Demonstration of joule-level chirped pulse amplification based on tiled Ti:sapphire amplifier

A novel tiled Ti:sapphire(Ti:S)amplifier was experimentally demonstrated with>1 J amplified chirped pulse output.Two Ti:S crystals having dimensions of 14 mm×14 mm×25 mm were tiled as the gain medium in a four-pass amplifier.Maximum output energy of 1.18 J was obtained with 2.75 J pump energy.The energy conversion efficiency of the tiled Ti:S amplifier was comparable with a single Ti:S amplifier.The laser pulse having the maximum peak power of 28 TW was obtained after the compressor.Moreover,the influence of the beam gap on the far field was discussed.This novel tiled Ti:S amplifier technique can provide a potential way for 100 PW or EW lasers in the future.     

BiVO4/TiO2 heterojunction with rich oxygen vacancies for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction

The large-scale production of ammonia mainly depends on the Haber–Bosch process, which will lead to the problems of high energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission. Electrochemical nitrogen fixation is considered to be an environmental friendly and sustainable process, but its efficiency largely depends on the activity and stability of the catalyst. Therefore, it is imperative to develop highefficient electrocatalysts in the field of nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). In this paper, we developed a BiVO₄/TiO₂ nanotube (BiVO₄/TNT) heterojunction composite with rich oxygen vacancies as an electrocatalytic NRR catalyst. The heterojunction interface and oxygen vacancy of BiVO₄/TNT can be the active site of N₂ dynamic activation and proton transition. The synergistic effect of TiO₂ and BiVO₄ shortens the proton transport path and reduces the over potential of chemical reaction. BiVO₄/TNT has high ammonia yield of 8.54 μg·h⁻¹·cm⁻² and high Faraday efficiency of 7.70% in −0.8 V vs. RHE in 0.1 M Na₂SO₄ solution.     

Quantum Watermark Algorithm Based on Maximum Pixel Difference and Tent Map

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - A new quantum watermark algorithm is presented by combining maximum pixel difference partitioning with the least significant bit substitution...     

Turing patterns induced by self-diffusion in a predator–prey model with schooling behavior in predator and prey

Nonlinear Dynamics - This article considers a reaction–diffusion predator–prey model with schooling behavior both in predator and prey species and subject to the homogeneous Neumann...     

加强型Bi-2212超导股线有限元拉伸性能分析

为探究加强型Bi-2212超导股线的力学性能以及不锈钢包带对超导股线力学性能的影响，运用Ansys软件建立加强型Bi-2212超导股线的三维模型，采用有限元分析方法，对其机械结构进行仿真，模拟高温高压热处理后轴向受拉形变量和应力应变分布情况。仿真结果显示，在同样施加100 N拉力的情况下，与超导原线（Bi-2212超导线）相比，密绕Ni₈₀Cr₂₀包带后的加强型Bi-2212超导股线轴向受拉形变程度减小，约10%;应力应变均降低，约30%。采用Ni₈₀Cr₂₀作为外包带制成的加强型Bi-2212超导股线力学性能显著，是未来超导线发展方向之一。     

How do molecular interactions affect fluorescence behavior of AIEgens in solution and aggregate states?

Molecular interactions are crucial in diverse fields of protein folding,material science,nanotechnology,and life origins.Although mounting experimental research controls luminescent behavior by adjusting molecular interactions in light-emitting materials,it remains elusive to correlate microscopic molecular interactions with macroscopic luminescent behavior directly.Here,we synthesized three red luminogens with subtle structural variation and investigated the influence of molecular interactions on their luminescent behavior in solution and aggregate states.Our results indicate that strongπ-πand D-A interactions in both dilute solution(between luminogen and solvent molecules)and aggregate(between luminogens)states cause the redshift in emission,while weak interactions(e.g.,Van der Waals,C–H…π,and C–H…F interactions)enhance the quantum yield.This work provides a thoughtful investigation into the complicated influence of various molecular interactions on luminescent behavior.     

基于错位格雷码的动态三维形貌测量方法

格雷码辅助相移技术可以实现具有较强鲁棒性与抗噪能力的三维（3D）形貌测量。为解决由待测物体不均匀的表面反射率、噪声和物体运动等因素造成的级次边沿误码问题，提出了一种基于错位格雷码的动态3D形貌测量方法。将传统格雷码图案在投影前预先移动半个条纹周期得到错位格雷码图案，再采用传统格雷码解码方法对二值化后的错位格雷码图案解码，可得到与截断相位完全错开的解码结果。对该解码结果进行修正后即可利用得到的正确的相位级次辅助截断相位成功展开。同时，为了提高测量精度，引入了一个虚拟相位平面以进一步拓展投影条纹周期数。实验结果表明，所提方法在使用N帧格雷码图案的情况下，可以编码周期数为2^N+1的投影条纹进行3D测量，其无需任何附加图案即可避免级次边沿误码问题，并有效提升了测量精度。复杂动态场景的3D重建结果证明，所提方法能够以2381 frame/s的速率实现高精度、高效率和高速的3D形貌测量。     

Preclinical development of a novel [68Ga]Ga-/[177Lu]Lu-labeled agent for PSMA-targeted imaging and therapy

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiolabeled agents have been developed to diagnose and treat prostate cancer. In this study,...     

Integration of natural clay into cellulose membrane for efficient CO2/N2 separation

Cellulose - It is important to design gas separation membrane from natural resources such as clay and cellulose. In this work, natural clay attapulgite (ATP) nanorods were integrated into cellulose...     

Bicomponent Cocatalyst Decoration on Flux-assisted CaTaO2N Single Crystals for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction under Visible Light

Cubic-like CaTaO₂N photocatalysts with high crystallinity and uniform particle size were successfully prepared by the flux-assisted nitridation method. The growth of CaTaO₂N single crystals under different synthesis conditions was systematically investigated to understand the effects of the crystallinity and optical property on photocatalytic performance of CO₂ reduction. Moreover, the modification of CaTaO₂N single crystals with core-shell Ni−Ag bicomponent cocatalyst by two-step decoration process gave a 2.4 times higher amount of CO evolution than the deposition of sole Ag cocatalyst, because of the synergistic effects of bicomponent cocatalyst on the interfacial electron transfer and surface catalytic process. This study provides a valuable way to construct high-crystalline photocatalysts with effective bicomponent cocatalyst for visible-light-driven CO₂ reduction with H₂O.