Growth and characterization of a new langasite‐type single crystal Sr3NbAl1.5Ga1.5Si2O14

Single crystals of Sr₃NbAl_1.5Ga_1.5Si₂O₁₄ (SNAGS) with langasite structure have been successfully grown by Czochralski method. The X‐ray diffraction (XRD) verified that the as‐grown crystal was isostructural with A₃BC₃D₂O₁₄ structure and the lattice parameters were calculated as follows: a = 8.242 Å, c = 5.041 Å, V = 296.6 ų. The piezoelectric coefficient d₁₁ was 5.7pC/N, which was 2.47 times of α‐quartz (d₁₁=2.31pC/N). The electric resistivity was up to 3.04×10⁶ Ωcm at 700 °C for X‐cut sample. In addition, the transmission spectrum of the SNAGS crystal showed that it had a high transmittance (>80%) in the range of 350‐800 nm and exceeded 90% above 520 nm. These results suggest that the SNAGS crystals have potential applications in high‐temperature piezoelectric sensors and optical techniques. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of copper,lead, and cadmium in Gastrodiae rhizoma samples after preconcentration using magnetic solid-phase extraction

In this research, ferroferric oxide nanoparticles were coated with silicon dioxide and further functionalized with alizarin complexone as the adsorbent of magnetic solid-phase extraction, thus aiming for extraction and preconcentration of heavy metals in Gastrodiae rhizoma samples. The determination of heavy metals was carried out by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The results showed that the functionalized magnetic nanoparticles demonstrated higher extraction efficiency for copper, lead, and cadmium. The synthesized magnetic sorbents were characterized by transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transformed infrared spectra. Different parameters influencing the extraction efficiency including the amount of sorbent, sample pH, sorption time, solution volume, elution solvent, and reuse times were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the method detection limit was 0.18, 0.25, and 0.12 µg/L for copper, lead, and cadmium, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to extract copper, lead, and cadmium in Gastrodiae rhizoma samples, and the recoveries of the samples ranged from 90.0 to 102.0% and relative standard deviations (n = 5) were in the range of 1.93–3.82%.     

Analysis of circular bends in planar optical waveguides

Waveguides with circular bends are analyzed by means of a conformal transformation in conjunction with the WKB method of dealing with the nonuniform refractive index that results from the transformation. The result is a prediction of the operational parameters of the bent guide, including the loss. The transformation makes possible an intuitive understanding of the cause of the loss.     

Raman spectroscopic investigation on femtosecond laser induced residual stress and element distribution in bismuth germanate glasses

Localized microstructure and elemental redistribution were induced in bismuth germanate glasses by irradiation with high repetition rate 800 nm femtosecond laser pulses. The confocal Raman spectra were examined to study the redistribution of elements and residual thermal stress. The microscopic Raman spectra indicated that the residual thermal stress increases from the unmodified region to the center of the laser modified region, while Bi is enriched at the boundary area of the inner structure of the laser modified region relative to Ge. Electron microprobe analysis further confirmed the elemental redistribution of Bi and Ge, which agrees well with the Raman spectral analysis. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Impact of Effective Stress and Matrix Deformation on the Coal Fracture Permeability

The permeability of coal is an important parameter in mine methane control and coal bed methane exploitation because it determines the practicability of methane extraction. We developed a new coal permeability model under tri-axial stress conditions. In our model, the coal matrix is compressible and Biot’s coefficient, which is considered to be 1 in existing models, varies between 0 and 1. Only a portion of the matrix deformation, which is represented by the effective coal matrix deformation factor $f_\mathrm{m}$ , contributes to fracture deformation. The factor $f_\mathrm{m}$ is a parameter of the coal structure and is a constant between 0 and 1 for a specific coal. Laboratory tests indicate that the Sulcis coal sample has an $f_\mathrm{m}$ value of 0.1794 for $\hbox {N}_{2}$ and $\hbox {CO}_{2}$ . The proposed permeability model was evaluated using published data for the Sulcis coal sample and is compared to three popular permeability models. The proposed model agrees well with the observed permeability changes and can predict the permeability of coal better than the other models. The sensitivity of the new model to changes in the physical, mechanical and adsorption deformation parameters of the coal was investigated. Biot’s coefficient and the bulk modulus mainly affect the effective stress term in the proposed model. The sorption deformation parameters and the factor $f_\mathrm{m}$ affect the coal matrix deformation term.     

Amine-functionalized lanthanide-doped KGdF4 nanocrystals as potential optical/magnetic multimodal bioprobes

Amine-functionalized lanthanide-doped KGdF(4) nanocrystals, synthesized via a facile one-step solvothermal route by employing polyethylenimine as the surfactant and capping ligand, have been demonstrated to be sensitive time-resolved FRET bioprobes to detect a trace amount of biomolecules such as avidin at a concentration of 5.5 nM and to be potential T(1)-MRI contrast agents due to a large longitudinal relaxivity of Gd(3+) (5.86 S(-1)·mM(-1) per Gd ion and 3.99 × 10(5) S(-1)·mM(-1) per nanocrystal).     

Temperature-dependent structures of proton-conducting Ba(Zr(0.8-x)Ce(x)Y(0.2))O(2.9) ceramics by Raman scattering and x-ray diffraction

In situ temperature-dependent micro-Raman scattering and x-ray diffraction have been performed to study atomic vibration, lattice parameter and structural transition of proton-conducting Ba(Zr(0.8-x)Ce(x)Y(0.2))O(2.9) (BZCY) ceramics (x = 0.0-0.8) synthesized by the glycine-nitrate combustion process. The Raman vibrations have been identified and their frequencies increase with decreasing x as the heavier Ce(4+) ions are replaced by Zr(4+) ions. The main Raman vibrations of Ba(Ce(0.8)Y (0.2))O(2.9) appear near 305, 332, 352, 440 and 635 cm(-1). The X-O ( X=Ce, Zr, Y) stretching modes are sensitive to the variation of Ce/Zr ratio. A rhombohedral-cubic structural transition was observed for x = 0.5-0.8, in which the transition shifts toward higher temperature as cerium increases, except for Ba(Ce(0.8)Y(0.2))O(2.9). A minor monoclinic phase possibly coexists in the rhombohedral matrix for x = 0.5-0.8. The lower-cerium BZCYs (x = 0.0-0.4) ceramics do not exhibit any transition in the region of 20-900?°C, indicating a cubic phase at and above room temperature.     

q移动差分方程亚纯解的一些性质（英文）

主要讨论了q移动差分方程零级亚纯解的一些性质,所得结果推广及改进了先前陈宗煊和郑秀敏,Korhonen等人的结果.     

阵列调制随机共振在微弱信号特征提取方面的应用

论述了阵列调制随机共振方法在强噪声背景下多频微弱信号特征提取中的工作原理和实现步骤;采用预先设定系统参数的多个并联非耦合随机共振单元形成阵列,将被测强噪声背景下的多频微弱信号分别与不同频率的载波进行调制,生成多个差频均为0.01Hz的信号作为各对应随机共振单元的激励信号,采用龙格-库塔算法求取各单元输出并进行频谱分析,根据0.01Hz处的信噪比判断在微弱信号中是否存在载波频率与差频值之和大小的频率分量,最后综合各个随机共振单元的检测结果生成微弱信号的频率特征向量;仿真结果表明,阵列调制随机共振在微弱信号特征提取方面效果明显,具有很好的应用前景。     

Interaction between stray electrostatic fields and a charged free-falling test mass

We present an experimental analysis of force noise caused by stray electrostatic fields acting on a charged test mass inside a conducting enclosure, a key problem for precise gravitational experiments. Measurement of the average field that couples to the test mass charge, and its fluctuations, is performed with two independent torsion pendulum techniques, including direct measurement of the forces caused by a change in electrostatic charge. We analyze the problem with an improved electrostatic model that, coupled with the experimental data, also indicates how to correctly measure and null the stray field that interacts with the test mass charge. Our measurements allow a conservative upper limit on acceleration noise, of 2 (fm/s2)/Hz(1/2) for frequencies above 0.1 mHz, for the interaction between stray fields and charge in the LISA gravitational wave mission.