Silver nanocluster embedded ZnO composite thin film was observed to have an angle-sensitive and fast photovoltaic effect in the angle range from -90° to 90° , its peak value and the polarity varied regularly with the angle of incidence of the 1.064-μm pulsed Nd：YAG laser radiation onto the ZnO surface. Meanwhile, for each photovoltaic signal, its rising time reached -2 ns with an open-circuit photovoltage of -2 ns full width at half-maximum. This angle-sensitive fast photovoltaic effect is expected to put this composite film a candidate for angle-sensitive and fast photodetector.
This paper reports that the transient laser-induced voltages have been observed in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films on MgO （001） in the absence of an applied current. A peak voltage of - 0.15 V was detected in response to 0.015J pulse of 308 nm laser. It is demonstrated that the signal polarity is reversed when the films are irradiated through the substrate rather than at the air/film interface. Off-diagonal thermoelectricity may support the inversion of the signal when the irradiation direction is reversed.
We report on the photodetector structures based on perovskite manganite La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 thin films on tilted SrTiO3 (001) substrates. The photovoltaic effect has been observed in response to excitation by 308 nm ultraviolet laser pulse irradiation in duration of 20 ns at room temperature. The outputs ob- tained required no amplification. To reduce the deformation of the signal detected, a series of testing measurements were made to investigate the impedance effect. When the impedance at the oscilloscope end matched to the co-axis cable, the signal trace was almost triangular and symmetrical, with re- sponse time equal to the excitation laser. In addation, the response linearly depends on the irradiated area for low on-sample energy. The devices work well under unbiased conditions and so are simple to configure for practical applications.
The optical property and spectroscopy of selected kinds of lubricating oil are studied based on the terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) in the spectral range of 0.3-1.6 THz. The samples are classified by their characteristics via the near-infrared spectrum. The experimental results reveal that lubricating oil is more sensitive in the range of terahertz than in the near-infrared,and the specific kinds of lubricating oil can be identified according to their different spectral features in the terahertz range. The THz-TDS technology applied to lubricating oil analysis has potentially significant impact on the petroleum field.
