Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of FeCoCrNiCu high entropy alloys: a microstructure-based constitutive model and a molecular dynamics simulation study

High entropy alloys(HEAs) attract remarkable attention due to the excellent mechanical performance. However, the origins of their high strength and toughness compared with those of the traditional alloys are still hardly revealed. Here, using a microstructure-based constitutive model and molecular dynamics(MD) simulation, we investigate the unique mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of FeCoCrNiCu HEAs during the indentation. Due to the interaction between the dislocation and solution,the high dislocation density in FeCoCrNiCu leads to strong work hardening. Plentiful slip systems are stimulated, leading to the good plasticity of FeCoCrNiCu. The plastic deformation of FeCoCrNiCu is basically affected by the motion of dislocation loops. The prismatic dislocation loops inside FeCoCrNiCu are formed by the dislocations with the Burgers vectors of a/6[■] and a/6[■], which interact with each other, and then emit along the ■slip direction. In addition, the mechanical properties of FeCoCrNiCu HEA can be predicted by constructing the microstructure-based constitutive model, which is identified according to the evolution of the dislocation density and the stress-strain curve.Strong dislocation strengthening and remarkable lattice distortion strengthening occur in the deformation process of FeCoCrNiCu, and improve the strength. Therefore, the origins of high strength and high toughness in FeCoCrNiCu HEAs come from lattice distortion strengthening and the more activable slip systems compared with Cu. These results accelerate the discovery of HEAs with excellent mechanical properties, and provide a valuable reference for the industrial application of HEAs.     

彩色漫射物体的压缩全息层析成像

漫射物体的压缩全息利用其非相干散射密度函数在统计意义上满足稀疏先验这一假设,可以从多幅散斑图案实现漫射物体的层析重建,避免了散斑和不同平面的散焦图像之间的串扰。将单波长照明条件拓展到红、绿、蓝三色波长,提出一种新的适用于彩色漫射物体的压缩全息层析成像方法,搭建多波长照明条件下漫射物体的层析成像模型,并通过解压缩推理方法有效地分离不同平面的三维非相干密度函数。数值模拟实验表明,所提方法可以在多幅二维彩色散斑图案中成功进行彩色层析漫射物体的压缩重建,有效地抑制了散斑效应以及不同平面的散焦图像之间的相互串扰。     

Gas-Generating,pH-Responsive Calcium Carbonate Hybrid Particles with Biomimetic Coating for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging

This work reports the fabrication of biocompatible and pH-sensitive hybrid polydopamine/bovine serum albumin/calcium carbonate (PDA/BSA/CaCO₃) particles via a rapid precipitation method. These hybrid particles generate hyperechogenic carbon dioxide bubbles upon exposure to low pH environments, making them ideal as a contrast agent and detector for tumor cells. This study also highlights the application of red blood cell membrane (RBC)-derived membranes as a biomimetic coating for PDA/BSA/CaCO₃ hybrid particles in order to modulate protein corona formation, a natural physiological response that alters tailored properties of most nanomaterials that are administered systemically. Results of this work demonstrate that the RBC membrane-coated hybrid particles are ideal for a wide range of biomedical applications, such as noninvasive multimodal imaging, photothermal and photodynamic therapy, and “personalized” drug delivery systems.     

Cholinergic Chemotransmission and Anesthetic Drug Effects at the Carotid Bodies

General anesthesia is obtained by administration of potent hypnotics, analgesics and muscle relaxants. Apart from their intended effects (loss of consciousness, pain relief and muscle relaxation), these agents profoundly affect the control of breathing, in part by an effect within the peripheral chemoreflex loop that originates at the carotid bodies. This review assesses the role of cholinergic chemotransmission in the peripheral chemoreflex loop and the mechanisms through which muscle relaxants and hypnotics interfere with peripheral chemosensitivity. Additionally, consequences for clinical practice are discussed.     

Titanium Doping to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance of 19-Electron VCoSb Half-Heusler Compounds with Vanadium Vacancies

The 19-electron VCoSb compounds are actually composites of an off-stoichiometric half-Heusler phase and impurities. Here the compositional adjustment is systematically studied in V_1−xCoSb to obtain single-phase V_0.955CoSb. Hall measurements suggest that such a V vacancy, as well as Ti doping, can optimize the carrier concentration, which decreases from ≈11.3 × 10²¹ cm⁻³ for VCoSb to ≈6.3 × 10²¹ cm⁻³ for V_0.755Ti_0.2CoSb. Low sound velocity contributes to the intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity for VCoSb-based materials. The high Ti-dopant content results in enhanced point-defect scattering, which further decreases the lattice thermal conductivity. Finally, the optimized n-type V_0.855Ti_0.1CoSb is found to reach a peak ZT of ≈0.7 at 973 K. The work demonstrates that the VCoSb-based half-Heuslers are promising thermoelectric materials.     

A new diphosphonic acid extractant N,N-n-octylamine di(methylene phenylphosphinic acid) for extraction and separation of zirconium and hafnium in hydrochloric acid

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Nuclear grade zirconium and hafnium are the key to promoting the development of nuclear industry. We designed and synthesized a new diphosphonic...     

Molecular Disorder Induces an Unusual Phase Transition in a Potential 2D Chiral Ferroelectric Perovskite

Two-dimensional hybrid halide perovskites with single chiral and ferroelectricity together with various structural phase transitions provide the possibility for more diverse functional properties. Here, we present a 2D chiral hybrid halide perovskite ferroelectric, [C₆H₅(CH₂)₄NH₃]₂CdCl₄ (4PBA−CdCl₄, 4PBA=4-phenylbutylamine) that experiences two continuous phase transitions from centrosymmetric triclinic P to polar chiral monoclinic P2 and then to another centrosymmetric tetragonal P4/mmm with increasing temperature, accompanied by symmetry breaking, due to the prominent octahedral distortion and disorder transformation of organic 4PBA cations. In the polar chiral phase, 4PBA−CdCl₄ gives a significant CD signal and has a moderate ferroelectric polarization of 0.35 μC/cm². In addition, 4PBA−CdCl₄ occupies a wide band gap of 4.376 eV that is chiefly contributed by the inorganic CdCl₆ octahedron. This finding offers an alternative pathway for designing new phase transitions and related physical properties in hybrid halide perovskites and other hybrid crystals.     

Pomelo peel-derived porous carbon as excellent LiPS anchor in lithium-sulfur batteries

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Lithium-sulfur batteries are of significant roles in the next-generation energy storage devices due to the high theoretical capacity and energy density....     

High glass transition and thermally stable polynorbornenes containing fluorescent dipyrene moieties via ring‐opening metathesis polymerization

A high‐glass‐transition‐temperature polynorbornene, poly(NBEDPY), containing chromophore groups was synthesized by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) using Grubbs' catalysts; poly(HNBEDPY) was obtained by the reduction of poly(NBEDPY). The glass transition temperatures (T_g) of poly(NBEDPY) and hydrogenated poly(HNBEDPY) were as high as 250 °C and 220 °C, respectively, because of the rigid dipyrene groups, which are higher than those of commercially available ring‐opened hydrogenated polynorbornenes (JSR ARTON®; 120–165 °C). The 10% weight‐loss temperatures of hydrogenated poly(HNBEDPY) and poly(NBEDPY) were up to 450 °C and 400 °C, respectively. A hydrogenated poly (HNBEDPY) film showed excellent transparency (over 91%). The photoluminescence emission spectra of poly(HNBEDPY) showed strong solvent‐polarity dependence, revealing that poly (HNBEDPY) underwent remarkable bathochromic shifts with an increase in solvent polarity. Poly(HNBEDPY) also showed remarkable fluorescent solvatochromism (blue in toluene, greenish yellow in dimethyl sulfoxide). The cyclic voltammogram of poly(HNBEDPY) film cast onto an indium tin oxide (ITO)‐coated glass substrate exhibited one reversible oxidation redox couple at 0.55 V versus Ag/Ag⁺ in acetonitrile solution. The electrochromic characteristics of poly(HNBEDPY) showed reversibility, with a color change from its green neutral form to dark red upon the application of potentials from 0 to 1.0 V. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011