Geometric phase of a bipartite system with Dzyaloshinski-Moriya interaction

The Berry phase of a bipartite system described by a Heisenberg XXZ model driven by a one-site magnetic field is investigated. The effect of the Dzyaloshinski-Moriya (DM) anisotropic interaction on the Berry phase is discussed. It is found that the DM interaction affects the Berry phase monotonously, and can also cause sudden change of the Berry phase for some weak magnetic field cases.     

Vibrational properties of nanograins and interfaces in nanocrystalline materials

The vibrational dynamics of nanocrystalline Fe(90)Zr(7)B(3) was studied at various phases of crystallization. The density of phonon states (DOS) of the nanograins was separated from that of the interfaces for a wide range of grain sizes and interface thicknesses. The DOS of the nanograins does not vary with their size and down to 2 nm grains still closely resembles that of the bulk. The anomalous enhancement of the phonon states at low and high energies originates from the DOS of the interfaces and scales linearly to their atomic fraction.     

Preparation and characterization of nickel nano-Al2O3 composite coatings by sediment co-deposition

Ni-Al₂O₃ composite coatings were prepared by using sediment co-deposition (SCD) technique and conventional electroplating (CEP) technique from Watt's type electrolyte without any additives. The microstructure, hardness, and wear resistance of resulting composites were investigated. The results show that the incorporation of nano-Al₂O₃ particles changes the surface morphology of nickel matrix. The preferential orientation is modified from (2 0 0) plane to (1 1 1) plane. The microhardness of Ni-Al₂O₃ composite coatings in the SCD technique are higher than that of the CEP technique and pure Ni coating and increase with the increasing of the nano-Al₂O₃ particles concentration in plating solution. The wear rate of the Ni-Al₂O₃ composite coating fabricated via SCD technique with 10 g/l nano-Al₂O₃ particles in plating bath is approximately one order of magnitude lower than that of pure Ni coating. Wear resistance for SCD obtained composite coatings is superior to that obtained by the CEP technique. The wear mechanism of pure Ni and nickel nano-Al₂O₃ composite coatings are adhesive wear and abrasive wear, respectively.     

Configuration of the valence neutrons of 17B

The reaction cross section of ~(17)B on ~(12)C target at(43.7±2.4)MeV/u has been measured at the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL).The root-mean-square matter radius(R_(rms))was deduced to be(2.92±0.10)fm,while the R_(rms)of the core and the valence neutron distribution are 2.28 fm and 5.98 fm respectively.Assuming a"core plus 2n"structure in ~(17)B,the mixed configuration of(2s_(1/2))and(1d_(1/2))of the valence neutrons is studied and the s-wave spectroscopic factor is found to be(80±21)%.     

Enhanced blue emission from ZnS–ZnO composites confined in SBA-15

A new optical material, the ZnO nanoparticles that are modified with ZnS and confined in SBA-15, has been prepared through the controllable sulfuration at relatively low temperature (40 °C) from the ZnO/SBA-15 composites. The precursor composites can be prepared through a novel path in which the zinc is well dispersed by directly grinding zinc nitrate into the as-synthesized SBA-15 occluded with template followed by calcination, and it is possible to control the conversion of ZnO to ZnS by adjusting the reaction time. The resulting samples are characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption–desorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. ZnO–ZnS composites, mainly confined in the mesopore of SBA-15, exhibit dramatically enhanced blue emission at the expense of the UV emission.     

Effect of rapid thermal treatment on photoluminescence of surface passivated porous silicon

The photoluminescence of porous silicon with and without carbon deposition fabricated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique has been investigated. After the deposition, the rapid thermal processes in the temperature ranging from 500 to 1100 °C have been carried out. It was found that after the carbon deposition a new intense blue emission appeared. The rapid thermal processes at 800and 900 °C could enhance the blue emission, while the other rapid thermal processes quenched it. Finally, the mechanism for the effect of carbon deposition and rapid thermal processes on photoluminescence properties of porous silicon was discussed.     

Interaction of nobiletin with human serum albumin studied using optical spectroscopy and molecular modeling methods

The binding of nobiletin to human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated by fluorescence, UV-vis, FT-IR, CD, and molecular modeling. Fluorescence data revealed the presence of a single class of binding site on HSA and its binding constants (K) at four different temperatures (289, 296, 303 and 310 K) were 4.054, 4.769, 5.646 and 7.044×10⁴ M⁻¹, respectively. The enthalpy change (ΔH⁰) and the entropy changes (ΔS⁰) were calculated to be 1.938 kJ mol⁻¹ and 155.195 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ according to the Van’t Hoff equation. The binding average distance, r, between the donor (HSA) and the acceptor (nobiletin) was evaluated and found to be 2.33 nm according to the Förster's theory of non-radiation energy transfer. Changes in the CD and FT-IR spectra were observed upon ligand binding along with a significant degree of tryptophan fluorescence quenching on complex formation. Computational mapping of the possible binding sites of nobiletin revealed the molecule to be bound in the large hydrophobic cavity of subdomain IIA.     

Effects of CeO2-ZrO2 present in Pd/Al2O3 catalysts on the redox behavior of PdOx and their combustion activity

The ceria-zirconium-modified alumina-supported palladium catalysts are prepared using impregnation method with H₂PdCl₄ as Pd source, hydrazine hydrate as reducing agent. The physicochemical properties of these catalysts are characterized by BET surface area (BET), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), temperature programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) and temperature programmed oxidation (O₂-TPO) techniques, and their catalytic activities for the combustion of methane are examined. The results show that the palladium mainly exist in a highly dispersed PdO species on Ce-Zr-rich grains as well as Al₂O₃-rich grains surfaces, and a stable PdO species due to the strong interaction between PdO and CeO₂-ZrO₂ on the Ce-Zr/Al₂O₃ surfaces. The catalytic activity is strongly related to the redox behavior of PdO species highly dispersed on Ce-Zr-rich grains and Al₂O₃-rich grains surfaces, and the higher the reducibility of the PdO species, the higher the catalytic activity. The presence of Ce-Zr in Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst would inhibit the site growth of PdO_x particles and decomposition of PdO to Pd⁰, and the reoxidation property of Pd⁰ to PdO_x is significantly improved, which obviously increases thermal stability and catalytic activity of Pd/Ce-Zr/Al₂O₃ catalyst for the methane combustion.     

Enhanced field emission from ZnO nanopencils by using pyramidal Si(1 0 0) substrates

Zinc oxide nanopencil arrays were synthesized on pyramidal Si(1 0 0) substrates via a simple thermal evaporation method. Their field emission properties have been investigated: the turn-on electric field (at the current density of 10 μA/cm²) was about 3.8 V/μm, and the threshold electric field (at the current density of 1 mA/cm²) was 5.8 V/μm. Compared with similar structures grown on flat Si substrates, which were made as references, the pyramidal Si-based ZnO nanopencil arrays appeared to be superior in field emission performance, thus the importance of the non-flat substrates has been accentuated. The pyramidal Si substrates could not only suppress the field screening effect but also improve the field enhancement effect during the field emission process. These findings indicated that using non-flat substrates is an efficient strategy to improve the field emission properties.     

C型臂造影系统成像模型和运动模型标定方法研究

C型臂数字造影系统成像原理与相机成像原理类似,但自身机械结构导致其内参随方位改变而变化.提出了一种利用系统提供的方位参数直接计算成像系统内参和外参的新方法,该方法建立在造影系统成像特点和C型臂运动规律的基础上,并利用计算机视觉中的相关理论进行了描述.根据对精度、复杂度和灵活性的不同要求,提出了三种不同层次的模型,模型1用于计算一组特定方位下的系统内参和外参,模型2用于计算发射源到像增强器的距离固定时系统的内外参数,模型3用于计算仟意方位下的系统内外参数.实验结果表明模型1的精度达到亚像素级,可以应用于对精度要求较高的场合;模型2和模型3的精度稍低,但具有较好的灵活性.