Global existence and time decay of the non-cutoff Boltzmann equation with hard potential

This paper is concerned with the Cauchy problem on the Boltzmann equation without angular cutoff assumption for hard potential in the whole space. When the initial data is a small perturbation of a global Maxwellian, the global existence of solution to this problem is proved in unweighted Sobolev spaces $H^N\left({\mathbb{R}}_{x,v}^6\right)$ with $N\ge 2$. But if we want to obtain the optimal temporal decay estimates, we need to add the velocity weight function, in this case the global existence and the optimal temporal decay estimate of the Boltzmann equation are all established. Meanwhile, we further gain a more accurate energy estimate, which can guarantee the validity of the assumption in Chen et al. (0000).     

A nickel oxide nanoflakes/reduced graphene oxide composite and its high-performance lithium-storage properties

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Since conventional graphite-based anode possesses a low capacity, seeking for high-capacity anode candidates becomes significant for constructing emerging...     

Chiral phase transition and equation of state in chiral imbalance

The chiral phase transition and equation of state are studied within a novel self-consistent mean-field approximation of the two-flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. In this newly developed model, modifications to the chemical μ and chiral chemical \begin{document}$\mu_5$\end{document} potentials are naturally included by introducing vector and axial-vector channels from Fierz-transformed Lagrangian to the standard Lagrangian. In the proper-time scheme, the chiral phase transition is a crossover in the \begin{document}$T-\mu$\end{document} plane. However, when \begin{document}$\mu_5$\end{document} is incorporated, our study demonstrates that a first order phase transition may emerge. Furthermore, the chiral imbalance will soften the equation of state of quark matter. The mass-radius relationship and tidal deformability of quark stars are calculated. The maximum mass and radius decrease as \begin{document}$\mu_5$\end{document} increases. Our study also indicates that the vector and axial-vector channels exhibit an opposite influence on the equation of state.     

“巴斯夫(R)小小化学家”活动对我国中学化学实验教学的启示

通过对“巴斯夫”及“巴斯夫®小小化学家”在中国开展情况的介绍，结合部分经典实验案例发现可以通过借助主题探究，发展深度学习能力；设计微型实验，感知绿色化学理念；加强学科融合，推进创新思维培养；关注化学启蒙，落实实验进阶教学；利用社会资源，不拘一格造就人才等方式提高中学生的化学核心素养。     

Modes conversion due to plasmons induced transparency

We investigate simulated and theoretically the optical properties of the metamaterial, composed of two bigger split ring resonators and one smaller split ring resonator in unit cell. We observe the magic phenomena that one mode B is inhibited from strong to weak then disappears while another mode A appears and becomes stronger and stronger as asymmetric degree increases. The results show the mode A originates from the destructive interference between the dipole mode and the quadrapole mode, and its strength is proportional to the cross coupling coefficient of near-field. The disappearance of the mode B is due to the competition between the mode B and the mode A, and the variation of strength is proportional to the frequency shift of the dark mode. That is, with asymmetric degree increasing, the mode B converts into the mode A. These phenomena are explained very well by the temporal coupled-mode theory. Our metamaterial provides a kind of new design for understanding the interaction between light and matter.     

Evaluation of the Potential Phosphorylation Effect on Isocitrate Dehydrogenases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Yarrowia lipolytica

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Escherichia coli isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is regulated by reversible phosphorylation on Ser113. Latest phosphoproteomic studies revealed that...     

加权幂平均复合判断矩阵的群体AHP一致性研究

判断矩阵一致性是群体综合评价的重要内容。一致性可以反映专家群体就所有可能的替代方案达成完全一致的意见,利用一致性测度可以衡量评价者之间的差异,也是共识判断的基础。文章针对加权幂平均复合判断矩阵中存在的一致性问题进行研究,从幂平均次数对复合判断矩阵影响的角度,分析幂平均次数对一致性比率的影响程度,揭示两者之间的变化规律;研究专家判断矩阵的阶数对一致性比率的作用;从群体专家权重的角度,研究权重对复合判断矩阵一致性比率的敏感性。结果表明:(1)幂平均的次数会影响复合判断矩阵的一致性,幂平均的次数在有限区间内保证复合判断矩阵的满意一致性,有限区间长度同时依赖于判断矩阵的阶数与幂平均的次数,且一致性比率是关于幂平均次数的凹函数;(2)判断矩阵的阶数越高,专家给出判断矩阵的难度加大,然而随着判断矩阵阶数的升高,一致性比率会呈递减趋势;(3)专家的权数对于一致性比率影响较小,即专家权数的灵敏度较低,给定权数的扰动后不会影响复合判断矩阵的满意一致性。     

Dodecahedral Au/Pt Nanobowls as Robust Plasmonic Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation under Visible-Light Illumination

Plasmonic nanostructures with large absorption areas under resonant excitation have been utilized extensively in photon-assisted applications. In this work, dodecahedral Au nanobowls were first prepared by an easy and template-free method only through the introduction of H₂PtCl₆ and I⁻ during the growth procedure. The Au nanobowls show electron-field enhancement due to the high curvature of the bowl edge, the open region, and dodecahedral morphology. Au/Pt nanobowls, which couple plasmonic Au and catalytic Pt, were then constructed as plasmonic electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation. The mass activity reached 497.6 mA mg⁻¹ under visible-light illumination, which is 1.9 times that measured in the dark. Simultaneously, the electrocatalytic stability is also greatly improved under light excitation. The enhanced properties of the plasmonic Au/Pt electrocatalysts are ascribed to the synergistic effect of the plasmon-enhanced photothermal and hot-carrier effects on the basis of experimental investigations. This work thus offers an effective methodology to construct efficient plasmonic electrocatalysts for fuel cells.     

Controlled Self-Assembly of Metallacycle-Bridged Gold Nanoparticles for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

In this work, well-defined two-dimensional metallacycles have been successfully employed for the well-controlled self-assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) into discrete clusters such as dimers, trimers, tetramers, pentamers and even hexamers at the water–oil interface for the first time. Furthermore, the modular construction of metallacycle molecules allows precise control of spacing between the gold nanoparticles. Interestingly, it was found that interparticle spacing below 5 nm created by molecular metallacycles in the resultant discrete gold nanoparticle clusters led to a strong plasmon coupling, thus inducing great field enhancement inside the gap between the NPs. More importantly, different discrete clusters with precise interparticle spacing provide a well-defined system for studying the hot-spot phenomenon in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS); this revealed that the SERS effects were closely related to the interparticle spacing.