A Facile Method to Assemble PNIPAM‐Containing Microgel Photonic Crystals

Structural colors: Poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) based microgel photonic crystals are fabricated by using a new method called “high‐temperature‐induced hydrophobic assembly”. The assembling conditions affect the water content of the crystals, thus determining their structural color (see image). The obtained photonic crystals are sensitive to solvents, and the reversible changes in their color can be observed with the naked eye.

     

Versatile code DLAYZ for investigating population kinetics and radiative properties of plasmas in non-local thermodynamic equilibrium

A versatile code DLAYZ based on collisional-radiative model is developed for investigating the population kinetics and radiative properties of plasmas in non-local thermodynamic equilibrium. DLAYZ is implemented on the detailed level accounting (DLA) approach and can be extended to detailed configuration accounting (DCA) and hybrid DLA/DCA approaches. The code can treat both steady state and time-dependent problems. The implementation of the main modules of DLAYZ is discussed in detail including atomic data, rates, population distributions and radiative properties modules. The complete set of basic atomic data is obtained using relativistic quantum mechanics. For dense plasmas, the basic atomic data with plasma screening effects can be obtained. The populations are obtained by solving the coupled rate equations, which are used to calculate the radiative properties. A parallelized version is implemented in the code to treat the large-scale rate equations. Two illustrative examples of a steady state case for carbon plasmas and a time-dependent case for the relaxation of a K-shell excited argon are employed to show the main features of the present code.     

An Efficient Module for Full Adders in Quantum-dot Cellular Automata

Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA), a new computing paradigm at nanoscale, may be a prospective alternative to conventional CMOS-based integrated circuits. Modular design methodology in QCA domain has not been widely investigated. In this paper, an efficient module with fault tolerance is proposed, which can be employed to fabricate three-input and five-input majority gates that are the fundamental primitives for designing circuits in QCA. With cells omission in the versatile module, various logic gates will be achieved, such as Nand-Nor-Inverter (NNI) gate and And-Or-Inverter (AOI) gate. Moreover, in order to seek out an efficient full adder, five various QCA full adders are designed and exhaustively compared in terms of area, complexity, latency, reliability and power dissipation and also compared with existing fault-tolerant full adders. Two simulation tools, QCADesigner and QCAPro, are utilized in the waveform simulations for verifying the correctness of proposed circuits and power consumption, respectively. The analysis results reveal that full adder V has significant improvements in contrast to its counterparts with above criteria. To test the practicability of full adder V, multi-bit adders will be designed in single-layer and compared with previous adders in terms of area, complexity and QCA cost, which proves the merits of our work.     

高对比度多色力致发光变色二苯并富烯衍生物的设计合成及性质研究

制备了苯基甲苯基二苯并富烯（phenyltolyldibenzofulvene,1）并研究了其发光性能.化合物1具有聚集诱导发光（aggregation induced emission,AIE）及结晶诱导荧光增强（crystallization enhanced emission,CEE）的性质,且化合物1可形成蓝色、蓝绿色荧光的晶体以及黄绿色荧光的无定形态.因化合物1分子为扭曲的螺旋桨构象,分子在聚集态中以较疏松的形式堆积,故化合物1可在热、溶剂气氛以及外力刺激下发生多种聚集态间的可逆转变,从而实现在三种不同发光状态间的可逆转变.我们尝试将化合物1用于光学记录,以单一化合物1为发光材料,其可在蓝绿及蓝色荧光颜色背景上以暗黄绿色字迹记录,可通过研磨、加热及溶剂气氛处理擦除字迹,并将记录纸分别转变为蓝色、蓝绿色及黄绿色,因此化合物1有望用于光存储材料.     

硫化锂分子的分析势能函数和光谱

应用密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法和6-311++g（d,p）基组,研究Li₂、LiS和Li₂S分子的基态构型.结果表明它们的基电子态分别为X¹Σ_g⁺、X²Π和X¹Σ_g⁺.通过非线性曲线拟合,得到基态LiS和Li₂分子的4参数Murrell-Sorbie分析势能函数,计算它们的光谱参数和力常数.基于多体项展式理论得到了基态Li₂S分子的单重态势能面的分析函数.利用得到的分析势能函数重构基态单重Li₂S分子的旋转图、伸缩图和旋转伸缩图,准确地再现了Li₂S分子的静态特征,如平衡结构,最低能量,合理反应通道.从等值势能面图看出,反应Li+S+Li→Li₂S是一个无阈值反应.S原子攻击Li₂分子的反应通道上,有一个过渡态.Li原子攻击LiS分子通道上也有一个过渡态.     

Topological ferroelectric bistability in a polarization-modulated orthogonal smectic liquid crystal

We report a bent-core liquid crystal (LC) compound exhibiting two fluid smectic phases in which two-dimensional, polar, orthorhombic layers order into three-dimensional ferroelectric states. The lower-temperature phase has a uniform polarization field which responds in an analog fashion to applied electric field. The higher-temperature phase is a new smectic state with periodic undulation of the polarization, structurally modulated layers, and a bistable response to applied electric field which originates in the periodically splay-modulated bulk of the LC rather than by surface stabilization at the cell boundaries.     

DNA-based intelligent logic controlled release systems

DNA assembles that can perform "OR" and "AND" logic gate operations were fabricated. The feasibility of intelligent logic controlled release was demonstrated through the controlled organization of gold nanoparticles on the surface of mesoporous silica by stimuli-induced structural transformation of DNA ensembles.     

The V-ATPase as a target for antifungal drugs

The ubiquitous and essential V-ATPase is a worthy chemotherapeutic target in the escalating battle against invasive fungal infections. Pathogenic fungi require optimum V-ATPase function for secretion of virulence factors, induction of stress response pathways, hyphal morphology and homeostasis of pH and other cations in order to successfully survive within and colonize the host. This review discusses why impairment of V-ATPase activity confers multidrug sensitivity and loss of virulence. Recent evidence points to the V-ATPase as a novel downstream target of the azole class of antifungals that inhibit the biogenesis of ergosterol. Depletion of ergosterol from vacuolar membranes led to progressive alkalization of yeast vacuoles, loss of V-ATPase activity and growth inhibition that could be rescued by exogenous ergosterol feeding. Other studies point to a critical role for sphingolipids, phospholipids and cardiolipin in V-ATPase function. Thus, drugs that inhibit the V-ATPase directly, or indirectly by modulating the membrane milieu, can profoundly affect fungal viability and virulence. These findings justify a systematic screen for fungal specific V-ATPase inhibitors or membrane active compounds that can be used in antifungal chemotherapy.     

实用型简易激光诱导荧光检测器的研制及性能测试

基于正交型结构,研制了一种简易实用的高效液相色谱激光诱导荧光检测器。以930荧光光度计为骨架,用岛津RF-535荧光检测池,配以自制可调稳压电源,分别以波长532am和405nm的自制激光器为激发光源,以罗丹明B和荧光素为荧光试剂评价体系的性能。罗丹明B的检出限为2．0×10^-8mol／L（S／N〉10）,荧光素的检出限为3．0×10^-10mol／L（S／N〉10）。测试结果表明该检测器达到了设计要求,具有足够的实用灵敏度和较宽的线性范围。     

氯化聚乙烯的热可逆共价交联

采用新型热可逆共价交联剂 ,以溶液反应法使氯化聚乙烯 (CPE)交联制得了凝胶量在 80 %左右的共价交联CPE ,研究了不同牌号CPE、催化剂及其用量、反应温度、反应时间及交联剂用量对CPE交联程度的影响 ,并测定了共价交联CPE的热可逆转化特性