Solid-state water electrolysis with an alkaline membrane

We report high-performance, durable alkaline membrane water electrolysis in a solid-state cell. An anion exchange membrane (AEM) and catalyst layer ionomer for hydroxide ion conduction were used without the addition of liquid electrolyte. At 50 °C, an AEM electrolysis cell using iridium oxide as the anode catalyst and Pt black as the cathode catalyst exhibited a current density of 399 mA/cm(2) at 1.80 V. We found that the durability of the AEM-based electrolysis cell could be improved by incorporating a highly durable ionomer in the catalyst layer and optimizing the water feed configuration. We demonstrated an AEM-based electrolysis cell with a lifetime of >535 h. These first-time results of water electrolysis in a solid-state membrane cell are promising for low-cost, scalable hydrogen production.     

1.8-kW simultaneous spectral and coherent combining of three-tone nine-channel all-fiber amplifier array

We demonstrate simultaneous spectral and coherent combining of a three-tone nine-channel all-fiber amplifier array with a total output power of 1.8 kW in a master-oscillator power-amplifier (MOPA) configuration. Three single-frequency seed lasers are spectrally combined and employed as a master oscillator for an all-fiber power amplifier array, which provides robust performance on suppressing of the stimulated Brillouin scattering effect. Three-stage power amplifiers are employed to scale the power from tens of mW to more than 300 W. Active phase locking of the nine-channel spectrally combined amplifiers is implemented by using the stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm. In the experiment, a nine-channel spectrally combined MOPA array is coherently combined with a total output power of 1.8 kW. The power in the main lobe in closed loop is 4.6 times the value in open loop, and an average visibility of more than 85 % of the interference pattern at the receiving plane is obtained. By only adding pump power in the main amplifiers, the total power of the array could scale up to more than 3 kW.     

三种蛋白和黄酮结合物中氢键与黄酮稳定性相关性分析研究

运用三维荧光光谱、紫外可见分光光谱以及傅里叶红外光谱等手段研究了蛋白与黄酮分子的相互作用,并结合相关性分析的统计学手段分析了蛋白与黄酮分子相互作用方式对黄酮稳定性的影响。实验结果表明,疏水相互作用是三种蛋白与黄酮分子之间主要的作用力,在牛血清白蛋白与黄酮的结合中有氢键的参与,同时发现在牛血清白蛋白体系中黄酮的稳定性明显增强。通过相关性分析证明蛋白对黄酮稳定性的提高与两者之间的分子间氢键有关,氢键结合作用越强蛋白对黄酮保护越明显。     

A two‐dimensional coordination polymer containing a two‐dimensional zinc–carboxylate layer constructed from helical chains: poly[(μ4‐benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylato)zinc(II)]

The title compound, [Zn(C₈H₄O₄)]_n, consists of one Zn^II cation and one benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate dianion (BDC²⁻) as the building unit. The Zn^II cation is four‐coordinated by four carboxylate O atoms from four dianionic BDC²⁻ ligands in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The Zn^II cations are linked by the BDC²⁻ ligands to generate a structure featuring two‐dimensional zinc–carboxylate layers containing left‐ and right‐handed helical chains. The two‐dimensional layers are stacked along the a direction. The thermal stability of the title compound has been studied.     

二维Duffing振子的大参数随机共振及微弱信号检测研究

研究了二维Duffing振子在绝热近似条件下的随机共振特性,针对大参数条件,提出二维Duffing振子的大参数随机共振,并探讨二维Duffing振子变尺度随机共振和参数调节随机共振的关联性,揭示大参数条件下Duffing振子随机共振检测特征信号的机理,扩展其在微弱信号检测领域中的应用.     

An empirical likelihood approach to quantile regression with auxiliary information

We consider how to incorporate auxiliary information to improve quantile regression via empirical likelihood. We propose a novel framework and show that our approach yields more efficient estimates compared to those from the conventional quantile regression. The efficiency gain is quantified theoretically and demonstrated empirically via simulation studies.     

Enhanced nonvolatile holographic properties in Zn,Ru and Fe co-doped LiNbO3 crystals

A series of LiNbO₃ crystals doped with various concentrations of ZnO and fixed concentrations of RuO₂ and Fe₂O₃ have been grown by the Czochralski method from the congruent melts. The type of charge carriers was determined by Kr⁺ laser (476 nm) and He–Ne laser (633 nm). The results revealed that the holes were the dominant charge carriers at blue light irradiation. Dual-wavelength and two-color techniques were employed to investigate the nonvolatile holographic storage properties of Ru:Fe:LiNbO₃ and Zn doped Ru:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals. The essential parameters of blue nonvolatile holographic storage in Zn:Ru:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals were enhanced greatly with the increase of Zn concentration. This indicates that the damage resistant dopants Zn²⁺ ions enhance the photorefractive properties at 476 nm wavelength instead of suppressing the photorefraction. The different mechanisms of blue photorefractive and nonvolatile holographic storage properties by dual wavelength recording in Zn:Ru:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals were discussed.     

Slow surface plasmon polaritons with a large normalized delay bandwidth product in an ultracompact metal gap superlattice

We propose a metal gap superlattice that can decrease the group velocity of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) with a large normalized delay bandwidth product (NDBP) and small high-order dispersion. The length of the superlattice is only 8.60 μm and the transmission is 0.4. The multiple reflections of photons in the nanocavity result in slow SPP group velocity. The numerical analysis exploiting the transfer matrix method (TMM) is confirmed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical simulations. In addition, we also analyze the reason for pulse deformation.     

Investigation on the suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in single-frequency Raman fiber amplifiers

High power operation of single-frequency Raman fiber amplifiers (SF-RFAs) is usually limited by the onset of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). In this paper, we present our theoretical investigation on the suppression of SBS in SF-RFAs, based on the intensity equations combining SBS and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). The effects of increasing the mode area of fiber and utilizing temperature and strain gradients along the fiber on the suppression of SBS are discussed. The simulation results suggest that it is not an advisable method to suppress SBS in SF-RFAs by increasing the mode area. Besides, although tensile strain and temperature gradients can suppress SBS in RFA singly, the conditions are too rigorous to realize. Based on the numerical simulation results, a feasible scheme for the suppression of SBS in RFA is proposed using the temperature gradients together with tensile strain gradients along the fiber length, resulting in an increase of ～3 times of amplifiers output power.     

柱前衍生高效液相色谱法同时测定水性涂料中6种醛类化合物

建立了柱前衍生高效液相色谱同时测定水性涂料中甲醛、乙醛、丙醛、苯甲醛、正戊醛和对甲基苯甲醛等6种醛类化合物的方法。样品经水超声提取后,与2,4-二硝基苯肼乙腈溶液在酸性条件下衍生,再经0.45 μm针式过滤器过滤后进样分析。系统考察了酸度调节剂、pH值、反应温度、时间等因素对衍生反应的影响,优化的反应条件为：以稀释后的盐酸溶液作为酸度调节剂,缓冲溶液pH=3,反应温度为60 ℃,反应时间为30 min。在此条件下,于0.08~2.0 mg/L浓度范围内,6种醛类化合物呈良好的线性关系;检出限为0.05~2.50 mg/kg;在2.0、4.0、6.0 mg/kg 3个水平下的加标回收率为87.0%~112.8%;RSD为1.12%~9.54%。结果表明,本方法具有较宽的线性范围,良好的精密度和准确度,适用于水性涂料中6种醛类化合物的同时测定。