Determinants of the structured and structureless green emissions of ZnO

Green emission can be identified as either a structured or a structureless emission. In the downward surface band bending region, the influence of defects on the continuous change in the 0-0 electronic transition was found to be a dominating factor that differentiates the characteristics of green emission. Such a change in the 0-0 electronic transition gives rise to the structureless green emission at higher energy, while the 0-0 electronic transition in the bulk of ZnO plays an important role resulting in structured green emission with lower energy.     

The bi-objective Pollution-Routing Problem

The bi-objective Pollution-Routing Problem is an extension of the Pollution-Routing Problem (PRP) which consists of routing a number of vehicles to serve a set of customers, and determining their speed on each route segment. The two objective functions pertaining to minimization of fuel consumption and driving time are conflicting and are thus considered separately. This paper presents an adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm (ALNS), combined with a speed optimization procedure, to solve the bi-objective PRP. Using the ALNS as the search engine, four a posteriori methods, namely the weighting method, the weighting method with normalization, the epsilon-constraint method and a new hybrid method (HM), are tested using a scalarization of the two objective functions. The HM combines adaptive weighting with the epsilon-constraint method. To evaluate the effectiveness of the algorithm, new sets of instances based on real geographic data are generated, and a library of bi-criteria PRP instances is compiled. Results of extensive computational experiments with the four methods are presented and compared with one another by means of the hypervolume and epsilon indicators. The results show that HM is highly effective in finding good-quality non-dominated solutions on PRP instances with 100 nodes.     

Multiphonon Bundle Emission in a Strong-Coupling Cavity Optomechanical System

Nonclassical effects in mesoscopic systems have attracted much attention recently. In this paper, it is shown that multiphonon bundle emission can be observed in a strong-coupling cavity optomechanical system. Theoretical analysis shows that when the driving field is adjusted to nth-order sideband excitation, the coupling between the cavity mode and the vibrational mode leads to super-Rabi oscillations, and finally results in an n-phonon bundles emission. Based on the current technology, this process can work in a wide range of parameters. Numerical simulation confirms the validity of the derivation. It is thought that this physical mechanism broadens the applications of cavity optomechanical system in realm of quantum phononics, such as in quantum metrology and phonon laser.     

Full‐Color Emissive Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Electrospun Nanofibers Containing a Single Hyperbranched Conjugated Polymer for Large‐Scale,Flexible Light‐Emitting Sheets

White‐light‐emitting protocols based on organic materials have received much attention in the academic and industrial fields because of their potential applications in full‐color displays and back‐lighting units for liquid crystal displays. Here, the attempt is made to fabricate white‐light‐emitting, electrospun poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) sheets containing controlled concentrations of a single light‐emitting material composed of a type of hyperbranched conjugated polymer (HCP). The HCPs used here have the unique property of exhibiting a variety of fluorescence colors in the electrospun matrix that is caused by the different distances between HCP chains depending on their concentrations, leading to different degrees of intermolecular energy transfer. Therefore, the emission colors of the PEO sheets can be easily manipulated by simply varying the HCP concentrations in the PEO matrix. The resulting method for fabricating nanofibers comprising light‐emitting materials in the polymer matrix has great potential for easy fabrication of cost‐effective, flexible light‐emitting system.

     

能源节约型技术进步下碳关税对中国经济与环境的影响——基于动态递归可计算一般均衡模型

将动态递归的可计算一般均衡方法应用于碳关税征收影响的研究,建立了测算美国征收碳关税对中国经济与环境影响的动态递归可计算一般均衡模型,并在模型中引入技术进步参数以刻画能源节约型技术进步.模型以2007年作为基年,包含37个生产部门和7个国内国外账户.应用该模型模拟了2020年起美国征收碳关税,在税率从20美元每吨碳排放到80美元每吨碳排放的13种情景下,到2030年期间对我国碳排放和经济发展的不同影响,进而测算在不同的能源节约型技术进步条件下,碳关税对我国经济与环境影响的变动.     

Two dimensional TLC determination of PAH in diluted automobile exhaust gases

A method is described for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the diluted exhaust gas of diesel vehicles. Sampling is done by drawing off proportional streams from the dilution tunnel. The particulates deposited on filters are sublimed, and the sublimate is purified and prefractionated on silica gel. Further separation and quantitative determination of the PAH is performed by two dimensional TLC in conjunction with In situ fluorescence spectrometry. Results of theoretical considerations and experimental data on the distribution of the emitted PAH between particulate matter and the corresponding gas phase in diluted exhaust are presented. A modified Langmuir adsorption model is used to explain the effects of dilution ratio and sample temperature in the dilution tunnel. Comparison of the emission values for PAH obtained from diluted and undiluted exhaust shows good agreement. Furthermore, the PAH contents of the exhaust gas of several diesel-engined cars are also compared for various driving cycles.     

Upconversion and Phase Transition Characteristics in Erbium(III)- and Ytterbium(III)-Codoped Vanadium(IV) Oxide

Vanadium(IV) dioxide has emerged as a promising thermochromic material for smart window application through metal–insulator transition, which simultaneously involves an abrupt change in optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. Here, Er³⁺ or Yb³⁺-codoped vanadium(IV) dioxide has been prepared by a hydrothermal and annealing process. The structure, metal–insulator transition, and upconversion luminescence characterizations have been evaluated using X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and fluorescence spectral analysis. The samples exhibit unique properties, including enhancing the intensity of upconversion emission, decreasing the metal–insulator transition temperature to 41.4°C, and emitting bright green upconversion emission along with extremely weak emission in the red region under 980?nm excitation. Moreover, green upconversion luminescence intensity increased by an order of magnitude from the low-temperature monoclinic structure of vanadium(IV) dioxide to the high-temperature rutile structure of vanadium(IV) dioxide for the first time, which will pave a new pathway for researching the application of photoluminescence in smart materials.     

Gear shifting multi-objective optimization to improve vehicle performance,fuel consumption,and engine emissions

In the present work, the Adaptive-Weight Genetic Algorithm was employed in order to determine the gear shifting strategies that allow an automobile to work in the best compromise among fuel consumption, engine emissions, and vehicle performance. For the assessment of each of the three objective functions, a simulation model based on engine data and on the well-established equations of the longitudinal dynamics was developed. The driving cycle chosen for the calculations was the FTP-75, which takes into account both cold and hot starts, meaning that the transient operation during the warm-up of the catalyst is also considered.     

低碳经济下环境NGO参与企业碳减排的演化博弈分析

针对我国经济可持续发展中不可回避的碳排放问题,构建了企业碳减排过程中企业、政府和环境NGO的三方演化博弈模型及其动态复制方程,解出了该模型的10个均衡点并对均衡点的局部稳定性进行了分析,最后运用Matlab工具对企业、政府和环境NGO的交互行为演化过程进行数值仿真,分析各参数变动对系统演化结果的影响,探究影响系统演化至理想状态的影响因素及其影响机理。研究结果表明:影响企业是否采取低碳生产方式的主要影响因素是企业低碳生产所需付出的成本;政府是否调控主要取决于政府对企业的罚款和政府的调控成本;环境NGO是否监督主要取决于政府和公众对其的资助与监督成本的大小。     

The role of propagating stress waves on a geophysical scale: Evidence in terms of nonextensivity

Laboratory experiments have shown that, during a fracture, the breaking of a bond launches a propagating stress wave which may trigger the breaking of other bonds. We examine here the possibility that the same holds on a geophysical scale. Based on a nonextensive approach, we examine whether the transient stresses of seismic waves from a major earthquake (EQ) can trigger a considerably distant significant EQ. We use three different analytical approaches: (i) a recently introduced fragment-asperity interaction model for EQ dynamics based on nonextensive Tsallis statistics; (ii) the Hurst exponent; (iii) organization in terms of Fisher information. We find that the triggered seismicity displays higher nonextensivity, increased persistent behavior, and a higher level of organization. Using the same approaches, we further elucidate the link between the associated precursory kHz electromagnetic (EM) activity and the last stage of the impending EQ generation. We examine whether the statistics of regional seismicity could be a macroscopic reflection of physical processes in the EQ source, as would be expected by the fractal nature of fracture and faulting.