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Photonic crystal nanofiber using an external grating
We implement a photonic crystal nanofiber device by reversibly combining an
optical nanofiber and a nanofabricated grating. Using the finite-difference
time-domain method, we design the system for minimal optical loss while
tailoring the resonant wavelength and bandwidth of the device. Experimentally
we demonstrate that the combined system shows a strong photonic stop-band in
good agreement with numerical predictions. The resulting device may be used to
realize strong light-matter coupling near to the nanofiber surface
Investigation of Complex Impedance and Modulus Properties of Nd Doped 0.5BiFeO3-0.5PbTiO3 Multiferroic Composites
0.5BiNdxFe1-xO3-0.5PbTiO3 (x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) composites were
successfully synthesized by a solid state reaction technique. At room
temperature X-ray diffraction shows tetragonal structure for all concentrations
of Nd doped 0.5BiFeO3-0.5PbTiO3 composites. The nature of Nyquist plot confirms
the presence of bulk effects only for all compositions of Nd-doped
0.5BiFeO3-0.5PbTiO3 composites. The bulk resistance is found to decreases with
the increasing in temperature as well as Nd concentration and exhibits a
typical negative temperature coefficient of resistance (NTCR) behavior. Both
the complex impedance and modulus studies have suggested the presence of
non-Debye type of relaxation in the materials. Conductivity spectra reveal the
presence of hopping mechanism in the electrical transport process of the
materials. The activation energy of the composite increases with increasing Nd
concentration and were found to be 0.28, 0.27, 0.31 and 0.32eV for x=0.05,
0.10, 0.15, 0.20 respectively at 200-275 oC for conduction process.Comment: 22 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables, 34 Referenc
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