Determination of the Concentration of Chlorella vulgaris Beij by Visible Spectrophotometer

[Objective]This study aimed to provide technical parameters for large-scale production and industrial development of Chlorella vulgaris Beij.[Method]By using 721 visible spectrophotometer,the transmitted light intensity of different concentrations of C.vulgaris liquid under different wavelengths was measured to normalize the absorbance data,thus determining the optimal wavelength for the growth of C.vulgaris and the concentration of C.vulgaris liquid under the optimal wavelength.The regression equation of absorbance at the optimal wavelength and C.vulgaris concentration was obtained to derive the formula between equivalent concentration C and transmitted light intensity I,thus calculating the equivalent concentration of 0.25-fold C.vulgaris liquid under different transmittance.[Result]The transmitted light intensity of C.vulgaris reached the peak at 670 nm,indicating that 670 nm is the optimal wavelength for measuring C.vulgaris concentration.The regression equation between absorbance and C.vulgaris concentration was y=-1.479 7＋0.987x,with a correlation coefficient of 0.991,suggesting a high correlation between these two factors.The formula of equivalent concentration C and transmitted light intensity I was C=-ln（I/I0）/LK,where L indicates the optical path length（cuvette width）and K indicates the average cross-sectional area of C.vulgaris cells.[Conclusion]It is feasible to investigate indirectly the concentration of C.vulgaris with a spectrophotometer,which can be used to determine the optimal dehydration time of C.vulgaris.

Pulsed Plasma Polymerization of Perfluorooctyl Ethylene for Transparent Hydrophobic Thin Coatings

Herein we report on the deposition of transparent hydrophobic thin coatings by radio frequency plasma polymerization（PP） of perfluorooctyl ethylene（PFOE） in both pulsed and continuous wave（CW） modes.The chemical compositions of the resulting PP-PFOE coatings were confirmed by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FT-IR） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）.The thicknesses and surface morphologies of the coatings were examined using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy.The surface wetting properties and optical transmittance were measured using a water contact angle goniometer and UV-vis spectroscopy.The FT-IR and XPS data showed that the PP-PFOE coatings deposited in the pulsed mode had a higher retention of CF_2 groups compared to those from the CW mode.While the water contact angle of the freshly deposited PP-PFOE from the pulsed mode showed a decrease from 120 degrees to 111 degrees in the first two days,it then remained almost unchanged up to 45 days.The UV-vis data indicated that a PP-PFOE coating 30.6 nm thick had a light transmittance above 90%in the UV and visible ranges.The deposition rates under various plasma conditions are also discussed.

Semitransparent organic solar cells with high light utilization efficiency and color rendering index

Semitransparent organic solar cells(ST-OSCs)have garnered considerable attention as promising renewable energy technology for integrating photovoltaics into buildings.However,there is a trade-off between power conversion efficiency(PCE)and average visible transmittance(AVT),which hinders the achievement of a high light utilization efficiency(LUE).In this study,we propose a valuable method to address this challenge by replacing the transparent top electrode,Ag,with a 20 nm layer of Au.The ST-OSCs based on the 20 nm Au electrode demonstrate superior exciton extraction,more efficient charge collection,and higher color-rendering index(CRI)due to their smoother surface,higher conductivity,and enhanced visible light transmittance,resulting in a significantly higher PCE of 13.67%and an enhanced AVT of 30.17%,contributing to a high LUE of 4.15%.Additionally,optically transparent dielectric layers,applied on the front and back sides of the ST-OSCs to further boost performance,delivered an impressive LUE of 4.93%,with PCE and AVT values reaching 14.44%and 34.12%,respectively.Notably,the champion ST-OSCs also exhibited a favorable CRI value of 93.37.These achievements represent the bestperforming ST-OSCs to date with both high LUE and CRI and hold significant implications for the prospective commercialization of ST-OSCs.

Realization of OFDM modulation and demodulation for visible light communication based on FPGA

In order to ensure stable,correct and real-time high-speed transmission of indoor visible light communication(VLC),the key modulation and demodulation technologies of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) are studied in this paper. The time-domain synchronization,frequency synchronization and channel equalization of receiver are analyzed and optimized by utilizing short and long training preamble. Moreover,field programmable gate array(FPGA) development board(Xilinx Kintex-7) and Verilog hardware description language are used to realize the design of proposed OFDM-VLC system. Simulation and experiment both verify the feasibility of the hardware designs of this system. The proposed OFDM-based VLC system can process signal in real-time,which can be used in actual VLC application systems.

Design and optimization of thermally responsive autonomous dynamic glazed attachment systems for building solar heat gain control

Windows,as transparent intermediaries between the indoors and outdoors,have a significant impact on building energy consumption and indoor visual and thermal comfort.With the recent development of dynamic window structures,especially various attachment technologies,the thermal,visual,and energy performances of windows have been significantly improved.In this research,a new dynamic transparent louver structure sandwiched within conventional double-pane windows is proposed,designed,optimized,and examined in terms of energy savings in different climates.The uniqueness of the proposed design is that it autonomously responds to the seasonal needs prompted by solar heat gain through the use of thermally deflected bimetallic elements.Moreover,by integrating spectral selective louvers into the system design,the dynamic structure enables strong solar infrared modulation with a little visible variation.The optical and thermal properties of the dynamic glazing structure support about 30%and 16%seasonal variations in solar heat gains and visible transmittance,respectively.Furthermore,the potential energy savings were explored via parametric energy simulations,which showed significant potential for heating and cooling energy savings.This proposed design demonstrates a simple smart dynamic glazing structure driven by seasonal temperature differences,with significant solar heat control capabilities and minor effects on the visible or visual quality of the glazing system.

An experimental scheme for cordwood color division multiplexing VLC system

In this paper, an experimental scheme for cordwood color division multiplexing(CDM) visible light communication(VLC) system is proposed. The principle and structure of the experimental scheme are described. Right angle prisms and band-pass filter are used to make the unit of the optical collector and splitter. We can add or subtract the unit as we need. The cordwood CDM-VLC system can also be effectively used as a model to accomplish color shift keying and color division duplexing. The experimental system provides a new way for researching VLC.

A thermally tunable terahertz metamaterial absorber

A thermally tunable terahertz metamaterial absorber(MA) with InS b embedded in a metal-dielectric-metal structure is proposed. The transmission and tuning properties of the proposed metamaterial absorber are analyzed for the temperature ranging from 160 K to 350 K. The simulated results show that the maximum absorption of the absorber is nearly 99.8% at a full-width at half-maximum(FWHM) of 38 GHz, and the absorption frequency can be dynamically tuned from 0.82 THz to 1.02 THz.

DFT-spread combined with clipping method to reduce the PAPR in VLC-OFDM system

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) is an attractive technique to realize high data rate in light emitting diodes(LEDs)-based visible light communication(VLC). However, high peak-to-average power ratio(PAPR) of OFDM makes VLC-OFDM very sensitive to the nonlinearity of LEDs. In this paper, the discrete Fourier transform-spread(DFT-spread) combined with clipping method is proposed to reduce the PAPR of OFDM signal in VLC system. Combining simulation with experiment, a performance comparison is made among conventional OFDM, DFT-spread-OFDM, and clipped DFT-spread-OFDM with different clipping ratios(CRs) in a single LED-based VLC system. The experimental results show that the proposed clipped DFT-spread-OFDM method can effectively improve the system performance compared with the other two methods. At the optimum signal peak-to-peak(PTP) value, by using the clipped DFT-spread-OFDM scheme with CR at 8 dB, the bit error rate(BER) of the system can be reduced from 0.003 7 to 0.000 287.