Currently,developing supercapacitors with robust cycle stability and suitability for wide-temperature-range operations is still a huge challenge.In the present work,few-layer hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets(h-BNNSs...Currently,developing supercapacitors with robust cycle stability and suitability for wide-temperature-range operations is still a huge challenge.In the present work,few-layer hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets(h-BNNSs)with a thickness of 2−4 atomic layers were fabricated via vacuum freeze-drying and nitridation.Then,the h-BNNSs/reduced graphene oxide(rGO)composite were further prepared using a hydrothermal method.Due to the combination of two two-dimensional(2D)van der Waals-bonded materials,the as-prepared h-BNNSs/rGO electrode exhibited robustness to wide-temperature-range operations from−10 to 50℃.When the electrodes worked in a neutral aqueous electrolyte(1 M Na2SO4),they showed a great stable cycling performance with almost 107%reservation of the initial capacitance at 0℃ and 111% at 50℃ for 5000 charge−discharge cycles.展开更多
Entanglement has been recognized as being crucial when implementing various quantum information tasks.Nevertheless, quantifying entanglement for an unknown quantum state requires nonphysical operations or post-process...Entanglement has been recognized as being crucial when implementing various quantum information tasks.Nevertheless, quantifying entanglement for an unknown quantum state requires nonphysical operations or post-processing measurement data. For example, evaluation methods via quantum state tomography require vast amounts of measurement data and likely estimation.展开更多
The O3-type layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)are considered as one of the most promising systems to fully meet the requirement for future practical application.However,fatal issues in several respe...The O3-type layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)are considered as one of the most promising systems to fully meet the requirement for future practical application.However,fatal issues in several respects such as poor air stability,irreversible complex multiphase evolution,inferior cycling lifespan,and poor industrial feasibility are restricting their commercialization development.Here,a stable Co-free O3-type NaNi_(0.4)Cu_(0.05)Mg_(0.05)Mn_(0.4)Ti_(0.1O2) cathode material with large-scale production could solve these problems for practical SIBs.Owing to the synergetic contribution of the multielement chemical substitution strategy,this novel cathode not only shows excellent air stability and thermal stability as well as a simple phase-transition process but also delivers outstanding battery performance in half-cell and full-cell systems.Meanwhile,various advanced characterization techniques are utilized to accurately decipher the crystalline formation process,atomic arrangement,structural evolution,and inherent effect mechanisms.Surprisingly,apart from restraining the unfavorable multiphase transformation and enhancing air stability,the accurate multielement chemical substitution engineering also shows a pinning effect to alleviate the lattice strains for the high structural reversibility and enlarges the interlayer spacing reasonably to enhance Na^(+)diffusion,resulting in excellent comprehensive performance.Overall,this study explores the fundamental scientific understandings of multielement chemical substitution strategy and opens up a new field for increasing the practicality to commercialization.展开更多
Chromite is an important raw material applied in refractories.Efforts have been made to obtain high-performance chromite by adding MgO and Al203 from the viewpoint of structure optimization.In order to explore the eff...Chromite is an important raw material applied in refractories.Efforts have been made to obtain high-performance chromite by adding MgO and Al203 from the viewpoint of structure optimization.In order to explore the effect of Al203 and MgO on the structure,two formulas,i.e.,Mg-rich and Al-rich ones,were selected.The phase and microstructure development of samples heated in the temperature range of 1200-1600℃ were studied by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectrometry.MgO and Al203 added have diffused into chromite successfully by heat treatment.MgO diffuses into chromite,occupying the tetrahedral vacancies caused by the diffusion and oxidation of Fe2+ions to stabilize the structure.Al203 diffuses into the surface layer of chromite,forming spinel-sesquioxide structure.Al-rich sample which has spinel-sesquioxide structure shows better corrosion resistance toward fayalite slag than Mg-rich sample which has single spinel structure by blocking the interdiffusion between Fe^2+ions in fayalite slag and Mg^2+ions in chromite.展开更多
Calcium aluminate cement(CAC)is widely used as a binder for refractory materials,and thus the improvement in compressive strength is of vital importance for CAC applied at high temperature.For this purpose,nano-Ca_(10...Calcium aluminate cement(CAC)is widely used as a binder for refractory materials,and thus the improvement in compressive strength is of vital importance for CAC applied at high temperature.For this purpose,nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)additive with a ratio of 0.5–1.5 mass%was added with the water-cement ratio to be 0.4.X-ray diffraction and isothermal calorimetry analysis demonstrate that nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)additive can shorten the hydration process and promote the formation of main hydrates of CaAl2O4·10H2O(CAH10)and Ca2Al2O5·8H2O(C2AH8).In addition,scanning electron microscopy results suggest that nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)can protect CAH10 and C2AH8 from being destroyed during the calcination,guaranteeing that these thin lamellar crystals are intertwined to form the denser microstructure.Benefited from above effects,nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)can obviously improve the compressive strength of the CAC mortar samples cured for 7 d after calcination at 1100°C,while the improving effect is dependent upon its contents.Especially,compared with the one without the additive,the compressive strength of the sample with 1.0%nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)is increased by 14%.展开更多
The nonlinear fluorescence emission has been widely applied for high spatial resolution optical imaging.Here,we studied the fluorescence anomalous saturating effect of the nitrogen vacancy defect in diamond.The fluore...The nonlinear fluorescence emission has been widely applied for high spatial resolution optical imaging.Here,we studied the fluorescence anomalous saturating effect of the nitrogen vacancy defect in diamond.The fluorescence reduction was observed with high power laser excitation.It increased the nonlinearity of the fluorescence emission,and changed the spatial frequency distribution of the fluorescence image.We used a differential excitation protocol to extract the high spatial frequency information.By modulating the excitation laser’s power,the spatial resolution of imaging was improved approximately 1.6 times in comparison with the confocal microscopy.Due to the simplicity of the experimental setup and data processing,we expect this method can be used for improving the spatial resolution of sensing and biological labeling with the defects in solids.展开更多
The development of novel piezoelectric catalysts against harsh conditions is indeed crucial for improving the piezo-catalytic degradation efficiency of colored organic dyes in wastewater.In this work,6H-SiC nanopartic...The development of novel piezoelectric catalysts against harsh conditions is indeed crucial for improving the piezo-catalytic degradation efficiency of colored organic dyes in wastewater.In this work,6H-SiC nanoparticles(NPs)are utilized to piezo-catalytic degrade rhodamine B(RhB)and methylene blue(MB)under ultrasonic vibration for the first time.The degradation efficiency of RhB and MB reaches 98.8%and 98.7%within 80 min.The piezoelectricity of 6H-SiC is comprehensively analyzed by the piezoresponse force microscope(PFM)and finite element method(FEM).The strong oxidizing active free radicals generated by the continuous piezoelectric polarized electric field of 6H-SiC,i.e.,·O_(2)^(-)and·OH,induce the decomposition reactions of colored organic dyes in solution.And the dyes are proven to degrade to harmless or less-harmful products gradually during the piezo-catalysis process by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry(HPLC-MS).Moreover,RhB is also decomposed efficiently by 6HSiC NPs under acidic and alkaline conditions.These results prove the feasibility of 6H-SiC for decomposing common water pollutants under harsh conditions and provide a new perspective for water purification.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars of China (No. 51522402)the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents of China (No. BX20180034)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51902020)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-18-045A1)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018M641192)
文摘Currently,developing supercapacitors with robust cycle stability and suitability for wide-temperature-range operations is still a huge challenge.In the present work,few-layer hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets(h-BNNSs)with a thickness of 2−4 atomic layers were fabricated via vacuum freeze-drying and nitridation.Then,the h-BNNSs/reduced graphene oxide(rGO)composite were further prepared using a hydrothermal method.Due to the combination of two two-dimensional(2D)van der Waals-bonded materials,the as-prepared h-BNNSs/rGO electrode exhibited robustness to wide-temperature-range operations from−10 to 50℃.When the electrodes worked in a neutral aqueous electrolyte(1 M Na2SO4),they showed a great stable cycling performance with almost 107%reservation of the initial capacitance at 0℃ and 111% at 50℃ for 5000 charge−discharge cycles.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (11821404, 12004358, 61725504, U19A2075)Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Program(BX20230349)+6 种基金Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (2021ZD0301400, 2021ZD0301200)Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies(AHY060300)JSPS KAKENHI (17K05082, 18KK0079,19H05156)JSPS PRESTO (JPMJPR20M4)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WK2030000085, 202041012, 841912027)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021ZD19)Young Talents Project at Ocean University of China(861901013107)。
文摘Entanglement has been recognized as being crucial when implementing various quantum information tasks.Nevertheless, quantifying entanglement for an unknown quantum state requires nonphysical operations or post-processing measurement data. For example, evaluation methods via quantum state tomography require vast amounts of measurement data and likely estimation.
基金This work was supported by the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(BX20200222)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51772301,21878195,21805198,and 21805018)+5 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2016YFA0202500 and 2017YFB0307504)the Distinguished Youth Science Foundation of Sichuan University(Grant 2017SCU04A08)the Distinguished Youth Foundation of Sichuan Province(Grant No.2020JDJQ0027)the Key R&D Program of Sichuan Province(Grant No.2020YFG00022)the Library of Innovation Spark Project of Sichuan University(Grant No.2018SCUH0094)the College-Enterprise Cooperation Project of Sichuan University(Grant Nos.19H0628 and 18H0357).
文摘The O3-type layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)are considered as one of the most promising systems to fully meet the requirement for future practical application.However,fatal issues in several respects such as poor air stability,irreversible complex multiphase evolution,inferior cycling lifespan,and poor industrial feasibility are restricting their commercialization development.Here,a stable Co-free O3-type NaNi_(0.4)Cu_(0.05)Mg_(0.05)Mn_(0.4)Ti_(0.1O2) cathode material with large-scale production could solve these problems for practical SIBs.Owing to the synergetic contribution of the multielement chemical substitution strategy,this novel cathode not only shows excellent air stability and thermal stability as well as a simple phase-transition process but also delivers outstanding battery performance in half-cell and full-cell systems.Meanwhile,various advanced characterization techniques are utilized to accurately decipher the crystalline formation process,atomic arrangement,structural evolution,and inherent effect mechanisms.Surprisingly,apart from restraining the unfavorable multiphase transformation and enhancing air stability,the accurate multielement chemical substitution engineering also shows a pinning effect to alleviate the lattice strains for the high structural reversibility and enlarges the interlayer spacing reasonably to enhance Na^(+)diffusion,resulting in excellent comprehensive performance.Overall,this study explores the fundamental scientific understandings of multielement chemical substitution strategy and opens up a new field for increasing the practicality to commercialization.
基金National Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars of China(No.51522402)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51904021 and 51974021)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.FRF-TP-19-008A1)for financial support.
文摘Chromite is an important raw material applied in refractories.Efforts have been made to obtain high-performance chromite by adding MgO and Al203 from the viewpoint of structure optimization.In order to explore the effect of Al203 and MgO on the structure,two formulas,i.e.,Mg-rich and Al-rich ones,were selected.The phase and microstructure development of samples heated in the temperature range of 1200-1600℃ were studied by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectrometry.MgO and Al203 added have diffused into chromite successfully by heat treatment.MgO diffuses into chromite,occupying the tetrahedral vacancies caused by the diffusion and oxidation of Fe2+ions to stabilize the structure.Al203 diffuses into the surface layer of chromite,forming spinel-sesquioxide structure.Al-rich sample which has spinel-sesquioxide structure shows better corrosion resistance toward fayalite slag than Mg-rich sample which has single spinel structure by blocking the interdiffusion between Fe^2+ions in fayalite slag and Mg^2+ions in chromite.
基金The authors express their appreciation to the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51904021 and 51974021)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.FRF-TP-19-008A1 and FRF-TP-19-004B2Z)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M660458 and 2020T130052)Beijing Excellent Talents Foundation for financial support.
文摘Calcium aluminate cement(CAC)is widely used as a binder for refractory materials,and thus the improvement in compressive strength is of vital importance for CAC applied at high temperature.For this purpose,nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)additive with a ratio of 0.5–1.5 mass%was added with the water-cement ratio to be 0.4.X-ray diffraction and isothermal calorimetry analysis demonstrate that nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)additive can shorten the hydration process and promote the formation of main hydrates of CaAl2O4·10H2O(CAH10)and Ca2Al2O5·8H2O(C2AH8).In addition,scanning electron microscopy results suggest that nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)can protect CAH10 and C2AH8 from being destroyed during the calcination,guaranteeing that these thin lamellar crystals are intertwined to form the denser microstructure.Benefited from above effects,nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)can obviously improve the compressive strength of the CAC mortar samples cured for 7 d after calcination at 1100°C,while the improving effect is dependent upon its contents.Especially,compared with the one without the additive,the compressive strength of the sample with 1.0%nano-Ca_(10)(PO_(4))_(6)(OH)_(2)is increased by 14%.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0304504)Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies(AHY130100)National Natural Science Foundation of China(91536219,91850102)。
文摘The nonlinear fluorescence emission has been widely applied for high spatial resolution optical imaging.Here,we studied the fluorescence anomalous saturating effect of the nitrogen vacancy defect in diamond.The fluorescence reduction was observed with high power laser excitation.It increased the nonlinearity of the fluorescence emission,and changed the spatial frequency distribution of the fluorescence image.We used a differential excitation protocol to extract the high spatial frequency information.By modulating the excitation laser’s power,the spatial resolution of imaging was improved approximately 1.6 times in comparison with the confocal microscopy.Due to the simplicity of the experimental setup and data processing,we expect this method can be used for improving the spatial resolution of sensing and biological labeling with the defects in solids.
基金financially supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.52025041)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51902020,51974021 and 52250091)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.FRF-TP-20-02C2)the State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures,Guangxi University(No.2021GXYSOF12)the Interdisciplinary Research Project for Young Teachers of USTB(Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities)(No.FRF-IDRY-21-028)。
文摘The development of novel piezoelectric catalysts against harsh conditions is indeed crucial for improving the piezo-catalytic degradation efficiency of colored organic dyes in wastewater.In this work,6H-SiC nanoparticles(NPs)are utilized to piezo-catalytic degrade rhodamine B(RhB)and methylene blue(MB)under ultrasonic vibration for the first time.The degradation efficiency of RhB and MB reaches 98.8%and 98.7%within 80 min.The piezoelectricity of 6H-SiC is comprehensively analyzed by the piezoresponse force microscope(PFM)and finite element method(FEM).The strong oxidizing active free radicals generated by the continuous piezoelectric polarized electric field of 6H-SiC,i.e.,·O_(2)^(-)and·OH,induce the decomposition reactions of colored organic dyes in solution.And the dyes are proven to degrade to harmless or less-harmful products gradually during the piezo-catalysis process by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry(HPLC-MS).Moreover,RhB is also decomposed efficiently by 6HSiC NPs under acidic and alkaline conditions.These results prove the feasibility of 6H-SiC for decomposing common water pollutants under harsh conditions and provide a new perspective for water purification.