A conditional symmetric memristive system with amplitude and frequency control

By introducing a memristor into a chaotic system with a single non-quadratic term and substituting an absolute value function for conditional symmetry, a unique chaotic system is constructed. Firstly, the system shares a special structure of symmetry and conditional symmetry. Secondly, the amplitude and frequency of the system variables can be rescaled by the applied memristor. Interestingly it gives a new case of attractor control namely partial amplitude control and global frequency control. At last, as a new regime of extreme multistability, the memristive system shows relatively simple bifurcation according to the initial condition. This new class of chaotic system has never been reported to the best of our knowledge.

     

Polyvinylpyrrolidone and graphene-modified hematite nanoparticles for efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of p-nitrophenol

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and graphene (G)-modified iron oxides (Fe2O3-PVP-G) are prepared by a simple hydrothermal reaction. Their morphology and...     

A layered δ-MnO2 nanoflake cathode with high zinc-storage capacities for eco-friendly battery applications

This study reports the use of a layered-type birnessite δ-MnO₂ nano-flake cathode for eco-friendly zinc-ion battery (ZIB) applications. The present δ-MnO₂ was prepared via the simple low temperature thermal decomposition of KMnO₄. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the samples was well indexed to the δ-MnO₂ phase. Field emission SEM and TEM images of the δ-MnO₂ revealed flake-like morphologies with an average diameter of 200 nm. The electrochemical properties, investigated by cyclic voltammetry and constant current charge-discharge measurements, revealed that the nano-flake cathode exhibited first discharge capacity of 122 mAh g^− 1 under a high current density of 83 mA g^− 1 versus zinc. The discharge capacity thereafter increased until it reached 252 mAh g^− 1 in the fourth cycle. On the hundredth cycle, the electrode registered a discharge capacity of 112 mAh g^− 1. Coulombic efficiencies of nearly 100% were maintained on prolonged cycling and thereby indicate the long cycle stability of the δ-MnO₂. Besides, the realization of specific capacities of 92 and 30 mAh/g at high current densities of 666 and 1333 mA g⁻¹, respectively, clearly demonstrates the decent rate capabilities of δ-MnO₂ nano-flake cathode. These results may facilitate the utilization of layered-type birnessite δ-MnO₂ in ZIB applications.     

用于锂硫电池高效硫载体的Co-N-C@KB复合材料的规模化制备策略

硫正极较差的性能严重阻碍了锂硫电池的商业化进程,这些因素包括较低的导电能力以及在促进多硫化物转化方面较差的催化活性。我们开发了一种基于配体调控合成和低温热解的规模化策略来制备高效的正极复合材料（Co-N-C@KB）,这种材料由富含Co-N-C活性位点的科琴黑（KB）组成。原子级分散的Co-N-C活性位点被证明有利于多硫化物在正极的转化,因而可以提高锂硫电池的容量和循环寿命。基于此,Co-N-C@KB作为正极可以使锂硫电池获得高达1 442 mAh·g^-1的初始放电容量,并且该电池在长时间的稳定性测试中具有出色的容量保持能力。     

Palladium nanoparticles stabilized by phosphine ligand for aqueous phase room temperature suzuki-Miyaura coupling

Water soluble phosphine ligand triphenylphosphine-3,3′,3″-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt (TPPTS) was used as the stabilizer as well as the activator to the palladium nanoparticles, which showed a high catalytic performance for aqueous phase Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction at room temperature.     

Asymmetric coexisting bifurcations and multi-stability in an asymmetric memristive diode-bridge-based Jerk circuit

An asymmetric memristive diode-bridge (MDB) emulator is raised to imitate the asymmetric volt-ampere characteristic of a physical memristor. Then, an asymmetric MDB-based Jerk circuit is built and its state equation is derived, upon which the theoretical analysis, MATLAB-based numerical simulations, and hardware measurements are executed to reveal the asymmetric coexisting bifurcations and the phenomenon of multi-stability. The memristive Jerk circuit has three equilibrium points of a pair nontrivial equilibrium points of asymmetric unstable saddle-foci and a zero equilibrium point of unstable saddle-focus, which leads to the occurrence of asymmetric coexisting bifurcations and asymmetric local attraction basins. The asymmetrical bifurcations are numerically disclosed by 1-D/2-D bifurcation plots, Lyapunov spectrum, and phase plane trajectories. Multi-stability with asymmetric coexisting attractors under two sets of system parameters are demonstrated as examples by local attraction basins and phase plane trajectories. Thereafter, experimental circuit prototype employing discrete components is manually welded and hardware measurements are executed to validate the numerical simulations.     

High quality and fast compressed sensing MRI reconstruction via edge-enhanced dual discriminator generative adversarial network

Generative adversarial networks (GAN) are widely used for fast compressed sensing magnetic resonance imaging (CSMRI) reconstruction. However, most existing methods are difficult to make an effective trade-off between abstract global high-level features and edge features. It easily causes problems, such as significant remaining aliasing artifacts and clearly over-smoothed reconstruction details. To tackle these issues, we propose a novel edge-enhanced dual discriminator generative adversarial network architecture called EDDGAN for CSMRI reconstruction with high quality. In this model, we extract effective edge features by fusing edge information from different depths. Then, leveraging the relationship between abstract global high-level features and edge features, a three-player game is introduced to control the hallucination of details and stabilize the training process. The resulting EDDGAN can offer more focus on edge restoration and de-aliasing. Extensive experimental results demonstrate that our method consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods and obtains reconstructed images with rich edge details. In addition, our method also shows remarkable generalization, and its time consumption for each 256 × 256 image reconstruction is approximately 8.39 ms.     

利用激光诱导击穿光谱原位在线检测褐煤及煤烟

褐煤是我国现阶段的主要用煤,但因为其较低的煤化程度,使用时会产生污染环境的二氧化碳和黑灰,而且烟尘中含有的金属离子会危害人体健康,所以开展对褐煤烟尘的研究非常有意义。而激光诱导击穿光谱技术(LIBS)具有快速、多元素同时分析的特点,适合用于煤烟的原位在线探测。实验制备了含铅浓度不同的三种褐煤样本(O, H, L),其中O为原始无铅样本,利用LIBS对褐煤及煤烟进行原位在线探测。实验仪器主要由激光器,反射镜,聚焦透镜,触发装置,载物平台和分析系统组成。用高纯度铅块校准实验中的的波长漂移。分析了褐煤样本O, H, L的元素成分。发现褐煤O中含有C, Si, Fe, Mg, Al, Ca, Sr, Na等元素,同时检测到空气中的元素N,O,H_α和H_β等,且含铅褐煤光谱中多出了8条铅元素的谱线,最后给出了褐煤中主要元素的光谱鉴别表。然后使用447 nm的连续光点燃褐煤,将1 064 nm的脉冲光聚焦在煤烟上,对褐煤煤烟进行了原位在线检测。发现煤烟中含有Mg, Ca, Al, Sr, Pb等金属离子,说明了褐煤中的一些金属离子会随着煤烟排放到空气中并危害人体健康。经褐煤及煤烟的光谱比较,发现煤烟的信噪比更差,且所有元素的谱线强度都比在褐煤中弱很多,另外发现在烟尘中碳原子谱线的相对强度是所有元素中最高的（无明火）,这说明LIBS可以有效探测CO₂。分析了实验中的CN分子谱,给出了CN分子的具体波长,并利用LIFBASE软件拟合了CN分子的转动温度和振动温度,分别为6 780和7 520 K。最后对样本H和L两种煤烟中的铅浓度进行分析,选取参考线(Ca Ⅱ 363.846 nm)归一化之后比较了铅元素在363.956, 368.346和405.780 nm处的相对强度,发现这三条特征谱线的相对强度与自身实际所含的铅浓度呈很好的线性关系,验证了LIBS技术应用于煤烟中重金属元素半定量分析的可行性。