Grain boundaries(GBs)play a crucial role on the structural stability and mechanical properties of Cu and its alloys.In this work,molecular dynamics(MD)simulations are employed to study the effects of Fe solutes on the...Grain boundaries(GBs)play a crucial role on the structural stability and mechanical properties of Cu and its alloys.In this work,molecular dynamics(MD)simulations are employed to study the effects of Fe solutes on the formation energy,excess volume,dislocations and melting behaviors of GBs in CuFe alloys.It is illustrated that Fe solute affects the structural stability of Cu GBs substantially,the formation energy of GBs is reduced,but the thickness and melting point of GBs are increased,that is,the structural stability of Cu GBs is significantly improved owing to the Fe solutes.A strong scaling law exists between the formation energy,excess volume,thickness and melting point of GBs.Therefore,Fe solid solute plays an important role in the characteristics of GBs in bi-crystal Cu.展开更多
The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events has rendered numerous landslides to a global natural disaster issue.It is crucial to rapidly and accurately determine the boundaries of landslides for geohazards evalu...The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events has rendered numerous landslides to a global natural disaster issue.It is crucial to rapidly and accurately determine the boundaries of landslides for geohazards evaluation and emergency response.Therefore,the Skip Connection DeepLab neural network(SCDnn),a deep learning model based on 770 optical remote sensing images of landslide,is proposed to improve the accuracy of landslide boundary detection.The SCDnn model is optimized for the over-segmentation issue which occurs in conventional deep learning models when there is a significant degree of similarity between topographical geomorphic features.SCDnn exhibits notable improvements in landslide feature extraction and semantic segmentation by combining an enhanced Atrous Spatial Pyramid Convolutional Block(ASPC)with a coding structure that reduces model complexity.The experimental results demonstrate that SCDnn can identify landslide boundaries in 119 images with MIoU values between 0.8and 0.9;while 52 images with MIoU values exceeding 0.9,which exceeds the identification accuracy of existing techniques.This work can offer a novel technique for the automatic extensive identification of landslide boundaries in remote sensing images in addition to establishing the groundwork for future inve stigations and applications in related domains.展开更多
Due to the insufficient slip systems in hexagonal close-packed structure,twinning is frequently activated to support stable plastic deformation of Mg alloy.In this work,we found four typical twin-like interfaces with ...Due to the insufficient slip systems in hexagonal close-packed structure,twinning is frequently activated to support stable plastic deformation of Mg alloy.In this work,we found four typical twin-like interfaces with misorientations of 102°,109°,142°and 149°,respectively,which had not only a shared[1120]zone axis of neighboring grains,but also overlapped diffraction spots similar to twins.However,highresolution transmission electron microscope(HRTEM)analysis revealed that the interfaces in real space deviated from the supposed twinning planes in reciprocal space,i.e.their overlapped diffraction spots.We clarified that the incoherent interfaces were co-axial grain boundaries(CGBs).Additionally,a special angle ofθ,close to 90°,between the interface and one side of basal plane,was frequently formed in CGBs.We proposed that interaction of multiple twinning contributes to the formation of CGBs,and theθis formed due to alternative tensile and compression twinning under a uniaxial loading.展开更多
In recent years, perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have propelled into the limelight owing to rapid development of efficiency;however, the abundant defects at the perovskite grain boundaries result in unwanted energy loss ...In recent years, perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have propelled into the limelight owing to rapid development of efficiency;however, the abundant defects at the perovskite grain boundaries result in unwanted energy loss and structural degradation. Here, the grain boundaries of perovskite polycrystalline films have been found to act as nanocapillaries for capturing perovskite quantum dots(PQDs), which enable the conformal assemble of PQDs at the top interspace between perovskite grains. The existence of PQDs passivated the surface defects, optimized the interfacial band alignments, and ultimately improved the power conversion efficiency from 19.27% to 22.47% in inverted PSCs. Our findings open up the possibility of selective assembly and structural modulation of the perovskite nanostructures towards efficient and stable PSCs.展开更多
LetΓbe a Jordan curve in the complex plane and let Γ_(λ) be the constant distance boundary ofΓ.Vellis and Wu[10]introduced the notion of a(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property which guarantees that,whenλis not too large, ...LetΓbe a Jordan curve in the complex plane and let Γ_(λ) be the constant distance boundary ofΓ.Vellis and Wu[10]introduced the notion of a(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property which guarantees that,whenλis not too large, Γ_(λ) is a Jordan curve whenζ=1/2 and Γ_(λ) is a quasicircle when 0<ζ<1/2.We introduce the(ζ,r_(0),t)-chordal property,which generalizes the(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property,and we show that under the condition thatΓis(ζ,r_(0),√t)-chordal with 0<ζ<r_(0)^(1−√t)/2,there existsε>0 such that Γ_(λ) is a t-quasicircle once Γ_(λ) is a Jordan curve when 0<λ<ε.In the last part of this paper,we provide an example:Γis a kind of Koch snowflake curve which does not have the(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property for any 0<ζ<1/2,however Γ_(λ) is a Jordan curve whenλis small enough.Meanwhile,Γhas the(ζ,r_(0),√t)-chordal property with 0<ζ<r_(0)^(1−√t)/2 for any t∈(0,1/4).As a corollary of our main theorem, Γ_(λ) is a t-quasicircle for all 0<t<1/4 whenλis small enough.This means that our(ζ,r_(0),t)-chordal property is more general and applicable to more complicated curves.展开更多
植物顶端分生组织可分为中央区,周缘区和肋区。在植物胚后发育中,侧生器官产生于顶端分生组织的周缘区。顶端分生组织和侧生器官之间的边界的建立和维持是一个非常重要的发育过程,许多调节子参与控制这个过程。拟南芥的 LATERALORGANBOU...植物顶端分生组织可分为中央区,周缘区和肋区。在植物胚后发育中,侧生器官产生于顶端分生组织的周缘区。顶端分生组织和侧生器官之间的边界的建立和维持是一个非常重要的发育过程,许多调节子参与控制这个过程。拟南芥的 LATERALORGANBOUNDARIES(LOB)基因具有独特的表达模式,其表达的范围与上述的边界区域重合。LOB基因隶属于一个大的基因家族——L O B 结构域基因家族。该家族编码的蛋白在 N 端具有一个保守的LOB结构域,该家族 LOB 基因以外的成员也参与拟南芥不同的发育过程。为了探讨在与拟南芥亲缘关系较远的豆科中 LOB 同源基因的功能,我们在豆科模式植物百脉根中分离了3 个 LOB 同源基因,命名为 LjLOB 基因,并用 RNA 原位杂交方法研究了这3个基因的表达模式。研究结果显示,L j L O B 1 和LjLOB3都强烈地在小叶原基的基部表达,这种表达模式可能与小叶原基和复叶原基之间的边界相关。而LjLOB4则在发育中的花芽不同轮之间的边界上表达。百脉根中这3 个基因具有不同的表达模式,强烈地提示它们的功能发生了分歧:L j L O B 1 和L j L O B 3 可能在复叶发育中具有重要功能;而LjLOB4 则可能参与了花的发育。展开更多
The method of inputting the seismic wave determines the accuracy of the simulation of soil-structure dynamic interaction. The wave method is a commonly used approach for seismic wave input, which converts the incident...The method of inputting the seismic wave determines the accuracy of the simulation of soil-structure dynamic interaction. The wave method is a commonly used approach for seismic wave input, which converts the incident wave into equivalent loads on the cutoff boundaries. The wave method has high precision, but the implementation is complicated, especially for three-dimensional models. By deducing another form of equivalent input seismic loads in the fi nite element model, a new seismic wave input method is proposed. In the new method, by imposing the displacements of the free wave fi eld on the nodes of the substructure composed of elements that contain artifi cial boundaries, the equivalent input seismic loads are obtained through dynamic analysis of the substructure. Subsequently, the equivalent input seismic loads are imposed on the artifi cial boundary nodes to complete the seismic wave input and perform seismic analysis of the soil-structure dynamic interaction model. Compared with the wave method, the new method is simplifi ed by avoiding the complex processes of calculating the equivalent input seismic loads. The validity of the new method is verifi ed by the dynamic analysis numerical examples of the homogeneous and layered half space under vertical and oblique incident seismic waves.展开更多
High-resolution X-ray diffractometry (HRXRD) was used to assess the quality of 6H-SiC crystals grown by sublimation method. The results show the occurrence of low-angle grain boundaries (LB) is close relative to the i...High-resolution X-ray diffractometry (HRXRD) was used to assess the quality of 6H-SiC crystals grown by sublimation method. The results show the occurrence of low-angle grain boundaries (LB) is close relative to the inclination of the crystal interface. At the central faceted region with 0° inclination the crystal is of high structural perfection. However, at the region close to the facet with less than 5° inclination LB occurs slightly and at the region close to the peripheral polytype ring with more than 5° inclination LB defect occurs heavily. The density of LB can be drastically reduced by decreasing radial temperature gradient that determines the shape of the crystal growth interface.展开更多
The corrosion behavior of 5 wt%Cr steel tempered at different temperatures was investigated by immersion testing and electrochemical testing in a CO_2 aqueous environment. When the tempering temperature exceeded 500℃...The corrosion behavior of 5 wt%Cr steel tempered at different temperatures was investigated by immersion testing and electrochemical testing in a CO_2 aqueous environment. When the tempering temperature exceeded 500℃, the corrosion rate increased. The corrosion layers consisted of Cr-rich compounds, which affected the corrosion behaviors of the steels immersed in the corrosive solution. The results of electrochemical experiments demonstrated that 5 wt%Cr steels with different microstructures exhibited pre-passivation characteristics that decreased their corrosion rate. Analysis by electron back-scattered diffraction showed that the frequency of high-angle grain boundaries(HAGBs) and the corrosion rate were well-correlated in specimens tempered at different temperatures. The corrosion rate increased with increasing HAGB frequency.展开更多
This paper provides a brief introduction to the methods for generating fuzzy categorical maps from remotely sensed images (in graphical and digital forms).This is followed by a description of the slicing process for d...This paper provides a brief introduction to the methods for generating fuzzy categorical maps from remotely sensed images (in graphical and digital forms).This is followed by a description of the slicing process for deriving fuzzy boundaries from fuzzy categorical maps,which can be based on the maximum fuzzy membership values,confusion index,or measure of entropy.Results from an empirical test preformed in an Edinburgh suburb show that fuzzy boundaries of land cover can be derived from aerial photographs and satellite images by using the three criteria with small differences,and that slicing based on the maximum fuzzy membership values is the easiest and most straightforward solution.This,in turn,implies the suitability of maintaining both a crisp classification and its underlying certainty map for deriving fuzzy boundaries at different thresholds,which is a flexible and compact management of categorical map data and their uncertainty.展开更多
Introducing the stress distribution near grain boundaries to improve the dislocation pileup model for the Hall-Petch (H-P) relation, the continuous distribution of dislocations in the pileup could be solved by means o...Introducing the stress distribution near grain boundaries to improve the dislocation pileup model for the Hall-Petch (H-P) relation, the continuous distribution of dislocations in the pileup could be solved by means of Tschebysheff polynomials for the Hubert transformation. An analytical formula of the stress intensity factor for the dislocation pileup is obtained. The reverse H-P relation may be explained by the modified dislocation-pileup-model.展开更多
This work presents the “Second-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology (2<sup>nd</sup>-CASAM)” for the efficient and exact computation of 1<sup>st</sup>- and 2<sup>...This work presents the “Second-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology (2<sup>nd</sup>-CASAM)” for the efficient and exact computation of 1<sup>st</sup>- and 2<sup>nd</sup>-order response sensitivities to uncertain parameters and domain boundaries of linear systems. The model’s response (<em>i.e.</em>, model result of interest) is a generic nonlinear function of the model’s forward and adjoint state functions, and also depends on the imprecisely known boundaries and model parameters. In the practically important particular case when the response is a scalar-valued functional of the forward and adjoint state functions characterizing a model comprising N parameters, the 2<sup>nd</sup>-CASAM requires a single large-scale computation using the First-Level Adjoint Sensitivity System (1<sup>st</sup>-LASS) for obtaining all of the first-order response sensitivities, and at most N large-scale computations using the Second-Level Adjoint Sensitivity System (2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS) for obtaining exactly all of the second-order response sensitivities. In contradistinction, forward other methods would require (<em>N</em>2/2 + 3 <em>N</em>/2) large-scale computations for obtaining all of the first- and second-order sensitivities. This work also shows that constructing and solving the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS requires very little additional effort beyond the construction of the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS needed for computing the first-order sensitivities. Solving the equations underlying the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS and 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS requires the same computational solvers as needed for solving (<em>i.e.</em>, “inverting”) either the forward or the adjoint linear operators underlying the initial model. Therefore, the same computer software and “solvers” used for solving the original system of equations can also be used for solving the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS and the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS. Since neither the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS nor the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS involves any differentials of the operators underlying the original system, the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS is designated as a “<u>first-level</u>” (as opposed to a “first-order”) adjoint sensitivity system, while the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS is designated as a “<u>second-level</u>” (rather than a “second-order”) adjoint sensitivity system. Mixed second-order response sensitivities involving boundary parameters may arise from all source terms of the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS that involve the imprecisely known boundary parameters. Notably, the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS encompasses an automatic, inherent, and independent “solution verification” mechanism of the correctness and accuracy of the 2nd-level adjoint functions needed for the efficient and exact computation of the second-order sensitivities.展开更多
It was revealed that an average energy of special boundaries is proportional to APB energy in the alloys with the L12 superstructure. This fact proves the appearance of the GAPBs in the planes of location of special b...It was revealed that an average energy of special boundaries is proportional to APB energy in the alloys with the L12 superstructure. This fact proves the appearance of the GAPBs in the planes of location of special boundaries in coincidence sites of ordered alloys. It was determined that the more energy of special boundaries in ordered alloys, the more energy of complex stacking fault. There is a correlation between the distribution of special boundaries as a function its relative energy and ordering energy: the more ordering energy, the more degree of washed away of distribution. The correlation between average relative energy of special boundaries and ordering energy was detected: the more ordering energy, the more average energy of special boundaries. The reverse dependence between ordering energy and average number of special boundaries in grains limited by boundaries of general type was discovered.展开更多
This paper discusses the geological characteristics and architectures of sequence boundaries and their vicinities and has proposed a classification scheme for the sequence boundaries, which can thus be grouped into th...This paper discusses the geological characteristics and architectures of sequence boundaries and their vicinities and has proposed a classification scheme for the sequence boundaries, which can thus be grouped into three types and eight categories: type I includes exposed truncated surface, palaeosol surface, palaeokarst surface and exposed surface; type Ⅱ boundaries include structural transitional surface during sea-level fall and transgressive onlap surface; and type Ⅲ includes submarine erosional diagenetic diastem and event surface. A study has been made for the three major boundaries lying between the Permian and pre-Permian, the Permian and Triassic, and the Middle and Lower Triassic respectively in terms of multiple disciplines such as lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy and carbon and oxygen isotopic geology. These three boundaries are ascribed to type I , typeⅡ and typeⅢ, respectively.展开更多
By using density functional theory(DFT)-based first-principles calculations, the structural stability and electronic properties for two kinds of silicene domain boundaries, forming along armchair edge and zigzag edge,...By using density functional theory(DFT)-based first-principles calculations, the structural stability and electronic properties for two kinds of silicene domain boundaries, forming along armchair edge and zigzag edge, have been investigated. The results indicate that a linkage of tetragonal and octagonal rings(4|8) appears along the armchair edge, while a linkage of paired pentagonal and octagonal rings(5|5|8) appears along the zigzag edge. Different from graphene, the buckling properties of silicene lead to two mirror symmetrical edges of silicene line-defect. The formation energies indicate that the 5|5|8 domain boundary is more stable than the 4|8 domain boundary. Similar to graphene, the calculated electronic properties show that the 5|5|8 domain boundaries exhibit metallic properties and the 4|8 domain boundaries are half-metal.Both domain boundaries create the perfect one-dimensional(1D) metallic wires. Due to the metallic properties, these two kinds of nanowires can be used to build the silicene-based devices.展开更多
The valence electron structure of γ/α2 phase boundaries in lamellar colonies in Ti-47Al-2M (M=Nb, Cr, V) (at. pct) was investigated by empirical electron theory of solid and molecules (EET) and its bond-length-diffe...The valence electron structure of γ/α2 phase boundaries in lamellar colonies in Ti-47Al-2M (M=Nb, Cr, V) (at. pct) was investigated by empirical electron theory of solid and molecules (EET) and its bond-length-difference (BLD) method. On this basis, the boundary condition of electron movement was employed in the improved Thomas-Fermi-Dirac (TFD) theory to decide the continuity of the electron density of the lamellar colonies interface and it is found that of γ/α2 interface is continuous. Furthermore, it is found that adding alloying elements (including Nb, Cr, and V) can improve the electron density (ρ) of γ/α2 interface, decrease Aρ of γ/α2 interface. With the electron structure analysis together with properties analysis,the effect mechanism of alloying elements (Nb, Cr, V) improving mechanical properties was explained.展开更多
Water quality is critical to ensure that marine resources and the environment are utilized in a sustainable manner. The objective of this study is therefore to investigate the optimum placement of marine environmental...Water quality is critical to ensure that marine resources and the environment are utilized in a sustainable manner. The objective of this study is therefore to investigate the optimum placement of marine environmental monitoring sites to monitor water quality in Shanghai, China. To improve the mapping or estimation accuracy of the areas with different water quality grades, the monitoring sites were fixed in transition bands between areas of different grades rather than in other positions. Following bidirectional optimization method, first, 18 candidate sites were selected by filtering out specific site categories. Second, three of these were, in turn, eliminated because of the rule defined by the changes in the areas of water quality grades and by the standard deviation of the interpolation errors of dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN) and phosphate(PO_4-P). Furthermore, indicator kriging was employed to depict the transition bands between different water quality grades whenever new sampling sites were added. The four optimization projects of the newly added sites reveal that, all optimized sites were distributed in the transition bands of different water grades, and at the same time in the areas where the historical sites were sparsely distributed. New sites were also found in the overlap region of different transition bands. Additional sites were especially required in these regions to discriminate the boundaries of different water quality grades. Using the bidirectional optimization method of the monitoring sites, the boundaries of different water quality grades could be determined with a higher precision. As a result, the interpolation errors of DIN and PO_4-P could theoretically decrease.展开更多
Various applications of volume dielectric barrier discharges(DBDs)with airflows have attracted significant attention such as in the fields of plasma medicine,surface modification,ozone synthesis,etc.In this work,the n...Various applications of volume dielectric barrier discharges(DBDs)with airflows have attracted significant attention such as in the fields of plasma medicine,surface modification,ozone synthesis,etc.In this work,the nonlinearity characteristics of DBDs in initiating and extinguishing boundaries with airflows are experimentally investigated.It is found that the difference between initiating pulse repetition frequencies(PRFs)and extinguishing PRFs is affected by the addition of airflows.A hysteresis region is produced between these two PRFs.A topological rule of Thom's classification theorem is proposed to investigate the hysteresis phenomenon of discharges with airflows.It is concluded that the discharge state is dependent on the operation route.The discharge state would transit from initiating to extinguishing,or in the opposite direction,while passing along a specific operation route.Based on the topological method,two nonlinear laws of discharge structure transition under the typical operation routes are predicted and verified in the discharge experiments.展开更多
I_(1)stacking faults(SFs)in Mg alloys are regarded as the nucleation sites of<c+a>dislocations that are critical for these alloys to achieve high ductility.Previously it was proposed that the formation of I_(1)S...I_(1)stacking faults(SFs)in Mg alloys are regarded as the nucleation sites of<c+a>dislocations that are critical for these alloys to achieve high ductility.Previously it was proposed that the formation of I_(1)SFs requires the accumulations of a large number of vacancies,which are difficult to achieve at low temperatures.In this study,molecular dynamics(MD)and molecular statics(MS)simulations based on empirical interatomic potentials were applied to investigate the deformation defect evolutions from the symmetric tilt grain boundaries(GBs)in Mg and Mg-Y alloys under external loading along<c>-axis.The results show the planar faults(PFs)on Pyramidal I planes first appear due to the nucleation and glide of(1/2 c+p)partial dislocations from GBs,where p=1/3(1010).These partial dislocations with pyramidal PFs interact with other defects,including pyramidal PFs themselves,GBs,and ppartial dislocations,generating a large amount of I_(1)SFs.Detailed analyses show the nucleation and growth of I_(1)SFs are achieved by atomic shuffle events and deformation defect reactions without the requirements of vacancy diffusion.Our simulations also suggest the Y clusters at GBs can reduce the critical stress for the formation of pyramidal PFs and I_(1)SFs,which provide a possible reason for the experimental observations that Y promotes the<c+a>dislocation activities.展开更多
In order to investigate the elastic properties of directionally solidified(DS)superalloys,an elasticity model called boundaries elastic model(GBE model),considering grain boundaries and tensile orientations,is propose...In order to investigate the elastic properties of directionally solidified(DS)superalloys,an elasticity model called boundaries elastic model(GBE model),considering grain boundaries and tensile orientations,is proposed in this paper.Two assumptions are adopted in the GBE model:(1)The displacement of grains,which moves along the perpendicular direction,is restricted by the grain boundaries;(2)Grain boundaries influence region(GBIR)is formed around the grain boundaries.Based on the single crystal(SC)calculation method of elastic properties,the GBE model can well predict macroscopic equivalent elastic modulus(Young’s modulus)of DS superalloys under different tensile orientations effectively.To demonstrate the correctness of the GBE model,3D finite element simulation is adopted and tensile experiments on a Ni3Al?base DS superalloy(IC10)along five tensile orientations are carried out.Meanwhile,the grain boundaries are observed by light microscopy and transmission electron microscope(TEM).Therefore,the GBE model is proved to be feasible by comparing the simulated results with the experiments.展开更多
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB3400800)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52271136,51901177)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2021JC-06,2019TD-020).
文摘Grain boundaries(GBs)play a crucial role on the structural stability and mechanical properties of Cu and its alloys.In this work,molecular dynamics(MD)simulations are employed to study the effects of Fe solutes on the formation energy,excess volume,dislocations and melting behaviors of GBs in CuFe alloys.It is illustrated that Fe solute affects the structural stability of Cu GBs substantially,the formation energy of GBs is reduced,but the thickness and melting point of GBs are increased,that is,the structural stability of Cu GBs is significantly improved owing to the Fe solutes.A strong scaling law exists between the formation energy,excess volume,thickness and melting point of GBs.Therefore,Fe solid solute plays an important role in the characteristics of GBs in bi-crystal Cu.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42090054,41931295)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(2022CFA002)。
文摘The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events has rendered numerous landslides to a global natural disaster issue.It is crucial to rapidly and accurately determine the boundaries of landslides for geohazards evaluation and emergency response.Therefore,the Skip Connection DeepLab neural network(SCDnn),a deep learning model based on 770 optical remote sensing images of landslide,is proposed to improve the accuracy of landslide boundary detection.The SCDnn model is optimized for the over-segmentation issue which occurs in conventional deep learning models when there is a significant degree of similarity between topographical geomorphic features.SCDnn exhibits notable improvements in landslide feature extraction and semantic segmentation by combining an enhanced Atrous Spatial Pyramid Convolutional Block(ASPC)with a coding structure that reduces model complexity.The experimental results demonstrate that SCDnn can identify landslide boundaries in 119 images with MIoU values between 0.8and 0.9;while 52 images with MIoU values exceeding 0.9,which exceeds the identification accuracy of existing techniques.This work can offer a novel technique for the automatic extensive identification of landslide boundaries in remote sensing images in addition to establishing the groundwork for future inve stigations and applications in related domains.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China[grant number 2021YFA1200203]the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 51931003]+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 52171118,52071178,51901103]the Projects in Science and Technique Plans of Ningbo City[grant number 2019B10083]the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[grant number 2021M701715]the Opening Project of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology(Ministry of Education)of Harbin University of Science and Technology[grant number KFKT202103]
文摘Due to the insufficient slip systems in hexagonal close-packed structure,twinning is frequently activated to support stable plastic deformation of Mg alloy.In this work,we found four typical twin-like interfaces with misorientations of 102°,109°,142°and 149°,respectively,which had not only a shared[1120]zone axis of neighboring grains,but also overlapped diffraction spots similar to twins.However,highresolution transmission electron microscope(HRTEM)analysis revealed that the interfaces in real space deviated from the supposed twinning planes in reciprocal space,i.e.their overlapped diffraction spots.We clarified that the incoherent interfaces were co-axial grain boundaries(CGBs).Additionally,a special angle ofθ,close to 90°,between the interface and one side of basal plane,was frequently formed in CGBs.We proposed that interaction of multiple twinning contributes to the formation of CGBs,and theθis formed due to alternative tensile and compression twinning under a uniaxial loading.
基金financially supported by the National Ten Thousand Talent Program for Young Top-notch Talentthe National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (52022030)+8 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51972111,52203330)the Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research(22TQ1400100-5)the “Dawn” Program of Shanghai Education Commission (22SG28)the Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation (22ZR1418000)the Science and Technology Innovation Plan of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(22YF1410000)the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China(2021M701190)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JKM01221621, JKM01221678)the Major Science and Technology Projects of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2021ZD0042)Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials (18DZ2252400)。
文摘In recent years, perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have propelled into the limelight owing to rapid development of efficiency;however, the abundant defects at the perovskite grain boundaries result in unwanted energy loss and structural degradation. Here, the grain boundaries of perovskite polycrystalline films have been found to act as nanocapillaries for capturing perovskite quantum dots(PQDs), which enable the conformal assemble of PQDs at the top interspace between perovskite grains. The existence of PQDs passivated the surface defects, optimized the interfacial band alignments, and ultimately improved the power conversion efficiency from 19.27% to 22.47% in inverted PSCs. Our findings open up the possibility of selective assembly and structural modulation of the perovskite nanostructures towards efficient and stable PSCs.
文摘LetΓbe a Jordan curve in the complex plane and let Γ_(λ) be the constant distance boundary ofΓ.Vellis and Wu[10]introduced the notion of a(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property which guarantees that,whenλis not too large, Γ_(λ) is a Jordan curve whenζ=1/2 and Γ_(λ) is a quasicircle when 0<ζ<1/2.We introduce the(ζ,r_(0),t)-chordal property,which generalizes the(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property,and we show that under the condition thatΓis(ζ,r_(0),√t)-chordal with 0<ζ<r_(0)^(1−√t)/2,there existsε>0 such that Γ_(λ) is a t-quasicircle once Γ_(λ) is a Jordan curve when 0<λ<ε.In the last part of this paper,we provide an example:Γis a kind of Koch snowflake curve which does not have the(ζ,r_(0))-chordal property for any 0<ζ<1/2,however Γ_(λ) is a Jordan curve whenλis small enough.Meanwhile,Γhas the(ζ,r_(0),√t)-chordal property with 0<ζ<r_(0)^(1−√t)/2 for any t∈(0,1/4).As a corollary of our main theorem, Γ_(λ) is a t-quasicircle for all 0<t<1/4 whenλis small enough.This means that our(ζ,r_(0),t)-chordal property is more general and applicable to more complicated curves.
文摘植物顶端分生组织可分为中央区,周缘区和肋区。在植物胚后发育中,侧生器官产生于顶端分生组织的周缘区。顶端分生组织和侧生器官之间的边界的建立和维持是一个非常重要的发育过程,许多调节子参与控制这个过程。拟南芥的 LATERALORGANBOUNDARIES(LOB)基因具有独特的表达模式,其表达的范围与上述的边界区域重合。LOB基因隶属于一个大的基因家族——L O B 结构域基因家族。该家族编码的蛋白在 N 端具有一个保守的LOB结构域,该家族 LOB 基因以外的成员也参与拟南芥不同的发育过程。为了探讨在与拟南芥亲缘关系较远的豆科中 LOB 同源基因的功能,我们在豆科模式植物百脉根中分离了3 个 LOB 同源基因,命名为 LjLOB 基因,并用 RNA 原位杂交方法研究了这3个基因的表达模式。研究结果显示,L j L O B 1 和LjLOB3都强烈地在小叶原基的基部表达,这种表达模式可能与小叶原基和复叶原基之间的边界相关。而LjLOB4则在发育中的花芽不同轮之间的边界上表达。百脉根中这3 个基因具有不同的表达模式,强烈地提示它们的功能发生了分歧:L j L O B 1 和L j L O B 3 可能在复叶发育中具有重要功能;而LjLOB4 则可能参与了花的发育。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51478247National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2016YFC1402800
文摘The method of inputting the seismic wave determines the accuracy of the simulation of soil-structure dynamic interaction. The wave method is a commonly used approach for seismic wave input, which converts the incident wave into equivalent loads on the cutoff boundaries. The wave method has high precision, but the implementation is complicated, especially for three-dimensional models. By deducing another form of equivalent input seismic loads in the fi nite element model, a new seismic wave input method is proposed. In the new method, by imposing the displacements of the free wave fi eld on the nodes of the substructure composed of elements that contain artifi cial boundaries, the equivalent input seismic loads are obtained through dynamic analysis of the substructure. Subsequently, the equivalent input seismic loads are imposed on the artifi cial boundary nodes to complete the seismic wave input and perform seismic analysis of the soil-structure dynamic interaction model. Compared with the wave method, the new method is simplifi ed by avoiding the complex processes of calculating the equivalent input seismic loads. The validity of the new method is verifi ed by the dynamic analysis numerical examples of the homogeneous and layered half space under vertical and oblique incident seismic waves.
基金Project supported National Natural Science Foundation of China (60025409 and 50472068)National "863" High Technology Plan (2001AA311080)
文摘High-resolution X-ray diffractometry (HRXRD) was used to assess the quality of 6H-SiC crystals grown by sublimation method. The results show the occurrence of low-angle grain boundaries (LB) is close relative to the inclination of the crystal interface. At the central faceted region with 0° inclination the crystal is of high structural perfection. However, at the region close to the facet with less than 5° inclination LB occurs slightly and at the region close to the peripheral polytype ring with more than 5° inclination LB defect occurs heavily. The density of LB can be drastically reduced by decreasing radial temperature gradient that determines the shape of the crystal growth interface.
基金financially supported by the National Key R & D Program of China (No. 2017YFB0304900)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China (No. 2014E-3604)
文摘The corrosion behavior of 5 wt%Cr steel tempered at different temperatures was investigated by immersion testing and electrochemical testing in a CO_2 aqueous environment. When the tempering temperature exceeded 500℃, the corrosion rate increased. The corrosion layers consisted of Cr-rich compounds, which affected the corrosion behaviors of the steels immersed in the corrosive solution. The results of electrochemical experiments demonstrated that 5 wt%Cr steels with different microstructures exhibited pre-passivation characteristics that decreased their corrosion rate. Analysis by electron back-scattered diffraction showed that the frequency of high-angle grain boundaries(HAGBs) and the corrosion rate were well-correlated in specimens tempered at different temperatures. The corrosion rate increased with increasing HAGB frequency.
文摘This paper provides a brief introduction to the methods for generating fuzzy categorical maps from remotely sensed images (in graphical and digital forms).This is followed by a description of the slicing process for deriving fuzzy boundaries from fuzzy categorical maps,which can be based on the maximum fuzzy membership values,confusion index,or measure of entropy.Results from an empirical test preformed in an Edinburgh suburb show that fuzzy boundaries of land cover can be derived from aerial photographs and satellite images by using the three criteria with small differences,and that slicing based on the maximum fuzzy membership values is the easiest and most straightforward solution.This,in turn,implies the suitability of maintaining both a crisp classification and its underlying certainty map for deriving fuzzy boundaries at different thresholds,which is a flexible and compact management of categorical map data and their uncertainty.
文摘Introducing the stress distribution near grain boundaries to improve the dislocation pileup model for the Hall-Petch (H-P) relation, the continuous distribution of dislocations in the pileup could be solved by means of Tschebysheff polynomials for the Hubert transformation. An analytical formula of the stress intensity factor for the dislocation pileup is obtained. The reverse H-P relation may be explained by the modified dislocation-pileup-model.
文摘This work presents the “Second-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology (2<sup>nd</sup>-CASAM)” for the efficient and exact computation of 1<sup>st</sup>- and 2<sup>nd</sup>-order response sensitivities to uncertain parameters and domain boundaries of linear systems. The model’s response (<em>i.e.</em>, model result of interest) is a generic nonlinear function of the model’s forward and adjoint state functions, and also depends on the imprecisely known boundaries and model parameters. In the practically important particular case when the response is a scalar-valued functional of the forward and adjoint state functions characterizing a model comprising N parameters, the 2<sup>nd</sup>-CASAM requires a single large-scale computation using the First-Level Adjoint Sensitivity System (1<sup>st</sup>-LASS) for obtaining all of the first-order response sensitivities, and at most N large-scale computations using the Second-Level Adjoint Sensitivity System (2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS) for obtaining exactly all of the second-order response sensitivities. In contradistinction, forward other methods would require (<em>N</em>2/2 + 3 <em>N</em>/2) large-scale computations for obtaining all of the first- and second-order sensitivities. This work also shows that constructing and solving the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS requires very little additional effort beyond the construction of the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS needed for computing the first-order sensitivities. Solving the equations underlying the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS and 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS requires the same computational solvers as needed for solving (<em>i.e.</em>, “inverting”) either the forward or the adjoint linear operators underlying the initial model. Therefore, the same computer software and “solvers” used for solving the original system of equations can also be used for solving the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS and the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS. Since neither the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS nor the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS involves any differentials of the operators underlying the original system, the 1<sup>st</sup>-LASS is designated as a “<u>first-level</u>” (as opposed to a “first-order”) adjoint sensitivity system, while the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS is designated as a “<u>second-level</u>” (rather than a “second-order”) adjoint sensitivity system. Mixed second-order response sensitivities involving boundary parameters may arise from all source terms of the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS that involve the imprecisely known boundary parameters. Notably, the 2<sup>nd</sup>-LASS encompasses an automatic, inherent, and independent “solution verification” mechanism of the correctness and accuracy of the 2nd-level adjoint functions needed for the efficient and exact computation of the second-order sensitivities.
基金B.V.Konovalova., N.A. Koneva and E.V.Kozlov acknowledge the INTAS for the partial support of this research under INTAS97-319
文摘It was revealed that an average energy of special boundaries is proportional to APB energy in the alloys with the L12 superstructure. This fact proves the appearance of the GAPBs in the planes of location of special boundaries in coincidence sites of ordered alloys. It was determined that the more energy of special boundaries in ordered alloys, the more energy of complex stacking fault. There is a correlation between the distribution of special boundaries as a function its relative energy and ordering energy: the more ordering energy, the more degree of washed away of distribution. The correlation between average relative energy of special boundaries and ordering energy was detected: the more ordering energy, the more average energy of special boundaries. The reverse dependence between ordering energy and average number of special boundaries in grains limited by boundaries of general type was discovered.
文摘This paper discusses the geological characteristics and architectures of sequence boundaries and their vicinities and has proposed a classification scheme for the sequence boundaries, which can thus be grouped into three types and eight categories: type I includes exposed truncated surface, palaeosol surface, palaeokarst surface and exposed surface; type Ⅱ boundaries include structural transitional surface during sea-level fall and transgressive onlap surface; and type Ⅲ includes submarine erosional diagenetic diastem and event surface. A study has been made for the three major boundaries lying between the Permian and pre-Permian, the Permian and Triassic, and the Middle and Lower Triassic respectively in terms of multiple disciplines such as lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy and carbon and oxygen isotopic geology. These three boundaries are ascribed to type I , typeⅡ and typeⅢ, respectively.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61390501 and 51325204)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2011CB808401 and 2011CB921702)the Tainjin Supercomputing Center,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘By using density functional theory(DFT)-based first-principles calculations, the structural stability and electronic properties for two kinds of silicene domain boundaries, forming along armchair edge and zigzag edge, have been investigated. The results indicate that a linkage of tetragonal and octagonal rings(4|8) appears along the armchair edge, while a linkage of paired pentagonal and octagonal rings(5|5|8) appears along the zigzag edge. Different from graphene, the buckling properties of silicene lead to two mirror symmetrical edges of silicene line-defect. The formation energies indicate that the 5|5|8 domain boundary is more stable than the 4|8 domain boundary. Similar to graphene, the calculated electronic properties show that the 5|5|8 domain boundaries exhibit metallic properties and the 4|8 domain boundaries are half-metal.Both domain boundaries create the perfect one-dimensional(1D) metallic wires. Due to the metallic properties, these two kinds of nanowires can be used to build the silicene-based devices.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 50274035.
文摘The valence electron structure of γ/α2 phase boundaries in lamellar colonies in Ti-47Al-2M (M=Nb, Cr, V) (at. pct) was investigated by empirical electron theory of solid and molecules (EET) and its bond-length-difference (BLD) method. On this basis, the boundary condition of electron movement was employed in the improved Thomas-Fermi-Dirac (TFD) theory to decide the continuity of the electron density of the lamellar colonies interface and it is found that of γ/α2 interface is continuous. Furthermore, it is found that adding alloying elements (including Nb, Cr, and V) can improve the electron density (ρ) of γ/α2 interface, decrease Aρ of γ/α2 interface. With the electron structure analysis together with properties analysis,the effect mechanism of alloying elements (Nb, Cr, V) improving mechanical properties was explained.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41376190,41531179,41421001 and 41601425)the Scientific Research Project of Shanghai Marine Bureau(No.Hu Hai Ke2016-05)the Ocean Public Welfare Scientific Research Project,State Oceanic Administration of the People’s Republic of China(Nos.201505008 and 201305027)
文摘Water quality is critical to ensure that marine resources and the environment are utilized in a sustainable manner. The objective of this study is therefore to investigate the optimum placement of marine environmental monitoring sites to monitor water quality in Shanghai, China. To improve the mapping or estimation accuracy of the areas with different water quality grades, the monitoring sites were fixed in transition bands between areas of different grades rather than in other positions. Following bidirectional optimization method, first, 18 candidate sites were selected by filtering out specific site categories. Second, three of these were, in turn, eliminated because of the rule defined by the changes in the areas of water quality grades and by the standard deviation of the interpolation errors of dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN) and phosphate(PO_4-P). Furthermore, indicator kriging was employed to depict the transition bands between different water quality grades whenever new sampling sites were added. The four optimization projects of the newly added sites reveal that, all optimized sites were distributed in the transition bands of different water grades, and at the same time in the areas where the historical sites were sparsely distributed. New sites were also found in the overlap region of different transition bands. Additional sites were especially required in these regions to discriminate the boundaries of different water quality grades. Using the bidirectional optimization method of the monitoring sites, the boundaries of different water quality grades could be determined with a higher precision. As a result, the interpolation errors of DIN and PO_4-P could theoretically decrease.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51676053 and 91741204)。
文摘Various applications of volume dielectric barrier discharges(DBDs)with airflows have attracted significant attention such as in the fields of plasma medicine,surface modification,ozone synthesis,etc.In this work,the nonlinearity characteristics of DBDs in initiating and extinguishing boundaries with airflows are experimentally investigated.It is found that the difference between initiating pulse repetition frequencies(PRFs)and extinguishing PRFs is affected by the addition of airflows.A hysteresis region is produced between these two PRFs.A topological rule of Thom's classification theorem is proposed to investigate the hysteresis phenomenon of discharges with airflows.It is concluded that the discharge state is dependent on the operation route.The discharge state would transit from initiating to extinguishing,or in the opposite direction,while passing along a specific operation route.Based on the topological method,two nonlinear laws of discharge structure transition under the typical operation routes are predicted and verified in the discharge experiments.
基金supported by the U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Basic Energy Sciences,Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under Award DE-SC0008637 as part of the Center for PRedictive Integrated Structural Materials Science(PRISMS Center)at University of Michigan。
文摘I_(1)stacking faults(SFs)in Mg alloys are regarded as the nucleation sites of<c+a>dislocations that are critical for these alloys to achieve high ductility.Previously it was proposed that the formation of I_(1)SFs requires the accumulations of a large number of vacancies,which are difficult to achieve at low temperatures.In this study,molecular dynamics(MD)and molecular statics(MS)simulations based on empirical interatomic potentials were applied to investigate the deformation defect evolutions from the symmetric tilt grain boundaries(GBs)in Mg and Mg-Y alloys under external loading along<c>-axis.The results show the planar faults(PFs)on Pyramidal I planes first appear due to the nucleation and glide of(1/2 c+p)partial dislocations from GBs,where p=1/3(1010).These partial dislocations with pyramidal PFs interact with other defects,including pyramidal PFs themselves,GBs,and ppartial dislocations,generating a large amount of I_(1)SFs.Detailed analyses show the nucleation and growth of I_(1)SFs are achieved by atomic shuffle events and deformation defect reactions without the requirements of vacancy diffusion.Our simulations also suggest the Y clusters at GBs can reduce the critical stress for the formation of pyramidal PFs and I_(1)SFs,which provide a possible reason for the experimental observations that Y promotes the<c+a>dislocation activities.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51205190)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.NS2016026)+1 种基金the Aeronautical Power Science Fund Project (No. 6141B090317)the Innovation Fund of Jiangsu Province, China (No.KYLX-0304)
文摘In order to investigate the elastic properties of directionally solidified(DS)superalloys,an elasticity model called boundaries elastic model(GBE model),considering grain boundaries and tensile orientations,is proposed in this paper.Two assumptions are adopted in the GBE model:(1)The displacement of grains,which moves along the perpendicular direction,is restricted by the grain boundaries;(2)Grain boundaries influence region(GBIR)is formed around the grain boundaries.Based on the single crystal(SC)calculation method of elastic properties,the GBE model can well predict macroscopic equivalent elastic modulus(Young’s modulus)of DS superalloys under different tensile orientations effectively.To demonstrate the correctness of the GBE model,3D finite element simulation is adopted and tensile experiments on a Ni3Al?base DS superalloy(IC10)along five tensile orientations are carried out.Meanwhile,the grain boundaries are observed by light microscopy and transmission electron microscope(TEM).Therefore,the GBE model is proved to be feasible by comparing the simulated results with the experiments.
