High-quality superconducting Ca_(1-x)Na_(x)Fe_(2)As_(2)single crystals have been successfully grown by the NaAs-flux method,with sodium doping level x=0.4–0.64.The typical sizes of these crystals are more than 10 mm ...High-quality superconducting Ca_(1-x)Na_(x)Fe_(2)As_(2)single crystals have been successfully grown by the NaAs-flux method,with sodium doping level x=0.4–0.64.The typical sizes of these crystals are more than 10 mm in ab-plane and~0.1 mm along c-axis in thickness.X-ray diffraction,resistance and magnetization measurements are carried out to characterize the quality of these crystals.While no signature of magnetic phase transitions is detected in the normal state,bulk superconductivity is found for these samples,with a sharp transition at T_(c) ranging from 19.8 K(x=0.4)to 34.8 K(x=0.64).The doping dependences of the c-axis parameter and T_(c) are consistent with previous reports,suggesting a possible connection between the lattice parameters and superconductivity.展开更多
Single-crystalline samples of Eu/Ba-filled Sn-based type-Ⅷ clathrate are prepared by the Ga flux method with different stoichiometric ratios. The electrical transport properties of the samples are optimized by Eu dop...Single-crystalline samples of Eu/Ba-filled Sn-based type-Ⅷ clathrate are prepared by the Ga flux method with different stoichiometric ratios. The electrical transport properties of the samples are optimized by Eu doping.Results indicate that Eu atoms tend to replace Ba atoms. With the increase of the Eu initial content,the carrier density increases and the carrier mobility decreases, which leads to an increase of the Seebeck coefficient. By contrast, the electrical conductivity decreases. Finally, the sample with Eu initial content of x = 0.75 behaves with excellent electrical properties, which shows a maximal power factor of 1.51 mW·m^(-1)K^(-2) at 480 K, and the highest ZT achieved is 0.87 near the temperature of 483 K.展开更多
Denitrification-induced nitrogen(N) losses from croplands may be greatly increased by intensive fertilization.However,the accurate quantification of these losses is still challenging due to insufficient available in s...Denitrification-induced nitrogen(N) losses from croplands may be greatly increased by intensive fertilization.However,the accurate quantification of these losses is still challenging due to insufficient available in situ measurements of soil dinitrogen(N) emissions.We carried out two one-week experiments in a maize-wheat cropping system with calcareous soil using theN gas-flux(NGF) method to measure in situ Nfluxes following urea application.Applications ofN-labeled urea(99 atom%,130-150 kg N ha) were followed by irrigation on the 1 st,3 rd,and 5 th days after fertilization(DAF 1,3,and 5,respectively).The detection limits of the soil Nfluxes were 163-1 565,81-485,and 54-281 μg N mhfor the two-,four-,and six-hour static chamber enclosures,respectively.The Nfluxes measured in 120 cases varied between 159 and 2 943(811 on average) μg N mh.which were higher than the detection limits,with the exception of only two cases.The Nfluxes at DAF 3 were significantly higher(by nearly 80%(P<0.01)) than those at DAF 1 and 5 in the maize experiment,while there were no significant differences among the irrigation times in the wheat experiment.The Nfluxes and the ratios of nitrous oxide(NO) to the NO plus Nfluxes following urea application to maize were approximately 65% and 11 times larger,respectively(P<0.01),than those following urea application to wheat.Such differences could be mainly attributed to the higher soil water contents,temperatures,and availability of soil N substrates in the maize experiment than in the wheat experiment.This study suggests that theNGF method is sensitive enough to measure in situ Nfluxes from intensively fertilized croplands with calcareous soils.展开更多
The estimation of non-point source pollution loads into the Danjiangkou Reservoir is highly significant to environmental protection in the watershed. In order to overcome the drawbacks of traditional watershed numeric...The estimation of non-point source pollution loads into the Danjiangkou Reservoir is highly significant to environmental protection in the watershed. In order to overcome the drawbacks of traditional watershed numerical models, a base flow separation method was established coupled with a digital filtering method and a flux method. The digital filtering method has been used to separate the base flows of the Hanjiang,Tianhe, Duhe, Danjiang, Laoguan, and Qihe rivers. Based on daily discharge, base flow, and pollutant concentration data, the flux method was used to calculate the point source pollution load and non-point source pollution load. The results show that:(1) In the year 2013, the total inflow of the six rivers mentioned above accounted for 95.9% of the total inflow to the Danjiangkou Reservoir. The total pollution loads of chemical oxygen demand(CODMn) and total phosphorus(TP) from the six rivers were 58.20 103 t and 1.863 10~3 t, respectively, and the non-point source pollution loads were 39.82 10~3 t and 1.544 10~3 t, respectively, indicating that the non-point source pollution is a major factor(with a contribution rate of 68.4% for CODMnand 82.9% for TP).(2) The Hanjiang River is the most significant contributor of pollution loads to the Danjiangkou Reservoir, and its CODMnand TP contribution rates reached 79.3% and 83.2%, respectively. The Duhe River took the second place.(3) Non-point source pollution mainly occurred in the wet season in 2013, accounting for 80.8% and 90.9% of the total pollution loads of CODMnand TP, respectively. It is concluded that the emphasis of pollution control should be placed on non-point source pollution.展开更多
Long-lasting phosphor Y2O2S∶Eu 3+, Mg 2+, Ti 4+ was synthesized by a flux method and their luminescence properties were investigated. The result indicates that the unit cell parameter c is linearly increased with the...Long-lasting phosphor Y2O2S∶Eu 3+, Mg 2+, Ti 4+ was synthesized by a flux method and their luminescence properties were investigated. The result indicates that the unit cell parameter c is linearly increased with the increase of Eu2O3 content in Y2O2S∶Eu 3+x（0.01≤x≤0.10）. On the other hand, the change of unit cell parameter a is not linear dependence. In the Y2O2S∶ Eu 3+ crystal structure, Eu 3+ ions only replaced Y 3+ ions′ places in which it posited center position of c axis. With the increase of Eu2O3 content, the position of the strongest emission peak changed from 540 nm （5D1→7F2 transition） to 626 nm （5D0→7F2 transition）, and the maximum intensity was obtained when x=0.09 in Y2O2S∶Eu 3+x（0.01≤x≤0.10）. This is due to the environment of trivalent europium in the crystal structure of Y2O2S. Doping with Mg 2+ or Ti 4+ ions alone cannot get the good long-lasting afterglow effect, whereas co-doping with Mg 2+ and Ti 4+ ions and excited with 365 nm ultraviolet light, a strong thermoluminesence peak appeared, red and orange long-lasting phosphorescence （LLP） was also observed and the phosphorescence lasted nearly 3 h in the light perception of the dark-adapted human eye （0.32 mcd·m -2）. Thus the LLP mechanism was analyzed.展开更多
A new hybrid method, Monte-Carlo-Heat-Flux (MCHF) method, was presented to analyze the radiative heat transfer of participating medium in a three-dimensional rectangular enclosure using combined the Monte-Carlo method...A new hybrid method, Monte-Carlo-Heat-Flux (MCHF) method, was presented to analyze the radiative heat transfer of participating medium in a three-dimensional rectangular enclosure using combined the Monte-Carlo method with the heat flux method. Its accuracy and reliability was proved by comparing the computational results with exact results from classical 'Zone Method'.展开更多
This study prepares a group of single crystalline β-Zn_4Sb_3 with Ge and Sn codoped by the Sn-flux method according to the nominal stoichiometric ratios of Zn_(4.4)Sb_3 Ge_xSn_3(x = 0–0.15). The prepared samples pos...This study prepares a group of single crystalline β-Zn_4Sb_3 with Ge and Sn codoped by the Sn-flux method according to the nominal stoichiometric ratios of Zn_(4.4)Sb_3 Ge_xSn_3(x = 0–0.15). The prepared samples possess a metallic luster surface with perfect appearance and large crystal sizes. The microscopic cracks or defects are invisible in the samples from the back-scattered electron image. Except for the heavily Ge-doped sample of x = 0.15, all the samples are single phase with space group R3c. The thermal analysis results show that the samples doped with Ge exhibit an excellent thermal stability.Compared with the polycrystalline Ge-substituted β-Zn_4Sb_3, the present single crystals have higher carrier mobility, and hence the electrical conductivity is improved, which reaches 7.48×10~4S·m^(-1) at room temperature for the x = 0.1 sample.The change of Ge and Sn contents does not improve the Seebeck coefficient significantly. Benefiting from the increased electrical conductivity, the sample with x = 0.075 gets the highest power factor of 1.45×10^(-3)W·m^(-1)·K^(-2) at 543 K.展开更多
Growth of high-quality single crystals is of great significance for research of condensed matter physics. The exploration of suitable growing conditions for single crystals is expensive and time-consuming, especially ...Growth of high-quality single crystals is of great significance for research of condensed matter physics. The exploration of suitable growing conditions for single crystals is expensive and time-consuming, especially for ternary compounds because of the lack of ternary phase diagram. Here we use machine learning(ML) trained on our experimental data to predict and instruct the growth. Four kinds of ML methods, including support vector machine(SVM), decision tree, random forest and gradient boosting decision tree, are adopted. The SVM method is relatively stable and works well, with an accuracy of 81% in predicting experimental results. By comparison,the accuracy of laboratory reaches 36%. The decision tree model is also used to reveal which features will take critical roles in growing processes.展开更多
A novel 1064 nm laser stealth absorbent of Sm2O2S was prepared by flux method.The effects of different calcining temperatures and fluxes on the reflective property of Sm2O2S were investigated.The phase composition,mor...A novel 1064 nm laser stealth absorbent of Sm2O2S was prepared by flux method.The effects of different calcining temperatures and fluxes on the reflective property of Sm2O2S were investigated.The phase composition,morphology,and reflectivity of the powders were character-ized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) ,scanning electron microscopy(SEM) ,and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer(UVPC) .The results showed that pure phase of Sm2O2S could be obtained with Na2CO3 as flux above 950oC,and the reflectivity decreased with the calcination temperature increasing.Compared with other samarium compounds,the reflectivity at 1064 nm of Sm2O2S was the lowest.Different fluxes had great impact on the phase composition,particle morphology,and reflectivity of the products.In short,Sm2O2S was suitable as a kind of absorbent against 1064 nm laser.展开更多
The U-value is a very important parameter for evaluating the energy efficiency when refurbishing the existing buildings.Traditional in-situ test methods to determine the U-value usually require a very long time to fil...The U-value is a very important parameter for evaluating the energy efficiency when refurbishing the existing buildings.Traditional in-situ test methods to determine the U-value usually require a very long time to filter weather fluctuations and other boundary condition influences.In this paper,the possibility of a new method to reduce the time necessitated for measuring the accurate U-value of a wall is tested.The proposed method recommends measuring the temperatures and heat flux on both sides of the wall and thereby utilising the average values of the internal and external heat flux to calculate the U-value.Under the idealised sinusoidal internal and external air temperature boundary conditions,four walls with different U-values were simulated according to the admittance procedure(AP).Results show that the proposed method could improve the maximum error level for most of the walls in consideration.It was not sensitive to the measurement start time and it was more stable even in less controlled boundary conditions involving large inner temperature variations or out of phase temperature waves.Besides,the error of the average heat flux method(within 10%)could be estimated earlier than that of traditional method.展开更多
Cu2Se is a promising"phonon liquid-electron crystal"thermoelectric material with excellent thermoelectric performance.In this work,Cd-doped Cu2-xSeCdx(x=0,0.0075,0.01,and 0.02)samples were prepared using NaC...Cu2Se is a promising"phonon liquid-electron crystal"thermoelectric material with excellent thermoelectric performance.In this work,Cd-doped Cu2-xSeCdx(x=0,0.0075,0.01,and 0.02)samples were prepared using NaCl flux method.The solubility of Cd in Cu2Se at room temperature was less than 6%,and a second phase of CdSe was found in the samples with large initial Cd content(x=0.01 and 0.02).Field-emission scanning electron microscopic image showed that the arranged lamellae formed a large-scale layered structure with an average thickness of approximately 100 nm.Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that doping of Cd atoms did not destroy the crystal integrity of Cu2Se.A small amount of Cd in Cu2Se could reduce the electrical and thermal conductivities of the material,thus significantly enhancing its thermoelectric performance.With the increase in Cd content in the sample,the carrier concentration decreased and the mobility increased gradually.Thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis showed that no weight loss occurred below the melting point.Excessive Cd doping led to the emergence of the second phase of CdSe in the sample,thus significantly increasing the thermal conductivity of the material.A maximum ZT value of 1.67 at 700 K was obtained in the Cu1.9925SeCd0.0075 sample.展开更多
This paper reports that the green phosphor BaAl11.9O19:0.1Mn2+ is prepared by a flux assisted solid state reaction method.The effect of flux systems on the crystal structure,morphology and luminescent properties of th...This paper reports that the green phosphor BaAl11.9O19:0.1Mn2+ is prepared by a flux assisted solid state reaction method.The effect of flux systems on the crystal structure,morphology and luminescent properties of the phosphor are studied in detail.The samples are characterized by the application of x-ray diffraction patterns,scanning electron microscopy patterns,luminescent spectra and decay curves.The results show that a pure phase BaAl12O19 can be achieved at the firing temperature above 1300℃ by adding the proper flux system,the firing temperature is reduced at least 200℃ in comparison with the conventional solid state reaction method.Maximum photoluminescence emission intensity is observed at 517 nm for(AlF3+Li2CO3) flux system under vacuum ultraviolet region(147 nm) excitation.The photoluminescence emission intensity and the decay time of these phosphor is found to be more superior to that of the corresponding sample prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method implying the suitability of this route for the preparation of display device worthy phosphor materials.展开更多
Considering droplet phenomena at low Mach numbers,large differences in the magnitude of the occurring characteristic waves are presented.As acoustic phenomena often play a minor role in such applications,classical exp...Considering droplet phenomena at low Mach numbers,large differences in the magnitude of the occurring characteristic waves are presented.As acoustic phenomena often play a minor role in such applications,classical explicit schemes which resolve these waves suffer from a very restrictive timestep restriction.In this work,a novel scheme based on a specific level set ghost fluid method and an implicit-explicit(IMEX)flux splitting is proposed to overcome this timestep restriction.A fully implicit narrow band around the sharp phase interface is combined with a splitting of the convective and acoustic phenomena away from the interface.In this part of the domain,the IMEX Runge-Kutta time discretization and the high order discontinuous Galerkin spectral element method are applied to achieve high accuracies in the bulk phases.It is shown that for low Mach numbers a significant gain in computational time can be achieved compared to a fully explicit method.Applica-tions to typical droplet dynamic phenomena validate the proposed method and illustrate its capabilities.展开更多
Transplutonium isotopes are scarce and need to be produced by irradiation in high flux reactors.However,their production is inefficient,and optimization studies are necessary.This study analyzes the physical nature of...Transplutonium isotopes are scarce and need to be produced by irradiation in high flux reactors.However,their production is inefficient,and optimization studies are necessary.This study analyzes the physical nature of transplutonium isotope produc-tion using ^(252)Cf,^(244)Cm,^(242)Cm,and ^(238)Pu as examples.Traditional methods based on the Monte Carlo burnup calculation have the limitations of many calculations and cannot analyze the individual energy intervals in detail;thus,they cannot sup-port the refined evaluation,screening,and optimization of the irradiation schemes.After understanding the physical nature and simplifying the complexity of the production process,we propose a rapid diagnostic method for evaluating radiation schemes based on the concepts“single energy interval value(SEIV)”and“energy spectrum total value(ESTV)”.The rapid diagnostic method not only avoids tedious burnup calculations,but also provides a direction for optimization.The optimal irradiation schemes for producing ^(252)Cf,^(244)Cm,^(242)Cm,and ^(238)Pu are determined based on a rapid diagnostic method.Optimal irradiation schemes can significantly improve production efficiency.Compared with the initial scheme,the optimal scheme improved the production efficiency of ^(238)Pu by 7.41 times;^(242)Cm,11.98 times;^(244)Cm,65.20 times;and ^(252)Cf,15.08 times.Thus,a refined analysis of transplutonium isotope production is conducted and provides a theoretical basis for improving production efficiency.展开更多
This article presents an investigation into the flow and heat transfer characteristics of an impermeable stretching sheet subjected to Magnetohydrodynamic Casson fluid. The study considers the influence of slip veloci...This article presents an investigation into the flow and heat transfer characteristics of an impermeable stretching sheet subjected to Magnetohydrodynamic Casson fluid. The study considers the influence of slip velocity, thermal radiation conditions, and heat flux. The investigation is conducted employing a robust numerical method that accounts for the impact of thermal radiation. This category of fluid is apt for characterizing the movement of blood within an industrial artery, where the flow can be regulated by a material designed to manage it. The resolution of the ensuing system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), representing the described problem, is accomplished through the application of the finite difference method. The examination of flow and heat transfer characteristics, including aspects such as unsteadiness, radiation parameter, slip velocity, Casson parameter, and Prandtl number, is explored and visually presented through tables and graphs to illustrate their impact. On the stretching sheet, calculations, and descriptions of the local skin-friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number are conducted. In conclusion, the findings indicate that the proposed method serves as a straightforward and efficient tool for exploring the solutions of fluid models of this kind.展开更多
The entropy split method is based on the physical entropies of the thermally perfect gas Euler equations.The Euler flux derivatives are approximated as a sum of a conservative portion and a non-conservative portion in...The entropy split method is based on the physical entropies of the thermally perfect gas Euler equations.The Euler flux derivatives are approximated as a sum of a conservative portion and a non-conservative portion in conjunction with summation-by-parts(SBP)difference boundary closure of(Gerritsen and Olsson in J Comput Phys 129:245-262,1996;Olsson and Oliger in RIACS Tech Rep 94.01,1994;Yee et al.in J Comp Phys 162:33-81,2000).Sj?green and Yee(J Sci Comput)recently proved that the entropy split method is entropy conservative and stable.Stand-ard high-order spatial central differencing as well as high order central spatial dispersion relation preserving(DRP)spatial differencing is part of the entropy stable split methodol-ogy framework.The current work is our first attempt to derive a high order conservative numerical flux for the non-conservative portion of the entropy splitting of the Euler flux derivatives.Due to the construction,this conservative numerical flux requires higher oper-ations count and is less stable than the original semi-conservative split method.However,the Tadmor entropy conservative(EC)method(Tadmor in Acta Numerica 12:451-512,2003)of the same order requires more operations count than the new construction.Since the entropy split method is a semi-conservative skew-symmetric splitting of the Euler flux derivative,a modified nonlinear filter approach of(Yee et al.in J Comput Phys 150:199-238,1999,J Comp Phys 162:3381,2000;Yee and Sj?green in J Comput Phys 225:910934,2007,High Order Filter Methods for Wide Range of Compressible flow Speeds.Proceedings of the ICOSAHOM09,June 22-26,Trondheim,Norway,2009)is proposed in conjunction with the entropy split method as the base method for problems containing shock waves.Long-time integration of 2D and 3D test cases is included to show the com-parison of these new approaches.展开更多
Submarine groundwater discharge(SGD)is an important part in the land-sea interactions,which mainly contains three components:submarine fresh groundwater discharge(SFGD),tidal flat recirculated saline groundwater disch...Submarine groundwater discharge(SGD)is an important part in the land-sea interactions,which mainly contains three components:submarine fresh groundwater discharge(SFGD),tidal flat recirculated saline groundwater discharge(tidal flat RSGD)and subtidal recirculated saline groundwater discharge(subtidal RSGD).In order to make a more accurate assessment of the impact of SGD on coastal ecological environment,it is necessary to distinguish the main components of SGD.In this study,the Maowei Sea,located in the northern part of the Beibu Gulf,was selected as the study area.Based on the radium(Ra)tracing method,we present a new analytical method for distinguishing the three main components of SGD in this area combined with field data.The average daily flow along the coastline of the Maowei Sea of tidal flat RSGD was slightly higher than that of SFGD,and both two were on the magnitude of 1×10^(5)m^(3)/d.The average daily flow for the subtidal RSGD of the entire subtidal zone of the Maowei Sea reached to the magnitude of 1×10^(6)-1×10^(7)m^(3)/d.The long-term variation trend of terrestrial SGD is a valuable information for the study of the influence of terrigenous material on the coastal ecological environment.Based on the results of four sampling periods,it is found that the fluxes of SFGD and tidal flat RSGD in the Maowei Sea had good linear correlation with the net precipitation.As an example,January 2015 to August 2022 were selected as the study periods,and the variation trends of SFGD and tidal flat RSGD were calculated by linear function with net precipitation as the independent variable.The results showed that the flux of tidal flat RSGD was slightly higher than that of SFGD,and the difference between the two is larger in flood season while smaller in dry season.In general,in the coastal range of China,the total SGD flux in the Maowei Sea area is at a high level,and the SFGD flux is at a medium level.展开更多
The increase to the proportion of fluxed pellets in the blast furnace burden is a useful way to reduce the carbon emissions in the ironmaking process.In this study,the interaction between calcium carbonate and iron or...The increase to the proportion of fluxed pellets in the blast furnace burden is a useful way to reduce the carbon emissions in the ironmaking process.In this study,the interaction between calcium carbonate and iron ore powder and the mineralization mechanism of fluxed iron ore pellet in the roasting process were investigated through diffusion couple experiments.Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy was used to study the elements’diffusion and phase transformation during the roasting process.The results indicated that limestone decomposed into calcium oxide,and magnetite was oxidized to hematite at the early stage of preheating.With the increase in roasting temperature,the diffusion rate of Fe and Ca was obviously accelerated,while the diffusion rate of Si was relatively slow.The order of magnitude of interdiffusion coefficient of Fe_(2)O_(3)-CaO diffusion couple was 10^(−10) m^(2)·s^(−1) at a roasting temperature of 1200℃for 9 h.Ca_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5) was the initial product in the Fe_(2)O_(3)-CaO-SiO_(2) diffusion interface,and then Ca_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5) continued to react with Fe_(2)O_(3) to form CaFe_(2)O_(4).With the expansion of the diffusion region,the sillico-ferrite of calcium liquid phase was produced due to the melting of SiO_(2) into CaFe_(2)O_(4),which can strengthen the consolidation of fluxed pellets.Furthermore,andradite would be formed around a small part of quartz particles,which is also conducive to the consolidation of fluxed pellets.In addition,the principle diagram of limestone and quartz diffusion reaction in the process of fluxed pellet roasting was discussed.展开更多
潜热通量产品的验证与分析对于研究气候变化及能量循环具有重要意义。全球陆表高分辨率蒸散产品(high resolution global lAnd surface evapotranspiration product,Hi-GLASS ET)融合了5种传统蒸散算法,能够生产出较高精度的陆表潜热通...潜热通量产品的验证与分析对于研究气候变化及能量循环具有重要意义。全球陆表高分辨率蒸散产品(high resolution global lAnd surface evapotranspiration product,Hi-GLASS ET)融合了5种传统蒸散算法,能够生产出较高精度的陆表潜热通量产品,但目前没有针对此产品的验证研究。利用Ameriflux通量观测站点的潜热通量观测值与相应的Hi-GLASS陆表潜热通量产品估算值进行对比,获取多组有效验证数据。验证结果显示,所选站点实际观测值与产品估算值的决定系数(R 2)为0.6,均方根误差(RMSE)为34.4 W/m^(2),平均偏差(Bias)为-13.4 W/m^(2),克林-古普塔效率(Kling-Gupta efficiency,KGE)为0.49,Hi-GLASS潜热通量产品具有较高的精度,算法的拟合结果较好;此外,空间分布也表明Hi-GLASS陆表潜热通量产品符合正常的自然规律。由于数据获取的局限性,仅采用了美国地区18个站点数据对产品进行验证,在其他地区仍需进一步验证。展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0704200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11822411 and 11961160699)+4 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the CAS(Grants Nos.XDB25000000 and XDB33000000)the K.C.Wong Education Foundation(Grant No.GJTD-2020-01)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(Grant No.Y202001)the Postdoctoral Innovative Talent program(Grant No.BX2021018)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021M700250)。
文摘High-quality superconducting Ca_(1-x)Na_(x)Fe_(2)As_(2)single crystals have been successfully grown by the NaAs-flux method,with sodium doping level x=0.4–0.64.The typical sizes of these crystals are more than 10 mm in ab-plane and~0.1 mm along c-axis in thickness.X-ray diffraction,resistance and magnetization measurements are carried out to characterize the quality of these crystals.While no signature of magnetic phase transitions is detected in the normal state,bulk superconductivity is found for these samples,with a sharp transition at T_(c) ranging from 19.8 K(x=0.4)to 34.8 K(x=0.64).The doping dependences of the c-axis parameter and T_(c) are consistent with previous reports,suggesting a possible connection between the lattice parameters and superconductivity.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 51262032
文摘Single-crystalline samples of Eu/Ba-filled Sn-based type-Ⅷ clathrate are prepared by the Ga flux method with different stoichiometric ratios. The electrical transport properties of the samples are optimized by Eu doping.Results indicate that Eu atoms tend to replace Ba atoms. With the increase of the Eu initial content,the carrier density increases and the carrier mobility decreases, which leads to an increase of the Seebeck coefficient. By contrast, the electrical conductivity decreases. Finally, the sample with Eu initial content of x = 0.75 behaves with excellent electrical properties, which shows a maximal power factor of 1.51 mW·m^(-1)K^(-2) at 480 K, and the highest ZT achieved is 0.87 near the temperature of 483 K.
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41877333,41830751 and 41761144054)the Basic Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences(ZDBSLY-DQCOO7)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFD0200100)。
文摘Denitrification-induced nitrogen(N) losses from croplands may be greatly increased by intensive fertilization.However,the accurate quantification of these losses is still challenging due to insufficient available in situ measurements of soil dinitrogen(N) emissions.We carried out two one-week experiments in a maize-wheat cropping system with calcareous soil using theN gas-flux(NGF) method to measure in situ Nfluxes following urea application.Applications ofN-labeled urea(99 atom%,130-150 kg N ha) were followed by irrigation on the 1 st,3 rd,and 5 th days after fertilization(DAF 1,3,and 5,respectively).The detection limits of the soil Nfluxes were 163-1 565,81-485,and 54-281 μg N mhfor the two-,four-,and six-hour static chamber enclosures,respectively.The Nfluxes measured in 120 cases varied between 159 and 2 943(811 on average) μg N mh.which were higher than the detection limits,with the exception of only two cases.The Nfluxes at DAF 3 were significantly higher(by nearly 80%(P<0.01)) than those at DAF 1 and 5 in the maize experiment,while there were no significant differences among the irrigation times in the wheat experiment.The Nfluxes and the ratios of nitrous oxide(NO) to the NO plus Nfluxes following urea application to maize were approximately 65% and 11 times larger,respectively(P<0.01),than those following urea application to wheat.Such differences could be mainly attributed to the higher soil water contents,temperatures,and availability of soil N substrates in the maize experiment than in the wheat experiment.This study suggests that theNGF method is sensitive enough to measure in situ Nfluxes from intensively fertilized croplands with calcareous soils.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grants No.2016YFC0402204 and 2016YFC0402207)
文摘The estimation of non-point source pollution loads into the Danjiangkou Reservoir is highly significant to environmental protection in the watershed. In order to overcome the drawbacks of traditional watershed numerical models, a base flow separation method was established coupled with a digital filtering method and a flux method. The digital filtering method has been used to separate the base flows of the Hanjiang,Tianhe, Duhe, Danjiang, Laoguan, and Qihe rivers. Based on daily discharge, base flow, and pollutant concentration data, the flux method was used to calculate the point source pollution load and non-point source pollution load. The results show that:(1) In the year 2013, the total inflow of the six rivers mentioned above accounted for 95.9% of the total inflow to the Danjiangkou Reservoir. The total pollution loads of chemical oxygen demand(CODMn) and total phosphorus(TP) from the six rivers were 58.20 103 t and 1.863 10~3 t, respectively, and the non-point source pollution loads were 39.82 10~3 t and 1.544 10~3 t, respectively, indicating that the non-point source pollution is a major factor(with a contribution rate of 68.4% for CODMnand 82.9% for TP).(2) The Hanjiang River is the most significant contributor of pollution loads to the Danjiangkou Reservoir, and its CODMnand TP contribution rates reached 79.3% and 83.2%, respectively. The Duhe River took the second place.(3) Non-point source pollution mainly occurred in the wet season in 2013, accounting for 80.8% and 90.9% of the total pollution loads of CODMnand TP, respectively. It is concluded that the emphasis of pollution control should be placed on non-point source pollution.
文摘Long-lasting phosphor Y2O2S∶Eu 3+, Mg 2+, Ti 4+ was synthesized by a flux method and their luminescence properties were investigated. The result indicates that the unit cell parameter c is linearly increased with the increase of Eu2O3 content in Y2O2S∶Eu 3+x（0.01≤x≤0.10）. On the other hand, the change of unit cell parameter a is not linear dependence. In the Y2O2S∶ Eu 3+ crystal structure, Eu 3+ ions only replaced Y 3+ ions′ places in which it posited center position of c axis. With the increase of Eu2O3 content, the position of the strongest emission peak changed from 540 nm （5D1→7F2 transition） to 626 nm （5D0→7F2 transition）, and the maximum intensity was obtained when x=0.09 in Y2O2S∶Eu 3+x（0.01≤x≤0.10）. This is due to the environment of trivalent europium in the crystal structure of Y2O2S. Doping with Mg 2+ or Ti 4+ ions alone cannot get the good long-lasting afterglow effect, whereas co-doping with Mg 2+ and Ti 4+ ions and excited with 365 nm ultraviolet light, a strong thermoluminesence peak appeared, red and orange long-lasting phosphorescence （LLP） was also observed and the phosphorescence lasted nearly 3 h in the light perception of the dark-adapted human eye （0.32 mcd·m -2）. Thus the LLP mechanism was analyzed.
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文摘A new hybrid method, Monte-Carlo-Heat-Flux (MCHF) method, was presented to analyze the radiative heat transfer of participating medium in a three-dimensional rectangular enclosure using combined the Monte-Carlo method with the heat flux method. Its accuracy and reliability was proved by comparing the computational results with exact results from classical 'Zone Method'.
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文摘This study prepares a group of single crystalline β-Zn_4Sb_3 with Ge and Sn codoped by the Sn-flux method according to the nominal stoichiometric ratios of Zn_(4.4)Sb_3 Ge_xSn_3(x = 0–0.15). The prepared samples possess a metallic luster surface with perfect appearance and large crystal sizes. The microscopic cracks or defects are invisible in the samples from the back-scattered electron image. Except for the heavily Ge-doped sample of x = 0.15, all the samples are single phase with space group R3c. The thermal analysis results show that the samples doped with Ge exhibit an excellent thermal stability.Compared with the polycrystalline Ge-substituted β-Zn_4Sb_3, the present single crystals have higher carrier mobility, and hence the electrical conductivity is improved, which reaches 7.48×10~4S·m^(-1) at room temperature for the x = 0.1 sample.The change of Ge and Sn contents does not improve the Seebeck coefficient significantly. Benefiting from the increased electrical conductivity, the sample with x = 0.075 gets the highest power factor of 1.45×10^(-3)W·m^(-1)·K^(-2) at 543 K.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant Nos 2016YFA0401000 and2017YFA0302901the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2015CB921000+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11574371,11774399 and 11774398the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Z180008)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No XDB28000000
文摘Growth of high-quality single crystals is of great significance for research of condensed matter physics. The exploration of suitable growing conditions for single crystals is expensive and time-consuming, especially for ternary compounds because of the lack of ternary phase diagram. Here we use machine learning(ML) trained on our experimental data to predict and instruct the growth. Four kinds of ML methods, including support vector machine(SVM), decision tree, random forest and gradient boosting decision tree, are adopted. The SVM method is relatively stable and works well, with an accuracy of 81% in predicting experimental results. By comparison,the accuracy of laboratory reaches 36%. The decision tree model is also used to reveal which features will take critical roles in growing processes.
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No.BK2007724)Military Coordination Scientific Research Projects (No.JPPT-1486)+1 种基金the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (No.CXZZ110333)A Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
文摘A novel 1064 nm laser stealth absorbent of Sm2O2S was prepared by flux method.The effects of different calcining temperatures and fluxes on the reflective property of Sm2O2S were investigated.The phase composition,morphology,and reflectivity of the powders were character-ized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) ,scanning electron microscopy(SEM) ,and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer(UVPC) .The results showed that pure phase of Sm2O2S could be obtained with Na2CO3 as flux above 950oC,and the reflectivity decreased with the calcination temperature increasing.Compared with other samarium compounds,the reflectivity at 1064 nm of Sm2O2S was the lowest.Different fluxes had great impact on the phase composition,particle morphology,and reflectivity of the products.In short,Sm2O2S was suitable as a kind of absorbent against 1064 nm laser.
文摘The U-value is a very important parameter for evaluating the energy efficiency when refurbishing the existing buildings.Traditional in-situ test methods to determine the U-value usually require a very long time to filter weather fluctuations and other boundary condition influences.In this paper,the possibility of a new method to reduce the time necessitated for measuring the accurate U-value of a wall is tested.The proposed method recommends measuring the temperatures and heat flux on both sides of the wall and thereby utilising the average values of the internal and external heat flux to calculate the U-value.Under the idealised sinusoidal internal and external air temperature boundary conditions,four walls with different U-values were simulated according to the admittance procedure(AP).Results show that the proposed method could improve the maximum error level for most of the walls in consideration.It was not sensitive to the measurement start time and it was more stable even in less controlled boundary conditions involving large inner temperature variations or out of phase temperature waves.Besides,the error of the average heat flux method(within 10%)could be estimated earlier than that of traditional method.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61864012 and 21701140)the Program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in University of Yunnan Province,China.
文摘Cu2Se is a promising"phonon liquid-electron crystal"thermoelectric material with excellent thermoelectric performance.In this work,Cd-doped Cu2-xSeCdx(x=0,0.0075,0.01,and 0.02)samples were prepared using NaCl flux method.The solubility of Cd in Cu2Se at room temperature was less than 6%,and a second phase of CdSe was found in the samples with large initial Cd content(x=0.01 and 0.02).Field-emission scanning electron microscopic image showed that the arranged lamellae formed a large-scale layered structure with an average thickness of approximately 100 nm.Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that doping of Cd atoms did not destroy the crystal integrity of Cu2Se.A small amount of Cd in Cu2Se could reduce the electrical and thermal conductivities of the material,thus significantly enhancing its thermoelectric performance.With the increase in Cd content in the sample,the carrier concentration decreased and the mobility increased gradually.Thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis showed that no weight loss occurred below the melting point.Excessive Cd doping led to the emergence of the second phase of CdSe in the sample,thus significantly increasing the thermal conductivity of the material.A maximum ZT value of 1.67 at 700 K was obtained in the Cu1.9925SeCd0.0075 sample.
基金Project supported by the Combination Foundation of Industry and Research by the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province (Grant No. 0712226100023)Doctoral Program Foundation of Institutions of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 200807300010)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10874061)
文摘This paper reports that the green phosphor BaAl11.9O19:0.1Mn2+ is prepared by a flux assisted solid state reaction method.The effect of flux systems on the crystal structure,morphology and luminescent properties of the phosphor are studied in detail.The samples are characterized by the application of x-ray diffraction patterns,scanning electron microscopy patterns,luminescent spectra and decay curves.The results show that a pure phase BaAl12O19 can be achieved at the firing temperature above 1300℃ by adding the proper flux system,the firing temperature is reduced at least 200℃ in comparison with the conventional solid state reaction method.Maximum photoluminescence emission intensity is observed at 517 nm for(AlF3+Li2CO3) flux system under vacuum ultraviolet region(147 nm) excitation.The photoluminescence emission intensity and the decay time of these phosphor is found to be more superior to that of the corresponding sample prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method implying the suitability of this route for the preparation of display device worthy phosphor materials.
基金support provided by the Deutsche Forschun-gsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation)through the project GRK 2160/1“Droplet Interaction Technologies”and through the project no.457811052
文摘Considering droplet phenomena at low Mach numbers,large differences in the magnitude of the occurring characteristic waves are presented.As acoustic phenomena often play a minor role in such applications,classical explicit schemes which resolve these waves suffer from a very restrictive timestep restriction.In this work,a novel scheme based on a specific level set ghost fluid method and an implicit-explicit(IMEX)flux splitting is proposed to overcome this timestep restriction.A fully implicit narrow band around the sharp phase interface is combined with a splitting of the convective and acoustic phenomena away from the interface.In this part of the domain,the IMEX Runge-Kutta time discretization and the high order discontinuous Galerkin spectral element method are applied to achieve high accuracies in the bulk phases.It is shown that for low Mach numbers a significant gain in computational time can be achieved compared to a fully explicit method.Applica-tions to typical droplet dynamic phenomena validate the proposed method and illustrate its capabilities.
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文摘Transplutonium isotopes are scarce and need to be produced by irradiation in high flux reactors.However,their production is inefficient,and optimization studies are necessary.This study analyzes the physical nature of transplutonium isotope produc-tion using ^(252)Cf,^(244)Cm,^(242)Cm,and ^(238)Pu as examples.Traditional methods based on the Monte Carlo burnup calculation have the limitations of many calculations and cannot analyze the individual energy intervals in detail;thus,they cannot sup-port the refined evaluation,screening,and optimization of the irradiation schemes.After understanding the physical nature and simplifying the complexity of the production process,we propose a rapid diagnostic method for evaluating radiation schemes based on the concepts“single energy interval value(SEIV)”and“energy spectrum total value(ESTV)”.The rapid diagnostic method not only avoids tedious burnup calculations,but also provides a direction for optimization.The optimal irradiation schemes for producing ^(252)Cf,^(244)Cm,^(242)Cm,and ^(238)Pu are determined based on a rapid diagnostic method.Optimal irradiation schemes can significantly improve production efficiency.Compared with the initial scheme,the optimal scheme improved the production efficiency of ^(238)Pu by 7.41 times;^(242)Cm,11.98 times;^(244)Cm,65.20 times;and ^(252)Cf,15.08 times.Thus,a refined analysis of transplutonium isotope production is conducted and provides a theoretical basis for improving production efficiency.
文摘This article presents an investigation into the flow and heat transfer characteristics of an impermeable stretching sheet subjected to Magnetohydrodynamic Casson fluid. The study considers the influence of slip velocity, thermal radiation conditions, and heat flux. The investigation is conducted employing a robust numerical method that accounts for the impact of thermal radiation. This category of fluid is apt for characterizing the movement of blood within an industrial artery, where the flow can be regulated by a material designed to manage it. The resolution of the ensuing system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), representing the described problem, is accomplished through the application of the finite difference method. The examination of flow and heat transfer characteristics, including aspects such as unsteadiness, radiation parameter, slip velocity, Casson parameter, and Prandtl number, is explored and visually presented through tables and graphs to illustrate their impact. On the stretching sheet, calculations, and descriptions of the local skin-friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number are conducted. In conclusion, the findings indicate that the proposed method serves as a straightforward and efficient tool for exploring the solutions of fluid models of this kind.
基金support from the NASA TTT/RCA program for the second author is grate-fully acknowledged.
文摘The entropy split method is based on the physical entropies of the thermally perfect gas Euler equations.The Euler flux derivatives are approximated as a sum of a conservative portion and a non-conservative portion in conjunction with summation-by-parts(SBP)difference boundary closure of(Gerritsen and Olsson in J Comput Phys 129:245-262,1996;Olsson and Oliger in RIACS Tech Rep 94.01,1994;Yee et al.in J Comp Phys 162:33-81,2000).Sj?green and Yee(J Sci Comput)recently proved that the entropy split method is entropy conservative and stable.Stand-ard high-order spatial central differencing as well as high order central spatial dispersion relation preserving(DRP)spatial differencing is part of the entropy stable split methodol-ogy framework.The current work is our first attempt to derive a high order conservative numerical flux for the non-conservative portion of the entropy splitting of the Euler flux derivatives.Due to the construction,this conservative numerical flux requires higher oper-ations count and is less stable than the original semi-conservative split method.However,the Tadmor entropy conservative(EC)method(Tadmor in Acta Numerica 12:451-512,2003)of the same order requires more operations count than the new construction.Since the entropy split method is a semi-conservative skew-symmetric splitting of the Euler flux derivative,a modified nonlinear filter approach of(Yee et al.in J Comput Phys 150:199-238,1999,J Comp Phys 162:3381,2000;Yee and Sj?green in J Comput Phys 225:910934,2007,High Order Filter Methods for Wide Range of Compressible flow Speeds.Proceedings of the ICOSAHOM09,June 22-26,Trondheim,Norway,2009)is proposed in conjunction with the entropy split method as the base method for problems containing shock waves.Long-time integration of 2D and 3D test cases is included to show the com-parison of these new approaches.
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文摘Submarine groundwater discharge(SGD)is an important part in the land-sea interactions,which mainly contains three components:submarine fresh groundwater discharge(SFGD),tidal flat recirculated saline groundwater discharge(tidal flat RSGD)and subtidal recirculated saline groundwater discharge(subtidal RSGD).In order to make a more accurate assessment of the impact of SGD on coastal ecological environment,it is necessary to distinguish the main components of SGD.In this study,the Maowei Sea,located in the northern part of the Beibu Gulf,was selected as the study area.Based on the radium(Ra)tracing method,we present a new analytical method for distinguishing the three main components of SGD in this area combined with field data.The average daily flow along the coastline of the Maowei Sea of tidal flat RSGD was slightly higher than that of SFGD,and both two were on the magnitude of 1×10^(5)m^(3)/d.The average daily flow for the subtidal RSGD of the entire subtidal zone of the Maowei Sea reached to the magnitude of 1×10^(6)-1×10^(7)m^(3)/d.The long-term variation trend of terrestrial SGD is a valuable information for the study of the influence of terrigenous material on the coastal ecological environment.Based on the results of four sampling periods,it is found that the fluxes of SFGD and tidal flat RSGD in the Maowei Sea had good linear correlation with the net precipitation.As an example,January 2015 to August 2022 were selected as the study periods,and the variation trends of SFGD and tidal flat RSGD were calculated by linear function with net precipitation as the independent variable.The results showed that the flux of tidal flat RSGD was slightly higher than that of SFGD,and the difference between the two is larger in flood season while smaller in dry season.In general,in the coastal range of China,the total SGD flux in the Maowei Sea area is at a high level,and the SFGD flux is at a medium level.
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文摘The increase to the proportion of fluxed pellets in the blast furnace burden is a useful way to reduce the carbon emissions in the ironmaking process.In this study,the interaction between calcium carbonate and iron ore powder and the mineralization mechanism of fluxed iron ore pellet in the roasting process were investigated through diffusion couple experiments.Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy was used to study the elements’diffusion and phase transformation during the roasting process.The results indicated that limestone decomposed into calcium oxide,and magnetite was oxidized to hematite at the early stage of preheating.With the increase in roasting temperature,the diffusion rate of Fe and Ca was obviously accelerated,while the diffusion rate of Si was relatively slow.The order of magnitude of interdiffusion coefficient of Fe_(2)O_(3)-CaO diffusion couple was 10^(−10) m^(2)·s^(−1) at a roasting temperature of 1200℃for 9 h.Ca_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5) was the initial product in the Fe_(2)O_(3)-CaO-SiO_(2) diffusion interface,and then Ca_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5) continued to react with Fe_(2)O_(3) to form CaFe_(2)O_(4).With the expansion of the diffusion region,the sillico-ferrite of calcium liquid phase was produced due to the melting of SiO_(2) into CaFe_(2)O_(4),which can strengthen the consolidation of fluxed pellets.Furthermore,andradite would be formed around a small part of quartz particles,which is also conducive to the consolidation of fluxed pellets.In addition,the principle diagram of limestone and quartz diffusion reaction in the process of fluxed pellet roasting was discussed.
