Inside polyMOFs: layered structures in polymer-based metal–organic frameworks

In this report, we explore the internal structural features of polyMOFs consisting of equal mass ratios of metal-coordinating poly(benzenedicarboxylic acid) blocks and non-coordinating poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) blocks. The studies reveal alternating lamellae of metal-rich, crystalline regions and metal-deficient non-crystalline polymer, which span the length of hundreds of nanometers. Polymers consisting of random PEG blocks, PEG end-blocks, or non-coordinating poly(cyclooctadiene) (COD) show similar alternation of metal-rich and metal-deficient regions, indicating a universal self-assembly mechanism. A variety of techniques were employed to interrogate the internal structure of the polyMOFs, including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and small-angle synchrotron X-ray scattering (SAXS). Independent of the copolymer architecture or composition, the internal structure of the polyMOF crystals showed similar lamellar self-assembly at single-nanometer length scales.

In this report, we explore the internal structural features of polyMOFs consisting of equal mass ratios of metal-coordinating poly(benzenedicarboxylic acid) blocks and non-coordinating poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) blocks.     

Bound state solution of the Schrödinger equation for Mie potential

Exact solution of Schr?dinger equation for the Mie potential is obtained for an arbitrary angular momentum. The energy eigenvalues and the corresponding wavefunctions are calculated by the use of the Nikiforov–Uvarov method. Wavefunctions are expressed in terms of Jacobi polynomials. The bound states are calculated numerically for some values of ℓ and n with n ≤ 5. They are applied to several diatomic molecules.      

N‐(4‐Nitro­benzyl­idene)‐N′‐phenyl­hydrazine

Molecules of the title compound (alternative name: p‐nitro­benz­aldehyde phenyl­hydrazone), C₁₃H₁₁N₃O₂, adopt an E configuration about the azomethine C=N double bond. Molecules are approximately planar and the dihedral angle between the planes of the phenyl rings is 11.62 (9)°. Hydro­gen bonding links mol­ecules related by 4₂ screw axes to form helices with a pitch of 7.7186 (8) Å.     

Analog image recognition arrays design by using co-fabricated MOSFET and MESFETs on a 0.25?μm SOS process

This paper presents an analog image recognition system with a novel MESFET device fabricated on a fully depleted (FD) CMOS process. An analog image recognition system with a power consumption of 2.4?mW/cell and a settling time of 6.5???s was designed, fabricated and characterized. A CNN is employed to realize a core cell of the proposed image recognition system. While a CNN benefits from its regular structure, it faces challenges due to its power consumption, speed, and size in their CMOS implementations. SOS MESFETs can deal with the challenges associated with CMOS-based CNNs. Advantages of SOS MESFETs associated with nonlinear signal processing include lower power consumption and higher operating speeds compared to similar geometry MOSFETs carrying the same current. SOS MESFET-based analog image recognition systems were fabricated and the transient response is characterized in both simulation using a TOM3 SPICE model extracted from SOS MESFETs and in experiment using image testing lab equipment. Settling times of 3.5 and 6.5???s for one-by-four and one-by-eight arrays, respectively, were achieved with line recognition template. The corresponding power consumption for the two arrays was 9.6 and 19.2?mW, respectively.     

Biopolymer-assisted synthesis of yttrium oxide nanoparticles

Yttrium oxide nanopowder was prepared by a novel technique using an alginate biopolymer as a precursor. The technique is based on thermal decomposition of an yttrium alginate gel, which is produced in the form of beads by ionic gelation between the yttrium solution and sodium alginate. The effect of post-annealing temperature on the particle size of the nanocrystals was investigated at various tempera- tures. The products were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The size of the nanocrystalline Y2O3 particles varied from 22.7 to 38.7 nm, depending on the annealing temperature and time. The grain size distribution （GSD） was also determined. The GSD became more non-symmetrical as the annealing temperature increased, and the width of the distributions for the powders produced using the alginate method was less affected by heat treatment. This alginate method was compared with the conventional glycine combustion method, on the basis of particle size. The particles obtained using the proposed technique were smaller than those obtained using the combustion method. Alginate-assisted thermal decomposition is therefore an easy and cost-effective method for preparing nanosized Y2O3 crystals.     

模块化基带设计实现低成本可重用无线架构

过去的十年里,无线基站设计者们在努力降低成本、功耗和占板空间方面已经取得了巨大进展。对于这些设计者来说,3G基站开发的目的非常明确,以十分之一的成本实现十倍的带宽。处理基带算法所需的处理能力随着新的无线协议的出现正在不断增加。传统数字信号处理器(DSP)的速度无法实现基带处理,因此需要硬件加速来补充DSP。一个典型架构可能由一系列的数字信号处理器和基带卡上的硬件加速器模块构成,这里需要多通道处理。     

Klein–Gordon and Dirac Equations with Thermodynamic Quantities

We study the thermodynamic quantities such as the Helmholtz free energy, the mean energy and the specific heat for both the Klein–Gordon, and Dirac equations. Our analyze includes two main subsections: (1) statistical functions for the Klein–Gordon equation with a linear potential having Lorentz vector, and Lorentz scalar parts (2) thermodynamic functions for the Dirac equation with a Lorentz scalar, inverse-linear potential by assuming that the scalar potential field is strong (A ? 1). We restrict ourselves to the case where only the positive part of the spectrum gives a contribution to the sum in partition function. We give the analytical results for high temperatures.     

Stability analysis of N-model systems under a static priority rule

We consider the stability of N-model systems that consist of two customer classes and two server pools. Servers in one of the pools can serve both classes, but those in the other pool can serve only one of the classes. The standard fluid models in general are not sufficient to establish the stability region of these systems under static priority policies. Therefore, we use a novel and a general approach to augment the fluid model equations based on induced Markov chains. Using this new approach, we establish the stability region of these systems under a static priority rule with thresholds when the service and interarrival times have phase-type distributions. We show that, in certain cases, the stability region depends on the distributions of the service and interarrival times (beyond their mean), on the number of servers in the system, and on the threshold value. We also show that it is possible to expand the stability region in these systems by increasing the variability of the service times (without changing their mean) while keeping the other parameters fixed. The extension of our results to parallel server systems and general service time distributions is also discussed.     

Analytical Solutions to the Klein-Gordon Equation with Position-Dependent Mass for q-Parameter P？schl-Teller Potential

The energy eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenfunctions of the one-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation with q-parameter P？schl-Teller potential are analytically obtained within the position-dependent mass formalism. The parametric generalization of the Nikiforov-Uvarov method is used in the calculations by choosing a mass distribution.