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

贵金属（Au, Ag, Pt, Pd）纳米材料的可控合成及性能研究

功能化的贵金属纳米材料的设计和可控制备在材料科学研究领域引起了人们广泛的关注。贵金属纳米材料的光学、电学、磁学和催化等物理和化学性质不但与其大小有关，而且还与其形貌息息相关。因此寻求简单而有效的低温溶液合成途径以实现对贵金属纳米材料的尺寸和形貌控制尤为重要。本论文的主要研究内容可以归纳如下： (1)在水溶液中利用种子生长方法分别制备了核壳Au-Pd/Pt三金属复合纳米粒子和三层的核壳AuAg复合纳米粒子。这些纳米粒子的尺寸和组成可以通过改变金种子的加入量来加以调控。 (2)通过种子生长和取代沉积相结合的方法制备了具有金核铂/银双金属壳的铃铛状纳米粒子。通过扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜和X-射线光电子能谱对所得纳米粒子的尺寸、结构和组成进行了表征。 (3)以二肽甘氨酰甘氨酸作为模板合成了具有[111]取向的单晶银纳米片。通过改变实验条件探讨了片状银纳米结构的形成机理。片状银纳米结构的产率可达到80%，反应物之间的摩尔比对产物的尺寸和形貌有至关重要的作用。 (4)将K3[Fe(CN)6]和Na2S2O3的混合溶液进行水热处理，得到了具有立方体形貌的FeIIIFeIII(CN)6（柏林绿）微晶。实验结果显示K3[Fe(CN)6]和Na2S2O3的摩尔比及其浓度对所得产物的尺寸、形貌和组成有决定性的作用。 (5)在室温下通过混合3, 3', 5, 5'-四甲基联苯胺和氯铂酸，成功合成了有机-无机杂化的纳米纤维。纳米纤维的尺寸和形状可以通过改变反应物的比和浓度加以控制。基于不同的实验结果，提出了纳米纤维的可能形成机理。

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%.

Ag生长温度对Ag/ZnO肖特基接触特性的影响

利用脉冲激光沉积(PLD)方法在Si衬底上制备了ZnO单晶体薄膜,并在不同温度下生长了Ag膜作为肖特基电极,研究了Ag与ZnO的接触特性.利用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜和Ⅰ-Ⅴ测试方法对样品的晶体质量、结构和电学性质进行了分析.结果表明,ZnO薄膜具有高度的c轴择优取向,Ag膜随生长温度的不同的晶体质量有较大差异.样品在室温下的Ⅰ-Ⅴ测试结果表明Ag电极的生长温度对Ag/ZnO接触性能有重要影响.在150℃和200℃生长的Ag电极实现了Ag与ZnO的肖特基接触,电极生长温度低于150℃和高于200℃的样品Ag与ZnO均为欧姆接触.经过分析,肖特基接触的形成依赖于在Ag与ZnO接触界面处形成的p型反型层.

Ag/AuGeNi/n-GaSb欧姆接触的研究

研究了Ag/AuGeNi/n-GaSb在150℃─450℃下合金处理对欧姆接触的的影响,最佳合金温度为220℃,此时接触电阻率为6.7×10~(-4)Ωcm~2。用AES和XRD研究了金属半导体界面处的扩散及物相变化,并讨论了接触电阻率与微结构的关系。

nμc-Si:H/SiOx/Ag隧道背面拉触对a-Si:H太阳能电池性能的影响

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