Resistivity-Temperature Behavior of CB-Filled HDPE Foaming Composites

High-density polyethylene/carbon black foaming conductive composites were prepared from acetylene black（ACEY） and super conductive carbon black（HG-1P） as conductive filler, low-density polyethylene（LDPE） as the second component, ethylene-vinyl acetate（EVA） and ethylene propylene rubber（EPR） as the third component, azobisformamide（AC） as foamer, and dicumyl peroxide（DCP） as cross-linker. The structure and resistivity-temperature behavior of high-density polyethylene（HDPE）/CB foaming conductive composites were investigated. Influences of carbon black, LDPE, EVA, EPR, AC, and DCP on the foaming performance and resistivity-temperature behavior of HDPE/CB foaming conductive composites were also studied. The results reveal that HDPE/CB foaming conductive composite exhibits better switching characteristic; ACET-filled HDPE foaming conductive composite displays better positive temperature coefficient（PYC） effect; whereas super conductive carbon black（HG-1P）-filled HDPE foaming conductive composite shows better negative temperature coefficient（NTC） effect.     

负媒质模型的时域有限差分法分析

 负折射率媒质是一种人造媒质,在某一微波波段内其介电常数和磁导率同时为负值。对TE模电磁场满足的麦克斯韦方程组进行数值处理,解决了直接利用时域有限差分方法在Yee’s网格下计算负折射率媒质内部场分布时的数值发散问题。通过数值算例,验证了方法的可行性,模拟了负折射率媒质内部及周围的电磁场分布。     

界面附近光剥离过程中的量子经典对应

研究了氢负离子在弹性墙附近的光剥离过程，导出了剥离截面的解析公式。此截面为光滑背景项与一正弦振荡项之和，后者与离子与弹性墙的距离有关。分析了光剥离电离的经典动力学及其量子对应。在本模型中，半经典光剥离截面与量子结果一致。     

Novel Biomass-derived Hollow Carbons as Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries

A novel hollow carbon derived from biomass lotus-root has been prepared by a one-step carbonization method. The carbon anode obtained at 900 ℃ showed the best electrochemical performance, corresponding to a high specific capacity of 445 mA∙h/g at 0.1 C, as well as excellent cycling stability after 500 cycles. Further investigation exhibits that the lithium storage of hollow carbon involves Li⁺ adsorption in the defect sites and Li⁺ insertion. The results showed that the intrinsic structure of lotus root can inspire us to prepare biomass carbon with a hollow structure as an excellent anode for lithium-ion batteries.     

Colossal Anisotropic Thermal Expansion through Coupling Spin Crossover and Rhombus Deformation in a Hexanuclear {FeIII4FeII2} Compound

Colossal and anisotropic thermal expansion is a key function for microscale or nanoscale actuators in material science. Herein, we present a hexanuclear compound of [(Tp*)Fe^III(CN)₃]₄[Fe^II(Ppmp)]₂⋅2 CH₃OH ( 1 , Tp*=hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)borate and Ppmp=2-[3-(2′-pyridyl)pyrazol-1-ylmethyl]pyridine), which has a rhombic core structure abbreviated as {Fe^III₂Fe^II₂}. Magnetic susceptibility measurements and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that 1 underwent thermally-induced spin transition with the thermal hysteresis. The Fe^II site in 1 behaved as a spin crossover (SCO) unit, and significant deformation of its octahedron was observed during the spin transition process. Moreover, the distortion of the Fe^II centers actuated anisotropic deformation of the rhombic {Fe^III₂Fe^II₂} core, which was spread over the whole crystal through the subsequent molecular rearrangements, leading to the colossal anisotropic thermal expansion. Our results provide a rational strategy for realizing the colossal anisotropic thermal expansion and shape memory effects by tuning the magnetic bistability.