Mechanical endurance of polymer electrolyte membrane and PEM fuel cell durability

The life of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) is currently limited by the mechanical endurance of polymer electrolyte membranes and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs). In this paper, the authors report recent experimental and modeling work toward understanding the mechanisms of delayed mechanical failures of polymer electrolyte membranes and MEAs under relevant PEMFC operating conditions. Mechanical breach of membranes/MEAs in the form of pinholes and tears has been frequently observed after long‐term or accelerated testing of PEMFC cells/stacks. Catastrophic failure of cell/stack due to rapid gas crossover shortly follows the mechanical breach. Ex situ mechanical characterizations were performed on MEAs after being subjected to the accelerated chemical aging and relative humidity (RH) cycling tests. The results showed significant reduction of MEA ductility manifested as drastically reduced strain‐to‐failure of the chemically aged and RH‐cycled MEAs. Postmortem analysis revealed the formation and growth of mechanical defects such as cracks and crazing in the membranes and MEAs. A finite element model was used to estimate stress/strain states of an edge‐constrained MEA under rapid RH variations. Damage metrics for accelerated testing and life prediction of PEMFCs are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 2346–2357, 2006     

电荷量子比特与量子化光场之间的纠缠

研究了初态为混合态的电荷量子比特与量子化光场之间的纠缠.通过求解系统的concurrence下限, 研究初态的混合度λ和失谐量Δ对系统纠缠随时间演化的影响. 在弱场中, 电荷量子比特初始是激发态的系统, 其纠缠度远远大于电荷量子比特初始是基态的系统, 并且Δ对系统的纠缠有明显的抑制作用. 在强场中, 电荷量子比特初始分别为激发态和基态时系统的纠缠演化接近一致, 初态混合度最高时系统的纠缠度最小, 并且Δ对系统纠缠的影响变弱. 关键词： 约瑟夫森结 纠缠 混合态 concurrence下限     

A new simple and rapid electrochemical method for the determination of hydroxyl radical generated by Fenton reaction and its application

A simple and rapid electrochemical method to detect the hydroxyl radical is described. This method employed the reaction between.OH and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to generate quantitatively formaldehyde, which then reacted with hydrazine hydrochloride at pH 6.2. The product showed a second-order derivative cathodic wave with the peak potential of -1.08 V( vsSCE) by single sweep oscillopolarography. The electrochemical behavior of the product was investigated by single sweep oscillopolarography and cyclic voltammetry. The experimental conditions for the measurement were optimized and the scavenging activity of some flavonoids on hydroxyl radicals was studied.     

芦荟大黄素的电化学研究

用单扫示波极谱法研究了芦荟大黄素的电化学行为。在５％Ｎａ２ＣＯ３＋５％ＮａＯＨ（９＋１）底液中，芦荟大黄素于－０．８４Ｖ（Ｐ１）和－０．９７Ｖ（Ｐ２）处产生两个示波极谱峰，利用Ｐ１可测定芦荟大黄素，线性范围为 ０．１１－２４ｍｇ／Ｌ和３．０－２８．６ｍｇ／Ｌ，检测限为０．０６ｍｇ／Ｌ。将该法应用于中药大黄中的芦荟大黄素的测定，结果满意。另外，讨论了芦荟大黄素清除由邻苯三酚自氧化产生的超氧自由基（Ｏ２）的作用。     

白酒中C_9－C_（18）脂肪酸的气相色谱分析

白酒中Ｃ＿９－Ｃ＿（１８）脂肪酸的气相色谱分析周在德，曾永昌（四川大学化学系成都６１００６４）关键词气相色谱法，白酒，Ｃ＿９－Ｃ＿（１８）脂肪酸。白酒中脂肪酸的含量及相互比例关系，极大地影响着白酒的色，香，味，风格￣（［１］［２］）。一般采用的化学分...     

以Cyanex272为载体的乳状液膜迁移和分离铅的研究

用Ｃｙａｎｅｘ２７２－Ｓｐａｎ８０－甲苯乳状液膜体系研究了铅的迁移行为，确定了铅迁移的适宜条件。在此条件下，许多常见离子如Ｃｕ＾２＋、Ｃｏ＾２＋、Ｎｉ＾２＋、Ｃｄ＾２＋等均不迁移，Ｈｇ＾２＋迁移率很低。因此Ｐｂ＾２＋能与这些离子得到快速且完全的分离。这对分析测定及三废处理等工作具有实际意义。     

壳脑酸酯溴化反应性质及在虫胶漂白中的应用

运用紫外分光光度法和波谱分析法研究了壳脑酸酯溴化反应的动力学性质和产物及脱溴产物的结构，结果有，壳脑酸酯溴化反应是二级反应是二级反应，反应活化能是６６．４ＫＪ／ｍｏｌ，产物是α，β－二溴壳脑酸酯，该产物的脱溴产物是β－溴壳脑酸酯。     

Ab initio study of the complexes of halogen-containing molecules RX (X=Cl, Br, and I) and NH3: towards understanding the nature of halogen bonding and the electron-accepting propensities of covalently bonded halogen atoms

Ab initio calculations have been performed on a series of complexes formed between halogen-containing molecules and ammonia to gain a deeper insight into the nature of halogen bonding. It appears that the dihalogen molecules form the strongest halogen-bonded complexes with ammonia, followed by HOX; the charge-transfer-type contribution has been demonstrated to dominate the halogen bonding in these complexes. For the complexes involving carbon-bound halogen molecules, our calculations clearly indicate that electrostatic interactions are mainly responsible for their binding energies. Whereas the halogen-bond strength is significantly enhanced by progressive fluorine substitution, the substitution of a hydrogen atom by a methyl group in the CH(3)X...NH(3) complex weakened the halogen bonding. Moreover, remote substituent effects have also been noted in the complexes of halobenzenes with different para substituents. The influence of the hybridization state of the carbon atom bonded to the halogen atom has also been examined and the results reveal that halogen-bond strengths decrease in the order HC triple bond CX > H(2)C=CHX approximately O=CHX approximately C(6)H(5)X > CH(3)X. In addition, several excellent linear correlations have been established between the interaction energies and both the amount of charge transfer and the electrostatic potentials corresponding to an electron density of 0.002 au along the R-X axis; these correlations provide good models with which to evaluate the electron-accepting abilities of the covalently bonded halogen atoms. Finally, some positively charged halogen-bonded systems have been investigated and the effect of the charge has been discussed.