The Influence of Water Vapor on the Electrochemical Shift of an Ionic Liquid Measured by Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Ionic liquids (ILs) are considered to be one of the steppingstones to fabricate next generation electrochemical devices given their unique physical and chemical properties. The addition of water to ILs significantly impact electrochemical related properties including viscosity, density, conductivity, and electrochemical window. Herein we utilize ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) to examine the impact of water on values of the electrochemical shift (S), which is determined by measuring changes in binding energy shifts as a function of an external bias. APXPS spectra of C 1s, O 1s and N 1s regions are examined for the IL 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, [C₄mim][OAc], at the IL/gas interface as a function of both water vapor pressure and external bias. Results reveal that in the absence of water vapor there is an IL ohmic drop between the working electrode and quasi reference electrode, giving rise to chemical specific S values of less than one. Upon introducing water vapor, S values approach one as a function of increasing water vapor pressure, indicating a decrease in the IL ohmic drop as the IL/water mixture becomes more conductive and the potential drop is driven by the electric double layer at the electrode/IL interface.     

基于手机录像实现莱顿弗罗斯特现象的观察*

莱顿弗罗斯特现象在化工领域具有重要的研究价值。为将该现象的实验引入到本科实验教学中,设计制作了基于手机录像功能的莱顿弗罗斯特现象观察装置,可研究表面温度、液滴种类、表面活性剂等因素对莱顿弗罗斯特现象的影响。该装置制作简便,成本低廉,使用方便,效果明显,有利于提高学生的学习积极性,加深学生对泡核沸腾和膜状沸腾等沸腾传热不同状态的理解。     

颗粒气体团簇行为实验研究

颗粒体系由于非弹性碰撞和摩擦等内秉的能量耗散特性,由宏观粒子形成的颗粒气体体系经常会有局部凝聚现象,这是颗粒气体体系与分子气体体系的最大区别之一.理解和预测这一现象的发生将有助于人们对远离平衡态体系的复杂现象,如有序结构、斑图和团簇形成的认知.这种局部凝聚现象可以类比于分子气体中亚稳分解形成的液滴,将气液相分离用于解释和寻求局部凝聚现象的此模型得到了分子动力学模拟的校验.但是实验的校验却由于宏观粒子运动受重力作用的影响难以在实验室中实现.作为实践十号卫星的前期实验,本文利用国家微重力实验室落塔装置,以水平激振装有不同尺寸和数目的颗粒样品,在短时微重力条件下,成功观察到颗粒气体团簇的形成;并将实验结果与颗粒气体类范德瓦耳斯气体分子相分离模型对比,由形成团簇样品的颗粒数密度条件,来实验确定了所选颗粒的恢复系数,得到直径为0.5 mm的钛珠颗粒的恢复系数在0.6—0.8之间,直径为1 mm的钛珠颗粒的恢复系数约为0.8,直径为2.5 mm的钛珠颗粒的恢复系数应大于0.8.     

MR diffusion - "diffraction" phenomenon in multi-pulse-field-gradient experiments

Using pulsed-field-gradient (PFG) experiments, the sizes of the pores in ordered porous media can be estimated from the "diffraction" pattern that the signal attenuation curves exhibit. A different diffraction pattern is observed when the experiment is extended to a larger number (N) of diffusion gradient pulse pairs. Simulations to calculate signal values from arbitrary gradient waveforms are performed for diffusion in restricted geometries using a matrix operator formalism. The simulations suggest that the differences in the characteristics of the attenuation curves are expected to make it possible to measure smaller pore sizes, to improve the accuracy of pore size measurements and potentially to distinguish different pore shapes using the N-PFG technique. Moreover, when an even number of PFG pairs is used, it is possible to observe the diffraction pattern at shorter diffusion times and measure an approximation to the average pore size even when the sample contains pores with a broad distribution of sizes.     

核磁共振任意波形发生器的研制

任意波形发生器（又叫函数发生器）作为一种通用的信号源,在物理、电子、计算机等领域有着广泛的应用. 本文提出了一种不依赖PC机总线的、完全独立的、 可用于低场磁共振成像的多用途任意波形发生器（Arbitrary Waveform Generator, AWG）设计方案,围绕着这种方案,研制了80 MHz通用磁共振任意波形发生器. 并提供了实际测试数据和成像实验结果,对研制情况和实验结果进行了总结和讨论.     

Fluidization characteristics of sawdust in a cold flow fluidized bed

India has abundance of biomass such as rice husk, bagasse, wheat straw, sawdust etc. which is used as a main or auxiliary fuel in the fluidized bed combustor, gasifier and pyrolizer. Design of such fluidized bed equipments require the knowledge of minimum fluidization velocity (U_mf), complete fluidization velocity (U_cf) and transport disengagement height (TDH). The present work reports the fluidization characteristic, U_mf, U_cf and TDH of the individual size groups of sawdust and mixture thereof. The results indicate that the U_mf and U_cf have a tendency to increase with increase in particle diameter, however the TDH shows the reverse trend. The sawdust particle size of 925 and 1200 ​μm showed significant difference between their U_mf and U_cf, an essential parameter for controlled fluidization. Based on the experimental work new correlations for the prediction of U_mf, U_cf and TDH for sawdust sample are proposed. The proposed correlations of U_mf, U_cf and TDH are in good agreement with experimental values and the deviations found within the range of nearly ±10% for all the samples.     

A study of threshold switching of NbO2 using atom probe tomography and transmission electron microscopy

Threshold switching is a phenomenon where the resistivity of an insulating material changes and the insulator exhibits metallic behavior. This could be explained by phase transformation in oxide materials; however, this behavior is also seen in amorphous insulators. In this study, through an ex-situ experiment using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we proved that threshold switching of amorphous NbO₂ accompanies local crystallization. The change in I–V characteristics after electroforming was examined by evaluating the concentration profile. Atom probe tomography (APT) combined with in-situ TEM probing technique was performed to understand the threshold switching in amorphous NbO₂. The local crystallization in amorphous NbO₂ was validated by the observed difference in time-of-flight (ToF) between amorphous and crystalline NbO₂. We concluded that the slower ToF of amorphous NbO₂ (a-NbO₂) compared with crystalline NbO₂ (c-NbO₂) is due to the resistivity difference and trap-assisted recombination.     

Investigation of the performance of bipolar transverse plate ESP in the sintering flue control

In order to improve the particle collection efficiency of the electrostatic precipitator (ESP), a transverse plate ESP with bipolar discharge electrodes is proposed. The simulations of the velocity distribution have shown that when the inlet velocity is 1 m/s, within the range of 40 mm from electrode plate, the average velocities of windward side and leeward side are less than 0.7 m/s and 0.3 m/s respectively. It is clear that the velocity near the collection electrode plate of this bipolar ESP is much lower than that of the ordinary ESP at the same inlet velocity. This low velocity can lead to higher efficiency for fine dust collection due to the less dust re-entrainment in ESP. It is also found that the average velocities are getting lower when the distance between plates electrodes are greater than 150 mm in accordance with the simulations. The voltage current characteristics of the bipolar ESP are superior to the ordinary ESP. The pressure drop of the bipolar ESP is about 30% higher than that of the ordinary one. The dust penetration of the bipolar ESP is about 54% less than that of the ordinary ESP when the sintering dust with 25.405 μm mass median diameter is used as the test particulate under the condition of the electric field from 2.1 kV/cm to 3.2 kV/cm and the velocity from 1.0 m/s to 1.5 m/s.     

On the use of averaging stopping power of recoiled nuclei for determining maximum neutron energy of 241Am–Be by superheated drop detectors

The average stopping power of the recoiled nuclei generated by neutron elastic interactions with the Freon-12 drops in a superheated drop detector has been used to determine the maximum neutron energy of the ²⁴¹Am–Be source. In an elastic interaction of neutrons with the Freon-12 liquid, the nuclei of ¹²C, ¹⁹F and ³⁵Cl with different values of stopping power are scattered. The stopping power of these scattered nuclei corresponding to the energy transferred to them through the head-on collision was extracted from the SRIM code. The stopping power values were weighted by considering the neutron–nucleus elastic scattering cross section and the number of each nucleus in the Freon-12 molecule and the average stopping power was calculated from known neutron energy.The maximum energy of the ²⁴¹Am–Be neutron source was estimated as 10.9 ± 3.0 MeV. The consistency between the determined energy and the other reported values confirms the validity of using the average stopping power in the superheated drop detectors. The average stopping power was also used to determine the threshold neutron energy as a function of external applied pressure at different temperatures. Knowing the threshold neutron energy as function of applied pressure, can be used in pressure scanning method for neutron spectrometry by superheated drop detectors.     

悬浮固化-分散液液微萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱测定纺织废水中磷系阻燃剂

建立了悬浮固化-分散液液微萃取结合液相色谱-串联质谱测定纺织废水中5种痕量磷系阻燃剂的方法。通过对萃取过程中萃取剂、分散剂的种类与体积、盐浓度、溶液pH值等对萃取效率的影响因素优化,确立了最佳萃取条件。采用了密度小于水的十一烷醇（400 μL）为萃取剂,甲醇（300 μL）为分散剂,控制溶液pH值在6~9之间,NaCl添加量为2 g,萃取时间为涡旋2 min。在优化的萃取条件下,该方法在2~100 μg/L均有良好的线性关系,相关系数大于0.995,除二（2,3-二溴丙基）磷酸酯（BIS）的检出限为5 μg/L外,三（2-氯乙基）磷酸酯（TCEP）、三（1,3-二氯-异丙基）磷酸酯（TDCP）、三（1-氮丙啶基）氧化膦（TEPA）和三（2,3-二溴丙基）磷酸酯（TRIS）的检出限均为2 μg/L。后整理、染色和印花等实际废水样品加标试验表明,方法的平均回收率为71.6%~114.5%,RSD为2.7%~11.2%（n=6）。对11个样品进行检测,其中3个废水样品检出TCEP与TDCP化合物,含量为2.6~3.4 μg/L。本方法简单,快速,灵敏度好且环保绿色,能够对纺织废水中的5种痕量磷系阻燃剂进行准确的定性与定量检测。