Time-dependent thermal simulation of ridge-geometry InGaN laser diodes is carried out with a two-dimensional model. A high temperature in the waveguide layer and a large temperature step between the regions under and ...Time-dependent thermal simulation of ridge-geometry InGaN laser diodes is carried out with a two-dimensional model. A high temperature in the waveguide layer and a large temperature step between the regions under and outside the ridge are generated due to the poor thermal conductivity of the sapphire substrate and the large threshold current and voltage. The temperature step is thought to have a strong influence on the characteristics of the laser diodes. Time-resolved measurements of light-current curves,spectra, and the far-field pattern of the InGaN laser diodes under pulsed operation are performed. The results show that the thermal lensing effect improves the confinement of the higher order modes and leads to a lower threshold current and a higher slope efficiency of the device while the high temperature in the active layer results in a drastic decrease in the slope efficiency.展开更多
To improve the overall thermal efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle( ORC), a simulation study was carried out for a combined heat and power( CHP) system, using the Redlich-Kuang-Soave( RKS) equation of state....To improve the overall thermal efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle( ORC), a simulation study was carried out for a combined heat and power( CHP) system, using the Redlich-Kuang-Soave( RKS) equation of state. In the system,R245 fa was selected as the working fluid. A scroll expander was modeled with empirical isentropic expansion efficiency.Plate heat exchangers were selected as the evaporator and the condenser, and detailed heat transfer models were programmed for both one-phase and two-phase regions. Simulations were carried out at seven different heat source temperatures( 80,90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 ℃) in combination with eight different heat sink temperatures( 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50,55 ℃). Results showthat in the ORC without an internal heat exchanger( IHE), the optimum cycle efficiencies are in the range of 7. 0% to 7. 3% when the temperature differences between the heat source and heat sink are in the range of 70 to90 ℃. Simulations on CHP reveal that domestic hot water can be produced when the heat sink inlet temperature is higher than40 ℃, and the corresponding exergy efficiency and overall thermal efficiency are 29% to 56% and 87% to 90% higher than those in the non-CHP ORC, respectively. It is found that the IHE has little effect on the improvement of work output and efficiencies for the CHP ORC.展开更多
It is undisputed that hydrogen will play a great role in our future energetic mix, because it enables the storage of renewable electricity(power-to-H2) and the reversible conversion into electricity in fuel cell, not ...It is undisputed that hydrogen will play a great role in our future energetic mix, because it enables the storage of renewable electricity(power-to-H2) and the reversible conversion into electricity in fuel cell, not to speak of its wide use in the(petro)chemical industry. Whereas in these applications, pure hydrogen is required, today’s hydrogen production is still largely based on fossil fuels and can therefore not be considered pure. Therefore, purification of hydrogen is mandatory, at a large scale. In addition, hydrogen being the lightest gas, its volumetric energy content is well-below its competing fuels, unless it is compressed at high pressures(typically 70 MPa), making compression unavoidable as well. This contribution will detail the means available today for both purification and for compression of hydrogen. It will show that among the available technologies, the electrochemical hydrogen compressor(EHC), which also enables hydrogen purification, has numerous advantages compared to the classical technologies currently used at the industrial scale. EHC has their thermodynamic and operational advantages, but also their ease of use. However, the deployment of EHCs will be viable only if they reach sufficient performances, which implies some specifications that their base materials should stick to. The present contribution will detail these specifications.展开更多
The temperature of a solar cell subjected to the incident global solar radiation as a function of the local day time is determined. A heat balance equation is solved considering the heat losses due to convection and t...The temperature of a solar cell subjected to the incident global solar radiation as a function of the local day time is determined. A heat balance equation is solved considering the heat losses due to convection and thermal radiation. The cell efficiency is estimated as a measure of its performance. The results reveal that the temperature within the cell attains significant values. Nevertheless, the temperature dependence of its efficiency along the day time is not pronouncing. It slightly decreases with temperature.展开更多
Numerous innovative heat recovery-to-power technologies have been resourcefully and technologically exploited to bridge the growing gap between energy needs and its sustainable and affordable supply.Among them,the pro...Numerous innovative heat recovery-to-power technologies have been resourcefully and technologically exploited to bridge the growing gap between energy needs and its sustainable and affordable supply.Among them,the proposed trilateral-cycle(TLC) power system exhibits high thermodynamic efficiency during heat recovery-to-power from low-to-medium temperature heat sources.The TLCs are proposed and analysed using n-pentane as working fluid for waste heat recovery-to-power generation from low-grade heat source to evaluate the thermodynamic efficiency of the cycles.Four different single stage TLC configurations with distinct working principles are modelled thermodynamically using engineering equation solver.Based on the thermodynamic framework,thermodynamic performance simulation and efficiency analysis of the cycles as well as the exergy efficiencies of the heating and condensing processes are carried out and compared in their efficiency.The results show that the simple TLC,recuperated TLC,reheat TLC and regenerative TLC operating at subcritical conditions with cycle high temperature of 473 K can attain thermal efficiencies of 21.97%,23.91%,22.07% and 22.9%,respectively.The recuperated TLC attains the highest thermodynamic efficiency at the cycle high temperature because of its lowest exergy destruction rates in the heat exchanger and condenser.The efficiency analysis carried out would assist in guiding thermodynamic process development and thermal integration of the proposed cycles.展开更多
The main objective of this paper is to develop a novel technology for combined generation of electricity and cold by using energy potential of transmission line's high pressure gas. For this purpose, the reduction of...The main objective of this paper is to develop a novel technology for combined generation of electricity and cold by using energy potential of transmission line's high pressure gas. For this purpose, the reduction of high pressure of the gas in gas distribution station instead of useless expansion throttling process is suggested to realize by adiabatic expansion, which is executed in a gas expanding turbine. Herewith, the gas distribution station is turned into energy and cold generating plant. Simultaneous operation of energy and cold generating plant is described. A method and appropriate formulas for determination of design characteristics of considered plant are suggested. A new method for reveres order of calculation and design of the cold store based on the use of expanded cold gas as cooling agent is developed. Calculations and analysis prove high energy efficiency of suggested technology, the wide use of which will provide significant production of cheap electricity and cold and as well as reduction of fossil fuel consumption.展开更多
A concept of energy saving & efficiency improving from cold source for cogeneration steam turbine was discussed herein. A new type "NCB" cogeneration steam turbine was proposed,which could considerably i...A concept of energy saving & efficiency improving from cold source for cogeneration steam turbine was discussed herein. A new type "NCB" cogeneration steam turbine was proposed,which could considerably increase heat supply capacity,thermal efficiency and electric power. Taking 300 MW cogeneration steam turbine as an example,the results show that heat supply capacity reaches the maximum,i.e. increases by 30 %,thermal efficiency is improved by 12 %,and electric power is enhanced by 15 MW during peak heat load.展开更多
A 2D Lattice-Boltzmann (LB) model is proposed for analyzing the heat conduction process in the porous media. The effective thermal conductivities of several porous materials are calculated by means of this model. The ...A 2D Lattice-Boltzmann (LB) model is proposed for analyzing the heat conduction process in the porous media. The effective thermal conductivities of several porous materials are calculated by means of this model. The calculated results are found to be in excellent agreement with the experimental data of the existing references. The factors affecting the effective thermal conductivity of porous materials are discussed. The results show that the effective thermal conductivity is strongly dependent upon the porosity and the pore structure and only has imperceptible dependence on the pore density. Then the correlation for estimating the effective thermal conductivity of the porous material is established. This LB model can be used conveniently to calculate and analyze the heat conduction problems of porous media or other materials with complex geometry boundary in pore scale. Keywords Lattice-Boltzann - porous media - effective thermal conductivity展开更多
Antimony-based Zintl compounds AM2Sb2(A=Ca,Sr,Ba,Yb,Eu;M=Mg,Zn,Cd,Mn),which enable a broad range of manipulation on electrical and thermal transport properties,are considered as an important class of thermoelectric ma...Antimony-based Zintl compounds AM2Sb2(A=Ca,Sr,Ba,Yb,Eu;M=Mg,Zn,Cd,Mn),which enable a broad range of manipulation on electrical and thermal transport properties,are considered as an important class of thermoelectric materials.Phonon and carrier transport engineering were realized in YbMg2Sb2 via equivalent and aliovalent substitution of Zn and Ag,respectively.The roomtemperature thermal conductivity reduces from 1.96 to 1.15 W m^-1 K^-1 for YbMg2-xZnxSb2 due to the mass and strain fluctuation through the formation of the absolute solid solution of YbMg2Sb2-YbZn2Sb2.Furthermore,the carrier concentration has been further optimized by Ag doping(from 0.42×10^19 to 7.72×10^19 cm^-3 at room temperature),and thus the electrical conductivity and the power factor are enhanced effectively.The integrated aspects make the dimensionless figure of merit(zT)reach 0.48 at 703 K,which is 60%higher than the pristine YbMgZnSb2 sample.展开更多
Thermosensitive drug delivery systems (DDSs) face major challenges, such as remote and repeatable control of in vivo temperature, although these can increase the therapeutic efficacy of drugs. To address this issue,...Thermosensitive drug delivery systems (DDSs) face major challenges, such as remote and repeatable control of in vivo temperature, although these can increase the therapeutic efficacy of drugs. To address this issue, we coated near- infrared (NIR) photothermal Cu175S nanocrystals with pH/thermos-sensitive polymer by in situ polymerization. The doxorubicine (DOX) loading content was up to 40 wt.%, with less than 8.2 wt.% of DOX being leaked under normal physiological conditions (pH = 7.4, 37 ~C) for almost 48 h in the absence of NIR light. These nanocapsules demonstrate excellent photothermal stability by continuous long- term NIR irradiation. Based on the stable and high photothermal efficiency (55.8%), pre-loaded drugs were released as desired using 808-nm light as a trigger. Both in vitro and in vivo antitumor therapy results demonstrated that this smart nanoplatform is an effective agent for synergistic hyperthermia-based chemotherapy of cancer, demonstratin~ remote and noninvasive control.展开更多
The effective conductivity (aeff) of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrode is an important parameter for predicting the ohmic loss in SOFC. This paper investigates the effective conductivity of SOFC electrodes re...The effective conductivity (aeff) of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrode is an important parameter for predicting the ohmic loss in SOFC. This paper investigates the effective conductivity of SOFC electrodes recon- structed numerically by packing spherical particles in a computational domain, followed by a dilation process to simulate the sintering procedure. The effects of various parameters on the effective conductivity of the electrodes are investigated, including material composition, porosity, particle size and contact angle. Results show that the effective conductivity ratio (aeff/ao) of the computed con- ducting phase is mainly affected by its total volume frac- tion (VF) in electrode (including the porosity). The effective conductivity can be improved by increasing the VF, electrode particle size or the contact angle between electrode particles. Based on the numerical results, the conventional percolation model for the calculation of O'eft is improved by adjusting the Bruggeman factor from 1.5 to 2.7. The results are useful for understanding the microstructure properties of SOFC composite electrode and for subsequent electrode optimization.展开更多
Thermoelectric materials(TMs)can uniquely convert waste heat into electricity,which provides a potential solution for the global energy crisis that is increasingly severe.Bulk Cu2Se,with ionic conductivity of Cu ions,...Thermoelectric materials(TMs)can uniquely convert waste heat into electricity,which provides a potential solution for the global energy crisis that is increasingly severe.Bulk Cu2Se,with ionic conductivity of Cu ions,exhibits a significant enhancement of its thermoelectric figure of merit z T by a factor of^3 near its structural transition around 400 K.Here,we show a systematic study of the electronic structure of Cu2Se and its temperature evolution using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.Upon heating across the structural transition,the electronic states near the corner of the Brillouin zone gradually disappear,while the bands near the centre of Brillouin zone shift abruptly towards high binding energies and develop an energy gap.Interestingly,the observed band reconstruction well reproduces the temperature evolution of the Seebeck coefficient of Cu2 Se,providing an electronic origin for the drastic enhancement of the thermoelectric performance near 400 K.The current results not only bridge among structural phase transition,electronic structures and thermoelectric properties in a condensed matter system,but also provide valuable insights into the search and design of new generation of thermoelectric materials.展开更多
This paper proposed an analytical model which can calculate the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of a spiral-wound Lithium-ion battery (Li-ion battery). It bases on a two-dimensional energy balance with both radia...This paper proposed an analytical model which can calculate the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of a spiral-wound Lithium-ion battery (Li-ion battery). It bases on a two-dimensional energy balance with both radial and spiral heat transfer, as well as internal thermal contact resistance (TCR) considered simultaneously and studies the influence of winding layers and winding tension on the ETC. Results show that the analytical data are in good agreement with the numerical results. With the winding layers decreased and the winding tension enhanced, the ETC of Li-ion battery increases gradually. The radial temperature in Li-ion battery is also investigated which demonstrates a relatively higher temperature when considering the internal TCR.展开更多
Pulverized coal-fired(PCF) boilers were first and foremost intended to fire pulverized hard or brown coal. However, biomass co-firing has become a fairly common practice in the Polish power generation system and many ...Pulverized coal-fired(PCF) boilers were first and foremost intended to fire pulverized hard or brown coal. However, biomass co-firing has become a fairly common practice in the Polish power generation system and many existing boilers have been modernized to serve this purpose. This paper presents calculations of the coefficient of thermal efficiency of the boiler heating surfaces and of the time needed for complete reconstruction of deposits on the second-stage steam reheater(RHII) of an OP-380 boiler with the output of 380×10~3 kg/h. The boiler was equipped with a purpose-designed installation of direct feeding of biomass. The main co-fired fuels were wood and sunflower husk pellets. Intense formation of deposits on the steam reheater tubes and problems related to a reduction in the diameters of the tubes were identified during the power unit operation.展开更多
MOS2/Co3S4 composite films were prepared via a facile one-step hydrothermal method, and used as efficient and low-cost Pt-free counter electrodes (CEs) for dye-sen- sitized solar cells (DSSCs). Characterizations r...MOS2/Co3S4 composite films were prepared via a facile one-step hydrothermal method, and used as efficient and low-cost Pt-free counter electrodes (CEs) for dye-sen- sitized solar cells (DSSCs). Characterizations revealed that Co3S4 and MoS2 were obtained simultaneously during the facile hydrothermal process. The composites afforded a promising synergistic effect on the catalyzing of triiodide reduction. Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of the resultant composite films was confirmed through cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spec- troscopy (EIS) analyses. DSSCs using MoS2/Co3S4 composite CEs outperform the devices with pristine MoS2 or Co3S4 CEs in power conversion efficiency (PCE). Furthermore, a PCE of 6.77% is obtained for the optimized devices using MoS2/Co3S4 composite CEs measured under standard 1 sun illumination (100 mW cm-2, AM 1.5G), which is comparable to that of the devices fabricated under the same conditions with conventional thermally deposited Pt CEs (7.14%). The results demonstrate that MoS2/Co3S4 composites are promis- ing alternatives to Pt to be applied as CEs for DSSCs,展开更多
This paper optimizes the buried channel charge-coupled device(BCCD) structure fabricated by complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS) technology. The optimized BCCD has advantages of low noise, high integration an...This paper optimizes the buried channel charge-coupled device(BCCD) structure fabricated by complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS) technology. The optimized BCCD has advantages of low noise, high integration and high image quality. The charge transfer process shows that interface traps, weak fringing fields and potential well between adjacent gates all cause the decrease of charge transfer efficiency(CTE). CTE and well capacity are simulated with different operating voltages and gap sizes. CTE can achieve 99.999% and the well capacity reaches up to 25 000 electrons for the gap size of 130 nm and the maximum operating voltage of 3 V.展开更多
Power generation using small temperature difference such as ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC)and discharged thermal energy conversion(DTEC)is expected to be the countermeasures against global warming problem.As am...Power generation using small temperature difference such as ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC)and discharged thermal energy conversion(DTEC)is expected to be the countermeasures against global warming problem.As ammonia and ammonia/water are used in evaporators for OTEC and DTEC as working fluids,the research of their local boiling heat transfer is important for improvement of the power generation efficiency.Measurements of local boiling heat transfer coefficients were performed for ammonia/water mixture(z=0.9-1)on a vertical flat plate heat exchanger in a range of mass flux(7.5-15 kg/m2s),heat flux(15-23 kW/m 2),and pressure(0.7-0.9 MPa).The result shows that in the case of ammonia/water mixture,the local heat transfer coefficients increase with an increase of mass flux and composition of ammonia,and decrease with an increase of heat flux.展开更多
A microporous platinum/fullerenes (Pt/C 60) counter electrode was prepared by using a facile rapid thermal decomposition method,and the quantum-dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) of Pt/C 60-TiO 2-CdS-ZnS and Pt/C 60-Ti...A microporous platinum/fullerenes (Pt/C 60) counter electrode was prepared by using a facile rapid thermal decomposition method,and the quantum-dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) of Pt/C 60-TiO 2-CdS-ZnS and Pt/C 60-TiO 2-CdTe-ZnS was fabrication.The technique forms a good contact between QDs and TiO 2 films.The photovoltaic performances of the as-prepared cells were investigated.The QDSSCs with Pt/C 60 counter electrode show high power conversion efficiency of 1.90% and 2.06%,respectively (under irradiation of a simulated solar light with an intensity of 100 mW cm 2),which is comparable to the one fabricated using conventional Pt electrode.展开更多
文摘Time-dependent thermal simulation of ridge-geometry InGaN laser diodes is carried out with a two-dimensional model. A high temperature in the waveguide layer and a large temperature step between the regions under and outside the ridge are generated due to the poor thermal conductivity of the sapphire substrate and the large threshold current and voltage. The temperature step is thought to have a strong influence on the characteristics of the laser diodes. Time-resolved measurements of light-current curves,spectra, and the far-field pattern of the InGaN laser diodes under pulsed operation are performed. The results show that the thermal lensing effect improves the confinement of the higher order modes and leads to a lower threshold current and a higher slope efficiency of the device while the high temperature in the active layer results in a drastic decrease in the slope efficiency.
基金Special Fund for IndustryUniversity and Research Cooperation(No.2011DFR61130)
文摘To improve the overall thermal efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle( ORC), a simulation study was carried out for a combined heat and power( CHP) system, using the Redlich-Kuang-Soave( RKS) equation of state. In the system,R245 fa was selected as the working fluid. A scroll expander was modeled with empirical isentropic expansion efficiency.Plate heat exchangers were selected as the evaporator and the condenser, and detailed heat transfer models were programmed for both one-phase and two-phase regions. Simulations were carried out at seven different heat source temperatures( 80,90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 ℃) in combination with eight different heat sink temperatures( 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50,55 ℃). Results showthat in the ORC without an internal heat exchanger( IHE), the optimum cycle efficiencies are in the range of 7. 0% to 7. 3% when the temperature differences between the heat source and heat sink are in the range of 70 to90 ℃. Simulations on CHP reveal that domestic hot water can be produced when the heat sink inlet temperature is higher than40 ℃, and the corresponding exergy efficiency and overall thermal efficiency are 29% to 56% and 87% to 90% higher than those in the non-CHP ORC, respectively. It is found that the IHE has little effect on the improvement of work output and efficiencies for the CHP ORC.
基金The authors thank the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes region for the funding of the PhD thesis of Marine TregaroPart of the work has been performed within the framework of the Centre of Excellence of Multifunctional Architectured Materials“CEMAM”no.ANR-10-LABX-44-01Both MR and MT make their PhD in the frame of the Eco-Sesa project,funded by IDEX Universite Grenoble Alpes.
文摘It is undisputed that hydrogen will play a great role in our future energetic mix, because it enables the storage of renewable electricity(power-to-H2) and the reversible conversion into electricity in fuel cell, not to speak of its wide use in the(petro)chemical industry. Whereas in these applications, pure hydrogen is required, today’s hydrogen production is still largely based on fossil fuels and can therefore not be considered pure. Therefore, purification of hydrogen is mandatory, at a large scale. In addition, hydrogen being the lightest gas, its volumetric energy content is well-below its competing fuels, unless it is compressed at high pressures(typically 70 MPa), making compression unavoidable as well. This contribution will detail the means available today for both purification and for compression of hydrogen. It will show that among the available technologies, the electrochemical hydrogen compressor(EHC), which also enables hydrogen purification, has numerous advantages compared to the classical technologies currently used at the industrial scale. EHC has their thermodynamic and operational advantages, but also their ease of use. However, the deployment of EHCs will be viable only if they reach sufficient performances, which implies some specifications that their base materials should stick to. The present contribution will detail these specifications.
文摘The temperature of a solar cell subjected to the incident global solar radiation as a function of the local day time is determined. A heat balance equation is solved considering the heat losses due to convection and thermal radiation. The cell efficiency is estimated as a measure of its performance. The results reveal that the temperature within the cell attains significant values. Nevertheless, the temperature dependence of its efficiency along the day time is not pronouncing. It slightly decreases with temperature.
基金The University of Ilorin,Nigeria financially supported this research through scholarship grant from Tertiary Education Trust Fund
文摘Numerous innovative heat recovery-to-power technologies have been resourcefully and technologically exploited to bridge the growing gap between energy needs and its sustainable and affordable supply.Among them,the proposed trilateral-cycle(TLC) power system exhibits high thermodynamic efficiency during heat recovery-to-power from low-to-medium temperature heat sources.The TLCs are proposed and analysed using n-pentane as working fluid for waste heat recovery-to-power generation from low-grade heat source to evaluate the thermodynamic efficiency of the cycles.Four different single stage TLC configurations with distinct working principles are modelled thermodynamically using engineering equation solver.Based on the thermodynamic framework,thermodynamic performance simulation and efficiency analysis of the cycles as well as the exergy efficiencies of the heating and condensing processes are carried out and compared in their efficiency.The results show that the simple TLC,recuperated TLC,reheat TLC and regenerative TLC operating at subcritical conditions with cycle high temperature of 473 K can attain thermal efficiencies of 21.97%,23.91%,22.07% and 22.9%,respectively.The recuperated TLC attains the highest thermodynamic efficiency at the cycle high temperature because of its lowest exergy destruction rates in the heat exchanger and condenser.The efficiency analysis carried out would assist in guiding thermodynamic process development and thermal integration of the proposed cycles.
文摘The main objective of this paper is to develop a novel technology for combined generation of electricity and cold by using energy potential of transmission line's high pressure gas. For this purpose, the reduction of high pressure of the gas in gas distribution station instead of useless expansion throttling process is suggested to realize by adiabatic expansion, which is executed in a gas expanding turbine. Herewith, the gas distribution station is turned into energy and cold generating plant. Simultaneous operation of energy and cold generating plant is described. A method and appropriate formulas for determination of design characteristics of considered plant are suggested. A new method for reveres order of calculation and design of the cold store based on the use of expanded cold gas as cooling agent is developed. Calculations and analysis prove high energy efficiency of suggested technology, the wide use of which will provide significant production of cheap electricity and cold and as well as reduction of fossil fuel consumption.
文摘A concept of energy saving & efficiency improving from cold source for cogeneration steam turbine was discussed herein. A new type "NCB" cogeneration steam turbine was proposed,which could considerably increase heat supply capacity,thermal efficiency and electric power. Taking 300 MW cogeneration steam turbine as an example,the results show that heat supply capacity reaches the maximum,i.e. increases by 30 %,thermal efficiency is improved by 12 %,and electric power is enhanced by 15 MW during peak heat load.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50306007).
文摘A 2D Lattice-Boltzmann (LB) model is proposed for analyzing the heat conduction process in the porous media. The effective thermal conductivities of several porous materials are calculated by means of this model. The calculated results are found to be in excellent agreement with the experimental data of the existing references. The factors affecting the effective thermal conductivity of porous materials are discussed. The results show that the effective thermal conductivity is strongly dependent upon the porosity and the pore structure and only has imperceptible dependence on the pore density. Then the correlation for estimating the effective thermal conductivity of the porous material is established. This LB model can be used conveniently to calculate and analyze the heat conduction problems of porous media or other materials with complex geometry boundary in pore scale. Keywords Lattice-Boltzann - porous media - effective thermal conductivity
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0702100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21771123)+2 种基金the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (D16002)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (15DZ2260300)Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008DP173016)
文摘Antimony-based Zintl compounds AM2Sb2(A=Ca,Sr,Ba,Yb,Eu;M=Mg,Zn,Cd,Mn),which enable a broad range of manipulation on electrical and thermal transport properties,are considered as an important class of thermoelectric materials.Phonon and carrier transport engineering were realized in YbMg2Sb2 via equivalent and aliovalent substitution of Zn and Ag,respectively.The roomtemperature thermal conductivity reduces from 1.96 to 1.15 W m^-1 K^-1 for YbMg2-xZnxSb2 due to the mass and strain fluctuation through the formation of the absolute solid solution of YbMg2Sb2-YbZn2Sb2.Furthermore,the carrier concentration has been further optimized by Ag doping(from 0.42×10^19 to 7.72×10^19 cm^-3 at room temperature),and thus the electrical conductivity and the power factor are enhanced effectively.The integrated aspects make the dimensionless figure of merit(zT)reach 0.48 at 703 K,which is 60%higher than the pristine YbMgZnSb2 sample.
文摘Thermosensitive drug delivery systems (DDSs) face major challenges, such as remote and repeatable control of in vivo temperature, although these can increase the therapeutic efficacy of drugs. To address this issue, we coated near- infrared (NIR) photothermal Cu175S nanocrystals with pH/thermos-sensitive polymer by in situ polymerization. The doxorubicine (DOX) loading content was up to 40 wt.%, with less than 8.2 wt.% of DOX being leaked under normal physiological conditions (pH = 7.4, 37 ~C) for almost 48 h in the absence of NIR light. These nanocapsules demonstrate excellent photothermal stability by continuous long- term NIR irradiation. Based on the stable and high photothermal efficiency (55.8%), pre-loaded drugs were released as desired using 808-nm light as a trigger. Both in vitro and in vivo antitumor therapy results demonstrated that this smart nanoplatform is an effective agent for synergistic hyperthermia-based chemotherapy of cancer, demonstratin~ remote and noninvasive control.
基金supported by a grant from Research Grant CouncilUniversity Grants CommitteeHong Kong SAR(Poly U 152127/14E)
文摘The effective conductivity (aeff) of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrode is an important parameter for predicting the ohmic loss in SOFC. This paper investigates the effective conductivity of SOFC electrodes recon- structed numerically by packing spherical particles in a computational domain, followed by a dilation process to simulate the sintering procedure. The effects of various parameters on the effective conductivity of the electrodes are investigated, including material composition, porosity, particle size and contact angle. Results show that the effective conductivity ratio (aeff/ao) of the computed con- ducting phase is mainly affected by its total volume frac- tion (VF) in electrode (including the porosity). The effective conductivity can be improved by increasing the VF, electrode particle size or the contact angle between electrode particles. Based on the numerical results, the conventional percolation model for the calculation of O'eft is improved by adjusting the Bruggeman factor from 1.5 to 2.7. The results are useful for understanding the microstructure properties of SOFC composite electrode and for subsequent electrode optimization.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11774190,11674229,11634009 and 11874264)the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0304600,2017YFA0305400 and 2017YFA0402900)+2 种基金EPSRC Platform Grant(EP/M020517/1)the support from the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(17ZR1443300)the support from Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program。
文摘Thermoelectric materials(TMs)can uniquely convert waste heat into electricity,which provides a potential solution for the global energy crisis that is increasingly severe.Bulk Cu2Se,with ionic conductivity of Cu ions,exhibits a significant enhancement of its thermoelectric figure of merit z T by a factor of^3 near its structural transition around 400 K.Here,we show a systematic study of the electronic structure of Cu2Se and its temperature evolution using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.Upon heating across the structural transition,the electronic states near the corner of the Brillouin zone gradually disappear,while the bands near the centre of Brillouin zone shift abruptly towards high binding energies and develop an energy gap.Interestingly,the observed band reconstruction well reproduces the temperature evolution of the Seebeck coefficient of Cu2 Se,providing an electronic origin for the drastic enhancement of the thermoelectric performance near 400 K.The current results not only bridge among structural phase transition,electronic structures and thermoelectric properties in a condensed matter system,but also provide valuable insights into the search and design of new generation of thermoelectric materials.
基金supported by National Key Basic Research Program of China (No: 2014CB239603)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No 51506085)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grants No BK20150742)
文摘This paper proposed an analytical model which can calculate the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of a spiral-wound Lithium-ion battery (Li-ion battery). It bases on a two-dimensional energy balance with both radial and spiral heat transfer, as well as internal thermal contact resistance (TCR) considered simultaneously and studies the influence of winding layers and winding tension on the ETC. Results show that the analytical data are in good agreement with the numerical results. With the winding layers decreased and the winding tension enhanced, the ETC of Li-ion battery increases gradually. The radial temperature in Li-ion battery is also investigated which demonstrates a relatively higher temperature when considering the internal TCR.
文摘Pulverized coal-fired(PCF) boilers were first and foremost intended to fire pulverized hard or brown coal. However, biomass co-firing has become a fairly common practice in the Polish power generation system and many existing boilers have been modernized to serve this purpose. This paper presents calculations of the coefficient of thermal efficiency of the boiler heating surfaces and of the time needed for complete reconstruction of deposits on the second-stage steam reheater(RHII) of an OP-380 boiler with the output of 380×10~3 kg/h. The boiler was equipped with a purpose-designed installation of direct feeding of biomass. The main co-fired fuels were wood and sunflower husk pellets. Intense formation of deposits on the steam reheater tubes and problems related to a reduction in the diameters of the tubes were identified during the power unit operation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11574060,51272049 and 21103032)the support from Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2016JM2008)the Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry,MOE(Shaanxi Normal University)
文摘MOS2/Co3S4 composite films were prepared via a facile one-step hydrothermal method, and used as efficient and low-cost Pt-free counter electrodes (CEs) for dye-sen- sitized solar cells (DSSCs). Characterizations revealed that Co3S4 and MoS2 were obtained simultaneously during the facile hydrothermal process. The composites afforded a promising synergistic effect on the catalyzing of triiodide reduction. Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of the resultant composite films was confirmed through cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spec- troscopy (EIS) analyses. DSSCs using MoS2/Co3S4 composite CEs outperform the devices with pristine MoS2 or Co3S4 CEs in power conversion efficiency (PCE). Furthermore, a PCE of 6.77% is obtained for the optimized devices using MoS2/Co3S4 composite CEs measured under standard 1 sun illumination (100 mW cm-2, AM 1.5G), which is comparable to that of the devices fabricated under the same conditions with conventional thermally deposited Pt CEs (7.14%). The results demonstrate that MoS2/Co3S4 composites are promis- ing alternatives to Pt to be applied as CEs for DSSCs,
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61306070,61404090 and 61674115)
文摘This paper optimizes the buried channel charge-coupled device(BCCD) structure fabricated by complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS) technology. The optimized BCCD has advantages of low noise, high integration and high image quality. The charge transfer process shows that interface traps, weak fringing fields and potential well between adjacent gates all cause the decrease of charge transfer efficiency(CTE). CTE and well capacity are simulated with different operating voltages and gap sizes. CTE can achieve 99.999% and the well capacity reaches up to 25 000 electrons for the gap size of 130 nm and the maximum operating voltage of 3 V.
基金supported by the fund for the 21st Century Center of Excellence program(Advanced Science and Technology for Utilization of Ocean Energy)
文摘Power generation using small temperature difference such as ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC)and discharged thermal energy conversion(DTEC)is expected to be the countermeasures against global warming problem.As ammonia and ammonia/water are used in evaporators for OTEC and DTEC as working fluids,the research of their local boiling heat transfer is important for improvement of the power generation efficiency.Measurements of local boiling heat transfer coefficients were performed for ammonia/water mixture(z=0.9-1)on a vertical flat plate heat exchanger in a range of mass flux(7.5-15 kg/m2s),heat flux(15-23 kW/m 2),and pressure(0.7-0.9 MPa).The result shows that in the case of ammonia/water mixture,the local heat transfer coefficients increase with an increase of mass flux and composition of ammonia,and decrease with an increase of heat flux.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2009AA03Z217)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90922028 and 51002053)
文摘A microporous platinum/fullerenes (Pt/C 60) counter electrode was prepared by using a facile rapid thermal decomposition method,and the quantum-dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) of Pt/C 60-TiO 2-CdS-ZnS and Pt/C 60-TiO 2-CdTe-ZnS was fabrication.The technique forms a good contact between QDs and TiO 2 films.The photovoltaic performances of the as-prepared cells were investigated.The QDSSCs with Pt/C 60 counter electrode show high power conversion efficiency of 1.90% and 2.06%,respectively (under irradiation of a simulated solar light with an intensity of 100 mW cm 2),which is comparable to the one fabricated using conventional Pt electrode.