Liquid–paper interactions during liquid drop impact and recoil on paper surfaces

The spreading and recoiling of water drops on several flat and macroscopically smooth model surfaces and on sized paper surfaces were studied over a range of drop impaction velocities using a high-speed CCD camera. The water drop spreading and recoiling results on several model hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces were found to be in agreement with observations reported in the literature. The maximum drop spreading diameter for those model surfaces at impact was found to be dependent upon the initial drop kinetic energy and the degree of hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity of the surface. The extent of the maximum drop recoiling was found to be much weaker for hydrophilic substrates than for hydrophobic substrates. Sized papers, however, showed an interesting switch of behaviour in the process of water drop impaction. They behave like a hydrophobic substrate when a water drop impacts on it, but like a hydrophilic substrate when water drop recoils. Although the contact angle between water and hydrophilic or hydrophobic non-porous surfaces changes from advancing to receding as reported in literature, the change of contact angle during water impact on paper surface is unique in that the level of sizing was found to have a smaller than expected influence on the degree of recoil. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to probe fibres on a sized filter paper surface under water. The AFM data showed that water interacted strongly with the fibre even though the paper was heavily sized. Implications of this phenomenon were discussed in the context of inkjet print quality and of the surface conditions of sized papers. Results of this study are very useful in the understanding of inkjet ink droplet impaction on paper surfaces which sets the initial condition for ink penetration into paper after impaction.     

Tying together the ultrastructural modifications of wood fibre induced by pulping processes with the mechanical properties of paper

The composition and ultrastructural arrangement of cell wall polymers in wood fibres have determining influence on the properties of wood derived materials. It is therefore important to improve our understanding of the relationship between fibres organisation, the modifications induced by pulping treatments, and the resulting paper sheet mechanical properties. The different treatments to which fibres are subjected during the manufacturing of pulps and papers induce morphological and micro-structural alterations due to the removal of wall constituents and of microfibrillar elements. The impact of pulping processes on fibres was investigated at the ultrastructural scale of transmission electron microscopy. Particular attention was given to the effects of beating in refiners at various intensities on the ultrastructure of fibres. The most characteristic effects consisted of delaminations, microfibril disorganisation, and even fractures, of varying importance depending on the intensity of the mechanical refining. The consequences of internal alterations and surface modifications of the fibres were examined in relation to the paper sheet mechanical properties. Correlations between the type of alteration observed in the fibres and its possible impact on a given paper mechanical property are suggested. With similar approaches, the effects of drying and recycling were studied.     

二维同步OCDMA系统的性能分析

构造了一种用于二维同步光码分多址(OCDMA)系统的修正素数跳频码(MPC/PC),分析了码字的自相关和互相关性能,研究了二维同步OCDMA系统的误码率和吞吐量性能.结果表明,与一维同步OCDMA系统相比,二维同步OCDMA系统的可接入用户数大大增加,误码率大大降低,吞吐量明显提高.     

GF(2p)LDPC编码的相位调制OFDM系统在瑞利衰落信道的性能

OFDM是一项能有效对抗高速无线通信中多径衰落的关键技术，为了进一步提高OFDM系统的误码性能，许多信道编码技术已被应用于OFDM系统中，二元域LDPC码以其近香农限的误码性能和较低的译码复杂度成为研究的热点。在AWGN信道下，多元域LDPC码比等效码长的二元域LDPC码有更好的纠错性能。本文提出了一种将多元域LDPC码经过MPSK调制后用于OFDM系统的新方法。仿真结果表明，在多径衰落信道下，通过合理选择多元LDPC码域的阶数和调制的方法，多元域LDPC编码的高阶调制OFDM系统比等效码长的二元域LDPC编码OFDM系统具有更好的性能，并且由于采用了多元域LDPC的快速BP译码，译码复杂度只是稍有增加。     

分层空时码检测算法的研究

分层空时码技术是提高无线信道传输速率的一种十分有效的方法.迫零检测算法和最小均方误差检测算法是分层空时码体制中经常使用的两种检测算法,它们都使用了通常的线性合并置零技术,因此要求接收天线数不小于发射天线数,即要求在接收机上安装较多的天线,从而限制了分层空时码在移动环境下的应用.本文引入分层空时码的最大似然检测算法,突破了前两种算法对接收天线数的限制,并分别针对单路径和多径衰落信道环境,对分层空时码的三种检测算法的性能进行了仿真比较和分析,从而提出了它们各自适合的应用环境.     

Efficient algorithm for calculating short cycles in Tanner graph based on matrix computation

Loop distribution of Tanner graph affects the BER performance of low-density parity-check codes(LDPC) decoding.To count short cycles in the Tanner graph efficiently,a side by side recursion algorithm based on matrix computation was proposed.Firstly,5 basic graph structures were defined to realize recursive calculate in the implementation process.Compared with previous works,the algorithm provided many methods for counting the same length of cycles.The same result confirmed the correctness of the algorithm.The new algorithm could not only calculate the total number of cycles,but also gave the number each edge participating in fixed-length cycles.Its complexity was proportional to the product of D and square of N,where D was the average degree of variable nodes,and N denoted the code length.For LDPC codes,D was far less than N.For most of the LDPC codes,the calculation for numbers of cycle-length g、g+2、g+4 was only several seconds.     

Boolean operations on rasterized shapes represented by chain codes using space filling curves

This paper introduces a new algorithm for Boolean operations on rasterized geometric shapes that are represented with chain codes. The algorithm works in three steps. Firstly, the chain code symbols are transformed in the Hilbert space, where the overlaid chain code symbols are recognised. After that, a suitable starting cell is determined. Finally, the walk-about through the sequence of the initial chain code symbols is performed to obtain the sequence of chain code symbols representing the shape of the required Boolean operation. The algorithm is demonstrated on Freeman chain code in four directions. The time and space complexity of the proposed algorithm is linear, which was proven theoretically and confirmed by experiments.     

Sustainable and Robust Graphene Cellulose Paper Decorated with Lithiophilic Au Nanoparticles to Enable Dendrite-free and High-Power Lithium Metal Anode

Lithium metal anodes (LMAs) with high energy density have recently captured increasing attention for development of next-generation batteries. However, practical viability of LMAs is hindered by the uncontrolled Li dendrite growth and infinite dimension change. Even though constructing 3D conductive skeleton has been regarded as a reliable strategy to prepare stable and low volume stress LMAs, engineering the renewable and lithiophilic conductive scaffold is still a challenge. Herein, a robust conductive scaffold derived from renewable cellulose paper, which is coated with reduced graphene oxide and decorated with lithiophilic Au nanoparticles, is engineered for LMAs. The graphene cellulose fibres with high surface area can reduce the local current density, while the well-dispersed Au nanoparticles can serve as lithiophilic nanoseeds to lower the nucleation overpotential of Li plating. The coupled relationship can guarantee uniform Li nucleation and unique spherical Li growth into 3D carbon matrix. Moreover, the natural cellulose paper possesses outstanding mechanical strength to tolerate the volume stress. In virtue of the modulated deposition behaviour and near-zero volume change, the hybrid LMAs can achieve reversible Li plating/stripping even at an ultrahigh current density of 10 mA cm⁻² as evidenced by high Coulombic efficiency (97.2 % after 60 cycles) and ultralong lifespan (1000 cycles) together with ultralow overpotential (25 mV). Therefore, this strategy sheds light on a scalable approach to multiscale design versatile Li host, promising highly stable Li metal batteries to be feasible and practical.     

Nonbinary convolutional codes derived from group character codes

New families of unit memory as well as multi-memory nonbinary convolutional codes are constructed algebraically in this paper. These convolutional codes are derived from the class of group character codes. The proposed codes have basic generator matrices, consequently, they are noncatastrophic. Additionally, the new code parameters are better than the ones available in the literature.     

Important unanswered questions—1970

This paper was given as the opening address at the 1970 Albany International Conference on Radiation Effects in Semiconductors, and it attempts to establish a general overview of the field by concentrating on recent research developments and important unanswered questions. The continuing importance of impurity-defect interactions, of microscopic defect identification, and of the necessity for more theoretical calculations are emphasized. The rapid development of the field of ion implantation and its close relationship with radiation effects studies are pointed out. It is predicted that research in compound semiconductors will increase rapidly with close beneficial interaction with ion implantation studies.