Organocatalytic Lithium Chloride Oxidation by Covalent Organic Frameworks for Rechargeable Lithium-Chlorine Batteries

Rechargeable Li−Cl₂ battery is a promising high energy density battery system. However, reasonable cycle life could only be achieved under low specific capacities due to the sluggish oxidation of LiCl to Cl₂. Herein, we propose an amine-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF) with catalytic activity, namely COF−NH₂, that significantly decreases the oxidation barrier of LiCl and accelerates the oxidation kinetics of LiCl in Li−Cl₂ cell. The resulting Li−Cl₂ cell using COF−NH₂ (Li−Cl₂@COF−NH₂) simultaneously exhibits low overpotential, ultrahigh discharge capacity up to 3500 mAh/g and a promoted utilization ratio of deposited LiCl at the first cycle (UR−LiCl) of 81.4 %, which is one of the highest reported values to date. Furthermore, the Li−Cl₂@COF−NH₂ cell could be stably cycled for over 200 cycles when operating at a capacity of 2000 mAh/g at −20 °C with a Coulombic efficiency (CE) of ≈100 % and a discharge plateau of 3.5 V. Our superior Li−Cl₂ batteries enabled by organocatalyst enlighten an arena towards high-energy storage applications.     

On comparison of jump point detection for an exchange rate series

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the detection of jump points of a discontinuous function in the presence of a noise by the wavelet approach. A computing algorithm of our method is proposed and then applied to the daily exchange rate of US Dollar against Deutsche Mark. All the points detected by our method reflect very strong economic and political impacts. Other statistical methods to detect jump points have also been applied to the same exchange rate data. Our proposed method has produced more convincing empirical results than others.     

High Power Continuous-Wave Actively Mode-Locked Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser

We demonstrate a diode-pumped cw mode-locked Nd：YAG by an acousto-optic mode locker. A mode-locked pulse with duration of 345 ps and output power of 12 W is obtained. The resonator design shows three advantages： a larger mode volume, high stability against thermal lens fluctuations, and excellent beam quality with TE00 mode. Different from previous active mode locking designs, we employ a frequency stabilizer and a phase-lock loop circuit to ensure the mode locking stable operation.     

离子速度成像技术研究2-溴戊烷的光解离动力学

运用离子速度成像技术研究了2-溴戊烷分子在～234 nm处的光解离动力学. 通过分析光解产物Br(²P_3/2)(简称Br)和Br(²P_1/2) (简称Br*)的速度影像,分别得到其速度分布和角度分布. Br和Br*的速度分布可以用两个高斯分布拟合,分别对应于2-溴戊烷在～234 nm处两个独立的光解离反应通道. 高能的高斯分量对应于C-Br伸缩振动模式的直接解离,低能的高斯分量对应于弯曲振动和C-Br伸缩振动耦合所导致的解离. 确定出光解离产物Br的相对量子产率为0.892,结合Br和Br*碎片的各项异性参数和溴原子的相对量子产率,讨论了³Q₀、³Q₁和¹Q₁激发态分别对产物Br和Br*的贡献. 通过对比溴代戊烷4种同分异构体光解离过程的差异,讨论了分子烷基分支化对光解机理的影响.     

ANALYSIS ON ACOUSTICAL SCATTERING BY A CRACKED ELASTIC STRUCTURE

The acoustical scattering by a cracked elastic structure is studied. The mixed method of boundary element and fractal finite element is adopted to solve the cracked structure-acoustic coupling problem. The fractal two-level finite element method is employed for the cracked structure, which can reduce the degree of freedoms (DOFs) greatly, and the boundary element method is used for the exterior acoustic field which can automatically satisfy Sommerfeld‘s radiation condition. Numerical examples show that the resonance frequency is lower with the crack‘s depth increase, and that the effect on the acoustical field by the crack is particularly pronounced in the vicinity of the crack tip. This mixed method of boundary element and finite element is effective in solving the scattering problem by a cracked structure.     

The solvability conditions for the inverse eigenproblems of symmetric and generalized centro-symmetric matrices and their approximations

Let ∥ · ∥ be the Frobenius norm of matrices. We consider (I) the set S_E of symmetric and generalized centro-symmetric real n × n matrices R_n with some given eigenpairs (λ_j, q_j) (j = 1, 2, … , m) and (II) the element in S_E which minimizes for a given real matrix R^∗. Necessary and sufficient conditions for S_E to be nonempty are presented. A general form of elements in S_E is given and an explicit expression of the minimizer is derived. Finally, a numerical example is reported.     

哈密顿体系与弹性楔体问题

将哈密体系引入到级坐标下的弹性力学楔体问题,利用该体系辛空间的性质,将问题化为本征值和本征向量求解上,得到了完备的解空间,从而改变了弹性力学传统的拉格朗日体系以应力函数为特征的半逆法的讨论去解决该类问题的思路,给出了一条求解该类问题的直接法。     

Non-linear Viscoelastic Rheological Properties of PCC/PEG Suspensions

The shear thinning and shear thickening rheological properties of PCC/PEG suspension were investigated with the increase of oscillatory amplitude stress at different constant frequencies. The results show that the complex viscosity was initially independent of stress amplitude and obvious shear thinning occurred, then dramatic shear thickening took place after reaching the minimum viscosity. Typically, in a constant frequency of 5 rad/s, the elastic modulus, viscous modulus, and tanδ （δ is the out-of-phase angle） vs. the stress amplitude was investigated. It is found that the elastic modulus initially appeared to be independent of stress amplitude and then exhibited a rapid decrease, but the viscous modulus was independent of amplitude stress at lower amplitude stress. After reaching the minimum value the viscous modulus showed a rapid increase. On the other hand, tanδ increased from 0.6 to 92, which indicates that the transition from elastic to viscous had taken place and tanδ showed a steep increase when shear thickening occurred. Lissajous plots are shown for the dissipated energy vs. different maximum stress amplitude in the shear thinning and shear thickening regions. The relationship of dissipated energy vs. maximum stress amplitude was determined, which follows a power law. In the shear thinning region the exponent was 1.91, but it steeply increases to 3.97 in the shear thickening region.     

Intermediate Formation of Macrocycles for Efficient Crystallization of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have gained significant attention as key photocatalysts for efficient solar light conversion into hydrogen production. Unfortunately, the harsh synthetic conditions and intricate growth process required to obtain highly crystalline COFs greatly hinder their practical application. Herein, we report a simple strategy for the efficient crystallization of 2D COFs based on the intermediate formation of hexagonal macrocycles. Mechanistic investigation suggests that the use of 2,4,6-triformyl resorcinol (TFR) as the asymmetrical aldehyde build block allows the equilibration between irreversible enol-to-keto tautomerization and dynamic imine bonds to produce the hexagonal β-ketoenamine-linked macrocycles, the formation of which could provide COFs with high crystallinity in half hour. We show that COF-935 with 3 wt % Pt as cocatalyst exhibit a high hydrogen evolution rate of 67.55 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ for water splitting when exposed to visible light. More importantly, COF-935 exhibits an average hydrogen evolution rate of 19.80 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ even at a low loading of only 0.1 wt % Pt, which is a significant breakthrough in this field. This strategy would provide valuable insights into the design of highly crystalline COFs as efficient organic semiconductor photocatalysts.     

用数值方法分析微孔激光器出射光的近场特性

微孔激光器作为应用于近场光信息存储系统中的一种新型光源，它的出射光斑的近场特性对于近场光存储是十分重要的。针对纳米孔径运用角谱进行Fox-Li数值迭代，得到不同孔径微孔激光器的基模光强分布，然后运用二维非线性时域有限差分法分析微孔激光器出射端即微孔金属膜的近场光学性质，模拟计算了不同孔径和厚度的微孔金属膜的光强近场分布，从应用于近场光存储的角度，给出反映其近场光学特性的相关数据。发现由于TM模式下金属存在局域表面等离子增强效应，使得其出射强度比TE模式高一个数量级，从而更适于作为实际中近场光存储系统和原理试验的光学头。