DISCRETE GRADIENT METHOD FOR IMAGE-BASED BIOMECHANICAL STRESS ANALYSIS 1)

介绍一种可用于计算生物力学的离散梯度方法,此方法可利用离散的点云模型直接进行数值模拟分析而不需要传统的几何模型。将离散梯度法应用于点云模型需要首先确定模型中点之间的相邻关系和每个点所分配的材料体积,然后通过用广义的有限差分的形式定义了梯度插值向量,并以此向量来近似函数在每个离散点上的梯度。从弱形式出发,推导建立了适用于弹性固体大变形问题的求解器,并具有和有限元法中双线性四边形单元一致的准确性和收敛性。着重描述了一种可以从医学图像中快速提取材料点并建立点云模型的方法,以及利用三角划分和重心划分确定材料点之间的相邻关系和每个材料点体积的具体过程。通过腹主动脉瘤膨胀的静力学模拟分析,展示了离散梯度法的实用性和准确性。该算法实现了基于医学图像进行生物力学分析的过程自动化,为病体特异性的研究和治疗提供便利和实用的工具。     

水冷却对高温花岗岩的细观损伤及动力学性能影响

为探讨高温花岗岩经水冷却后的细观结构损伤及动态力学性能，对水冷却后高温花岗岩开展波速和核磁共振测试，分离式霍普金森压杆冲击试验，以及冲击破碎试样的扫描电镜观察，分析比较不同状态下花岗岩波速、孔隙度和动力学参数的变化规律。研究发现:随着温度升高，经水冷却处理后高温花岗岩波速非线性下降，大孔径孔隙度分量增大，且水冷却后试样的孔隙孔径尺寸和数量均大于自然冷却；水冷却后高温花岗岩动力学参数呈现出随着温度升高，峰值应力减小，峰值应变增大，弹性模量则先增大后减小的规律；由于水冷却使高温花岗岩表面温度急剧降低，产生额外的温度应力，花岗岩内部损伤加剧，表现出更低的波速与峰值应力；而水的冷淬作用一定程度上提高了表层花岗岩的硬度，降低了高温后花岗岩的塑性能力，与自然冷却相比水冷却后花岗岩的峰值应变减小，弹性模量增大，表现出脆性破坏特征。在温度低于400 ℃时，冷却方式对冲击裂纹影响不大，随着温度升高到800 ℃，自然冷却后花岗岩冲击断面呈蜂窝状，而水冷却后冲击断面则相对平整。     

Boron group element doping of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 based on microwave sintering

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - We report effectiveness of dopants selected from group 13, such as B, Ga, and In, on the conductivity of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) that is recognized as...     

Tea-derived carbon materials as anode for high-performance sodium ion batteries

Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) have attracted widespread attention in large-scale energy storage fields owing to the abundant reserve in the earth and similar properties of sodium to lithium. Biomass-based carbon materials with low-cost, controllable structure, simple processing technology, and environmental friendliness tick almost all the right boxes as one of the promising anode materials for SIB. Herein, we present a simple novel strategy involving tea tomenta biomass-derived carbon anode with enhanced interlayer carbon distance (0.44 nm) and high performance, which is constructed by N,P co-doped hard carbon (Tea-1100-NP) derived from tea tomenta. The prepared Tea-1100-NP composite could deliver a high reversible capacity (326.1 mAh/g at 28 mA/g), high initial coulombic efficiency (ICE = 90% at 28 mA/g), stable cycle life (262.4 mAh/g at 280 mA/g for 100 cycles), and superior rate performance (224.5 mAh/g at 1400 mA/g). Experimental results show that the excellent electrochemical performance of Tea-1100-NP due to the high number of active N,P-containing groups, and disordered amorphous structures provide ample active sites and increase the conductivity, meanwhile, large amounts of microporous shorten the Na⁺ diffusion distance as well as quicken ion transport. This work provides a new type of N,P co-doped high-performance tomenta-derived carbon, which may also greatly promote the commercial application of SIB.     

绿色双溶剂法制备高效稳定钙钛矿太阳能电池

采用毒性小、环境友好的乙二醇甲醚(ethylene glycol monomethyl ether,EGME)与水混合的双溶剂(体积比为1∶1)溶解CsBr,通过提高CsBr的溶解度,减少了后续CsBr的甲醇溶液的旋涂遍数,简化了电池制备流程。通过优化CsBr的甲醇溶液的旋涂遍数发现,在旋涂1遍200 mg·mL^-1 CsBr的水/EGME溶液的基础上旋涂2遍15 mg·mL^-1 CsBr的甲醇溶液,所制备的CsPb-Br₃钙钛矿太阳能电池(perovskite solar cells,PSCs)拥有最佳的性能,实现了1.44 V的开路电压(open-circuit voltage,V_OC),6.26mA·cm^-2的短路电流密度(short circuit current density,J_SC),74.57%的填充因子(fill factor,FF)及最高6.72%的光电转换效率(pho-toelectric conversion efficiency,PCE)。     

Rare earth complexes chemiluminescence catalyzed by gold nanoparticles for fast sensing of Tb3+ and Eu3+

Developing multiplex sensing technique is of great significance for fast sample analysis. However, the broad emissions of most chemiluminescence(CL) luminophores make the multiplex CL analysis be difficult. In this work, a simple and sensitive CL analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of Tb³⁺and Eu³⁺thanking to their narrow band emission. The technique was based on a mixed CL system of periodate(IO₄^-)-hydrogen peroxide(...     

Enhancing electrochemical conversion of lithium polysulfide by 1T-rich MoSe2 nanosheets for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

The sluggish conversion kinetics and shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) severely hamper the commercialization of lithium–sulfur batteries. Numerous electrocatalysts have been used to address these issues, amongst which, transition metal dichalcogenides have shown excellent catalytic performance in the study of lithium–sulfur batteries. Note that dichalcogenides in different phases have different catalytic properties, and such catalytic materials in different phases have a prominent impact on the performance of lithium–sulfur batteries. Herein, 1T-phase rich MoSe₂ (T-MoSe₂) nanosheets are synthesized and used to catalyze the conversion of LiPSs. Compared with the 2H-phase rich MoSe₂ (H-MoSe₂) nanosheets, the T-MoSe₂ nanosheets significantly accelerate the liquid phase transformation of LiPSs and the nucleation process of Li₂S. In-situ Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) find that T-MoSe₂ effectively captures LiPSs through the formation of Mo-S and Li-Se bonds, and simultaneously achieves fast catalytic conversion of LiPSs. The lithium–sulfur batteries with T-MoSe₂ functionalized separators display a fantastic rate performance of 770.1 mAh/g at 3 C and wonderful cycling stability, with a capacity decay rate as low as 0.065% during 400 cycles at 1 C. This work offers a novel perspective for the rational design of selenide electrocatalysts in lithium–sulfur chemistry.     

Experimental and theoretical studies of carbon monoxide oxidation over W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides: the effect of W addition

It is a significant method to prepare highly dispersed polymetallic oxides using in-situ doping metal organic frameworks as precursors. Herein, a series of straw-like W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides were prepared by using phosphotungstic ionic liquid@Ce-based metal organic framework adsorbing with copper acetylacetonate as precursors. The effect of W content on catalytic activity of W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides for carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation was well-investigated. Comprehensive characterization methods and density functional theory calculations were adopted to reveal the property changes of Cu/CeO₂ catalyst by the addition of W. The results demonstrated that W, Cu, and Ce are highly dispersed in the prepared W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides, and adding proper amount of W can improve the activity of the catalyst. H₂ temperature-program reduction profiles, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations clearly revealed that after the addition of W, the strength of Ce-O bond is weakened, the oxygen vacancy is increased, and the adsorption of CO is enhanced, respectively, which are vital reasons for its high catalytic activity. In addition, the CO oxidation reaction pathway over prepared W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides based on the Mars-van Krevelen mechanism was studied, and the results exhibited that CO can wrest the lattice oxygen of W/Cu/Ce trimetallic oxides to form CO₂, which is also proved to be the rate-determining step in reaction process.     

Rh(III)-catalyzed annulation of azobenzenes and α-Cl ketones toward 3-acyl-2H-indazoles

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed [4 + 1] cyclization of azobenzenes with α-Cl ketones has been developed. 3-Acyl-2H-indazoles could be easily afforded in up to 97% yields for more than 30 examples. The obtained products are potentially valuable in organic synthesis and drug discovery. This protocol featured with high efficiency, extensive functional group tolerance and mild reaction conditions. The one-step efficient construction of an anti-inflammatory agent confirms the practicability of this procedure.