Morphology and elemental behaviour in the alteration layer of borosilicate glass in simulated groundwater

To understand the behaviour of nuclear waste glass in groundwater, borosilicate glasses were placed in simulated groundwater for more than 200 days. The composition of the simulated groundwater was similar to that of the groundwater in Beishan (a potential nuclear waste site). The pH value of groundwater was adjusted to 7.5, and the ratio of the surface area of glass to the volume of the solution (SA/V) was set to 10?m^?1. Solutions and bulk glasses were characterised to obtain the elemental behaviour and surface morphology of the glass/solution interface, which was named the alteration layer. The mean thicknesses of the alteration layer were 5.16?±?0.11?µm and 11.67?±?0.28?µm at 70°C and 90°C, respectively. A thicker alteration layer was attributed to the lower surface activation energy of the glass and a high ion exchange between K⁺ and Na⁺ in the interface between the glass surface and the solution. For the elemental behaviour, mobile species B and Na were depleted, while K and Ca from the solution were enriched in the alteration layer due to ion exchange. Network species Si decreased in the layer, leading to the corrosion of the backbone of the glass; however, species Al increased, which implied that some [SiO₄] units were partially replaced by [AlO₄] units. In this work, glass in groundwater suffered much more intense corrosion than that in de-ionised water.     

The synergistic effect of nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide/mercaptobenzoic acid/silver nanocomplexes for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

We synthesized titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and nitrogen-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles (N-TiO₂ NPs) via a sol-hydrothermal method using ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl) as the nitrogen (N) source. Furthermore, an N-TiO₂/4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA)/silver (Ag) nanocomplex served as an active substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and was prepared by self-assembly. During SERS, the Raman signals of 4-MBA of the N-TiO₂/MBA/Ag nanocomplexes exhibited higher intensity and sensitivity than pure TiO₂/MBA/Ag, with 1% N doping in N-TiO₂, producing the strongest Raman signals. We characterized the N-TiO₂ hybrid materials by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra. N doping did not influence the phase of the TiO₂ crystal. The doped N entered into the crystal lattice of the TiO₂, replacing some oxygen (O) to form Ti-O-N or Ti-N-O linkage. The results indicated that an appropriate amount of N doping could enhance the SERS performance of the TiO₂ SERS substrate via N substitution doping. These doping forms were beneficial to the molecular charge transfer (CT), and this resulted in improved SERS performance for N-doped TiO₂ NPs. We attributed this improvement to the formation of N-doping energy levels that were beneficial to the process of TiO₂ to MBA molecule CT. This work not only enriched the nonmetal-doped CT mechanism in SERS but also provided several reference values for practical applications.

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Graphical abstract N-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles were synthesized. Whereafter, N-TiO₂/MBA/Ag nanocomplexes were prepared and served as a SERS-active substrate. An appropriate amount of N doping can enhance the SERS properties of TiO₂ SERS-active substrate by nitrogen substitution doping. The nonmetal doping TiO₂-to-molecule CT mechanism and the synergistic effect in N-TiO₂/MBA/Ag charge transfer systems have been studied.

     

Numerical analyses and breadboard experiments of twin attractors in two-neuron-based non-autonomous Hopfield neural network

This paper investigates twin attractors in a two-neuron-based non-autonomous Hopfield neural network (HNN) through numerical analyses and hardware experiments. Stability analysis of the DC equilibrium point is executed and an unstable saddle-focus is found in the parameter region of interest. The stimulus-associated dynamical behaviors are numerically explored by bifurcation diagrams and dynamical map in two-dimensional parameter-space, from which coexisting twin attractors behavior can be observed with the variations of two stimulus-associated parameters. Moreover, breadboard experiment investigations are carried out, which effectively verify the numerical simulations.     

Synthesis of PANI/rGO composite as a cathode material for rechargeable lithium-polymer cells

Graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized by an improved Hummers method and then reduced with NaBH₄; GO became rGO with regular layered structure. Polyaniline (PANI)/rGO composite was prepared by a adsorption double oxidant method with rGO as a template. Some physical characterization methods (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope) were used to analyze the morphology and crystallinity of the composite. The electrochemical properties were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and rate capability. The first discharge specific capacity of the rPANI/rGO and PANI/rGO was 181.2 and 147.8 mAh/g. After 100 cycles, the capacity retention rate was still 90.2 and 88.9% separately, and the coulombic efficiency of batteries is close to 100%. These results demonstrate the composite has exciting potentials for the cathode material of lithium-ion battery.     

退火处理对磁控溅射制备LaCoO_3薄膜性能的影响

采用磁控溅射法在硅衬底上制备了LaCoO_3(LCO)薄膜,研究了退火温度对LCO薄膜组织结构、表面形貌及热电特性的影响,并利用X射线衍射仪、原子力显微镜(AFM)、激光导热仪等对LCO薄膜的晶体结构、表面形貌、热扩散系数等进行测量与表征.结果表明:退火温度对LCO薄膜的结晶度、晶粒尺寸和薄膜表面形貌都有较大影响;退火前后LCO薄膜的热扩散系数都随温度的升高而减小,且变化速率逐渐减缓; LCO薄膜的热扩散系数随退化温度的升高先增大后减小.LCO薄膜经过700℃退火后得到最佳的综合性能,其薄膜表面致密、平整,结晶质量最好,热扩散系数最小,热电性能最好.     

冷原子系综内单集体激发态的相干操纵

原子系综内部分原子发生相干态转移后所处量子态被称为集体激发态.如果激发数目在单原子量级则被称为单激发态.在量子存储过程中,单光子以单激发态的形式在原子系综内进行存储.因此,研究单激发态的制备、演化、转化、干涉等过程是量子存储及其应用研究的关键.本文总结了近年来作者所在研究团队针对冷原子系综体系在此研究方向取得的若干成果.主要包括采用动量模式调控、三维光晶格等手段抑制单激发态的退相干,采用环形腔增强原子至光子的转化效率,发展基于拉曼光的单激发态相干转移技术,利用单量子态不同模式间干涉制备光与原子纠缠,利用里德伯阻塞机制提升纠缠制备效率等.此外,简要回顾了基于多个单激发态的量子中继及量子网络实验.     

Study on a new green phosphor Ca12Al14O32Cl2: Tb3+ derived from Tb-doped Ca-Al layered double hydroxide

A new green phosphor Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂Cl₂: Tb³⁺ derived from Tb-doped Ca-Al layered double hydroxide (Tb-doped CaAl-LDH) was prepared through phase transition route. The X-ray diffraction measurement results revealed that the Tb-doped CaAl-LDH transformed into Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂Cl₂:Tb³⁺ phase at 600 °C. With temperature varying from 600, 800–1000 °C, the crystallinity of the Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂Cl₂:Tb³⁺ phase gradually improved. Compositional analyses suggested the chemical formula of the Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂Cl₂:Tb³⁺ phase estimated to be Ca₁₂Al_13.52Tb_0.48O₃₂Cl₂. The Ca₁₂Al_13.52Tb_0.48O₃₂Cl₂ phase can be efficiently excited by near ultraviolet light and show strong green emissions attributed to ⁵D₄→⁷F_J (J = 5, 6) transition of Tb³⁺. The present Ca₁₂Al_13.52Tb_0.48O₃₂Cl₂ may be a promising candidate for green phosphor applied in LED.     

A possible explanation of the knee of cosmic light component spectrum from 100 TeV to 3 PeV

A mixed hydrogen and helium(H + He) spectrum with a clear steepening at ~700 TeV has been detected by the ARGO-YBJ experiments. In this paper, we demonstrate that the observed H + He spectrum can be reproduced well with a model of cosmic rays escaping from the supernova remnants(SNRs) in our Galaxy. In this model, particles are accelerated in a SNR through a non-linear diffusive shock acceleration mechanism. Three components of high energy light nuclei escaped from the SNR are considered. It should be noted that the proton spectrum observed by KASCADE can be also explained by this model given a higher acceleration efficiency.     

基于改进的加速鲁棒特征的目标识别

为了提高加速鲁棒特征(SURF)算法的实时性和准确性,本文提出了一种结合AGAST角点检测和改进的SURF特征描绘算法。首先利用AGAST角点检测模板检测特征点,再使用增加对角信息的哈尔小波响应来生成特征点的描述子,之后利用特征袋对产生的描述子进行编码并生成新的特征向量,最后利用支持向量机(SVM)对特征向量进行分类,完成识别。本文以SIFT和SURF算法为对照,分别进行不同视角、光照和尺度的识别实验。实验结果表明,本文算法的平均识别率为98.0%、96.9%、97.1%,平均时间分别为66.1 ms、79.3 ms、41.0 ms,在识别率上较优于SURF算法,所耗时间约是SURF算法的1/3。     

跟踪微分器在陀螺信号去噪方面的应用

为了提高航空光电稳定平台的视轴稳定精度,采用跟踪微分器作为滤波器,对输入信号进行滤波,改善随机噪声对控制精度带来的负面影响。跟踪微分器会产生相位延迟,根据它得到的滤波信号及其微分信号,采用预报方法对滤波后的信号进行补偿。算法不依赖对象模型,计算量较小,易于实现。本文阐述了该算法的离散数学表达式,给出数值仿真分析,并在某型航空光电稳定平台上进行实验验证。结果表明:相较于巴特沃斯滤波器,跟踪微分器提高了阶跃响应的性能,最大超调量减少10.5%,上升时间缩短了4.5 ms,调整时间缩短50 ms。基本满足控制系统的实时性、快速性、稳定可靠、精度高、抗干扰能力强等要求。研究表明跟踪微分器对于航空光电稳定平台的精度提高,有比较好的实用价值。