scholarly journals The Biosynthesis of Infrared-Emitting Quantum Dots in Allium Fistulosum

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Green ◽  
S. J. Haigh ◽  
E. A. Lewis ◽  
L. Sandiford ◽  
M. Burkitt-Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Allium Fistulosum ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Infrared Spectral

Abstract The development of simple routes to emissive solid-state materials is of paramount interest and in this report we describe the biosynthesis of infrared emitting quantum dots in a living plant via a mutual antagonistic reaction. Exposure of common Allium fistulosum to mercury and tellurium salts under ambient conditions resulted in the expulsion of crystalline, non-passivated HgTe quantum dots that exhibited emissive characteristics in the near-infrared spectral region, a wavelength range that is important in telecommunications and solar energy conversion.

scholarly journals Characterization of interferences to in situ observations of <i>δ</i><sup>13</sup>CH<sub>4</sub> and C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> when using a cavity ring-down spectrometer at industrial sites

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2077-2091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Assan ◽  
Alexia Baudic ◽  
Ali Guemri ◽  
Philippe Ciais ◽  
Valerie Gros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Isotopic Signature ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
Source Determination ◽  
Infrared Spectral ◽  
The Subject

Abstract. Due to increased demand for an understanding of CH4 emissions from industrial sites, the subject of cross sensitivities caused by absorption from multiple gases on δ13CH4 and C2H6 measured in the near-infrared spectral domain using CRDS has become increasingly important. Extensive laboratory tests are presented here, which characterize these cross sensitivities and propose corrections for the biases they induce. We found methane isotopic measurements to be subject to interference from elevated C2H6 concentrations resulting in heavier δ13CH4 by +23.5 ‰ per ppm C2H6 ∕ ppm CH4. Measured C2H6 is subject to absorption interference from a number of other trace gases, predominantly H2O (with an average linear sensitivity of 0.9 ppm C2H6 per  % H2O in ambient conditions). Yet, this sensitivity was found to be discontinuous with a strong hysteresis effect and we suggest removing H2O from gas samples prior to analysis. The C2H6 calibration factor was calculated using a GC and measured as 0.5 (confirmed up to 5 ppm C2H6). Field tests at a natural gas compressor station demonstrated that the presence of C2H6 in gas emissions at an average level of 0.3 ppm shifted the isotopic signature by 2.5 ‰, whilst after calibration we find that the average C2H6 : CH4 ratio shifts by +0.06. These results indicate that, when using such a CRDS instrument in conditions of elevated C2H6 for CH4 source determination, it is imperative to account for the biases discussed within this study.

Layer-by-Layer Copper Photonic Crystals for Near Infrared Spectral Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Shich-Chuan Wu ◽  
Yu-Lin Yang ◽  
Wen-Hsien Huang ◽  
Yang-Tung Huang
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Infrared Spectral Region ◽  
Infrared Spectral

Determination of Wavelength Accuracy in the Near-Infrared Spectral Region Based on NIST's Infrared Transmission Wavelength Standard SRM 1921

2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Lowry ◽  
Jim Hyatt ◽  
William J. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Reference Material ◽  
Standard Reference Material ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Infrared Transmission ◽  
Internal Reference ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Infrared Spectral Region ◽  
Infrared Spectral

A major concern with the use of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy in many QA/QC laboratories is the need for a simple reliable method of verifying the wavelength accuracy of the instrument. This requirement is particularly important in near-infrared spectroscopy because of the heavy reliance on sophisticated statistical vector analysis techniques to extract the desired information from the spectra. These techniques require precise alignment of the data points between the vectors corresponding to the standard and sample spectra. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers a Standard Reference Material (SRM 1921) for the verification and calibration of mid-infrared spectrometers in the transmittance mode. This standard consists of a 38 μm-thick film of polystyrene plastic. While SRM 1921 works well as a mid-infrared standard, a thicker sample is required for use as a routine standard in the near-infrared spectral region. The general acceptance and proven reliability of polystyrene as a standard reference material make it a very good candidate for a cost-effective NIR standard that could be offered as an internal reference for every instrument. In this paper we discuss a number of the parameters in a Fourier transform (FT)-NIR instrument that can affect wavelength accuracy. We also report a number of experiments designed to determine the effects of resolution, sample position, and optics on the wavelength accuracy of the system. In almost all cases the spectral reproducibility was better than one wavenumber of the values extrapolated from the NIST reference material. This finding suggests that a thicker sample of polystyrene plastic that has been validated with the SRM 1921 standard would make a cost-effective reference material for verifying wavelength accuracy in a medium-resolution FT-NIR spectrometer.

High power single mode color center laser in the near infrared spectral region

1988 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Beigang ◽  
K. Klameth ◽  
B. Becker ◽  
Z. Yoon ◽  
H. Welling
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Color Center ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Infrared Spectral Region ◽  
Color Center Laser ◽  
Infrared Spectral
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