Cooperation allows wireless network users to benefit from various gains such as an in- crease in the achieved rate or an improvement in the bit error rate. In the paper, we propose a distributed Hierarchical Game (HG...Cooperation allows wireless network users to benefit from various gains such as an in- crease in the achieved rate or an improvement in the bit error rate. In the paper, we propose a distributed Hierarchical Game (HG) theoretic framework over multi-user cooperative communication networks to stimulate cooperation and improve the network performance. First, we study a two- user decision making game in the OFDMA based subscriber cooperative relaying network, in which subscribers transmit their own data in the first phase, while helping to retransmit their partner's or choosing to freeride in the second phase. Instead of consulting to a global optimal solution, we decouple the cooperation resource allocation into two level subproblems: a user level Nash game for distributed cooperation decision and a Base Station (BS) level coalition game for centralized resource allocation. In the proposed HG algorithm, where mutual cooperation is preferred and total payoff is transferable, we prove it converges to a unique optimal equilibrium and resolve the subcarrier as-signment and power allocation among the couples. Besides, we discuss the existence of the publishing and rewarding coefficients in order to encourage cooperation. Then, we extend the HG to multi-user cases by coupling among subscribers according to the location information. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme with the distributed HG game achieves a well tradeoff between fairness and efficiency by improving the transmission efficiency of adverse users and outperforms those employing centralized schemes.展开更多
In a previous work [Commun. Theor. Phys. 45 (2006) 79] a scheme was presented for approximate and conditional teleportation of an unknown atomic state in a QED-cavity without Bell-state measurement via two-photon Ja...In a previous work [Commun. Theor. Phys. 45 (2006) 79] a scheme was presented for approximate and conditional teleportation of an unknown atomic state in a QED-cavity without Bell-state measurement via two-photon Jaynes-Cummings model in the effective Hamiltonian approach. This comment presents an alternative method, based on the so called "full two-photon Jaynes-Cummings Hamiltonian approach". Accordingly, it describes the evolution of the two-photon degenerate process for arbitrary average photon number inside the cavity, as the correct way to implement teleportation in this scenario.展开更多
In order to consider the thermal and electrical coherent transport in a mesoscopic conductor under the influence of electron-electron interaction, in this paper, we establish a method in terms of which one can analyti...In order to consider the thermal and electrical coherent transport in a mesoscopic conductor under the influence of electron-electron interaction, in this paper, we establish a method in terms of which one can analytically obtain the Hartree self-consistent potential instead of computing it by the numerical iterative procedure as usual, which is convenient for us to describe the thermal and electric current flow through a mesoscopic conductor. If we study the electron-electron interaction at the Hartree approximation level, the Hartree potential satisfies the Poisson equation and Schroedinger equation, so when we expand the action function S(x) by Planck constant h, the self-consistent potential and the wavefunction can be solved analytically order by order, and the thermal and electrical conductance can thus be obtained readily. However, we just show the quantum corrections up to the second order.展开更多
Leaching of boron (B) and zinc (Zn) can be significant in some pedomorphic conditions, which can cause contamination of shallow groundwater and economic losses. Boron and Zn adsorption and transport was studied us...Leaching of boron (B) and zinc (Zn) can be significant in some pedomorphic conditions, which can cause contamination of shallow groundwater and economic losses. Boron and Zn adsorption and transport was studied using 8.4 cm diameter × 28 cm long intact columns from two calcareous soil series with differing clay contents and vadose zone structures: Lyallpur soil series, clay loam (fine-silty, mixed, hyperthermic Ustalfic Haplargid), and Sultanpur soil series, sandy loam (coarse-silty, mixed, hyperthermic Ustollic Camborthid). The adsorption isotherms were developed by equilibrating soil with 0.01 tool L^-1 CaCl2 aqueous solution containing varying amounts of B and Zn and were fitted to the Langmuir equation. The B and Zn breakthrough curves were fitted to the two-domain convective-dispersive equation. At the end of the leaching experiment, 0.11 L 10 g L^-1 blue dye solution was also applied to each column to mark the flow paths. The Lyallpur soil columns had a slightly greater adsorption partition coefficient both for B and Zn than the Sultanpur soil columns. In the Lyallpur soil columns, B arrival was immediate but the peak concentration ratio (the concentration in solution at equilibrium/concentration applied) was lower than that in the Sultanpur soil columns. The breakthrough of B in the Sultanpur soil columns occurred after about 10 cm of cumulative drainage in both the columns; the rise in effluent concentration was fast and the peak concentration ratio was almost 1. Zinc leaching through the soil columns was very limited as only one column from the Lyallpur soil series showed Zn breakthrough in the effluent where the peak concentration ratio was only 0.05. This study demonstrates the effect of soil structure on B transport and has implications for the nutrient management in field soils.展开更多
We propose two physical schemes, which can teleport unknown atomic entangled states from user A (Alice) to user B (Bob) via GHZ class states as quantum channel The two schemes are both based on cavity QED techniqu...We propose two physical schemes, which can teleport unknown atomic entangled states from user A (Alice) to user B (Bob) via GHZ class states as quantum channel The two schemes are both based on cavity QED techniques. In the two schemes, teleportation and distillation procedures can be realized simultaneously. The second teleportation scheme is more advantageous than the first one.展开更多
In this paper we propose a scheme for transferring quantum states and preparing quantum networks. Compared with the previous schemes, this scheme is more efficient, since three or four-dimensional quantum states can b...In this paper we propose a scheme for transferring quantum states and preparing quantum networks. Compared with the previous schemes, this scheme is more efficient, since three or four-dimensional quantum states can be transferred with a single step and information interchange of three-dimensional quantum states can be realized, which is a significant improvement. It is based on the resonant interaction of a three-mode cavity field with an atom. As a consequence, the interaction time is shortened greatly. Furthermore, we give some discussions about the feasibility of the scheme.展开更多
We investigate the entanglement transfer in a four-qubit system and calculate the concurrence between any two qubits in different initial states. We show that both the pure entangled state and mixed entangled state ca...We investigate the entanglement transfer in a four-qubit system and calculate the concurrence between any two qubits in different initial states. We show that both the pure entangled state and mixed entangled state can be transferred. For some special coupling constants and some evolution time, entanglement can be completely transferred from one pair particles to another.展开更多
While the preferential movement of water inside carbon nanotube is appealing for water purification,our understanding of the water transport mechanism through carbon nanotube(CNT)-based membrane is far from adequate. ...While the preferential movement of water inside carbon nanotube is appealing for water purification,our understanding of the water transport mechanism through carbon nanotube(CNT)-based membrane is far from adequate. Here we conducted molecular dynamics simulations to study how the alignment of the CNTs in the membrane affects the water transport through the CNT membrane. It was shown that compared to the conventional CNT membrane where the alignment of CNTs was vertical to membrane surface, the ‘‘italicized CNT membrane'' in which the contact angel between membrane surface and the CNT alignment is not 90° offered a higher transmembrane flux of water. The expanded exposure of more carbon atoms to water molecules reduced the energy barrier near the entrance of this italicized CNT membrane, compared to the vertical one. For water flows through the italicized CNT membrane, the Lennard-Jones interaction between water and nanotube as function of central path of the CNT changes from ‘‘U'' to ‘‘V'' pattern, which significantly lowers energy barrier for filling water into the CNT,favoring the water transport inside carbon nanotube. Above simulation indicates new opportunities for applying CNT in water purification or related fields in which water transport matters.展开更多
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO_(2)is one of the most attractive approaches for converting CO_(2)into valuable chemical feedstocks and fuels.This work reports a catalyst comprising graphdiyne-decorated bismuth subcar...Electrocatalytic reduction of CO_(2)is one of the most attractive approaches for converting CO_(2)into valuable chemical feedstocks and fuels.This work reports a catalyst comprising graphdiyne-decorated bismuth subcarbonate(denoted as BOC@GDY)for efficient electroreduction of CO_(2)to formate.The BOC@GDY shows a stable current density of 200 mA cm^(-2)at–1.1 V in a flow cell configuration,with a faradaic efficiency of 93.5%for formate.Experimental results show that the synergistic effect in BOC@GDY is beneficial for the CO_(2)adsorption affinity,the reaction kinetics and the selectivity for formate.In addition,in-situ X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopy indicate that the electron-rich GDY could facilitate the reduction from Bi(Ⅲ)to Bi(0),thus leading to more active sites.We also demonstrate that the promoting effect of GDY in CO_(2)electroreduction can be further extended to other metal catalysts.To the best of our knowledge,such general promoting functions of GDY for CO_(2)electroreduction have not been documented thus far.展开更多
The adsorption of glucose molecule on single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)is investigated by density functional theory calculations.Adsorption energies and equilibrium distances are evaluated,and glucose binding to ...The adsorption of glucose molecule on single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)is investigated by density functional theory calculations.Adsorption energies and equilibrium distances are evaluated,and glucose binding to the typical semiconducting and metallic nanotubes with various diameters and chirality are compared.We also investigated the role of the structural defects on the adsorption capability of the SWCNTs.We could observe larger adsorption energies for the larger diameters semiconducting CNTs,while the story is paradoxical for the metallic CNTs.The obtained results reveal that the adsorption energy is significantly higher for nanotubes with higher chiral angles.Finally,the adsorption energies are calculated for defected nanotubes for various configurations such as glucose molecule approaching to the pentagon,hexagon,and heptagon sites in the tube surface.We find that the respected defects have a minor contribution to the adsorption mechanism of the glucose on SWNTs.The calculation of electron transfers and the density of states supports that the electronic properties of SWCNTs do not change significantly after the gluycose molecular adsorption.Consequently,one can predict that presence of glucose would neither modify the electronic structure of the SWCNTs nor direct to a change in the conductivity of the intrinsic nanotubes.展开更多
基金Acknowledgements This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60971083, National High-Tech Research and Development Plan of China under Grant No. 2009AA01Z206 and National International Science and Technology Cooperation Project under Granted NO.2008DFA12090.
文摘Cooperation allows wireless network users to benefit from various gains such as an in- crease in the achieved rate or an improvement in the bit error rate. In the paper, we propose a distributed Hierarchical Game (HG) theoretic framework over multi-user cooperative communication networks to stimulate cooperation and improve the network performance. First, we study a two- user decision making game in the OFDMA based subscriber cooperative relaying network, in which subscribers transmit their own data in the first phase, while helping to retransmit their partner's or choosing to freeride in the second phase. Instead of consulting to a global optimal solution, we decouple the cooperation resource allocation into two level subproblems: a user level Nash game for distributed cooperation decision and a Base Station (BS) level coalition game for centralized resource allocation. In the proposed HG algorithm, where mutual cooperation is preferred and total payoff is transferable, we prove it converges to a unique optimal equilibrium and resolve the subcarrier as-signment and power allocation among the couples. Besides, we discuss the existence of the publishing and rewarding coefficients in order to encourage cooperation. Then, we extend the HG to multi-user cases by coupling among subscribers according to the location information. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme with the distributed HG game achieves a well tradeoff between fairness and efficiency by improving the transmission efficiency of adverse users and outperforms those employing centralized schemes.
文摘In a previous work [Commun. Theor. Phys. 45 (2006) 79] a scheme was presented for approximate and conditional teleportation of an unknown atomic state in a QED-cavity without Bell-state measurement via two-photon Jaynes-Cummings model in the effective Hamiltonian approach. This comment presents an alternative method, based on the so called "full two-photon Jaynes-Cummings Hamiltonian approach". Accordingly, it describes the evolution of the two-photon degenerate process for arbitrary average photon number inside the cavity, as the correct way to implement teleportation in this scenario.
文摘In order to consider the thermal and electrical coherent transport in a mesoscopic conductor under the influence of electron-electron interaction, in this paper, we establish a method in terms of which one can analytically obtain the Hartree self-consistent potential instead of computing it by the numerical iterative procedure as usual, which is convenient for us to describe the thermal and electric current flow through a mesoscopic conductor. If we study the electron-electron interaction at the Hartree approximation level, the Hartree potential satisfies the Poisson equation and Schroedinger equation, so when we expand the action function S(x) by Planck constant h, the self-consistent potential and the wavefunction can be solved analytically order by order, and the thermal and electrical conductance can thus be obtained readily. However, we just show the quantum corrections up to the second order.
文摘Leaching of boron (B) and zinc (Zn) can be significant in some pedomorphic conditions, which can cause contamination of shallow groundwater and economic losses. Boron and Zn adsorption and transport was studied using 8.4 cm diameter × 28 cm long intact columns from two calcareous soil series with differing clay contents and vadose zone structures: Lyallpur soil series, clay loam (fine-silty, mixed, hyperthermic Ustalfic Haplargid), and Sultanpur soil series, sandy loam (coarse-silty, mixed, hyperthermic Ustollic Camborthid). The adsorption isotherms were developed by equilibrating soil with 0.01 tool L^-1 CaCl2 aqueous solution containing varying amounts of B and Zn and were fitted to the Langmuir equation. The B and Zn breakthrough curves were fitted to the two-domain convective-dispersive equation. At the end of the leaching experiment, 0.11 L 10 g L^-1 blue dye solution was also applied to each column to mark the flow paths. The Lyallpur soil columns had a slightly greater adsorption partition coefficient both for B and Zn than the Sultanpur soil columns. In the Lyallpur soil columns, B arrival was immediate but the peak concentration ratio (the concentration in solution at equilibrium/concentration applied) was lower than that in the Sultanpur soil columns. The breakthrough of B in the Sultanpur soil columns occurred after about 10 cm of cumulative drainage in both the columns; the rise in effluent concentration was fast and the peak concentration ratio was almost 1. Zinc leaching through the soil columns was very limited as only one column from the Lyallpur soil series showed Zn breakthrough in the effluent where the peak concentration ratio was only 0.05. This study demonstrates the effect of soil structure on B transport and has implications for the nutrient management in field soils.
文摘We propose two physical schemes, which can teleport unknown atomic entangled states from user A (Alice) to user B (Bob) via GHZ class states as quantum channel The two schemes are both based on cavity QED techniques. In the two schemes, teleportation and distillation procedures can be realized simultaneously. The second teleportation scheme is more advantageous than the first one.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10974028Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.2009J06002
文摘In this paper we propose a scheme for transferring quantum states and preparing quantum networks. Compared with the previous schemes, this scheme is more efficient, since three or four-dimensional quantum states can be transferred with a single step and information interchange of three-dimensional quantum states can be realized, which is a significant improvement. It is based on the resonant interaction of a three-mode cavity field with an atom. As a consequence, the interaction time is shortened greatly. Furthermore, we give some discussions about the feasibility of the scheme.
文摘We investigate the entanglement transfer in a four-qubit system and calculate the concurrence between any two qubits in different initial states. We show that both the pure entangled state and mixed entangled state can be transferred. For some special coupling constants and some evolution time, entanglement can be completely transferred from one pair particles to another.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21476125)Tsinghua University Foundation(2013108930)State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering(SKL-CHE-10A01)
文摘While the preferential movement of water inside carbon nanotube is appealing for water purification,our understanding of the water transport mechanism through carbon nanotube(CNT)-based membrane is far from adequate. Here we conducted molecular dynamics simulations to study how the alignment of the CNTs in the membrane affects the water transport through the CNT membrane. It was shown that compared to the conventional CNT membrane where the alignment of CNTs was vertical to membrane surface, the ‘‘italicized CNT membrane'' in which the contact angel between membrane surface and the CNT alignment is not 90° offered a higher transmembrane flux of water. The expanded exposure of more carbon atoms to water molecules reduced the energy barrier near the entrance of this italicized CNT membrane, compared to the vertical one. For water flows through the italicized CNT membrane, the Lennard-Jones interaction between water and nanotube as function of central path of the CNT changes from ‘‘U'' to ‘‘V'' pattern, which significantly lowers energy barrier for filling water into the CNT,favoring the water transport inside carbon nanotube. Above simulation indicates new opportunities for applying CNT in water purification or related fields in which water transport matters.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0700104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21790052,21805207,and 21931007)+1 种基金111 Project of China(D17003)the Science&Technology Development Fund of Tianjin Education Commission for Higher Education(2018KJ129)。
文摘Electrocatalytic reduction of CO_(2)is one of the most attractive approaches for converting CO_(2)into valuable chemical feedstocks and fuels.This work reports a catalyst comprising graphdiyne-decorated bismuth subcarbonate(denoted as BOC@GDY)for efficient electroreduction of CO_(2)to formate.The BOC@GDY shows a stable current density of 200 mA cm^(-2)at–1.1 V in a flow cell configuration,with a faradaic efficiency of 93.5%for formate.Experimental results show that the synergistic effect in BOC@GDY is beneficial for the CO_(2)adsorption affinity,the reaction kinetics and the selectivity for formate.In addition,in-situ X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopy indicate that the electron-rich GDY could facilitate the reduction from Bi(Ⅲ)to Bi(0),thus leading to more active sites.We also demonstrate that the promoting effect of GDY in CO_(2)electroreduction can be further extended to other metal catalysts.To the best of our knowledge,such general promoting functions of GDY for CO_(2)electroreduction have not been documented thus far.
文摘The adsorption of glucose molecule on single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)is investigated by density functional theory calculations.Adsorption energies and equilibrium distances are evaluated,and glucose binding to the typical semiconducting and metallic nanotubes with various diameters and chirality are compared.We also investigated the role of the structural defects on the adsorption capability of the SWCNTs.We could observe larger adsorption energies for the larger diameters semiconducting CNTs,while the story is paradoxical for the metallic CNTs.The obtained results reveal that the adsorption energy is significantly higher for nanotubes with higher chiral angles.Finally,the adsorption energies are calculated for defected nanotubes for various configurations such as glucose molecule approaching to the pentagon,hexagon,and heptagon sites in the tube surface.We find that the respected defects have a minor contribution to the adsorption mechanism of the glucose on SWNTs.The calculation of electron transfers and the density of states supports that the electronic properties of SWCNTs do not change significantly after the gluycose molecular adsorption.Consequently,one can predict that presence of glucose would neither modify the electronic structure of the SWCNTs nor direct to a change in the conductivity of the intrinsic nanotubes.