Lei Liu

Effect of pressure and temperature on the wavelength shift of the fluorescence line of SrB 4O 7:Sm 2+ scale

The pressure shift of 7D 0−5F 0 fluorescence line of SrB 4O 7:Sm 2+ has been recalibrated at high temperature and high pressure, respectively. Combined with the high pressure and high-temperature experimental data given by previous study, a quantitative analysis of the temperature effect on pressure shift of the 7D 0−5F 0 fluorescence line has been performed. The results show that there is an overall negligible coupling effect of temperature and pressure on the wavelength shift of the 7D 0−5F 0 fluorescence line below 770 K and 35 GPa. But above 770 K, the temperature effect on pressure shift could not be ignored at least in a relatively high pressure range. A proposed calibration relation is recommended to predict more accurate pressures in high pressure and high-temperature experiments with SrB 4O 7:Sm 2+ as the pressure scale.

Evidence of polymorphic transformations of Sn under high pressure

The high-pressure polymorphs and structural transformation of Sn were experimentally investigated using angle-dispersive synchrotron x-ray diffraction up to 108.9 GPa. The results show that at least at 12.8 GPa β-Sn→bct structure transformation was completed and no two-phase coexistence was found. By using a long-wavelength x-ray, we resolved the diffraction peaks splitting and discovered the formation of a new distorted orthorhombic structure bco from the bct structure at 31.8 GPa. The variation of the lattice parameters and their ratios with pressure further validate the observation of the bco polymorph. The bcc structure appears at 40.9 GPa and coexists with the bco phase throughout a wide pressure range of 40.9 GPa–73.1 GPa. Above 73.1 GPa, only the bcc polymorph is observed. The systematically experimental investigation confirms the phase transition sequence of Sn as β-Sn→bct→bco→bco+bcc→bcc upon compression to 108.9 GPa at room temperature.

Island-like Nanoporous Gold: Smaller Island Generates Stronger Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

The surface-enhanced Raman scattering properties of nanoporous gold prepared by the dealloying technique have been investigated for many years.The relatively low enhancement factor and the poor uniformity of existing conventional or advanced nanoporous gold structures are still the main factors that limit their wide application as Raman enhancement substrates. Here, we report island-like nanoporous gold (INPG) fabricated by simply controlling the composition of the dealloying precursor.This nanostructure can generate ∼10 times higher enhancement factor (above 107) with ∼4 times lower gold consumption than conventional nanoporous gold. The dimensions of the gold islands can be controlled by the composition of the precursor. The enhancement factor can therefore be controlled by the gold island dimensions, which suggests an effective approach to fabricate better Raman enhancement substrates. Furthermore, INPG exhibits excellent Raman enhancement uniformity and reproducibility with the relative standard deviations of only 2.5% and 6.5%, which originate from the extremely homogeneous structure of INPG at both the microscale and macroscale. The excellent surface-enhanced Raman scattering properties make INPG a potential surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate.

The Radial Distribution of Ions and Electrons in RF Inductively Coupled H2/T2B Plasmas

A glow discharge polymer (GDP) was fabricated using trans-2-butene (T2B) and hydrogen (H2) via a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system. The uniformity of the GDP films was significantly affected by the radial distribution of the H2/T2B plasma parameters. The plasma properties while discharging by a multi-carbon gas source of mixed H2/T2B were investigated during the GDP deposition process. The main positive ions and ion energy distributions in inductively coupled H2/T2B plasmas were analyzed by energy-resolved mass spectrometer (MS), and the electron density and the effective electron temperature were mainly analyzed using a Langmuir probe. The MS results show that the main positive ions in the plasmas are

Nano-polycrystalline diamond formation under ultra-high pressure

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Ab initio study of the elastic properties of sodium chloride at high pressure

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Ab initio study of the structural, elastic, and thermodynamic properties of tungsten monocarbide at high pressure and high temperature

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