A non-polar organic dye, E, E-1, 4-bis[4'-(N,N-dibutylamino)styryl]-2,5-dimethoxybenzene (DBASDMB), has been synthesized and characterized, and its structure has been determined. Pumped with a 200fs pulse this dy...A non-polar organic dye, E, E-1, 4-bis[4'-(N,N-dibutylamino)styryl]-2,5-dimethoxybenzene (DBASDMB), has been synthesized and characterized, and its structure has been determined. Pumped with a 200fs pulse this dye showed the up-conversion laser properties. The influences of various organic solvents and different pumping wavelength on the laser properties have been demonstrated.展开更多
Explore the photo-piezoelectric synergistic micro-mechanism by density functional theory(DFT)calculations at the electronic and atomic level is important.In this work,to understand the synergistic mechanism,atomic and...Explore the photo-piezoelectric synergistic micro-mechanism by density functional theory(DFT)calculations at the electronic and atomic level is important.In this work,to understand the synergistic mechanism,atomic and electronic properties of typical piezoelectric and photocatalytic material BaTiO_(3)were initially investigated with different strains.Subsequently,the adsorption of volatile organic compounds(VOCs)on the BaTiO_(3)(001)surface was determined during the piezoelectric process.In addition,the relationship between deformation ratio,the electronic structure and adsorption energy was understood in the deformation ratio range of 7%-12%for the optimal catalytic effect.The results of charge density differences and Born effective charge reveal the synergistic mechanism of piezoelectric photocatalysis.The built-in electric field formed by polarization results in the enhanced separation of charges,which makes the surface charges aggregation,enhancing the adsorption of VOCs,and benefiting the subsequent photocatalytic degradation.This work can provide significant theoretical guidance for the piezoelectric photocatalytic degradation of pollutants with the optimal strain range.展开更多
Process scale-up remains a considerable challenge for environmental applications of non-thermal plasmas.Undersanding the impact of reactor hydrodynamics in the performance of the process is a key step to overcome this...Process scale-up remains a considerable challenge for environmental applications of non-thermal plasmas.Undersanding the impact of reactor hydrodynamics in the performance of the process is a key step to overcome this challenge.In this work,we apply chemical engineering concepts to analyse the impact that different non-thermal plasma reactor configurations and regimes,such as laminar or plug flow,may have on the reactor performance.We do this in the particular context of the removal of pollutants by non-thermal plasmas,for which a simplified model is available.We generalise this model to different reactor configurations and,under certain hypotheses,we show that a reactor in the laminar regime may have a behaviour significantly different from one in the plug flow regime,often assumed in the non-thermal plasma literature.On the other hand,we show that a packed-bed reactor behaves very similarly to one in the plug flow regime.Beyond those results,the reader will find in this work a quick introduction to chemical reaction engineering concepts.展开更多
基金the State Key Program of China,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(50173015)NSFC/RGC(50218001)+1 种基金the Foundation for University Key Teacher by the Ministry of EducationChina Postdoctoral Foundation.
文摘A non-polar organic dye, E, E-1, 4-bis[4'-(N,N-dibutylamino)styryl]-2,5-dimethoxybenzene (DBASDMB), has been synthesized and characterized, and its structure has been determined. Pumped with a 200fs pulse this dye showed the up-conversion laser properties. The influences of various organic solvents and different pumping wavelength on the laser properties have been demonstrated.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21777033 and 22006023)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2019A1515010428)+1 种基金Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(No.2017BT01Z032)the Innovation Team Project of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education(No.2017KCXTD012)。
文摘Explore the photo-piezoelectric synergistic micro-mechanism by density functional theory(DFT)calculations at the electronic and atomic level is important.In this work,to understand the synergistic mechanism,atomic and electronic properties of typical piezoelectric and photocatalytic material BaTiO_(3)were initially investigated with different strains.Subsequently,the adsorption of volatile organic compounds(VOCs)on the BaTiO_(3)(001)surface was determined during the piezoelectric process.In addition,the relationship between deformation ratio,the electronic structure and adsorption energy was understood in the deformation ratio range of 7%-12%for the optimal catalytic effect.The results of charge density differences and Born effective charge reveal the synergistic mechanism of piezoelectric photocatalysis.The built-in electric field formed by polarization results in the enhanced separation of charges,which makes the surface charges aggregation,enhancing the adsorption of VOCs,and benefiting the subsequent photocatalytic degradation.This work can provide significant theoretical guidance for the piezoelectric photocatalytic degradation of pollutants with the optimal strain range.
文摘Process scale-up remains a considerable challenge for environmental applications of non-thermal plasmas.Undersanding the impact of reactor hydrodynamics in the performance of the process is a key step to overcome this challenge.In this work,we apply chemical engineering concepts to analyse the impact that different non-thermal plasma reactor configurations and regimes,such as laminar or plug flow,may have on the reactor performance.We do this in the particular context of the removal of pollutants by non-thermal plasmas,for which a simplified model is available.We generalise this model to different reactor configurations and,under certain hypotheses,we show that a reactor in the laminar regime may have a behaviour significantly different from one in the plug flow regime,often assumed in the non-thermal plasma literature.On the other hand,we show that a packed-bed reactor behaves very similarly to one in the plug flow regime.Beyond those results,the reader will find in this work a quick introduction to chemical reaction engineering concepts.