The design of nonlinear photonic Vogel's spiral based on quasi-crystal theory was demonstrated.Two main parameters of Vogel's spiral were arranged to obtain multi-reciprocal circles.Typical structure was fabri...The design of nonlinear photonic Vogel's spiral based on quasi-crystal theory was demonstrated.Two main parameters of Vogel's spiral were arranged to obtain multi-reciprocal circles.Typical structure was fabricated by the near-infrared femtosecond laser poling technique,forming a nonlinear photonic structure,and multiple ring-like nonlinear Raman±Nath second-harmonic generation processes were realized and analyzed in detail.The structure for the cascaded thirdharmonic generation process was predicted.The results could help deepen the understanding of Vogel's spiral and quasi-crystal and pave the way for the combination of quasi-crystal theory with more aperiodic structures.展开更多
Conductive ferroelectric domain walls have attracted increasing research interest in the field of nanoelectronics,and the fabrication technique for such domain walls is vital.In this study,we investigated in detail th...Conductive ferroelectric domain walls have attracted increasing research interest in the field of nanoelectronics,and the fabrication technique for such domain walls is vital.In this study,we investigated in detail the fabrication of conductive domain walls in x-cut congruent thin-film lithium niobate(TFLN)using an electrical-field poling technique.The ferroelectric domain structures can be controlled through the applied electrical field and applied pulse numbers,and the domain inversion process is related to the conduction characteristics of the domain walls.The domain structures in TFLN are revealed using confocal second-harmonic microscopy and piezoresponse force microscopy.The results provide further directions for the development and application of conductive domain walls in TFLN.展开更多
Alternating current poling(ACP)in air by changing poling temperature(70e130℃)and voltages(2e6 kVrms/cm)on pseudo-ternary 0.24 Pb(In_(1/2)Nb_(1/2))O_(3)-0.46 Pb(Mg1/3Nb_(2/3))O3-0.30PbTiO_(3)(PIMN-0.30PT)single crysta...Alternating current poling(ACP)in air by changing poling temperature(70e130℃)and voltages(2e6 kVrms/cm)on pseudo-ternary 0.24 Pb(In_(1/2)Nb_(1/2))O_(3)-0.46 Pb(Mg1/3Nb_(2/3))O3-0.30PbTiO_(3)(PIMN-0.30PT)single crystals(SCs)manufactured by continuous-feeding Bridgman(CF BM)method was investigated.Free dielectric permittivity(εT 33/ε0)and piezoelectric constant(d33)were improved to be 7000 and 2340 pC/N,which were 29%higher than those of direct current poling(DCP)at 90℃ with 4 kV/cm(εT 33/ε0=5440,d_(33)=1810 pC/N).However,phase change temperature(Tpc)decreased from 94℃ to 78℃ as opposite results reported by other groups.We demonstrated that the high temperature(HT)ACP improved piezoelectric performance of CF BM SCs,however,the Tpc were different from other crystal growth method.The well-designed ACP process was a promising method for mass production not only to enhance the electrical properties for the pseudo-ternary SCs but also reduce the risk of breakdown and realizes organic solvent-free poling process.展开更多
Piezoelectric ceramics of 0.6(Bi0.9La0.1)FeO3-0.4Pb(Ti1-xMnx)O3 (BLF-PTM) for x=0, 0.01, 0.02, and 0.03 were prepared by sol-gel process combined with a solid-state reaction method. The tan? for BLF-PTM of x=0.01 is j...Piezoelectric ceramics of 0.6(Bi0.9La0.1)FeO3-0.4Pb(Ti1-xMnx)O3 (BLF-PTM) for x=0, 0.01, 0.02, and 0.03 were prepared by sol-gel process combined with a solid-state reaction method. The tan? for BLF-PTM of x=0.01 is just 0.006 at 1 kHz, drastically decreasing by using Mn dopants. The TC increases to 490 ℃ for BLF-PTM of x=0.02. Furthermore, Mn modification effectively enhances the poling state and the piezoelectric properties of BLF-PTM. The kp, Qm, d33, and g33 of 0.34, 403, and 124 pC1·N-1 and 37×10-3 Vm·N-1 are achieved for BLF-PTM of x=0.01. The results indicate that Mn modified BLF-PTM is a competitive high power and high temperature piezoelectric material with excellent piezoelectric properties.展开更多
We present the feasibility study of nonlinear dielectrics for the energy storage applications. Corona deposition of electric charges to the surface of thin films of highly polarizable organic molecules (dielectrophore...We present the feasibility study of nonlinear dielectrics for the energy storage applications. Corona deposition of electric charges to the surface of thin films of highly polarizable organic molecules (dielectrophores) shows that the electric field inside the dielectric has a highly nonlinear response. The stored energy densities are superior to the polypropylene films, measured for the comparison, and at least comparable to the current electrochemical batteries. These results make us believe that the dielectrophores-based electrostatic capacitors can revolutionize the energy storage market.展开更多
The paper presents the results of an experimental study of the local polarization reversal and creation of domains by a biased tip of scanning probe microscope(SPM)in lithium niobate single crystals of congruent compo...The paper presents the results of an experimental study of the local polarization reversal and creation of domains by a biased tip of scanning probe microscope(SPM)in lithium niobate single crystals of congruent composition with a surface layer modified by soft proton exchange(SPE).The depth dependence of Ht ions concentration in the SPE-modified layer measured by confocal Raman microscopy demonstrates a sufficient composition gradient.The creation of isolated domains and stripe domain structures has been done by two switching modes:(1)point switching by field application in separated points and(2)line scanning switching by motion of the biased tip being in contact with the sample surface.For point switching for pulse durations less than 10 s,the logarithmic dependence of the domain diameter on the pulse duration was observed.The change of the dependence to a linear one for pulse duration above 10 s has been attributed to the transition from the stochastic step generation at the domain wall to the deterministic one at the domain vertexes.The periodical structure of stripe domains was created in SPE CLN planar waveguides by scanning at elevated temperature.The revealed switching regime suppresses electrostatic interaction of neighboring domains and leads to a significant improvement of the domain structure regularity.The creation of the stable periodical domain structure with submicron periods in SPE CLN planar waveguides was demonstrated.展开更多
BiFeO_(3)-BaTiO_(3) based ceramics are considered to be the most promising lead-free piezoelectric ceramics due to their large piezoelectric response and high Curie temperature.Since the piezoelectric response of piez...BiFeO_(3)-BaTiO_(3) based ceramics are considered to be the most promising lead-free piezoelectric ceramics due to their large piezoelectric response and high Curie temperature.Since the piezoelectric response of piezoelectric ceramics just appears after poling engineering,in this work,the domain evolution and microscopic piezoresponse were observed in-situ using piezoresponse force microscopy(PFM)and switching spectroscopy piezoresponse force microscopy(SS-PFM),which can effectively study the local switching characteristics of ferroelectric materials especially at the nanoscale.The new domain nucleation preferentially forms at the boundary of the relative polarization region and expands laterally with the increase of bias voltage and temperature.The maximum piezoresponse(Rs),remnant piezoresponse(Rrem),maximum displacement(Dmax)and negative displacement(Dneg)at 45 V and 120C reach 122,69,127 pm and 75 pm,respectively.Due to the distinct effect of poling engineering in full domain switching,the corresponding d33 at 50 kV/cm and 120C reaches a maximum of 205 pC/N,which is nearly twice as high as that at room temperature.Studying the evolution of ferroelectric domains in the poling engineering of BiFeO_(3)-BaTiO_(3)ceramics provides an insight into the relationship between domain structure and piezoelectric response,which has implications for other piezoelectric ceramics as well.展开更多
The high Tg polyimide embedded with a novel imidazol-typed chromophore 2-[5-(4-nitrostilbenyl)thienyl]-4,S-di(4-aniinophenyl)imidazole (NSTDAPI) was prepared using the 'simultaneous poling and polymerization' ...The high Tg polyimide embedded with a novel imidazol-typed chromophore 2-[5-(4-nitrostilbenyl)thienyl]-4,S-di(4-aniinophenyl)imidazole (NSTDAPI) was prepared using the 'simultaneous poling and polymerization' technique. The glass transition temperature (Fg) is 304℃ and the initial decomposition temperature (Td) is 330℃. The in-situ second harmonic generation (in-situ SHG) measurement was performed to study its poling behavior and the stability of the poling-induced orientation. The nonlinear optical (NLO) coefficient d33 of poled polyimide film is 32.2 pm/V at 1064 nm fundamental wavelength. The SHG signal of the poled polymer film was quite stable below 200℃, and then began to decay rapidly above 220℃. The half-decay temperature of dipole orientation for the film is 250℃.展开更多
Based on the experimental results, three basic conclusions are summarized for the thermal/electric-field poling (TEFP) silica materials, with which the second-order nonlinear optical coefficient in the bulk silica gla...Based on the experimental results, three basic conclusions are summarized for the thermal/electric-field poling (TEFP) silica materials, with which the second-order nonlinear optical coefficient in the bulk silica glass after TEFP is calculated, and relationships between the coefficient and the applied voltage V 0 in the poling process and the thickness of the nonlinear layer created from the poling are obtained. Theoretical results show that the second-order susceptibility χ(2) and the second-harmonic efficiency η in the poled bulk glass are proportional to √V 0 and V 0 2 , respectively; χ(2)～0.2?1.6 pm/V for the bulk glass after the typical TEFP; χ(2) decreases with an increase in the poling time after the TEFP silica glass approximately reaches the steady state. Theoretical results are well consistent with the experimental reports.展开更多
Two different poling techniques-corona poling and contact poling in the backdrop of electro-optic （EO） polymer modulators are compared. A 3-layer structure EO polymer modulator is prepared for the poling. The poling...Two different poling techniques-corona poling and contact poling in the backdrop of electro-optic （EO） polymer modulators are compared. A 3-layer structure EO polymer modulator is prepared for the poling. The poling setups and procedures of these two different methods are given. It is found that a well-controlled precure step is very critical, otherwise it will result in either lower poling efficiency or damaged film. Experimental results show that contact poling does not create severe surface damage as corona poling and poling voltage is much lower, but corona poling provides higher EO effect than contact poling. Besides, contact poling can provide poling size as large as the substrate size.展开更多
In this paper, the poling properties of (PS)O-DCV, a derivative of poly (p-hydroxystyrene ), was reported. The investigations showed that the thermochromism correction, which was neglected in the literatures, should b...In this paper, the poling properties of (PS)O-DCV, a derivative of poly (p-hydroxystyrene ), was reported. The investigations showed that the thermochromism correction, which was neglected in the literatures, should be considered in the measurements of order parameter of poled films with electrochromism technique Here, another linear optical method, IR and polarized IR spectra for characterizing of poled films was suggested first time. The bulk second nonlinear optical coefficient d_(33) of poled films could be estimated by measured order parameter semi-qualitatively.展开更多
Crosslinking is one of the effective routes for improving the orientation stability of poled polymer films. The derivative of polyvinyl alcohol containing 4-nitro-4'-alkoxystilbene and photo-crosslinkable cinnamyl...Crosslinking is one of the effective routes for improving the orientation stability of poled polymer films. The derivative of polyvinyl alcohol containing 4-nitro-4'-alkoxystilbene and photo-crosslinkable cinnamyl groups as side chains has been synthesized. The in-situ simultaneous photo-crosslinking poling of synthesized polymer films has teen performed, The second order nonlinear optical coefficient d(33) of poled film is 11 pm/V. The SHG measurements show that the break-over temperature of SHG signal is raised obviously after irradiation, its orientation stability is doubled as compared with that of non-crosslinking samples.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62275136,61905124,12274248,and 62090063)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(No.LY22F050009)+1 种基金the Yongjiang Scholar Foundation of Ningbothe K.C.Wong Magna Fund of Ningbo University。
文摘The design of nonlinear photonic Vogel's spiral based on quasi-crystal theory was demonstrated.Two main parameters of Vogel's spiral were arranged to obtain multi-reciprocal circles.Typical structure was fabricated by the near-infrared femtosecond laser poling technique,forming a nonlinear photonic structure,and multiple ring-like nonlinear Raman±Nath second-harmonic generation processes were realized and analyzed in detail.The structure for the cascaded thirdharmonic generation process was predicted.The results could help deepen the understanding of Vogel's spiral and quasi-crystal and pave the way for the combination of quasi-crystal theory with more aperiodic structures.
文摘Conductive ferroelectric domain walls have attracted increasing research interest in the field of nanoelectronics,and the fabrication technique for such domain walls is vital.In this study,we investigated in detail the fabrication of conductive domain walls in x-cut congruent thin-film lithium niobate(TFLN)using an electrical-field poling technique.The ferroelectric domain structures can be controlled through the applied electrical field and applied pulse numbers,and the domain inversion process is related to the conduction characteristics of the domain walls.The domain structures in TFLN are revealed using confocal second-harmonic microscopy and piezoresponse force microscopy.The results provide further directions for the development and application of conductive domain walls in TFLN.
文摘Alternating current poling(ACP)in air by changing poling temperature(70e130℃)and voltages(2e6 kVrms/cm)on pseudo-ternary 0.24 Pb(In_(1/2)Nb_(1/2))O_(3)-0.46 Pb(Mg1/3Nb_(2/3))O3-0.30PbTiO_(3)(PIMN-0.30PT)single crystals(SCs)manufactured by continuous-feeding Bridgman(CF BM)method was investigated.Free dielectric permittivity(εT 33/ε0)and piezoelectric constant(d33)were improved to be 7000 and 2340 pC/N,which were 29%higher than those of direct current poling(DCP)at 90℃ with 4 kV/cm(εT 33/ε0=5440,d_(33)=1810 pC/N).However,phase change temperature(Tpc)decreased from 94℃ to 78℃ as opposite results reported by other groups.We demonstrated that the high temperature(HT)ACP improved piezoelectric performance of CF BM SCs,however,the Tpc were different from other crystal growth method.The well-designed ACP process was a promising method for mass production not only to enhance the electrical properties for the pseudo-ternary SCs but also reduce the risk of breakdown and realizes organic solvent-free poling process.
基金financially supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.50872080)Shanghai Special Foundation of Nanotechnology(No.1052nm07300)+2 种基金Shanghai Education Development Foundation(No.08SG41)Shanghai Leading Academic Disciplines(No.S30107)Innovational Foundation of Shanghai University
文摘Piezoelectric ceramics of 0.6(Bi0.9La0.1)FeO3-0.4Pb(Ti1-xMnx)O3 (BLF-PTM) for x=0, 0.01, 0.02, and 0.03 were prepared by sol-gel process combined with a solid-state reaction method. The tan? for BLF-PTM of x=0.01 is just 0.006 at 1 kHz, drastically decreasing by using Mn dopants. The TC increases to 490 ℃ for BLF-PTM of x=0.02. Furthermore, Mn modification effectively enhances the poling state and the piezoelectric properties of BLF-PTM. The kp, Qm, d33, and g33 of 0.34, 403, and 124 pC1·N-1 and 37×10-3 Vm·N-1 are achieved for BLF-PTM of x=0.01. The results indicate that Mn modified BLF-PTM is a competitive high power and high temperature piezoelectric material with excellent piezoelectric properties.
文摘We present the feasibility study of nonlinear dielectrics for the energy storage applications. Corona deposition of electric charges to the surface of thin films of highly polarizable organic molecules (dielectrophores) shows that the electric field inside the dielectric has a highly nonlinear response. The stored energy densities are superior to the polypropylene films, measured for the comparison, and at least comparable to the current electrochemical batteries. These results make us believe that the dielectrophores-based electrostatic capacitors can revolutionize the energy storage market.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the Development Program of the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia,B.N.Yeltsin,in accordance with the program of strategic academic leadership“Priority-2030”.The equipment of the Ural Center for Shared Use“Modern nanotechnology”at Ural Federal University(Reg.No.2968),which is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education RF(Project No.075-15-2021-677),was used.
文摘The paper presents the results of an experimental study of the local polarization reversal and creation of domains by a biased tip of scanning probe microscope(SPM)in lithium niobate single crystals of congruent composition with a surface layer modified by soft proton exchange(SPE).The depth dependence of Ht ions concentration in the SPE-modified layer measured by confocal Raman microscopy demonstrates a sufficient composition gradient.The creation of isolated domains and stripe domain structures has been done by two switching modes:(1)point switching by field application in separated points and(2)line scanning switching by motion of the biased tip being in contact with the sample surface.For point switching for pulse durations less than 10 s,the logarithmic dependence of the domain diameter on the pulse duration was observed.The change of the dependence to a linear one for pulse duration above 10 s has been attributed to the transition from the stochastic step generation at the domain wall to the deterministic one at the domain vertexes.The periodical structure of stripe domains was created in SPE CLN planar waveguides by scanning at elevated temperature.The revealed switching regime suppresses electrostatic interaction of neighboring domains and leads to a significant improvement of the domain structure regularity.The creation of the stable periodical domain structure with submicron periods in SPE CLN planar waveguides was demonstrated.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52072028 and 52032007)the National Key Research and Development Program(2022YFB3807400).
文摘BiFeO_(3)-BaTiO_(3) based ceramics are considered to be the most promising lead-free piezoelectric ceramics due to their large piezoelectric response and high Curie temperature.Since the piezoelectric response of piezoelectric ceramics just appears after poling engineering,in this work,the domain evolution and microscopic piezoresponse were observed in-situ using piezoresponse force microscopy(PFM)and switching spectroscopy piezoresponse force microscopy(SS-PFM),which can effectively study the local switching characteristics of ferroelectric materials especially at the nanoscale.The new domain nucleation preferentially forms at the boundary of the relative polarization region and expands laterally with the increase of bias voltage and temperature.The maximum piezoresponse(Rs),remnant piezoresponse(Rrem),maximum displacement(Dmax)and negative displacement(Dneg)at 45 V and 120C reach 122,69,127 pm and 75 pm,respectively.Due to the distinct effect of poling engineering in full domain switching,the corresponding d33 at 50 kV/cm and 120C reaches a maximum of 205 pC/N,which is nearly twice as high as that at room temperature.Studying the evolution of ferroelectric domains in the poling engineering of BiFeO_(3)-BaTiO_(3)ceramics provides an insight into the relationship between domain structure and piezoelectric response,which has implications for other piezoelectric ceramics as well.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 59790050-3 and 29704009) and the National "863" Program (Grant No. 863-715-002-0120).
文摘The high Tg polyimide embedded with a novel imidazol-typed chromophore 2-[5-(4-nitrostilbenyl)thienyl]-4,S-di(4-aniinophenyl)imidazole (NSTDAPI) was prepared using the 'simultaneous poling and polymerization' technique. The glass transition temperature (Fg) is 304℃ and the initial decomposition temperature (Td) is 330℃. The in-situ second harmonic generation (in-situ SHG) measurement was performed to study its poling behavior and the stability of the poling-induced orientation. The nonlinear optical (NLO) coefficient d33 of poled polyimide film is 32.2 pm/V at 1064 nm fundamental wavelength. The SHG signal of the poled polymer film was quite stable below 200℃, and then began to decay rapidly above 220℃. The half-decay temperature of dipole orientation for the film is 250℃.
文摘Based on the experimental results, three basic conclusions are summarized for the thermal/electric-field poling (TEFP) silica materials, with which the second-order nonlinear optical coefficient in the bulk silica glass after TEFP is calculated, and relationships between the coefficient and the applied voltage V 0 in the poling process and the thickness of the nonlinear layer created from the poling are obtained. Theoretical results show that the second-order susceptibility χ(2) and the second-harmonic efficiency η in the poled bulk glass are proportional to √V 0 and V 0 2 , respectively; χ(2)～0.2?1.6 pm/V for the bulk glass after the typical TEFP; χ(2) decreases with an increase in the poling time after the TEFP silica glass approximately reaches the steady state. Theoretical results are well consistent with the experimental reports.
文摘Two different poling techniques-corona poling and contact poling in the backdrop of electro-optic （EO） polymer modulators are compared. A 3-layer structure EO polymer modulator is prepared for the poling. The poling setups and procedures of these two different methods are given. It is found that a well-controlled precure step is very critical, otherwise it will result in either lower poling efficiency or damaged film. Experimental results show that contact poling does not create severe surface damage as corona poling and poling voltage is much lower, but corona poling provides higher EO effect than contact poling. Besides, contact poling can provide poling size as large as the substrate size.
文摘In this paper, the poling properties of (PS)O-DCV, a derivative of poly (p-hydroxystyrene ), was reported. The investigations showed that the thermochromism correction, which was neglected in the literatures, should be considered in the measurements of order parameter of poled films with electrochromism technique Here, another linear optical method, IR and polarized IR spectra for characterizing of poled films was suggested first time. The bulk second nonlinear optical coefficient d_(33) of poled films could be estimated by measured order parameter semi-qualitatively.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Crosslinking is one of the effective routes for improving the orientation stability of poled polymer films. The derivative of polyvinyl alcohol containing 4-nitro-4'-alkoxystilbene and photo-crosslinkable cinnamyl groups as side chains has been synthesized. The in-situ simultaneous photo-crosslinking poling of synthesized polymer films has teen performed, The second order nonlinear optical coefficient d(33) of poled film is 11 pm/V. The SHG measurements show that the break-over temperature of SHG signal is raised obviously after irradiation, its orientation stability is doubled as compared with that of non-crosslinking samples.
