2374 results about "Visible light irradiation" patented technology

In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a gate insulating film and a gate electrode are first formed on a substrate. Next, Ge ions, Si ions, or the like are implanted to make the surface of the substrate amorphous, using the gate electrode as a mask. Thereafter, impurities such as B ions or the like, for forming a doped region, are implanted into the amorphous area of the substrate, using the gate electrode as a mask. Furthermore, the doped region is irradiated with visible light for a short period of time.

A head mountable display (HMD) comprises an infrared light source operable to illuminate foreground objects but not background objects greater than a threshold distance from the HMD; one or more cameras operable to capture infrared illuminated images and visible light illuminated images; and an image processor operable to detect, from the infrared illuminated images, foreground objects in the visible light illuminated images.

A method of synthesizing a doped carbonaceous material includes mixing a carbon precursor material with at least one dopant to form a homogeneous/heterogeneous mixture; and subjecting the mixture to pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain the doped carbonaceous material. A method of purifying water includes providing an amount of the doped carbonaceous material in the water as a photocatalyst; and illuminating the water containing the doped carbonaceous material with visible light such that under visible light illumination, the doped carbonaceous material generates excitons (electron-hole pairs) and has high electron affinity, which react with oxygen and water adsorbed on its surface forming reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, that, in turn, decompose pollutants and micropollutants.

Information is displayed by irradiating a visible light on a specific position based on at least one of vehicle state information, vehicle surrounding information, and vehicle interior information. For example, the visible light is irradiated on a target switch based on signals indicating an on/off state of a headlamp operation switch and an on/off state of a key switch. A user 5 can easily confirm the target switch and unerringly operate the target switch. A visible light irradiator 6 is arranged in a vehicle compartment and irradiates the visible light to display information in the vehicle compartment. The information can be provided for the user 5 in a novel manner.

The invention discloses a high-efficiency graphene/silver phosphate composite visible light photocatalyst and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of composite materials and environmental management photocatalysis. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving graphene oxide in water, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment to obtain a graphene oxide dispersed liquid; dissolving silver nitrate in deionized water, gradually and dropwisely adding into the graphene oxide dispersed liquid while stirring to obtain a mixed solution, uniformly stirring, and aging; dropwisely adding a prepared disodium hydrogen phosphate or sodium dihydrogen phosphate solution into the graphene oxide-silver nitrate mixed solution, continuing stirring, transferring into a hydrothermal reaction kettle, carrying out hydrothermal reaction, and cooling to room temperature; and washing the reaction product, and carrying out vacuum drying to obtain the visible light photocatalyst. The invention has the advantages of wide material sources and simple preparation process; and the obtained composite material has the advantages of controllable structure and regular pattern, and has high-efficiency degradation effect on organic dyes rhodamine B and methylene blue with certain concentration under the visible light irradiation.

A primarily hand-held or adjustable-mount iris recognition device wherein feedback to the operator is provided by visible illumination or imagery projected onto the face of the subject, as well as an audio signal, while infra-red illumination is projected onto the face of the subject as an illumination source for an iris recognition process. When the device is pointed in the direction of the subject, the infra-red illumination is directed to illuminate primarily the eye region whereas the visible illumination is directed to illuminate primarily other regions including the cheeks. The visible illumination is configured such that the position of the visible illumination on the face indicates to the operator whether the iris recognition device is pointed in the correct direction and at the correct distance for optimal iris recognition. The brightness of the visible illumination is modified in response to the result of an eye detection process performed on the iris recognition device, and the brightness, color and other attributes of the visible illumination or the audio signal are modified in response to the result of eye-finding or other process, including the results of an iris recognition process.

Apparatus and methods are described for aligning diagnostic and therapeutic iris images, via iris pattern recognition, for effecting more accurate laser treatment of the eye. A method for aligning a dilated pupil diagnostic iris image associated with a diagnostic measurement for calculating a laser treatment, with a constricted pupil diagnostic iris image, by identifying an iris landmark that is not identifiable solely between the two images, includes a sequential plurality of diagnostic iris images of varying pupil size such that the iris landmark can be tracked between the two images. The aligned, constricted pupil diagnostic image can then be aligned with a constricted pupil treatment image and the ablation pattern rotated accordingly. Limbal edge detection is used in the diagnostic images to provide pupil center translation information for translational alignment of the laser treatment. An improved aberrometer is disclosed having a variable visible illumination fixation target for controlling pupil size for the diagnostic images. A diagnostic and therapeutic laser eye treatment system is described incorporating the apparatus and method embodiments of the invention.

The invention relates to a carbon quantum dot, precious metal and zinc indium sulfide composite photocatalyst and a preparation method thereof. The composite photocatalyst contains a hexagonal-phase zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn2S4) matrix, and reduced carbon quantum dots and precious metal particles which are carried on the surface of the ZnIn2S4 matrix, wherein the ZnIn2S4 matrix is of a peony-flower-shaped structure, the particle size of the matrix is 0.1-10 micrometers and the BET specific surface area of the matrix is 10-200 m<2>/g; the particle size of the carbon quantum dots and the precious metal particles is 1-10 nm; precious metal refers to one or a mixture of some of gold, platinum, silver or palladium. The composite photocatalyst has high catalytic activity (with a hydrogen production rate up to 1mmol.h<-1>g<-1>) under irradiation of visible light (more than or equal to 400nm), and has long service life (over 50 hours).

Exposing to visible light atom transfer radical polymerizations of vinyl monomers that use transition metal compounds often results in faster polymerizations and/or the need for less transition metal compound. Disclosed is a process for the polymerization of vinyl monomers by atom transfer radical polymerization using a first compound containing a transition metal and a second compound capable of radically transferring an atom or group to said first compound, wherein the improvement comprises, irradiating with visible light with an intensity of at least about 5 mW/cm2 a liquid in which said polymerization is taking place. The polymers made are useful for molding resins and coatings.

The invention relates to a preparation method and application method of a titanium dioxide nanosheet supported MIL-100 (Fe) composite photocatalysis material, belongs to the field of titanium dioxide photocatalysis, and especially relates to the field of titanium dioxide nanosheet supported porous metal organic skeleton (MOFs) composite materials. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1, uniformly stirring tetrabutyl titanate and hydrofluoric acid at normal temperature, putting the obtained mixture in a hydrothermal reaction kettle, carrying out a reaction, separating the obtained material, washing the separated material, and drying the washed material to obtain titanium dioxide nanosheets; and 2, uniformly dispersing the titanium dioxide nanosheets in an anhydrous ethanol solution of iron trichloride, carrying out magnetic stirring at normal temperature for 15 min, carrying out suction filtration separation to obtain a product, dispersing the product in an anhydrous ethanol solution of trimesic acid, carrying out a 50-80 DEG C water bath reaction for 20-50 min, carrying out suction filtration separation to obtain a product, and repeating above processes in step 2 2-50 times to obtain the titanium dioxide nanosheet supported MIL-100 (Fe) composite photocatalysis material. The catalyst prepared through the method is especially suitable for catalytic degradation of high-concentration organic dyes (such as methylene blue) under visible light irritation) to reach a very high degradation rate.

In embodiments of optical arrangements of a working distance sensor in a fundus camera that can improve the determination of a correct working distance as well as the transverse positioning of the camera a number of near infrared light sources are arranged to project a number of near infrared illumination beams into the visible light illumination path of the fundus camera and a live view of the retina under near infrared illumination is captured and displayed on a monitor. These embodiments of optical arrangements and associated methods will enable an operator to directly determine if there is any undesirable flare or other artifact appearing within a designated region on the infrared retina view as a result of a wrong alignment of the fundus camera with respect to the eye in terms of not only the working distance but also the horizontal and vertical positions. Pattern recognition algorithms can be used to further enhance the positioning sensitivity of the working distance sensor. An additional iris alignment sensor can be added to achieve a coarse alignment and also function as a measure to determine if the dilation of the iris size is sufficient for different mode of fundus imaging.

A monitoring system monitors entry of an object into a surrounding area of a robot. The monitoring system includes visible light irradiation section, a sensor section and a monitoring control unit. The visible light irradiation section irradiates visible light from a level higher than that of the robot toward at least an outer edge portion of at least one of an operating area, which is set up to enclose a movable range of the robot, and a predetermined area which is set up around the operating area. The sensor section monitors entry of a new object, which is not registered in advance, into the operating area. The monitoring control unit issues a request for stopping the robot to a robot control unit that controls the robot, when entry of a new object into the operating area is detected by the sensor section.

The invention provides titanium dioxide fine particles, wherein nitrogen and at least one element selected from carbon, hydrogen, sulfur doped in titanium dioxide by heat-treating fine particles of a material of titanium dioxide at 500° C. or more and 600° C. or less in a reducing gas atmosphere containing nitrogen. The titanium fine particles exhibit a high photocatalytic activity than in the conventional art by irradiating a visible light such that they exhibit an isopropanol oxidation activity induced by visible light irradiation with a wavelength of 400 nm or more and 600 nm or less with excellent stability and durability of the photocatalytic activity.

The invention is directed to a catalyst having activity under the irradiation of a visible light, the catalyst being an oxide semiconductor such as an anatase type titanium dioxide, having stable oxygen defects. A method for producing a catalyst having activity under the irradiation of a visible light which comprises treating an oxide semiconductor with hydrogen plasma or with a plasma of a rare gas element, comprising performing the treatment in a state substantially free from the intrusion of air into the treatment system is also provided. An article comprising a base material having the catalyst above provided on the surface thereof and a method for decomposing a substance, comprising bringing an object to be decomposed into contact with the catalyst above under the irradiation of a light containing at least a visible radiation are disclosed. A novel photocatalyst which enables use of a visible radiation is provided, as well as a method utilizing the photocatalyst for removing various substances containing an organic matter or bacteria by photodecomposition.

The invention relates to a silver-modified carbon nitride composite photocatalytic material and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises: dissolving dicyanodiamide or melamine in deionized water or dimethyl sulfoxide and performing ultrasonic dispersing, so as to obtain a dicyanodiamide or melamine dispersion liquid; dissolving silver nitrate in deionized water and stirring uniformly, so as to obtain a silver nitrate solution; slowly dropwise adding the silver nitrate solution into the above dicyanodiamide or melamine dispersion liquid under the condition of magnetic stirring, and continuing stirring the solution, so as to obtain a mixed precursor solution; using anhydrous ethanol and deionized water repeatedly wash the obtained mixed precursor solution for multiple times, and performing vacuum drying; and putting the obtained product in a proper crucible and covering, putting in a high-temperature furnace, and sintering for a period under the condition of nitrogen protection, so as to obtain a powdery sample. The advantages comprise that the raw material source is wide, the preparation technology is simple and practicable, and the cost is relatively low; and the prepared composite photocatalytic material has relatively good photocatalytic degradation effect on organic dye rhodamine B under irradiation of visible light.

Disclosed are methods for sterilizing cyanoacrylate prepolymer compositions under visible light irradiation conditions wherein the prepolymer remains in polymerizable form after sterilization.

Methods to infer the density of defects in high κ dielectric films in a non-contact, non-invasive and non-destructive manner. THz radiation is employed to measure the change in electrical conductivity of the films before and after illumination with visible light, where the visible light photoionizes the defects thereby changing the electrical conductivity and changing the transmission (or reflection) of THz radiation from the films. The disclosed techniques can be employed to make measurements as soon as wafers are fabricated. The technology is applicable to wafers of any size.

Titanium oxide-based photocatalysts which contain a metal halide in titanium oxide and which are prepared from titanium oxide and/or its precursor, which may optionally be heat treated, by contact with a reactive gas containing a metal halide of the formula MX_n or MOX_n (wherein M=a metal, X=a halogen, and n=an integer) with heating stably develop a high photocatalytic activity with visible light irradiation. The photocatalysts may subsequently be stabilized by contact with water or by heat treatment, and/or promoted by contact with a heteropoly acid and/or an isopoly acid so as to include a metal complex in the titanium oxide. Photocatalysts prepared in this manner exhibit novel ESR features. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these photocatalysts, a photocatalyst dispersion and a photocatalytic coating fluid containing such a photocatalyst, and photocatalytic functional products and methods for their manufacture using the photocatalyst.

An object of the present invention is to simplify the defect inspection of an internal defect and front and rear surface defects in a wafer. A defect inspection method of the present invention includes: a first imaging step of taking a transmitted image of a wafer 1 by disposing two light source/image pickup units 4 and 5 equipped with a light source, an image pickup device and an optical system oppositely to each other across the wafer 1, irradiating infrared light from at least one of the light source/image pickup units 4 and 5 to the wafer 1, and receiving transmitted light from the wafer 1; a second imaging step of taking the respective reflected images of both wafer surfaces by irradiating infrared light or visible light from the light source/image pickup units 4 and 5 to the wafer 1 and receiving reflected light from the wafer 1; and an extraction step of extracting the defects in the wafer 1 on the basis of the transmitted image and the reflected images of both surfaces, thereby simultaneously detecting both an internal defect and front and rear surface defects in the wafer.