简介:Wesuggestalowcross-talkplasmoniccross-connectorbasedonametal/insulator/metalcavityandwaveguides.Weseparatelyinvestigatetheisolatedcavitymode,thewaveguidemode,andthecombinationofcavityandwaveguidemodesusingafinite-differenttime-domainmethod.Duetoresonanttunnelingandthecutofffrequencyoftheoddwaveguidemode,ourproposedstructureachievesahighthroughputtransmissionratioandeliminatescross-talk.Furthermore,theproposedstructurehasabroadbandtunabilityof587nm,whichcanbeachievedbymodulatingthecavityairgapthickness.Thisstructureenablestheminiaturizationofphotonicintegratedcircuitsandsensingapplications.
简介:Mixedmetaloxidesinthenanoscaleareofgreatinterestformanyaspectsofenergyrelatedresearchtopicsaswatersplitting,fuelcellsandbatterytechnology.Thedevelopmentofscalable,cost-efficientandrobustsyntheticroutestowardwell-definedsolidstatestructuresisamajorobjectiveinthisfield.Whilemonometallicoxideshavebeenstudiedinmuchdetail,reliablesyntheticrecipestargetingspecificcrystalstructuresofmixedmetaloxidenanoparticlesarelargelymissing.Yet,inordertomeettherequirementsforabroadrangeoftechnicalimplementationitisnecessarytotailorthepropertiesofmixedmetaloxidestotheparticularpurpose.Here,wepresentastudyontheimpactofthenatureofthegasenvironmentontheresultingcrystalstructureduringapost-synthesisthermalheattreatmentofmanganese–cobaltoxidenanoparticles.Wemonitortheevolutionofthecrystalphasestructureasthegasatmosphereisalteredfrompurenitrogentosyntheticairandpureoxygen.Theparticlesizeandhomogeneityoftheresultingnanoparticlesincreasewithoxygencontent,whilethecrystalstructuregraduallychangesfromrocksalt-liketopurespinel.Wefindthecompositionoftheparticlestobeindependentofthegasatmosphere.Themanganese–cobaltoxidenanoparticlesexhibitedpromisingelectrocatalyticactivityregardingoxygenevolutioninalkalineelectrolyte.Thesefindingsoffernewsynthesispathwaysforthedirectpreparationofversatileutilizablemixedmetaloxides.
简介:Lattice,charge,orbital,andspinarethefourfundamentaldegreesoffreedomincondensedmatter,ofwhichtheinteractivecouplingderivestremendousnovelphysicalphenomena,suchashigh-temperaturesuperconductivity(high-T_cSC)andcolossalmagnetoresistance(CMR)instronglycorrelatedelectronicsystem.Directexperimentalobservationofthesefreedomsisessentialtounderstandingthestructure-propertyrelationshipandthephysicsbehindit,andalsoindispensablefordesigningnewmaterialsanddevices.Scanningtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(STEM)integratingmultipletechniquesofstructureimagingandspectrumanalysis,isacomprehensiveplatformforprovidingstructural,chemicalandelectronicinformationofmaterialswithahighspatialresolution.Benefitingfromthedevelopmentofaberrationcorrectors,STEMhastakenabigbreakthroughtowardssub-angstromresolutioninlastdecadeandalwaysstepsforwardtoimprovethecapabilityofmaterialcharacterization;manyimprovementshavebeenachievedinrecentyears,therebygivinganindepthinsightintomaterialresearch.Here,wepresentabriefreviewoftherecentadvancesofSTEMbysomerepresentativeexamplesofperovskitetransitionmetaloxides;atomic-scalemappingofferroelectricpolarization,octahedraldistortionsandrotations,valencestate,coordinationandspinorderingarepresented.WeexpectthatthisbriefintroductionaboutthecurrentcapabilityofSTEMcouldfacilitatetheunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenfunctionalpropertiesandthesefundamentaldegreesoffreedomincomplexoxides.
简介:Calciumhexaluminateisonefromsuchperspectivematerials.Itischaracterizedbyhighrefractoriness(above1830℃),aswellaspropertiesstabilityinreducingatmosphere,highalkali-andslag-resistance,lowthermalconductivityandwettabilitybymoltenmetals.Inthisworkinfluenceresearchesoffusedcalciumhexaluminatematerialadditiveinamountof5%,15%and25%onthemainpropertiesofaluminarefractorieswerecarriedout.Itisestablishedthat,therefractoriescontainingtheadditiveof25%calciumhexaluminatematerialarecharacterizedbythehighestproperties,slightlyimpregnatedwithmetalmeltandthehighestmetalcorrosionresistance.ThealuminapurgingplugsforblowingofmetalwithcalciumhexaluminatematerialadditiveareproducedandintendedtoonemetallurgicalplantofUkraineforcarryingouttests.
简介:Metalpollutioninaquaticecosystemsisofimmenseimportance.Undervariousenvironmentcircumstances,themetalcontentsofsedimentscanenterintotheoverlyingwaterbodyleadingtoseveretoxicity.ThisstudyaimstodeterminemetalconcentrationsinsedimentsofAnzaliInternationalWetlandinIran.Chemicalpartitioningmethodisusedtodeterminetheportionofanthropogenicpollutionandthemobilitypotentialofeachmetal.Theintensityofmetalpollutioninsedimentsofthewetlandisassessedusingthreereliableindices.TheresultsofchemicalpartitioningrevealthatcadmiumbearthehighestriskofbeingreleasedintotheaquaticenvironmentandhighamountofmanganeseinsulfidebondphaseimpliestheinitiationofredoxstateinaquaticenvironmentoftheAnzaliWetland.TheresultsofchemicalpartitioningstudiesshowthatPb,Cd,MnandAshavethehighestanthropogenicportion.Clusteranalysisalsoconfirmstheresultsofchemicalpartitioningandindicatesthatthementionedmetalscanbeoriginatedfromanthropogenicsources.Sedimentpollutionindices,including,I_geo,I_POLL,andm-ERM-Qrevealthatmetalsareintherangeoflowtomoderatepollutionandalsoshowthatthehighestmetalpollutionisintheeasternandcentralpartsofthewetland.Thiscanbeascribedtoriverswhicharetherecipientofindustrial,agriculturalandmunicipalwastewatersandflowintothesepartsofthewetland.
简介:Acomparativeoptimaldesignoffluid-saturatedprismaticcellularmetalhoneycombs(PCMHs)havingdifferentcellshapesispresentedforthermalmanagementapplications.BasedontheperiodictopologyofeachPCMH,aunitcell(UC)forthermaltransportanalysiswasselectedtocalculateitseffectivethermalconductivity.Withoutintroducinganyempiricalcoefficient,wemodifiedandextendedtheanalyticalmodelofparallel–seriesthermal–electricnetworktoawiderporosityrange(0.7~0.98)byconsideringtheeffectsoftwo-dimensionallocalheatconductioninsolidligamentsinsideeachUC.Goodagreementwasachievedbetweenanalyticalpredictionsandnumericalsimulationsbasedonthemethodoffinitevolume.Theconceptofligamentheatconductionefficiency(LTCE)wasproposedtophysicallyexplainthemechanismsunderlyingtheeffectsofligamentconfigurationoneffectivethermalconductivity(ETC).Basedupontheproposedtheory,aconstructstrategywasdevelopedfordesigningtheETCbyalteringtheequivalentinteractionanglewiththedirectionofheatflow:relativelysmallaverageinteractionangleforthermalconductionandrelativelylargeoneforthermalinsulation.
简介:Inthisstudy,theresidualstrainofathinconductivemetalwireonapolymersubstrateafterelectricalfailureismeasuredwithSEMmoir′e.Focusedionbeam(FIB)millingisappliedtofabricatemicronmoir′egratingsonthesurfacesofconstantanwiresandtherandomphaseshiftingtechniqueisusedtoprocessmoir′efringes.Thevirtualstrainmethodisbrieflyintroducedandusedtocalculatetherealstrainofspecimens.Inordertostudytheinfluenceofadefectontheelectricalfailureoftheconstantanwire,experimentswereconductedontwospecimens,onewithacrack,whiletheotheronewithoutanycrack.Bycomparingtheresults,wefoundthatthedefectmakesthecriticalbeamcurrentofelectricalfailuredecrease.Inaddition,thespecimensweresubjectedtocompressionafterelectricalfailure,inagreementwiththeobservedcrackclosureofthespecimen.Thesuccessfulresultsdemonstratethatthemoir′emethodiseffectivetocharacterizethefull-fielddeformationofconstantanwiresonthepolymermembrane,andhasagoodpotentialforfurtherapplicationtothedeformationmeasurementofthinfilms.
简介:Directelectrochemicalformationofhydrogenperoxide(H2O2)frompureO2andH2oncheapmetal-freeearthabundantcatalystshasemergedasthehighestatom-efficientandenvironmentallyfriendlyreactionpathwayandisthereforeofgreatinterestfromanacademicandindustrialpointofview.Veryrecently,novelmetal-freemesoporousnitrogen-dopedcarboncatalystshaveattractedlargeattentionduetotheuniquereactivityandselectivityfortheelectrochemicalhydrogenperoxideformation[1–3].Inthiswork,weprovidedeeperinsightsintotheelectrocatalyticactivity,selectivityanddurabilityofnovelmetal-freemesoporousnitrogen-dopedcarboncatalystfortheperoxideformationwithaparticularemphasisontheinfluenceofexperimentalreactionparameterssuchaspHvalueandelectrodepotentialforthreedifferentelectrolytes.Weusedtwoindependentapproachesfortheinvestigationofelectrochemicalhydrogenperoxideformation,namelyrotatingring-diskelectrode(RRDE)techniqueandphotometricUV–VIStechnique.Ourelectrochemicalandphotometricresultsclearlyrevealedaconsiderableperoxideformationactivityaswellashighcatalystdurabilityforthemetal-freenitrogen-dopedcarboncatalystmaterialinbothacidicaswellasneutralmediumatthesameelectrodepotentialunderambienttemperatureandpressure.Inaddition,theobtainedelectrochemicalreactivityandselectivityindicatethatthemechanismsfortheelectrochemicalformationanddecompositionofperoxidearestronglydependentonthepHvalueandelectrodepotential.
简介:我们揭示并且解释thermopowerS/T的可伸缩的行为展出了由典型重费米子(HF)金属YbRh2在在温度T的磁场B的申请下面的Si2。我们证明一样的可伸缩被不同HF混合物例如表明?-YbAlB4和强烈相关的分层的钴氧化物[BiBa0.66K0.36O2]CoO2。用YbRh2是的Si2一个例子,,我们证明S/T的可伸缩的行为在antiferromagnetic阶段转变被违背剩余抵抗力0和状态的密度,N,经验在阶段转变跳,引起thermopower做二跳并且改变它的符号。我们的说明基于深刻地影响0和N的单个粒子的光谱变平。描绘S/T行为的主要特征,我们构造TBYbRh2Si2。我们为HF混合物的计算S/T在对试验性的事实的好同意并且支持我们的观察。
简介:Thefatiguepropertiesoffrictionstirwelded(FSW)buttjointandbasemetalofMB8magnesiumalloywereinvestigated.ThecomparativefatiguetestswerecarriedoutusingEHF-EM200K2-070-1AfatiguetestingmachineforbothFSWbuttjointandbasemetalspecimens.ThefatiguefractureswereobservedandanalyzedusingascanningelectronmicroscopeofJSM-6063LAtype.TheexperimentalresultsshowthatthefatigueperformanceoftheFSWbuttjointofMB8magnesiumalloyissharplydecreased.Theconditionalfatiguelimit(2×10~6)ofbasemetalandweldedbuttjointisabout77.44MPaand49.91MPa,respectively.Theconditionalfatiguelimit(2×10~6)oftheweldedbuttjointis64.45%ofthatofbasemetal.Themainreasonsarethattheweldingcanleadtostressconcentrationintheflasharea,tensileweldingresidualstressintheweldedjoint(Theresidualstressvaluewas30.5MPa),aswellasthegrainsizeisnotuniformintheheat-affectedzone.Thecleavagestepsorquasi-cleavagepatternspresentonthefatiguefracturesurface,thefracturetypeoftheFSWbuttjointbelongstoabrittlefracture.
简介:Soilamendmentwithflyash(FA)andcombinedsupplementationwithN2-fixingcyanobacteriamassesasbiofertilizerweredoneinfieldexperimentswithrice.AmendmentswithFAlevels,0,0.5,1.0,2.0,4.0,8.0and10.0kg/m2,causedincreaseingrowthandyieldofriceupto8.0kg/m2,monitoredwithseveralparameters.PigmentcontentsandenzymeactivitiesofleaveswereenhancedbyFA,withthemaximumlevelofFAat10.0kg/m2.ProteincontentofriceseedswasthehighestinplantsgrownatFAlevel4.0kg/m2.Basicsoilproperties,pHvalue,percentageofsilt,percentageofclay,water-holdingcapacity,electricalconductivity,cationexchangecapacity,andorganiccarboncontentincreasedduetotheFAamendment.ParallelsupplementationofFAamendedplotswith1.0kg/m2N2-fixingcyanobacteriamasscausedfurthersignificantincrementsofthemostsoilproperties,andricegrowthandyieldparameters.1000-grainweightofriceplantsgrownatFAlevel4.0kg/m2alongwithcyanobacteriasupplementationwasthemaximum.CyanobacteriasupplementationcausedincreaseofimportantbasicpropertiesofsoilincludingthetotalN-content.Estimationsofelementalcontentinsoilsandplantparts(rootandseed)weredonebytheatomicabsorptionspectrophotometry.AccumulationsofK,P,Feandseveralplantmicronutrients(Mn,Ni,Co,ZnandCu)andtoxicelements(Pb,CrandCd)increasedinsoilsandplantpartsasafunctionoftheFAgradation,butNacontentremainedalmostunchangedinsoilsandseeds.Supplementationofcyanobacteriahadamelioratingeffectontoxicmetalcontentsofsoilsandplantparts.TheFAlevel4.0kg/m2,with1.0kg/m2cyanobacteriamasssupplementation,couldbetakenideal,sincetherewouldberechargingofthesoilwithessentialmicronutrientsaswellastoxicchemicalsincomparativelesserproportions,andcyanobacteriamasswouldcauselesseningtoxicmetalloadswithusualN2-fixation.
简介:迈阿密河里的沾染物的运输(佛罗里达,美国)有河水流的沉积由于他们在离开潜在的来源的区域的潜在的影响是一颗担心。五金属的累积侧面(作为,Cd,Hg,Zn,Pb)在迈阿密的地表的沉积,河在与谷物尺寸的关系被评估(从不到0.075 ;公里到6.3 ;公里)并且器官的内容。地表的沉积样品沿着河盆以及在海湾水里被收集。好沉积(<0.106 ;公里)与比0.850 大的沉积相比包含了乘Cd和Hg的层次的超过10和乘砷的层次的超过6;公里。Zn和Pb层次是在好沉积的超过10次(<0.106 ;公里)与那些相比,那比4.750 大;公里。Cd,Hg,和Zn层次与沉积的全部的器官的碳内容有重要关联。这显示在好沉积的Cd,Hg,和Zn有潜力除了与河水流要动员的潜力被使产生代射变化。解决粒子的速度的吉布斯的分析证明比0.5 小的粒子;公里能与河水流被搬运。在好沉积的重金属的层次(<0.425 ;公里)沿着河,床证明好粒子有趋势外面在河水流低、带的地点被动员并且积累到海湾。
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简介:亚洲与任何另外的区域相比正在经历更快速的经济生长。有金属的土壤和地下水的污染能主要被归因于人的活动;因此,描绘风险的性质和大小到人的风险评价和从沾染物的生态的受体是重要的。风险评价经常是反复的进程,它包含鉴定和充满的数据差距。象多媒体一样的统计方法冒险评价建模的试验性的采样,geostatistical和multivariate是在土壤和地下水在对金属污染的评价使用的三主要方法论。这评论为改进风险计算方法加亮很多大小并且详细说明包含污染,暴露小径和金属的bioavailability的主要来源的鉴定的科学途径。一般来说,对在土壤和世界范围的地下水的金属的风险评价是污染,暴露小径的鉴定,和污染的概率的预言的主要集中的onthelevels。迄今为止,很有限的研究在亚洲在土壤和地下水污染的规定报导了相关环境法律和政策的发展。在在发达国家之中的土壤和地下水污染的规定的发展,变化和限制可以在亚洲为发展中的国家提供有用指导。