Chemical Communication between Organometallic Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles

Chemical communication between macromolecules was studied by observing the controlled single chain collapse that ensues the exchange of a metal cross-linker between two polymer chains. The rhodium (I) organometallic cross-linker transfer from a low molecular weight collapsed polybutadiene to a larger polymer was followed using size exclusion chromatography. The increased effective molarity in the larger polymer seems to be the driving force for the metal migration. Thus, we demonstrate here a strategy for transferring a molecular signal that induces chain collapse of a polymer chain based on non-covalent interactions, mimicking biological behaviors reminiscent of signal transductions in proteins.     

冲击作用下框架结构的连续性倒塌性能

借助ANSYS/LS-DYNA软件建立了钢筋混凝土框架的有限元模型,研究了钢筋混凝土框架在冲击荷载作用下的连续性倒塌性能,冲击体质量为1000 kg,冲击速度为4 m/s。通过对钢筋混凝土构件冲击试验和框架倒塌过程的验证,保证了数值模拟的有效性。分析结果表明:冲击中柱后结构倒塌过程中,有"拱作用"向"悬索作用"转换的机制,中柱顶部位移先向上后向下,边柱顶部位移先向外后向内;同样冲击作用下,柱轴力越小,则抗冲击能力越强,不同的偏压作用对柱的抗冲击性能的影响不同;加密柱箍筋能够增强钢筋混凝土柱的抗冲击能力,延缓甚至避免钢筋混凝土框架结构的连续性倒塌。     

Collapse Transition‐Assisted Crystallization in P3HT Solution

Understanding the multiple phase transitions such as collapse transition, phase separation, and crystallization in solutions is of fundamental importance to control the solution structure of conjugated polymers in device processing. Combining in situ synchrotron radiation small and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering, ultrasensitive differential scanning calorimetry, ultraviolet–visible absorption spectroscopy, and polarized optical microscopy, we investigate the order–disorder transitions in poly(3‐hexylthiophene)/toluene solutions during cooling and heating processes. We demonstrate the occurrence of collapse transition of polymer chains from a random coil state to a lower dimensional network prior to the onset of crystallization during cooling in solution. This conformational preordering can lead to the formation of a lyotropic liquid crystalline phase, which is of great significance to the crystallization and ordering in polymer films, and further to promote its electric performance. It is examined that the mobility of films cast from chain‐collapsed solutions can be one order of magnitude higher than that from isotropic solutions with random‐coiled conformations. Thus, the conformational preordering in solutions is proposed to be a more efficient way than the postannealing of films to improve the electric performance of conjugated polymer films. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019 , 57, 1105–1114     

部分充液贮箱自由液面塌陷的数值研究

本文利用基于有限体积法的VOF方法模拟部分充液贮箱中液体的输送过程,根据数值计算结果可以获得出流过程中贮箱自由液面塌陷夹气时的液面高度和液面塌陷的过程,将数值计算结果和试验结果进行了比较,验证了该方法的有效性。通过对计算结果进行分析,本文获得了液面塌陷时流场特征和塌陷原理,为防塌陷装置的设计提供指导。     

表面电荷与体陷阱对GaN基HEMT器件热电子和量子效应的影响研究

研究了GaN基HEMT器件表面电荷和体陷阱的变化对输出特性的影响.通过分析表面电荷与体陷阱对电流坍塌效应、饱和电流和膝点电压的影响,初步确定了其变化关系.研究结果显示表面电荷的增加能够耗尽二维电子气,减弱电流坍塌效应,降低饱和电流,使膝点电压非正常后移.同时,体陷阱的减小可以有效减弱电流坍塌效应,增大饱和电流,且膝点电压基本保持不变.晶格温度较低时,热电子效应和量子隧穿效应对电流坍塌效应影响显著.采用流体动力学模型,分析了引起电流坍塌效应的内在物理机制,并获得了器件设计和制备的优化方案.     

Effects of Insecticides and Microbiological Contaminants on Apis mellifera Health

Over the past two decades, there has been an alarming decline in the number of honey bee colonies. This phenomenon is called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Bee products play a significant role in human life and have a huge impact on agriculture, therefore bees are an economically important species. Honey has found its healing application in various sectors of human life, as well as other bee products such as royal jelly, propolis, and bee pollen. There are many putative factors of CCD, such as air pollution, GMO, viruses, or predators (such as wasps and hornets). It is, however, believed that pesticides and microorganisms play a huge role in the mass extinction of bee colonies. Insecticides are chemicals that are dangerous to both humans and the environment. They can cause enormous damage to bees’ nervous system and permanently weaken their immune system, making them vulnerable to other factors. Some of the insecticides that negatively affect bees are, for example, neonicotinoids, coumaphos, and chlorpyrifos. Microorganisms can cause various diseases in bees, weakening the health of the colony and often resulting in its extinction. Infection with microorganisms may result in the need to dispose of the entire hive to prevent the spread of pathogens to other hives. Many aspects of the impact of pesticides and microorganisms on bees are still unclear. The need to deepen knowledge in this matter is crucial, bearing in mind how important these animals are for human life.     

新型双异质结高电子迁移率晶体管的电流崩塌效应研究

针对传统单结GaN基高电子迁移率晶体管器件性能受电流崩塌效应和自加热效应限制的困境,对新型A1GaN/GaN/InGaN/GaN双异质结高电子迁移率晶体管的直流性质展开了系统研究.采用基于热电子效应和自加热效应的流体动力模型,研究了器件在不同偏压下电流崩塌和负微分电导效应与GaN沟道层厚度的相关.研究发现具有高势垒双异质的沟道层能更好地将电子限制在沟道中,显著减小高电场下热电子从沟道层向GaN缓冲层的穿透能力.提高GaN沟道层厚度可以有效抑制电流崩塌和和负微分输出电导,进而提高器件在高场作用下的性能.所得结果为进一步优化双异质结高电子迁移率晶体管结构提供了新思路,可促进新型GaN高电子迁移率晶体管器件在高功率、高频和高温等无线通讯领域内的广泛应用.     

非球形水下爆炸气泡坍塌机制

 为研究非球形水下爆炸气泡的坍塌机制和射流特性,采用水下爆炸实验和数值模拟相结合的手段,研究了典型的柱形装药自由场水下爆炸气泡的运动过程。实验结果与数值模拟结果符合较好,通过对比发现,非球形水下爆炸气泡坍塌所形成的射流与球形气泡坍塌射流的行为存在差异。研究结果表明：非球形气泡的坍塌过程与气泡初始形态的局部曲率半径有关,初始气泡表面曲率半径大的区域的初始膨胀速度较曲率半径小的区域的小,坍塌时刻也较早,导致气泡产生非球形坍塌。     

Endlessly single-mode operation of highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers by controlled hole collapse

We report a higher-order mode filter in highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers (HNPCFs) made by a conventional fiber taper rig based on controlled hole collapse. The air holes of the HNPCFs will become smaller due to the surface stress when they are heated on the taper rig incorporating a simple burner configuration. So the HNPCFs' configuration parameters can be easily changed by controlling the heating time. As is well known, if the relative hole size d/Λ of PCF is less than or equal to 0.4, it will become an endlessly single mode fiber. So we can control the heating time to satisfy the criterion of endlessly single mode operation, the heated section will be a higher-mode filter in HNPCFs. The optical loss of the higher-order mode filter is very low for the fundamental mode, typically less than 0.1 dB.     

A miniature X‐ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) for high‐pressure studies in a diamond anvil cell

Core–shell X‐ray emission spectroscopy (XES) is a valuable complement to X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) techniques. However, XES in the hard X‐ray regime is much less frequently employed than XAS, often as a consequence of the relative scarcity of XES instrumentation having energy resolutions comparable with the relevant core‐hole lifetimes. To address this, a family of inexpensive and easily operated short‐working‐distance X‐ray emission spectrometers has been developed. The use of computer‐aided design and rapid prototype machining of plastics allows customization for various emission lines having energies from ～3 keV to ～10 keV. The specific instrument described here, based on a coarsely diced approximant of the Johansson optic, is intended to study volume collapse in Pr metal and compounds by observing the pressure dependence of the Pr Lα emission spectrum. The collection solid angle is ～50 msr, roughly equivalent to that of six traditional spherically bent crystal analyzers. The miniature X‐ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) methodology will help encourage the adoption and broad application of high‐resolution XES capabilities at hard X‐ray synchrotron facilities.