Solvent-Vapor Annealing

Needle-like single crystals of poly(3-octylthiophene) (P3OT) have been prepared by tetrahydrofuran-vapor annealing. The morphology and structure of the crystals were characterized with optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and wide-angle X-ray diffraction. It is observed that the P3OT molecules are packed with the backbones parallel to the length axis of the crystal and the alkyl side chains perpendicular to the substrate. The field effect transistor based on the P3OT single crystal exhibited a charge carrier mobility of 1.54 x 10(-4) cm(2)/(Vs) and on/off current ratio of 37, and the molecular orientation of the crystal is ascribed to account for the device performance. The time-dependent morphological evolution demonstrated that the crystals underwent Ostwald ripening when annealed.

Microstructure and some dynamic performances of Ti0.17Zr0.08V0.34RE0.01Cr0.1Ni0.3 (RE = Ce, Dy) hydrogen storage electrode alloys

Microstructure and some dynamic performances of Ti0.17Zr0.08V0.34RE0.01Cr0.1Ni0.3 (RE=Ce, Dy) hydrogen storage electrode alloys have been investigated using XRD, FESEM-EDS, ICP-MS and EIS measurements. The alloy is composed of V-based solid solution phase with a dendritic shape and a continuous C14 Laves phase with a network shape surrounding the dendrite. Pressure-composition isotherm curves indicate that the alloy with Dy addition has a lower equilibrium hydrogen pressure and a wider plateau region. The alloy electrode with Dy addition has higher discharge capacity, while the alloy electrode with Ce addition has better activation and higher cycle stability. The alloy electrode with Ce addition has better electrochemical activity with higher exchange current density (127.5 mA g(-1)), lower charge transfer resistance (1.37 Omega) and lower apparent activation energy (30.5 kJ mol(-1)). The capacity degradation behavior for the alloy electrode is attributed to two main factors: one is the dissolutions of V and Zr element to KOH solution, and another is the larger charge transfer resistance which increases with increasing cycle number.

Synthesis, structure, electrochemistry, photophysics and electroluminescence of 1,3,4-oxadiazole-based ortho-metalated iridium(III) complexes

Four new iridium(III) complexes 1-4, with 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative as cyclometalated ligand for the first time, have been synthesized and structurally characterized by NMR, EA, MS and X-ray diffraction analysis (except 1). The stronger ligand field strength of the dithiolate ancillary ligands results in higher oxidation potentials and lower HOMO energy levels of complexes than acetylacetone. The absorption spectra of these complexes display low-energy metal-to-ligand charge transfer transition ranging from 350 to 500 nm. Complexes with dithiolate ancillary ligand emit at maximum wavelengths of ca. 500 nm, blue shifting 17 and 11 nm with respect to their counterpart with acetylacetone ligand. The electrophosphorescent devices with 2-4 as phosphorescent dopant in emitting layer have been fabricated. All devices have a low turn-on voltage in the range of 4.5 and 4.9 V. A high-efficiency green emission with maximum luminous efficiency of 5.28 cd/A at current density of 1.37 mA/cm(2) and a maximum brightness of 2592 cd/m(2) at 15.2 V has been achieved in device using 2 as emitter.

Synthesis and characterization of maleated poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Graft copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MA) onto poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) was carried out by use of benzoyl peroxide as initiator. The effects of various polymerization conditions on graft degree were investigated, including solvents, monomer and initiator concentrations, reaction temperature, and time. The monomer and initiator concentrations played an important role in graft copolymerization, and graft degree could be controlled in the range from 0.2 to 0.85% by changing the reaction conditions. The crystallization behavior and the thermal stability of PHB and maleated PHB were studied by DSC, WAXD, optical microscopy, and TGA. The results showed that, after grafting MA, the crystallization behavior of PHB was obviously changed. The cold crystallization temperature from the glass state increased, the crystallization temperature from the melted state decreased, and the growth rate of spherulite decreased. With the increase in graft degree, the banding texture of spherulites became more distinct and orderly. Moreover, the thermal stability of maleated PHB was obviously improved, compared with that of pure PHB.

Synthesis and properties of aromatic polyimides derived from 2,2,' 3,3 '-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,2,'3,3' -Biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (2,2,'3,3'-BPDA) was prepared by a coupling reaction of dimethyl 3-iodophthalate. The X-ray single-crystal structure determination showed that this dianhydride had a bent and noncopolanar structure, presenting a striking contrast to its isomer, 3,3,'4,4'-BPDA. This dianhydride was reacted with aromatic diamines in a polar aprotic solvent such as N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) to form polyamic acid intermediates, which imidized chemically to polyimides with inherent viscosities of 0.34-0.55 dL/g, depending on the diamine used. The polyimides from 2,2,'3,3'-BPDA exhibited a good solubility and were dissolved in polar aprotic solvents and polychlorocarbons. These polyimides have high glass transition temperatures above 283 degrees C. Thermogravimetric analyses indicated that these polyimides were fairly stable up to 500 degrees C, and the 5% weight loss temperatures were recorded in the range of 534-583 degrees C in nitrogen atmosphere and 537-561 degrees C in air atmosphere. All polyimides were amorphous according to X-ray determination. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Use of lanthanide metal complexes for the hydrolysis of 3 ',5 '- and 2 ',3 ' cyclic nucleotides

Lutetium(III) and lanthanum(III) complexes of 2-carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide (Ge-132) can hydrolyze the phosphodiester linkage of 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), 3',5'-cyclic deoxyadenosine monophosphate (dcAMP) and 2',3'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (2',3'-cAMP). Both cAMP and dcAMP are hydrolyzed with high selectivity, yielding predominantly 3'-monophosphates. 2',3'-cAMP is converted to 3'-AMP and 2'-AMP, the ratio of 3'-AMP to 2'-AMP produced being 1.4.

Hydrolytic cleavage of adenosine-3 '-monophosphate and guanosine-3 '-monophosphate by lanthanides

The hydrolytic cleavage of adenosine-3'-monophosphate (3'-AMP) and guanosine-3'-monophosphate (3'-GMP) by lanthanides was investigated by NMR, HPLC and the method of measuring the liberated inorganic phosphate. The results show that lanthanides have specificity for hydrolyzing 3'-mononucleotides. 3'-AMP and 3'-GMP were converted to Adenosine (A), phosphate and Guanosine (G),phosphate respectively at pH 9, 37 degrees C. The efficiency of cleavage was greater than that of 5'-mononucleotides. The mechanism of hydrolytic of cleavage was discussed in detail.