Wavelength multiplexing and tuning in nano-Ag/dielectric multilayers

Multicolored optical active planes have been fabricated with magnetron sputter method coupled with selective masking technique. The plane is multilayer structured with Ag nanoparticles and TiO2 thin layer as the building blocks. It was found that the formed multilayer can be readily wavelength multiplexed by simply overlapping several nano-Ag/TiO2 layered structures, each of which may have different surface plasmon resonance wavelength. Unlike high order multiple resonances of large particles each of the multiplexing wavelengths in such a system is separately tunable. Importantly, it reveals that modification of the TiO2 layer thickness generates a fine tuning of the resonance wavelength.

Nano-Ag on vanadium dioxide. I. Localized spectrum tailoring

We report on the utilization of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of Ag nanoparticles to tailor the optical properties Of VO2 thin film. Interaction of nano-Ag with incident light yields a salient absorption band in the visible-near IR region and modifies the spectrum Of VO2 locally. The wavelength of modification occurs in a limited spectral region rather than affects the full spectrum. The wavelength of modification shows a strong dependence on the metal nanoparticle size and shifts toward the red as the particle size or the mass thickness of nano-Ag increases. Also, we found that the wavelength can be shifted into the IR further by introducing a thin layer of TiO2 onto the nano-Ag. Interestingly, with the help of LSPR effects the VO2 film exhibits an anomalous thermochromic behavior in the modification wavelength region, which may be useful in optical switching applications.

Nano-Ag on vanadium dioxide. II. Thermal tuning of surface plasmon resonance

Thermal tuning of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of Ag nanoparticles on a thermochromic thin film of VO2 was studied experimentally. The tuning is strongly temperature dependent and thermally reversible. The LSPR wavelength lambda(SPR) shifts to the blue with increasing temperature from 30 to 80 degrees C, and shifts back to the red as temperature decreases. A smart tuning is achievable on condition that the temperature is controlled in a stepwise manner. The tunable wavelength range depends on the particle size or the mass thickness of the metal nanoparticle film. Further, the tunability was found to be enhanced significantly when a layer of TiO2 was introduced to overcoat the Ag nanoparticles, yielding a marked sensitivity factor Delta lambda(SPR)/Delta n, of as large as 480 nm per refractive index unit (n) at the semiconductor phase of VO2.

Wavelength multiplexing and tuning in nano-Ag/dielectric multilayers

Multicolored optical active planes have been fabricated with magnetron sputter method coupled with selective masking technique. The plane is multilayer structured with Ag nanoparticles and TiO2 thin layer as the building blocks. It was found that the formed multilayer can be readily wavelength multiplexed by simply overlapping several nano-Ag/TiO2 layered structures, each of which may have different surface plasmon resonance wavelength. Unlike high order multiple resonances of large particles each of the multiplexing wavelengths in such a system is separately tunable. Importantly, it reveals that modification of the TiO2 layer thickness generates a fine tuning of the resonance wavelength.

Influence of dielectric properties of a substrate upon plasmon resonance spectrum of supported Ag nanoparticles

Plasmon resonance spectra of supported Ag nanoparticles are studied by depositing the particles on different substrates. It was found that the dielectric properties of the substrates have significant effects on the spectral line shape, except the resonance frequency. Beyond the plasmon resonance band, the spectral shape is mainly governed by the dielectric function, particularly its imaginary part, of the substrate. The plasmon resonance band, on the other hand, may be severely distorted if the substrate is absorbing strongly.

All-optical switching application of germano-silicate optical fiber incorporated with Ag nanocrystals

银纳米晶体掺杂的高非线性石英光纤的全光转换应用

无机晶体的模板法生长和贵金属复合纳米材料的研究

具有功能化性质无机材料的设计和可控制备己经成为目前材料科学研究领域的一大热点。本论文在此领域的主要研究内容可以归纳如下：（1）．有机模板调控无机晶体取向生长利用有机模板在室温下得到了具有钙钛矿结构的高质量（100）取向的立方NH4MnF3和KMnF2以及101）取向的正交NaMnF3晶体。我们发现成核离子浓度、溶液中的Mn'"和F"离子之比以及溶液的pH值对有机模板下生长的晶体的形貌和取向有着复杂的影响。有机模板与成核离子之间的晶格匹配和静电相互作用是调控晶体取向生长的主要因素。（2）核壳结构复合金属纳米粒子薄膜的制备和应用利用种子生长方法制备了粒径、组成和表面性质可控的单分散Au-Pt（Au-PdAu．Ag）纳米粒子并且首次构筑了其高质量的粗糙度可控的纳米结构薄膜。研究结果表明我们所得到的纳米结构薄膜具有高的催化活性和相当好的表面增强拉曼散射效果。（3）空心复合金属纳米结构的制备和应用利用胶体模板方法首次制备了复合金属（At／Pt，All／Pd，ALI／Ag）的空心纳米结构。这些复合金属的空心纳米结构表现了其相应单金属无法比拟的高催化活性。此外，我们也利用消耗种子模板的方法制备了单金属（Au，Pt；Pd）的空心纳米结构。（4）复合金属纳米壳的制备和应用我们采用粒子聚集和自组装相结合的方法构筑了厚度和粗糙度可控的复合ALI／Ag纳米壳。有趣的是，这些复合All／Ag纳米壳在气液界面能够自动发生聚集形成树枝状聚集体。这些聚集体可以被无破坏的转移到固体基底上并且表现出了非常好的表面增强拉曼散射效果。

聚合物薄膜的表面形态结构及相关纳米材料制备

本工作主要从实验上探索了基板、溶液浓度、溶剂性质、组成对均聚物、嵌段共聚物以及嵌段共聚物与均聚物共混薄膜表面形态结构的影响。在此基础上，又以嵌段共聚物薄膜为模板，制备了多种纳米粒子。用原子力显微镜（AFM）研究了超稀PS溶液在固体基板上的表面形貌、表面粗糙度及其润湿性质。研究发现：在所用PS分子量范围内（1）随分子量的增加，退火前PS微区的平均直径增加，而平均高度减小。退火后PS微区的平均直径减小，而平均高度增加。（2）首次观察到：薄膜的表面粗糙度（Ra）除了与溶剂的蒸汽压及所用基板有关外，还和溶剂的偶极矩有关。无论在Si片还是mica上，当l所用溶剂具粼目近的偶极矩不同的蒸汽压时，蒸汽压越小，表面Ra也越小；当所用溶剂具有相近的蒸汽压不同的偶极矩时，偶极矩越大，表面Ra就越小。对所用的每一种溶剂，Si片上薄膜的Ra均大于mica上薄膜的Ra，这可能是由Si片表面的粗糙度大于mica表面的粗糙度引起的。以PS-b-P4VP嵌段共聚物为研究对象，探索了共聚物组成、基板、溶液浓度和溶剂对薄膜表面形貌的影响，并对非对称PS-b-P4VP薄膜在甲醇蒸气下表面形貌随时间的演变过程进行了观察。首次观察到：本体为柱状结构的Ps-b-P4VP薄膜，随着在甲醇蒸气中处理时间的增加，形貌从无特征表面、凹陷结构和条带共存的杂化形貌、条状微区、六方排列的凹陷结构、再到条状微区的转变。不同膜厚其形貌转变程度亦不同，膜越厚观察到的形貌转变就越多。而对于厚度约为18.6nm本体为球状结构的PS-b-P4VP薄膜，当在甲醇蒸气中退火时，只观察到了六方排列的凹陷结构并且这种结构不随退火时间的增加而改变。通过对不同组成PS-b-P4VP／hPS混合物薄膜在云母和石墨上表面形貌的研究，首次观察到：在云母基板上随混合物中Φps的增加，表面形貌经历着由六方有序的球状微区向条状结构再向球状微区最后到宏观相分离结构的转变；而在石墨基板上，随Φps的增加，表面形貌逐渐由条带结构向球状结构转变，未观察到明显的宏观相分离。以PS-b-P4vP胶束薄膜为模板合成了Ag-Pd及ZnO纳米结构，并对不同表面活性剂包裹的CdSe在PS-b-P4VP薄膜中的选择性分布进行了探索。 以PS-b-P4VP胶束薄膜为研究对象研究了溶剂蒸气及酸溶液对其表面形貌的影响。实验结果表明，除了甲醇蒸气，用一元酸处理薄膜也能得到纳米孔结构。

Ln-Ba-Cu-Ag-O多元复合物制备、结构及电学性质的研究

本文合成了LnBa_2Cu_(3(1-x))Ag_xO_(7-δ) (x = 0.1,0.3,0.5, Cu = Y,Dy,Ho,Er,Gd) YBa_(2(1-x))Cu_3Ag_xO_(7-δ) (x = 0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6); Y_(1-x)Ag_xBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ) (x = 0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.5); YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x (x = 0.2～2.0), CuBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x (x = 0.5,1.0, Cu = Dy,Ho,Er)及与之对照的空白样品等一系列超导稀土复合氧化物，对它们的结构、电学性质、Ag的存在状态及Ag的加入方式进行了研究。对这方面的研究目前仍无全面系统的报道。对CuBa_2Cu_(3(1-x))Ag_xO_(7-δ)的研究表明Ag并未取代Cu的格位，少量的Ag加入（x<0.1）就使结构发生破坏，当x>0.1时样品即失去超导性，对光加Ag的YBa_(2(1-x))Cu_3Ag_(2x)Cu_3O_(7-δ)的研究表明，当x<0.6时仍为90k左右的超导体，Ag没有取代Ba的格位，Ag的加入使杂相比例加大，Ag的加入改善了样品晶粒间的弱连接状况，使电流密度明显提高，Ag以单质及复合物形式存在于样品之中。后加Ag方式对结构、电性、无影响没有提高Jc。对光加Ag的Y_(1-x)Ag_xBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)的研究表明，x<0.5时样品仍为90k左右超导体，Ag的加入使杂相比例减少，Ag部分以单质及与13a、Cu形成对改善弱连接状有益的复合场的形式存在，部分进入晶格可能占据了Y的格位使C轴变长。Ag的加入改善了样品晶粒间的弱连接状况，从而使Jc大幅度提高，当x=0.1时Jc = 362 A/cm~2，后加Ag的方式对结构、电性、无影响没有提高Jc。对YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x的研究表明，加Ag的样品的Jc比不加Ag样品的Jc明显加大，随着Ag量的加大Jc增加，当x=1时Jc最大，当Ag量大于2.0mol时将有大量Ag析出，Ag的加入不影响超导正交结构，部分Ag进入了晶格可能占据了Y的格位，C轴增长，部分以单质及复合物的形式存在，Ag的加入不影响样品的临界温度，使样品电阻降低，电镜分析表明，Ag的加入改善了样品晶粒间的连接状况。CuBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x与上面体子有相同的性质，在加入1mol Ag得到，Jc：DyBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_(1.0) 113A/cm~2；HoBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_(1.0) 164 A/cm~2 ErBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_(1.0) 177A/cm~2的样品。样品加Ag后密度明显加大，最大可达6.321克/cm~3，硬度也加大具有良好的机械性能。针对在YBaCu_3O_(7-δ)样品中添加Ag，可以做为一种大幅度提高Jc的途径的特点，进行了各种工艺探索，到目前为止，合成出了临界电流密度为570 A/cm~2的样品。

DIFFERENT INTERDIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN AG/YBA2CU3O7-X AND AL/YBA2CU3O7-X CONTACT INTERFACES

The differences between the interdiffusion characteristics of Ag/YBa2Cu3O7-x and Al/YBa2Cu3O7-x contact interfaces have been revealed by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The different electrical properties of Ag/YBa2Cu3O7-x and YBa2Cu3O7-x films after high temperature treatment are well understood by the SIMS results.

Ag surface plasmon enhanced double-layer antireflection coatings for GaAs solar cells

Surface plasmon enhanced antireflection coatings for GaAs solar cells have been designed theoretically. The reflectance of double-layer antireflection coatings (ARCs) with different suspensions of Ag particles is calculated as a function of the wavelength according to the optical interference matrix and the Mie theory. The mean dielectric concept was adopted in the simulations. A significant reduction of reflectance in the spectral region from 300 to 400 nm was found to be beneficial for the design of ARCs. A new SiO_2/Ag-ZnS double-layer coating with better antireflection ability can be achieved if the particle volume fraction in ZnS is 1%-2%.