Multicaloric and coupled-caloric effects

The multicaloric effect refers to the thermal response of a solid material driven by simultaneous or sequential application of more than one type of external field.For practical applications,the multicaloric effect is a potentially interesting strategy to improve the efficiency of refrigeration devices.Here,the state of the art in multi-field driven multicaloric effect is reviewed.The phenomenology and fundamental thermodynamics of the multicaloric effect are well established.A number of theoretical and experimental research approaches are covered.At present,the theoretical understanding of the multicaloric effect is thorough.However,due to the limitation of the current experimental technology,the experimental approach is still in progress.All these researches indicated that the thermal response and effective reversibility of multiferroic materials can be improved through multicaloric cycles to overcome the inherent limitations of the physical mechanisms behind single-field-induced caloric effects.Finally,the viewpoint of further developments is presented.     

Formal (4+1) Cycloaddition and Enantioselective Michael–Henry Cascade Reactions To Synthesize Spiro[4,5]decanes and Spirooxindole Polycycles

Spiro[4,5]decanes and polycyclic compounds bearing spiro[4,5]decane systems are important biofunctional molecules. Described are diastereoselective formal (4+1) cycloaddition reactions to afford oxindole-functionalized spiro[4,5]decanes and organocatalytic enantioselective Michael–Henry cascade reactions of the (4+1) cycloaddition products to generate spirooxindole polycyclic derivatives bearing the spiro[4,5]decane system. Spiro[4,5]decanes bearing oxindoles containing three stereogenic centers and spirooxindole polycycles having seven stereogenic centers, including two all-carbon chiral quaternary centers and one tetrasubstituted chiral carbon center, were obtained with high diastereo- and enantioselectivities.     

Synthesis and thermal behavior of 4,5-dihydroxyl-2-(dinitromethylene)-imidazolidine (DDNI)

A novel energetic material, 4,5-dihydroxyl-2-(dinitromethylene)-imidazolidine (DDNI), was synthesized by the reaction of FOX-7 and glyoxal in water at 70 °C. Thermal behavior of DDNI was studied with DSC and TG-DTG methods, and presents only an intense exothermic decomposition process. The apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factor of the decomposition reaction were 286.0 kJ mol⁻¹ and 10^31.16 s⁻¹, respectively. The critical temperature of thermal explosion of DDNI is 183.78 °C. Specific heat capacity of DDNI was studied with micro-DSC method and theoretical calculation method, and the molar heat capacity is 217.76 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ at 298.15 K. The adiabatic time-to-explosion was also calculated to be a certain value between 14.54 and 16.34 s. DDNI presents lower thermal stability, for its two ortho-hydroxyl groups, and its thermal decomposition process becomes quite intense.     

Hidden conformal symmetry of self-dual warped AdS<Subscript>3</Subscript> black holes in topological massive gravity

We extend the recently proposal of hidden conformal symmetry to the self-dual warped AdS₃ black holes in topological massive gravity. It is shown that the wave equation of massive scalar field with sufficient small angular momentum can be reproduced by the SL(2, R) Casimir quadratic operator. Due to the periodic identification in the φ direction, it is found that only the left section of hidden conformal symmetry is broken to U(1), while the right section is unbroken, which only gives the left temperature of dual CFT. As a check of the dual CFT conjecture of self-warped AdS₃ black hole, we further compute the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy and absorption cross section and quasinormal modes of scalar field perturbation and show these are just of the forms predicted by the dual CFT.     

Topological Aspects in an Interacting Mixture of a Charged and a Neutral Superfluid in Neutron Stars

By making use of the decomposition of U（1） gauge potential theory and the C-mapping method we discuss a mixture of interacting neutral and charged Bose condensates, which is supposed to be realized in the interior of neutron stars in the form of a coexistent neutron superfluid and protonie superconductor. We propose that this system possesses vortex line knotted solitons and the topological charges of vortex lines are characterized by the winding numbers of the C-mapping. Furthermore the spatial bifurcation of vortices is also discussed.     

斑头雁不同组织氨基酸的组成和含量分析

采用高效液相色谱法对斑头雁卵、肌肉和羽毛中17种氨基酸进行了含量的测定,并分析其中必需氨基酸的含量,为斑头雁的保护和利用提供依据。结果表明,斑头雁的卵、腿肌、胸肌和羽毛中均含有17种氨基酸,必需氨基酸含量较高,配比合理,有较高的营养价值。     

Charge ordering modulations in Bi0.4Ca0.6MnO3 film with a thickness of 110 nm

Low temperature sample stage in transmission electron microscope is used to investigate the charge ordering behaviours in Bi_0.4Ca_0.6MnO₃ film with a thickness of 110 nm at 103 K. Six different types of superlattice structures are observed using selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) technique, while three of them match well with the modulation stripes in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images. It is found that the modulation periodicity and direction are completely different in the region close to the Bi_0.4Ca_0.6MnO₃/SrTiO₃ interface from those in the region a little far from the Bi_0.4Ca_0.6MnO₃/SrTiO₃ interface, and the possible reasons are discussed. Based on the experimental results, structural models are proposed for these localized modulated structures.     

Charge ordering modulations in a Bi_0.4Ca_0.6MnO₃ film with a thickness of 110 nm

The low temperature sample stage in a transmission electron microscope is used to investigate the charge ordering behaviours in a Bi 0.4 Ca 0.6 MnO 3 film with a thickness of 110 nm at 103 K.Six different types of superlattice structures are observed using the selected-area electron diffraction(SAED) technique,while three of them match well with the modulation stripes in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM) images.It is found that the modulation periodicity and direction are completely different in the region close to the Bi 0.4 Ca 0.6 MnO 3 /SrTiO 3 interface from those in the region a little further from the Bi 0.4 Ca 0.6 MnO 3 /SrTiO 3 interface,and the possible reasons for this are discussed.Based on the experimental results,structural models are proposed for these localized modulated structures.     

纳米复合永磁Pr9Fe74Co12B5Snx(x=0,0.5)的磁化行为与磁黏滞性

用熔体快淬法制备了纳米复合永磁样品Pr9Fe74Co12B5与Pr9Fe74Co12B5Sn0.5,分析了样品的起始磁化、反磁化过程,测得样品的总磁化率、可逆磁化率以及样品的磁黏滞性.结果表明,两样品在室温下均表现为单一硬磁相磁化行为,在低温下表现为双相行为,且由于添加Sn后使晶粒均匀化从而导致样品低温下的双相行为更加明显.添加Sn后引起样品中软磁相含量和软磁相晶粒尺寸的增加,使磁化反转中可逆磁化部分增多,且使反磁化形核场降低.磁黏滞性研究表明,热激活体积与软磁相晶粒的大小有关.