Functional materials may change color by heat and electricity separately or simultaneously in smart windows.These materials have not only demonstrated remarkable potential in the modulation of solar radiation but are ...Functional materials may change color by heat and electricity separately or simultaneously in smart windows.These materials have not only demonstrated remarkable potential in the modulation of solar radiation but are also leading to the development of indoor environments that are more comfortable and conducive to improving individuals'quality of life.Unfortunately,dual-responsive materials have not received ample research attention due to economic and technological challenges.As a consequence,the broader utilization of smart windows faces hindrances.To address this new generational multistimulus responsive chromic materials,our group has adopted a developmental strategy to create a poly(NIPAM)n-HV as a switchable material by anchoring active viologen(HV)onto a phase-changing poly(NIPAM)n-based smart material for better utility and activity.These constructed smart windows facilitate individualistic reversible switching,from a highly transparent state to an opaque state(thermochromic)and a red state(electrochromic),as well as facilitate a simultaneous dual-stimuli response reversible switching from a clear transparent state to a fully opaque(thermochromic)and orange(electrochromic)states.Absolute privacy can be attained in smart windows designed for exclusive settings by achieving zero transmittance.Each unique chromic mode operates independently and modulates visible and near-infrared(NIR)light in a distinct manner.Hence,these smart windows with thermal and electric dual-stimuli responsiveness demonstrate remarkable heat regulation capabilities,rendering them highly attractive for applications in building facades,energy harvesting,privacy protection,and color display.展开更多
Transformer-based stereo image super-resolution reconstruction(Stereo SR)methods have significantly improved image quality.However,existing methods have deficiencies in paying attention to detailed features and do not...Transformer-based stereo image super-resolution reconstruction(Stereo SR)methods have significantly improved image quality.However,existing methods have deficiencies in paying attention to detailed features and do not consider the offset of pixels along the epipolar lines in complementary views when integrating stereo information.To address these challenges,this paper introduces a novel epipolar line window attention stereo image super-resolution network(EWASSR).For detail feature restoration,we design a feature extractor based on Transformer and convolutional neural network(CNN),which consists of(shifted)window-based self-attention((S)W-MSA)and feature distillation and enhancement blocks(FDEB).This combination effectively solves the problem of global image perception and local feature attention and captures more discriminative high-frequency features of the image.Furthermore,to address the problem of offset of complementary pixels in stereo images,we propose an epipolar line window attention(EWA)mechanism,which divides windows along the epipolar direction to promote efficient matching of shifted pixels,even in pixel smooth areas.More accurate pixel matching can be achieved using adjacent pixels in the window as a reference.Extensive experiments demonstrate that our EWASSR can reconstruct more realistic detailed features.Comparative quantitative results show that in the experimental results of our EWASSR on the Middlebury and Flickr1024 data sets for 2×SR,compared with the recent network,the Peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR)increased by 0.37 dB and 0.34 dB,respectively.展开更多
Active metasurfaces with dynamically reconfigurable functionalities are highly demanded in various practical applications.Here,we propose a wideband low-scattering metasurface that can realize an in-band reconfigurabl...Active metasurfaces with dynamically reconfigurable functionalities are highly demanded in various practical applications.Here,we propose a wideband low-scattering metasurface that can realize an in-band reconfigurable transparent window by altering the operation states of the PIN diodes loaded on the structures.The metasurface is composed of a band-pass frequency selective surface(FSS)sandwiched between two polarization conversion metasurfaces(PCMs).PIN diodes are integrated into the FSS to switch the transparent window,while a checkerboard configuration is applied in PCMs for the diffusive-reflective function.A sample with 20×20 elements is designed,fabricated,and experimentally verified.Both simulated and measured results show that the in-band functions can be dynamically switched between beam-splitting scattering and high transmission by controlling the biasing states of the diodes,while low backscattering can be attained outside the passband.Furthermore,the resonant structures of FSS also play the role of feeding lines,thus significantly eliminating extra interference compared with conventional feeding networks.We envision that the proposed metasurface may provide new possibilities for the development of an intelligent stealth platform and its antenna applications.展开更多
Exploring materials with high electrochemical activity is of keen interest for electrochemistry-controlled optical and energy storage devices.However,it remains a great challenge for transition metal oxides to meet th...Exploring materials with high electrochemical activity is of keen interest for electrochemistry-controlled optical and energy storage devices.However,it remains a great challenge for transition metal oxides to meet this feature due to their low electron conductivity and insufficient reaction sites.Here,we propose a type of transition metal phosphate(NiHPO_(4)·3H_(2)O,NHP)by a facile and scalable electrodeposition method,which can achieve the capability of efficient ion accommodation and injection/extraction for electrochromic energy storage applications.Specifically,the NHP film with an ultra-high transmittance(approach to 100%)achieves a large optical modulation(90.8%at 500 nm),high coloration efficiency(75.4 cm^(2)C^(-1)at 500 nm),and a high specific capacity of 47.8 mAh g^(-1)at 0.4 A g^(-1).Furthermore,the transformation mechanism of NHP upon electrochemical reaction is systematically elucidated using in situ and ex situ techniques.Ultimately,a large-area electrochromic smart window with 100 cm^(2)is constructed based on the NHP electrode,displaying superior electrochromic energy storage performance in regulating natural light and storing electrical charges.Our findings may open up new strategies for developing advanced electrochromic energy storage materials and smart windows.展开更多
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effects of installing false windows next to hospital beds without windows on the amount of light received by patients and their sleep quality. Methods: The study included patients ...Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effects of installing false windows next to hospital beds without windows on the amount of light received by patients and their sleep quality. Methods: The study included patients admitted to the Department of Neurology at our hospital between September 2020 and August 2021. An Actigraph device was fitted to patients’ wrist and their beds to measure the amount of light received and sleep quality. Patients were divided into three groups: bed with a window, aisle bed with a false window, and aisle bed without a window. Mean sleep efficiency (%), mean steps (per day), and the amount of light (lux) received by the patients and beds were measured. Results: Valid data were obtained for 48 participants (median age, 66.5 years). There were 23 patients in beds with a window, 13 patients in aisle beds without a false window, and 12 in aisle beds with a false window. No statistically significant differences were found in terms of mean sleep efficiency, number of steps taken, and the amount of light received by the patients (P > 0.05);however, difference in the mean amount of light received by the beds at the location of the bed was statistically significant (P Conclusion: The amount of light that the patient receives is not necessarily affected by the location of the bed or the presence of a false window.展开更多
分析了基于Windows服务器终端的远程信息获取技术,包括Microsoft Windows Server远程桌面服务、远程管理服务及网络管理服务。研究表明,使用Windows Server远程终端可实现信息获取与交互,通过套接字技术及TCP/IP等多种协议可完成Window...分析了基于Windows服务器终端的远程信息获取技术,包括Microsoft Windows Server远程桌面服务、远程管理服务及网络管理服务。研究表明,使用Windows Server远程终端可实现信息获取与交互,通过套接字技术及TCP/IP等多种协议可完成Windows服务器终端通信,结合完成端口可搭建较为完成的系统框架。目前,搭建的系统框架能够满足客户的日常需求、服务器终端信息获取,采用加密技术可完成对隐私信息的网络保护。展开更多
Radio frequency windows are developed and evaluated for a 650 MHz continuous-wave multibeam klystron.Thin-pillbox windows with alumina and beryllia disks are designed with an average RF power of CW 400 kW.Results of a...Radio frequency windows are developed and evaluated for a 650 MHz continuous-wave multibeam klystron.Thin-pillbox windows with alumina and beryllia disks are designed with an average RF power of CW 400 kW.Results of a cold test and tuning procedures are described.The final measured S11 curves under the required bandwidth are less than-32.0 and-26.9 dB for alumina and beryllia windows,respectively.The windows are tested up to CW 143 kW for traveling waves and CW 110 kW for standing waves using a solid-state amplifier as an RF power source.Multipactor simulations for windows and benchmark studies for the thermal analysis of ceramic disks are introduced.展开更多
The reduction of the electrochemical window(EW)of electrolytes plays a significant role in assessing their compatibility with the anode in lithium-ion batteries.However,the accurate calculation of the reduction of EW ...The reduction of the electrochemical window(EW)of electrolytes plays a significant role in assessing their compatibility with the anode in lithium-ion batteries.However,the accurate calculation of the reduction of EW is still challenging due to missing the solvation effects,condensation effects,kinetic factors,and the passivation on anodes.The theoretical prediction of the intrinsic and apparent EW is confirmed by a comprehensive experimental analysis of ethylene carbonatedimethyl carbonate(EC-DMC)electrolytes,combining linear sweep voltammetry(LSV)and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS).The proposed novel kinetic normal distribution theory model can quantitatively explain the current density from LSV and affirm acetaldehyde(MeCHO)as one of the primary reduction products of EC.The solvent effect restricts the intrinsic EW of EC-DMC without lithium salt to 2.6 V(vs.Li^(+)/Li)arising from the Marcus-Gerischer theory and the passivation of MeCHO on the anode broadens the apparent EW to 0.3 V(vs.Li^(+)/Li)arising from the normal distribution of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO)for MeCHO produced by thermal motion.In addition,the passivation on the anode depends intensively on the lithium salt,resulting in more complicated influences on the apparent EW.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF)grants funded by the Ministry of Education (2020R1A6A1A03038817),Republic of Korea。
文摘Functional materials may change color by heat and electricity separately or simultaneously in smart windows.These materials have not only demonstrated remarkable potential in the modulation of solar radiation but are also leading to the development of indoor environments that are more comfortable and conducive to improving individuals'quality of life.Unfortunately,dual-responsive materials have not received ample research attention due to economic and technological challenges.As a consequence,the broader utilization of smart windows faces hindrances.To address this new generational multistimulus responsive chromic materials,our group has adopted a developmental strategy to create a poly(NIPAM)n-HV as a switchable material by anchoring active viologen(HV)onto a phase-changing poly(NIPAM)n-based smart material for better utility and activity.These constructed smart windows facilitate individualistic reversible switching,from a highly transparent state to an opaque state(thermochromic)and a red state(electrochromic),as well as facilitate a simultaneous dual-stimuli response reversible switching from a clear transparent state to a fully opaque(thermochromic)and orange(electrochromic)states.Absolute privacy can be attained in smart windows designed for exclusive settings by achieving zero transmittance.Each unique chromic mode operates independently and modulates visible and near-infrared(NIR)light in a distinct manner.Hence,these smart windows with thermal and electric dual-stimuli responsiveness demonstrate remarkable heat regulation capabilities,rendering them highly attractive for applications in building facades,energy harvesting,privacy protection,and color display.
基金This work was supported by Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023YFG0262).
文摘Transformer-based stereo image super-resolution reconstruction(Stereo SR)methods have significantly improved image quality.However,existing methods have deficiencies in paying attention to detailed features and do not consider the offset of pixels along the epipolar lines in complementary views when integrating stereo information.To address these challenges,this paper introduces a novel epipolar line window attention stereo image super-resolution network(EWASSR).For detail feature restoration,we design a feature extractor based on Transformer and convolutional neural network(CNN),which consists of(shifted)window-based self-attention((S)W-MSA)and feature distillation and enhancement blocks(FDEB).This combination effectively solves the problem of global image perception and local feature attention and captures more discriminative high-frequency features of the image.Furthermore,to address the problem of offset of complementary pixels in stereo images,we propose an epipolar line window attention(EWA)mechanism,which divides windows along the epipolar direction to promote efficient matching of shifted pixels,even in pixel smooth areas.More accurate pixel matching can be achieved using adjacent pixels in the window as a reference.Extensive experiments demonstrate that our EWASSR can reconstruct more realistic detailed features.Comparative quantitative results show that in the experimental results of our EWASSR on the Middlebury and Flickr1024 data sets for 2×SR,compared with the recent network,the Peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR)increased by 0.37 dB and 0.34 dB,respectively.
基金Project supported by the Joint Fund of Ministry of Education for Equipment Pre-research (Grant No. 8091B032112)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 62271243 and 62071215)+2 种基金the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutionsthe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesJiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Manipulating Technique of Electromagnetic Wave
文摘Active metasurfaces with dynamically reconfigurable functionalities are highly demanded in various practical applications.Here,we propose a wideband low-scattering metasurface that can realize an in-band reconfigurable transparent window by altering the operation states of the PIN diodes loaded on the structures.The metasurface is composed of a band-pass frequency selective surface(FSS)sandwiched between two polarization conversion metasurfaces(PCMs).PIN diodes are integrated into the FSS to switch the transparent window,while a checkerboard configuration is applied in PCMs for the diffusive-reflective function.A sample with 20×20 elements is designed,fabricated,and experimentally verified.Both simulated and measured results show that the in-band functions can be dynamically switched between beam-splitting scattering and high transmission by controlling the biasing states of the diodes,while low backscattering can be attained outside the passband.Furthermore,the resonant structures of FSS also play the role of feeding lines,thus significantly eliminating extra interference compared with conventional feeding networks.We envision that the proposed metasurface may provide new possibilities for the development of an intelligent stealth platform and its antenna applications.
基金Summit of the Six Top Talents Program of Jiangsu Province(No.2013-DZXX-027)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.JUSRP51510,JUSRP51323B)Graduate Student Innovation Program for Universities of Jiangsu Province(Nos.SJLX16_0500,KYLX16_0776,SJCX17_0510)
基金financially the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2004175,51902086 and 62222402)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M711036)the Key Scientific Research Project plan of the University in Henan Province(22A430002)。
文摘Exploring materials with high electrochemical activity is of keen interest for electrochemistry-controlled optical and energy storage devices.However,it remains a great challenge for transition metal oxides to meet this feature due to their low electron conductivity and insufficient reaction sites.Here,we propose a type of transition metal phosphate(NiHPO_(4)·3H_(2)O,NHP)by a facile and scalable electrodeposition method,which can achieve the capability of efficient ion accommodation and injection/extraction for electrochromic energy storage applications.Specifically,the NHP film with an ultra-high transmittance(approach to 100%)achieves a large optical modulation(90.8%at 500 nm),high coloration efficiency(75.4 cm^(2)C^(-1)at 500 nm),and a high specific capacity of 47.8 mAh g^(-1)at 0.4 A g^(-1).Furthermore,the transformation mechanism of NHP upon electrochemical reaction is systematically elucidated using in situ and ex situ techniques.Ultimately,a large-area electrochromic smart window with 100 cm^(2)is constructed based on the NHP electrode,displaying superior electrochromic energy storage performance in regulating natural light and storing electrical charges.Our findings may open up new strategies for developing advanced electrochromic energy storage materials and smart windows.
文摘Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effects of installing false windows next to hospital beds without windows on the amount of light received by patients and their sleep quality. Methods: The study included patients admitted to the Department of Neurology at our hospital between September 2020 and August 2021. An Actigraph device was fitted to patients’ wrist and their beds to measure the amount of light received and sleep quality. Patients were divided into three groups: bed with a window, aisle bed with a false window, and aisle bed without a window. Mean sleep efficiency (%), mean steps (per day), and the amount of light (lux) received by the patients and beds were measured. Results: Valid data were obtained for 48 participants (median age, 66.5 years). There were 23 patients in beds with a window, 13 patients in aisle beds without a false window, and 12 in aisle beds with a false window. No statistically significant differences were found in terms of mean sleep efficiency, number of steps taken, and the amount of light received by the patients (P > 0.05);however, difference in the mean amount of light received by the beds at the location of the bed was statistically significant (P Conclusion: The amount of light that the patient receives is not necessarily affected by the location of the bed or the presence of a false window.
文摘分析了基于Windows服务器终端的远程信息获取技术,包括Microsoft Windows Server远程桌面服务、远程管理服务及网络管理服务。研究表明,使用Windows Server远程终端可实现信息获取与交互,通过套接字技术及TCP/IP等多种协议可完成Windows服务器终端通信,结合完成端口可搭建较为完成的系统框架。目前,搭建的系统框架能够满足客户的日常需求、服务器终端信息获取,采用加密技术可完成对隐私信息的网络保护。
文摘Radio frequency windows are developed and evaluated for a 650 MHz continuous-wave multibeam klystron.Thin-pillbox windows with alumina and beryllia disks are designed with an average RF power of CW 400 kW.Results of a cold test and tuning procedures are described.The final measured S11 curves under the required bandwidth are less than-32.0 and-26.9 dB for alumina and beryllia windows,respectively.The windows are tested up to CW 143 kW for traveling waves and CW 110 kW for standing waves using a solid-state amplifier as an RF power source.Multipactor simulations for windows and benchmark studies for the thermal analysis of ceramic disks are introduced.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1964205 and 22109005)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFB0100100)Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission,China(Grant No.Z191100004719001).
文摘The reduction of the electrochemical window(EW)of electrolytes plays a significant role in assessing their compatibility with the anode in lithium-ion batteries.However,the accurate calculation of the reduction of EW is still challenging due to missing the solvation effects,condensation effects,kinetic factors,and the passivation on anodes.The theoretical prediction of the intrinsic and apparent EW is confirmed by a comprehensive experimental analysis of ethylene carbonatedimethyl carbonate(EC-DMC)electrolytes,combining linear sweep voltammetry(LSV)and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS).The proposed novel kinetic normal distribution theory model can quantitatively explain the current density from LSV and affirm acetaldehyde(MeCHO)as one of the primary reduction products of EC.The solvent effect restricts the intrinsic EW of EC-DMC without lithium salt to 2.6 V(vs.Li^(+)/Li)arising from the Marcus-Gerischer theory and the passivation of MeCHO on the anode broadens the apparent EW to 0.3 V(vs.Li^(+)/Li)arising from the normal distribution of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO)for MeCHO produced by thermal motion.In addition,the passivation on the anode depends intensively on the lithium salt,resulting in more complicated influences on the apparent EW.
