Synthesis of Fluorinated Graphene Oxide and its Amphiphobic Properties

The richly functionalized basal plane bonded to polar organic moieties makes graphene oxide (GO) innately hydrophilic. Here, a methodology to synthesize fluorinated graphene oxide by oxidizing the basal plane of fluorinated graphite, allowing for tunable hydrophobicity of GO, is reported. Fluorine exists as tertiary alkyl fluorides covalently bonded to graphitic carbons, and using magic‐angle spinning (MAS) ¹³C NMR as a primary tool chemical structures for the two types of synthesized fluorinated graphene oxides (FGOs) with significantly different fluorine contents are proposed. The low surface energy of the C–F bond drastically affects GO's wetting behavior, leading to amphiphobicity in its highly fluorinated form. Ease of solution processing enables the fabrication of inks that are spray‐painted on various porous/non‐porous substrates. These coatings maintain amphiphobicity for solvents with surface tensions down to 59 dyn/cm, thus bypassing existing lithographic means to create similar surfaces. The approach towards fluorinating GO and fabricating graphene‐based surfaces with tunable wettability opens the path towards unique, accessible, carbon‐based amphiphobic coatings.     

沿高阶单调曲线的Hilbert变换和极大算子的L^p估计

设γ:[-1,1]→R~n是R~n中的曲线,沿曲线的γ的Hilbert变换是如下定义的主值积分: Hf(x)=P.V.integral -1 to 1 f(x-γ(t))dt/t,相应的极大算子定义为: Mf(x)=sup 1/h| integral O to h f(x-γ(t))dt|. 对高阶单调曲线本文证明了相应的算子M和H都是L~p(R~n)有界的,从而改进了Nestlerode的结果。     

有序二叉决策图在防火墙规则库设计中的应用

在防火墙规则库的设计中利用有序二叉决策图（ordered binary decision diagram，OBDD）来表示防火墙的访问控制规则集，改变了传统的顺序存储规则的规则库设计方法，以增加预处理时间为代价，有效地提高了规则的匹配速度，从而提高了防火墙的性能及其安全性．     

Comparing ordered-entry queues with heterogeneous servers

We study a queueing system withm exponential servers with distinct service rates. Jobs arrive at the system following an arbitrary point process. Arrived jobs receive service at the first unoccupied server (if any) according to an entry order , which is a permutation of the integers 1, 2,...,m. The system has a finite buffer capacity. When the buffer limit is reached, arrivals will be blocked. Blocked jobs will either be lost or come back as New arrivals after a random travel time. We are concerned with the dynamic stochastic behavior of the system under different entry orders. A partial ordering is established among entry orders, and is shown to result in some quite strong orderings among the associated stochastic processes that reflect the congestion and the service characteristics of the system. The results developed here complement existing comparison results for queues with homogeneous servers, and can be applied to aid the design of conveyor and communication systems.     

Graphene to graphite; a layer by layer experimental measurements and density function theory calculations of electric conductivity

ABSTRACT

We measured the electric conductivity of large (25?×?50?mm) graphene films as a function of number of layers in the range of 1–20 layers. We also calculated the energy gap for such samples using density function theory. Our results showed a conductivity slightly above that of ITO for monolayer graphene and an exponential decrease as the number of graphene layers increased. Both experimental and simulation results showed a convergence of graphene into graphite at as little as 18–20 layers.     

A high-current electron beam ion trap as an on-line charge breeder for the high precision mass measurement TITAN experiment

The precision of atomic mass measurements in a Penning trap is directly proportional to the charge state q of the ion and, hence, can be increased by using highly charged ions (HCI). For this reason, charge breeding with an electron beam ion trap (EBIT) is employed at TRIUMF’s Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science (TITAN) on-line facility in Vancouver, Canada. By bombarding the injected and trapped singly charged ions with an intense beam of electrons, the charge state of the ions is rapidly increased inside the EBIT. To be compatible with the on-line requirements of short-lived isotopes, very high electron beam current densities are needed. The TITAN EBIT includes a 6 Tesla superconducting magnet and is designed to have electron beam currents and energies of up to 5 A and 60 keV, respectively. Once operational at full capacity, most species can be bred into a He-like configuration within tens of ms. Subsequently, the HCI are extracted, pass a Wien filter to reduce isobaric contamination, are cooled, and injected into a precision Penning trap for mass measurement. We will present the first results and current status of the TITAN EBIT, which has recently been moved to TRIUMF after assembly and commissioning at the Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany.     

Multi-dimensional 1H-13C HETCOR and FSLG-HETCOR NMR study of sphingomyelin bilayers containing cholesterol in the gel and liquid crystalline states

(13)C cross polarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) and (1)H MAS NMR spectra were collected on egg sphingomyelin (SM) bilayers containing cholesterol above and below the liquid crystalline phase transition temperature (T(m)). Two-dimensional (2D) dipolar heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) spectra were obtained on SM bilayers in the liquid crystalline (L(alpha)) state for the first time and display improved resolution and chemical shift dispersion compared to the individual (1)H and (13)C spectra and significantly aid in spectral assignment. In the gel (L(beta)) state, the (1)H dimension suffers from line broadening due to the (1)H-(1)H homonuclear dipolar coupling that is not completely averaged by the combination of lipid mobility and MAS. This line broadening is significantly suppressed by implementing frequency switched Lee-Goldburg (FSLG) homonuclear (1)H decoupling during the evolution period. In the liquid crystalline (L(alpha)) phase, no improvement in line width is observed when FSLG is employed. All of the observed resonances are assignable to cholesterol and SM environments. This study demonstrates the ability to obtain 2D heteronuclear correlation experiments in the gel state for biomembranes, expands on previous SM assignments, and presents a comprehensive (1)H/(13)C NMR assignment of SM bilayers containing cholesterol. Comparisons are made to a previous report on cholesterol chemical shifts in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) bilayers. A number of similarities and some differences are observed and discussed.     

Preparation,characterization, and performance study of beeswax/expanded graphite composite as thermal storage material

In this study, beeswax as a new energy storage material and its composite with expanded graphite were prepared and characterized for their surface and thermal properties. Surface characterization showed no chemical interaction between beeswax and expanded graphite. The thermal conductivity of the composite was improved with 117% enhancement. The thermal performance of beeswax and its composite as a heat storage material was studied in a rectangular shell-and-tube thermal storage unit. The melting point of the composite remained almost same as that of beeswax; however, the melting time was reduced considerably, from 540 to 360 min with inlet water at 80°C and a 2-lpm flow rate.     

石墨富集结合空间约束水体重金属LIBS检测方法研究

针对水体重金属污染检测的需求,研究了以高纯石墨片为水体富集基底,样品多次富集结合等离子体空间约束的水体重金属LIBS检测方法, 并对Pb,Cu,Cd,Ni等不同重金属元素的测量稳定性及检测限进行了分析。实验采用波长为1 064 nm的Nd∶YAG调Q激光器,分辨率为0.1 nm的光纤光谱仪分别对上述水体中重金属元素含量的特征光谱进行分光探测。结果表明,样品多次富集结合空间约束方法能够有效地提高水体重金属检测的灵敏度及稳定性并降低元素检测限,空间约束条件下特征光谱强度增强约2.5倍,光谱稳定性也得到提高,相对标准偏差由非约束情况下的11.34%降低至8.77%。对不同浓度的Pb,Cu,Cd,Ni四种重金属元素进行检测并建立定标曲线,Pb,Cu,Cd,Ni的检测限均低于国家工业废水排放标准的1/6,满足工业废水重金属的检测需求,为工业废水重金属的减排控制与超标排放预警监测提供了一种有效方法和技术支持。