A study of ion exchange selectivity coefficient by cyclic voltammetric measurement

An equation to express ion exchange selectivity coefficient was derived and used for calculating that of PPY film with the results obtained by cyclic voltammetric measurement. PPY film was synthesized by electrochemical method in aqueous solution using K₄Fe(CN)₆ as supporting electrolyte, and the anions were doped into the film. Ion exchange behaviour of doped Fe (CN)₆^3-/4- in the PPY film with Cl^?, NO₃^? or F^? ions in solution has been studied, and the corresponding ion exchange selectivity coefficients were determined.     

Effect of annealing on the nanoscratch behavior of multilayer Si0.8Ge0.2/Si films

In this study, we examined the nanoscratch behavior of annealed multilayered silicon-germanium (SiGe) films comprising alternating sublayers (Si) deposited using an ultrahigh-vacuum chemical vapor deposition (UHV/CVD) system. Annealing consisted of ex situ thermal treatment in a furnace system. We used a nanoscratch technique to investigate the nanotribological behavior of the SiGe films and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to observe deformation phenomena. Our AFM morphological studies of the SiGe films revealed that pile-up phenomena occurred on both sides of each scratch. The scratched surfaces of the SiGe films that had been subjected to various annealing conditions exhibited significantly different features, it is conjectured that cracking dominates in the case of SiGe films while ploughing dominates during the scratching process. We obtained higher coefficients of friction (μ) when the ramped force was set at 6000 μN, rather than 2000 μN, suggesting that annealing of SiGe films leads to higher shear resistance; annealing treatment not only produced misfit dislocations in the form of a significantly wavy sliding surface but also promoted scratching resistance.     

The Crystallization and Morphology of Isotactic Polypropylene Nucleated by Magnesium Sulfate Whiskers Surface Modified by Pimelic Acid

Pimelic acid (PA) was used to modify the surface of magnesium sulfate whiskers (M-HOS). The treated M-HOS and its effects as a function of concentration on the crystallization and morphology of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), thermogravimetic analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed that PA reacted with M-HOS and formed magnesium pimelate on the surface after the reaction. The results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized light microscopy (PLM) showed that the treated M-HOS had the ability to induce β-spherulites, increase the crystallization temperature and decrease the size of spherulites in iPP. It was the most effective to form β-spherulites when the content of PA treated M-HOS was 5 wt%.     

Multiple ping sonar accuracy improvement using robust motion estimation and ping fusion

Noise degrades the accuracy of sonar systems. We demonstrate a practical method for increasing the effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by fusing time delay information from a burst of multiple sonar pings. This approach can be useful when there is no relative motion between the sonar and the target during the burst of sonar pinging. Otherwise, the relative motion degrades the fusion and therefore, has to be addressed before fusion can be used. In this paper, we present a robust motion estimation algorithm which uses information from multiple receivers to estimate the relative motion between pings in the burst. We then compensate for motion, and show that the fusion of information from the burst of motion compensated pings improves both the resilience to noise and sonar accuracy, consequently increasing the operating range of the sonar system.     

Investigations of the effects of ultrasound on some metal and nonmetal systems

The effects of power ultrasound on four metal-nonmetal powdered systems: copper-sulphur iron-sulphur, zinc-sulphur and magnesium-sulphur in various solvents, such as hexane and carbon disulphide, are briefly examined here. For each system, a sonication time of 30 min was affected. The sonicated products are analysed by X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and atomic absorption spectrophotometry to determine their qualitative and quantitative compositions and the percentage yields of the products obtained are then compared and discussed.     

Hydrothermal synthesis of LiMnO2 microcubes for lithium ion battery application

Two kinds of LiMnO₂ microcubes were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method using solid or hollow Mn₂O₃ microcubes as precursors. One was made up of nanoparticles varying in size and the other was made up of interlaced polygonal nanoplates with the thickness of 70 nm. Both kinds of LiMnO₂ microcubes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Charge–discharge curves were carried out to investigate their electrochemical properties. LiMnO₂ microcubes with interlaced nanoplates showed much better capacities than the ones with nanoparticles indicating it is more suitable for application in the lithium ion batteries. The former material could deliver the capacities of 197 and 134 mAh/g at 0.1 and 1 C, respectively. And its capacity fading after 50 cycles did not exceed 7 %. The excellent electrochemical performance of the former material could be ascribed to the smaller size which could shorten the path length for lithium ion transport and increase the electrode and electrolyte contact.     

更正:质子束治疗中非均匀组织的等效水厚度修正研究[物理学报2013,62,068701]

《物理学报》2013年第62卷第6期第068701页《质子束治疗中非均匀组织的等效水厚度修正研究》一文中,因作者疏忽导致几处错误,特此更正,并诚挚地向读者致歉.期刊网上此文的电子版已做相应的更正.将3.1节中三个公式做如下更正:将(1)式:"WET=R介质/R水×b"改成:"WET=R水/R介质×b"将(2)式:"WET=R1/R水×d1+R2/R水×d2+···+Rn/R水×dn"改成:"WET=R水/R1×d1+R水/R2×d2+···+R水/Rn×dn"     

The structural and electronic properties of silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A first principles study

We have investigated the structures of silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110) using first principles calculations. The armchair silicon nanoribbons (ASiNRs) and zigzag silicon nanoribbons (ZSiNRs) with different widths are analyzed. The formation energy study shows that the ASiNRs with the width of 16 Å are the most stable structures. These ASiNRs have the structural parameters same as experimental ones. The simulated scanning tunneling microscope (STM) images of these ASiNRs also agree well with the experimental results. Thus, these ASiNRs are supposed to be the nanoribbons grown in experiment. The electronic structures shows that the ASiNRs are metallic, which is in agreement with the experiments.