Polysiloxane side-chain liquid crystalline polymers prepared by alkyne hydrosilylation

We describe in this work an alkyne-hydrosilylation approach to synthesize a series of novel polysiloxane sidechain LCPs attaching end-on or side-on mesogenic side groups. Their properties are characterized by NMR, FTIR, gel permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering. These obtained alkenylsilane linked novel LCPs exhibit higher glass transition temperatures and clearing points, and especially display the tendency of forming smectic phases, in strong contrast with the nematic phases of their comparative conventional alkylsilane linked analogues, which manifests more rigid features of the alkenylsilane linkages and their significant influence on the mesomorphic properties.     

Photoinduced microchannels and element change inside silicon by femtosecond laser pulses

Microchannels are fabricated inside silicon along the direction of laser beam by a femtosecond laser at 800 nm, which is located at the absorption region of silicon. Formation mechanism of the microchannels is attributed to spherical aberration. The element change in surrounding of the microchannel is characterized, and results show that oxygen is incorporated into silicon after irradiation. The origin of the oxygen incorporation and the laser intensity dependence of the amount of oxygen are discussed, respectively.     

The effects of pavement surface characteristics on tire/pavement noise

Pavement surface characteristics are major attributes to tire/pavement interactions and are considered as cost-effective options to mitigate traffic noise. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effects of single and multiple pavement surface characteristics on tire/pavement noise levels. During the period from August 2009 to August 2011, noise levels and pavement surface characteristics are measured quarterly on impervious and open-graded asphalt pavements at 2009 NCAT test track. The linear regression analysis method and dominance analysis method are used to evaluate the effects of single and multiple pavement surface characteristics on noise levels, respectively. The results show that surface texture increases noise levels at lower frequencies (below 1600 Hz) especially on impervious asphalt pavements. Porosity decreases noise levels at every frequency (except at 2500 Hz) on open-graded asphalt pavements. These findings will help to design future low-noise asphalt pavements.     

Exponential Ergodicity for SDEs with Jumps and Non-Lipschitz Coefficients

In this paper we show irreducibility and the strong Feller property for transition probabilities of stochastic differential equations with jumps and monotone coefficients. Thus, exponential ergodicity and the spectral gap for the corresponding transition semigroups are obtained.     

Cu-MgO/USY催化甘油氢解制丙二醇(英文)

以USY为载体制备了一系列不同Cu和MgO负载量的酸碱双功能催化剂Cu-MgO/USY用于甘油氢解制丙二醇反应,并采用X射线粉末衍射、透射电镜、傅里叶红外光谱、NH3程序升温脱附等手段对该催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,负载后的USY载体其Y沸石特征峰保持完整,且MgO的加入提高了Cu在载体表面的分散度.在200 oC,3.5 MPa H2下反应10 h以及6%催化剂0.2Cu-MgO/USY(0.2 g Cu与1.0 g MgO负载于1.0 g USY上面)用量的条件下,甘油转化率达到83.6%,1,2-丙二醇及1,3-丙二醇的选择性分别为40%和19.4%.     

Au/γ-MnO2催化剂催化无溶剂条件下甲苯氧化反应

采用氧化还原法制备了α, δ, γ-MnO₂载体, 采用原位还原法制备了Au负载量为0.5%-3.0%的Au/γ-MnO₂催化剂, 并采用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜和N₂物理吸附等手段对其进行了表征. 透射电镜照片表明Au/γ-MnO₂催化剂中Au颗粒的大小约为10 nm. 采用无溶剂存在下的甲苯氧化反应测试所制备样品的催化活性. 结果表明, 甲苯转化率随着Au负载量的增加而增大. 这是由于Au颗粒数量增多, 尺寸减小的缘故. 同时, 负载Au颗粒对苯甲醛具有较高的选择性. Au/γ-MnO₂催化剂具有良好的重复使用性.     

Synthesis, characterization and luminescence properties of SrLa2(MoO4)4:Eu phosphors

SrLa₂(MoO₄)₄ (SLM) phosphors doped with Eu³⁺ ions were prepared by a sol–gel combustion method using citric acid as a fuel/reductant and nitrates as oxidants. The crystallization processes were tracked by means of X-ray diffraction and thermo-gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. The size and shape of the products were characterized using a scanning electron microscope, while the luminescent spectra of these resulting phosphors were recorded using a photoluminescence (PL) spectrophotometer. PL studies reveal that the emission intensity of SLM:Eu phosphors was strongly related to sintering temperature as well as the doping concentration of Eu³⁺ ions. The present phosphor has a strong excitation at 395 and 459 nm, indicating that it could serve as a promising red-emitting candidate for near-UV and GaN-based blue light-emitting diode chips.     

Ag/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4三元复合光催化剂的制备及其可见光驱动下的光催化活性增强

报道了一种新型Ag/Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄三元复合光催化剂的制备及其半导体界面处的快速载流子分离所引起的光催化活性的显著增强效应。通过X射线衍射,扫描电子显微镜,紫外-可见吸收光谱以及光致发光光谱等就其晶体结构、形貌、组分、光学吸收以及载流子的快速分离行为进行了表征与分析。以罗丹明B作为模型化合物分子,研究发现,所制备的Ag/Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄三元复合光催化剂在可见光照射下表现出比Ag₃PO₄以及Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄二元催化剂更为优异的光催化活性。研究认为,Ag₃PO₄表面尺寸约为40 nm的Ag纳米粒子在可见光下受激所产生的等离子表面共振效应以及Ag₃PO₄与g-C₃N₄界面处所形成的类似异质结结构对所制备的Ag/Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄三元复合光催化剂光催化活性的显著增强起到重要作用。