Improved dimensional stability of Nafion membrane modified using a layer by layer self-assembly of biophilic polymers

The modification of perfluorinated proton exchange membranes (e.g. Nafion) utilizing a layer by layer (LbL) electrostatic assembly of oppositely charged biophilic polymers such as poly-l-lysine as positive layer and dsDNA as a negative layer is developed to protect the interface between the catalyst layer and the membrane in a low temperature fuel cell. Various physicochemical measurements including water uptake, proton conductivity and surface tension were investigated for both the as-received Nafion and the biopolymeric LbL modified Nafion. The smaller water contact angle and the less swelling characteristics of the biopolymer modified Nafion membrane was founded compared to that of as-received Nafion. This clearly indicates that the more hydrophilic surface of biopolymeric layers on Nafion plays an important role in the enhanced dimensional stability. In addition, a potential hypothesis explaining the higher proton conductivity from the LbL biopolymeric film coated Nafion is suggested.     

Optical nonlinearity measurement of 4-（N-methyl,N-hydroxyethl）amino,4＇-nitroazobenzene using a transmittance technique with a phase object（T-PO） with top-hat beams at 600-nm wavelength

The transmittance technique with a phase object（T-PO）,for measuring optical nonlinear coefficients is proposed with a top-hat beam.The sensitivity of the T-PO with a top-hat beam is a factor of 4 greater than that with a Gaussian beam.The validity of this method is verified by measuring the nonlinearity of a well-characterized liquid,CS 2 at 532-nm wavelength.The ease of use of this method has been proved by measuring a new compound 4-（N-methyl,N-hydroxyethyl）amino,4＇-nitroazobenzene（ANAB） at 600-nm wavelength,indicating that this method can be extended to the measurement of optical nonlinearities in a wide-band spectrum.     

偏置信号调制下色关联噪声驱动的线性系统的随机共振

研究了偏置信号调制下关联分段噪声驱动的过阻尼线性系统的随机共振现象，推导出了一阶矩、二阶矩和信噪比的解析表达式. 通过对信噪比曲线的分析，发现该系统中存在三种不同形式的随机共振：传统的随机共振、真正的随机共振和广义的随机共振. 此外，数值结果还表明，加性噪声能够减弱输出的信噪比，而噪声之间的互相关强度能够使输出的信噪比增强. 关键词： 随机共振 信噪比 偏置信号调制的噪声 分段噪声     

Observation of large low‐field magnetoresistance in spinel cobaltite: A new half‐metal

Low‐field magnetoresistance is an effective and energy‐saving way to use half‐metallic materials in magnetic reading heads and magnetic random access memory. Common spin‐polarized materials with low field magnetoresistance effect are perovskite‐type manganese, cobalt, and molybdenum oxides. In this study, we report a new type of spinel cobaltite materials, self‐assembled nanocrystalline NiCo₂O₄, which shows large low field magnetoresistance as large as –19.1% at 0.5 T and –50% at 9 T (2 K). The large low field magnetoresistance is attributed to the fast magnetization rotation of the core nanocrystals. The surface spin‐glass is responsible for the observed weak saturation of magnetoresistance under high fields. Our calculation demonstrates that the half‐metallicity of NiCo₂O₄ comes from the hopping e_g electrons within the tetrahedral Co‐atoms and the octahedral Ni‐atoms. The discovery of large low‐field magnetoresistance in simple spinel oxide NiCo₂O₄, a non‐perovskite oxide, leads to an extended family of low‐field magnetoresistance materials. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Existence and uniqueness of solutions of reaction–convection equations with non-Lipschitz nonlinearity

In this work we study single balance law _ut+∇⋅Φ(u)=f(u)$u_t+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot \Phi (u)=f(u)$ with bounded initial value, and find that there may exist maximal and minimal solutions, if f(u)$f(u)$ is not Lipschitz continuous at u=0$u=0$. We also show that comparison principle is valid for such solutions, and the solutions may blow up or not under certain conditions. It is determined by the strength of source supply, as well as the competition between the source and flux.     

A facile method for the synthesis of large‐size Ag nanoparticles as efficient SERS substrates

Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) enjoy a reputation as an ultrasensitive substrate for surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). However, large‐scale synthesis of Ag NPs in a controlled manner is a challenging task for a long period of time. Here, we reported a simple seed‐mediated method to synthesize Ag NPs with controllable sizes from 50 to 300 nm, which were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV–Vis spectroscopy. SERS spectra of Rhodamine 6G (R6G) from the as‐prepared Ag NPs substrates indicate that the enhancement capability of Ag NPs varies with different excitation wavelengths. The Ag NPs with average sizes of ~150, ~175, and ~225 nm show the highest SERS activities for 532, 633, and 785‐nm excitation, respectively. Significantly, 150‐nm Ag NPs exhibit an enhancement factor exceeding 10⁸ for pyridine (Py) molecules in electrochemical SERS (EC‐SERS) measurements. Furthermore, finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) calculation is employed to explain the size‐dependent SERS activity. Finally, the potential of the as‐prepared SERS substrates is demonstrated with the detection of malachite green. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

亚千赫兹精度的腔增强分子饱和吸收光谱

饱和吸收光谱法常被用于原子和分子跃迁的亚多普勒测量。光学谐振腔除了可增强有效吸收光程,还能够增加腔内的激光功率来饱和非常弱的分子振转跃迁.本文利用精细度达120000的谐振腔,通过腔增强光谱、腔衰荡光谱、噪声免疫腔增强光外差分子光谱这三种不同的腔增强方法,测量1.4μm处的C_2H_2分子兰姆凹陷.采用不同的腔增强方法确定吸收谱线中心,均给出了亚千赫兹的统计不确定度.并分析比较了不同方法的灵敏度和精度,噪声免疫腔增强光外差分子光谱是最灵敏的方法,但如果期望利用它实现亚千赫兹精度的计量应用,还需要对该方法中的系统误差进行更多的研究.     

Cobalt Based Nanoparticles Embedded Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalyst

Efficient water electrolysis catalyst is highly demanded for the production of hydrogen as a sustainable energy fuel. It is reported that cobalt derived nanoparticle (CoS₂, CoP, CoS|P) decorated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite aerogel catalysts for highly active and reliable hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts. 7 nm level cobalt derived nanoparticles are synthesized over graphene aerogel surfaces with excellent surface coverage and maximal expose of active sites. CoS|P/rGO hybrid aerogel composites show an excellent catalytic activity with overpotential of ≈169 mV at a current density of ≈10 mA cm^?2. Accordingly, efficient charge transfer is attained with Tafel slope of ≈52 mV dec^?1 and a charge transfer resistance (R_ct) of ≈12 Ω. This work suggests a viable route toward ultrasmall, uniform nanoparticles decorated graphene surfaces with well‐controlled chemical compositions, which can be generally useful for various applications commonly requiring large exposure of active surface area as well as robust interparticle charger transfer.     

变耦合系数非线性三波导定向耦合器特性研究

报道了对高斯型及指数型变耦合系数三波导耦合器的一些重要的全光开关特性进行的研究。利用四阶龙格一库塔方法对指数型和高斯型两类变耦合系数三波导耦合器进行了数值计算。数值计算结果表明：对于变耦合系数三波导耦合器而言,功率可在波导1与波导3之间100％转换,而波导2则不可能达到100％的功率输出。与双波导变耦合系数耦合器相比,在相同的最大耦合系数情况下三波导变耦合系数耦合器开关曲线要更陡一些．即具有更好的开关特性。与平行三波导耦合器相比,变耦合系数三波导耦合器作为光开关的最大优点在于开关曲线中不存在振荡。     

An ε-Minimax Theorem for Bi-Lower-Semicontinuous Set-Valued Mappings

In this article, an approximate minimax theorem for bi-lower-semicontinuous set-valued mapping was proved, relationships between semicontinuous set-valued mappings are discussed and the existence of approximate maxmin was given. The minimax theorem in this article is the first minimax theorem that doesn’t require the set-valued mappings to be continuous.