Hydrodynamic and Thermodynamic Nonequilibrium Effects around Shock Waves: Based on a Discrete Boltzmann Method

A shock wave that is characterized by sharp physical gradients always draws the medium out of equilibrium. In this work, both hydrodynamic and thermodynamic nonequilibrium effects around the shock wave are investigated using a discrete Boltzmann model. Via Chapman–Enskog analysis, the local equilibrium and nonequilibrium velocity distribution functions in one-, two-, and three-dimensional velocity space are recovered across the shock wave. Besides, the absolute and relative deviation degrees are defined in order to describe the departure of the fluid system from the equilibrium state. The local and global nonequilibrium effects, nonorganized energy, and nonorganized energy flux are also investigated. Moreover, the impacts of the relaxation frequency, Mach number, thermal conductivity, viscosity, and the specific heat ratio on the nonequilibrium behaviours around shock waves are studied. This work is helpful for a deeper understanding of the fine structures of shock wave and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics.     

A simplified cavity analysis for estimating energy coupling during laser ablation and drilling of solids — experiment

The theory for a general departure function, f, for laser-irradiated cavities was previously developed to estimate laser energy coupling to an opaque solid target as a function of heat transfer and the cavity shape and size. In this article, a specific form of f is calculated for ultraviolet (UV) laser ablation of copper (Cu) and aluminum (Al) targets. Methods are also given for calculating the geometric factor, a, and experimentally determining the heat transfer parameter, ν, which is shown for this form of f to be the intensity-dependent effective reflectivity of the material. Experimental results for different gauges of laser energy coupling with a solid target are given and compared to calculations of net absorbed energy based on f and the incident laser energy. Using the simplified cavity analysis, the results demonstrate that the experimental values for f fall within the limits predicted by the theory, and that energy coupling can be predicted to within a mean of 2% of experimental gauges. Neglecting the factors in f from calculations of energy coupling can lead to large errors for laser-irradiated cavities, establishing that both cavity shape and heat transfer should be simultaneously considered. In addition, a first-order sensitivity analysis based on f shows that the initial rate of change in material removal strongly increases with reflectivity, which can lead to runaway cavity formation for highly reflective materials.     

A new building block with intramolecular D-A character for conjugated polymers: ladder structure based on B←N unit

The general strategy to construct D-A type conjugated polymers is alternating copolymerization of electron-donating(D)monomer and electron-accepting(A) monomer. In this article, we report a new strategy to develop D-A type conjugated polymers, i.e. first fuse the D and A units into a polycyclic structure to produce a building block and then polymerize the building block with another unit. We develop a new building block with ladder structure based on B←N unit, B←N bridged dipyridylbenzene(BNDPB). In the skeleton of BNDPB, one diamine-substituted phenylene ring(D unit) and two B←N-linked pyridyl rings(A unit) are fused together to produce the polycyclic structure. Owning to the presence of intramolecular D-A character, the building block itself exhibits narrow bandgap of 1.74 eV. The conjugated polymers based on BNDPB show unique electronic structures, i.e. localized HOMOs and delocalized LUMOs, which are rarely observed for conventional D-A conjugated polymers. The polymers exhibit smaller bandgap than that of the building block BNDPB and display near-infrared(NIR)light absorption(λabs=ca. 700 nm). This study thus provides not only a new strategy to design D-A conjugated polymers but also a new kind of building block with narrow bandgap.     

Isomers of B←N-Fused Dibenzo-azaacenes: How B←N Affects Opto-electronic Properties and Device Behaviors?

The B←N unit has a large dipole and it is isoelectronic to C−C moiety with no dipole. Incorporating B←N units into π-conjugated system is a powerful strategy to design organic small molecules and polymers with intriguing opto-electronic properties and excellent opto-electronic device performance. However, it is unclear how the B←N unit affects electronic structures and opto-electronic properties of large π-conjugated molecules. In this work, to address this question, we developed three dibenzo-azaacene molecules in which two B←N units were introduced at different positions. Although the dibenzo-azaacene skeleton is fully π-conjugated, the effect of B←N unit on the electronic structures of the adjacent rings is much stronger than that of the distant rings. As a result, the three molecules with isomerized B←N incorporation patterns possess different electronic structures and exhibit tunable opto-electronic properties. Among the three molecules, the centrosymmetrical molecule exhibits higher LUMO/HOMO energy levels than those of the two axisymmetrical molecules. When used as the active layer in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), while the two axisymmetrical molecules show unipolar electron transporting property, the centrosymmetrical molecule exhibits ambipolar hole and electron transporting behavior. This work not only deepens our understanding on organoboron π-conjugated molecules, but also indicates a new strategy to tune opto-electronic properties of organic semiconductors for excellent device performance.     

基于平面有机硼烷的超分子聚合物

超分子聚合物,即单体通过非共价键作用连接而成的链状聚集体,具有独特的物化性质和功能.经过30年的发展,超分子聚合物领域已取得了一系列重大创新成果.目前,超分子聚合物领域亟需探索的问题主要在超分子聚合驱动力、超分子构筑基元、可控超分子聚合、超分子聚合物功能等方面.近期,荷兰埃因霍温理工大学的Meijer课题组和日本名古屋...     

Peripheral Templation‐Modulated Interconversion between an A4L6 Tetrahedral Anion Cage and A2L3 Triple Helicate with Guest Capture/Release

An anion‐coordination‐based A₄L₆ (“A” denotes anion and “L” is ligand) tetrahedral cage was constructed by a C₂‐symmetric bis‐bis(urea) ligand and phosphate anion, which showed reversible interconversion with the A₂L₃ triple helicate as a response to the template, concentration, or solvent. Notably, an unusual “peripheral” templation was found to be critical to stabilize the tetrahedral structure. This peripheral effect was utilized to assemble an “empty” A₄L₆ cage that allows the multi‐stimuli‐controlled capture/release of biologically important species such as choline and acetylcholine.     

A homopolymer based on double B←N bridged bipyridine as electron acceptor for all-polymer solar cells

A homopolymer based on double B ← N bridged bipyridine was reported as a novel polymer electron acceptor. The resulting all-polymer solar cells show power conversion efficiencies of 2.44%–3.04%.     

Conjugated polymers containing B←N unit as electron acceptors for all-polymer solar cells

Polymer electron acceptors are the key materials in all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs).In this review,we focused on introducing the principle of boron-nitrogen coordination bond(B←N),and summarizing our recent research on polymer electron acceptors containing B←N unit for efficient all-PSC devices.Two approaches have been reported to design polymer electron acceptors using B←N unit.One is to replace a C-C unit by a B←N unit in conjugated polymers to transform a polymer electron donor to a polymer electron acceptor.The other approach is to construct novel electron-deficient building block based on B←N unit for polymer electron acceptors.The polymer electron acceptors containing B←N unit showed tunable lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) energy levels and exhibited excellent all-PSC device performance with power conversion efficiency of exceeding6%.These results indicate that organic boron chemistry is a new toolbox to develop functional polymer materials for optoelectronic device applications.     

Stability criteria in terms of two measures for functional differential equation with variable‐time impulses

This paper focuses on the stability in terms of two measures for functional differential equation with variable‐time impulses. Being different from most of existing literatures, the impulses of functional differential equation are assumed to be closely associated to the current state. We propose a new comparison principle for the considered systems and establish several stability criteria in terms of two measures. Also, the theoretical results are applied in a class of delayed neural network systems with variable‐tine impulses, and numerical simulations are introduced to illustrate the effectiveness of our results. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chaotic synchronization by the intermittent feedback method

This paper studies the synchronization of chaotic systems by the intermittent feedback method which is efficient. A sufficient synchronization criterion for a general intermittent linear state error feedback control is obtained by using a Lyapunov function and differential inequalities. Numerical simulations for the chaotic Chua oscillator are presented to illustrate the theoretical results.