生物组织中的光分布研究

本文利用蒙特卡罗方法模拟了单层生物组织中光的传输与分布情况,给出了生物组织中的光子数分布随着g因子、层厚d、吸收系数以及散射系数的变化而变化的关系,分析了其变化的原因     

Remarkable synergistic effect in cobalt-iron nitride/alloy nanosheets for robust electrochemical water splitting

Design and synthesis of noble-metal-free bifunctional catalysts for efficient and robust electrochemical water splitting are of significant importance in developing clean and renewable energy sources for sustainable energy consumption.Herein,a simple three-step strategy is reported to construct cobalt-iron nitride/alloy nanosheets on nickel foam(CoFe-NA/NF)as a bifunctional catalyst for both hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER).The electrocatalyst with optimized composition(CoFe-NA2/NF)can achieve ultralow overpotentials of 73 mV and 250 mV for HER and OER,respectively,at a current density of 10 mA cm^-2 in 1 M KOH.Notably,the electrolyzer based on this electrocatalyst is able to boost the overall water splitting with a cell voltage of 1.564 V to deliver 10 mA cm^-2 for at least 50 h without obvious performance decay.Furthermore,our experiment and theoretical calculation demonstrate that the combination of cobalt-iron nitride and alloy can have low hydrogen adsorption energy and facilitate water dissociation during HER.In addition,the surface reconstruction introduces metal oxyhydroxides to optimize the OER process.Our work may pave a new pathway to design bifunctional catalysts for overall water splitting.     

分段线性神经网络的逼近理论

随着分段线性函数的广泛应用,本文尝试研究浅层和深层的分段线性神经网络的逼近理论.作者将应用于三层感知机模型的万能逼近定理拓展到分段线性神经网络中,并给出与隐藏神经元个数相关的逼近误差估计.利用分段线性函数构造锯齿函数的显式方法,证明解析函数可以通过分段线性神经网络的深度堆叠以指数速率逼近,并辅以相应的数值实验.     

A Nanosheet-Assembled SnO2-Integrated Anode

There is an ever-increasing trend toward bendable and high-energy-density electrochemical storage devices with high strength to fulfil the rapid development of flexible electronics, but they remain a great challenge to be realised by the traditional slurry-casting fabrication processes. To overcome these issues, herein, a facile strategy was proposed to design integrating an electrode with flexible, high capacity, and high tensile strength nanosheets with interconnected copper micro-fibre as a collector, loaded with a novel hierarchical SnO₂ nanoarchitecture, which were assembled into core–shell architecture, with a 1D micro-fibre core and 2D nanosheets shell. When applied as anode materials for LIBs, the resultant novel electrode delivers a large reversible specific capacity of 637.2 mAh g⁻¹ at a high rate of 1C. Such superior capacity may benefit from rational design based on structural engineering to boost synergistic effects of the integrated electrode. The outer shell with the ultrathin 2D nanoarchitecture blocks can provide favourable Li⁺ lateral intercalation lengths and more beneficial transport routes for electrolyte ions, with sufficient void space among the nanosheets to buffer the volume expansion. Furthermore, the interconnected 1D micro-fibre core with outstanding metallic conductivity can offer an efficient electron transport pathway along axial orientation to shorten electron transport. More importantly, the metal’s remarkable flexibility and high tensile strength provide the hybrid integrated electrode with strong bending and stretchability relative to sintered carbon or graphene hosts. The presented strategy demonstrates that this rational nanoarchitecture design based on integrated engineering is an effective route to maintain the structural stability of electrodes in flexible LIBs.     

Organic Nanoplatforms for Iodinated Contrast Media in CT Imaging

X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging can produce three-dimensional and high-resolution anatomical images without invasion, which is extremely useful for disease diagnosis in the clinic. However, its applications are still severely limited by the intrinsic drawbacks of contrast media (mainly iodinated water-soluble molecules), such as rapid clearance, serious toxicity, inefficient targetability and poor sensitivity. Due to their high biocompatibility, flexibility in preparation and modification and simplicity for drug loading, organic nanoparticles (NPs), including liposomes, nanoemulsions, micelles, polymersomes, dendrimers, polymer conjugates and polymeric particles, have demonstrated tremendous potential for use in the efficient delivery of iodinated contrast media (ICMs). Herein, we comprehensively summarized the strategies and applications of organic NPs, especially polymer-based NPs, for the delivery of ICMs in CT imaging. We mainly focused on the use of polymeric nanoplatforms to prolong circulation time, reduce toxicity and enhance the targetability of ICMs. The emergence of some new technologies, such as theragnostic NPs and multimodal imaging and their clinical translations, are also discussed.     

Spatiotemporal Utilization of Latent Heat in Erythritol-based Phase Change Materials as Solar Thermal Fuels

Solar thermal fuels (STFs) have been particularly concerned as sustainable future energy due to their impressive ability to store solar energy in chemical bonds and controllably release thermal energy. However, currently studied STFs mainly focus on molecule-based materials with high photochemical activity, toxicity, and compromised features, which greatly restricts their applications in practical scenarios of solar energy utilization. Herein, we present a novel erythritol-based composite phase change material (PCM) as a new type of STFs with an outstanding capability to store solar energy as latent heat in its stable supercooling state and release thermal energy as needed. This composite PCM with stored thermal energy can be maintained stably at room temperature and subsequently release latent heat as high as 224.9 J/g during the crystallization process triggered by thermal stimuli. Remarkably, solar energy can be converted into latent heat stored in the composite PCM over months. Through mechanical stimulations, the released latent heat can increase the temperature of the composite up to 91 °C. This work presents a new concept of using spatiotemporal storage and release of latent heat in PCMs for solar energy utilization, making it a potential candidate as STFs for developing future clean energy techniques.     

退火温度和溅射时间对磁控溅射法制备Mg2Si薄膜的影响

采用磁控溅射法和原位退火工艺在钠钙玻璃衬底上制备 Mg2Si 薄膜。首先在钠钙玻璃衬底上交替溅射沉积两层Si、Mg 薄膜,冷却至室温后原位退火4 h,制备出一系列 Mg2Si 薄膜样品。通过 X 射线衍射仪(XRD) 、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对所得薄膜样品的晶体结构和表面形貌进行表征, 讨论了退火温度和溅射Si/Mg/Si/Mg 时间对制备 Mg2Si 薄膜的影响。结果表明,采用磁控溅射法在钠钙玻璃衬底上交替溅射两层Si、Mg 薄膜, 通过原位退火方式成功制备出单一相的 Mg2Si 薄膜,溅射Si/Mg/Si/Mg 的时间为12.5/9/12.5/9 min,退火温度为550 ℃ 时,制备的 Mg2Si 薄膜结晶度最好,连续性和致密性最强。这对后续 Mg2Si 薄膜器件的设计与制备提供了重要的参考。 积两层Si、Mg 薄膜, 冷却至室温后原位退火4 h, 制备出一系列 Mg2Si 薄膜样品. 通过 X 射线衍射仪(XRD) 、 扫描 电子显微镜(SEM)对所得薄膜样品的晶体结构和表面形貌进行表征, 讨论了退火温度和溅射Si/Mg/Si/Mg 时间 对制备 Mg2Si 薄膜的影响. 结果表明, 采用磁控溅射法在钠钙玻璃衬底上交替溅射两层Si、Mg 薄膜, 通过原位退火 方式成功制备出单一相的 Mg2Si 薄膜, 溅射Si/Mg/Si/Mg 的时间为12.5/9/12.5/9 min, 退火温度为550 ℃ 时, 制 备的 Mg2Si 薄膜结晶度最好, 连续性和致密性最强. 这对后续 Mg2Si 薄膜器件的设计与制备提供了重要的参考.     

Stability of a convex order one periodic solution of unilateral asymptotic type

We study a three-coupled variable-coefficient nonlinear Schrödinger equation, which describes soliton dynamics in the three-spine \(\alpha \)-helical protein with inhomogeneous effect, and analytically obtain multi-soliton solutions, whose formation originates from the dynamical balance between the dispersion owing to the resonant interaction of intrapeptide dipole vibrations and the nonlinear interaction provided by those vibrations with the local displacements of the peptide groups. Using these analytical solutions as initial solutions, we discuss the dynamical behaviors of solitonic interactions and the influence of the protein inhomogeneity on shape-changing collisions of solitons by direct numerical simulations.     

Synthesis of terbium doped calcium phosphate nanocrystalline powders by citric acid sol–gel combustion method

Terbium doped calcium phosphate (Tb-doped CaP) nanocrystalline powders were synthesized by the citric acid sol–gel combustion method. The phase composition, morphology and luminescent property of Tb-doped CaP nanocrystalline powders were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, fluorescence spectrophotometer and fluorescence microscopy. At 700 °C, Tb-doped CaP nanocrystalline powders are composed of HAP (main phase) and β-TCP (minor phase) with Tb doping content of 0.5–4%. SEM and TEM observations show that the 4% Tb-doped CaP nanocrystalline powders are about 50–150 nm spherical particles. The 4% Tb-doped CaP nanocrystalline powders exhibit the strongest emission at 548 nm (λ_excitation = 240 nm) and show strong green fluorescence under fluorescence microscopy.     

Mathematical model for the control of a pest population with impulsive perturbations on diseased pest

In this paper, a stage-structured pest management SI model with impulsive perturbations on infected pest is introduced. Sufficient conditions of the global attractivity of pest-extinction periodic solution and permanence of the system are obtained. We also prove that all solutions of system are uniformly ultimately bounded.