简介:InthispaperweusedMOF-5andCu3(BTC)2toseparateCO2/CH4andCH4/N2mixturesunderdynamicconditions.Bothmaterialsweresynthesizedandpelletized,thusallowingforameaningfulcharacterizationinviewofprocessscale-up.ThematerialswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM).Byperformingbreakthroughexperiments,wefoundthatCu3(BTC)2separatedCO2/CH4slightlybetterthanMOF-5.BecausethecrystalstructureofCu3(BTC)2includesunsaturatedaccessiblemetalsitesformedviadehydration,itpredominantlyinteractedwithCO2moleculesandmoreeasilycapturedthem.Conversely,MOF-5withasuitableporesizeseparatedCH4/N2moreefficientlyinourbreakthroughtest.
简介:Asafundamentalpropertyofnuclei,atomicmassesarewidelyusedinmanydomainsofscienceandengineering.Areliableatomicmasstablederivedfromtheexperimentaldata,wheretheatomicmassesandtherelevantexperi-mentalinformationcanbefoundconveniently,isinhighdemandbytheresearchcommunity.Tomeetthedemands,theAtomicMassEvaluation(AME)wasinitiatedin1950'sandaseriesofAMEmasstableshavebeenpublishedeversince.CurrentlytheAMEservestheresearchcommunitybyprovidingthemostreliableandcomprehensiveinformationrelatedtotheatomicmasses.ThenewatomicmassevaluationAME2016waspublishedintheMarchissueofChinesePhysicsCastwocom-plementarypapers[1;2].
简介:CO2methanationhasbeenahottopicbecauseofitsimportantapplicationinthespacecraftandpotentialutilizationofcarbondioxide.Nickelcatalystisactiveforthisreaction.However,itsactivitystillneedstobeimproved.Dielectricbarrierdischarge(DBD)plasma,initiatedatambientconditionandoperatedat~150°C,hasbeenemployedinthisworkfordecompositionofnickelprecursortoprepareNi/MgAl2O4.Theplasmadecompositionresultsinhighdispersion,uniquestructure,enhancedreducibilityofNiparticlesandpromotedcatalyst-supportinteraction.AnimprovedactivityofCO2methanationwithahigheryieldofmethanehasbeenachievedovertheplasmadecomposedcatalyst,comparedtothecatalystpreparedthermally.Forexample,themethaneyieldoftheplasmapreparedcatalystis71.8%at300°Cbutitis62.9%overthethermalpreparedcatalyst.ThecatalystcharacterizationconfirmedthatCO2methanationovertheDBDplasmapreparedcatalystfollowspathwayofCOmethanation.
简介:Weperformfirst-principlecalculationsforthestudyoftheorthorhombicRb2Cd2(SO4)3structure.Electronicenergybands,totalandpartialdensitiesofstatesarereportedandanalysed.Itisfoundthatoxygenatomic2pelectronsstronglyhybridizewithRb/orCd4dandS2pstates,resultingintwo-typeionicgroupswithweakcouplings.Itisshownthatmacroscopicdomainwallsoriginatefromsuchweak-couplingionicgroups,arisingatthecellboundaries.Theasymmetriccationbonds(Rb-OandCd-O)andthesubsequentrotationsoftheS04tetrahedracanleadtothedrivingforceoftheferroelectricbehaviour.Thepredictedpyroelectriccurrenteffectsareobservedexperimentallyintheferroelectricphase.
简介:Amolybdenumdisulfide(MoS2)saturableabsorberwasfabricatedbythermallydecomposingtheammoniumthiomolybdate.ByusingtheMoS2absorber,acompactdiode-pumpedpassivelyQ-switchedTm:GdVO4laserhasbeendemonstrated.AstableQ-switchedlaserwithrepetitionratesfrom25.58to48.09kHzwasachieved.Maximumaverageoutputpowerwas100mWwiththeshortestpulsedurationof0.8μs.Maximumpulseenergyis2.08μJatcenterof1902nm.
简介:Inthiswork,theinfluenceofCO2onthestructuralvariationandcatalyticperformanceofNa2WO4/Mn/SiO2foroxidativecouplingofmethanetoethylenewasinvestigated.ThecatalystwaspreparedbyimpregnationmethodandcharacterizedbyXRD,RamanandXPStechniques.AppropriateamountofCO2inthereactantgasesenhancedtheformationofsurfacetetrahedralNa2WO4speciesandpromotedthemigrationofOinMOx,Na,Wfromthecatalystbulktosurface,whichwerefavorableforoxidativecouplingofmethane.WhenthemolarratioofCH4/O2/CO2was3/1/2,enrichedsurfacetetrahedralNa2WO4speciesandhighsurfaceconcentrationofOinMOx,Na,Wweredetected,andthenhighCH4conversionof33.1%andhighC2H4selectivityof56.2%wereobtained.WithfurtherincreaseofCO2inthereagentgases,thecontentofactivesurfacetetrahedralNa2WO4speciesandsurfaceconcentrationofOinMOx,Na,Wdecreased,whilethatofinactivespecies(MnWO4andMn2O3)increaseddramatically,leadingtolowCH4conversionandlowC2H4selectivity.ItcouldbespeculatedthatNa2WO4crystalwastransformedintoMnWO4crystalwithexcessiveCO2addedunderthereactionconditions.PretreatmentofNa2WO4/Mn/SiO2catalystbymoderateamountofCO2beforeOCMalsopromotedtheformationofNa2WO4species.
简介:Zn2SnO4(ZTO)nanowireswithauniquedendriticnanostructureweresynthesizedviaasimpleone-stepthermalevaporationandcondensationprocess.ThemorphologyandmicrostructureoftheZTOnanodendritehavebeeninvestigatedbymeansoffieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),x-raydiffraction(XRD)andhigh-resolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM).SEMobservationrevealedtheformationofbranchednanostructuresandshowedthateachbranchexhibitedauniqueperiodicstructureformedbyarowofoverlaidrhombohedraofZTOnanocrystalsalongtheaxisofthenanobranch.HRTEMstudiesdisplayedthatthebranchesgrewhomoepitaxiallyassingle-crystallinenanowiresfromtheZTOnanowirebackbone.ApossiblegrowthmodelofthebranchedZTOnanowiresisdiscussed.Tosuccessfullypreparebranchedstructureswouldprovideanopportunityforbothfundamentalresearchandpracticalapplications,suchasthree-dimensionalnanoelectronics,andopto-electronicnanodevices.
简介:Inthispaper,weintroducethereducedmatrixinkqrepresentationandprovidethereducedmatrixelementsofaprojectionoperatorPontherationalnoncommutativeorbifoldT2/Z4.wegivetheclosedformfortheprojectorbyJacobiellipticalfunctions.Sinceprojectorscorrespondtosolitonsolutionsofthefieldtheoryonthenoncommutativeorbifold,wethuspresentacorrespondingsolitonsolution.
简介:MoleculardynamicssimulationsareperformedtostudythegrowthmechanismofCH4-CO2mixedhydrateinxCO2=75%,xCO2=50%,andxCO2=25%systemsatT=250K,255Kand260K,respectively.OursimulationresultsshowthatthegrowthrateofCH4-CO2mixedhydrateincreasesastheCO2concentrationintheinitialsolutionphaseincreasesandthetemperaturedecreases.Viahydrateformation,thecompositionofCO2inhydratephaseishigherthanthatininitialsolutionphaseandtheencagingcapacityofCO2inhydratesincreaseswiththedecreaseintemperature.ByanalysisofthecageoccupancyratioofCH4moleculesandCO2moleculesinlargecagestosmallcages,wefindthatCO2moleculesarepreferablyencagedintothelargecagesofthehydratecrystalascomparedwithCH4molecules.Interestingly,CH4moleculesandCO2moleculesfrequentlyreplacewitheachotherinsomeparticularcagesitesadjacenttohydrate/solutioninterfaceduringthecrystalgrowthprocess.Thesetwospeciesofguestmoleculeseventuallyacttostabilizethenewlyformedhydrates,withCO2moleculesoccupyinglargecagesandCH4moleculesoccupyingsmallcagesinhydrate.
简介:Asimplemethodisappliedtocalculatingtheisotopeshifts(ISs)on5S1/2→4D3/2,5/2transitionsof87,88Sr+.FirstwehavecalculatedtheISsoflowertransitionsonaseriesofalkali-likesystemssuchasB2+,Ca+andBa+,whichareinagreementwithotherworks.ThentheISson5S1/2→4D3/2,5/2transitionsof87,88Sr+,whichareusefultostudytheSr+opticalfrequencystandard,areevaluated.
简介:WehavesynthesizedandinvestigatedphysicalpropertiesoftwonewquaternarycompoundsGd2CoAl4T2(T=Si,Ge)singlecrystals,whichareisostructuraltoTb2NiAl4Ge2andEr2CoAl4Ge2.Themostimportantstructuralfeatureofthesematerialsistheanti-CaF2-typeCoAl4T2slabs.Thesematerialsshowmetallicbehaviorbelow300Kandthereisalong-rangeantiferromagnetic(AFM)transitionappearingat20and27KforGdCoAl4Ge2andGd2CoAl4Si2,respectively.ResistivityandheatcapacitymeasurementsalsoconfirmthesebulkAFMtransitions.Furtheranalysisindicatesthatthislong-rangeantiferromagnetismshouldresultfromthemagneticinteractionbetweenlocalmomentsofGd^3+ions.