Molecular dynamical study of the energy relaxation processes after heating the vibrational degree of freedom in a diatomic molecular crystal

Energy relaxation processes initiated by sudden heating of the vibrational degree of freedom were studied with molecular dynamical method. A unit cell of bee structure containing 128 diatomic molecules with periodic boundary conditions was considered. Compound Morse potential was assumed as the atom-atom interactions. It was found that the logarithra of the equilibration time depends linearly upon a factorf ₂₁ which is proportional to the frequency ratio of the intra- and inter-molecular vibrations. The project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Decay of the remanent magnetization in the asymmetric spin chain

The dynamics of the one-dimensional spin glass with asymmetric interactions between neighboring spins is considered. We confine ourselves to discrete couplings with values ±J. We show that the algebraic decay of the remanent magnetization of the infinite ±J-spin chain at zero temperature is only valid for symmetric couplings. Our analytical investigations as well as computer simulations show stretched exponential decay for any finite concentration of antisymmetric bonds. Thus, the asymmetric ±J-spin chain shows an asymmetry-induced phase transition at zero temperature.     

Statistical properties of aggregation with injection

We study a generalized aggregation process in which charged particles diffuse and coalesce randomly on a lattice. For one-dimensional and mean-field models, we show that there exists a statistically-invariant steady state when randomly charged particles are continuously injected. The steady-state charge distribution obeys a power law with the exponent depending both on the type of the injection and on the spatial dimension. The response of the system to a perturbation (i.e., relaxation) is characterized by either a power law decay (t ^– ,1) or a compressed exponential decay [exp(–t ),>1].     

Ground-state and dynamical properties of a spin-S Heisenberg star

We generalize the Heisenberg star consisting of a spin-1/2 central spin and a homogeneously coupled spin bath modeled by the XXX ring [Richter J and Voigt A 1994 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 27 1139-1149] to the case of arbitrary central-spin size S < N/2, where N is the number of bath spins. We describe how to block-diagonalize the model based on the Bethe ansatz solution of the XXX ring, with the dimension of each block Hamiltonian ≤ 2S + 1. We obtain all the eigenenergies and explicit expressions of the sub-ground states in each l-subspace with l being the total angular momentum of the bath. Both the eigenenergies and the sub-ground states have distinct structures depending whether S ≤ l or l < S. The absolute ground-state energy and the corresponding l as functions of the intrabath coupling are numerically calculated for N = 16 and S = 1, 2, ⋯ ,7 and their behaviors are quantitatively explained in the weak and strong intrabath coupling limits. We then study the dynamics of the antiferromagnetic order within an XXX bath prepared in the Néel state. Effects of the initial state of the central spin, the value of S, and the system-bath coupling strength on the staggered magnetization dynamics are investigated. By including a Zeeman term for the central spin and the anisotropy in the intrabath coupling, we also study the polarization dynamics of the central spin for a bath prepared in the spin coherent state. Under the resonant condition and at the isotropic point of the bath, the polarization dynamics for S > 1/2 exhibit collapse-revival behaviors with fine structures. However, the collapse-revival phenomena are found to be fragile with respect to the anisotropy of the intrabath coupling.     

Intelligent Reflecting Surface–Assisted Wireless Secret Key Generation against Multiple Eavesdroppers

In this paper, we propose an improved physical layer key generation scheme that can maximize the secret key capacity by deploying intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) near the legitimate user aiming at improving its signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). We consider the scenario of multiple input single output (MISO) against multiple relevant eavesdroppers. We elaborately design and optimize the reflection coefficient matrix of IRS elements that can improve the legitimate user’s SNR through IRS passive beamforming and deteriorate the channel quality of eavesdroppers at the same time. We first derive the lower bound expression of the achievable key capacity, then solve the optimization problem based on semi-definite relaxation (SDR) and the convex–concave procedure (CCP) to maximize the secret key capacity. Simulation results show that our proposed scheme can significantly improve the secret key capacity and reduce hardware costs compared with other benchmark schemes.     

Dielectric and electrooptical properties of hockey-stick-shaped liquid crystal with a negative dielectric anisotropy

We investigated dielectric properties of a hockey-stick-shaped liquid crystal (HLC). Two dielectric relaxation modes were observed at 0.91 kHz and 4.51 MHz. The low frequency relaxation modes in isotropic, smectic, and nematic phases are related to the motion of ions, collective tilt fluctuation, and rotation around the long molecular axis, respectively. Meanwhile, the high frequency relaxation modes in nematic and smectic phases was due to the rotation around the short axis of the molecules and hindered by the resistance of the ITO layers. We also examined the electrooptical response of the 5.0 wt% HLC-doped commercial nematic liquid crystal (LC) mixtures. The birefringence of the LC mixture was slightly increased, while the falling time and the rotational viscosity was decreased in the nematic phase.     

CaCu3Ti4O12 陶瓷介电模量响应特性的研究

由于CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂巨介电常数陶瓷的低频区直流电导较大, 本文采用模量 M"-f频谱表征与分析了低频和高频的两个松弛极化过程. 研究认为, 这两个特征峰属于晶界区Schottky 势垒耗尽层边缘深陷阱的电子松弛过程, 其中高频松弛峰起源于晶粒本征缺陷的电子松弛过程, 而低频松弛峰则为与氧空位有关的松弛极化过程. 对于CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂这类低频下具有高直流电导的陶瓷材料, 采用模量频谱能更有效地分析研究其损耗极化机理. 关键词： 3Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷')" href="#">CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷 模量 松弛过程 电导     

Crystalline and relaxation properties of ethylene copolymer films inserted between two steel sheets

The relaxation and crystalline properties of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) co-polymers inserted in steel/polymer/steel assemblies were studied. To investigate the properties of the interfacial region, polymers of different thickness inserted in the assemblies were analyzed. The studied EVA copolymers are semicrystalline polymers. The relaxation properties of the amorphous phase were investigated by dynamic mechanical measurements performed on the steel/polymer/steel assemblies, and the crystalline properties were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results indicate that, for low polymer thicknesses, the mobility of the amorphous phase is significantly reduced. Significant changes in the crystalline organization also were observed when the polymer thickness decreased, with the presence of more numerous disorganized crystals for thin EVA layers. These crystals can act as physical ties that reduce the mobility of the neighboring amorphous chains. These results indicate the formation of an interphase layer of reduced mobility.     

Small-Angle and Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Study of Slow Relaxation Following Phase Transitions of New Bolaamphiphiles Based on N-(12-Betainylamino-Dodecane)-octyl β-D-Glucofuranosiduronamide Chloride

In the present study, we investigated the polymorphism and its time-dependence of a new series of bolaamphiphile molecules based on N-(12-Betainylamino-dodecane)-octyl β-D-Glucofuranosiduronamide Chloride. To obtain six members of this series, the length of the main bridging chain and the lateral chain were varied in order to modify the hydrophilic–lipophilic balance. Another chemical modification was to introduce a diacetylenic unit in the middle of the bridging chain to study the influence of the π–π stacking on the supramolecular organization of these molecules. Dry bolaamphiphiles self-organize in supramolecular structures such as lamellar crystalline structure, L_c; lamellar gel structure, L_β′; lamellar fluid structure, L_α; and lamellar isotropic structure, L. Thermal hysteresis of these structures, following phase transitions, are investigated by small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering. Once the thermal cycle is accomplished, the system remains in the kinetically stabilized undercooled high-temperature phase at the temperature of 20°C. Subsequently, the time-dependence of the relaxation to the thermodynamically stable phase is followed, and very slow relaxation for a period on the order of hours or days is observed. The study of the polymorphism and the stability of various phases of this new series of bolaamphiphiles—which are issued from natural primary resources (sugar beet and wheat) and thus interesting for potential application in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, or food industry—was undertaken in this work.