The newly-developed tilter method was used to measure the linear birefringence behaviour of (NH 3 C 3 H 7 ) 2 MnCl 4 in the temperature range between 50 K and 300 K. The birefringence along the (010) direction was measured for the first time. We observed the δ-ε and ε-ξ phase transitions in birefringence behaviour. It is shown that the tilter method can measure the birefringence along the direction normal to the incident laser beam.
This research is directed at the development of Electrostatic Actuated NAno Tensile testing devices (EANATs) for measuring mechanical properties of carbon nanowires, deposited by focused ion beam-assisted chemical vapor deposition (FIB-CVD) using phenanthrene gas. The EANATs were composed of the specimen part, actuator part and measurement part. 1000, 3000 and 5000 pairs of comb drive actuators were prepared within the actuator part for stretching the nanowires. The measurement part had a cantilever used as a lever motion amplification system for measuring tensile displacement of the nanowires. A theoretical resolution of 0.17 nm in tensile displacement was achieved using the amplification system and imaging analysis. The uniaxial tensile force was derived from the total spring constant of suspended beams built within the EANATs, with the theoretical resolutions ranging from 108 to 113 nN. This research was therefore successful in obtaining accurate load-displacement curves for carbon nanowires. The Young's modulus observed for the nanowires provided the scatter in absolute values ranging from 42.6 to 80.7 GPa. The fracture stress and strain of the nanowires exhibited larger values of 4.3 GPa and 0.08 strain, respectively. Discussion of the deformation behaviors and failure mechanisms of the nanowires is made from FE-SEM observations of the nanowires before and after tensile failure.[
2006-0033]Index Terms-Carbon nanowire, electrostatic comb-drive actuator, focused ion beam-assisted chemical vapor deposition (FIB-CVD), fracture stress and deformation behavior, tensile test, Young's modulus.
Wurtzite
gallium phosphide (WZ GaP) has been predicted to exhibit a direct
bandgap in the green spectral range. Optical transitions, however,
are only weakly allowed by the symmetry of the bands. While efficient
luminescence has been experimentally shown, the nature of the transitions
is not yet clear. Here we apply tensile strain up to 6% and investigate
the evolution of the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of WZ GaP nanowires
(NWs). The pressure and polarization dependence of the emission together
with a theoretical analysis of strain effects is employed to establish
the nature and symmetry of the transitions. We identify the emission
lines to be related to localized states with significant admixture
of Γ7c symmetry and not exclusively related to the
Γ8c conduction band minimum (CBM). The results emphasize
the importance of strongly bound state-related emission in the pseudodirect
semiconductor WZ GaP and contribute significantly to the understanding
of the optoelectronic properties of this novel material.
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