Linear instability of charged massless scalar perturbation in regularized 4D charged Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet anti de-Sitter black holes

We study the linear instability of the charged massless scalar perturbation in regularized 4D charged Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet-AdS black holes by exploring their quasinormal modes.We find that the linear instability is triggered by superradiance.The charged massless scalar perturbation becomes more unstable with increasing Gauss-Bonnet coupling constant or black hole charge.Decreasing the AdS radius,on the other hand,will make the charged massless scalar perturbation more stable.The stable region in parameter space(α,Q,Λ)is given.Moreover,we find that the charged massless scalar perturbation is more unstable for larger scalar charge.The modes of multipoles are more stable than that of the monopole.     

Bioimaging agents based on redox-active transition metal complexes

Detecting the fluctuation and distribution of various bioactive species in biological systems is of great importance in determining diseases at their early stages. Metal complex-based probes have attracted considerable attention in bioimaging applications owing to their unique advantages, such as high luminescence, good photostability, large Stokes shifts, low toxicity, and good biocompatibility. In this review, we summarized the development of redox-active transition metal complex-based probes in recent five years with the metal ions of iron, manganese, and copper, which play essential roles in life and can avoid the introduction of exogenous metals into biological systems. The designing principles that afford these complexes with optical or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging properties are elucidated. The applications of the complexes for bioimaging applications of different bioactive species are demonstrated. The current challenges and potential future directions of these probes for applications in biological systems are also discussed.

This review summarizes transition metal complexes as bioimaging agents in optical and magnetic resonance imaging.     

Fixed-Time Leader-Following Consensus Tracking Control for Nonliear Multi-Agent Systems under Jointly Connected Graph

This paper researches the fixed-time leader-following consensus problem for nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) affected by unknown disturbances under the jointly connected graph. In order to achieve control goal, this paper designs a fixed-time consensus protocol, which can offset the unknown disturbances and the nonlinear item under the jointly connected graph, simultaneously. In this paper, the states of multiple followers can converge to the state of the leader within a fixed time regardless of the initial conditions rather than just converging to a small neighborhood near the leader state. Finally, a simulation example is given to illustrate the theoretical result.     

QuatJND: A Robust Quaternion JND Model for Color Image Watermarking

Robust quantization watermarking with perceptual JND model has made a great success for image copyright protection. Generally, either restores each color channel separately or processes the vector representation from three color channels with the traditional monochromatic model. And it cannot make full use of the high correlation among RGB channels. In this paper, we proposed a robust quaternion JND Model for color image watermarking (QuatJND). In contrast to the existing perceptual JND models, the advantage of QuatJND is that it can integrate quaternion representation domain and colorfulness simultaneously, and QuatJND incorporates the pattern guided contrast masking effect in quaternion domain. On the other hand, in order to efficiently utilize the color information, we further develop a robust quantization watermarking framework using the color properties of the quaternion DCT coefficients in QuatJND. And the quantization steps of each quaternion DCT block in the scheme are optimal. Experimental results show that our method has a good performance in term of robustness with better visual quality.     

基于非局部应变梯度理论功能梯度纳米板的弯曲和屈曲研究

以纳米机器人等智能器件中的功能梯度纳米板结构为研究对象,基于非局部应变梯度理论,研究了其弯曲和屈曲问题.推导了一般情况下的功能梯度纳米板运动方程,弯曲和屈曲作为其特例可简化而成.分析了非局部尺度参数、材料特征尺度参数、梯度指数、纳米板尺寸等对弯曲挠度和临界屈曲载荷的影响.结果表明:不同高阶连续介质力学理论下的最大挠度都随梯度指数的增大而增大,正方形纳米板挠度较小,且板厚越大,弯曲挠度越小;最大挠度随非局部尺度参数的增大而增大,随材料特征尺度参数的增大而减小.临界屈曲载荷随梯度指数的增大而减小,随板厚、长宽比的增大而增大,随非局部尺度的增大而减小,随材料特征尺度的增大而增大.非局部应变梯度高阶弯曲和屈曲中存在结构软化与硬化机制,两个内特征参数之间具有耦合效应,当非局部尺度大于材料特征尺度时,非局部效应在功能梯度纳米板力学性能中占主导作用;当材料特征尺度大于非局部尺度时,应变梯度效应占主导作用.解析结果还证明了当非局部尺度等于材料特征尺度时,非局部应变梯度理论结果退化为经典结果.     

Atomic-scale simulations for lithium dendrite growth driven by strain gradient

Dendrite formation is a major obstacle, e.g., capacity loss and short circuit,to the next-generation high-energy-density lithium(Li)-metal batteries. The development of successful Li dendrite mitigation strategies is impeded by an insu?cient understanding in Li dendrite growth mechanisms. The Li-plating-induced internal stress in Li-metal and its e?ects on dendrite growth have been widely studied, but the underlying microcosmic mechanism is elusive. In the present study, the role of the plating-...     

Fluorination of Terminal Groups Promoting Electron Transfer in Small Molecular Acceptors of Bulk Heterojunction Films

The fluorination strategy is one of the most efficient and popular molecular modification methods to develop new materials for organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. For OPV materials, it is a broad agreement that fluorination can reduce the energy level and change the morphology of active layers. To explore the effect of fluorination on small molecule acceptors, we selected two non-fullerene acceptors (NFA) based bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films, involving PM6:Y6 and PM6:Y5 as model systems. The electron mobilities of the PM6:Y5 and PM6:Y6 BHJ films are 5.76 × 10⁻⁷ cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹ and 5.02 × 10⁻⁵ cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹ from the space-charge-limited current (SCLC) measurements. Through molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, it is observed that halogen bonds can be formed between Y6 dimers, which can provide external channels for electron carrier transfer. Meanwhile, the “A-to-A” type J-aggregates are more likely to be generated between Y6 molecules, and the π–π stacking can be also enhanced, thus increasing the charge transfer rate and electron mobility between Y6 molecules.     

Density Functional Theory Study of the Point Defects on KDP (100) and (101) Surfaces

Surface defects are usually associated with the formation of other forms of expansion defects in crystals, which have an impact on the crystals’ growth quality and optical properties. Thereby, the structure, stability, and electronic structure of the hydrogen and oxygen vacancy defects (V_H and V_O) on the (100) and (101) growth surfaces of KDP crystals were studied by using density functional theory. The effects of acidic and alkaline environments on the structure and properties of surface defects were also discussed. It has been found that the considered vacancy defects have different properties on the (100) and (101) surfaces, especially those that have been reported in the bulk KDP crystals. The (100) surface has a strong tolerance for surface V_H and V_O defects, while the V_O defect causes a large lattice relaxation on the (101) surface and introduces a deep defect level in the band gap, which damages the optical properties of KDP crystals. In addition, the results show that the acidic environment is conducive to the repair of the V_H defects on the surface and can eliminate the defect states introduced by the surface V_O defects, which is conducive to improving the quality of the crystal surface and reducing the defect density. Our study opens up a new way to understand the structure and properties of surface defects in KDP crystals, which are different from the bulk phase, and also provides a theoretical basis for experimentally regulating the surface defects in KDP crystals through an acidic environment.     

Simultaneous Determination of Six Immunosuppressants in Human Whole Blood by HPLC-MS/MS Using a Modified QuEChERS Method

A high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was established for the simultaneous determination of mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, rapamycin, everolimus and pimecrolimus in human whole blood by optimizing the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) preparation method. Whole blood was extracted into ethyl acetate, salted out with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and purified with ethylenediamine-N-propyl silane adsorbent. The supernatant was evaporated under nitrogen until dry and finally reconstituted in methanol. Chromatographic separation was performed on an Agilent Poroshell 120 EC-C18 column in methanol (mobile phase A)-water (optimized for 0.1% acetic acid and 10 mM ammonium acetate, mobile phase B) at a 0.3 mL·min⁻¹ flow rate. Electrospray ionization and positive ion multiple reaction monitoring were used for detection. The time for of analysis was 13 min. The calibration curves range of tacrolimus, rapamycin, everolimus and pimecrolimus were in the range of 1–100 ng·mL⁻¹, mycophenolate mofetil in the range of 0.1–10 ng·mL⁻¹ and mycophenolic acid at 10–1000 ng·mL⁻¹. All correlation coefficients were >0.993. The coefficients of variation (CV, %) for inter-day and intra-day precision were less than 10%, while the spiked recoveries were in the range of 92.1% to 116%. Our method was rapid, sensitive, specific, and reproducible for the simultaneous determination of six immunosuppressants in human whole blood. Importantly, our approach can be used to monitor drug concentrations in the blood to facilitate disease treatment.