Nature,做作周论 Volume 620 Issue 7972, 3 August 2023
《做作》第620卷 ,7972期 ,出书2023年8月3日
物理学Physics
A rotating white dwarf shows different compositions on its opposite faces
一颗旋转白矮星相对于面泛起差距成份
▲ 作者:Ilaria Caiazzo,文导 Kevin B. Burdge, Dayal Wickramasinghe, Vikram S. Dhillon, Stuart P. Littlefair, James Munday, Ingrid Pelisoli, Daniel Perley, Dave I. Sahman
▲ 链接 :
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06171-9
▲ 摘要:
白矮星是大少数恒星降生后留下的密度极高的残留物 ,其品质与太阳品质至关 ,做作周论可缩短成类地行星巨细。出书
钻研者陈说了对于ZTF J203349.8+322901.1的文导审核 ,这是做作周论一颗过渡白矮星,有两个面:其大气层一壁由氢主导 ,出书另一壁由氦主导。文导这种特殊性子可能是做作周论由一个小磁场的存在引起的,在其概况上组成为了温度 、出书压力或者混合强度的文导不屈均性。
ZTF J203349.8+322901.1可能是做作周论一类磁性过渡白矮星中最极真个成员,与其相似的出书尚有白矮星GD 323,后者展现出与此相似但更怪异的文导变更。这种白矮星有助于揭示白矮星光谱演化眼前的物理机制 。
▲ Abstract :
White dwarfs, the extremely dense remnants left behind by most stars after their death, are characterized by a mass comparable to that of the Sun compressed into the size of an Earth-like planet. Here we report observations of ZTF?J203349.8+322901.1, a transitioning white dwarf with two faces: one side of its atmosphere is dominated by hydrogen and the other one by helium. This peculiar nature is probably caused by the presence of a small magnetic field, which creates an inhomogeneity in temperature, pressure or mixing strength over the surface. ZTF?J203349.8+322901.1 might be the most extreme member of a class of magnetic, transitioning white dwarfs—together with GD?323, a white dwarf that shows similar but much more subtle variations. This class of white dwarfs could help shed light on the physical mechanisms behind the spectral evolution of white dwarfs.
3D integration enables ultralow-noise isolator-free lasers in silicon photonics
3D集成让硅光子学中超低噪声无阻止器激光器成为可能
▲ 作者:Chao Xiang, Warren Jin, Osama Terra, Bozhang Dong, Heming Wang, Lue Wu, Joel Guo, Theodore J. Morin, Eamonn Hughes, Jonathan Peters, Qing-Xin Ji, Avi Feshali, Mario Paniccia, Kerry J. Vahala & John E. Bowers
▲ 链接:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06251-w
▲ 摘要:
光子集成电路普遍运用于电信以及数据中间互连等规模 。可是,在诸如微波分解器、光学陀螺仪以及原子钟等光学零星中 ,光子集成电路尽管在尺寸 、份量、功耗以及老本方面具备优势 ,但仍被以为是次等的处置妄想。
这种高精度以及高度相关的运用有利于超低噪声激光源与其余光子元件以松散而安定的部署方式集成在一起——即在单个芯片上——用于光子集成电路,以取代大块的光学以及光纤 。有两个主要下场拦阻了这种想象的光子集成电路的实现:半导体激光器的高相位噪声以及在芯片上直接集成光阻止器的难题。
钻研者经由运用三维集成来挑战这种老例,从而发生具备无阻止器操作的硅光子学超低噪声激光器。由于超高品质因子腔 ,钻研所演示的光子集成电路进入了一种不需要光阻止器而发生超低噪声激光器以及微波分解器的形态 。
这种光子集成电路还为重大功能以及批量破费提供了优异的可扩展性,并随着光阴的推移后退了晃动性以及坚贞性。超低斲丧光子集成电路的三维集成标志着向硅基重大零星以及收集迈出了关键的一步。
▲ Abstract :
Photonic integrated circuits are widely used in applications such as teleco妹妹unications and data-centre interconnects. However, in optical systems such as microwave synthesizers, optical gyroscopes and atomic clocks, photonic integrated circuits are still considered inferior solutions despite their advantages in size, weight, power consumption and cost. Such high-precision and highly coherent applications favour ultralow-noise laser sources to be integrated with other photonic components in a compact and robustly aligned format—that is, on a single chip—for photonic integrated circuits to replace bulk optics and fibres. There are two major issues preventing the realization of such envisioned photonic integrated circuits: the high phase noise of semiconductor lasers and the difficulty of integrating optical isolators directly on-chip. Here we challenge this convention by leveraging three-dimensional integration that results in ultralow-noise lasers with isolator-free operation for silicon photonics. Through multiple monolithic and heterogeneous processing sequences, direct on-chip integration of III–V gain medium and ultralow-loss silicon nitride waveguides with optical loss around 0.5?decibels per metre are demonstrated. Consequently, the demonstrated photonic integrated circuit enters a regime that gives rise to ultralow-noise lasers and microwave synthesizers without the need for optical isolators, owing to the ultrahigh-quality-factor cavity. Such photonic integrated circuits also offer superior scalability for complex functionalities and volume production, as well as improved stability and reliability over time. The three-dimensional integration on ultralow-loss photonic integrated circuits thus marks a critical step towards complex systems and networks on silicon.
化学Chemistry
Ultrafast deposition of faceted lithium polyhedra by outpacing SEI formation
锂多面体的超快聚积
▲ 作者:Xintong Yuan, Bo Liu, Matthew Mecklenburg & Yuzhang Li
▲ 链接:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06235-w
▲ 摘要 :
电聚积锂(Li)金属对于高能电池至关紧张 。可是 ,同时组成的概况侵蚀膜——固体电解质界面(SEI)使聚积历程重大化,这使患上对于锂金属电聚积的清晰很差 。钻研者经由在超快聚积电流密度下逾越SEI组成,同时防止品质输运限度 ,将这两个交织在一起的历程解耦 。
经由运用高温电子显微镜,钻研者发现金属锂的外在聚积形态是一个菱形十二面体,这是使人惊惶的自力于电解质化学或者电流集电极衬底。
在硬币电池妄想中 ,这些菱形十二面体与电流群集器展现出挨近点打仗的衔接,这可能减速非活性锂的组成