Interaction of an unwetted liquid Li-based capillary porous system with high-density plasma

This study examined the effects of plasma irradiation on an unwetted liquid lithium-based capillary porous system(Li-CPS). The Li-CPS was irradiated with high-density Ar plasma using a linear plasma device at Sichuan University for Plasma Surface Interaction. The high-speed camera, Langmuir probe, and multi-channel spectrometer were used to characterize the effects of plasma irradiation. Upon Ar plasma irradiation, liquid Li drops were formed on the surface of the unwetted Li-CPS. Immediately after this irradiation, the drops fractured and were ejected into the plasma within ~20 ms scale, which is not observed before to the best of our knowledge. Related results showed that the ejection behavior of Li could effectively cool electron temperature and reduce incident heat flux by ~30% and correspondingly matrix temperature ~150 ℃, revealing an enhanced vapor shielding effect. The involved internal mechanism and physical processes deserve further investigations.

Synthesis and magnetotransport properties of Bi2Se3 nanowires

Bi2Se3, as a three-dimensional topological insulator, has attracted worldwide attention for its unique surface states which are protected by time-reversal symmetry. Here we report the synthesis and characterization of high-quality singlecrystalline Bi2Se3 nanowires. Bi2Se3 nanowires were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition（CVD） method via goldcatalyzed vapor-liquid-solid（VLS） mechanism. The structure and morphology were characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）, and Raman spectroscopy. In magnetotransport measurements, the Aharonov–Bohm（AB） effect was observed in a nanowire-based nanodevice, suggesting the existence of surface states in Bi2Se3 nanowires.

Effect of water vapor on the CO and CH_4 catalytic oxidation over CeO_2-MO_x (M=Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) mixed oxide

CeO2-MOx (M=Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) mixed oxide catalysts were prepared by a citric acid complexation-combustion method. CeO2-MOx solid solutions could be formed with M cations doping into CeO2 lattice, while NiO and Co3O4 phases were detected on the surface of CeO2-NiO and CeO2-Co3O4 by Raman spectroscopy. The presence of M in CeO2 could obviously promote its catalytic activity for CH4 catalytic combustion and CO oxidation. Among the prepared samples, CeO2-CuO exhibited the best performance for CO oxidatio...

Promotional effects of samarium on Co_3O_4 spinel for CO and CH_4 oxidation

A series of CO3O4 spinel catalysts modified by Sm were prepared by co-precipitation method and tested for CH4 and CO oxidation. The addition of a small amount of Sm into Co3O4 led to an improvement in the catalytic activity for both reactions. Co0.98Sm0. 02 and Co0.95Sm0.05, the two samples with Co/Sm molar ratio of 0.98/0.02 and 0.95/0.05 in sequence, showed the similar and the highest activity for CH4 oxidation, with CH4 complete conversion at 450 ℃. In contrast, Coo.90Smo l0 was the most active sample for CO oxidation, with CO complete conversion at 120 ℃. The catalysts were characterized by techniques of N2 adsor- tion-desorption with Brunauer-Emmett-Teller technique （N2-BET）, X-ray powder diffraction （XRD）, thermal gravity analy- sis-differential scanning calorimetry （TGA-DSC）, Hz temperature programmed reduction （H2-TPR） and X-ray photoelectron spec- troscopy analysis （XPS）. Compared with pure Co3O4, for CO1-xSmx catalysts with 0.02≤x≤0.10, the addition of a small amount of Sm resulted in the formation of spinel Co3O4 and amorphous SmCoO3, hence increasing the number of Co3＋ and the active surface oxygen species, which was responsible for the improvement of the activity. C00.95Sm0.05 catalyst showed not only high thermal stability and activity but also good reaction durability in the presence of 5% water vapor for CH4 oxidation.

Effects of water vapor in high vacuum chamber on the properties of HfO_2 films

The influence of water vapor content in high vacuum chamber during the coating process on physical properties of HfO2 films was investigated. Coatings were deposited on BK7 substrates by electron beam evaporation and photoelectric maximum control method. An in situ residual gas analyzer （RGA） was used to monitor the residual gas composition in the vacuum chamber. The optical properties, microstructure, absorption and laser-induced damage threshold （LIDT） of the samples were characterized by Lambda 900 spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, surface thermal lensing （STL） technique and 1064-nm Qswitched pulsed laser at a pulse duration of 12 ns respectively. It was found that a cold trap is an effective equipment to suppress water vapor in the vacuum chamber during the pumping process, and the coatings deposited in the vacuum atmosphere with relatively low water vapor composition show higher refractive index and smaller grain size. Meanwhile, the higher LIDT value is corresponding to lower absorbance.

Growth of Single-crystalline Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Monolayers with Large-size

Two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)semiconductors,such as monolayers of molybdenum disulfide(MoS2)and tungsten disulfide(WS2)can potentially serve as ultrathin channel materials for building short channel field-eflect transistors(FETs)to further extend Moore's Law.It is essential to develop controllable approaches for the syntliesis of large single crystals of these 2D semiconductors to promote their practical applications in future electronics.In this short review,we summarized the recent advances on the chemical vapor deposition(CVD)of single crystalline semiconducting 2D TMDCs with a large size.We first discussed the driving force and urgent demands on developing controllable approaches for the growth oflarge 2D TMDCs single crystals and then summarized the current strategies and representative studies on the CVD growth of large 2D single crystals.Finally,we discussed the challenges and future directions in this topic.