Three series of amorphous copolymers containing azobenzene groups with various substituents and certain amounts of crosslinkable acrylic groups were prepared. The cross-linked polymer films were obtained by thermal po...Three series of amorphous copolymers containing azobenzene groups with various substituents and certain amounts of crosslinkable acrylic groups were prepared. The cross-linked polymer films were obtained by thermal polymerization of the acrylic groups in the copolymers, during which, by controlling the time of cross-linking reaction, the films can be made with different cross-linking degree （from 0 to 32%, which was monitored by FT-IR spectra measurement）. Photo-induced alignment process of the films was performed under irradiation with linearly polarized light at 442 nm, and the effect of cross-linking degree on the photo-induced alignment rate was investigated. The dynamics of the photo-induced alignment was analyzed with biexponential curve fitting. The photo-induced alignment rate and the maximum transmittance of the films decreased because of the cross-linking. Furthermore, for the cross-linked samples, it was found that their saturated value of transmittances keep constant after repeated ＂writing＂ and ＂erasing＂ cycles. The findings reveal that the cross-linking of the film can effectively restrain the phototactic mass transport of azopolymer during irradiation by polarized light. The relationship between the cross-linking degree and the photo-induced alignment behavior of azopolymer is discussed in detail.展开更多
The thermodynamic behavior of field equations for the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry is studied in the two kinds of spacetime,i.e.,the both spatially homogenous,isotropic ...The thermodynamic behavior of field equations for the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry is studied in the two kinds of spacetime,i.e.,the both spatially homogenous,isotropic FRW universe and static,spherically symmetric black hole spacetime.The field equations of the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry can be cast to the form of the first law of thermodynamics with the reputed entropy production terms dS,which are quite general and can degenerate to the cases of Einstein's general relativity and pure f(R) gravity with non-coupling and nonminimal coupling as special cases.The appearance of the entropy production term dS illustrates that the horizon thermodynamics is non-equilibrium one for the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry.展开更多
In this paper, the phase behavior and interracial properties of symmetric ternary polymeric blends A/B/AB are studied by dissipative particle dynamics （DPD） simulations. By using the structure factor and nematic ord...In this paper, the phase behavior and interracial properties of symmetric ternary polymeric blends A/B/AB are studied by dissipative particle dynamics （DPD） simulations. By using the structure factor and nematic order parameter, we carefully characterized the diversified phases and phase transitions, and established the phase diagram of such symmetric ternary blends. It can be generally divided into four regions： disordered phase （DIS） region at high temperature, ordered lameUar phase （LAM） region, bicontinuous microemulsion （BμE） channel and phase-separated phase （2P） region at low temperature with the increase of the total volume fractions of homopolymers φn, which shows good accordance with that in previous experimental and theoretical reports. Furthermore, we calculated the elastic constants of 2P and LAM phase, and discussed the transition mechanisms from 2P and LAM to BμE phase, respectively. The results show a direct relevance between the phase transitions and the change of interfacial properties. Finally, we also demonstrate that the B,uE channel becomes narrower in lower temperature caused by the temperature dependence of interfacial properties of ternary blends.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.50573071, No.50533040, No.50703038, No.50773075, and No.50640420265）, the National Basic Research Program of China （No.2006cb302900）, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences （No.kjcx2.yw.H02）.
文摘Three series of amorphous copolymers containing azobenzene groups with various substituents and certain amounts of crosslinkable acrylic groups were prepared. The cross-linked polymer films were obtained by thermal polymerization of the acrylic groups in the copolymers, during which, by controlling the time of cross-linking reaction, the films can be made with different cross-linking degree （from 0 to 32%, which was monitored by FT-IR spectra measurement）. Photo-induced alignment process of the films was performed under irradiation with linearly polarized light at 442 nm, and the effect of cross-linking degree on the photo-induced alignment rate was investigated. The dynamics of the photo-induced alignment was analyzed with biexponential curve fitting. The photo-induced alignment rate and the maximum transmittance of the films decreased because of the cross-linking. Furthermore, for the cross-linked samples, it was found that their saturated value of transmittances keep constant after repeated ＂writing＂ and ＂erasing＂ cycles. The findings reveal that the cross-linking of the film can effectively restrain the phototactic mass transport of azopolymer during irradiation by polarized light. The relationship between the cross-linking degree and the photo-induced alignment behavior of azopolymer is discussed in detail.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11175077 and 11147150)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(Grant Nos.20102124 and L2011189)
文摘The thermodynamic behavior of field equations for the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry is studied in the two kinds of spacetime,i.e.,the both spatially homogenous,isotropic FRW universe and static,spherically symmetric black hole spacetime.The field equations of the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry can be cast to the form of the first law of thermodynamics with the reputed entropy production terms dS,which are quite general and can degenerate to the cases of Einstein's general relativity and pure f(R) gravity with non-coupling and nonminimal coupling as special cases.The appearance of the entropy production term dS illustrates that the horizon thermodynamics is non-equilibrium one for the generalized f(R) gravity with arbitrary coupling between matter and geometry.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21174154,20874110,50930002)
文摘In this paper, the phase behavior and interracial properties of symmetric ternary polymeric blends A/B/AB are studied by dissipative particle dynamics （DPD） simulations. By using the structure factor and nematic order parameter, we carefully characterized the diversified phases and phase transitions, and established the phase diagram of such symmetric ternary blends. It can be generally divided into four regions： disordered phase （DIS） region at high temperature, ordered lameUar phase （LAM） region, bicontinuous microemulsion （BμE） channel and phase-separated phase （2P） region at low temperature with the increase of the total volume fractions of homopolymers φn, which shows good accordance with that in previous experimental and theoretical reports. Furthermore, we calculated the elastic constants of 2P and LAM phase, and discussed the transition mechanisms from 2P and LAM to BμE phase, respectively. The results show a direct relevance between the phase transitions and the change of interfacial properties. Finally, we also demonstrate that the B,uE channel becomes narrower in lower temperature caused by the temperature dependence of interfacial properties of ternary blends.
