Mode analysis of surface plasmon metal-dielectric-metal nanowire array waveguide at sub-wavelength scale

The investigation of quantum and classical correlations has mostly concentrated on two-qubit states because the minimization in the classical correlation is quite complicated for high-dimensional states. Thermal quantum and classical correlations are studied for a two-qutrit system with various coupling constants, external magnetic fields, and temperatures as well, where the quantum correlation is described in terms of the quantum discord that has been extensively used in recent literature. The entanglement negativity is calculated for comparison. It is shown that the discord is nonzero whereas the negativity is zero in some ranges of system parameters and temperature. Moreover, the discord is more robust than the entanglement against temperature and magnetic field. However, at lower temperatures all three correlations behave similarly. Those are useful for understanding quantum correlations in high-dimensional mixed states and quantum information processing.     

水/有机溶剂双相体系中色氨酸合成酶酶法合成L-色氨酸

在水/有机溶剂双相体系中,利用重组大肠杆菌DM206 [pET28a-trpBA/BL21 (DE3)]色氨酸合成酶催化L-丝氨酸和吲哚合成了L-色氨酸.考察了有机溶剂、有机相乙酸乙酯体积分数、反应温度、水相pH、底物L-丝氨酸与吲哚摩尔比、底物L-丝氨酸浓度、表面活性剂和酶添加量对色氨酸合成酶酶活的影响.结果表明,酶...     

Effect of nitrogen-doping temperature on the structure and photocatalytic activity of the B,N-doped TiO2

B,N-TiO₂ photocatalysts were synthesized by boron doping firstly and subsequently nitrogen doping in NH₃ at variable temperatures. The effects of the nitrogen doping temperature on the structure and photocatalytic activity of the B,N-codoped TiO₂ were investigated. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum (DRS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic activity was evaluated with photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye (MO) under visible light and UV-visible light irradiation. The results suggested that the boron and nitrogen can be incorporated into the TiO₂ lattice either interstitially or substitutionally or both, while the Ti-O-B-N structure plays a vital role in photocatalytic activity in visible light region. The optimal nitrogen doping temperature is 550 °C. Higher temperature may form many oxygen vacancies and Ti³⁺ species, resulting in the decrease of photocatalytic activity in visible light.     

A simple preparation of nitrogen doped titanium dioxide nanocrystals with exposed (001) facets with high visible light activity

Nanoscaled nitrogen doped anatase TiO(2) with dominant (001) facets, which exhibited high photocatalytic activity and excellent photoelectrochemical properties under visible light irradiation, was successfully synthesized by solvothermal treatment of TiN in acidic NaBF(4) solution for the first time.     

Hybrid linear and nonlinear complexity pursuit for blind source separation

Blind source separation (BSS) is an increasingly popular data analysis technique with many applications. Several methods for BSS using the statistical properties of original sources have been proposed; for a famous case, non-Gaussianity, this leads to independent component analysis (ICA). In this paper, we propose a hybrid BSS method based on linear and nonlinear complexity pursuit, which combines three statistical properties of source signals: non-Gaussianity, linear predictability and nonlinear predictability. A gradient learning algorithm is presented by minimizing a loss function. Simulations verify the efficient implementation of the proposed method.     

Synthesis of potassium sodium niobate powders using an EDTA/citrate complexing sol–gel method

Potassium sodium niobate (KNN) powders were synthesized by a modified sol–gel method, using as starting chemicals potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and niobium hydroxide, and, as esterification and chelating agents, respectively, ethylene glycol (EG) and ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)/citrate. The effects of citric acid (CA), EG, and EDTA on the stability of the precursor sol were systemically investigated. The powders and gels were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC). The results indicated that a stable precursor sol was formed when n(CA):n(Mⁿ⁺) = 3:1, n(EDTA):n(NH₄OH) = 1:3.5, and n(CA):n(EG) = 1:2. The xerogel was calcined at 500–950 °C to prepare the KNN powder. Pure KNN perovskite phase with a cube-like structure was synthesized at 850 °C from the precursor sol for a K/Na molar ratio of 1.2. The formation mechanism of the KNN perovskite phase was also discussed.     

脱水催化剂的改性对浆态床一步法合成二甲醚的影响

 以Cu(NO3)2为前驱体,以水、丙酮或乙二醇为溶剂,以γ-Al2O3为载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了用于合成气一步法制二甲醚的脱水-变换双功能催化剂,并对其还原性能、晶态分布、还原态的酸性及催化性能进行了研究. H2-TPR结果表明,以乙二醇为溶剂制备的催化剂上可还原氧化铜的量最多. XRD结果表明,以水为溶剂制备的催化剂上,氧化铜并未完全均匀地分散在氧化铝表面,而是有一部分以单质铜或铜铝化合物的形式存在; 而以丙酮或乙二醇为溶剂制备催化剂时,氧化铜分布均匀. 还原态催化剂NH3-TPD结果表明,以乙二醇为溶剂制备的催化剂上,酸性中心主要集中在弱酸位上. 浆态床搅拌釜中合成反应的结果表明,用氧化铜对脱水催化剂进行改性,能改善催化剂的催化性能,提高CO转化率和产物中二甲醚的选择性,抑制副反应的发生. 非水溶剂的使用对CO转化率没有明显的影响,但可改变催化剂上酸中心的分布,提高二甲醚的选择性,并抑制副反应的发生.     

Highly sensitive fluorescence determination of silver ions based on functionalized cadmium telluride nanorods

Microchimica Acta - Water-soluble fluorescent CdTe nanorods (NRs) capped with L-cysteine (Cys) and thioglycolic acid (TGA) were prepared for optical determination of silver ions. These NRs are...     

Hydrogen production via autothermal reforming of ethanol over noble metal catalysts supported on oxides

Hydrogen was produced over noble metal (Ir, Ru, Rh, Pd) catalysts supported on various oxides, including γ-Al₂O₃, CeO₂, ZrO₂ and La₂O₃, via the autothermal reforming reaction of ethanol (ATRE) and oxidative reforming reaction of ethanol (OSRE). The conversion of ethanol and selectivites for hydrogen and byproducts such as methane, ethylene and acetaldehyde were studied. It was found that lanthana alone possessed considerable activity for the ATRE reaction, which could be used as a functional support for ATRE catalysts. It was demonstrated that Ir/La₂O₃ prevented the formation of methane, and Rh/La₂O₃ encumbered the production of ethylene and acetaldehyde. ATRE reaction was carried out over La₂O₃-supported catalysts (Ir/La₂O₃) with good stability on stream, high conversion, and excellent hydrogen selectivity approaching thermodynamic limit under autothermal condition. Typically, 3.4 H₂ molecules can be extracted from a pair of ethanol and water molecules over Ir(5wt%)/La₂O₃. The results presented in this paper indicate that Ir/La₂O₃ can be used as a promising catalyst for hydrogen production via ATRE reaction from renewable ethanol.     

Semi-blind source extraction algorithm for fetal electrocardiogram based on generalized autocorrelations and reference signals

Blind source extraction (BSE) has become one of the promising methods in the field of signal processing and analysis, which only desires to extract “interesting” source signals with specific stochastic property or features so as to save lots of computing time and resources. This paper addresses BSE problem, in which desired source signals have some available reference signals. Based on this prior information, we develop an objective function for extraction of temporally correlated sources. Maximizing this objective function, a semi-blind source extraction fixed-point algorithm is proposed. Simulations on artificial electrocardiograph (ECG) signals and the real-world ECG data demonstrate the better performance of the new algorithm. Moreover, comparisons with existing algorithms further indicate the validity of our new algorithm, and also show its robustness to the estimated error of time delay.