The fabrication technique of micro/nano-scale speckle patterns with focused ion beam (FIB) system is studied for digital image correlation (DIC) measurement under a scanning electron microscope (SEM).The speckle patte...The fabrication technique of micro/nano-scale speckle patterns with focused ion beam (FIB) system is studied for digital image correlation (DIC) measurement under a scanning electron microscope (SEM).The speckle patterns are fabricated by directly etching the counterpart of the specimen to the black part of a template.Mean intensity gradient is used to evaluate the quality of these SEM images of speckle patterns fabricated based on different templates to select an optimum template.The pattern size depending on the displacement measurement sensitivity is adjusted by altering the magnification of FIB according to the relation curve of the etching size versus magnification.The influencing factors including etching time and ion beam current are discussed.Rigid body translation tests and rotation tests are carried out under SEM to verify the reliability of the fabricated speckle patterns.The calculated values are in good agreement with the imposed ones.展开更多
High performance high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filters have been designed and constructed for satellite application. The filters are actually a superconducting integration of an 8-pole band-pass filter with a...High performance high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filters have been designed and constructed for satellite application. The filters are actually a superconducting integration of an 8-pole band-pass filter with an adjustable band-stop filter onto a single piece of LaAlO3 substrate (with dimension of 0.5×45×20 mm3). Typical results of the filters, i.e., Filters A (made by YBCO) & B (made by TBCCO) will be reported. The measured responses of Filter A showed excellent specifications, e.g., an insertion loss less than 0.1 dB, a return loss better than -22.5 dB in pass-band, band-edge steepness greater than 12 dB/MHz and out-of-band rejection at a certain band deeper than -110 dB. To satisfy the requirement of rocket launch and space operation, three filters of the above design have undergone mechanical environmental simulation tests for space qualification. Detailed analysis of the response curves of Filter B measured before and after the tests showed that no noticeable change in the per-formance can be found. All the filters passed the rigorous ground simulation tests, which is the first time in China for HTS devices and provided a solid foundation for satellite applications of high-temperature superconductors in the near future.展开更多
The porous anodic alumina membranes （PAAMs） have been successfully used as templates for the fabrication of functional nano-materials due to their outstanding regularity and physicochemical properties. In this paper...The porous anodic alumina membranes （PAAMs） have been successfully used as templates for the fabrication of functional nano-materials due to their outstanding regularity and physicochemical properties. In this paper, a transparent double-sided anodic alumina membrane with ultra-thin aluminum substrate was fabricated with the three-step anodic oxidation method in the oxalic acid electrolyte. The characters such as the top-surface morphology, membrane thickness, and depth of nanopores of this three-layer （A1203-A1-A1203） sandwiched nano-structure were controllable through regulating the main anodic oxidation conditions, e.g., anodic oxidation time of various steps, coating remove process. The experiments data revealed that the aluminum substrate is exponential declined with the oxidation time when it was approximately reduced by a few micrometers. This new double-sided anodic alumina membrane can be used as the high-quality functional field emission materials and templates.展开更多
The field emission characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes grown on metal tips are studied at various temperatures. It is found that emission current at a given applied electric field increased with the temper...The field emission characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes grown on metal tips are studied at various temperatures. It is found that emission current at a given applied electric field increased with the temperature, and the stability of the current did not change. The dependence upon temperature varies quite differently with the metal substrates. This may result from the asymmetry of the CNTs and the interface effect between CNT and underlay.展开更多
A 10-pole quasi-elliptic bandpass filter （BPF） with a relatively wide passband in the very high frequency （VHF） band was de- signed and fabricated using YBCO thin films deposited on both sides of a LaAIO3 substrat...A 10-pole quasi-elliptic bandpass filter （BPF） with a relatively wide passband in the very high frequency （VHF） band was de- signed and fabricated using YBCO thin films deposited on both sides of a LaAIO3 substrate. Single-spiral resonators were modified to generate strong coupling and reduce the parasitic coupling, We analysed the coupling polarities between the modi- fied resonators. Two pairs of attenuation poles were introduced in the filter for sharp cut-off response. The measurements showed that the filter has a centre frequency of 255.8 MHz, fractional bandwidth of about 12.3%, insertion loss of smaller than 0.265 dB, and the return loss in the passband of better than 17.5 dB, in zood a^reement with computer simulations.展开更多
Free-standing metallic nanostructures are considered to be highly relevant to many branches of science and technology with applications of three dimensional metallic nanostructures ranging from optical reflectors,actu...Free-standing metallic nanostructures are considered to be highly relevant to many branches of science and technology with applications of three dimensional metallic nanostructures ranging from optical reflectors,actuators,and antenna,to free-standing electrodes,mechanical,optical,and electrical resonators and sensors.Strain-induced out-of-plane fabrication has emerged as an effective method which uses relaxation of strain-mismatched materials.In this work,we report a study of the thermal annealing-induced shape modification of free-standing nanostructures,which was achieved by introducing compositional or microstructural nonuniformity to the nanowires.In particular gradient,segmented and striped hetero-nanowires were grown by focused-ion-beam-induced chemical vapor deposition,followed by rapid thermal annealing in a N2 atmosphere.Various free-standing nanostructures were produced as a result of the crystalline/grain growth and stress relief.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos.2010CB631005 and 2011CB606105)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.90916010 and 11172151)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20090002110048)
文摘The fabrication technique of micro/nano-scale speckle patterns with focused ion beam (FIB) system is studied for digital image correlation (DIC) measurement under a scanning electron microscope (SEM).The speckle patterns are fabricated by directly etching the counterpart of the specimen to the black part of a template.Mean intensity gradient is used to evaluate the quality of these SEM images of speckle patterns fabricated based on different templates to select an optimum template.The pattern size depending on the displacement measurement sensitivity is adjusted by altering the magnification of FIB according to the relation curve of the etching size versus magnification.The influencing factors including etching time and ion beam current are discussed.Rigid body translation tests and rotation tests are carried out under SEM to verify the reliability of the fabricated speckle patterns.The calculated values are in good agreement with the imposed ones.
基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJCX2-SW-W01)Beijing Mu-nicipal Science & Technology Commission (H010410050111)+1 种基金the Ministry of Sci-ence and Technology of China (2002AA306181)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10474127)
文摘High performance high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filters have been designed and constructed for satellite application. The filters are actually a superconducting integration of an 8-pole band-pass filter with an adjustable band-stop filter onto a single piece of LaAlO3 substrate (with dimension of 0.5×45×20 mm3). Typical results of the filters, i.e., Filters A (made by YBCO) & B (made by TBCCO) will be reported. The measured responses of Filter A showed excellent specifications, e.g., an insertion loss less than 0.1 dB, a return loss better than -22.5 dB in pass-band, band-edge steepness greater than 12 dB/MHz and out-of-band rejection at a certain band deeper than -110 dB. To satisfy the requirement of rocket launch and space operation, three filters of the above design have undergone mechanical environmental simulation tests for space qualification. Detailed analysis of the response curves of Filter B measured before and after the tests showed that no noticeable change in the per-formance can be found. All the filters passed the rigorous ground simulation tests, which is the first time in China for HTS devices and provided a solid foundation for satellite applications of high-temperature superconductors in the near future.
基金supported by the Major Research Plan of the National Nat-ural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.91123030)the International Cooperation Foundation of the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2011DFA12220)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61378083)
文摘The porous anodic alumina membranes （PAAMs） have been successfully used as templates for the fabrication of functional nano-materials due to their outstanding regularity and physicochemical properties. In this paper, a transparent double-sided anodic alumina membrane with ultra-thin aluminum substrate was fabricated with the three-step anodic oxidation method in the oxalic acid electrolyte. The characters such as the top-surface morphology, membrane thickness, and depth of nanopores of this three-layer （A1203-A1-A1203） sandwiched nano-structure were controllable through regulating the main anodic oxidation conditions, e.g., anodic oxidation time of various steps, coating remove process. The experiments data revealed that the aluminum substrate is exponential declined with the oxidation time when it was approximately reduced by a few micrometers. This new double-sided anodic alumina membrane can be used as the high-quality functional field emission materials and templates.
基金the 973 Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2003CB314702)
文摘The field emission characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes grown on metal tips are studied at various temperatures. It is found that emission current at a given applied electric field increased with the temperature, and the stability of the current did not change. The dependence upon temperature varies quite differently with the metal substrates. This may result from the asymmetry of the CNTs and the interface effect between CNT and underlay.
基金supported by the External Cooperation Program of theChinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. GJHZ1007)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.KJCX2-YW-W16)
文摘A 10-pole quasi-elliptic bandpass filter （BPF） with a relatively wide passband in the very high frequency （VHF） band was de- signed and fabricated using YBCO thin films deposited on both sides of a LaAIO3 substrate. Single-spiral resonators were modified to generate strong coupling and reduce the parasitic coupling, We analysed the coupling polarities between the modi- fied resonators. Two pairs of attenuation poles were introduced in the filter for sharp cut-off response. The measurements showed that the filter has a centre frequency of 255.8 MHz, fractional bandwidth of about 12.3%, insertion loss of smaller than 0.265 dB, and the return loss in the passband of better than 17.5 dB, in zood a^reement with computer simulations.
基金supported by the Outstanding Technical Talent Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91123004,11104334,50825206,10834012 and 60801043)
文摘Free-standing metallic nanostructures are considered to be highly relevant to many branches of science and technology with applications of three dimensional metallic nanostructures ranging from optical reflectors,actuators,and antenna,to free-standing electrodes,mechanical,optical,and electrical resonators and sensors.Strain-induced out-of-plane fabrication has emerged as an effective method which uses relaxation of strain-mismatched materials.In this work,we report a study of the thermal annealing-induced shape modification of free-standing nanostructures,which was achieved by introducing compositional or microstructural nonuniformity to the nanowires.In particular gradient,segmented and striped hetero-nanowires were grown by focused-ion-beam-induced chemical vapor deposition,followed by rapid thermal annealing in a N2 atmosphere.Various free-standing nanostructures were produced as a result of the crystalline/grain growth and stress relief.
