Phase‐Junction Electrocatalysts towards Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media

To ensure sustainable hydrogen production by water electrolysis, robust, earth‐abundant, and high‐efficient electrocatalysts are required. Constructing a hybrid system could lead to further improvement in electrocatalytic activity. Interface engineering in composite catalysts is thus critical to determine the performance, and the phase‐junction interface should improve the catalytic activity. Here, we show that nickel diphosphide phase junction (c‐NiP₂/m‐NiP₂) is an effective electrocatalyst for hydrogen production in alkaline media. The overpotential (at 10 mA cm^?2) for NiP₂‐650 (c/m) in alkaline media could be significantly reduced by 26 % and 96 % compared with c‐NiP₂ and m‐NiP₂, respectively. The enhancement of catalytic activity should be attributed to the strong water dissociation ability and the rearrangement of electrons around the phase junction, which markedly improved the Volmer step and benefited the reduction process of adsorbed protons.     

Progress of Jinping Underground laboratory for Nuclear Astrophysics (JUNA)

Jinping Underground laboratory for Nuclear Astrophysics(JUNA) will take the advantage of the ultra-low background of CJPL lab and high current accelerator based on an ECR source and a highly sensitive detector to directly study for the first time a number of crucial reactions occurring at their relevant stellar energies during the evolution of hydrostatic stars. In its first phase, JUNA aims at the direct measurements of~(25)Mg(p,γ)~(26)Al,~(19)F(p,α)~(16)O,~(13)C(α,n)~(16)O and ~(12)C(α,γ)~(16)O reactions. The experimental setup,which includes an accelerator system with high stability and high intensity, a detector system, and a shielding material with low background, will be established during the above research. The current progress of JUNA will be given.     

Sensitivity enhancement by exchange mediated magnetization transfer of the xenon biosensor signal

Hyperpolarized xenon associated with ligand derivatized cryptophane-A cages has been developed as a NMR based biosensor. To optimize the detection sensitivity we describe use of xenon exchange between the caged and bulk dissolved xenon as an effective signal amplifier. This approach, somewhat analogous to 'remote detection' described recently, uses the chemical exchange to repeatedly transfer spectroscopic information from caged to bulk xenon, effectively integrating the caged signal. After an optimized integration period, the signal is read out by observation of the bulk magnetization. The spectrum of the caged xenon is reconstructed through use of a variable evolution period before transfer and Fourier analysis of the bulk signal as a function of the evolution time.     

Unprecedented coloration of rutile titanium dioxide nanocrystalline thin films

In this communication, TiO2 nanocrystalline thin films synthesized by a room temperature (27 degrees C) chemical dip process. To our knowledge, this is first report of the preparation of nanoscale rutile TiO2 particles from common inorganic salt at such low temperature. Interestingly, unprecedented dynamic color change accompanies with titanium dioxide grain size, which can be seen with the naked eye that generated curiosity in our mind to check UV-vis absorption, where significant changes were observed. The room temperature synthesized thin films of rutile titanium dioxide make it a potential candidate for high-compatibility material, which can be used in artificial heart valves.     

基于双移位器的FLEXIO模拟SPI总线的设计与实现

针对嵌入式系统设计中专用的串行外设接口SPI数量不能满足要求的问题,提出一种基于双移位器的FlexIO来模拟SPI通信总线的全新方案,首先阐述了FlexIO的硬件架构,然后在分析标准SPI通信协议的基础上,通过对其内部定时器,移位器与芯片引脚的合理配置并结合少量的软件编程设计,最终模拟出拥有全双工,同步功能的SPI通信总线。通过与标准SPI从机通信的实验,表明了用FlexIO模拟的SPI通信总线具有硬件配置灵活,软件需求少且通信可靠的优点,同时也对用它来模拟其他类型的串行通信总线提供了一定的参考价值。     

电容式液氢密度计冷冲击性能试验研究

建立了一套电容式液氢密度计冷冲击试验系统,对新研制的密度计传感器和变送器进行液氢工况下的联合调试,研究其在液氢冲击下的数据采集传输转换性能。从理论分析、系统设计、试验验证、数据分析四方面详细阐述了该试验过程。试验结果表明:密度计在液氢下的信号采集传输特性与理论分析特性基本吻合,输出信号正常,实现了该试验预期效果。     

通过双Σ型激光方案控制振动态布居转移

通过使用含时量子波包方法,对HF分子该类型的布居转移动力学进行了研究. 提出双Σ型激光控制方案,用于控制布居从|v=16>能级向|v=0>能级进行转移. 该方案的第一步是将布居从|v=16>经过中间能级|v=11>向|v=7>转移,第二步是将布居从|v=7>经过中间能级|v=3>向|v=0>转移. 在每一个步骤中,三个振动能级在两束重叠的激光脉冲作用下形成一个Σ型的布居转移路径. 通过优化激光的强度、频率和延迟时间,得到了最大的布居转移效率. 计算并比较了正序脉冲和反序脉冲两种情况,在这两种情况下,布居都可以超过90%从|v=16>能级向|v=0>能级进行转移.     

Conformational stability and vibrational study of phenylacetyl chloride

The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Fourier transform Raman spectra of phenylacetyl chloride were recorded and analyzed in the range 3500–400 and 3500–200 cm^?1 at room temperature, respectively. In order to obtain the structural information and conformational stabilities, a potential energy surface scan for internal rotation was carried out at the B3LYP/6‐31G(d) level. The potential energy surface reveals that the title compound has two minimal conformers (A and B). The optimized geometries, structural parameters, stabilities, energies, thermodynamic parameters, vibrational wavenumbers, infrared intensities, and Raman activities for the two conformers (A and B) have been obtained by employing B3LYP and MP2 calculations with 6‐311++G (d, p) basis sets. The conformational energy difference between A and B is very small, indicating that the B conformer coexists with the A conformer. The detailed vibrational assignments of vibrational spectra of each conformer have been made on the basis of the potential energy distributions analysis. The highest occupied molecular orbital –lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gap and molecular electrostatic potential of the two conformers have been also calculated for comparison of their chemical activities. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.