High-performance all-solid-state electrolyte for sodium batteries enabled by the interaction between the anion in salt and Na3SbS4

All-solid-state sodium batteries with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based electrolytes have shown great promise for large-scale energy storage applications. However, the reported PEO-based electrolytes still suffer from a low Na⁺ transference number and poor ionic conductivity, which mainly result from the simultaneous migration of Na⁺ and anions, the high crystallinity of PEO, and the low concentration of free Na⁺. Here, we report a high-performance PEO-based all-solid-state electrolyte for sodium batteries by introducing Na₃SbS₄ to interact with the TFSI⁻ anion in the salt and decrease the crystallinity of PEO. The optimal PEO/NaTFSI/Na₃SbS₄ electrolyte exhibits a remarkably enhanced Na⁺ transference number (0.49) and a high ionic conductivity of 1.33 × 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ at 45 °C. Moreover, we found that the electrolyte can largely alleviate Na⁺ depletion near the electrode surface in symmetric cells and, thus, contributes to stable and dendrite-free Na plating/stripping for 500 h. Furthermore, all-solid-state Na batteries with a 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride cathode exhibit a high capacity retention of 84% after 200 cycles and superior rate performance (up to 10C). Our work develops an effective way to realize a high-performance all-solid-state electrolyte for sodium batteries.

A high-performance all-solid-state PEO/NaTFSI/Na₃SbS₄ electrolyte for sodium batteries is realized owing to the electrostatic interaction between TFSI⁻ in the salt and Na₃SbS₄, which immobilizes TFSI⁻ anions and promotes the dissociation of NaTFSI.     

Dynamics of laser-induced shock wave by optical probe in air

A new simple optical system based on optical beam deflection combining the holophote corner cube was developed in order to study the dynamics of laser-induced shock waves in air. In this method, we adopt a He-Ne laser beam as the detection beam. The He-Ne laser beam, reflected by corner cube, intersects the propagating shock wave at two successive positions. The measurement of the shock wave velocity benefits from the double peak signals induced by the same acting laser pulse, which is calculated from the time interval between the corresponding oscilloscope signals and the distance of the two He-Ne laser beams. By virtue of this setup, we are also able to determine the pressure of the generated shock waves. It is shown that this method is simple with a fairly good precision and is much easier than the conventional methods used for this task.     

Effect of metallic and hyperbolic metamaterial surfaces on electric and magnetic dipole emission transitions

Spontaneous emission patterns of electric and magnetic dipoles on different metallic surfaces and a hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) surface were simulated using the dyadic Green’s function technique. The theoretical approach was verified by experimental results obtained by measuring angular-dependent emission spectra of europium ions on top of different films. The results show the modified behavior of electric and magnetic dipoles on metallic and HMM surfaces. The results of numerical calculations agree well with experimental data.     

Propagation of cosh-Gaussian beams diffracted by a circular aperture in turbulent atmosphere

An analytical formula for the average intensity of cosh-Gaussian (ChG) beams diffracted by an aperture in turbulent atmosphere is derived and some limiting cases are discussed. By using the average intensity formula, some numerical simulation comparisons are made and some special cases are studied, especially the influences of the ChG beam parameter (Ω₀), the propagation distance, the aperture and its size on the average normalized intensity distribution. It is determined that the evolution properties of the average normalized intensity profile in turbulent atmosphere with aperture are different not only from those of free space with aperture but also from those in turbulent atmosphere without aperture. PACS 42.68.Bz; 42.79.Ag; 42.25.Fx     

Synthesis of hierarchical Na<Subscript>2</Subscript>FeP<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>7</Subscript> spheres with high electrochemical performance via spray drying

Hierarchical Na₂FeP₂O₇ spheres with nanoparticles were successfully fabricated by a facile spray drying method. A relatively low drying temperature was introduced in order to form a carbon layer on the surface. As a cathode material for sodium-ion batteries, it delivered a reversible capacity of 84.4 mAh g^?1 at 0.1 C and showed excellent cycling and rate performance (64.7 mAh g^?1 at 5 C). Furthermore, a full sodium battery was fabricated using SP-Na₂FeP₂O₇ as the cathode and hard carbon as the anode, suffering almost no capacity loss after 400 cycles at 1 C. Due to its superior electrochemical property and the low materials cost, Na₂FeP₂O₇ is becoming a promising cathode material for large-scale energy storage systems.     

355 nm激光作用下苯甲醚的多光子电离质谱研究

在355 nm激光作用下,利用多光子电离技术结合飞行时间质谱(TOF-MS)对苯甲醚分子进行了研究。实验结果表明苯甲醚分子的多光子电离机制属于母体分子电离-解离模型。通过对主要碎片离子的可能形成过程的讨论,得出该波长下母体分子离子解离的主要有两种通道,但是随激光能量的增强,甲基移除通道逐步占据优势成为主要通道。应用高斯软件采用HF/6-31G(d) 方法对苯甲醚分子和苯甲醚阳离子基态的几何构型进行优化得到其稳定构型,并计算了苯甲醚分子离子及其初级解离产物的能量。比较两条通道的碎片离子能量的变化,理论验证了实验中苯甲醚分子主要解离通道的合理性。     

准相位匹配PPKTP晶体连续倍频13 mW绿光输出

采用高压脉冲电场极化,通过电光效应实时监控、倍频通光二维监控等手段的应用,制备出周期为9μm、长为8 mm、宽为3 mm、厚为1 mm的周期极化KTiOPO4晶体(PPKTP);倍频通光实验中,当波长1064 nm的基频光功率为1 W时,得到了功率为13.5 mW的532 nm连续倍频绿光输出,单通倍频转换效率为1.35%,归一化转换效率为1.69%/(W.cm),接近理论最大值。     

Targeting Upconversion Nanoprobes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Early Colon Cancer

Colon cancer (CC) is one of the most common intestinal malignancies and is difficult to detect in its early stage by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with currently used contrast agents (CAs). The development of targeted CAs contributes to the early diagnosis of CC and thereby enables early intervention and timely therapy. Considering the outstanding performance of upconversion nanoprobes (UCNPs) in high‐performance MR and fluorescence imaging, a new type of nanoprobes with considerably enhanced imaging performance is developed herein. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) antibody is conjugated onto the surface of UCNPs to achieve the targeted imaging of early CC tumors, which overexpress CEA. Both toxicity tests and histological/hematological examinations demonstrate the excellent biocompatibility of these CC‐targeting nanoprobes, which possess great potential for clinical application in the early diagnosis of CC.     

近自然彩色图像融合算法及其实时处理系统的发展

在军事和生产领域,特别是在极其恶劣的可视条件下,图像融合技术越来越强调融合效果显示的"近自然"感觉,以及人类视觉感知的要求。从彩色图像融合算法的发展概况出发,着重介绍了两种具有代表性的基于视觉特性的近自然彩色图像融合方法,并特别阐述了课题组近期开展的相关算法研究成果。总结了国内外实时彩色图像融合系统的发展现状,概括了课题组已具备的硬件实验基础,综合分析了实时彩色图像融合技术的若干关键技术,如多源图像特征分析、实时图像配准、融合图像后处理等。针对实时图像融合技术的应用状况,提出图像融合系统未来的发展趋势。     

一种双正则项全变差高光谱图像去噪算法

受传感器特性影响,高光谱图像中的噪声在各个维度都有体现。噪声的存在降低了高光谱图像中信息的有效性,在进行地物分类前必须采用适当的算法对噪声予以去除。文章针对高光谱图像的噪声特性,提出了一种基于全变差的高光谱图像去噪算法。该算法将经典二维图像全变差去噪模型推广至三维形式,提出了采用双正则项及相应的调整参数的目标函数,在三维空间中完成新目标函数的离散化,并采用基于优化-最小化算法的迭代方法对目标函数进行优化与求解。对星载Hyperion成像光谱仪数据的实验表明,适当的设置调整参数,该方法可很好地提高高光谱图像的各波段信噪比、平滑光谱曲线并保留细节特征,其去噪效果优于经典的MNF去噪算法及Savitzky-Golay滤波方法。