Effect of processing parameters on the optical properties of TiO2/ormosil planar waveguide

Hybrid TiO2/ormosil waveguiding films have been prepared by the sol-gel method at low thermal treatment temperature of 150° C. The influence of processing parameters including the molar ratios of titanium butoxide (Ti(OBu)(4))/3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) and H2O/Ti(OBu)(4) (expressed as R), especially aging of sot on the optical properties was investigated. The optical properties of films were measured with scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV/VIS/NIR spectrophotometer (UV-Vis), m-line and the scattering-detection method. The results indicate that the film thickness increases with the increase of sol aging time, but the variation of refractive index as a function of sot aging time depends on the relative ratios of GLYMO to Ti(OBu)(4). Higher transmittance and lower attenuation of the planar waveguide can be obtained in the sol with lower Ti(OBu)(4) contents and shorter aging time.

Effect of water content in sol on optical properties of hybrid sol-gel derived TiO2/SiO2/ormosil film

Sol-gel derived TiO2/SiO2/ormosil hybrid planar waveguides have been deposited on soda-lime glass slides and silicon substrates, films were heat treated at 150 degreesC for 2 h or dried at room temperature. Different amounts of water were added to sols to study their impacts on microstructures and optical properties of films. The samples were characterized by m-line spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV/VIS/NIR spectrophotometer (UV-vis), atomic force microscopy (AFM), thermal analysis instrument and scattering-detection method. The refractive index was found to have the largest value at the molar ratio H2O/OR = 1 in sol (OR means -OCH3, -OC2H5 and -OC4H9 in the sol), whereas the thickest film appears at H2O/OR = 1/2. The rms surface roughness of all the films is lower than 1.1 nm, and increases with the increase of water content in sol. Higher water content leads to higher attenuation of film. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Study on the hydrolytic property and thermal stability of LiAlO2 substrate

The hydrolytic property and thermal stability of LiAlO2 (LAO), important factors for its application, were examined by AFM and X-ray rocking curve. We found that H2O may be deleterious for LAO surface polishing when the root mean square (RMS) value is less than 1 nm. However, when the RMS value is more than 1 nm it may be useful for LAO polishing. (100)-plane LAO substrates are annealed in the range of 850-900 degrees C in flux N-2, Slick AlN layer probably is produced on the substrate surface. M-plane GaN layer has grown on the substrate by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method. Theses results show that LiAlO2 crystal is a promising substrate of fabricating high-efficiency LEDs by MOCVD. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effects of oxygen partial pressure on packing density and laser damage threshold of TiO2 thin films

TiO2 films are deposited by electron beam evaporation as a function of oxygen partial pressure. The packing density, refractive index, and extinction coefficient all decrease with the increase of pressure, which also induces the change of the film's microstructure, such as the increase of voids and H2O concentration in the film. The laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of the film increases monotonically with the rise of pressure in this experiment. The porous structure and low nonstoichiometric defects absorption contribute to the film's high LIDT. The films prepared at the lowest and the highest pressure show nonstoichiometric and surface-defects-induced damage features, respectively.(C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.

分子运动性预测顽拗性种子麻栎离体胚轴适宜贮藏条件初探

顽拗性种子在分类上分布广泛。由于顽拗性种子贮藏特性极为特殊，对脱水和低温均十分敏感，易受损伤，所以种子寿命很短，因此在植物种质资源保存领域，顽拗性种子的保存一直被列为重点研究课题，至今仍难以找到顽拗性种子的适宜贮藏条件，或该类种子保存通行的方法，仅推测长期保存顽拗性种子种质资源最有前途的方式是超低温保存，顽拗性种子资源保存是一个世界性难题。 本文试图使用分子运动性预测顽拗性种子离体胚轴的适宜贮藏条件。选用壳斗科植物麻栎种子为实验材料。应用电子顺磁共振波谱仪和自旋标记技术，以硝基氧探针CP为标记物，检测到室温下麻栎种子离体胚轴脱水过程中分子运动性的变化。含水量0.7 g H2O/g DW至0.64 g H2O/g DW范围是细胞质粘度的转折区域，低于这个含水量区域，细胞质粘度骤然上升，推测这个区域是室温下保存离体胚轴的适宜含水量下限。 通过变温电子顺磁测定，找到离体胚轴含水量在0.43 g H2O/g DW至1.02 g H2O/g DW范围内，分子运动性的临界温度和玻璃态相变温度所在区间。根据分子运动性随温度变化规律，预测含水量为0.69 g H2O/g DW的麻栎种子离体胚轴适宜贮藏温度约为-50 ℃。 根据EPR实验结果，将胚轴脱水，并根据实验条件选择不同温度进行低温贮藏验证实验，应用颜色观测法和TTC存活力鉴定法，初步验证分子运动性理论可以应用在顽拗性种子离体胚轴的低温贮藏研究中。 本研究说明顽拗性种子资源的保存有可能通过离体胚轴的低温贮藏实现，用分子运动性预测低温贮藏的适宜条件，很可能为上述问题的解决提供了有效的技术参数。

干莲胚芽叶在萌发过程中叶绿体膜结构和功能的研究

本工作对莲胚芽叶在照光萌发后其叶绿体光合膜结构和功能的发育作了比较系统的研究。主要结果如下： （1）在萌发前的干莲胚芽叶叶绿体中就已存在有巨型基粒结构。经照光萌发后，巨型基粒逐渐松散，类囊体膜之间距离变大。巨型基粒解体。而后重新形成比原来巨型基粒片层少，片层间距较紧密的基粒。它的基质片层是在基粒片层形成基本完成之后开始发育的，即萌发八天之后，莲幼苗叶绿体才形成和其它高等植物成熟叶绿体类似的结构，具有基粒和基质片层的类囊体膜系统。 （2）对萌发后不同时期莲幼苗叶绿体膜多肽SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳分析表明，组成光系统Ⅱ捕光色素蛋白复合体的两个多肽，分子量分别为30 KD和27 KD的多肽含量变化很大。30 KD常会随发育时间的增长而减弱。而27 KD条带则逐渐增强。光系统Ⅱ捕光色素蛋白复合体在干莲胚芽叶叶绿体中以前体的形式存在，经照光萌发一段时间后，该复合体经过多肽含量的变化，叶绿素a、b相对含量的变化等过程，最后发育成熟的光系统Ⅱ捕光色素蛋白复合体。 （3）萌发前及萌发后不同时期对莲叶绿体的低温荧光发射光谱测定结果表明，未经萌发和照光萌发两天的莲叶绿体仅在681mm处有发射峰，而缺少732 nm处的发射峰。萌发到第四天时F732开始出现，并且随发育时间增长逐渐增强。F732/F683值逐渐上升，这说明PSI捕光色素系统的发育较PSⅡ是延后的，而且它的发育必须有可见光照射条件下才能进行。 （4）叶绿素a/b值和吸收光谱测试结果表明，莲胚芽叶在萌发后的发育过程中，其叶绿体叶绿素a/b值由干莲胚芽叶叶绿体的0.9逐渐上升，到萌发十天时接近正常成熟叶绿体的水平，其叶绿体在红光区的吸收峰，叶绿素b相对于叶绿素a逐渐减弱。 （5）干莲胚芽叶萌发过程中，其叶绿体的活体室温荧光动力学测定结果表明，在萌发四天后，Fv开始出现，Fv/Fo值随照光萌发时间增长而逐渐提高。从H2O → DCIP的电子传递速率的测定结果也证明PSⅡ光化学活性的出现和增强过程。 我们的结果表明，干莲胚芽叶叶绿体在萌发后经历了一条和其它高等植物差异很大的发育途径，我们的结果也证实了LHCP与基粒形成有密切联系。

光合放氧结构与机理的理论探索

光合放氧研究近十年来已有重要进展，但在该领域仍有很多重要问题待研究。本论文工作主要是对光系统氧化侧与光合放氧密切相关的组分的结构和性能进行理论和模拟研究，工作可概括如下： (一)、放氧中心结构和性能的探索。 1、对放氧中心Mn202单元与配体组氨酸、H2O和Cl等结合方式的理论研究显示：(a)、组氨酸和H20分子均可能与Mn202平面垂直，彼此保持较大的距离，且结合在不同的Mn离子上;(b)、2个H2O分子可能结合在不同Mn202单元上。 2、对Mn簇核心骨架的理论研究显示有必要引入新的Ca、Cl结合方式，以防止因两个Mn202单元线性化而导致2个H2O分子结合位点远离。 (二)、次级电子给体Tyr_z和Tyr_D的结构与功能。 对次级电子给体Tyr_z和Tyr_D进行精确量子化学研究显示：(a)、在中性条件下，Tyr_D和Tyr_z均只与组氨酸通过氢键作用;(b)、当失去电子后，结构发生明显变化，导致正电荷主要集中在组氨酸上，自由基主要集中在Tyr上;(c)、第三组分(H_20分子或羧基等)的引入使中性体系不容易给出电子;(d)、结合最新文献报导，推测Tyr_D~+和Tyr_z~+除与组氨酸作用外还可能分别与水和羧基作用。 (三)、原初电子给体的理论和模拟研究。 1、对紫细菌原初电子给体P_(870)的理论研究显示：(a)、双分子结构比单分子结构稳定;(b)、电荷分离之后，原初电子给体原有的空间结构不再是稳定的构型，它会向能量和化学活性均更低的构型转变。在光合细菌的原初电子给体P870中，这种转变可通过C3位的乙酰基旋转使其氧原子与另一个细菌叶绿素分子的镁原子相互作用使P870+•的总能量和化学活性明显降低。推测这种构型转变对于防止原初反应过程中的电荷重组、维持光能的高效转化有重要意义。提出了原初反应过程中结构动态变化的新观点，利用这一观点可对光合细菌原初反应动力学研究所观测到的慢过程及蛋白质微环境对原初电子给体和原初反应都有重要影响等实验现象给予较好的解释。 2、对光系统II原初电子给体P680的结构进行理论探讨，提出了两个叶绿素a分子平面间夹角为50.0±2.5°时能量最低的夹角模型。 3、采用N-甲基咪唑(C4H6N2)模拟生物体内的组氨酸，通过观测CCL4中的Chla与C4H6N2反应的吸收、CD和MCD光谱得到以下结论：(a)、在纯CCL4中，每个Chla处于5配位状态，Chla形成不对称的双聚体，彼此之间存在较强的偶合作用。提出两个Chla通过不等价的2个Mg-O配位键(O分别来自于C131位的酮基和C17位酯基的C=O)连接为紧密双体结构;(b)、当C4H6N2／Chla = 0.5和1时，其吸收、CD和MCD光谱均发生明显变化，两个Chla之间的偶合作用明显减弱，但此时仍为双聚体。推测C4H6N2首先取代原紧密双体结构中Mg-O酯键，进而取代Mg-O酮键，最后两个Chla分子通过两个Mg…O弱相互作用连接为松弛的双体结构，该模型与理论获得的P_(680)的结构相似。 在上述研究的基础上，提出了包括放氧中心外围配体和TyrZ在内的放氧中心结构新模型。在新结构模型中，2个H2O分子不对称地结合于“C”形结构开口端两个低价的Mn1II和Mn4III上，并保持较大距离;两个组氨酸的咪唑环通过N原子与两个高价的Mn2IV、Mn3IV结合;Cl结合于MB4TM，并与Ca相连;Ca通过O桥和COO-相连使两个Mn202单元保持特定空间构型。TyrZ通过组氨酸(D1-His190)与Mn簇作用。此外，新模型尝试着在O桥上引入质子。放氧中心结构及其邻近环境(包括TyrZ和TyrD)整体处于中性状态。 同时还提出了新的放氧机理，认为电子和质子的释放非同步进行，并首次明确提出两个水分子的不对称氧化和结构动态变化等观点。认为Ca在维持放氧中心的结构方面担负重要作用，C1与Mn离子之间的亲核作用变化是放氧中心结构变化的关键。

黄芩甙锌配合物药物用途

本发明公开了配合物黄芩甙锌在制备预防和治疗艾滋病的药物中的应用，其结构式见图1，分子式为ZnC23O13H20(1-3.5)H2O。黄芩甙与黄芩甙锌均能抑制HIV-1感染细胞与正常细胞间的融合，但黄芩甙锌的细胞毒性低于黄芩甙，对HIV-1的治疗指数(TI)高于黄芩甙，其治疗效果比黄芩甙好。

肝素钠树脂精制工艺的研究

利用D254树脂可以将原始粗品肝素钠的效价提高到179. 8 U SP U öm g, 进一步纯化可得201. 5 U SP U öm g 的精品, 其H2O 2 用量(1. 5% ) 和氧化时间(24 h) 均少于传统工艺, 产品光吸收和收率(85. 8% ) 最优。

Detection of the hepatotoxic microcystins in 36 kinds of cyanobacteria Spirulina food products in China

Gel filtration chromatography, ultra-filtration, and solid-phase extraction silica gel clean-up were evaluated for their ability to remove microcystins selectively from extracts of cyanobacteria Spirulina samples after using the reversed-phase octadecylsilyl ODS cartridge for subsequent analysis by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The reversed-phase ODS cartridge/silica gel combination were effective and the optimal wash and elution conditions were: H2O (wash), 20% methanol in water (wash), and 90% methanol in water (elution) for the reversed-phase ODS cartridge, followed by 80% methanol in water elution in the silica gel cartridge. The presence of microcystins in 36 kinds of cyanobacteria Spirulina health food samples obtained from various retail outlets in China were detected by LC-MS/MS, and 34 samples (94%) contained microcystins ranging from 2 to 163 ng g(-1) (mean=1427 ng g(-1)), which were significantly lower than microcystins present in blue green alga products previously reported. MC-RR-which contains two molecules of arginine (R)-(in 94.4% samples) was the predominant microcystin, followed by MC-LR-where L is leucine-(30.6%) and MC-YR-where Y is tyrose-(27.8%). The possible potential health risks from chronic exposure to microcystins from contaminated cyanobacteria Spirulina health food should not be ignored, even if the toxin concentrations were low. The method presented herein is proposed to detect microcystins present in commercial cyanobacteria Spirulina samples.

Enhanced electroluminescence intensity of InGaN/GaN multi-quantum-wells based on Mg-doped GaN annealed in O-2

InGaN/GaN multi-quantum-well blue (461 +/- 4 nm) light emitting diodes with higher electroluminescence intensity are obtained by postgrowth thermal annealing at 720 C in O-2-ambient. Based on our first-principle total-energy calculations, we conclude that besides dissociating the Mg-H complex by forming H2O, annealing in O-2 has another positive effect on the activation of acceptor Mg in GaN. Mg can be further activated by the formation of an impurity band above the valence band maximum of host GaN from the passivated Mg-Ga-O-N complex. Our calculated ionization energy for acceptor Mg in the passivated system is about 30 meV shallower than that in pure GaN, in good agreement with previous experimental measurement. Our model can explain that the enhanced electroluminescence intensity of InGaN/GaN MQWs based on Mg-doped p-type GaN is due to a decrease in the ionization energy of Mg acceptor with the presence of oxygen. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Fabrication and optical characterization of GaN-based nanopillar light emitting diodes

InGaN/GaN-multiple-quantum-well-based light emitting diode ( LED) nanopillar arrays with a diameter of approximately 200nm and a height of 700nm are fabricated by inductively coupled plasma etching using Ni self-assembled nanodots as etching mask. In comparison to the as-grown LED sample an enhancement by a factor of four of photoluminescence ( PL) intensity is achieved after the fabrication of nanopillars, and a blue shift and a decrease of full width at half maximum of the PL peak are observed. The method of additional wet etching with different chemical solutions is used to remove the etch-induced damage. The result shows that the dilute HCl ( HCl:H2O=1:1) treatment is the most effective. The PL intensity of nanopillar LEDs after such a treatment is about 3.5 times stronger than that before treatment.

Scanning electron microscopy observation of in-device InAs/AlAs quantum dots by selective etching of capping layers

Self-assembled InAs/AlAs quantum dots embedded in a resonant tunneling diode device structure are grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Through the selective etching in a C6H8O7 center dot H2O-K3C6H5O7 center dot H2O-H2O2 buffer solution, 310 nm GaAs capping layers are removed and the InAs/AlAs quantum dots are observed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy. It is shown that as-fabricated quantum dots have a diameter of several tens of nanometers and a density of 10(10) cm(-2) order. The images taken by this means are comparable or slightly better than those of transmission electron microscopy. The undercut of the InAs/AlAs layer near the edges of mesas is detected and that verifies the reliability of the quantum dot images. The inhomogeneous oxidation of the upper AlAs barrier in H2O2 is also observed. By comparing the morphologies of the mesa edge adjacent regions and the rest areas of the sample, it is concluded that the physicochemical reaction introduced in this letter is diffusion limited.

高温气冷堆 He 载气中 H_2O 和 CO_2 吸附净化的实验研究

通过对高温气冷堆He载气中的H2O和CO2在5A分子筛固定床上吸附净化的实验研究，得到了吸附穿透曲线，获得了5A分子筛床对H2O和CO2的动态吸附规律。实验考察了吸附温度、工作压力、杂质浓度、流速及床层高度等因素对H2O和CO2单吸附及共吸附的吸附容量及转效时间的影响，获得了最佳运行参数。实验研究结果表明：净化后He气中H2O和CO2的质量分数低于10－5，满足了净化系统的要求，为高温气冷堆中5A分子筛固定床装置提供了可靠的设计数据。

Replacement of methane from quartz sand-bearing hydrate with carbon dioxide-in-water emulsion

The replacement of CH4 from its hydrate in quartz sand with 90:10, 70:30, and 50:50 (W-CO2:W-H2O) carbon dioxide-in-water (C/W) emulsions and liquid CO2 has been performed in a cell with size of empty set 36 x 200 mm. The above emulsions were formed in a new emulsifier, in which the temperature and pressure were 285.2 K and 30 MPa, respectively, and the emulsions were stable for 7-12 h. The results of replacing showed that 13.1-27.1%, 14.1-25.5%, and 14.6-24.3% of CH4 had been displaced from its hydrate with the above emulsions after 24-96 It of replacement, corresponding to about 1.5 times the CH4 replaced with high-pressure liquid CO2. The results also showed that the replacement rate of CH4 with the above emulsions and liquid CO2 decreased from 0.543, 0.587, 0.608, and 0.348 1/h to 0.083, 0.077, 0.069, and 0.063 1/h with the replacement time increased from 24 to 96 h. It has been indicated by this study that the use of CO2 emulsions is advantageous compared to the use of liquid CO2 in replacing CH4 from its hydrate.