TiB/Ti-1.5Fe-2.25Mo composites were synthesized in situ using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method at temperatures of 850-1150 °C. The effect of the sintering temperature on microstructure and mechanical pro...TiB/Ti-1.5Fe-2.25Mo composites were synthesized in situ using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method at temperatures of 850-1150 °C. The effect of the sintering temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites was investigated. The results indicate that the aspect ratio of the in situ synthesized TiB whiskers in Ti alloy matrix decreases rapidly with an increase in sintering temperature. However, both the relative density of the sintered specimens and the volume content of TiB whiskers in composites increase with increasing sintering temperature. Thus, the bending strength of the composites synthesized using SPS process increases slowly with increasing the sintering temperature from 850 to 1150 °C. TiB/Ti-1.5Fe-2.25Mo composite synthesized at 1150 °C using SPS method exhibits the highest bending strength of 1596 MPa due to the formation of fine TiB whiskers in Ti alloy matrix and the dense microstructure of the composite.展开更多
In order to investigate the microstructure of TiN and TiAlN coatings and their effect on the wear resistance of Mg alloy, TiN and TiAlN coatings were deposited on AZ91 magnesium alloy by multi-arc ion plating technolo...In order to investigate the microstructure of TiN and TiAlN coatings and their effect on the wear resistance of Mg alloy, TiN and TiAlN coatings were deposited on AZ91 magnesium alloy by multi-arc ion plating technology.TiN and Ti70Al30N coatings were prepared on the substrate,respectively,which exhibited dark golden color and compact microstructure.The microstructures of TiN and Ti70Al30N coatings were investigated by X-ray diffractometry(XRD)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The micro-hardness and wear resistance of TiN and Ti70Al30N coatings were investigated in comparison with the uncoated AZ91 alloy. The XRD peaks assigned to TiN and TiAlN phases are found.The hardness of TiN coatings is two times as high as that of AZ91 alloy, and Ti70Al30N coating exhibits the highest hardness.The wear resistance of the hard coatings increases obviously as result of their high hardness.展开更多
Applying negative bias voltages caused significant microstructure changes in arc ion plated CrN films. Nanocrystalline microstructures were obtained by adjusting the negative bias voltage. Structural characterizations...Applying negative bias voltages caused significant microstructure changes in arc ion plated CrN films. Nanocrystalline microstructures were obtained by adjusting the negative bias voltage. Structural characterizations of the films were carried out using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The results indicated that increasing ion bombardment by applying negative bias voltages resulted in the formation of defects in the CrN films, inducing microstructure evolution from micro-columnar to nanocrystalline. The microhardness and residual stresses of the films were also affected. Based on the experimental results, the evolution mechanisms of the film microstructure and properties were discussed by considering ion bombardment effects.展开更多
This study presents a comprehensive comparison of the electro-osmosis treatments of heavy metal contaminated soil using electrokinetic geosynthetics(EKG)and iron electrodes in terms of both theoretical analysis and ex...This study presents a comprehensive comparison of the electro-osmosis treatments of heavy metal contaminated soil using electrokinetic geosynthetics(EKG)and iron electrodes in terms of both theoretical analysis and experimental research.The variation in the electrical parameters was analyzed,and the results show linear relationships between temperature and conductivity and between the soil and pore water conductivities.The average cathode contact resistance of iron is60%smaller than that of EKG,whereas the average anode contact resistance of EKG is56%smaller than that of iron.The values of the power consumption per unit mass of contaminants for EKG and iron are1.895and1.989kJ/g,respectively.After electro-osmosis,the number of soil pores increased,but the average area decreased,with an average area of0.9100–1.0504μm^2.Based on microstructure analysis,we obtained higher electroosmotic efficiency and realized the effective analysis and utilization between macroscopic and microscopic parameters.展开更多
Ti185 alloy is widely used in key industrial fields such as aerospace due to its excellent mechanical properties.The traditional method of preparing Ti185 alloy will inevitably appear“βfleck”,resulting in the decre...Ti185 alloy is widely used in key industrial fields such as aerospace due to its excellent mechanical properties.The traditional method of preparing Ti185 alloy will inevitably appear“βfleck”,resulting in the decrease of mechanical properties,and the high price of V element limits the wide application of Ti185.In this paper,a low-cost master alloy V-Fe powder is used,a dense block is prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS)technology,and a high-performance Ti185 alloy is prepared by controlling the sintering parameters.XRD and SEM were used to investigate the phase and microstructure of the samples prepared under different parameters.The compressive strength and friction properties of the directly prepared samples were studied.The samples with a sintering temperature of 1350 ℃ and a holding time of 30 min exhibited the most excellent comprehensive performance,with the highest compressive strength and lowest friction coefficient of 1931.59 MPa and 0.47,respectively.展开更多
Co-crystalline zeolite FAU/LTA-0 was synthesized by hydrothermal method from lithium slag. To make the most of excess silicon and alkali sources in mother liquid derived from FAU/LTA-0, zeolite FAU/LTA-I b was synthes...Co-crystalline zeolite FAU/LTA-0 was synthesized by hydrothermal method from lithium slag. To make the most of excess silicon and alkali sources in mother liquid derived from FAU/LTA-0, zeolite FAU/LTA-I b was synthesized in the same method with the use of mother liquid by adding a certain amount of aluminum source. Influences of different adding ways of aluminum source and recycling dosages of mother liquid on synthesis of zeolites FALl/ LTA with mother liquid were investigated. The phase, microstructure and thermostability of FAU/LTA-0 and FAU/LTA-lb were characterized by XRD, SEM and TG-DTA. The calcium and magnesium cation exchange capacities (CECs) of the zeolites were determined. The results have shown that co-crystalline zeolite can be synthesized with the use of mother liquid by adding aluminum source after 2 h of reaction. Compared with FAU/LTA-0, the crystal twinning structure of FAU/LTA-lb became weaker, the grain size was smaller, and the thermostability was better. With a lower dosage of mother liquid, the content of P-type impurity in product decreased significantly, and the content of LTA phase increased. The reuse rate of mother liquid can reach 48%. The CECs of FAU/LTA-I b-150 can reach 343 mg CaCO3. g-1 and 180 mg MgC03. g-1, showing more excellent adsorption capacities than FAU/LTA-0 and commercial zeolite 4A. The full recycling use of mother liquid to synthesize zeolite FAU/LTA which can be applied for detergent not only improves resource utilization but also reduces oroduction cost.展开更多
High density lanthanum hexaboride(LaB_(6))polycrystalline with(100)preferred orientation was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS)using LaB_(6) nanocubes as raw materials in this work.Microstructure and thermionic e...High density lanthanum hexaboride(LaB_(6))polycrystalline with(100)preferred orientation was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS)using LaB_(6) nanocubes as raw materials in this work.Microstructure and thermionic electron emission property of LaB_(6) polycrystalline were investigated detailedly.The results show that the LaB_(6) polycrystalline had a relative density of 95.8%,and there was a(100)preferred orientation on its surface normal to SPS pressing direction.The work function of LaB_(6) polycrystalline normal surface was only 2.73 eV,which was almost close to the theoretical work function of LaB_(6)(100)single crystal surface.The reasons for preferential orientation of LaB_(6) polycrystalline were analyzed.展开更多
A Brownian microscopic heat engine with a particle hopping on a one-dimensional lattice driven by adiscrete and periodic temperature field in a periodic sawtooth potential is investigated.In order to clarify the under...A Brownian microscopic heat engine with a particle hopping on a one-dimensional lattice driven by adiscrete and periodic temperature field in a periodic sawtooth potential is investigated.In order to clarify the underlyingphysical pictures of the heat engine, the heat flow via the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the particles areconsidered simultaneously.Based on describing the jumps among the three states, the expressions of the efficiency andpower output of the heat engine are derived analytically.The general performance characteristic curves are plotted bynumerical calculation.It is found that the power output-efficiency curve is a loop-shaped one, which is similar to onefor a real irreversible heat engine.The influence of the ratio of the temperature of the hot and cold reservoirs and thesawtooth potential on the maximum efficiency and power output is analyzed for some given parameters.When the heatflows via the kinetic energy is neglected, the power output-efficiency curve is an open-shaped one, which is similar to onefor an endroeversible heat engine.展开更多
We describe a scheme for the generation of macroscopic quantum-interference states for a collection of trapped ions by a single geometric phase operation. In the scheme the vibrational mode is displaced along a circle...We describe a scheme for the generation of macroscopic quantum-interference states for a collection of trapped ions by a single geometric phase operation. In the scheme the vibrational mode is displaced along a circle with the radius proportional to the number of ions in a certain ground electronic state. For a given interaction time, the vibrational mode returns to the original state, and the ionic system acquires a geometric phase proportional to the area of the circle, evolving from a coherent state to a superposition of two coherent states. The ions undergo no electronic transitions during the operation. Taking advantage of the inherent fault-tolerant feature of the geometric operation, our scheme is robust against decoherence.展开更多
The leaching of low-sulfur Ni-Cu matte in acid-oxygen(CuSO4-H2SO4-O2)solution at atmospheric pressure was researched.This matte was obtained from high grade Ni-Cu matte by magnetic separation,which mainly contained Ni...The leaching of low-sulfur Ni-Cu matte in acid-oxygen(CuSO4-H2SO4-O2)solution at atmospheric pressure was researched.This matte was obtained from high grade Ni-Cu matte by magnetic separation,which mainly contained Ni-Cu alloy and a small quantity of sulfides.The effects of temperature,agitation speed,oxygen flow rate,particle size,acid concentration and concentration of copper ion were studied.It is found that the matte particles are leached by shrinking core mechanism and the leaching process is electrochemically controlled.In a temperature range of 30-60℃,the surface reaction is rate-limiting step,with an apparent activation energy of 41.9 kJ/mol.But at higher temperature(70-85℃),the rate process is controlled by diffusion through the product layer,with an apparent activation energy of 7.3 kJ/mol.展开更多
Seed long-distance dispersal(LDD) events are typically rare, but are important in the population processes that determine large-scale forest changes and the persistence of species in fragmented landscapes. However, pr...Seed long-distance dispersal(LDD) events are typically rare, but are important in the population processes that determine large-scale forest changes and the persistence of species in fragmented landscapes. However, previous studies focused on species dispersed via animal-mediated LDD, and ignored those dispersed by wind. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of canopy openness, edge, seed source, and patch tree density on the LDD of seeds by wind in forest. We collected birch seeds, a typical wind-dispersed species, throughout a larch plantation. We then assessed the relationship between birch LDD and each factor that may influence LDD of seeds by wind including distance to edge, canopy openness size, distance to mature forest, and the tree density of the larch plantation. We used univariate linear regression analysis to assess the influence of those factors on birch LDD, and partial correlations to calculate the contribution of each factor to LDD. The results showed that both canopy openness and edge had significant influences on birch LDD. Specifically, a negative relationship was observed between distance to edge and birch LDD, whereas there was a positive correlation between canopy openness size and LDD. In contrast, the distance to the mature forest was not correlated with birch LDD. Our results suggest that patch tree density could potently affect the probability of LDD by wind vectors, which provides novel and revealing insights regarding the effect of fragmentation on wind dynamics. The data also provide compelling evidence for the previously undocumented effect of habitat fragmentation on wind-dispersed organisms. As such, these observations will facilitate reasonable conservation planning, which requires a detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which patch properties hamper the delivery of seeds of wind-dispersed plants to fragmented areas.展开更多
The authors aimed the study at examining macro- and trace elements content in elderly people of the 1 period of middle age (21-35) residing in Magadan town to assess the content of 25 trace elements in hair samples ...The authors aimed the study at examining macro- and trace elements content in elderly people of the 1 period of middle age (21-35) residing in Magadan town to assess the content of 25 trace elements in hair samples on individual and population levels by atom-emission spectrometry with inductively-bonded argon plasma. It turned out that the majority of surveyed subjects were characterized by deformation of element status demonstrated by excess and deficit of the basic essential elements of different degrees of manifestation. Deficit of Co (68% of surveyed people), Mg (67%), Ca (64%), Cu (47%), K (46%), Zn (44%), I (41%), Na (33%), P (27%) and Se (24%) was typical for female subjects as well as excess of Si (28%), Zn (22%) and P (20%). Male residents were characterized by deficit of Co (81%), Ca (66%), Mg (65%), I (50%), Cu (37%), K and Na (27%) and excess of Zn (41%). In individual cases it was noted excess concentration of nominally essential and toxic elements in both examined groups. They were: A1, As, Cd, Li, Ni, Pb, Sn, V and B. While analyzing of medians of chemical concentration it was stated reliable sex-related differences (P 〈 0.05): content of Ca, Mg and Mn was higher in hair samples of women, and content of As, B, Cd, Cr, K, Li, Na, P, Pb and V, on the contrary, was higher in male samples.展开更多
A simple and effective method of testing ablation behaviors of carbon/carbon composites at high temperature was provided, which used plasma torch as the heater. The ablation resistance of 3D fine weave pierced carbon/...A simple and effective method of testing ablation behaviors of carbon/carbon composites at high temperature was provided, which used plasma torch as the heater. The ablation resistance of 3D fine weave pierced carbon/carbon composites at high temperature was also studied. The results show that temperature of the plasma flame is very high which is much closer to the real work environment of carbon/carbon composites. The factors that affect the ablation characters of carbon/carbon composites depend on both the properties of their components and the environmental conditions in which the material is placed. The ablation behaviors of C/C composites change from the center flame region predominantly influenced by sublimation of graphite to the region close to the outer flame influenced mainly by oxidization of graphite. The sublimation ability of carbon matrix is equal to that of carbon fibers but the oxidization ability of carbon fibers is significantly enhanced compared to that of carbon matrix.展开更多
The bioavailability of 22 heavy metals was investigated at 19 sampling sites in Tieguanyin tea garden in Anxi County,Fujian Province,southeastern China.Heavy metal concentrations were determined by inductively coupled...The bioavailability of 22 heavy metals was investigated at 19 sampling sites in Tieguanyin tea garden in Anxi County,Fujian Province,southeastern China.Heavy metal concentrations were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry(ICP-MS)and evaluated by geo-accumulation index(I_(geo)).Dilute nitric acid extraction was used to evaluate biological activity.Cu,Pb,and Cd were highly bioavailable and most easily absorbed by tea trees.Heavy metal bioavailability in the surface soil was as the ratio of the effective state to the total amount.Cd had the highest I_(geo)values,and the respective samples and sites were classified as moderately/strongly contaminated.Cd element is considered the main factor of heavy metal pollution in the tea garden in Anxi.The other heavy metals studied were present in lower concentrations;thus,the samples were classified as uncontaminated or slightly contaminated.展开更多
To solve the problems generally encountered during the plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) of Al alloys with high Si content, a pretreatment of chemical etching was applied before the process. The influence of such pre...To solve the problems generally encountered during the plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) of Al alloys with high Si content, a pretreatment of chemical etching was applied before the process. The influence of such pretreatment was studied by SEM, EDS and XRD. The pretreatment presents a significant effect on positive voltage at the beginning stage of PEO, leading to higher voltage over the whole process. The difference between the positive voltages of non-etched and etched specimens decreases gradually with the increase of processing time. The pretreatment exhibits much less influence on the negative voltage. For the sample with surface pretreatment, the average growth rate of PEO coating is increased from 0.50 to 0.84 μm·min-1and the energy consumption is decreased from 6.30 to 4.36 k W·h·μm-1·m-2. At the same time, both mullite and amorphous Si O2 contents are decreased in the coating.展开更多
This paper presents the fabrication of squama-shape micro/nano multi-scale structures and the analysis of the interaction among different-scale structures during the fabrication processes. Well-designed microstructure...This paper presents the fabrication of squama-shape micro/nano multi-scale structures and the analysis of the interaction among different-scale structures during the fabrication processes. Well-designed microstructures made of inverted pyramids and V-shape grooves are fabricated by KOH wet etching. High-dense high-aspect-ratio (HAR) nanostructures are fabricated atop microstructures by an improved maskless deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) process, with an optimized recipe to form micro/nano dual-scale structures (MNDS). Due to the impact of the profile of microstructures on the shape of nanostructures, dissymmetrical (i.e., squama-shape) nanopillars have been formed on the inclined surfaces of microstructures, while the symmetrical nanopillars are formed on the horizontal surfaces with different formation velocities. Furthermore, the optical properties of MNDS are not sensitive to structural parameters of microstructures, making the sample overcome the lithography limitation of conventional processes for photo-devices. Eventually, three-level structures are fabricated by sputtering a gold thin film on the MNDS, and the profile of MNDS is selective in the deposition of gold particles, which is very useful for practical applications.展开更多
A new empirical model of plasmapause location as functions of magnetic local time and geomagnetic indices has been developed based on the observations from THEMIS mission. We use the two-year data of electron density ...A new empirical model of plasmapause location as functions of magnetic local time and geomagnetic indices has been developed based on the observations from THEMIS mission. We use the two-year data of electron density inferred from spacecraft potential to identify the plasmapause crossings and create a database of plasmapause locations. The database is further used to build up an empirical model of plasmapause related to magnetic local time based on the equation from O'Brien and Moldwin(2003). The new model is compared with previous plasmapause location models. It is found that our newly developed model is the best in predicting plasmapause locations among the existing models. The models based on Kp and Dst indices are better than the model based on AE index, suggesting that the plasmapause location is controlled by large scale convection of the magnetosphere.展开更多
Four sets of ternary Ni-Nb-Ta multilayered samples with overall compositions of Ni69Nb8Ta23,Ni55Nb13Ta32,Ni42Nb16Ta42 and Ni29Nb18Ta53,respectively were prepared and subjected to 185 keV xenon ion beam mixing.The expe...Four sets of ternary Ni-Nb-Ta multilayered samples with overall compositions of Ni69Nb8Ta23,Ni55Nb13Ta32,Ni42Nb16Ta42 and Ni29Nb18Ta53,respectively were prepared and subjected to 185 keV xenon ion beam mixing.The experimental results showed that in the four Ni-Nb-Ta multilayered samples,metallic glasses could all be obtained at appropriate doses,supporting the prediction directly from a proven realistic Ni-Nb-Ta interatomic potential through molecular dynamics simulations,and that two different atomic structures were observed,as in the corresponding selected area diffraction patterns,the locations of the diffused bands reflected from the metallic glass phases were observed at different angles for the Ni69Nb8Ta23 and Ni29Nb18Ta53 metallic glasses.Interestingly,Voronoi tellessation analysis indicated that the observed difference in atomic structures could be attributed to the distinct coordinate number spectra,i.e.,the spectrum of the Ni69Nb8Ta23 metallic glass has its coordinate number(CN) equal to 13 as dominating atomic configuration(with a weight of about 27%),whereas for the Ni29Nb18Ta53 metallic glass,CN=14 is the dominating atomic configuration(also about 27%).Moreover,the distinct atomic configurations of the obtained Ni-Nb-Ta metallic glasses could be correlated to the structures of the constituent metals of the ternary Ni-Nb-Ta system,as the first neighbor of fcc is 12 and the sum of the first and second neighbors of bcc is 14,implying the structural heredity did play a role in metallic glass formation.展开更多
基金Prject(20111D0503200316)supported by the Programme for Peking Excellent Talents in University,ChinaProject(613135)supported by 973 Defence Plan of China
文摘TiB/Ti-1.5Fe-2.25Mo composites were synthesized in situ using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method at temperatures of 850-1150 °C. The effect of the sintering temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites was investigated. The results indicate that the aspect ratio of the in situ synthesized TiB whiskers in Ti alloy matrix decreases rapidly with an increase in sintering temperature. However, both the relative density of the sintered specimens and the volume content of TiB whiskers in composites increase with increasing sintering temperature. Thus, the bending strength of the composites synthesized using SPS process increases slowly with increasing the sintering temperature from 850 to 1150 °C. TiB/Ti-1.5Fe-2.25Mo composite synthesized at 1150 °C using SPS method exhibits the highest bending strength of 1596 MPa due to the formation of fine TiB whiskers in Ti alloy matrix and the dense microstructure of the composite.
基金Project(1091249-1-00)supported by the Bureau of Science and Technology of Shenyang City,China
文摘In order to investigate the microstructure of TiN and TiAlN coatings and their effect on the wear resistance of Mg alloy, TiN and TiAlN coatings were deposited on AZ91 magnesium alloy by multi-arc ion plating technology.TiN and Ti70Al30N coatings were prepared on the substrate,respectively,which exhibited dark golden color and compact microstructure.The microstructures of TiN and Ti70Al30N coatings were investigated by X-ray diffractometry(XRD)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The micro-hardness and wear resistance of TiN and Ti70Al30N coatings were investigated in comparison with the uncoated AZ91 alloy. The XRD peaks assigned to TiN and TiAlN phases are found.The hardness of TiN coatings is two times as high as that of AZ91 alloy, and Ti70Al30N coating exhibits the highest hardness.The wear resistance of the hard coatings increases obviously as result of their high hardness.
基金Project(2010-0001-226) supported by the National Core Research Center (NCRC) Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and TechnologyProject supported by the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea
文摘Applying negative bias voltages caused significant microstructure changes in arc ion plated CrN films. Nanocrystalline microstructures were obtained by adjusting the negative bias voltage. Structural characterizations of the films were carried out using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The results indicated that increasing ion bombardment by applying negative bias voltages resulted in the formation of defects in the CrN films, inducing microstructure evolution from micro-columnar to nanocrystalline. The microhardness and residual stresses of the films were also affected. Based on the experimental results, the evolution mechanisms of the film microstructure and properties were discussed by considering ion bombardment effects.
基金Project(51378469)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2017C33034)supported by the Application Research of Public Welfare Technology in Zhejiang Province,China+1 种基金Project(LQ18E080001)supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProject(12017A610304)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo City,China
文摘This study presents a comprehensive comparison of the electro-osmosis treatments of heavy metal contaminated soil using electrokinetic geosynthetics(EKG)and iron electrodes in terms of both theoretical analysis and experimental research.The variation in the electrical parameters was analyzed,and the results show linear relationships between temperature and conductivity and between the soil and pore water conductivities.The average cathode contact resistance of iron is60%smaller than that of EKG,whereas the average anode contact resistance of EKG is56%smaller than that of iron.The values of the power consumption per unit mass of contaminants for EKG and iron are1.895and1.989kJ/g,respectively.After electro-osmosis,the number of soil pores increased,but the average area decreased,with an average area of0.9100–1.0504μm^2.Based on microstructure analysis,we obtained higher electroosmotic efficiency and realized the effective analysis and utilization between macroscopic and microscopic parameters.
基金Projects(51671152,51874225)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2020ZDLGY13-10)supported by Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology,China。
文摘Ti185 alloy is widely used in key industrial fields such as aerospace due to its excellent mechanical properties.The traditional method of preparing Ti185 alloy will inevitably appear“βfleck”,resulting in the decrease of mechanical properties,and the high price of V element limits the wide application of Ti185.In this paper,a low-cost master alloy V-Fe powder is used,a dense block is prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS)technology,and a high-performance Ti185 alloy is prepared by controlling the sintering parameters.XRD and SEM were used to investigate the phase and microstructure of the samples prepared under different parameters.The compressive strength and friction properties of the directly prepared samples were studied.The samples with a sintering temperature of 1350 ℃ and a holding time of 30 min exhibited the most excellent comprehensive performance,with the highest compressive strength and lowest friction coefficient of 1931.59 MPa and 0.47,respectively.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51476074)
文摘Co-crystalline zeolite FAU/LTA-0 was synthesized by hydrothermal method from lithium slag. To make the most of excess silicon and alkali sources in mother liquid derived from FAU/LTA-0, zeolite FAU/LTA-I b was synthesized in the same method with the use of mother liquid by adding a certain amount of aluminum source. Influences of different adding ways of aluminum source and recycling dosages of mother liquid on synthesis of zeolites FALl/ LTA with mother liquid were investigated. The phase, microstructure and thermostability of FAU/LTA-0 and FAU/LTA-lb were characterized by XRD, SEM and TG-DTA. The calcium and magnesium cation exchange capacities (CECs) of the zeolites were determined. The results have shown that co-crystalline zeolite can be synthesized with the use of mother liquid by adding aluminum source after 2 h of reaction. Compared with FAU/LTA-0, the crystal twinning structure of FAU/LTA-lb became weaker, the grain size was smaller, and the thermostability was better. With a lower dosage of mother liquid, the content of P-type impurity in product decreased significantly, and the content of LTA phase increased. The reuse rate of mother liquid can reach 48%. The CECs of FAU/LTA-I b-150 can reach 343 mg CaCO3. g-1 and 180 mg MgC03. g-1, showing more excellent adsorption capacities than FAU/LTA-0 and commercial zeolite 4A. The full recycling use of mother liquid to synthesize zeolite FAU/LTA which can be applied for detergent not only improves resource utilization but also reduces oroduction cost.
基金Project(51902342)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘High density lanthanum hexaboride(LaB_(6))polycrystalline with(100)preferred orientation was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS)using LaB_(6) nanocubes as raw materials in this work.Microstructure and thermionic electron emission property of LaB_(6) polycrystalline were investigated detailedly.The results show that the LaB_(6) polycrystalline had a relative density of 95.8%,and there was a(100)preferred orientation on its surface normal to SPS pressing direction.The work function of LaB_(6) polycrystalline normal surface was only 2.73 eV,which was almost close to the theoretical work function of LaB_(6)(100)single crystal surface.The reasons for preferential orientation of LaB_(6) polycrystalline were analyzed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10765004
文摘A Brownian microscopic heat engine with a particle hopping on a one-dimensional lattice driven by adiscrete and periodic temperature field in a periodic sawtooth potential is investigated.In order to clarify the underlyingphysical pictures of the heat engine, the heat flow via the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the particles areconsidered simultaneously.Based on describing the jumps among the three states, the expressions of the efficiency andpower output of the heat engine are derived analytically.The general performance characteristic curves are plotted bynumerical calculation.It is found that the power output-efficiency curve is a loop-shaped one, which is similar to onefor a real irreversible heat engine.The influence of the ratio of the temperature of the hot and cold reservoirs and thesawtooth potential on the maximum efficiency and power output is analyzed for some given parameters.When the heatflows via the kinetic energy is neglected, the power output-efficiency curve is an open-shaped one, which is similar to onefor an endroeversible heat engine.
基金Supported by Funds from the State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University
文摘We describe a scheme for the generation of macroscopic quantum-interference states for a collection of trapped ions by a single geometric phase operation. In the scheme the vibrational mode is displaced along a circle with the radius proportional to the number of ions in a certain ground electronic state. For a given interaction time, the vibrational mode returns to the original state, and the ionic system acquires a geometric phase proportional to the area of the circle, evolving from a coherent state to a superposition of two coherent states. The ions undergo no electronic transitions during the operation. Taking advantage of the inherent fault-tolerant feature of the geometric operation, our scheme is robust against decoherence.
基金Project(50774020) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The leaching of low-sulfur Ni-Cu matte in acid-oxygen(CuSO4-H2SO4-O2)solution at atmospheric pressure was researched.This matte was obtained from high grade Ni-Cu matte by magnetic separation,which mainly contained Ni-Cu alloy and a small quantity of sulfides.The effects of temperature,agitation speed,oxygen flow rate,particle size,acid concentration and concentration of copper ion were studied.It is found that the matte particles are leached by shrinking core mechanism and the leaching process is electrochemically controlled.In a temperature range of 30-60℃,the surface reaction is rate-limiting step,with an apparent activation energy of 41.9 kJ/mol.But at higher temperature(70-85℃),the rate process is controlled by diffusion through the product layer,with an apparent activation energy of 7.3 kJ/mol.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31300526)National Key Technologies R&D Program of China(No.2012BAD22B04)Chinese Forest Ecosystem Research Network&GENE Award Funds on Ecological Paper
文摘Seed long-distance dispersal(LDD) events are typically rare, but are important in the population processes that determine large-scale forest changes and the persistence of species in fragmented landscapes. However, previous studies focused on species dispersed via animal-mediated LDD, and ignored those dispersed by wind. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of canopy openness, edge, seed source, and patch tree density on the LDD of seeds by wind in forest. We collected birch seeds, a typical wind-dispersed species, throughout a larch plantation. We then assessed the relationship between birch LDD and each factor that may influence LDD of seeds by wind including distance to edge, canopy openness size, distance to mature forest, and the tree density of the larch plantation. We used univariate linear regression analysis to assess the influence of those factors on birch LDD, and partial correlations to calculate the contribution of each factor to LDD. The results showed that both canopy openness and edge had significant influences on birch LDD. Specifically, a negative relationship was observed between distance to edge and birch LDD, whereas there was a positive correlation between canopy openness size and LDD. In contrast, the distance to the mature forest was not correlated with birch LDD. Our results suggest that patch tree density could potently affect the probability of LDD by wind vectors, which provides novel and revealing insights regarding the effect of fragmentation on wind dynamics. The data also provide compelling evidence for the previously undocumented effect of habitat fragmentation on wind-dispersed organisms. As such, these observations will facilitate reasonable conservation planning, which requires a detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which patch properties hamper the delivery of seeds of wind-dispersed plants to fragmented areas.
文摘The authors aimed the study at examining macro- and trace elements content in elderly people of the 1 period of middle age (21-35) residing in Magadan town to assess the content of 25 trace elements in hair samples on individual and population levels by atom-emission spectrometry with inductively-bonded argon plasma. It turned out that the majority of surveyed subjects were characterized by deformation of element status demonstrated by excess and deficit of the basic essential elements of different degrees of manifestation. Deficit of Co (68% of surveyed people), Mg (67%), Ca (64%), Cu (47%), K (46%), Zn (44%), I (41%), Na (33%), P (27%) and Se (24%) was typical for female subjects as well as excess of Si (28%), Zn (22%) and P (20%). Male residents were characterized by deficit of Co (81%), Ca (66%), Mg (65%), I (50%), Cu (37%), K and Na (27%) and excess of Zn (41%). In individual cases it was noted excess concentration of nominally essential and toxic elements in both examined groups. They were: A1, As, Cd, Li, Ni, Pb, Sn, V and B. While analyzing of medians of chemical concentration it was stated reliable sex-related differences (P 〈 0.05): content of Ca, Mg and Mn was higher in hair samples of women, and content of As, B, Cd, Cr, K, Li, Na, P, Pb and V, on the contrary, was higher in male samples.
文摘A simple and effective method of testing ablation behaviors of carbon/carbon composites at high temperature was provided, which used plasma torch as the heater. The ablation resistance of 3D fine weave pierced carbon/carbon composites at high temperature was also studied. The results show that temperature of the plasma flame is very high which is much closer to the real work environment of carbon/carbon composites. The factors that affect the ablation characters of carbon/carbon composites depend on both the properties of their components and the environmental conditions in which the material is placed. The ablation behaviors of C/C composites change from the center flame region predominantly influenced by sublimation of graphite to the region close to the outer flame influenced mainly by oxidization of graphite. The sublimation ability of carbon matrix is equal to that of carbon fibers but the oxidization ability of carbon fibers is significantly enhanced compared to that of carbon matrix.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China(21177043,21377042)the National Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2015J01147)+1 种基金Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecology-Toxicological Effects and Control for Emerging Contaminants(PY16006)the Research Program of Science and Technology of Quanzhou City Government(2012Z86,2014Z130)
文摘The bioavailability of 22 heavy metals was investigated at 19 sampling sites in Tieguanyin tea garden in Anxi County,Fujian Province,southeastern China.Heavy metal concentrations were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry(ICP-MS)and evaluated by geo-accumulation index(I_(geo)).Dilute nitric acid extraction was used to evaluate biological activity.Cu,Pb,and Cd were highly bioavailable and most easily absorbed by tea trees.Heavy metal bioavailability in the surface soil was as the ratio of the effective state to the total amount.Cd had the highest I_(geo)values,and the respective samples and sites were classified as moderately/strongly contaminated.Cd element is considered the main factor of heavy metal pollution in the tea garden in Anxi.The other heavy metals studied were present in lower concentrations;thus,the samples were classified as uncontaminated or slightly contaminated.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(S2013010015211)
文摘To solve the problems generally encountered during the plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) of Al alloys with high Si content, a pretreatment of chemical etching was applied before the process. The influence of such pretreatment was studied by SEM, EDS and XRD. The pretreatment presents a significant effect on positive voltage at the beginning stage of PEO, leading to higher voltage over the whole process. The difference between the positive voltages of non-etched and etched specimens decreases gradually with the increase of processing time. The pretreatment exhibits much less influence on the negative voltage. For the sample with surface pretreatment, the average growth rate of PEO coating is increased from 0.50 to 0.84 μm·min-1and the energy consumption is decreased from 6.30 to 4.36 k W·h·μm-1·m-2. At the same time, both mullite and amorphous Si O2 contents are decreased in the coating.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grand Nos. 91023045, 61176103)the Key Laboratory Fund(Grant No. 9140C790103110C7903)
文摘This paper presents the fabrication of squama-shape micro/nano multi-scale structures and the analysis of the interaction among different-scale structures during the fabrication processes. Well-designed microstructures made of inverted pyramids and V-shape grooves are fabricated by KOH wet etching. High-dense high-aspect-ratio (HAR) nanostructures are fabricated atop microstructures by an improved maskless deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) process, with an optimized recipe to form micro/nano dual-scale structures (MNDS). Due to the impact of the profile of microstructures on the shape of nanostructures, dissymmetrical (i.e., squama-shape) nanopillars have been formed on the inclined surfaces of microstructures, while the symmetrical nanopillars are formed on the horizontal surfaces with different formation velocities. Furthermore, the optical properties of MNDS are not sensitive to structural parameters of microstructures, making the sample overcome the lithography limitation of conventional processes for photo-devices. Eventually, three-level structures are fabricated by sputtering a gold thin film on the MNDS, and the profile of MNDS is selective in the deposition of gold particles, which is very useful for practical applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41104109,41274166)the Specialized Research Fund for State Space Weather Key Laboratories(Grant No.201203FSK05)
文摘A new empirical model of plasmapause location as functions of magnetic local time and geomagnetic indices has been developed based on the observations from THEMIS mission. We use the two-year data of electron density inferred from spacecraft potential to identify the plasmapause crossings and create a database of plasmapause locations. The database is further used to build up an empirical model of plasmapause related to magnetic local time based on the equation from O'Brien and Moldwin(2003). The new model is compared with previous plasmapause location models. It is found that our newly developed model is the best in predicting plasmapause locations among the existing models. The models based on Kp and Dst indices are better than the model based on AE index, suggesting that the plasmapause location is controlled by large scale convection of the magnetosphere.
基金supported from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50971072,51131003)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (973 Program) (Grant Nos. 2011CB606301,2012CB825700)the Administration of Tsinghua University
文摘Four sets of ternary Ni-Nb-Ta multilayered samples with overall compositions of Ni69Nb8Ta23,Ni55Nb13Ta32,Ni42Nb16Ta42 and Ni29Nb18Ta53,respectively were prepared and subjected to 185 keV xenon ion beam mixing.The experimental results showed that in the four Ni-Nb-Ta multilayered samples,metallic glasses could all be obtained at appropriate doses,supporting the prediction directly from a proven realistic Ni-Nb-Ta interatomic potential through molecular dynamics simulations,and that two different atomic structures were observed,as in the corresponding selected area diffraction patterns,the locations of the diffused bands reflected from the metallic glass phases were observed at different angles for the Ni69Nb8Ta23 and Ni29Nb18Ta53 metallic glasses.Interestingly,Voronoi tellessation analysis indicated that the observed difference in atomic structures could be attributed to the distinct coordinate number spectra,i.e.,the spectrum of the Ni69Nb8Ta23 metallic glass has its coordinate number(CN) equal to 13 as dominating atomic configuration(with a weight of about 27%),whereas for the Ni29Nb18Ta53 metallic glass,CN=14 is the dominating atomic configuration(also about 27%).Moreover,the distinct atomic configurations of the obtained Ni-Nb-Ta metallic glasses could be correlated to the structures of the constituent metals of the ternary Ni-Nb-Ta system,as the first neighbor of fcc is 12 and the sum of the first and second neighbors of bcc is 14,implying the structural heredity did play a role in metallic glass formation.