Water-repellent textile via decorating fibers with amphiphilic Janus particles

We investigated morphology and wetting properties of textiles modified by chemically immobilized amphiphilic micrometer and submicrometer large Janus particles. The Janus particles bind by their reactive side to the textile surface, while their hydrophobic side faces the environment. It was found that the character of immobilization of the Janus particles on textile depends on their size: larger particles bind between fibers, while smaller ones bind to the fiber surface. In both cases, immobilization of Janus particles results in the hydrophobization of the hydrophilic textile surface. Finally, we demonstrated that submicrometer large Janus particles are very efficient for the design of water-repellent textiles.     

The use of new technologies in coloration of textile fibers

Textile coloration is a wet process that uses dyes, chemicals, and large volume of water. The chemical wet processing of textiles continues to expand each year using new technologies. The driving force being the need for cleaner, cost-effective, and value-added textile products. This review will provide a summary of recent developments in the coloration of textile fiber. Emphasis will be paid to the new technologies, in particular those based on physicochemical means such as nanotechnology, electrochemistry, supercritical carbon dioxide coloration, plasma, ultrasonic and microwave, and their uses in the coloration of textile fibers.     

Intensification and increase of the uniformity of drying thin stems and textile fibers

The article presents the results of an analytical and experimental investigation of the drying of a layer of thin stems and textile fibers under variable conditions. The progressive character of the proposed drying method for a wide range of raw materials of the textile industry is shown.Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 1035–1040, December, 1969.     

Enhanced breakdown strength of PVDF textile composites by BiFeO3 fibers in low loading

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - BiFeO3/PVDF textile composite films with different volume fraction fillers are prepared by electrospinning. PVDF coating effectively...     

Use of polarized spectroscopy as a tool for examining the microstructure of cellulosic textile fibers

Textile artifacts form a vital part of our cultural heritage. In order to determine appropriate methods of conservation, storage, and display, it is important to understand the current physical state of an artifact, as effected by the microstructure of the component fibers. The semi-crystalline nature of the constituent polymer aggregates, the degree of crystallinity, and the crystallite orientation have a significant influence on mechanical properties. The value of polarized Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in probing these aspects of cellulosic fibers has been assessed. A variety of representative fibers (both natural plant fibers and regenerated materials) were examined by polarized attenuated total reflection spectroscopy (Pol-ATR) and polarized infrared microspectroscopy (Pol-microIR); the former is a surface sampling technique and the latter is a transmission technique. The introduction of a polarizer into the system allows the alignment as well as the nature of bonds to be determined, and thus the presence and extent of crystallinity or long range ordering can be investigated. Using the data from the Pol-ATR experiments, it was found to be possible to derive the principle alignment of the cellulose polymer with respect to the fiber axis, along with an indication of the total cellulose crystallinity of the material, as measured by a crystallinity parameter, Chi. The Pol-microIR spectra, on the other hand, yielded more limited information, particularly when considering plant fibers with more complex microstructures.     

短切纤维及预应力对玄武岩织物增强水泥基复合材料拉伸力学性能的影响

通过静态拉伸试验研究不同体积掺量的短切碳纤维、钢纤维、耐碱玻璃纤维及预应力对5层玄武岩织物增强水泥基复合材料(BTRC)拉伸性能的影响。试验结果表明:短切碳纤维、玻璃纤维可以提高基体和BTRC的开裂强度,且开裂强度随着碳纤维掺量的增加而增加;预应力使基体产生预压力,明显提高其开裂强度。短切纤维及预应力都显著提高BTRC的峰值荷载和韧性,但峰值应变基本不变;峰值荷载和韧性随着钢纤维掺量的增加而增加,体积分数为1.5vol%掺量时达到最大值;随着碳纤维掺量增加,峰值荷载和韧性先增加后减小,体积分数为1.0vol%掺量时最大。施加预应力且掺入短切碳纤维或钢纤维时,短切纤维增强的基体可以更好地承受张拉力释放后纤维束径向变形引起的环向应力,进一步提高了织物与基体界面的挤压作用力及摩擦力,从而增强效果最明显,峰值荷载分别增加50.4%和58.9%,韧性分别增加84.7%和79.5%。BTRC材料掺入短切玻璃纤维、钢纤维及施加预应力均可以增加其受力后的裂缝条数,减小裂缝间距和裂缝宽度。     

Enlarged Photonic Band Gap in Heterostructure of Metallic Photonic and Superconducting Photonic Crystals

We show theoretically that the frequency range of photonic band gap of a hetero-structure which is made of a metallic photonic and superconducting photonic crystal can be enlarged due to the combination of the reflection band properties of the superconductor–dielectric (PC1) and metallic–dielectric (PC2) periodic structures. The transmittance and band structure of the considered structures are calculated using simple transfer matrix method and the Bloch theorem. Beside this, we have also calculated the transmittance of the superconducting photonic structure (PC1), metallic photonic structure (PC2) and heterostructure of metallic photonic and superconductor photonic crystals (PC1/PC2) for TE and TM-mode at the different angles of incidence.     

Photonic Crystals

Abstract

In this paper, we review the early motivation for photonic crystal research which was derived from the need for a photonic bandgap in quantum optics. This led to a series of experimental and theoretical searches for the elusive photonic bandgap structures: those three-dimensionally periodic dielectric structures which are to photon waves, as semiconductor crystals are to electron waves. We shall describe how the photonic semiconductor can be ‘doped’, producing tiny electromagnetic cavities. Finally, we shall summarize some of the anticipated implications of photonic band structure for quantum electronics and the prospects for the creation of photonic crystals in the optical domain.     

Photonic Bands

Abstract

Photonic band structure has been computed using ellipsoidal grains in f.c.c. lattice. Bandgaps have been found and the conditions for the appearance of such gaps are discussed. The effective long-wavelength dielectric constants for the ordinary and the extraordinary rays are calculated and compared with the predictions of effective medium and Maxwell-Garnett theories.     

Maximization of Photonic Bandgaps in Two-Dimensional Superconductor Photonic Crystals

In this paper, we investigate the properties of photonic band structures in two-dimensional superconductor photonic crystals (2D-SCPCs) using the frequency dependent plane wave expansion method. We consider two types of 2D-SCPCs, which are composed of superconductor (dielectric) rods embedded into a dielectric (superconductor) background, named type I (type II) SCPCs. We target maximization of the gap-to-mid-gap ratio by varying many parameters, namely, shape of the rods, the operating temperature, the permittivity of the dielectric material, and the threshold frequency of the superconductor. We show that the type II SCPCs have a higher gap-to-mid-gap ratio than the type I SCPCs. In addition, the PBGs can be tuned efficiently by the operating temperature. Moreover, the photonic band structures can be tailored by changing the dielectric constant of the background (rods) in the type I (type II) SCPCs.     

Photonic Bandgaps in Disordered Inverse‐Opal Photonic Crystals

Three‐dimensional photonic crystals with full bandgaps at optical wavelengths can be fabricated with inverse‐opal techniques. We have shown that the bandgap is extremely sensitive to the presence of geometric disorder in the crystals (see Figure). The bandgap closes completely with a disorder strength as small as under two percent of the lattice constant. This fragility persists even at very high refractive index contrasts and is attributed to the creation of a bandgap at high frequency bands (8–9 bands) in inverse‐opal crystals. This should impose severe demand on the quality of lattice uniformity.     

pH响应性光子晶体

响应性光子晶体(Responsive photonic crystals,RPCs)具有无毒、无标记、低消耗和裸眼可视的优点,pH响应性光子晶体(pH-RPCs)为食品安全、生物医药、水体环境等领域提供了一种简便的检测方式。目前主要发展了胶体粒子组装体/反蛋白石、层状堆叠和全息三种结构类型的pH-RPCs。本文在介绍光子晶体(Photonic crystals,PCs)pH响应原理的基础上,从制备方法、结构特点和pH响应性能(如灵敏度、响应时间、可视化)等方面对上述pH-RPCs进行了详细的综述,分析总结了它们各自的优势和不足,并对其未来的发展进行了展望。     

Mechanochromic Photonic Gels

Polymer gels are remarkable materials with physical structures that can adapt significantly and quite rapidly with changes in the local environment, such as temperature, light intensity, electrochemistry, and mechanical force. An interesting phenomenon observed in certain polymer gel systems is mechanochromism – a change in color due to a mechanical deformation. Mechanochromic photonic gels are periodically structured gels engineered with a photonic stopband that can be tuned by mechanical forces to reflect specific colors. These materials have potential as mechanochromic sensors because both the mechanical and optical properties are highly tailorable via incorporation of diluents, solvents, nanoparticles, or polymers, or the application of stimuli such as temperature, pH, or electric or strain fields. Recent advances in photonic gels that display strain‐dependent optical properties are discussed. In particular, this discussion focuses primarily on polymer‐based photonic gels that are directly or indirectly fabricated via self‐assembly, as these materials are promising soft material platforms for scalable mechanochromic sensors.     

低配网率纤维编织网增强混凝土轴拉力学性能

通过单束纤维与纤维编织网增强混凝土(Textile reinforced concrete, TRC)薄板的单轴拉伸试验, 研究了纤维编织网增强混凝土这种新型材料的受力特征和影响其极限承载力的主要因素, 提出临界配网率的概念。以配网率为变化参数, 讨论了在低配网率(配网率小于1%)时材料的力学性能。当配网率大于临界配网率时, 纤维编织网增强混凝土薄板的极限承载力大于其开裂荷载, 加载过程中没有承载力突降; 随着配网率增加, 纤维的利用率随着配网率增加呈线性降低, 即纤维丝的强度并不能完全发挥。低配网率时, 随着配网率增加, 薄板的裂缝间距减小, 裂缝宽度下降。根据混合定律和ACK模型把TRC薄板的拉伸应力-应变曲线简化成三线型模型, 从宏观上提出了考虑配网率影响的极限承载力计算公式。      

一维光子晶体的带隙特性研究

一维光子晶体是指介质只在一个方向成周期性排列的材料。利用薄膜光学的特征矩阵法研究了一维光子晶体的禁带特性,分析了填充率变化、厚度的随机扰动对光子带隙的影响。结果表明,随着填充率的变化,各能级的带隙率变化,并且存在一个极大值;厚度的随机扰动对光子带隙也有一定的影响,随机度不同,对光子带隙的影响也不一样。本研究对一维光子晶体的设计与制备有一定的参考价值。     

基于侧边耦合一维光子晶体微腔的高分辨率光子温度计

针对线上耦合结构的高品质因数一维光子晶体微腔具有极低透射率的缺陷,提出研制一种具有高分辨率、高信噪比、高动态范围的侧边耦合一维光子晶体温度计。通过调制光子晶体单元结构的反射系数以及微腔和耦合波导之间的模场重叠,光子晶体器件的品质因数和透射率得到提高。制备得到的器件品质因数值、灵敏度、消光比和基模与二阶模之间的模式间隔分别为2.7×10⁴、65.6 pm/℃、0.45和18.5 nm。采用扫频测量技术,该光子温度计具有mK量级分辨率和超过280℃的温度感应范围。