Flexural vibration analyses of piezoelectric ceramic tubes with mass loads in ultrasonic actuators

Based on Timoshenko beam model, a theoretical model of radially polarized piezoelectric ceramic tubes is investigated. In the model, the piezoelectric effects are considered, and the shear correction factor is introduced which reveals effects of the size of the cross-section and Poisson’s ratio. Based on the model, the particular attentions are devoted to effects of the boundary conditions at two ends on flexural resonance frequencies of the piezoelectric ceramic tubes. Changing the sizes of the tubes and the mass loads at both free ends, the variations of the flexural resonance frequencies of free–free piezoelectric ceramic tubes are calculated theoretically. Besides, the flexural resonance frequencies of the piezoelectric ceramic tube cantilevers with mass loads at one free end are also investigated theoretically. To verify accuracy of the theoretical mode, the flexural resonance frequencies for different lengths of the piezoelectric ceramic tubes and different loaded masses are measured experimentally. The theoretical results agree well with the experimental measurement, which demonstrates that the model is accurate for analyzing the flexural resonance frequencies of the piezoelectric ceramic tubes with mass loads.     

Adsorption of nitrogen-containing aromatic molecules on Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7

The adsorption configurations of pyrimidine and triazine on Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7 were investigated using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. The HREELS spectra of chemisorbed monolayer show the coexistence of the C(sp²)-H and C (sp³)-H stretching modes together with the observation of the unconjugated CN(C) vibrational feature suggesting that the carbon atom and its para-nitrogen atom of pyrimidine and triazine directly participate in binding with the surface to form Si-C and Si-N σ-linkages. The core levels of the C-atom and its opposite nitrogen atom directly binding with Si-atoms experience a down-shifting by 1.8-1.9 and 1.4-1.6 eV, respectively. These experimental findings are consistent with the density functional theory calculations indicating that the carbon atom and its para-nitrogen atom favorably link with the adjacent adatom and rest atom pair to form C-Si and N-Si linkages.     

Heteroepitaxial praseodymium sesquioxide films on Si(1 1 1): A new model catalyst system for praseodymium oxide based catalysts

The structure, growth and stoichiometry of heteroepitaxial Pr₂O₃ films on Si(1 1 1) were characterized by a combined RHEED, XRD, XPS and UPS study in view of future applications as a surface science model catalyst system. RHEED and XRD confirm the growth of a (0 0 0 1) oriented hexagonal Pr₂O₃ phase on Si(1 1 1), matching the surface symmetry by aligning the oxide in-plane direction along the Si azimuth. After an initial nucleation stage RHEED growth oscillation studies point to a Frank-van der Merwe growth mode up to a thickness of approximately 12 nm. XPS and UPS prove that the initial growth of the Pr₂O₃ layer on Si up to ∼1 nm thickness is characterized by an interface reaction with Si. Nevertheless stoichiometric Pr₂O₃ films of high crystalline quality form on top of these Pr-silicate containing interlayers.     

DSAZn与槲皮素的配位结合及对槲皮素的高灵敏度检测

槲皮素为天然黄酮类化合物,可用于高血压、高血脂、心血管疾病、癌症等的预防和治疗;槲皮素的定量检测在生物化学、临床医学等领域尤为重要。利用分子荧光物质(DSAZn)的聚集诱导发光现象(AIE),通过配位作用识别靶标分子槲皮素,结合激发态电子转移原理,提出了一种AIE型荧光分子对槲皮素的高灵敏度、高选择性检测方法。实验研究了pH 7.0的PBS缓冲液中DSAZn的荧光随着五种药物分子（槲皮素、淫羊藿素、异鼠李素、芦丁、多巴胺）加入后的变化情况。采用荧光分光光度计,以415 nm为激发波长,扫描435~680 nm的荧光发射光谱。采用紫外分光光度计,扫描DSAZn 250~750 nm的紫外吸收光谱。紫外检测表明中药分子槲皮素可以与AIE荧光探针形成复合物,因此加入槲皮素后AIE探针的荧光被静态猝灭。荧光检测表明五种药物分子对荧光探针的猝灭强弱有明显差异,槲皮素与DSAZn结合常数为1.34×107 L·mol-1,比其他四种药物分子和DSAZn的结合常数高出一个数量级,显示出DSAZn对槲皮素具有较好的选择性。槲皮素的检测限为3.07 nmol·L-1,低于诸多文献已报道的参考值,表明DSAZn对槲皮素的识别具有较高的灵敏度。由荧光滴定光谱和荧光滴定曲线得到槲皮素对DSAZn的滴定方程为：y=0.013 4x-0.294 82,槲皮素浓度在0~5 μmol·L-1范围内线性关系良好,线性相关系数r=0.994 3。由此构建出一种AIE型荧光分子对槲皮素的高选择性、高灵敏度检测方法,该方法操作简便、重复性好,为具有相似结构药物的检测提供了新的研究思路。     

固-固界面退化特性的超声反射评价方法

提出了一种基于有限宽超声束反射的固-固界面退化特性评价方法,从理论和数值仿真角度进行了分析和计算。将两固体界面间的薄层简化为界面弹簧模型,以界面法向和切向劲度系数表征界面的退化程度。通过数值计算求得有限宽超声纵波束在不同入射角和界面不同退化程度下的反射横波、反射纵波的镜面反射系数。进一步地,通过建立二维有限元模型,仿真研究了有限宽超声纵波束在给定入射角及界面不同退化程度下镜面反射系数的变化规律。结果表明,反射纵波和反射横波的镜面反射系数随有限宽超声纵波束的入射角及界面劲度系数的改变而变化,且存在镜面反射系数随界面劲度系数单调且敏感变化的入射角,据此可准确评价界面的退化程度。     

Dynamic Optical Vortex Trajectory Guided by the Symmetric Pearcey Gaussian Vortex Beam in the Uniformly Moving Parabolic Potential

This paper analytically and numerically proposes the propagation dynamics of the symmetric Pearcey Gaussian vortex beam (SPGVB) in the uniformly moving parabolic potential. The optical vortex located in the initial plane produces a vortex channel in the presence of the uniformly moving parabolic potential, called the vortex trajectory. The vortex trajectory can be manipulated dynamically by configuring different combinations of the parameters, and the optical intensity and the focal position can also be affected. Moreover, the spatial dynamic vortex trajectory is derived analytically, and the 2D on-axis and off-axis vortex scenarios are also presented. Our work expands the methods of the vortex trajectory manipulation and may broaden more practical potential applications in the particle manipulation.     

Virtual Source of a Swallowtail Beam

By applying a virtual source method, the exact and the paraxial solutions of the Swallowtail beams (SBs) that are governed by the inhomogeneous Helmholtz equation are introduced. The paraxial SBs generated experimentally possess both self-accelerating and self-focusing features. The parameters controlling the field distributions are discussed in theory. From the spectral representation of the Swallowtail wave, in the appropriate limit, the first four terms of the nonparaxial correction series for the (1+2)-dimensional Swallowtail waves that simplify to the SBs are obtained.     

Sonoluminescence intensity and ultrasonic cavitation temperature in organic solvents: Effects of generated radicals

Ultrasonic cavitation in organic solvents remains poorly understood in contrast with aqueous systems, largely because of complexities related to solvent decomposition. In this study, we sonicated different types of organic solvents (i.e. linear alkanes, aliphatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, and acetate esters) under argon saturation. The average temperature of the cavitation bubbles was estimated using the methyl radical recombination method. We also discuss the effects of the physical properties of the solvents, such as vapor pressure and viscosity, on the cavitation temperature. The average cavitation bubble temperature and sonoluminescence intensity were higher in organic solvents with lower vapor pressure; for aromatic alcohols, these values were particularly high. It was found that the specific high sonoluminescence intensities and average cavitation temperatures exhibited in aromatic alcohols are caused by the highly resonance-stable generated radicals. The results obtained in this study are very useful for acceleration of sonochemical reaction in organic solvents, which are indispensable for organic synthesis and material synthesis.     

An ultra-wideband coding polarizer for beam control and RCS reduction

Pancharatnam−Berry (PB) phase metasurface, as a special class of gradient metasurfaces, has been paid much attention owing to the robust performance for phase control of circularly polarized waves. Herein, we present an element-based polarizer for the first step, which enables the incident electromagnetic waves into the cross-polarized waves with the relative bandwidth of 71%, and the polarization conversion ratio exceeds 90% at 6.9−14.5 GHz. Then an eight-elements coding polarizer based on the PB phase is presented for the applications on beam control and radar cross section reduction. The simulated values indicate that the reduction of radar cross section is more than 10 dB at 6−16 GHz. Our work reveals the availability of manipulating the waves, beamforming in communication systems and electromagnetic stealth, and so on.     

自然弯扭梁的非线性分析

研究了两端边界均为完全约束的自然弯扭梁在小应变，大位移和大转动情况下的非线性性质，并考虑了横向剪切变形和扭转翘曲变形的影响，分析中还包括了拉伸，弯曲和扭转的各种弹性耦合。由最小势能原理可以导出所给问题的平衡方程。这里欧拉角可以用来表示任意大的转动。该方法还可方便地推广到其他各种不完全约束边界的情况。此外，利用上述结果还可以得到该梁在小位移理论中的基本方程和有关公式。