Selection of Negative Charged Acidic Polar Additives to Regulate Electric Double Layer for Stable Zinc Ion Battery

Zinc-ion batteries are promising for large-scale electrochemical energy storage systems,which still suffer from interfacial issues,e.g.,hydrogen evolution side reaction(HER),self-corrosion,and uncontrollable dendritic Zn electrodeposition.Although the regulation of electric double layer(EDL)has been verified for interfacial issues,the principle to select the additive as the regulator is still misted.Here,several typical amino acids with different characteristics were examined to reveal the interfacial behaviors in regulated EDL on the Zn anode.Negative charged acidic polarity(NCAP)has been unveiled as the guideline for selecting additive to reconstruct EDL with an inner zincophilic H_(2)O-poor layer and to replace H_(2)O molecules of hydrated Zn^(2+)with NCAP glutamate.Taking the synergistic effects of EDL regulation,the uncontrollable interface is significantly stabilized from the suppressed HER and anti-self-corrosion with uniform electrodeposition.Consequently,by adding NCAP glutamate,a high average Coulombic efficiency of 99.83%of Zn metal is achieved in Zn|Cu asymmetrical cell for over 2000 cycles,and NH4V4O10|Zn full cell exhibits a high-capacity retention of 82.1%after 3000 cycles at 2 A g^(-1).Recapitulating,the NCAP principle posted here can quicken the design of trailblazing electrolyte additives for aqueous Zn-based electrochemical energy storage systems.

Liquid metal as an efficient protective layer for lithium metal anodes in all-solid-state batteries

Lithium metal batteries with inorganic solid-state electrolytes have emerged as strong and attractive candidates for electrochemical energy storage devices because of their high-energy content and safety.Nonetheless,inherent challenges of deleterious lithium dendrite growth and poor interfacial stability hinder their commercial application.Herein,we report a liquid metal-coated lithium metal(LM@Li)anode strategy to improve the contact between lithium metal and a Li6PS5Cl inorganic electrolyte.The LM@Li symmetric cell shows over 1000 h of stable lithium plating/stripping cycles at 2mA cm^(-2) and a significantly higher critical current density of 9.8 mAcm^(-2) at 25°C.In addition,a full battery assembled with a high-capacity composite LiNbO3@-LiNi_(0.7)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.1)O_(2)(LNO@NCM721)cathode shows stable cycling performance.Experimental and computational results have demonstrated that dendrite growth tolerance and physical contact in solid-state batteries can be reinforced by using LM interlayers for interfacial modification.

Thickness-dependent magnetic properties in Pt/[Co/Ni]_(n) multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

We systematically investigated the Ni and Co thickness-dependent perpendicular magnetic anisotropy(PMA)coefficient,magnetic domain structures,and magnetization dynamics of Pt(5 nm)/[Co(t_(Co))/Ni(t_(Ni))]_(5)/Pt(1 nm)multilayers by combining the four standard magnetic characterization techniques.The magnetic-related hysteresis loops obtained from the field-dependent magnetization M and anomalous Hall resistivity(AHR)ρxy showed that the two serial multilayers with t_(Co)=0.2 nm and 0.3 nm have the optimum PMA coefficient K_(U) as well as the highest coercivity H_(C) at the Ni thickness t_(Ni)=0.6 nm.Additionally,the magnetic domain structures obtained by magneto-optic Kerr effect(MOKE)microscopy also significantly depend on the thickness and K_(U) of the films.Furthermore,the thickness-dependent linewidth of ferromagnetic resonance is inversely proportional to K_(U) and H_(C),indicating that inhomogeneous magnetic properties dominate the linewidth.However,the intrinsic Gilbert damping constant determined by a linear fitting of the frequency-dependent linewidth does not depend on the Ni thickness and K_(U).Our results could help promote the PMA[Co/Ni]multilayer applications in various spintronic and spin-orbitronic devices.

Conservative management of multi-trauma induced peritonitis:Experience,outcomes,and indications

BACKGROUND The concept of mandatory laparotomy in treating traumatic peritonitis has been increasingly questioned recently.AIM To summarize and share the experience of conservative treatment of patients with multi-trauma induced peritonitis.METHODS A retrospective review was performed on patients with multiple injury induced traumatic peritonitis.RESULTS A total of 184 patients with multiple injury induced traumatic peritonitis were reviewed.46 of them underwent conservative treatment.None of the 46 patients with conservative treatment switched to surgical treatment,and all of them were cured and discharged after successful conservative treatment.No significant abnormal findings were observed at regular follow-up after discharge.CONCLUSION Conservative management is safe,effective,feasible,and beneficial in hemodynamically stable patients with traumatic peritonitis if there is no definite evidence of severe abdominal visceral organ injury.

Optimisation of mobile intelligent terminal data pre-processing methods for crowd sensing

Sensor data pre-processing is an essential phase of crowd sensing application. Existing studies do not effectively solve the problem, and there still exist various sensor data pre-processing optimisation problems at the acquisition end in crowd-sensing process. This study presents an improved sliding average method to achieve data compression and reduce the time complexity by using a dynamic window with improved processing time. Through adopting locally sorting and gradient change of the filter window, an improved extremum median filtering method is proposed to relieve the time- consuming problem when denoising high pixel images. A transmission strategy for optimisation is also proposed, in which only the demarcation points of each group of data and the data points with large differences when comparing with the demarcation points are recorded. This strategy reduces the storage pressure and the amount of data transmission of mobile terminal and improves the efficiency of data transmission. The experimental results show that their methods have higher speed and lower cost, and thus they can run better in crowd-sensing environment.

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollutants Removal from Rice Field Drainage with Ecological Agriculture Ditch: A Field Case

Excessive nitrogen and phosphorus in agricultural drainage can cause a series of water environmental problems such as eutrophication of water bodies and non-point source pollution.By monitoring the water purification effect of a paddy ditch wetland in Gaochun,Nanjing,Jiangsu Province,we investigated the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of N and P pollutants in paddy drains during the whole reproductive period of rice.Then,the dynamic changes of nitrogen and phosphorus in time and space during the two processes of rainfall after basal fertilization and topdressing were analyzed after comparison.At last,the effect of the ditch wetland on nutrient purification and treatment mechanism,along with changing flow and concentration in paddy drains,was clarified.The results of this study showed that the concentrations of various nitrogen and phosphorus in the ditch basically reached the peak on the second and third days after the rainfall(5.98 mg/L for TN and 0.21 mg/L for TP),which provided a response time for effective control of nitrogen and phosphorus loss.The drainage can be purified by the ecological ditch,about 89.61%,89.03%,89.61%,98.14%,and 79.05%of TN,NH4+-N,NO3−-N,NO2−-N,and TP decline.It is more effective than natural ditches for water purification with 80.59%,40%,12.07%,91.06%and 18.42%removal rates,respectively.The results of the study can provide a theoretical basis for controlling agricultural non-point source pollution and improving the water environment of rivers and lakes scientifically.

Application Value of Topical Aneasthesia in Children Strabismus Surgery

Purpose:Comparison of topical vs general aneasthesia for strabismus surgery. Methods: Preoperative patients (aged 6～12 years) were divided into two study groups: the topical aneasthesia group (n=22), and the general aneasthesia group (n=21). The study groups were compared on the following measures:.analgesic effect, surgical correction effect, eye-heart reflex, preoperative preparation time. and operation time, using t-tests or X2 tests where appropriate. Results:.Compared with the general aneasthesia group, the topical aneasthesia group gained better surgical correction results(P<0.05), had a lower rate of eye-heart reflex (P<0.05), and had a shorter preoperative preparation time (P<0.001). No significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of the analgesic effect or operation time (P>0.05). Conclusion:Topical aneasthesia represents a safe and effective alternative to general aneasthesia for strabismus surgery in children.

Potassium pre-inserted K1.04Mn8O16 as cathode materials for aqueous Li-ion and Na-ion hybrid capacitors

For the applications of aqueous Li-ion hybrid capacitors and Na-ion hybrid capacitors,potassium ions are pre-inserted into MnO2 tunnel structure,the as-prepared K1.04Mn8 O16 materials consist of nanoparticles and nanorods were prepared by facile high-temperature solid-state reaction.The as-prepared materials were well studied and they show outstanding electrochemical behavior.We assembled hybrid supercapacitors with commercial activated carbon(YEC-8 A)as anode and K1.04Mn8 O16 as cathode.It shows high energy and power densities.Li-ion capacitors reach a high energy density of 127.61 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 99.86 W kg-1 and Na-ion capacitor obtains 170.96 Wh kg-1 at 133.79 W kg-1.In addition,the hybrid supercapacitors demonstrate excellent cycling performance which maintain 97%capacitance retention for Li-ion capacitor and 85%for Na-ion capacitor after 10,000 cycles.

Guest ions pre-intercalation strategy of manganese-oxides for supercapacitor and battery applications

Optimization of intrinsic structure of electrode materials plays decisive roles in promoting the development of energy storage systems to meet the fast-growing requirements in the market.Interlayer engineering has been proved to be an effective way to obtain adequate active sites,preferable ion diffusion channels and stable structure,thus enhance the performance of batteries.An in-depth understanding of the correlation among synthesis,structure and performance will significantly promote the development of excellent materials and energy storage devices.Therefore,in this review,recent advances in regards to cation preintercalation engineering in Mn-based electrode materials for rechargeable metal ion batteries are systematically summarized.Preintercalated guest cations can expand interlayer space to promote ion diffusion kinetics,serve as pillars to stabilize structure,control composition and valence to switch electrochemical behavior,thus improve the overall performance of secondary batteries.Moreover,the existing challenges and perspectives are provided for the interlayer engineering and its promotion to battery industry.

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of Chinese herb fructus chaenomelis

To establish reliable methods for evaluating the quality of Chinese herb fructus chaenomelis. Methods： Qualitative analysis by Thin layer chromatography （TLC） , reference substances were Chaenomeles speciosa （Sweet） Nakai and oleanolic acid, a mixed solvent of chloroform-methanol （40 ： 1 ） was employed as the mobile phase,color developing agent was 10% sulfuric acidethanol solution.In the system of high performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）, a Prontosil Eurobond C18 column （250 mm×4.0 mm,5μm ） was used,the mobile phase was composed of acetonitrile-methanol-0.4% ammonium acetate solution （55 ： 25 ： 20）, the flow rate was 1.0 ml/min with UV detected at 210 nm, the column temperature was maintained at room temperature. Results： In the system of TLC, oleanolic acid was separated successfully. In HPLC, the linear ranges of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were 5.89-13.73 μg （R=0.9990）and 6.84-15.96μg （R=0.9990）, respectively. The average recoveries of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were 97.52% （RSD=2 .58% ）, 98.21% （RSD=2.23%）, respectively. Conclusion： The established TLC method can easily distinguish Chinese herb fructus chaenomelis from other commonly used crude drugs of the same family .The HPLC method for determining oleanolic acid and ursolic acid is simple, reproducible, accurate and feasible. The methods reported in this paper can be used scientifically and effectively to evaluate the quality of Chinese herb fructus chaenomelis.

Temperature dependence of spin pumping in YIG/NiO(x)/W multilayer

We report the temperature dependence of the spin pumping effect for Y_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(YIG,0.9μm)/NiO(tNiO)/W(6 nm)(tNiO=0 nm,1 nm,2 nm,and 10 nm)heterostructures.All samples exhibit a strong temperature-dependent inverse spin Hall effect(ISHE)signal I_(c)and sensitivity to the NiO layer thickness.We observe a dramatic decrease of I_(c)with inserting thin NiO layer between YIG and W layers indicating that the inserting of NiO layer significantly suppresses the spin transport from YIG to W.In contrast to the noticeable enhancement in YIG/NiO(tNiO≈1-2 nm)/Pt,the suppression of spin transport may be closely related to the specific interface-dependent spin scattering,spin memory loss,and spin conductance at the NiO/W interface.Besides,the I_(c)of YIG/Ni O/W exhibits a maximum near the TNof the AF NiO layer because the spins are transported dominantly by incoherent thermal magnons.

Enhancement of spin-orbit torque efficiency by tailoring interfacial spin-orbit coupling in Pt-based magnetic multilayers

We study inserting Co layer thickness-dependent spin transport and spin-orbit torques(SOTs)in the Pt/Co/Py trilayers by spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance.The interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy(IPMA)energy density(Ks=2.7 erg/cm^(2),1 erg=10^(-7) J),which is dominated by interfacial spin-orbit coupling(ISOC)in the Pt/Co interface,total effective spin-mixing conductance(G↑↓eff,tot=0.42×10^(15) Ω^(-1)·m^(-2))and two-magnon scattering(βTMS=0.46 nm2)are first characterized,and the damping-like torque(ξDL=0.103)and field-like torque(ξFL=-0.017)efficiencies are also calculated quantitatively by varying the thickness of the inserting Co layer.The significant enhancement of ξDL and ξFL in Pt/Co/Py than Pt/Py bilayer system originates from the interfacial Rashba-Edelstein effect due to the strong ISOC between Co-3d and Pt-5d orbitals at the Pt/Co interface.Additionally,we find a considerable out-of-plane spin polarization SOT,which is ascribed to the spin anomalous Hall effect and possible spin precession effect due to IPMA-induced perpendicular magnetization at the Pt/Co interface.Our results demonstrate that the ISOC of the Pt/Co interface plays a vital role in spin transport and SOTs-generation.Our finds offer an alternative approach to improve the conventional SOTs efficiencies and generate unconventional SOTs with out-of-plane spin polarization to develop low power Pt-based spintronic via tailoring the Pt/FM interface.

Experiments and SPICE simulations of double MgO-based perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction

We investigate properties of perpendicular anisotropy magnetic tunnel junctions(pMTJs) with a stack structure MgO/CoFeB/Ta/CoFeB/MgO as the free layer(or recording layer),and obtain the necessary device parameters from the tunneling magnetoresistance(TMR) vs.field loops and current-driven magnetization switching experiments.Based on the experimental results and device parameters,we further estimate current-driven switching performance of pMTJ including switching time and power,and their dependence on perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and damping constant of the free layer by SPICE-based circuit simulations.Our results show that the pMTJ cells exhibit a less than 1 ns switching time and write energies <1.4 pJ;meanwhile the lower perpendicular magnetic anisotropy(PMA) and damping constant can further reduce the switching time at the studied range of damping constant α <0.1.Additionally,our results demonstrate that the pMTJs with the thermal stability factor■73 can be easily transformed into spin-torque nano-oscillators from magnetic memory as microwave sources or detectors for telecommunication devices.

Recent progress on excitation and manipulation of spin-waves in spin Hall nano-oscillators

Spin Hall nano oscillator(SHNO),a new type spintronic nano-device,can electrically excite and control spin waves in both nanoscale magnetic metals and insulators with low damping by the spin current due to spin Hall effect and interfacial Rashba effect.Several spin-wave modes have been excited successfully and investigated substantially in SHNOs based on dozens of different ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic(FM/NM)bilayer systems(e.g.,FM=Py,[Co/Ni],Fe,CoFeB,Y3Fe5O12;NM=Pt,Ta,W).Here,we will review recent progress about spin-wave excitation and experimental parameters dependent dynamics in SHNOs.The nanogap SHNOs with in-plane magnetization exhibit a nonlinear self-localized bullet soliton localized at the center of the gap between the electrodes and a secondary high-frequency mode which coexists with the primary bullet mode at higher currents.While in the nanogap SHNOs with out of plane magnetization,besides both nonlinear bullet soliton and propagating spin-wave mode are achieved and controlled by varying the external magnetic field and current,the magnetic bubble skyrmion mode also can be excited at a low in-plane magnetic field.These spin-wave modes show thermal-induced mode hopping behavior at high temperature due to the coupling between the modes mediated by thermal magnon mediated scattering.Moreover,thanks to the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced effective field,the single coherent mode also can be achieved without applying an external magnetic field.The strong nonlinear effect of spin waves makes SHNOs easy to achieve synchronization with external microwave signals or mutual synchronization between multiple oscillators which improve the coherence and power of oscillation modes significantly.Spin waves in SHNOs with an external free magnetic layer have a wide range of applications from as a nanoscale signal source of low power consumption magnonic devices to spin-based neuromorphic computing systems in the field of artificial intelligence.

Spin-Wave Dynamics in an Artificial Kagome Spin Ice

Artificial spin ice(ASI) structures have significant technological potential as reconfigurable metamaterials and magnetic storage media.We investigate the field/frequency-dependent magnetic dynamics of a kagome ASI made of 25-nm-thick permalloy nanomagnet elements,combining magnetoresistance(MR) and microscale ferromagnetic resonance(FMR) techniques.Our FMR spectra show a broadband absorption spectrum from 0.2 GHz to 3 GHz at H below 0.3 kOe,where the magnetic configuration of the kagome ASI is in the multidomain state,because the external magnetic field is below the obtained coercive field Hc~0.3 kOe,based on both the low-field range MR loops and simulations,suggesting that the low-field magnetization dynamics of kagome ASI is dominated by a multimode resonance regime.However,the FMR spectra exhibit five distinctive resonance modes at the highfield quasi-uniform magnetization state.Furthermore,our micromagnetic simulations provide additional spatial resolution of these resonance modes,identifying the presence of two high-frequency primary modes,localized in the horizontal and vertical bars of the ASI,respectively;three other low-frequency modes are mutually exclusive and separately pinned at the corners of the kagome ASI by an edge-induced dipolar field.Our results suggest that an ASI structural design can be adopted as an efficient approach for the development of low-power filters and magnonic devices.

Field-and Current-Driven Magnetization Reversal and Dynamic Properties of CoFeB-MgO-Based Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

We report a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction(p MTJ)cell with a tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR)ratio of nearly 200%at room temperature based on Co Fe B/Ta/Co Fe B as the free layer(FL)and a synthetic antiferromagnetic(SAF)multilayer[Pt/Co]/Ru/[Pt/Co]/Ta/Co Fe B as the reference layer(RL).The field-driven magnetization switching measurements show that the p MTJs exhibit an anomalous TMR hysteresis loop.The spin-polarized layer Co Fe B of SAF-RL has a lower critical switching field than that of FL.The reason is related to the interlayer exchange coupling(IEC)through a moderately thick Ta spacer layer among SAF-RLs,which generates a moderate and negative bias magnetic field on Co Fe B of RL.However,the IEC among RLs has a negligible influence on the current-driven magnetization switching of FL and its magnetization dynamics.

Mode Structures and Damping of Quantized Spin Waves in Ferromagnetic Nanowires

Magnonic devices based on spin waves are considered as a new generation of energy-efficient and high-speed devices for storage and processing of information.Here we experimentally demonstrate that three distinct dominated magneto-dynamic modes are excited simultaneously and coexist in a transversely magnetized ferromagnetic wire by the ferromagnetic resonance(FMR)technique.Besides the uniform FMR mode,the spin-wave well mode,the backward volume magnetostatic spin-wave mode,and the perpendicular standing spin-wave mode are experimentally observed and further confirmed with more detailed spatial profiles by micromagnetic simulation.Furthermore,our experimental approach can also access and reveal damping coefficients of these spin-wave modes,which provides essential information for development of magnonic devices in the future.

CD4^+ T cells from behcet patients produce high levels of IL-17

Purpose:To investigate the role of interleukin (IL)-17-producing CD4+ T cells in Behcet disease (BD).Methods:Blood samples were drawn from eight BD patients with active uveitis,eight BD patients with inactive uveitis and eight normal controls,respectively.PBMCs were prepared from heparinized blood by Ficoll-Hypaque density-gradient centrifugation.Peripheral CD4+ T cells were purified by Human CD4 Microbeads.(MACS).The purity rate of CD4+ T cells was detected using flow cytometry.Purified CD4+ T cells were stimulated with or without anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies in the presence or absence of recombinant-IL-23 (rIL-23) or recombinant-IL-12 (rIL-12) for 72 hours.The concentrations of IL-17,IFN-γ and IL-4 in the collected supernatants from CD4+ T cells were measured using a Duoset ELISA Development kit.Results:The results showed that the levels of IL-17 and IFN-γ observed in active BD patients were significantly higher as compared with those in inactive patients and normal controls.There was no significant difference concerning IL-4 production between BD patients and normal controls.rIL-23 significantly augmented the production of IL-17 by CD4+ T cells from both BD patients and normal controls.Both rIL-23 and rIL-12 could increase IFN-γ production by CD4+ T cells from BD patients and normal controls.Moreover,the effect of rIL-12 was more robust compared with that of rIL-23.Neither rIL-23 nor rIL-12 exerted any effect on IL-4 production.Conclusion:rIL-23 can promote the production of IL-17 by CD4+ T cells in BD patients.The upregulated IL-17 levels may be related with the intraocular inflammation of Behcet patients.

An orbitofrontal cortex to midbrain projection modulates neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain is a long term and common pain disorder in clinics that is refractory to treatment,however,the neural substrates and underlying mechanisms are poorly understood.Using the com bination of neuronal mapping,optogenetics,chemogenetics,eletrophysiological recording,in vivo fiber photometry and behavioral testing,we previously identified a new neural circuit of BLA-mPFC-vIPAG and its key role in encoding and modulation of the spared nerve injury(SNI)-induced neuropathic pain..Here we report that the V M-vlOFC-vIPAG circuit modulates neuropathic pain and dissects the underlying mechanisms at cellular and circuitry level.

Reversing artemisinin resistance by leveraging thermo-responsive nanoplatform to downregulating GSH

Artemisinin(ART)resistance has been an emerging clinical problem,severely compromising antimalarial efficacy and threatening the global malaria elimination campaign.Albeit intensive studies about the molecular mechanism for ART resistance are under way,no effective therapeutic targets for reversing resistance have been applied.Here,we explore glutathione(GSH)as a therapeutic target to develop a thermo-responsive nanoplatform to specifically co-deliver ART and GSH synthesis inhibitor(L-buthionine sulfoximine,BSO)in a sustained manner,effectively reversing ART resistance in vivo.By combining with BSO,ART exerts increased antimalarial activity with reduced half-maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50)by 7.43-fold in ART-resistant strains.This work reveals that the GSH in ART-resistant parasites can be a promising therapeutic target for reversing ART resistance,paving the way for developing drug candidates and intelligent nanomedicines in malaria therapy.