Fabrication of Microporous Metal–Organic Frameworks in Uninterrupted Mesoporous Tunnels: Hierarchical Structure for Efficient Trypsin Immobilization and Stabilization

Hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (HP-MOFs) are promising in various applications. Most reported HP-MOFs are prepared based on the generation of mesopores in microporous frameworks, and the formed mesopores are connected by microporous channels, limiting the accessibility of mesopores for bulky molecules. A hierarchical structure is formed by constructing microporous MOFs in uninterrupted mesoporous tunnels. Using the confined space in as-prepared mesoporous silica, highly dispersed metal precursors for MOFs are coated on the internal surface of mesoporous tunnels. Ligand vapor-induced crystallization is employed to enable quantitative formation of MOFs in situ, in which sublimated ligands diffuse into mesoporous tunnels and react with metal precursors. The obtained hierarchically porous composites exhibit record-high adsorption capacity for the bulky molecule trypsin. The thermal and storage stability of trypsin is improved upon immobilization on the composites.     

Giant shot-like voltage noise in high current density Nb–AlOx–Nb superconducting tunnel junctions

The flat voltage noise component of current biased, high-transparency Nb/AlO_x/Nb superconducting tunnel junctions has been investigated at frequencies up to 70 kHz. Several aspects of the analyzed phenomena suggest the presence of current noise effects induced by the discreteness of the charge carriers. At subgap voltages, where excess currents occur, a behavior coherent with a multiple Andreev reflection-assisted transport through the tunnel barrier has been found. However, the measured charge values exceed any theoretical prediction.     

Geometric indices and the Alexander polynomial of a knot

It is well-known that any Laurent polynomial satisfying and is the Alexander polynomial of a knot in . We show that can be realized by a knot which has the following properties simultaneously: (i) tunnel number 1; (ii) bridge index 3; and (iii) unknotting number 1.

     

The mixed valent tellurate SrTe3O8: Electronic lone pair effect of Te

A novel mixed valent tellurium oxide, SrTe₃O₈, has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined ab initio from powder X-ray diffraction data. This oxide, which crystallizes in a tetragonal unit-cell, P4₂/m space group, with very close a and c cell parameters (6.8257(1) and 6.7603(1) Å, respectively), exhibits a very original structure built up of corner-sharing TeO₆ (Te⁶⁺) octahedra and Te₂O₈ (Te⁴⁺) twin-pyramidal units. The latter ones form [Te₃O₈]_∞ chains running along the [001] and the [110] directions. Besides the four sided tunnels where the Sr²⁺ cations are located, there are very large four sided tunnels running along the c-axis which are obstructed by the electronic lone pairs of the Te⁴⁺ cations.     

Spin-polarized current and tunnel magnetoresistance in heterogeneous single-barrier magnetic tunnel junctions

Current in heterogeneous tunnel junctions is studied in the framework of the parabolic conduction-band model. The developed model of the electron tunneling takes explicitly into account the difference of effective masses between ferromagnetic and insulating layers and between conduction subbands. Calculations for Fe/MgO/Fe-like structures have shown the essential impact of effective mass differences in regions (constituents) of the structure on the tunnel magnetoresistance of the junction.     

A re-examination of platinum-group element concentrations in the environmental certified reference material BCR-723

A detailed statistical examination of replicated data used to certify platinum-group elements (PGEs) in environmental reference material BCR-723 is presented. Certification of Pt, Pd, and Rh concentrations in BCR-723 was based on 16, eight, and nine accepted data sets, respectively. Each accepted data set contained six replicated measurements for each PGE, and the statistical properties of these concentration data were examined, i.e. 96 for Pt, 48 for Pd, and 54 for Rh. This level of investigation has received limited attention but is critical in furthering our understanding of PGE variability and representativeness. Concentrations of Pt, Pd, and Rh were shown to differ significantly between accepted data sets. Palladium and Pt differed in their quantification between detection techniques. Additionally, Pd and Pt concentrations varied significantly between laboratories using a similar definitive method (inductively coupled plasma-isotope dilution mass spectrometry). The distribution of Pd concentrations was found to be bimodal, with a secondary population exhibiting a contamination signal of about 15%. The secondary population, not previously reported in BCR-723, is likely a measurement artifact and not due to a nugget effect. Comparisons of BCR-723 with other environmental media from Europe, i.e. airborne particulate matter, tunnel dust, and road-deposited sediment, indicated that Pd is uncommonly low in BCR-723 (6.0?ng?g^?1) and is generally not representative in terms of its distribution relative to Pt and Rh. Serious consideration should be given to developing a new PGE certified environmental reference material.     

BEPCⅡ束团缺口信号的提取

 基于隧道二极管单稳态电路、高速可重触发电路、ECL技术等多种高速电路技术设计了BEPCⅡ束团缺口信号提取电路。介绍了BEPCⅡ储存环中带缺口的多束团运行模式。对Pickup电极感应信号经过长电缆传输衰减后的波形进行了研究。分析了缺口提取电路中处理快速信号的隧道二极管单稳态电路原理，该电路可以将0.3 ns的正脉冲展宽到4 ns的ECL电平脉冲。给出了标准束团注入和非标准注入情况下束团缺口判定逻辑。测试结果表明:此电路对各种束团注入情况均能正常工作，且提取出的同步信号均方根抖动值仅为80.49 ps，满足设计要求。     

Identification of a fault zone ahead of the tunnel excavation face using the extended Kalman filter

Simulation of mechanized tunneling and on-site excavation require very good knowledge of the geomechanical and material properties. Identification of the material must be fast and continuously performed during tunnel excavation for the best possible strategies for advancing the tunnel boring machine. We present in this work the use of the extended Kalman filter (EKF) for identification of the inclined fault zone ahead of the face. The EKF showed fast and stable convergence of the model parameters under study. In comparison with the particle swarm optimization technique applied to the same back analysis problem, faster convergence of the identified parameters as well as high robustness with respect to the choice of the initial parameter values have been observed.     

Effect of inelastic electron-phonon interaction on tunneling magnetoresistance through ferromagnetic-organic molecule-ferromagnetic junction

We have studied the effect of inelastic electron-phonon interaction on the spin-dependent transport properties of a molecule, trans-polyacetylene (trans-PA), as a molecular bridge sandwiched between two ferromagnetic (FM) electrodes. The work is based on a tight-binding Hamiltonian model within the framework of a generalized Green’s function technique and relies on the Landauer-Büttiker formalism as the basis for studying the current-voltage characteristic of this system. We use the wide-band approximation for FM electrodes. It is shown that due to inelastic interactions, the spin currents increase in a finite value of voltage and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) decreases compared with TMR obtained in the absence of phonons.