Polymer translocation through nanopore under external electric field: dissipative particle dynamics study

The DNA sequencing technology has achieved a leapfrog development in recent years. As a new generation of the DNA sequencing technology, nanopore sequencing has shown a broad application prospect and attracted vast research interests since it was proposed. In the present study, the dynamics of the electric-driven translocation of a homopolymer through a nanopore is investigated by the dissipative particle dynamics(DPD), in which the homopolymer is modeled as a worm-like chain(WLC). The DPD simulations show that the polymer chain undergoes conformation changes during the translocation process. The different structures of the polymer in the translocation process, i.e., single-file, double folded, and partially folded, and the induced current blockades are analyzed. It is found that the current blockades have different magnitudes due to the polymer molecules traversing the pore with different folding conformations. The nanoscale vortices caused by the concentration polarization layers(CPLs) in the vicinity of the sheet are also studied. The results indicate that the translocation of the polymer has the effect of eliminating the vortices in the polyelectrolyte solution. These findings are expected to provide the theoretical guide for improving the nanopore sequencing technique.     

基于首次超越理论的高层隔震结构基础提离易损性分析

针对基础隔震的高层建筑,基于首次超越理论,计算了各个隔震支座在非平稳随机激励下发生基础提离破坏的易损性曲线。隔震结构采用三维有限元建模,隔震支座采用Bouc-Wen模型,经过等效线性化后,应用虚拟激励法求得结构的随机响应。讨论了隔震支座的阻尼比、屈服力以及地震动输入方向对隔震支座易损性曲线的影响。研究发现:增加隔震支座的阻尼比或是增加隔震支座的屈服力都会使得隔震支座发生基础提离的破坏概率增加,地震动的输入方向对隔震支座基础提离易损性曲线影响十分显著。     

基于苯乙烯腈结构的可逆力致变色化合物的合成及性能

合成了一种棒形的化合物4,4'-二(α-腈基-4-苯丙氧基苯乙烯)联苯(Ben-DCSB), 利用核磁共振(NMR)、质谱(EI-MS)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)和元素分析等对其进行了结构表征. 对Ben-DCSB重结晶粉末进行研磨后, 其发光颜色从蓝绿色变成黄绿色, 荧光量子效率(Φ_F)从初始的52.7%变为38.7%, 表明该化合物具有力致变色性质. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X-射线衍射(XRD)和荧光寿命等测试结果显示, 这种现象是由于在外界环境刺激下改变了Ben-DCSB在聚集态下的分子堆积结构所造成的. 研磨后的样品暴露在溶剂蒸气(乙醇、二氯甲烷、四氢呋喃或丙酮)或100 ℃温度下放置2 min又能转换回初始状态的蓝绿色荧光, 表明化合物研磨后的样品具有气致和热致变色性能, 且展现出可逆变色性能. 对该化合物进行多次“力-溶剂蒸气刺激”和“力-热刺激”循环实验, 结果显示其具有很好的荧光可逆转换性能. 热分析结果显示化合物Ben-DCSB在194 ℃和212 ℃间存在向列相(纹影织构)的液晶态; 其热分解温度为362 ℃, 表明该化合物具有较好的热稳定性.     

Photovoltaic Performance of Triphenylamine Dyes-sensitized Solar Cells Employing Cobalt Redox Shuttle and Influence of π-conjugated Spacers

Developing photosensitizers suitable for the cobalt electrolyte and understanding the structure-property relationship of organic dyes is warranted for the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The DSSCs incorporating tris(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(II/III)-based redox elec-trolyte and four synthesized organic dyes as photosensitizers are described. The photovoltaic performance of these dyes-sensitized solar cells employing the cobalt redox shuttle and the influences of the π-conjugated spacers of organic dyes upon the photovoltage and photocur-rent of mesoscopic titania solar cells are investigated. It is found that organic dyes with thiophene derivates as linkers are suitable for DSSCs employing cobalt electrolytes. DSSCs sensitized with the as-synthesized dyes in combination with the cobalt redox shuttle yield an overall power conversion efficiency of 6.1% under 100 mW/cm² AM1.5 G illumination.     

含多层衍射光学元件的折/衍射混合头盔目镜

基于对多层衍射元件的衍射效率的理论分析,设计了用于头盔显示器的含有多层衍射元件的60视场折/衍射混合目镜系统。系统在设计波段和整个视场范围内衍射效率均在90 %以上,提高了光能利用率和像面对比度。目镜的出瞳距离为22 mm,出瞳直径为8 mm。调制传递函数（MTF）在25 lp/mm时全视场均在0.38以上,满足VGA分辨率要求。目镜中畸变为4.8%,垂轴色差最大为10 m。整个系统结构紧凑,镜头总长26.8 mm,最大直径16 mm,全系统质量仅8 g,实现了光学系统的轻小型化     

缝合复合材料层板低速冲击损伤研究

通过三维动力学有限元法,以空间杆单元模拟缝线的增强作用,建立了缝合复合材料层板在横向低速冲击载荷作用下的渐近损伤分析模型。该模型考虑了缝合层板受低速冲击时的纤维断裂、基体开裂及分层等五种典型损伤形式,采用基于应变描述的Hashin失效准则和Yeh分层失效准则,并将其嵌入ABAQUS/Explicit用户子程序以实现相应损伤类型的判断及其材料性能退化。针对相同铺层的缝合与未缝合层板,模拟了低速冲击作用下的冲击响应和渐进损伤过程,数值结果与试验吻合较好,证明了该方法的合理有效性。同时探讨了冲击速度、缝合密度等对缝合层板冲击响应和损伤的影响。结果表明：有、无缝合层板的低速冲击响应具有类似的变化规律,缝合能够有效减小冲击损伤面积。随着缝合密度和缝线强度的增大,缝合对冲击损伤的抑制作用更为明显。     

用经典Hopkinson杆测试弹性模量的初步探讨

采用一维弹性应力波理论,实现了经典Hopkinson杆试验的计算机模拟,研究了试验"测得"(重构)的应力-应变曲线的精确度,并结合具体试验进行了分析.由于经典Hopkinson杆试验的基本计算公式中引入了"应力均匀性"假设,因此在有限应变范围内,重构的应力-应变曲线总是和输入(真实)曲线差异较大.结果表明,采用经典Hopkinson杆测量的弹性模量是不可靠的,因此实践中应慎用.     

A novel micro accelerometer with adjustable sensitivity based on resonant tunneling diodes

Resonant tunnelling diodes (RTDs) have negative differential resistance effect, and the current--voltage characteristics change as a function of external stress, which is regarded as meso-piezoresistance effect of RTDs. In this paper, a novel micro-accelerometer based on AlAs/GaAs/In_0.1Ga_0.9As/GaAs/AlAs RTDs is designed and fabricated to be a four-beam-mass structure, and an RTD-Wheatstone bridge measurement system is established to test the basic properties of this novel accelerometer. According to the experimental results, the sensitivity of the RTD based micro-accelerometer is adjustable within a range of 3 orders when the bias voltage of the sensor changes. The largest sensitivity of this RTD based micro-accelerometer is 560.2025 mV/g which is about 10 times larger than that of silicon based micro piezoresistive accelerometer, while the smallest one is 1.49135 mV/g.     

A Surface Femtosecond Two-Photon Photoemission Spectrometer for Excited Electron Dynamics and Time-Dependent Photochemical Kinetics

A surface femtosecond two-photon photoemission (2PPE) spectrometer devoted to the study of ultrafast excited electron dynamics and photochemical kinetics on metal and metal oxide surfaces has been constructed. Low energy photoelectrons are measured using a hemispheri-cal electron energy analyzer with an imaging detector that allows us to detect the energy and the angular distributions of the photoelectrons simultaneously. A Mach-Zehnder interferom-eter was built for the time-resolved 2PPE (TR-2PPE) measurement to study ultrafast surface excited electron dynamics, which was demonstrated on the Cu(111) surface. A scheme for measuring time-dependent 2PPE (TD-2PPE) spectra has also been developed for studies of surface photochemistry. This technique has been applied to a preliminary study on the photochemical kinetics on ethanol/TiO₂(110). We have also shown that the ultrafast dy-namics of photoinduced surface excited resonances can be investigated in a reliable way by combining the TR-2PPE and TD-2PPE techniques.     

Hydrodynamic Instabilities Driven by Acid-base Neutralization Reaction in Immiscible System

The hydrodynamic instabilities driven by an acid-base neutralization reaction, in contact along a plane interface, placed in a Hele-Shaw cell under the gravitational field are reported.The system consists of the heavier aqueous tetramethyle-ammonium hydroxide below the lighter layer of organic phase with propionic acid as reacting specie. The effect of chemical composition on hydrodynamic instabilities during interfacial mass transfer accompanied by a neutralization reaction is investigated. Depending on the initial concentration of the reacting species, Marangoni convection in the form of roll cells or trains of waves is observed. Mach-Zehnder interferometer is used to measure the change in base concentration at the time of instability formation. The results show that the instabilities resulted from the convection flow are more efficient to the mechanism of mass transfer and can drastically alter pattern formation in the system.