On the Emergence of the Payne Effect in Polymer Melts Reinforced with Nanoparticles

This study presents a molecular model for the amplitude‐dependent dynamic moduli of polymer melts reinforced with nanoparticles. This study shows that intense strain‐thinning reported in experimental studies of polymer nanocomposites can be attributed to disentanglement of bulk polymer chains from those strongly adsorbed to the surface of nanoparticles. This flow‐induced relaxation is what is frequently termed as convective constraint release and is similar to the cohesive slip of polymer melt at solid interfaces.

     

Vapor generation – atomic spectrometric techniques. Expanding frontiers through specific-species preconcentration. A review

We review recent progress in preconcentration strategies associated to vapor generation techniques coupled to atomic spectrometric (VGT-AS) for specific chemical species detection. This discussion focuses on the central role of different preconcentration approaches, both before and after VG process. The former was based on the classical solid phase and liquid–liquid extraction procedures which, aided by automation and miniaturization strategies, have strengthened the role of VGT-AS in several research fields including environmental, clinical, and others. We then examine some of the new vapor trapping strategies (atom-trapping, hydride trapping, cryotrapping) that entail improvements in selectivity through interference elimination, but also they allow reaching ultra-low detection limits for a large number of chemical species generated in conventional VG systems, including complete separation of several species of the same element. This review covers more than 100 bibliographic references from 2009 up to date, found in SCOPUS database and in individual searches in specific journals. We finally conclude by giving some outlook on future directions of this field.     

葡萄糖氧化酶在水溶性CdTe量子点上的直接电化学研究

利用合成的Cd Te量子点(QDs)作修饰材料,将葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)固定在水溶性Cd Te量子点表面,制备了葡萄糖氧化酶Cd Te量子点修饰碳糊电极(GOD/Cd Te/CPE),实现了GOD在电极表面的直接电化学。Cd Te QDs能有效地加速葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)与电极表面的直接电子转移,电子传递效率比无QDs Cd Te存在时提高约8倍;电子转移速率常数(K)为0.14 s-1,传递系数(α)为0.60,GOD在GOD/Cd Te/CPE表面的平均覆盖量(Γ)为7.9×10-8mol/cm2。GOD/Cd Te/CPE电极作为第三代葡萄糖电化学生物传感器,成功应用于葡萄糖浓度的检测,其线性范围为0.050~0.32 mmol/L,检出限为0.020 mmol/L。GOD/Cd Te/CPE的制备方法简单,稳定性强,具有优良的选择性和重现性,且响应速度快。     

INVARIANT LINEARIZATION CRITERIA FOR SYSTEMS OF CUBICALLY NONLINEAR SECOND-ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Invariant linearization criteria for square systems of second-order quadratically nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) that can be represented as geodesic equations are extended to square systems of ODEs cubically nonlinear in the first derivatives. It is shown that there are two branches for the linearization problem via point transformations for an arbitrary system of second-order ODEs and its reduction to the simplest system. One is when the system is at most cubic in the first derivatives. One obtains the equivalent of the Lie conditions for such systems. We explicitly solve this branch of the linearization problem by point transformations in the case of a square system of two second-order ODEs. Necessary and sufficient conditions for linearization to the simplest system by means of point transformations are given in terms of coefficient functions of the system of two second-order ODEs cubically nonlinear in the first derivatives. A consequence of our geometric approach of projection is a rederivation of Lie's linearization conditions for a single second-order ODE and sheds light on more recent results for them. In particular we show here how one can construct point transformations for reduction to the simplest linear equation by going to the higher space and just utilizing the coefficients of the original ODE. We also obtain invariant criteria for the reduction of a linear square system to the simplest system. Moreover these results contain the quadratic case as a special case. Examples are given to illustrate our results.     

Generation of multiparticle three-dimensional entanglement state via adiabatic passage

A scheme is proposed for generating a multiparticle three-dimensional entangled state by appropriately adiabatic evolutions, where atoms are respectively trapped in separated cavities so that individual addressing is needless. In the ideal case, losses due to the spontaneous transition of an atom and the excitation of photons are efficiently suppressed since atoms are all in ground states and the fields remain in a vacuum state. Compared with the previous proposals, the present scheme reduces its required operation time via simultaneously controlling four classical fields. This advantage would become even more obvious as the number of atoms increases. The experimental feasibility is also discussed. The successful preparation of a high-dimensional multiparticle entangled state among distant atoms provides better prospects for quantum communication and distributed quantum computation.     

Relation between initial conditions and entanglement sudden death for two-qubit extended Werner-like states

In this paper, the dynamical behavior of entanglement of an uncoupled two-qubit system, which interacts with inde- pendent identical amplitude damping environments and is initially prepared in the extended Werner-like （EWL） states, is investigated. The results show that whether entanglement sudden death （ESD） of an EWL state will occur or not depends on initial purity and concurrence. The boundaries between ESD states and ESD-free states for two kinds of EWL states are found to be different. Furthermore, some regions are shown where ESD states can be transformed into ESD-free states by local unitary operations.     

Quantum correlation of a three-particle W-class state under quantum decoherence

We investigate the quantum characteristics of a three-particle W-class state and reveal the relationship between quan- tum discord and quantum entanglement under decoherence. We can also identify the state for which discord takes a maximal value for a given decoherence factor, and present a strong bound on quantum entanglement-quantum discord. In contrast, a striking result will be obtained that the quantum discord is not always stronger than the entanglement of formation in the case of decoherence. Furthermore, we also theoretically study the variation trend of the monogamy of quantum correlations for the three-particle W-class state under the phase flip channel, and find that the three-particle W-class state could transform from polygamous into monogamous, owing to the decoherence.     

Quantum correlation of a three-particle-class state under quantum decoherence

We investigate the quantum characteristics of a three-particle W-class state and reveal the relationship between quantum discord and quantum entanglement under decoherence.We can also identify the state for which discord takes a maximal value for a given decoherence factor,and present a strong bound on quantum entanglement–quantum discord.In contrast,a striking result will be obtained that the quantum discord is not always stronger than the entanglement of formation in the case of decoherence.Furthermore,we also theoretically study the variation trend of the monogamy of quantum correlations for the three-particle W-class state under the phase flip channel,and find that the three-particle W-class state could transform from polygamous into monogamous,owing to the decoherence.     

利用纠缠密度研究光子禁带系统的纠缠演化特性

研究了一个二能级原子在光子禁带模型中的原子与热库间及热库模式间的纠缠动力学行为.利用全局纠缠的方法,引出与热库模式相关的纠缠密度.研究发现,当禁带是完美带隙时,会出现稳态原子布居数俘获现象,从而抑制原子的自发辐射效应,防止了信息传输过程中信息的流失.原子与热库模式之间的纠缠密度以及热库模式与模式之间的纠缠密度会随着原子与热库之间耦合强度的增加而增大.当取长时极限时,原子与热库模式之间的纠缠减为零.热库模式与模式之间在强耦合情况下,由于拉比分裂的作用,在两个对称模式间会形成较强的纠缠;在弱耦合情况下,只能在中心频率处形成纠缠.