Pore-pressure and stress-coupled creep behavior in deep coal:Insights from real-time NMR analysis

Understanding the variations in microscopic pore-fracture structures(MPFS) during coal creep under pore pressure and stress coupling is crucial for coal mining and effective gas treatment. In this manuscript, a triaxial creep test on deep coal at various pore pressures using a test system that combines in-situ mechanical loading with real-time nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) detection was conducted.Full-scale quantitative characterization, online real-time detection, and visualization of MPFS during coal creep influenced by pore pressure and stress coupling were performed using NMR and NMR imaging(NMRI) techniques. The results revealed that seepage pores and microfractures(SPM) undergo the most significant changes during coal creep, with creep failure gradually expanding from dense primary pore fractures. Pore pressure presence promotes MPFS development primarily by inhibiting SPM compression and encouraging adsorption pores(AP) to evolve into SPM. Coal enters the accelerated creep stage earlier at lower stress levels, resulting in more pronounced creep deformation. The connection between the micro and macro values was established, demonstrating that increased porosity at different pore pressures leads to a negative exponential decay of the viscosity coefficient. The Newton dashpot in the ideal viscoplastic body and the Burgers model was improved using NMR experimental results, and a creep model that considers pore pressure and stress coupling using variable-order fractional operators was developed. The model’s reasonableness was confirmed using creep experimental data. The damagestate adjustment factors ω and β were identified through a parameter sensitivity analysis to characterize the effect of pore pressure and stress coupling on the creep damage characteristics(size and degree of difficulty) of coal.

Current observation and analysis based on mooring systems in the Andaman Sea

The basic structure and intraseasonal evolution of currents in the southeastern Andaman Sea was analyzed based on data collected in 2017 from two subsurface moorings(C1 and C5).Periodic variation in the upper ocean currents of the Andaman Sea was investigated by combining observational and satellite data.Mooring observations show that rapid changes of current speed and direction occurred in May and June,with a significant increase in current velocity at the C1 mooring.In the second half of the year,southward flow dominated at the C1 mooring,and alternating northward and southward flows were evident at the C5 mooring during the same period but the northward flow prevailed in boreal winter.In addition,analysis of the power spectra of the upper currents revealed that the tidal period at both moorings is primarily semidiurnal with weaker energy than that of the low-frequency currents.The upper ocean currents at the C1 and C5 moorings exhibited intraseasonal variation of 30-60 d and 120 d,while the zonal current at the C1 mooring exhibited a notable period of approximately 180 d.Further analysis indicated that the variability of currents in the Andaman Sea is influenced primarily by equatorial Kelvin waves and Rossby wave packets.Moreover,our results suggest that equatorial Kelvin waves from the eastern Indian Ocean entered the Andaman Sea in the form of Wyrtki Jets and propagated primarily along two distinct pathways during the observation period.In addition to coastal boundary Kelvin waves,it was found that a branch of the Wyrtki Jet that directly enters the Andaman Sea and flows northward along the slope of the continental shelf,and reflected Rossby wave packets by topography.

Giant saturation absorption of tungsten trioxide film prepared based on the seedless layer hydrothermal method

Nonlinear materials have gained wide interest as saturable absorbers and pulse compression for pulsed laser applications due to their unique optical properties.This work investigates the third-order nonlinear phenomenon of tungsten trioxide(WO_(3))thin films.The giant nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refractive index of WO_(3)thin films were characterized by Z-scan method at 800 nm.We experimentally observed the giant saturable absorption(SA)and nonlinear refractive index of WO_(3)thin films prepared by the seedless layer hydrothermal method,with SA coefficient being as high as-2.59×105cm·GW^(-1).The SA coefficient is at least one order of magnitude larger than those of the conventional semiconductors.The nonlinear refractive index n_(2)of WO_(3)film has been observed for the first time in recent studies and the corresponding coefficient can be up to 1.793 cm^(2)·GW^(-1).The large third-order nonlinear optical(NLO)response enables WO_(3)thin films to be promising candidates for optoelectronic and photonic applications in the near-infrared domain.

Numerical analysis on mechanical difference of sandstone under in-situ stress,pore pressure preserved environment at depth

Deep in-situ rock mechanics considers the influence of the in-situ environment on mechanical properties,differentiating it from traditional rock mechanics.To investigate the effect of in-situ stress,pore pressure preserved environment on the mechanical difference of sandstone,four tests are numerically modeled by COMSOL:conventional triaxial test,conventional pore pressure test,in-situ stress restoration and reconstruction test,and in-situ pore pressure-preserved test(not yet realized in the laboratory).The in-situ stress restoration parameter is introduced to characterize the recovery effect of in-situ stress on elastic modulus and heterogeneous distribution of sandstone at different depths.A random function and nonuniform pore pressure coefficient are employed to describe the non-uniform distribution of pore pressure in the in-situ environment.Numerical results are compared with existing experimental data to validate the models and calibrate the numerical parameters.By extracting mechanical parameters from numerical cores,the stress-strain curves of the four tests under different depths,in-situ stress and pore pressure are compared.The influence of non-uniform pore pressure coefficient and depth on the peak strength of sandstone is analyzed.The results show a strong linear relationship between the in-situ stress restoration parameter and depth,effectively characterizing the enhanced effect of stress restoration and reconstruction methods on the elastic modulus of conventional cores at different depths.The in-situ pore pressurepreserved test exhibits lower peak stress and peak strain compared to the other three tests,and sandstone subjected to non-uniform pore pressure is more prone to plastic damage and failure.Moreover,the influence of non-uniform pore pressure on peak strength gradually diminished with increasing depth.

多孔双金属氧化物/碳复合光催化剂对四环素的高效光催化降解

本工作以金属有机框架材料UiO-67为载体,通过原位水解负载TiO2,经焙烧后得到系列ZrxTi/C光催化剂。我们以四环素为典型抗生素在300 W氙灯光源下进行光降解研究,Zr0.3Ti/C复合催化剂表现出优异的光催化效率,对于10 mg×L-1四环素溶液,30 min可以降解98%。光降解速率常数分别是TiO2、纯Ui O-67焙烧产物Zr-O-C的16倍和3.7倍。这得益于Zr0.3Ti/C较大的比表面积,对四环素具有优异的吸附性能;同时具有能级匹配的Zr-O-C/TiO2异质结构和高导电性碳材料共掺,有效提高了电子-空穴对的分离与迁移;机理研究表明光照下产生的超氧自由基(O2·-)、羟基自由基(·OH)以及少量的空穴(h+),共同促进了光催化降解四环素。本研究基于吸附和光催化协同作用原理,所提出的高比表面积、双金属活性的复合光催化材料的制备方法,对抗生素等环境污染物光降解治理方面有一定的指导作用。

Design and Manufacture of Bionic Porous Titanium Alloy Spinal Implant Based on Selective Laser Melting(SLM)

In order to meet the clinical requirements of spine surgery,this paper proposed the exploratory research of computer-aided design and selective laser melting(SLM)fabrication of a bionic porous titanium spine implant.The structural design of the spinal implant is based on CT scanning data to ensure correct matching,and the mechanical properties of the implant are verified by simulation analysis and laser selective melting experiment.The surface roughness of the spinal implant manufactured by SLM without post-processing is Ra 15μm,and the implant is precisely jointed with the photosensitive resin model of the upper and lower spine.The surface micro-hardness of the implant is HV 373,tensile strengthσ_(b)=1238.7 MPa,yield strengthσ_(0.2)=1043.9 MPa,the elongation is 6.43%,and the compressive strength of porous structure under 84.60%porosity is 184.09 MPa,which can meet the requirements of the reconstruction of stable spines.Compared with the traditional implant and intervertebral fusion cage,the bionic porous spinal implant has the advantages of accurate fit,porous bionic structure and recovery of patients,and the ion release experiment proved that implants manufactured by SLM are more suitable for clinical application after certain treatments.The elastic modulus of the sample is improved after heat treatment,mainly because the microstructure of the sample changes fromα’phase toα+βdual-phase after heat treatment.In addition,the design of high-quality bionic porous spinal implants still needs to be optimized for the actual needs of doctors.

Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride with visible light-responsive bismuth tungstate/conjugated microporous polymer

Conjugated microporous polymer(CMP)is an emerging organic semiconductor withπ-conjugated skeletons,and the bandgap of CMP can be flexibly modulated to harvest visible light.Based on the diversity and adjustability of monomers in CMP,we designed and synthesized donor-accepter(D-A)type BTNCMP through Sonogashira-Hagihara cross-coupling polymerization,further in-situ constructing series of inorganic/organic Z-scheme BW/BTN-n composite in the presence of Bi_(2)WO_(6).After optimization,the tetracycline hydrochloride(C0=10 mg·L^(-1))degradation efficiency reached 84%with BW/BTN-2 as catalyst in 90 min under visible light irradiation,the apparent rate constant k1 is 0.017 min^(-1),which is 1.7 and 5.7 times higher than bare Bi_(2)WO_(6) and BTN-CMP.X-ray photoelectron spectra and UV-Vis diffuse spectra showed that the enhanced photocatalytic activity originated from the tight heterojunction between Bi_(2)WO_(6) and BTN-CMP,which can extend the light absorption range and facilitate the separation and transport of photogenerated charges in the interface of heterojunction.The active species trapping experiments and electron spin resonance technique revealed that h+was the dominant active species during the photodegradation process of tetracycline hydrochloride(TCH).The present study demonstrated the feasibility to construct inorganic/organic composite for the photocatalytic degradation of environmental pollutants.

Continuous synthesis of few-layer MoS_(2) with highly electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

As one of the most promising alternative fuels,hydrogen is expected with high hopes.The electrolysis of water is regarded as the cleanest and most efficient method of hydrogen production.Molybdenum disulfide(MoS_(2))is deemed as one of the most promising alternatives HER catalysts owing to its high catalytic activity and low cost.Its continuous production and efficient preparation become the key problems in future industrial production.In this work,we first developed a continuous micro-reaction approach with high heat and mass transfer rates to synthesize few-layer MoS_(2)nanoplates with abundant active sites.The defective MoS_(2)ultrathin nanoplates exhibit excellent HER performance with an overpotential of 260 m V at a current density of 10 m A cm^(-2),small Tafel slope(53.6 m V dec^(-1))and prominent durability,which are comparable to most reported MoS_(2)based catalysts.Considering the existence of continuous devices,it's suitable for the synthesis of MoS_(2)as highperformance electrocatalysts for the industrial water electrolysis.The novel preparation method may open up a new way to synthesize all two-dimension materials toward HER.

Rare-Earth Chalcohalides: A Family of van der Waals Layered Kitaev Spin Liquid Candidates

The Kitaev spin liquid(KSL) system has attracted tremendous attention in recent years because of its fundamental significance in condensed matter physics and promising applications in fault-tolerant topological quantum computation.Material realization of such a system remains a major challenge in the field due to the unusual configuration of anisotropic spin interactions,though great effort has been made before.Here we reveal that rare-earth chalcohalides REChX(RE=rare earth;Ch=O,S,Se,Te;X=F,Cl,Br,I) can serve as a family of KSL candidates.Most family members have the typical SmSI-type structure with a high symmetry of R3m,and rare-earth magnetic ions form an undistorted honeycomb lattice.The strong spin-orbit coupling of 4f electrons intrinsically offers anisotropic spin interactions as required by the Kitaev model.We have grown the crystals of YbOCl and synthesized the polycrystals of SmSI,ErOF,HoOF and DyOF,and made careful structural characterizations.We carry out magnetic and heat capacity measurements down to 1.8 K and find no obvious magnetic transition in all the samples but DyOF.The van der Waals interlayer coupling highlights the true two-dimensionality of the family which is vital for the exact realization of Abelian/non-Abelian anyons,and the graphene-like feature will be a prominent advantage for developing miniaturized devices.The family is expected to act as an inspiring material platform for the exploration of KSL physics.

Reliable intracavity reflection for self-injection locking lasers and microcomb generation

Self-injection locking has emerged as a crucial technique for coherent optical sources,spanning from narrow linewidth lasers to the generation of localized microcombs.This technique involves key components,namely a laser diode and a high-quality cavity that induces narrow-band reflection back into the laser diode.However,in prior studies,the reflection mainly relied on the random intracavity Rayleigh backscattering,rendering it unpredictable and unsuitable for large-scale production and wide-band operation.In this work,we present a simple approach to achieve reliable intracavity reflection for self-injection locking to address this challenge by introducing a Sagnac loop into the cavity.This method guarantees robust reflection for every resonance within a wide operational band without compromising the quality factor or adding complexity to the fabrication process.As a proof of concept,we showcase the robust generation of narrow linewidth lasers and localized microcombs locked to different resonances within a normal-dispersion microcavity.Furthermore,the existence and generation of localized patterns in a normal-dispersion cavity with broadband forward–backward field coupling is first proved,as far as we know,both in simulation and in experiment.Our research offers a transformative approach to self-injection locking and holds great potential for large-scale production.

具有增强类过氧化物酶活性的硼掺杂石墨氮化碳负载单原子铁催化剂

开发具有高活性的生物医药和环保催化剂是目前的研究热点.本文中,我们通过三聚氰胺与氧化硼混合搅拌后热解而获得硼掺杂石墨相氮化碳(B-g-C_(3)N_(4)).通过离子交换后热解的方式制备了硼掺杂石墨氮化碳上负载Fe单原子的纳米酶(SA Fe/B-g-C_(3)N_(4)).同步辐射和扫描透射电子显微镜研究表明单原子Fe催化剂被成功制备.得到的SA Fe/B-gC_(3)N_(4)在H2O_(2)存在下能够表现出良好的类过氧化物酶活性.同时,密度泛函理论计算进一步验证了B掺杂对催化反应的促进作用.基于这些发现,我们利用SA Fe/B-g-C_(3)N_(4)构建了一个比色传感器,用于检测硫化物阴离子的浓度,其检测限为0.57μmol L-1.本方法对自来水和海水中的S2-检测被验证真实可靠.

Praseodymium iridium oxide as a competitive electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction in acid media

Amorphous iridium oxides(IrO_(x))are highly active for oxygen evolution reaction(OER)in acid media;however,it is generally unstable compared with commercial IrO_(2).Recently,many non-noble metal-iridium mixed oxides are prepared for catalyzing OER efficiently.Herein,we report a cubic fluorite-type praseodymium iridium oxide with the surface of IrO_(x)(IrO_(x)/Pr_(3)IrO_(7))that shows the improved activity and stability in 0.1 mol L^(-1) HClO_(4) solution,characterized by an overpotential of 305 mV at the benchmark of 10 mA cm^(-2) and a small Tafel slope of 37 mV dec^(-1),indicating a fast reaction kinetics and a competitive activity compared with the benchmark IrO_(2) and most reported electrocatalysts.The initial potential increases by less than 0.07 V after continuous OER testing over 60,000 s.In contrast,IrO_(2) becomes nearly inactive for the OER within 20,000 s.Density functional theory calculations uncover that the optimal energy level path follows lattice oxygen mechanism(LOM).This work enlarges the family of the IrO_(x)-type OER electrocatalyst in acid media.

Kuo-Hua Sun:The founder of physiologic psychology and child psychology in China

Kuo-Hua Sun(孙国华,1902-1958,courtesy name—Xiao Meng)(Fig.1)was a Chinese psychologist mainly engaged in Physiological Psychology and Child Psychology.Kuo-Hua Sun was born on March 6th,1902,in Weixian,Shandong province.He studied in Tsinghua School from 1914 to 1923.At the same year,Sun attended the education school of Ohio State University,and then received a Bachelor of Psychology(1928)and a Doctor of Philosophy(1929)from Ohio State University.During this period,Sun studied in the Department of Physiology at Chicago University(1925-1926)(Fig.2).

Dimensional crossover tuned by pressure in layered magnetic NiPS_(3)

The physical properties of most 2D materials are highly dependent on the nature of their interlayer interaction.In-depth studies of the interlayer interaction are beneficial to the understanding of the physical properties of 2D materials and permit the development of related devices.Layered magnetic NiPS_(3)has unique magnetic and electronic properties.The electronic band structure and corresponding magnetic state of NiPS_(3)are expected to be sensitive to the interlayer interaction,which can be tuned by external pressure.Here,we report an insulator-metal transition accompanied by the collapse of magnetic order during the 2D-3D structural crossover induced by hydrostatic pressure.A two-stage phase transition from a monoclinic(C2/m)to a trigonal(P31m)lattice is identified via ab initio simulations and confirmed via high-pressure X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering;this transition corresponds to a layer-by-layer slip mechanism along the a-axis.Temperature-dependent resistance measurements and room temperature infrared spectroscopy under different pressures demonstrate that the insulator-metal transition and the collapse of the magnetic order occur at~20 GPa,which is confirmed by low-temperature Raman scattering measurements and theoretical calculations.These results establish a strong correlation between the structural change,electric transport,and magnetic phase transition and expand our understanding of layered magnetic materials.Moreover,the structural transition caused by the interlayer displacement has significance for designing similar devices at ambient pressure.

Prospective and Practical Significance of Virtual Autopsy Laboratory

The virtual anatomy laboratory was jointly established by the Jilin Province Department of Public Security,Public Security Bureau of Changchun,Jilin University and Neusoft Medical Systems Co.,Ltd.on December 30,2019.Details of the laboratory construction,virtual autopsy process,case analysis,research and development,establishment of standards,application in teaching,and other aspects of the center are summarized in this paper.In addition,we expound the prospective and practical significance of the virtual anatomy laboratory.Based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance detection methods,the prospective applications of virtual anatomy in forensic identification are explored through the analyses of two real-life cases.Using information from traditional anatomy as the gold standard,this study expanded on and explored the application technology and scenarios of virtual anatomy in imaging,clinical diagnosis,and equipment manufacturing,among other fields.The four cooperating units have their strengths and will yield valuable scientific research results and social benefits.