Application of the HN method to the critical slab problem for reflecting boundary conditions

The recently developed H_N method is used to solve the critical slab problem for a slab which is surrounded by a reflector. In the special case for R=0 (the reflection coefficient) the problem reduces to the one under vacuum boundary conditions. It is shown that the method is concise and leads to fast converging numerical results. The presented numerical results are compared with the data available in literature.     

Crystal structure of 2,3-diaza-1,3-diphenylpropene.

The title compound crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2(1)/c. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit. While one of these molecules is in a general position, the other is in disordered position. The angle between the directions of the molecules in the asymmetric unit is 87.5(1) degrees.     

Electrochemical investigation of 1,3,5-triphenylformazan and its nitro derivatives in dimethyl sulfoxide.

Cyclic voltammetric (CV) and chronoamperometric (CA) behaviors of 1,3,5-triphenylformazan (TPF), 3-(p-nitrophenyl)-1,5-diphenylformazan (PNF) and 3-(m-nitrophenyl)-1,5-diphenylformazan (MNF) were studied in dimethyl sulfoxide medium. TPF was found to give a single sharp cathodic CV peak corresponding to a gain of one-electron per molecule. The diffusion coefficient and the number of electrons transferred were calculated using the Baranski equation with the CV-data obtained by an ultramicroelectrode. Standard rate constants for the reduction were calculated by the Klingler-Kochi technique. The electrochemical data obtained support the mechanism proposed by Umemoto.     

改性纳米TiO2固相光催化降解废弃聚氯乙烯

用偶联剂改性的纳米TiO2作催化剂，采用包埋法制备了一种新型的可光催化降解的纳米PVC-M-TiO2复合薄膜．在空气中紫外光照的条件下进行了该薄膜的光催化降解实验，并与以末改性的TiO2为催化剂的PVC-Un-TiO3复合薄膜的降解效率进行了比较，利用光照失重、傅立叶红外（FT-IR）光谱和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）等方法对光照前后复合薄膜进行厂分析表征．实验结果表明PVC-M-TiO2复合薄（TiO2质量百分含量为2％）膜在空气中能被有效的降解，连续光照480h后降解效率达到36．9％，明屁高于纯膜及未改性的PVC-Un-TiO2复合膜。     

光学耗散系统的准热力学模型及其在光学双稳性相变问题上的应用

本文以光学耗散系统为范例,论证在满足细致平衡原理的条件下,可以与传统热力学相平行地发展一种“准热力学”模型。然后运用此模型系统而普遍地讨论了光学双稳系统的临界现象与相变。又借助Ginzburg-Landau模型处理了光学双稳性(第二类)临界点附近的涨落与关联。将平衡热力学的Landau相变理论推广到具有双稳性并远离热平衡的耗散系统。     

Stability analysis of parallel server systems under longest queue first

We consider the stability of parallel server systems under the longest queue first (LQF) rule. We show that when the underlying graph of a parallel server system is a tree, the standard nominal traffic condition is sufficient for the stability of that system under LQF when interarrival and service times have general distributions. Then we consider a special parallel server system, which is known as the X-model, whose underlying graph is not a tree. We provide additional “drift” conditions for the stability and transience of these queueing systems with exponential interarrival and service times. Drift conditions depend in general on the stationary distribution of an induced Markov chain that is derived from the underlying queueing system. We illustrate our results with examples and simulation experiments. We also demonstrate that the stability of the LQF depends on the tie-breaking rule used and that it can be unstable even under arbitrary low loads.     

Monitoring the gelation of polyacrylamide–sodium alginate composite by fluorescence technique

Polyacrylamide (PAAm)–sodium alginate (SA) composite was prepared with different amounts of SA varying in the range between 0.06% and 2% (w/v). The PAAm–SA composite was characterized by the steady-state fluorescence technique. Pyranine was added as a fluoroprobe for monitoring the polymerization. It was observed that pyranine molecules bind to AAm and SA chains upon the initiation of the polymerization. Thus, the fluorescence spectra of the bonded pyranines shift to the shorter wavelengths. Fluorescence spectra from the bonded pyranines allowed us to monitor the sol–gel phase transition, and to test the universality of the sol–gel transition as a function of SA contents. Observations around the critical point show that the gel fraction exponent, β, and the weight average degree of polymerization exponent, γ, agreed with the percolation result for (<0.25% (w/v)) SA contents. However, classical results were produced at (<2% (w/v)) SA contents.     

纳米SiO2在钧瓷釉料中的应用及对釉料性质的影响

在钧瓷基础釉中加入过渡金属氧化物可以使钧瓷呈现出丰富多彩的釉色,但同时也会造成严重的流釉现象.在传统钧瓷中,适当的流釉可以给瓷器带来艺术的美感,严重的流釉反而影响钧瓷的艺术效果和产品质量.通过在钧瓷釉料中添加纳米SiO2,并控制其质量比例在2wt;和4wt;,研究纳米SiO2对钧瓷釉料性质的影响.添加纳米SiO2前后的钧瓷釉料的结构和性质通过X-射线衍射仪、扫面电子显微镜和X-射线电子能谱仪进行表征分析.对比发现,纳米SiO2的添加可提高釉的化学稳定性和热稳定性,有效地改善钧瓷制品的流釉现象,并且能够提高釉层的亮度.     

A New Approach to the Exact Solutions of the Effective Mass Schrödinger Equation

Effective mass Schrödinger equation is solved exactly for a given potential. Nikiforov-Uvarov method is used to obtain energy eigenvalues and the corresponding wave functions. A free parameter is used in the transformation of the wave function. The effective mass Schrödinger equation is also solved for the Morse potential transforming to the constant mass Schrödinger equation for a potential. One can also get solution of the effective mass Schrödinger equation starting from the constant mass Schrödinger equation.     

Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves by a Nonuniform Plasma Layer Covering a Metal Surface

Reflection coefficients of electromagnetic waves in a nonuniform plasma layer with electrons, positive ions and negative ions, covering a metal surface are investigated by using the finite-difference-time-domMn method. It is shown that the reflection coemcients are influenced greatly by the density gradient on the layer edge, layer thickness and electron proportion, i.e., the effect of the negative ions. It is also found that low reflection or high attenuation can be reached by properly choosing high electron proportion, thick plasma layer, and smooth density gradient in the low frequency regime, but sharp density gradient in the high frequency regime.