Multifunctional light-field modulation based on hybrid nonlinear metasurfaces

The generation characteristics of nonlinear optical signals and their multi-dimensional modulation at micro-nano scale have become a prominent research area in nanophotonics,and also the key to developing various novel nonlinear photonics devices.In recent years,the demand for higher nonlinear conversion efficiency and device integration has led to the rapid progress of hybrid nonlinear metasurfaces composed of nanostructures and nonlinear materials.As a joint platform of stable wavefront modulation,nonlinear metasurface and efficient frequency conversion,hybrid nonlinear metasurfaces offer a splendid opportunity for developing the next-generation of multipurpose flat-optics devices.This article provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in hybrid nonlinear metasurfaces for light-field modulation.The advantages of hybrid systems are discussed from the perspectives of multifunctional light-field modulation,valleytronic modulation,and quantum technologies.Finally,the remaining challenges of hybrid metasurfaces are summarized and future developments are also prospected.

Application of the Modified Force-Coupling Method of Tracing the Trajectories of Spherical Bubbles with Solid-Like and Slip Surfaces

The force-coupling method (FCM) developed by Maxey and Patel (2001) was modified and applied to trace the trajectories of spherical bubbles with solid-like and slip surfaces. Careful comparison was made to the experimental results of Takemura et al. (2000, 2002a, 2002b). First, the result obtained by use of the original version of the FCM was compared to the experimental results. It was found that the original FCM was not feasible for tracing spherical bubble trajectories. Then, a correction was made to the FCM calculation of the bubble velocity by renormalization in terms of the bubble Reynolds number, which could very well trace the trajectory of the bubble with a solid-like, no-slip surface, but not that of a bubble with a slip surface. Finally, a substantial correction was made to the monopole term of the FCM, which could trace the trajectory of a bubble with a solid-like or slip surface very well even for the Reynolds number up to 20.

Numerical Study of the Lift Force, Velocities and Pressure Distribution of a Single Air Bubble and Two Interacting Air Bubbles Rising in Quiescent Liquid

The study of multiphase flow consisting of liquid and air bubbles has been attracting the interest of many researchers. Numerical methods for such a system are, however, facing difficulty in numerical accuracy and a heavy computational load. In this paper, we made corrections to the modified force-coupling method in our previous papers and applied it to the numerical studies of a single air bubble rising near a vertical wall and two interacting air bubbles rising in line in quiescent liquid. Corrections were made to the effective ranges of the force-coupling method. The calculation results showed that the lift force acting on an air bubble obtained by the experimental data was more accurately reproduced than those by our previous method. We accurately calculated the time evolution of the velocities of interacting two air bubbles rising in line obtained in the previous experiments and resolved the physical mechanism of the relative movement of two bubbles. We also found the present method is much quicker and needs much smaller memory capacity than other methods, such as the volume of fluid method.

Growth response and toxic effects of three antibiotics on Selenastrum capricornutum evaluated by photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll biosynthesis

The effects of three types of antibiotics （erythromycin,ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole） on the photosynthesis of freshwater algae,Selenastrum capricornutum Printz,were investigated by determining the growth rate,chloroplast pigments content,seven main precursors （including δ-aminolevulinic acid,porphobilinogen,uroporphyrinogen III,coproporphyrinogen III,protoporphyrin IX,Mg-proporphyrin IX and protochlorophyllide）,and photosynthetic rate during chlorophyll biosynthesis.The antibiotics significantly decreased the growth rate,chlorophyll content,and photosynthetic rate.Erythromycin induced a decreasing effect at a concentration of 0.06 mg/L,while ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole achieved the same results at concentrations higher than 1.5 mg/L.Only erythromycin significantly inhibited chlorophyll biosynthesis,which indicated that it was considerably more toxic to S.capricornutum than ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole,and may pose a high potential risk to aquatic ecosystems.

High performance of HNaV_(6)O_(16)·4H2_(O) nanobelts for aqueous zinc-ion batteries with in-situ phase transformation by Zn(CF_(3)SO_(3))_(2) electrolyte

Zn(CF_(3)SO_(3))_(2)as an electrolyte has been widely used to improve the electrochemical performance for ZIBs due to that the bulky CF_(3)SO_(3)-can reduce the solvation effect of Zn^(2+)and promote the ionic diffusion.Herein,we found that Zn(CF_(3)SO_(3))_(2)electrolyte can induce different electrochemical mechanisms from ZnSO_(4)electrolyte.Compared to the ZnSO^(4)electrolyte,the HNaV_(6)O_(16)·4H2_(O)electrode with Zn(CF_(3)SO_(3))_(2)electrolyte exhibits a high capacity of 444 mAh·g^(-1)at 500 mA·g^(-1)with a capacity retention of 92.3%after 80 cycles.Even,at a high rate of 5 Ag-1,the HNaV_(6)O_(16)·4H_(2)O electrode delivers an initial discharge capacity of 328 mAh·g^(-1)with a capacity retention of 93.7%after 1000 cycles.Differing from the mechanism with ZnSO4 electrolyte,the excellent cycle stability of HNaV_(6)O_(16)·4H_(2)Oelectrode can be attributed to the in-situ phase transformation to ZnxV_(2)O_(5)·nH_(2)O based on the co-intercalation of Zn^(2+)/H^(+).

High-performance liquid chromatography utilization of ionic liquids as mobile phase additives for separation and determination of the isomers of amino benzoic acids

For the isomers of amino benzoic acid, including o-, m-, p-amino benzoic acid, the beneficial effects of using the ionic liquid, l-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate （[BMIm][BF4]）, as mobile phase additives on retention behavior and separation were investigated. Chromatographic separation of the o-, m-, p-amino benzoic acid was performed on a reversed-phase C18 column by ultraviolet detection at 245 nm. The effects of several chromatographic parameters, concentrations and pH values of [BMIm][BF4] solutions, methanol concentration and length of alkyl chain on different ionic liquids, on the separation and determination of the isomers were evaluated. The optimized chromatographic conditions were established using an aqueous 0.5 mmol/L [BMIm][BF4] solution （pH 3.0）/methanol （40：60, v/v） as mobile phase without need of gradient eiution, with separation of three amino benzoic acids achieved within four min. The calibration curve showed good linearity over the tested range of 2 mg/L to 120 mg/L for the three isomers with a correlation coefficients of 0.9999. The recoveries of the three amino benzoic acids of spiked components were between 99.8% and 100%. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of p-amino benzoic acid in the pharmaceutical, Bromine Mitag Procaine Injection.

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection for the separation and quantification of pyrrolidinium ionic liquid cations

A method of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection was developed to determine three pyrrolidinium ionic liquid cations, i.e. N-methyl-N-ethyl pyrrolidinium cation （[MEPy]＋）, N-methyl-N-propyl pyrrolidinium cation （[MPPy]＋） and N-methyl-N-butyl pyrrolidi- nium cation （[MBPy]＋）. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a hydrophilic column using imidazolium ionic liquids and organic solvents as the mobile phase. The effects of the background ultraviolet absorption reagents, the imidazolium ionic liquids, detection wavelength, organic solvents, column temperature and the pH value of the mobile phase on the separation and determination of pyrrolidinium cations were investigated and the retention behaviors in hydrophilic interaction chromatography were discussed. The optimized chromatographic conditions were selected. Under the optimal conditions, the detection limits （SIN = 3） for [MEPy]＋, [MPPy]＋ and [MBPy]＋ were 0.59, 0.53 and 0.46 mg/L, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of the three ionic liquids synthesized in our chemistry laboratory. This research results may improve the analytical method of ionic liauid cations.