The Fe-Ti binary system was re-assessed using the CALPHAD method in order to improve the capability of being extrapolated to a ternary or higher-order system. Compared with previous assessments, the main focus was put...The Fe-Ti binary system was re-assessed using the CALPHAD method in order to improve the capability of being extrapolated to a ternary or higher-order system. Compared with previous assessments, the main focus was put on the thermodynamic description of the two intermetallic compounds Fe2Ti and FeTi. The C14_Laves phase Fe2Ti was described by the two-sublattice model, which is widely used at present. By checking the homogeneity range on the boundary of the ternary systems involving the binary, the phase boundary of this compound was further confirmed. The FeTi phase with a BCC_B2 crystal structure was treated as the ordered phase of the BCC_A2 phase and a unified Gibbs energy function was used to describe both the ordered and disordered phases. Reproduction of the specific heat capacities of these compounds was another aspect paid particular attention to. Comprehensive comparisons of the calculated and experimental results regarding the phase diagram and thermodynamic properties show a good agreement between them and prove the validity of the present thermodynamic description.展开更多
The effects of Mo addition on microstructures,phase relationships,order–disorder phase-transition temperatures and room-temperature mechanical properties of Fe50Al50-nMon alloys(n=1,3,5,7,and 9,mole fraction,%)were i...The effects of Mo addition on microstructures,phase relationships,order–disorder phase-transition temperatures and room-temperature mechanical properties of Fe50Al50-nMon alloys(n=1,3,5,7,and 9,mole fraction,%)were investigated after solidification and heat treatment.Structural characterization of the samples was performed via X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and differential scanning calorimetry.Room-temperature mechanical properties were investigated by conducting compression and microhardness tests.Mo3Al particles precipitated in all alloys because of the limited solid solubility of Mo in the Fe-Al-based phases.The as-cast Fe50Al50-nMon alloys exhibited brittle behavior with high yield strength and limited fracture strain at room temperature.Compared with the as-cast alloys,all the heat-treated alloys except for the Fe50Al41Mo9 alloy exhibited enhanced mechanical properties at room temperature.The heat-treated Fe50Al43Mo7 alloy exhibited the highest fracture strain and compressive strength of 25.4%and 2.3 GPa,respectively.展开更多
A method for the simultaneous separation and determination of organic acids and inorganic anions in Bayer liquors was developed by gradient ion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection. Formate, acetate, ...A method for the simultaneous separation and determination of organic acids and inorganic anions in Bayer liquors was developed by gradient ion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection. Formate, acetate, propionate, oxalate, succinate, glutarate, fluoride, chloride and sulfate were separated and determined in 33 min. The samples were pretreated with solid-phase extraction, which has high selectivity for removing a large number of metallic ions in the Bayer liquors, and filtered with a 0.45 μm filter membrane before being injected into the ion chromatographic system. The separation of six organic acids and three inorganic anions was achieved on an IonPac AS11-HC column with KOH as the eluent, and the detection was performed by a conductivity detection mode. No interference is found in the presence of fluorate, chlorate and sulphate when organic acids are determined. The calibration graphs of peak area for all the analytes are linear over a wide range. The relative standard derivation of the peak area of analytes is less than 2.14%. Under optimum conditions the detection ranges from 0.2 to 100.0 mg/L. The average recoveries of the added standards are between 94.3% and 102.8%.展开更多
Since the high-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1504 (LNMO) is one of the most attractive cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, how to improve the cycling and rate performance simultaneously has become a critical ques...Since the high-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1504 (LNMO) is one of the most attractive cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, how to improve the cycling and rate performance simultaneously has become a critical question. Nanosizing is a typical strategy to achieve high rate capability due to drastically shortened Li- ion diffusion distances. However, the high surface area of nanosized particles increases the side reaction with the electrolyte, which leads to poor cycling performance. Spinels with disordered structures could also lead to improved rate capability, but the cyclability is low due to the presence of Mn3+ ions. Herein, we systematically investigated the synergic interaction between particle size and cation ordering. Our results indicated that a microsized disordered phase and a nanosized ordered phase of LNMO materials exhibited the best combination of high rate capability and cycling performance.展开更多
In proteomics, attention has focused on various immobilized enzyme reactors (IMERs) for the realization of high throughput digestion. In this report, a novel organic-inorganic hybrid monolith based IMER was prepared i...In proteomics, attention has focused on various immobilized enzyme reactors (IMERs) for the realization of high throughput digestion. In this report, a novel organic-inorganic hybrid monolith based IMER was prepared in a 100 μm i.d. capillary with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) as the monomer and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as the crosslinker. Trypsin immobilization was achieved via the reaction between vicinal diol groups, which were obtained from hydrolysis of epoxy groups, and the amino groups of trypsin. Bovine serum albumin was digested thoroughly by this IMER in 47 s. After micro-reverse phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (μRPLC-MS/MS) analysis and database searching, beyond 35% sequence coverage was obtained, and the result was comparable to that of 12 h in solution digestion. The present IMER has potential for high throughput digestion.展开更多
Kinetics of order-disorder transition at antiphase domain boundary (APDB) formed between L12 (Ni3A1) phases is investigated using microscopic phase-field model. The results demonstrate that whether order-disorder ...Kinetics of order-disorder transition at antiphase domain boundary (APDB) formed between L12 (Ni3A1) phases is investigated using microscopic phase-field model. The results demonstrate that whether order-disorder transition happens or not depends on the atomic structure of the APDB. Accompanied with the enrichment of V and depletion of Ni and A1, the ordered APDB with phase-shift vector of a/2[100] transforms into a thin disordered phase layer. Whereas at the APDB with phase shift vector of a/2[110], which remains ordered with temporal evolution, Ni and A1 enrich and V depletes. Composition evolution of APDB with order-disorder transition favors the nucleation of DO22 phase, and the formation of disordered phase layer accelerates the growth of DO22 phase. The disordered phase caused by order-disordered transition of the APDB can be considered as the transient phase along the precipitation path of DO22 phase.展开更多
Epitaxial heterostructures based on organicinorganic hybrid perovskites and two-dimensional materials hold great promises in optoelectronics, but they have been prepared only via solid-state methods that restricted th...Epitaxial heterostructures based on organicinorganic hybrid perovskites and two-dimensional materials hold great promises in optoelectronics, but they have been prepared only via solid-state methods that restricted their practical applications. Herein, we report cubic-phased MAPbBr3(MA=CH3NH3+) nanocrystals were epitaxially deposited on trigonal/hexagonal-phased MoS2 nanosheets in solution by facilely tuning the solvation conditions. In spite of the mismatched lattice symmetry between the square MAPbBr3(001) overlayer and the hexagonal MoS2(001) substrate, two different aligning directions with lattice mismatch of as small as 1% were observed based on the domainmatching epitaxy. This was realized most likely due to the flexible nature and absence of surface dangling bonds of MoS2 nanosheets. The formation of the epitaxial interface affords an effective energy transfer from MAPbBr3 to MoS2, and as a result, paper-based photodetectors facilely fabricated from these solution-dispersible heterostructures showed better performance compared to those based on MoS2 or MAPbBr3 alone. In addition to the improved energy transfer and light adsorption, the use of MoS2 nanosheets provided flexible and continuous substrates to connect the otherwise discrete MAPbBr3 nanocrystals and achieved the better film forming ability. Our work suggests that the scalable preparation of heterostructures based on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites and 2D materials via solution-phase epitaxy may bring about more opportunities for expanding their optoelectronic applications.展开更多
We report thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements of the triangular-lattice quantum Ising magnet TmMgGaO_(4)in longitudinal magnetic fields.Our experiments reveal a quasi-plateau state induced by quantum flu...We report thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements of the triangular-lattice quantum Ising magnet TmMgGaO_(4)in longitudinal magnetic fields.Our experiments reveal a quasi-plateau state induced by quantum fluctuations.This state exhibits an unconventional non-monotonic field and temperature dependence of the magnetic order and excitation gap.In the high field regime where the quantum fluctuations are largely suppressed,we observed a disordered state with coherent magnon-like excitations despite the suppression of the spin excitation intensity.Through detailed semi-classical calculations,we are able to understand these behaviors quantitatively from the subtle competition between quantum fluctuations and frustrated Ising interactions.展开更多
Succession rules of soil acidity quality of larch plantations in first rotation at different development stages, succession rules of soil acidity quality of young stand of larch plantations in second rotation and the ...Succession rules of soil acidity quality of larch plantations in first rotation at different development stages, succession rules of soil acidity quality of young stand of larch plantations in second rotation and the relationship between soil acidity and various forms of organic phosphorus and inorganic phosphorus were studied in mountainous area of eastern part of Northeastern China. The results showed that active acidity (pH value) inrhizosphere soil decreased continually with stand age increasing from young stand, half-mature stand, near mature stand to mature stand, but active acidity (pH value) in non-rhizosphere soil, exchange acidity, exchangeable aluminium, total hydrolytic acidity, and the ratio of exchange acidity and total hydrolytic acidity in rhizosphere soil and in non-rhizosphere soil increased apparently; total organic P, moderately resistant organic P, and highly resistant organic P in soil decreased at all age stages in larch plantations when soil acidity added. For rhizosphere soil of all stands of larch plantations at different development stages,there was positive correlation between Ca-P (except in young stand), Al-P(except in half-mature stand), Fe-P (except in near mature stand and mature stand), O-P (except in young stand), and soil active acidity,respectively; For rhizosphere soil, there was negative correlation between Ca-P (except in half-mature stand), Al-P(except in young stand), O-P, and exchange acidity, exchangeable aluminium, there was also negative correlation between Ca-P, Al-P(except in young stand and half-mature stand), Fe-P, O-P, and total hydrolytic acidity respectively. For rhizosphere soil, the correlation coefficient between Ca-P, O-P and total hydrolytic aciditydecreased, respectively, as stand ages up and that between Fe-P and exchange acidity,exchangeable aluminium increased, respectively, as stand ages grew. For non-rhizosphere soil, there was not significant correlation between soil acidity and various forms of inorganic phosphorus and organic phosphorus,respectively.展开更多
Aims Invasive plants may alter soil fungal communities in a way that improves their growth.Nitrogen(N)content of soil affects the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF),further determining plan...Aims Invasive plants may alter soil fungal communities in a way that improves their growth.Nitrogen(N)content of soil affects the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF),further determining plant growth.Yet,it is unclear whether altered AMF communities change the dependence of invasive and native species on N-form,and whether N forms alter the invasive plant–AMF interaction(PSIM).Methods Two synthetic plant communities,including four Solidago canadensis individuals and four native plant species,were inoculated with AMF spores from S.canadensis-invaded soils and adjacent non-invaded soils,and were provided with nitrate,ammonia or glutamate.After their growth,the performance of the two plant communities in treatments of AMF origin and N forms,and the pathways of the N forms affecting S.canadensis growth and PSIM were evaluated.Important Findings Solidago canadensis had no obvious N-form dependence in any of the AMF inoculations.Native plant species showed weak N-form dependence,but invasive AMF could remove their N-form dependence.In the absence of N,AMF did not affect growth of S.canadensis and the native plants.In contrast,with N addition,invasive AMF significantly increased belowground and total biomass of the invasive plants but not those of the native plants.Positive PSIM of S.canadensis was also evidently greater than that of native plant species and was realized through directly or indirectly regulating phenotypic traits including plant height,leaf number and number of rhizomes.Our findings emphasize the importance of plant–AMF interactions and a unique N-acquisition strategy during plant invasions.展开更多
基金Project (IP08-092009) supported by Sino Swiss Science and Technology Cooperation (SSSTC)Project (50971136) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (1343-71134001013) supported by the Scholarship Award for Excellent Doctoral Student granted by Ministry of Education of China
文摘The Fe-Ti binary system was re-assessed using the CALPHAD method in order to improve the capability of being extrapolated to a ternary or higher-order system. Compared with previous assessments, the main focus was put on the thermodynamic description of the two intermetallic compounds Fe2Ti and FeTi. The C14_Laves phase Fe2Ti was described by the two-sublattice model, which is widely used at present. By checking the homogeneity range on the boundary of the ternary systems involving the binary, the phase boundary of this compound was further confirmed. The FeTi phase with a BCC_B2 crystal structure was treated as the ordered phase of the BCC_A2 phase and a unified Gibbs energy function was used to describe both the ordered and disordered phases. Reproduction of the specific heat capacities of these compounds was another aspect paid particular attention to. Comprehensive comparisons of the calculated and experimental results regarding the phase diagram and thermodynamic properties show a good agreement between them and prove the validity of the present thermodynamic description.
基金OYP Program at Middle East Technical University and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey,TUBITAKNational Scholarship Programme for PhD Students
文摘The effects of Mo addition on microstructures,phase relationships,order–disorder phase-transition temperatures and room-temperature mechanical properties of Fe50Al50-nMon alloys(n=1,3,5,7,and 9,mole fraction,%)were investigated after solidification and heat treatment.Structural characterization of the samples was performed via X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and differential scanning calorimetry.Room-temperature mechanical properties were investigated by conducting compression and microhardness tests.Mo3Al particles precipitated in all alloys because of the limited solid solubility of Mo in the Fe-Al-based phases.The as-cast Fe50Al50-nMon alloys exhibited brittle behavior with high yield strength and limited fracture strain at room temperature.Compared with the as-cast alloys,all the heat-treated alloys except for the Fe50Al41Mo9 alloy exhibited enhanced mechanical properties at room temperature.The heat-treated Fe50Al43Mo7 alloy exhibited the highest fracture strain and compressive strength of 25.4%and 2.3 GPa,respectively.
基金Project(2005CB623702) supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China
文摘A method for the simultaneous separation and determination of organic acids and inorganic anions in Bayer liquors was developed by gradient ion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection. Formate, acetate, propionate, oxalate, succinate, glutarate, fluoride, chloride and sulfate were separated and determined in 33 min. The samples were pretreated with solid-phase extraction, which has high selectivity for removing a large number of metallic ions in the Bayer liquors, and filtered with a 0.45 μm filter membrane before being injected into the ion chromatographic system. The separation of six organic acids and three inorganic anions was achieved on an IonPac AS11-HC column with KOH as the eluent, and the detection was performed by a conductivity detection mode. No interference is found in the presence of fluorate, chlorate and sulphate when organic acids are determined. The calibration graphs of peak area for all the analytes are linear over a wide range. The relative standard derivation of the peak area of analytes is less than 2.14%. Under optimum conditions the detection ranges from 0.2 to 100.0 mg/L. The average recoveries of the added standards are between 94.3% and 102.8%.
基金Acknowledgements This work was supported by programs of the National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China (No. 2011CB935900), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21231005 and 21076108), and the Discipline Innovative Intelligence Plan (111 Project, No. B12015).
文摘Since the high-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1504 (LNMO) is one of the most attractive cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, how to improve the cycling and rate performance simultaneously has become a critical question. Nanosizing is a typical strategy to achieve high rate capability due to drastically shortened Li- ion diffusion distances. However, the high surface area of nanosized particles increases the side reaction with the electrolyte, which leads to poor cycling performance. Spinels with disordered structures could also lead to improved rate capability, but the cyclability is low due to the presence of Mn3+ ions. Herein, we systematically investigated the synergic interaction between particle size and cation ordering. Our results indicated that a microsized disordered phase and a nanosized ordered phase of LNMO materials exhibited the best combination of high rate capability and cycling performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20935004 and 20775080)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB914100)Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2YW.H09)
文摘In proteomics, attention has focused on various immobilized enzyme reactors (IMERs) for the realization of high throughput digestion. In this report, a novel organic-inorganic hybrid monolith based IMER was prepared in a 100 μm i.d. capillary with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) as the monomer and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as the crosslinker. Trypsin immobilization was achieved via the reaction between vicinal diol groups, which were obtained from hydrolysis of epoxy groups, and the amino groups of trypsin. Bovine serum albumin was digested thoroughly by this IMER in 47 s. After micro-reverse phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (μRPLC-MS/MS) analysis and database searching, beyond 35% sequence coverage was obtained, and the result was comparable to that of 12 h in solution digestion. The present IMER has potential for high throughput digestion.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50941020, 10902086, 50875217,and 20903075)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Grant Nos.SJ08-ZT05 and SJ08-B14)the Doctorate Foundation of Northwest Polytechnical University (Grant No.CX200905)
文摘Kinetics of order-disorder transition at antiphase domain boundary (APDB) formed between L12 (Ni3A1) phases is investigated using microscopic phase-field model. The results demonstrate that whether order-disorder transition happens or not depends on the atomic structure of the APDB. Accompanied with the enrichment of V and depletion of Ni and A1, the ordered APDB with phase-shift vector of a/2[100] transforms into a thin disordered phase layer. Whereas at the APDB with phase shift vector of a/2[110], which remains ordered with temporal evolution, Ni and A1 enrich and V depletes. Composition evolution of APDB with order-disorder transition favors the nucleation of DO22 phase, and the formation of disordered phase layer accelerates the growth of DO22 phase. The disordered phase caused by order-disordered transition of the APDB can be considered as the transient phase along the precipitation path of DO22 phase.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51322202) the Young 1000 Talents Global Recruitment Program of China+2 种基金the financial support from Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT-116/2016/A3 and FDCT-091/2017/A2)Research Grant (SRG2016-00087-FST) from the University of Macao, the Natural Science Foundation of China (91733302, 61605073 and 2015CB932200)the Young 1000 Talents Global Recruitment Program of China
文摘Epitaxial heterostructures based on organicinorganic hybrid perovskites and two-dimensional materials hold great promises in optoelectronics, but they have been prepared only via solid-state methods that restricted their practical applications. Herein, we report cubic-phased MAPbBr3(MA=CH3NH3+) nanocrystals were epitaxially deposited on trigonal/hexagonal-phased MoS2 nanosheets in solution by facilely tuning the solvation conditions. In spite of the mismatched lattice symmetry between the square MAPbBr3(001) overlayer and the hexagonal MoS2(001) substrate, two different aligning directions with lattice mismatch of as small as 1% were observed based on the domainmatching epitaxy. This was realized most likely due to the flexible nature and absence of surface dangling bonds of MoS2 nanosheets. The formation of the epitaxial interface affords an effective energy transfer from MAPbBr3 to MoS2, and as a result, paper-based photodetectors facilely fabricated from these solution-dispersible heterostructures showed better performance compared to those based on MoS2 or MAPbBr3 alone. In addition to the improved energy transfer and light adsorption, the use of MoS2 nanosheets provided flexible and continuous substrates to connect the otherwise discrete MAPbBr3 nanocrystals and achieved the better film forming ability. Our work suggests that the scalable preparation of heterostructures based on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites and 2D materials via solution-phase epitaxy may bring about more opportunities for expanding their optoelectronic applications.
基金supported by the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(2017–01-07–00-07-E00018)the National Key R&D Program of the MOST of China(2016YFA0300203,2016YFA0300500,2016YFA0301001,and 2018YFE0103200)+6 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11874119)Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2019SHZDZX04)the Hong Kong Research Grants Council(17303819 and 17306520)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11875265)the Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(3He based neutron polarization devices)the Institute of High Energy Physicsthe Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘We report thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements of the triangular-lattice quantum Ising magnet TmMgGaO_(4)in longitudinal magnetic fields.Our experiments reveal a quasi-plateau state induced by quantum fluctuations.This state exhibits an unconventional non-monotonic field and temperature dependence of the magnetic order and excitation gap.In the high field regime where the quantum fluctuations are largely suppressed,we observed a disordered state with coherent magnon-like excitations despite the suppression of the spin excitation intensity.Through detailed semi-classical calculations,we are able to understand these behaviors quantitatively from the subtle competition between quantum fluctuations and frustrated Ising interactions.
文摘Succession rules of soil acidity quality of larch plantations in first rotation at different development stages, succession rules of soil acidity quality of young stand of larch plantations in second rotation and the relationship between soil acidity and various forms of organic phosphorus and inorganic phosphorus were studied in mountainous area of eastern part of Northeastern China. The results showed that active acidity (pH value) inrhizosphere soil decreased continually with stand age increasing from young stand, half-mature stand, near mature stand to mature stand, but active acidity (pH value) in non-rhizosphere soil, exchange acidity, exchangeable aluminium, total hydrolytic acidity, and the ratio of exchange acidity and total hydrolytic acidity in rhizosphere soil and in non-rhizosphere soil increased apparently; total organic P, moderately resistant organic P, and highly resistant organic P in soil decreased at all age stages in larch plantations when soil acidity added. For rhizosphere soil of all stands of larch plantations at different development stages,there was positive correlation between Ca-P (except in young stand), Al-P(except in half-mature stand), Fe-P (except in near mature stand and mature stand), O-P (except in young stand), and soil active acidity,respectively; For rhizosphere soil, there was negative correlation between Ca-P (except in half-mature stand), Al-P(except in young stand), O-P, and exchange acidity, exchangeable aluminium, there was also negative correlation between Ca-P, Al-P(except in young stand and half-mature stand), Fe-P, O-P, and total hydrolytic acidity respectively. For rhizosphere soil, the correlation coefficient between Ca-P, O-P and total hydrolytic aciditydecreased, respectively, as stand ages up and that between Fe-P and exchange acidity,exchangeable aluminium increased, respectively, as stand ages grew. For non-rhizosphere soil, there was not significant correlation between soil acidity and various forms of inorganic phosphorus and organic phosphorus,respectively.
基金This work was financially supported for the design of the study,the data collection,analysis and interpretation,and writing the manuscript by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31700476)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LY20C030003,LY19C030002).
文摘Aims Invasive plants may alter soil fungal communities in a way that improves their growth.Nitrogen(N)content of soil affects the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF),further determining plant growth.Yet,it is unclear whether altered AMF communities change the dependence of invasive and native species on N-form,and whether N forms alter the invasive plant–AMF interaction(PSIM).Methods Two synthetic plant communities,including four Solidago canadensis individuals and four native plant species,were inoculated with AMF spores from S.canadensis-invaded soils and adjacent non-invaded soils,and were provided with nitrate,ammonia or glutamate.After their growth,the performance of the two plant communities in treatments of AMF origin and N forms,and the pathways of the N forms affecting S.canadensis growth and PSIM were evaluated.Important Findings Solidago canadensis had no obvious N-form dependence in any of the AMF inoculations.Native plant species showed weak N-form dependence,but invasive AMF could remove their N-form dependence.In the absence of N,AMF did not affect growth of S.canadensis and the native plants.In contrast,with N addition,invasive AMF significantly increased belowground and total biomass of the invasive plants but not those of the native plants.Positive PSIM of S.canadensis was also evidently greater than that of native plant species and was realized through directly or indirectly regulating phenotypic traits including plant height,leaf number and number of rhizomes.Our findings emphasize the importance of plant–AMF interactions and a unique N-acquisition strategy during plant invasions.