Intersubband absorption at 1.5-3.5 um in GaN/AlN multiple quantum wells grown by molecular beam epitaxy on sapphire

Ten and twenty period multiple quantum well structures with 1.5-5.4 nm GaN wells and 1.2-5.1 nm AlN barriers were grown on sapphire by molecular beam epitaxy. Layer thicknesses were determined by X-ray diffraction measurements and simulations. Reciprocal space mapping showed that the relaxation of the quantum well layers was independent of the buffer layer thickness. Intersubband absorption was observed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy at 1.5-3.5 m. Monolayer fluctuations in the quantum well width induced multiple peaks in spectra, which were well fitted to Lorentzian peaks of only 57 meV linewidth. Samples were very homogeneous as the absorption peak energy varied less than 1% along 4 cm on 2 inch wafers. The intersubband transition energies were calculated considering the conduction-band nonparabolicity, built-in fields, strain, and many-body effects. The calculation and comparison to the fitted Lorentzian peak energies indicated a moderate blueshift due to many-body effects. It was shown by both experiments and calculations that the AlN barrier width affects the intersubband transition energ

GaN/AlN multiple quantum well structures grown by MBE on GaN templates for 1.55 um intersubband absorption

We have used MBE to grow MQW structures on MOVPE GaN/sapphire templates. The MQW devices are intended for high speed intersubband electroabsorption modulator devices operating at 1.55-&mgr;m. The GaN/AlN multiple quantum well material was systematically studied regarding the surface morphology, structural characterization and optical property by atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, respectively. The intersubband resonance energy was also calculated considering many-body effects in n-type doped structures. The multiple quantum well structure showed superior performance in terms of linewidth when grown on GaN templates as compared on sapphire. GaN quantum well and AlN barriers with a thickness of 3.3 and 4.2 nm respectively resulted in FWHM of the intersubband absorption peak as low as 93 meV at an absorption energy of 700 meV. This is promising for intersubband modulator applications

Investigation of intersubband absorption in GaN/AlN multiple quantum wells grown on different substrates by molecular beam epitaxy

Ten period GaN/AlN multiple quantum well (MQW) structures were grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on sapphire substrates and metal-organic vapour-phase epitaxy (MOVPE)-grown GaN templates. Samples were investigated by high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HR-XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Intersubband (IS) absorbances and FWHM of IS absorption peaks indicated that samples grown on the GaN templates had better characteristics, resulting in a FWHM as low as 93 meV at a peak energy of 700 meV

Investigation of intersubband absorption in GaN/AlN multiple quantum wells grown on different substrates by molecular beam epitaxy

Ten period GaN/AlN multiple quantum well (MQW) structures were grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on sapphire substrates and metal-organic vapour-phase epitaxy (MOVPE)-grown GaN templates. Samples were investigated by high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HR-XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Intersubband (IS) absorbances and FWHM of IS absorption peaks indicated that samples grown on the GaN templates had better characteristics, resulting in a FWHM as low as 93 meV at a peak energy of 700 meV

AtPTR3, a wound-induced peptide transporter needed for defence against virulent bacterial pathogens in Arabidopsis

Mutation in the wound-induced peptide transporter gene AtPTR3 (At5g46050) of Arabidopsis thaliana has been shown to affect germination on media containing a high salt concentration. The heterologous expression in yeast was utilized to verify that the AtPTR3 protein transports di-and tripeptides. The T-DNA insert in the Atptr3-1 mutant in the Arabidopsis ecotype C24 revealed two T-DNA copies, the whole vector sequence, and the gus marker gene inserted in the second intron of the AtPTR3 gene. An almost identical insertion site was found in the Atptr3-2 mutant of the Col-0 ecotype. The AtPTR3 expression was shown to be regulated by several signalling compounds, most clearly by salicylic acid (SA), but also methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and abscisic acid. Real-time PCR experiments suggested that the wound-induction of the AtPTR3 gene was abolished in the SA and JA signalling mutants. The Atptr3 mutant plants had increased susceptibility to virulent pathogenic bacteria Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, and produced more reactive oxygen species when grown on media containing paraquat or rose bengal. Public microarray data suggest that the AtPTR3 expression was induced by Pseudomonas elicitors and by avirulent P. syringae pathovars and type III secretion mutants. This was verified experimentally for the hrpA mutant with real-time PCR. These results suggest that AtPTR3 is one of the defence-related genes whose expression is reduced by virulent bacterium by type III dependent fashion. Our results suggest that AtPTR3 protects the plant against biotic and abiotic stresses

To ventilate or not to ventilate during bystander CPR : a EuReCa TWO analysis

Background: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is still low. For every minute without resuscitation the likelihood of survival decreases. One critical step is initiation of immediate, high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The aim of this subgroup analysis of data collected for the European Registry of Cardiac Arrest Study number 2 (EuReCa TWO) was to investigate the association between OHCA survival and two types of bystander CPR namely: chest compression only CPR (CConly) and CPR with chest compressions and ventilations (FullCPR). Method: In this subgroup analysis of EuReCa TWO, all patients who received bystander CPR were included. Outcomes were return of spontaneous circulation and survival to 30-days or hospital discharge. A multilevel binary logistic regression analysis with survival as the dependent variable was performed. Results: A total of 5884 patients were included in the analysis, varying between countries from 21 to 1444. Survival was 320 (8%) in the CConly group and 174 (13%) in the FullCPR group. After adjustment for age, sex, location, rhythm, cause, time to scene, witnessed collapse and country, patients who received FullCPR had a significantly higher survival rate when compared to those who received CConly (adjusted odds ration 1.46, 95% confidence interval 1.17–1.83). Conclusion: In this analysis, FullCPR was associated with higher survival compared to CConly. Guidelines should continue to emphasise the importance of compressions and ventilations during resuscitation for patients who suffer OHCA and CPR courses should continue to teach both