Our previous study reported the influences of different complexing agents on electroless nickel (EN) by examining the properties of the deposits. In the present work, the effects of four common-used complexing agent...Our previous study reported the influences of different complexing agents on electroless nickel (EN) by examining the properties of the deposits. In the present work, the effects of four common-used complexing agents on EN deposition rate and the stability of solution pH values were examined, either with an acetic pH buffer agent or absent of them. It is indicated that the pH buffeting effect of them is dominative when the EN solution is lack of the pH buffer. Under this situation, the EN deposition rate increases with the concentration of complexing agents increasing. The EN deposition rate decreases with fin'ther adding the complexing agent when the solution already has enough pH buffer capability. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy obtained during EN deposition illustrates that, in this case, the enhanced reaction resistance is the main reason for a lower deposition rate. However, the influence of polarization caused by mass transfer is not negligible at high complex ratio for sodium citrate and malic acid EN solutions.展开更多
Ti3AlC2 has the properties of ceramics and metals. These excellent properties indicate that Ti3AlC2 is a very promising material to extensive applications. Ti3AlC2 ceramic material was prepared by mechanical alloying....Ti3AlC2 has the properties of ceramics and metals. These excellent properties indicate that Ti3AlC2 is a very promising material to extensive applications. Ti3AlC2 ceramic material was prepared by mechanical alloying. The effects of milling time and sintering temperature on the fracture, microstmctttre and mechanical properties of Ti3AlC2 ceramic material were analyzed by laser particle analyzer, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results showed that Ti3AlC2 had the best comprehensive properties after the composite powder was milled for 3 h and sintered at 1630℃ for 2 h. The relative density, bending strength, and hardness of the sample reached 92.23%, 345.2 MPa, and HRA 34.1, respectively. The fracture surface indicated that the fracture of the material belonged to ductile rapture.展开更多
Two series of aromatic-aliphatic random copolyesters(PEBTOXS)with diverse diol ratios have been synthesized by direct melting polycondensation.Two kinds of diols(glycol(EG)and 1,4-butanediol(BD))are used in combinatio...Two series of aromatic-aliphatic random copolyesters(PEBTOXS)with diverse diol ratios have been synthesized by direct melting polycondensation.Two kinds of diols(glycol(EG)and 1,4-butanediol(BD))are used in combination in order to adjust crystallization and tensile properties,and three kinds of diacids(dimethyl terephthalate(DMT),diethyl oxalate(DEOX),and sebacic acid(SA))are involved.~1H-NMR spectra quantify both composition and structure,and show that the final contents in copolyesters appropriate to the ...展开更多
The CulnSe2 compound was prepared by selenization of Cu-In precursor, which was ultrasonic electrodeposited at constant current. CulnSe2 films were compacted to improve surface morphology. The films were characterized...The CulnSe2 compound was prepared by selenization of Cu-In precursor, which was ultrasonic electrodeposited at constant current. CulnSe2 films were compacted to improve surface morphology. The films were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). It is indicated that ideal stoichiometrie CulnSe2 films can be obtained by the selenization of Cu-In precursor deposited at a current density of 20 mA/cm^2. Single-phase CulnSe2 is formed in the selenization proeess, and it exhibits preferred orientation along the (112) plane. The CulnSe2 films with smooth surface can be obtained under the pressure of 500 MPa at 60℃.展开更多
The effects of two different heat-treatment atmospheres,nitrogen atmosphere and reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,on the properties of Y2O3-doped aluminum nitride(AlN) ceramics were investigated.The AlN powde...The effects of two different heat-treatment atmospheres,nitrogen atmosphere and reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,on the properties of Y2O3-doped aluminum nitride(AlN) ceramics were investigated.The AlN powder as a raw material was synthesized by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis(SHS) and compacts were fabricated by employing powder injection molding technique.The polymer-wax binder consisted of 60 wt.% paraffin wax(PW),35 wt.% polypropylene(PP),and 5 wt.% stearic acid(SA).After the removal of binder,specimens were sintered at 1850°С in nitrogen atmosphere under atmospheric pressure.To improve the thermal conductivity,sintered samples were reheated.The result reveals that the heat-treatment atmosphere has significant effect on the properties and secondary phase of AlN ceramics.The thermal conductivity and density of AlN ceramics reheated in nitrogen gas are 180 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 3.28 g·cm^-3 and the secondary phase is yttrium aluminate.For the sample reheated in reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,the thermal conductivity and density are 173 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 3.23 g·cm^-3,respectively,and the secondary phase is YN.展开更多
Low pressure sheet molding compound (LPMC,1.0-3.0 MPa,95-103 ℃) is a new kind of thermosetting material with crystalline polyester as a physical thickenner.LPMC is different from conventional SMC using an earth oxi...Low pressure sheet molding compound (LPMC,1.0-3.0 MPa,95-103 ℃) is a new kind of thermosetting material with crystalline polyester as a physical thickenner.LPMC is different from conventional SMC using an earth oxide thickening agent (e.g.MgO) as chemical thickenner,it relies on the physical thickening of crystalline polyester.Crystalline polyester resin is the key material to mold LPMC parts.Currently there was no report about the thickening mechanism of crystalline polyester in LPMC.In this article,crystalline polyester resins,whose melting points were between 45 ℃ and 89 ℃,were synthesized by a two-step esterification.The melt points of crystalline polyesters are controlled by regulating the mol ratio of the two glycols and the two acids.And by means of varying the content of crystalline polyester resin,the thickening effect on resin paste is investigated.In addition,the thickening mechanism of crystalline polyester in LPMC was investigated by FTIR and DSC analysis.The effects of the diameters and viscosity of crystalline polyester on the rheological property and fiber distribution of LPMC sheets were studied,too.Results show that the thickening effect is excellent when the weight content of crystalline polyester resin is 3%.And there exists three kinds of functions acting in the process of thickening:swelling,hydrogen bonds and induction crystallization.During the preparing process of resin paste in LPMC,the temperature of resin paste must be kept at 90 ℃.In addition,crystalline polyester make LPMC have a perfect fluid property.When the viscosity of LPMC sheet is beyond 1 kPa s,the fiber orientation is not obvious.But when the viscosity of LPMC sheet is about 500 Pa s,the fiber shows a certain degree of orientation.Moreover the study of physical and chemical thickening mechanism of crystalline polyester and the rheological discipline of LPMC sheets in the hot mould will provide the researchers and enterprises with theory guidance.展开更多
TiN coating was prepared by reactive plasma spraying in the Ar and N2 containing plasma jet. The resuits of XRD show that the TiN coating consists of TiN and Ti3 O, neither Ti2 N nor TiO2 phases. The toughening mechan...TiN coating was prepared by reactive plasma spraying in the Ar and N2 containing plasma jet. The resuits of XRD show that the TiN coating consists of TiN and Ti3 O, neither Ti2 N nor TiO2 phases. The toughening mechanism was characterized by analyzing the SEM morphologies of the TiN coating's indentation of microhardness and fracture surfaces. The results indicate that the coating possesses a high toughness. The adhesion strength among the TiN layers is 25.88 MPa, which is slightly lower than that of the Ni/AI bonding coating. The oxidation process of the RPS TiN coating is TiN→Ti3 O→TiO2.展开更多
Emulating the auditory sense is a significant challenge in terms of both integration and energy consumption for handling complicated spatiotemporal information.Here,we demonstrate how to utilize the chaotic dynamics o...Emulating the auditory sense is a significant challenge in terms of both integration and energy consumption for handling complicated spatiotemporal information.Here,we demonstrate how to utilize the chaotic dynamics of a threshold switching memristor,which usually acts as a leaky integrate and fire neuron in the neuromorphic network,to encode the frequency and amplitude in auditory information.We fabricate a Pd/Nb/NbOx/Nb/Pd memristor domi-nated by the Poole-Frankel conduction mechanism,set its state at the edge of chaos,and stimulate it using periodic perturbations.The memristor's responses to the perturbation frequencies can be categorized into three zones.Two are phase locking with linear phase-frequency rela tionships,and one has a hyper-bolic spike number-frequency relationship.The memristor system also enables intensity coding and tonotopy by modulating the response spikes in either the locked phase or spike number.Based on the emulation of these two features,the memristor system demonstrates sound location and frequency mixing.Our study suggests a novel routine for handling the auditory and visual senses using threshold-switching memristor arrays to enhance the efficiency of neuromorphic networks.展开更多
Metal isolated single atomic sites catalysts have attracted intensive attention in recent years owing to their maximized atom utilization and unique structure.Despite the success of single atom catalyst synthesis,dire...Metal isolated single atomic sites catalysts have attracted intensive attention in recent years owing to their maximized atom utilization and unique structure.Despite the success of single atom catalyst synthesis,directly anchoring metal single atoms on three-dimensional(3D)macro support,which is promising to achieve the heterogenization of homogeneous catalysis,remains a challenge and a blank in this field.Herein,we successfully fabricate metal single atoms(Pd,Pt,Ru,Au)on porous carbon nitride/reduced graphene oxide(C3N4/rGO)foam as highly efficient catalysts with convenient recyclability.C3N4/rGO foam features two-dimensional microstructures with abundant N chelating sites for the stabilization of metal single atoms and vertically-aligned hierarchical mesostructure that benefits the mass diffusion.The obtained Pdi/C3N4/rGO monolith catalyst exhibits much enhanced activity over its nanoparticle counterpart for Suzuki-Miyaura reaction.Moreover,the Pdi/C3N4/rGO monolith catalyst can be readily assembled in a flow reactor to achieve the highly efficient continuous production of 4-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl through Suzuki-Miyaura coupling.展开更多
A dramatic improvement of strength and ductility of cast Al-2.5Li-1.5Cu-1Zn-0.5Mg-0.15 Zr alloy was obtained by the collaboration of Sc-alloying and optimized ageing scheme.Joint and independent influence of Sc-alloyi...A dramatic improvement of strength and ductility of cast Al-2.5Li-1.5Cu-1Zn-0.5Mg-0.15 Zr alloy was obtained by the collaboration of Sc-alloying and optimized ageing scheme.Joint and independent influence of Sc-alloying and different ageing temperatures were investigated.The results revealed that a substantial increase was realized in the hardness of Sc-containing alloy,and the ageing response time was only influenced by ageing temperature.Coarse and heterogeneousδ'(Al_(3)Li),wideδ'-precipitation free zones(δ'-PFZs),and a large amount of T_(1)(Al_(2)CuLi)precipitates were observed in Sc-containing alloy aged at 175℃,which resulted in superior yield strength and poor elongation.The Sc-containing alloy obtained an excellent combination of ductility(elongation=8.2%)and tensile strength(ultimate strength=565 MPa)suffered to 150℃ ageing for 64 h.The increase in the elongation was mainly due to the combined effect of grain refining,much finerδ',and extremely narrowδ'-PFZs(<10 nm),while the higher strength was mainly attributed to the formation of Al_(3)(Sc,Zr,Li)composite particles and a large amount of S'(Al_(2)CuMg)phase.However,the enhancement of the different ageing temperature(150℃ and 175℃)on the mechanical properties of the alloys without Sc addition was not obvious.展开更多
Boron-oxygen defects can cause serious lightinduced degradation (LID) of commercial solar cells based on the boron-doped crystalline silicon (c-Si), which are formed under the injection of excess carriers induced ...Boron-oxygen defects can cause serious lightinduced degradation (LID) of commercial solar cells based on the boron-doped crystalline silicon (c-Si), which are formed under the injection of excess carriers induced either by illumination or applying forward bias. In this contribution, we have demonstrated that the passivation process of boron-oxygen defects can be induced by applying forward bias for a large quantity of solar cells, which is much more economic than light illumination. We have used this strategy to trigger the passivation process of batches of aluminum back surface field (A1-BSF) solar cells and passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cells. Both kinds of the treated solar cells show high stability in efficiency and suffer from very little LID under further illumination at room temperature. This technology is of significance for the suppression of LID of c-Si solar cells for the industrial manufacture.展开更多
The development of transition metal phosphides as potential anode materials of sodium-ion batteries has been substantially hindered by their sluggish kinetics and significant volume change during the sodiation/desodia...The development of transition metal phosphides as potential anode materials of sodium-ion batteries has been substantially hindered by their sluggish kinetics and significant volume change during the sodiation/desodiation process.In this work,we put forward a rational design strategy to construct a hollow-structured CoP@C com-posite to achieve ultrafast and durable sodium energy storage.The CoP@C composite with a well-defined hollow dodecahedron architecture has been synthesized via a stepwise treatment of carbonization and pohsphorization on ZIF-67.The unique hollow carbon framework not only provides high-speed electron/ion transportation pathways for CoP to enable fast sodiation kinetics,but also accom-modates large volume change to stabilize the electrode structure.As a consequence,the CoP@C composite could exhibit an ultra-high rate capability of 105 mAh·g^(-1)at a current density of 30 A·g^(-1),and a long-term cycling life-time.The present study will pave a fresh strategy for exploring advanced high-power anode materials for sodium ion batteries.展开更多
White-light-emitting phosphors based on phosphate host matrix, KSrPO4 doped with Dy^3+, were prepared by solid state reaction and their VUV luminescent properties were firstly investigated. The excitation band peakin...White-light-emitting phosphors based on phosphate host matrix, KSrPO4 doped with Dy^3+, were prepared by solid state reaction and their VUV luminescent properties were firstly investigated. The excitation band peaking at 125-153 nm corresponding to the absorption of PO4^3- group exhibits very strong absorption. The phosphors emit warm-white luminescence under vacuum ultraviolet excitation of 147 nm, which consists of three main emission peaks located at 475, 570 and 662 nm, respectively.According to the luminescence and color chromaticity of the optimal sample KSrPO4:1 mol%Dy^3+,1.3 mol%Li^+, it can be a potential candidate for mercury-free fluorescent lamps.展开更多
The triangular zone cracks in 2101 duplex stainless steel produced by the vertical continuous caster have troubled company A for a long time. To simulate the temperature and thermal stress distributions in the solidif...The triangular zone cracks in 2101 duplex stainless steel produced by the vertical continuous caster have troubled company A for a long time. To simulate the temperature and thermal stress distributions in the solidification process of 2101 duplex stainless steel produced by the vertical continuous caster, a two-dimensional viscoelastic-plastic thermomechanically coupled finite element model was established by the secondary development of the commercial nonlinear finite element analysis software MSC Marc. The results show that the thermal stress on the surface reaches a maximum at the exit of the mould, and the highest thermal stresses at the centre of the wide face and the narrow face are 75 and 115 MPa, respectively. Meanwhile, the internal temperature of slab is still higher than the solidus temperature, resulting in no thermal stress. The slab shows different high-temperature strengths and suffers from different stresses at different positions; thus, the risk of cracking also varies. At a location of 6-8 m from the meniscus, the temperature of the triangular zone is 1270-1360℃ and the corresponding permissible high-temperature strength is about 10-30 MPa, while the thermal stress at this time is 60 MPa, which is higher than the high-temperature strength. As a result, triangular zone cracks form easily.展开更多
Particle redistribution occurred with the flow of pool fluid in laser welding aluminum composites. In order to investigate particle migration behavior, a numerical model was established on laser welding of ZL101-TiB2 ...Particle redistribution occurred with the flow of pool fluid in laser welding aluminum composites. In order to investigate particle migration behavior, a numerical model was established on laser welding of ZL101-TiB2 composite. TiB2 migration coupling with fluid was realized. The volume-of-fluid (VOF) method was employed to track free fluid surfaces. The travel heat source was realized utilizing the workpiece mo- tion in place of heat source motion, which made the heat load stable. Melting and evaporation enthalpy, recoil force, surface tension and buoyancy were considered in this model. Through the calculation it showed that the simulated weld cross section shape and particle distribution were in good agreement with experimental results.展开更多
Plasmonic nanostructures display unique and strongly enhanced optical properties, therefore hold great promise for a wide range of spectroscopic applications, particularly surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)....Plasmonic nanostructures display unique and strongly enhanced optical properties, therefore hold great promise for a wide range of spectroscopic applications, particularly surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). It is well acknowledged that the major contributions to SERS arise from molecules positioned in nanojunctions where the op- tical field is intensively concentrated due to localized surface plasmon excitations. One of the key challenges in SERS therefore lies in the design and fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures with controllable nanojunctions. In recent years, by exploiting the unparalleled base-pairing self-recognition properties, DNA-mediated assembly has emerged as a powerful and programmable tool for the accurate construction of complex and hierarchical plasmonic nanostructures with well-defined geometry and topology. In this review, we will summarize recent advances on de- sign and fabrication of a rich variety of plasmonic nanostructures by virtue of DNA nanotechnology, and discuss their optical properties as well as applications in SERS.展开更多
Cross-linked PEG-based copolymers were obtained via synthesis of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and methoxy polyethylene glycol (MPEG) by the bridging and/or cross-linking agent of 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) and...Cross-linked PEG-based copolymers were obtained via synthesis of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and methoxy polyethylene glycol (MPEG) by the bridging and/or cross-linking agent of 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) and/or hexamethylene-l,6-diisocyanate homopolymer (HDI trimer). The effects on the crystallization behaviors of the samples could be found with the changes in molecular weight of MC-PEG and molecular weight of SC-PEG in certain cross-linked density. It is revealed that the samples appear not to crystallize when the molecular weight of MC-PEG and SC-PEG are 1000 g/mol or less than that. The samples begin to crystallize when the molecular weight of either MC-PEG or SC-PEG reaches 2000 g/mol. The crystallinity of crystallized MC-PEG decreases with the increasing molecular weight of uncrystallized SC-PEG and the crystallinity of crystallized SC-PEG declines with the rise of molecular weight of uncrystallizable MC-PEG. The chains of SC-PEG (M_n = 2000 g/mol) can fold and align easilier than those of MC-PEG (M_n = 2000 g/mol), when the content of PEG is the same.展开更多
Low-temperature sintered(Na_(1/2)Bi_(1/2))_(0.935)Ba_(0.065)Ti_(0.975)(Fe_(1/2)Nb_(1/2))_(0.025)O_(3)(NBT-BT-0.025FN)lead-free incipient piezoceramics were investigated using high-purity Li_(2)CO_(3) as sintering aids...Low-temperature sintered(Na_(1/2)Bi_(1/2))_(0.935)Ba_(0.065)Ti_(0.975)(Fe_(1/2)Nb_(1/2))_(0.025)O_(3)(NBT-BT-0.025FN)lead-free incipient piezoceramics were investigated using high-purity Li_(2)CO_(3) as sintering aids.With the ≤0.5 wt%Li_(2)CO_(3) addition,the introduced Li^(+) cations precede to enter the A-sites of the perovskite lattice to compensate for the A-site deficiencies.Once the addition exceeds 0.5 wt%,the excess Lit cations will occupy B-sites and give rise to the generation of oxygen vacancies,which accelerate the mass transport and thus lower the sintering temperature effectively from 1100℃ down to 925℃.It was also found that a small amount of Lit addition has little effect on the phase structure and electromechanical properties of the system,but overweight seriously disturbs these characteristics because of the large lattice distortion.The sintered NBT-BT-0.025FN incipient piezoceramics with 1.25 wt%Li_(2)CO_(3) addition at 925℃ provides a large strain of 0.33% and a corresponding large signal piezoelectric coefficient d_(33)^(*) of 550 pm/V at 60 kV/cm,indicating this system is a very promising candidate for lead-free co-fired multilayer actuator application.展开更多
文摘Our previous study reported the influences of different complexing agents on electroless nickel (EN) by examining the properties of the deposits. In the present work, the effects of four common-used complexing agents on EN deposition rate and the stability of solution pH values were examined, either with an acetic pH buffer agent or absent of them. It is indicated that the pH buffeting effect of them is dominative when the EN solution is lack of the pH buffer. Under this situation, the EN deposition rate increases with the concentration of complexing agents increasing. The EN deposition rate decreases with fin'ther adding the complexing agent when the solution already has enough pH buffer capability. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy obtained during EN deposition illustrates that, in this case, the enhanced reaction resistance is the main reason for a lower deposition rate. However, the influence of polarization caused by mass transfer is not negligible at high complex ratio for sodium citrate and malic acid EN solutions.
文摘Ti3AlC2 has the properties of ceramics and metals. These excellent properties indicate that Ti3AlC2 is a very promising material to extensive applications. Ti3AlC2 ceramic material was prepared by mechanical alloying. The effects of milling time and sintering temperature on the fracture, microstmctttre and mechanical properties of Ti3AlC2 ceramic material were analyzed by laser particle analyzer, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results showed that Ti3AlC2 had the best comprehensive properties after the composite powder was milled for 3 h and sintered at 1630℃ for 2 h. The relative density, bending strength, and hardness of the sample reached 92.23%, 345.2 MPa, and HRA 34.1, respectively. The fracture surface indicated that the fracture of the material belonged to ductile rapture.
基金This work was supported by China Postdoctoral Foundation(No.2003034321)Young Teacher Foundation of Tianjin University.
文摘Two series of aromatic-aliphatic random copolyesters(PEBTOXS)with diverse diol ratios have been synthesized by direct melting polycondensation.Two kinds of diols(glycol(EG)and 1,4-butanediol(BD))are used in combination in order to adjust crystallization and tensile properties,and three kinds of diacids(dimethyl terephthalate(DMT),diethyl oxalate(DEOX),and sebacic acid(SA))are involved.~1H-NMR spectra quantify both composition and structure,and show that the final contents in copolyesters appropriate to the ...
基金supported by the Program of Higher-Level Talents of Inner Mongolia University(Nos.Z20090144 and Z20090120)
文摘The CulnSe2 compound was prepared by selenization of Cu-In precursor, which was ultrasonic electrodeposited at constant current. CulnSe2 films were compacted to improve surface morphology. The films were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). It is indicated that ideal stoichiometrie CulnSe2 films can be obtained by the selenization of Cu-In precursor deposited at a current density of 20 mA/cm^2. Single-phase CulnSe2 is formed in the selenization proeess, and it exhibits preferred orientation along the (112) plane. The CulnSe2 films with smooth surface can be obtained under the pressure of 500 MPa at 60℃.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50025412 and 60576011)the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China(No.TG2000067203).
文摘The effects of two different heat-treatment atmospheres,nitrogen atmosphere and reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,on the properties of Y2O3-doped aluminum nitride(AlN) ceramics were investigated.The AlN powder as a raw material was synthesized by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis(SHS) and compacts were fabricated by employing powder injection molding technique.The polymer-wax binder consisted of 60 wt.% paraffin wax(PW),35 wt.% polypropylene(PP),and 5 wt.% stearic acid(SA).After the removal of binder,specimens were sintered at 1850°С in nitrogen atmosphere under atmospheric pressure.To improve the thermal conductivity,sintered samples were reheated.The result reveals that the heat-treatment atmosphere has significant effect on the properties and secondary phase of AlN ceramics.The thermal conductivity and density of AlN ceramics reheated in nitrogen gas are 180 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 3.28 g·cm^-3 and the secondary phase is yttrium aluminate.For the sample reheated in reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,the thermal conductivity and density are 173 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 3.23 g·cm^-3,respectively,and the secondary phase is YN.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50473013)National Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program,Grant No. 2003AA333070)+1 种基金Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.2009CDA037)Researching Foundation of Hubei Automotive Industries Institute of China (Grant No. BK201001)
文摘Low pressure sheet molding compound (LPMC,1.0-3.0 MPa,95-103 ℃) is a new kind of thermosetting material with crystalline polyester as a physical thickenner.LPMC is different from conventional SMC using an earth oxide thickening agent (e.g.MgO) as chemical thickenner,it relies on the physical thickening of crystalline polyester.Crystalline polyester resin is the key material to mold LPMC parts.Currently there was no report about the thickening mechanism of crystalline polyester in LPMC.In this article,crystalline polyester resins,whose melting points were between 45 ℃ and 89 ℃,were synthesized by a two-step esterification.The melt points of crystalline polyesters are controlled by regulating the mol ratio of the two glycols and the two acids.And by means of varying the content of crystalline polyester resin,the thickening effect on resin paste is investigated.In addition,the thickening mechanism of crystalline polyester in LPMC was investigated by FTIR and DSC analysis.The effects of the diameters and viscosity of crystalline polyester on the rheological property and fiber distribution of LPMC sheets were studied,too.Results show that the thickening effect is excellent when the weight content of crystalline polyester resin is 3%.And there exists three kinds of functions acting in the process of thickening:swelling,hydrogen bonds and induction crystallization.During the preparing process of resin paste in LPMC,the temperature of resin paste must be kept at 90 ℃.In addition,crystalline polyester make LPMC have a perfect fluid property.When the viscosity of LPMC sheet is beyond 1 kPa s,the fiber orientation is not obvious.But when the viscosity of LPMC sheet is about 500 Pa s,the fiber shows a certain degree of orientation.Moreover the study of physical and chemical thickening mechanism of crystalline polyester and the rheological discipline of LPMC sheets in the hot mould will provide the researchers and enterprises with theory guidance.
基金Item Sponsored by Natural Science Foundation of China (50472033)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China (503037)
文摘TiN coating was prepared by reactive plasma spraying in the Ar and N2 containing plasma jet. The resuits of XRD show that the TiN coating consists of TiN and Ti3 O, neither Ti2 N nor TiO2 phases. The toughening mechanism was characterized by analyzing the SEM morphologies of the TiN coating's indentation of microhardness and fracture surfaces. The results indicate that the coating possesses a high toughness. The adhesion strength among the TiN layers is 25.88 MPa, which is slightly lower than that of the Ni/AI bonding coating. The oxidation process of the RPS TiN coating is TiN→Ti3 O→TiO2.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:51972192。
文摘Emulating the auditory sense is a significant challenge in terms of both integration and energy consumption for handling complicated spatiotemporal information.Here,we demonstrate how to utilize the chaotic dynamics of a threshold switching memristor,which usually acts as a leaky integrate and fire neuron in the neuromorphic network,to encode the frequency and amplitude in auditory information.We fabricate a Pd/Nb/NbOx/Nb/Pd memristor domi-nated by the Poole-Frankel conduction mechanism,set its state at the edge of chaos,and stimulate it using periodic perturbations.The memristor's responses to the perturbation frequencies can be categorized into three zones.Two are phase locking with linear phase-frequency rela tionships,and one has a hyper-bolic spike number-frequency relationship.The memristor system also enables intensity coding and tonotopy by modulating the response spikes in either the locked phase or spike number.Based on the emulation of these two features,the memristor system demonstrates sound location and frequency mixing.Our study suggests a novel routine for handling the auditory and visual senses using threshold-switching memristor arrays to enhance the efficiency of neuromorphic networks.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0702003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21890383,21971137)Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(No.Z191100007219003)。
文摘Metal isolated single atomic sites catalysts have attracted intensive attention in recent years owing to their maximized atom utilization and unique structure.Despite the success of single atom catalyst synthesis,directly anchoring metal single atoms on three-dimensional(3D)macro support,which is promising to achieve the heterogenization of homogeneous catalysis,remains a challenge and a blank in this field.Herein,we successfully fabricate metal single atoms(Pd,Pt,Ru,Au)on porous carbon nitride/reduced graphene oxide(C3N4/rGO)foam as highly efficient catalysts with convenient recyclability.C3N4/rGO foam features two-dimensional microstructures with abundant N chelating sites for the stabilization of metal single atoms and vertically-aligned hierarchical mesostructure that benefits the mass diffusion.The obtained Pdi/C3N4/rGO monolith catalyst exhibits much enhanced activity over its nanoparticle counterpart for Suzuki-Miyaura reaction.Moreover,the Pdi/C3N4/rGO monolith catalyst can be readily assembled in a flow reactor to achieve the highly efficient continuous production of 4-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl through Suzuki-Miyaura coupling.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51871148 and 51821001)the United Fund of National Department of Education and Equipment Development(No.6141A02033245)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2016YFB0301003)。
文摘A dramatic improvement of strength and ductility of cast Al-2.5Li-1.5Cu-1Zn-0.5Mg-0.15 Zr alloy was obtained by the collaboration of Sc-alloying and optimized ageing scheme.Joint and independent influence of Sc-alloying and different ageing temperatures were investigated.The results revealed that a substantial increase was realized in the hardness of Sc-containing alloy,and the ageing response time was only influenced by ageing temperature.Coarse and heterogeneousδ'(Al_(3)Li),wideδ'-precipitation free zones(δ'-PFZs),and a large amount of T_(1)(Al_(2)CuLi)precipitates were observed in Sc-containing alloy aged at 175℃,which resulted in superior yield strength and poor elongation.The Sc-containing alloy obtained an excellent combination of ductility(elongation=8.2%)and tensile strength(ultimate strength=565 MPa)suffered to 150℃ ageing for 64 h.The increase in the elongation was mainly due to the combined effect of grain refining,much finerδ',and extremely narrowδ'-PFZs(<10 nm),while the higher strength was mainly attributed to the formation of Al_(3)(Sc,Zr,Li)composite particles and a large amount of S'(Al_(2)CuMg)phase.However,the enhancement of the different ageing temperature(150℃ and 175℃)on the mechanical properties of the alloys without Sc addition was not obvious.
基金Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51532007, 61574124 and 51472219), the Program for Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China (IRT13R54), and State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies (Sun Yat-sen University).
文摘Boron-oxygen defects can cause serious lightinduced degradation (LID) of commercial solar cells based on the boron-doped crystalline silicon (c-Si), which are formed under the injection of excess carriers induced either by illumination or applying forward bias. In this contribution, we have demonstrated that the passivation process of boron-oxygen defects can be induced by applying forward bias for a large quantity of solar cells, which is much more economic than light illumination. We have used this strategy to trigger the passivation process of batches of aluminum back surface field (A1-BSF) solar cells and passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cells. Both kinds of the treated solar cells show high stability in efficiency and suffer from very little LID under further illumination at room temperature. This technology is of significance for the suppression of LID of c-Si solar cells for the industrial manufacture.
基金financially supported by the Innovation Foundation for National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51772249 and 51821091)the Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University (No.CX202025)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nos. D5000210894 and 3102019JC005)
文摘The development of transition metal phosphides as potential anode materials of sodium-ion batteries has been substantially hindered by their sluggish kinetics and significant volume change during the sodiation/desodiation process.In this work,we put forward a rational design strategy to construct a hollow-structured CoP@C com-posite to achieve ultrafast and durable sodium energy storage.The CoP@C composite with a well-defined hollow dodecahedron architecture has been synthesized via a stepwise treatment of carbonization and pohsphorization on ZIF-67.The unique hollow carbon framework not only provides high-speed electron/ion transportation pathways for CoP to enable fast sodiation kinetics,but also accom-modates large volume change to stabilize the electrode structure.As a consequence,the CoP@C composite could exhibit an ultra-high rate capability of 105 mAh·g^(-1)at a current density of 30 A·g^(-1),and a long-term cycling life-time.The present study will pave a fresh strategy for exploring advanced high-power anode materials for sodium ion batteries.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0202403)National Natural Science Foundation of China(21603140,21641001)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(GK201803036,GK201803029)
文摘White-light-emitting phosphors based on phosphate host matrix, KSrPO4 doped with Dy^3+, were prepared by solid state reaction and their VUV luminescent properties were firstly investigated. The excitation band peaking at 125-153 nm corresponding to the absorption of PO4^3- group exhibits very strong absorption. The phosphors emit warm-white luminescence under vacuum ultraviolet excitation of 147 nm, which consists of three main emission peaks located at 475, 570 and 662 nm, respectively.According to the luminescence and color chromaticity of the optimal sample KSrPO4:1 mol%Dy^3+,1.3 mol%Li^+, it can be a potential candidate for mercury-free fluorescent lamps.
文摘The triangular zone cracks in 2101 duplex stainless steel produced by the vertical continuous caster have troubled company A for a long time. To simulate the temperature and thermal stress distributions in the solidification process of 2101 duplex stainless steel produced by the vertical continuous caster, a two-dimensional viscoelastic-plastic thermomechanically coupled finite element model was established by the secondary development of the commercial nonlinear finite element analysis software MSC Marc. The results show that the thermal stress on the surface reaches a maximum at the exit of the mould, and the highest thermal stresses at the centre of the wide face and the narrow face are 75 and 115 MPa, respectively. Meanwhile, the internal temperature of slab is still higher than the solidus temperature, resulting in no thermal stress. The slab shows different high-temperature strengths and suffers from different stresses at different positions; thus, the risk of cracking also varies. At a location of 6-8 m from the meniscus, the temperature of the triangular zone is 1270-1360℃ and the corresponding permissible high-temperature strength is about 10-30 MPa, while the thermal stress at this time is 60 MPa, which is higher than the high-temperature strength. As a result, triangular zone cracks form easily.
基金supported by the Shanghai Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11ZR1417500)
文摘Particle redistribution occurred with the flow of pool fluid in laser welding aluminum composites. In order to investigate particle migration behavior, a numerical model was established on laser welding of ZL101-TiB2 composite. TiB2 migration coupling with fluid was realized. The volume-of-fluid (VOF) method was employed to track free fluid surfaces. The travel heat source was realized utilizing the workpiece mo- tion in place of heat source motion, which made the heat load stable. Melting and evaporation enthalpy, recoil force, surface tension and buoyancy were considered in this model. Through the calculation it showed that the simulated weld cross section shape and particle distribution were in good agreement with experimental results.
文摘Plasmonic nanostructures display unique and strongly enhanced optical properties, therefore hold great promise for a wide range of spectroscopic applications, particularly surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). It is well acknowledged that the major contributions to SERS arise from molecules positioned in nanojunctions where the op- tical field is intensively concentrated due to localized surface plasmon excitations. One of the key challenges in SERS therefore lies in the design and fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures with controllable nanojunctions. In recent years, by exploiting the unparalleled base-pairing self-recognition properties, DNA-mediated assembly has emerged as a powerful and programmable tool for the accurate construction of complex and hierarchical plasmonic nanostructures with well-defined geometry and topology. In this review, we will summarize recent advances on de- sign and fabrication of a rich variety of plasmonic nanostructures by virtue of DNA nanotechnology, and discuss their optical properties as well as applications in SERS.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51173130,21374077 and 51573131)
文摘Cross-linked PEG-based copolymers were obtained via synthesis of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and methoxy polyethylene glycol (MPEG) by the bridging and/or cross-linking agent of 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) and/or hexamethylene-l,6-diisocyanate homopolymer (HDI trimer). The effects on the crystallization behaviors of the samples could be found with the changes in molecular weight of MC-PEG and molecular weight of SC-PEG in certain cross-linked density. It is revealed that the samples appear not to crystallize when the molecular weight of MC-PEG and SC-PEG are 1000 g/mol or less than that. The samples begin to crystallize when the molecular weight of either MC-PEG or SC-PEG reaches 2000 g/mol. The crystallinity of crystallized MC-PEG decreases with the increasing molecular weight of uncrystallized SC-PEG and the crystallinity of crystallized SC-PEG declines with the rise of molecular weight of uncrystallizable MC-PEG. The chains of SC-PEG (M_n = 2000 g/mol) can fold and align easilier than those of MC-PEG (M_n = 2000 g/mol), when the content of PEG is the same.
基金the generous support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant no.51672092 and U1732117by the Project of Henan Province Science and Technology(Grant No.172102210380)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project no.2018M632847the generous support by Wuhan Morning Light Plan of Youth Science and Technology(No.2017050304010299).
文摘Low-temperature sintered(Na_(1/2)Bi_(1/2))_(0.935)Ba_(0.065)Ti_(0.975)(Fe_(1/2)Nb_(1/2))_(0.025)O_(3)(NBT-BT-0.025FN)lead-free incipient piezoceramics were investigated using high-purity Li_(2)CO_(3) as sintering aids.With the ≤0.5 wt%Li_(2)CO_(3) addition,the introduced Li^(+) cations precede to enter the A-sites of the perovskite lattice to compensate for the A-site deficiencies.Once the addition exceeds 0.5 wt%,the excess Lit cations will occupy B-sites and give rise to the generation of oxygen vacancies,which accelerate the mass transport and thus lower the sintering temperature effectively from 1100℃ down to 925℃.It was also found that a small amount of Lit addition has little effect on the phase structure and electromechanical properties of the system,but overweight seriously disturbs these characteristics because of the large lattice distortion.The sintered NBT-BT-0.025FN incipient piezoceramics with 1.25 wt%Li_(2)CO_(3) addition at 925℃ provides a large strain of 0.33% and a corresponding large signal piezoelectric coefficient d_(33)^(*) of 550 pm/V at 60 kV/cm,indicating this system is a very promising candidate for lead-free co-fired multilayer actuator application.