Effect of trace yttrium on the microstructure,mechanical property and corrosion behavior of homogenized Mg-2Zn-0.1Mn-0.3Ca-xY biological magnesium alloy

The effects of trace yttrium(Y)element on the microstructure,mechanical properties,and corrosion resistance of Mg-2Zn-0.1Mn-0.3Ca-xY(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3)biological magnesium alloys are investigated.Results show that grain size decreases from 310 to 144µm when Y content increases from 0wt%to 0.3wt%.At the same time,volume fraction of the second phase increases from 0.4%to 6.0%,yield strength of the alloy continues to increase,and ultimate tensile strength and elongation decrease initially and then increase.When the Y content increases to 0.3wt%,Mg_(3)Zn_(6)Y phase begins to precipitate in the alloy;thus,the alloy exhibits the most excellent mechanical property.At this time,its ultimate tensile strength,yield strength,and elongation are 119 MPa,69 MPa,and 9.1%,respectively.In addition,when the Y content is 0.3wt%,the alloy shows the best corrosion resistance in the simulated body fluid(SBF).This investigation has revealed that the improvement of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance is mainly attributed to the grain refinement and the precipitated Mg_(3)Zn_(6)Y phase.

Giant Broadband One Way Transmission Based on Directional Mie Scattering and Asymmetric Grating Diffraction Effects

High performance optical diode-like devices are highly desired in future practical nano-photonic devices with strong directional selectivity.We demonstrate a kind of giant broadband reciprocity optical diode-like devices by simultaneously using the directional Mie scattering effect and the asymmetric grating diffraction effect.The maximum asymmetric subtraction and the asymmetric transmission ratio can reach nearly 100%and 40dB at specified wavelength,respectively.In a wide waveband from 500nm to 800nm,the asymmetric subtraction and the ratio keep larger than 80%and 3.5 dB,respectively,even under oblique incidence.To the best of our knowledge,this is the best one-way-transmission effect observed in the reciprocity optical diode-like devices.In addition,we further demonstrate that this one-way-transmission effect can bring an effective absorption enhancement on gold films.The giant,broadband and angle-insensitive one-way-transmission effect demonstrated here is far beyond the well-known anti-reflection effect in the light-trapping devices and will bring new design philosophy for nano-photonic devices.

Applications for wavelength division multiplexers based on topological photonic crystals

Topological edge states have an important role in optical modulation with potential applications in wavelength division multiplexers(WDMs).In this paper,2D photonic crystals(PCs)with different rotation angles are combined to generate topological edge states.We reveal the relationship between the edge states and the rotation parameters of PCs,and further propose a WDM to realize the application of adjustable beams.Our findings successfully reveal the channel selectivity for optical transmission and provide a flexible way to promote the development of topological photonic devices.

Cardinium infection alters cotton defense and detoxification metabolism of its whitefly host

Field monitoring revealed that the infection ratio of the bacterial symbiont Cardinium in the whitefly(Bemisia tabaci MED)was relatively low in northern China.However,the role of this symbiont and the symbiont-whitefly-host plant interaction mechanism are poorly understood.We investigated the influence of Cardinium on the competitiveness of the host whitefly and the physiological interaction between the host plants and host whiteflies.Cardinium-infected whiteflies were displaced by uninfected whiteflies after 5 generations,which showed that Cardinium infection reduced whitefly competitiveness.The defense response genes of cotton significantly decreased under infestation by infected whiteflies compared to uninfected whiteflies.The expression of detoxification metabolism genes,especially the uridine 5ʹ-diphospho-glucuronyltransferase and P450 genes,in infected whiteflies significantly decreased.These results demonstrated that Cardinium could inhibit the defense response of the host plant and decrease the detoxification metabolism ability of the host whitefly.The reduced competitiveness of infected whiteflies may be associated with the inhibition of the whitefly detoxification metabolism by Cardinium,resulting in the reduced performance of infected whiteflies.However,Cardinium infection can suppress plant defenses,which may benefit both infected and uninfected whiteflies when they coexist.This research illustrates the symbiont–whitefly–host plant interaction mechanism and the population dynamics of the whitefly.

Impacts of low-order aberrations on capacity of orbital-angular-momentum quantum states

We use Hypergeometric Gaussian-II(HyGG-II)modes to investigate the impacts of non-Kolmogorov atmospheric turbulence on the Holevo channel capacity of a quantum communication scheme.The capacity of HyGG-II modes can be higher than that of Laguerre-Gaussian modes via modulating the hollowness parameter.The influences of low-order turbulence aberrations including tilt,defocus,astigmatism,and coma on the capacity are also explored.Generally,tilt aberration dominates among all low-order aberrations and defocus and astigmatism aberrations are always negligible.By contrast,the effect of coma aberration can be enhanced to be non-negligible when the turbulence strength or the channel zenith angle is enhanced.We also show that only the total and tilt aberrations are sensitive to the non-Kolmogorov power-law exponent.Our results may contribute to the quantum optical communication as well as aberration compensation in turbulent channels utilizing the novel family of vortex beams.

High-Performance Quality Factor Based Sensor With Diagonal Cylinder Metasurface of the Bound State in the Continuum

High-quality-factor(high-Q-factor)electromagnetic resonance plays an important role in sensor applications.Previously proposed gas refractive index sensors are often limited by the large cavity length or microscale fabrication process in practical applications.Recently,ultra-high Q factor resonance based on the bound state in the continuum(BIC)has provided a feasible approach to solve these problems.In this paper,we propose a metasurface structure consisting of a single size tetramer cylinder.It supports dual band toroidal dipole(TD)resonances driven by BIC.The physical mechanism of double TD resonances is clarified by the multipole decomposition of the metasurface band structure and far-field scattering power.The sensor structure based on this achieves a sensitivity of 518.3 MHz/RIU,and the maximum line width does not exceed 680kHz.The high-Q-factor electromagnetic resonance has the advantages of polarization independence and simplicity to manufacture.These findings will open up an avenue to develop the ultrasensitive sensor in the gigahertz regime.

Hydrogen sulfide (H_(2)S) signaling in plant development and stress responses

Hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S)was initially recognized as a toxic gas and its biological functions in mammalian cells have been gradually discovered during the past decades.In the latest decade,numerous studies have revealed that H_(2)S has versatile functions in plants as well.In this review,we summarize H_(2)Smediated sulfur metabolic pathways,as well as the progress in the recognition of its biological functions in plant growth and development,particularly its physiological functions in biotic and abiotic stress responses.Besides direct chemical reactions,nitric oxide(NO)and hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O2)have complex relationships with H_(2)S in plant signaling,both of which mediate protein post-translational modification(PTM)to attack the cysteine residues.We also discuss recent progress in the research on the three types of PTMs and their biological functions in plants.Finally,we propose the relevant issues that need to be addressed in the future research.

Synchronously Improving the Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Al–Si–Fe–Mg–Cu–Zn Alloy Die Castings Through Ultrasonic-Assisted Rheoforming

An ultrasonic vibration-assisted air-cooled stirring rod process(ACSR+UV)was used to efficiently prepare a large-volume semisolid slurry with a mass of more than 40 kg.A low-cost Al–Si–Fe–Mg–Cu–Zn die-casted alloy with high thermal conductivity,high plasticity and medium strength was developed.The alloy was used to manufacture large,thin-walled parts for 5 G base stations by using the ACSR+UV rheological die-casting(ACSR+UV R-DC)process.Investigations were performed on the microstructure,porosity,mechanical properties,fracture behaviour and thermal conductivity of the ACSR+UV R-DC alloy,which was then compared to traditionally die-casted(T-DC)and ACSR R-DC alloys.The mechanisms for the microstructural refinement and enhancement of the mechanical and thermal conductivity performances of the ACSR+UV R-DC alloy were also analysed.The results showed that the ACSR+UV process increased the nucleation rate of the melt due to the increase in the nucleation area and the generation of cavitation bubbles.A radial-and an axial-forced convection was also generated inside the melt under the combined effects of acoustic flow and mechanical stirring,thereby homogenising the melt composition field and the temperature field.Therefore,the ACSR+UV R-DC process not only refined the primaryα-Al(α_(1)-Al),the eutectic silicon and the secondaryα-Al(α_(2)-Al),but also greatly improved the morphology and the distribution of the β-Al5FeSi phase.The mechanical properties of the ACSR+UV R-DC alloy were higher than those of the T-DC and the ACSR R-DC alloys.Compared to the T-DC alloy,the ultimate tensile strength,elongation and yield strength of the ACSR+UV R-DC alloy were increased by 34%,122%and 19%,respectively.This was because the ACSR+UV R-DC technique gave the alloy the characteristics of high density,fine sphericalα1-Al grain and a fine and uniform β-phase,which improved the fracture behaviour of the alloy.The thermal conductivity of the ACSR+UV R-DC alloy was 184 W/(m K),which was 10.2%and 3.4%higher than that of T-DC and ACSR R-DC alloys,respectively.This was because the refined eutectic silicon and β phases in the ACSR+UV R-DC alloy facilitated an easier electron flow through the eutectic region,and the decrease in porosity increased the effective area of heat conduction.

Plasmonic sensor with variable claddings based on metallic slit arrays

We propose a plasmonic sensor with variable refractive index(RI),which exhibits high sensitivity and extraordinary optical transmission(EOT).Its variable RI is attributed to its dielectric layers and metallic slit arrays.According to simulation results,the third resonant wavelength has a wavelength sensitivity of 800 nm/RIU and an ultra-high transmittance of 0.8 by adjusting the RIs of the upper and lower dielectrics,incident light angle,and structural geometric parameters.With its unique features,the proposed structure holds considerable potential for extensive application to metal–dielectric grating sensors operating at visible and near-infrared frequencies.