Coupling Au with BO_(x) matrix induced by Closo-boron cluster for electrochemical synthesis of ammonia

Au is considered as one of the most promising catalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR),however maximizing the activity utilization rate of Au and understanding the synergistic effects between Au and carriers pose ongoing challenges.Herein,we systematically explore the synergistic catalytic effect of incorporating Au with boron clusters for accelerating NRR kinetics.An in-situ abinitio strategy is employed to construct B-doped Au nanoparticles(2-6 nm in diameter)loaded on BO_(x) substrates(AuBO_(x)),in which B not only modulates the surface electronic structure of Au but also forms strong coupling interactions to stabilize the nanoparticles.The electrochemical results show that Au-BO_(x) possesses excellent NRR activity(NH_(3) yield of 48.52μg h^(-1)mg_(cat)^(-1),Faraday efficiency of 56.18%),and exhibits high stability and reproducibility throughout the electrocatalytic NRR process.Theoretical calculations reveal that the introduction of B induces the formation of both Au dangling bond and Au-B coupling bond.which considerably facilitates the hydrogenation of~*N_(2)^(-)~*NH_(3).The present work provides a new avenue for the preparation of metal-boron materials achieved by one-step reduction and doping process,utilizing boron clusters as reducing and stabilizing agents.

Tailoring WB morphology enables d-band centers to be highly active for high-performance lithium-sulfur battery

The d-band centers of catalysts have exhibited excellent performance in various reactions.Among them,the enhanced catalytic reaction is considered a crucial way to power dynamics and reduce the“shuttle”effect in polysulfide conversions of lithium-sulfur batteries.Here,we report two-dimensional-shaped tungsten borides(WB)nanosheets with d-band centers,where the d orbits of W atoms on the(001)facets show greatly promoting the electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction.As-prepared WB-based Li-S cells exhibit excellent electrochemical performance for Li-ion storage.Especially,it delivers superior capacities of 7.7 mAh/cm^(2) under the 8.0 mg/cm^(2) sulfur loading,which is far superior to most other electrode catalysts.This study provides insights into the d-band centers as a promising catalyst of twodimensional boride materials.

Solutions to Some Open Problems in Fluid Dynamics

Let u=u（x,t,uo）represent the global solution of the initial value problem for the one-dimensional fluid dynamics equation ut-εuxxt＋δux＋γHuxx＋βuxxx＋f（u）x=αuxx,u（x,0）=uo（x）, whereα〉0,β〉0,γ〉0,δ〉0 andε〉0 are constants.This equation may be viewed as a one-dimensional reduction of n-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The nonlinear function satisfies the conditions f（0）=0,｜f（u）｜→∞as ｜u｜→∞,and f∈C^1（R）,and there exist the following limits Lo=lim sup/u→o f（u）/u^3 and L∞=lim sup/u→∞ f（u）/u^5 Suppose that the initial function u0∈L^I（R）∩H^2（R）.By using energy estimates,Fourier transform,Plancherel＇s identity,upper limit estimate,lower limit estimate and the results of the linear problem vt-εv（xxt）＋δvx＋γHv（xx）＋βv（xxx）=αv（xx）,v（x,0）=vo（x）, the author justifies the following limits（with sharp rates of decay） lim t→∞[（1＋t）^（m＋1/2）∫｜uxm（x,t）｜^2dx]=1/2π（π/2α）^（1/2）m!!/（4α）^m[∫R uo（x）dx]^2, if∫R uo（x）dx≠0, where 0!!=1,1!!=1 and m!!=1·3…（2m-3）…（2m-1）.Moreover lim t→∞[（1＋t）^（m＋3/2）∫R｜uxm（x,t）｜^2dx]=1/2π（x/2α）^（1/2）（m＋1）!!/（4α）^（m＋1）[∫Rρo（x）dx]^2, if the initial function uo（x）=ρo′（x）,for some functionρo∈C^1（R）∩L^1（R）and∫Rρo（x）dx≠0.

Explicit Traveling Wave Solutions to Nonlinear Evolution Equations

First of all,some technical tools are developed.Then the author studies explicit traveling wave solutions to nonlinear dispersive wave equations,nonlinear dissipative dispersive wave equations,nonlinear convection equations,nonlinear reaction diffusion equations and nonlinear hyperbolic equations,respectively.

THE IMPROVED FOURIER SPLITTING METHOD AND DECAY ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS OF THE CAUCHY PROBLEMS FOR NONLINEAR SYSTEMS OF FLUID DYNAMICS EQUATIONS

Consider the Cauchy problems for an n-dimensional nonlinear system of fluid dynamics equations. The main purpose of this paper is to improve the Fourier splitting method to accomplish the decay estimates with sharp rates of the global weak solutions of the Cauchy problems. We will couple togeth- er the elementary uniform energy estimates of the global weak solutions and a well known Gronwall＇s inequality to improve the Fourier splitting method. This method was initiated by Maria Schonbek in the 1980＇s to study the op- timal long time asymptotic behaviours of the global weak solutions of the nonlinear system of fluid dynamics equations. As applications, the decay esti- mates with sharp rates of the global weak solutions of the Cauchy problems for n-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, for the n-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics equations and for many other very interesting nonlin- ear evolution equations with dissipations can be established.

NEW PROOFS OF THE DECAY ESTIMATE WITH SHARP RATE OF THE GLOBAL WEAK SOLUTION OF THE n-DIMENSIONAL INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS

Consider the Cauchy problem for the n-dimensional incompressible NavierStokes equations:??tu-α△u+(u·?)u+?p = f(x, t), with the initial condition u(x, 0) = u_0(x) and with the incompressible conditions ? · u = 0, ? · f = 0 and ? · u_0= 0. The spatial dimension n ≥ 2.Suppose that the initial function u_0∈ L1(Rn) ∩ L^2(Rn) and the external force f ∈ L^1(Rn× R+) ∩ L^1(R+, L^2(Rn)). It is well known that there holds the decay estimate with sharp rate:(1 + t)1+n/2∫Rn|u(x, t)|2 dx ≤ C, for all time t > 0, where the dimension n ≥ 2, C > 0 is a positive constant, independent of u and(x, t).The main purpose of this paper is to provide two independent proofs of the decay estimate with sharp rate, both are complete, systematic, simplified proofs, under a weaker condition on the external force. The ideas and methods introduced in this paper may have strong influence on the decay estimates with sharp rates of the global weak solutions or the global smooth solutions of similar equations, such as the n-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics equations, where the dimension n ≥ 2.

EVANS FUNCTIONS AND INSTABILITY OF A STANDING PULSE SOLUTION OF A NONLINEAR SYSTEM OF REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

In this paper, we consider a nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equa- tions arising from mathematical neuroscience and two nonlinear scalar reaction diffusion equations under some assumptions on their coefficients. The main purpose is to couple together linearized stability criterion （the equivalence of the nonlinear stability, the linear stability and the spectral sta- bility of the standing pulse solutions） and Evans functions to accomplish the existence and instability of standing pulse solutions of the nonlinear system of reaction diffusion equations and the nonlinear scalar reaction diffusion equa- tions. The Evans functions for the standing pulse solutions are constructed explicitly.

PROPERTIES OF SOLUTIONS OF n-DIMENSIONAL INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS

Consider the n-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations δ/(δt)u-α△u +(u ·△↓)u + △↓p = f(x, t), △↓· u = 0,△↓· f = 0,u(x, 0) = u0(x), △↓·u0=0.There exists a global weak solution under some assumptions on the initial function and the external force. It is well known that the global weak solutions become sufficiently small and smooth after a long time. Here are several very interesting questions about the global weak solutions of the Cauchy problems for the n-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations.· Can we establish better decay estimates with sharp rates not only for the global weak solutions but also for all order derivatives of the global weak solutions?· Can we accomplish the exact limits of all order derivatives of the global weak solutions in terms of the given information?· Can we use the global smooth solution of the linear heat equation, with the same initial function and the external force, to approximate the global weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations?· If we drop the nonlinear terms in the Navier-Stokes equations, will the exact limits reduce to the exact limits of the solutions of the linear heat equation?· Will the exact limits of the derivatives of the global weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations and the exact limits of the derivatives of the global smooth solution of the heat equation increase at the same rate as the order m of the derivative increases? In another word, will the ratio of the exact limits for the derivatives of the global weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations be the same as the ratio of the exact limits for the derivatives of the global smooth solutions for the linear heat equation?The positive solutions to these questions obtained in this paper will definitely help us to better understand the properties of the global weak solutions of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and hopefully to discover new special structures of the Navier-Stokes equations.