Hollow Bi2WO6 microspheres are successfully synthesized by a facile ultrasonic spray pyrolysis(USP) method using NaCl as a salt template.The as-prepared hollow microspheres assembled as nanoplates with dimensions of...Hollow Bi2WO6 microspheres are successfully synthesized by a facile ultrasonic spray pyrolysis(USP) method using NaCl as a salt template.The as-prepared hollow microspheres assembled as nanoplates with dimensions of approximately 41-148 nm and are dispersed with non-uniform pores on the template surface.By swapping the salt template with KC1 or Na2SO4,different morphologies of Bi2WO6 are obtained.The experimental results demonstrate that NaCl plays a key role on the formation of Bi2WO6 with hollow structures.The specific growth mechanism of hollow microspheres was studied in detail.The Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres exhibit an excellent photocatalytic efficiency for NO removal under solar light irradiation,which is 1.73 times higher than for the Bi2WO6 obtained in the absence of any salt template.This enhancement can be ascribed to the simultaneous improvement on the surface area and visible light-harvesting ability from the hollow structures.Electron spin resonance(ESR) results suggest that both radicals of ·OH and ·O2^- are involved in the photocatalytic process over the BWO-NaCl sample.The production of ·O2^- radicals offers better durability for NO removal.展开更多
The hollow α-MnO2 nanoneedle-based microspheres coated with Pd nanoparticles were reported as a novel catalyst for rechargeable lithium-air batteries. The hollow microspheres are composed ofα-MnO2 nanoneedles. Pd na...The hollow α-MnO2 nanoneedle-based microspheres coated with Pd nanoparticles were reported as a novel catalyst for rechargeable lithium-air batteries. The hollow microspheres are composed ofα-MnO2 nanoneedles. Pd nanoparticles are deposited on the hollow microspheres through an aqueous-solution reduction of PdCl2 with NaBH4 at room temperature. The results of TEM, XRD, and EDS show that the Pd nanoparticles are coated on the surface ofα-MnO2 nanoneedles uniformly and the mass fraction of Pd in the Pd-coated α-MnO2 catalyst is about 8.88%. Compared with the counterpart of the hollow α-MnO2 catalyst, the hollow Pd-coated α-MnO2 catalyst improves the energy conversion efficiency and the charge-discharge cycling performance of the air electrode. The initial specific discharge capacity of an air electrode composed of Super P carbon and the as-prepared Pd-coatedα-MnO2 catalyst is 1220 mA·h/g (based on the total electrode mass) at a current density of 0.1 mA/cm2, and the capacity retention rate is about 47.3% after 13 charge-discharge cycles. The results of charge-discharge cycling tests demonstrate that this novel Pd-coatedα-MnO2 catalyst with a hierarchical core-shell structure is a promising catalyst for the lithium-air battery.展开更多
Different-sized hollow SiO2 spheres of 249–1348 nm in diameter were successfully prepared by using Na2SiO3 as the precursor and using polystyrene and polystyrene-methyl acrylic acid latexes as the templates. The diam...Different-sized hollow SiO2 spheres of 249–1348 nm in diameter were successfully prepared by using Na2SiO3 as the precursor and using polystyrene and polystyrene-methyl acrylic acid latexes as the templates. The diameter and shell thickness of the hollow SiO2 spheres increase with increasing the latex template diameter at a given mass ratio of SiO2 to latex template. The diameter and shell thickness of the hollow SiO2 spheres also increase with increasing the mass ratios of SiO2 to latex template. The presence of carboxylic acid groups on the surfaces of polystyrene-methyl acrylic acid latex templates favors the formation of dense and uniform SiO2 shells. The hollow SiO2 sphere is constructed by mesoporous shell with large specific surface area. When glyphosate is used as a release model chemical, glyphosate release rate is tuned by varying the shell thickness.展开更多
Herein,we report a unique approach towards the preparation of C-modified and N-doped TiO2 hollow spheres(C/N-TiO2).TEM,SEM,and XPS analyses were used to confirm that the carbon and nitrogen co-decorated TiO2 photocata...Herein,we report a unique approach towards the preparation of C-modified and N-doped TiO2 hollow spheres(C/N-TiO2).TEM,SEM,and XPS analyses were used to confirm that the carbon and nitrogen co-decorated TiO2 photocatalyst was formed.Carbon-decoration improves the visible-light absorption and speeds up the separation of the photo-generated electron-hole pairs.C/N-TiO2 not only narrows the band gap of TiO2,but also exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of tetracycline and tetracycline hydrochloride.In addition,the C/N-TiO2 photocatalyst shows excellent recyclability for water decontamination,making it a promising candidate to purify aquatic contaminants.展开更多
Nickel oxide(NiO)hollow microspheres with hierarchical structure were fabricated through a process consisting of a self-assembling,hydrothermal reaction and calcination.The prepared NiO hollow microspheres composed of...Nickel oxide(NiO)hollow microspheres with hierarchical structure were fabricated through a process consisting of a self-assembling,hydrothermal reaction and calcination.The prepared NiO hollow microspheres composed of many nanoflakes,are about 2-3μm in diameter.The length of the NiO flakes,having clear edges,is about 500-700 nm,while the thickness is only about 40-50 nm.This indicates that the NiO microspheres possess a hierarchical structure that can provide porous channels to facilitate the transmission of both electrons and electrolyte ions.NiO microspheres exhibit a high specific capacitance of about 1340 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g and high capacitance retention about 96.5%after 1000 cycles.What’s more,the conductive mechanism of nickel oxide for electrochemical capacitor electrodes was also studied.展开更多
With the help of the elastic wave theory in the perturbed approximation the density-of-states for vibrational modes and the specific heat are studied for different hollow Si nanospheres, coupled with a semi-infinite ...With the help of the elastic wave theory in the perturbed approximation the density-of-states for vibrational modes and the specific heat are studied for different hollow Si nanospheres, coupled with a semi-infinite substrate. We find that the modes of such coupled hollow spheres are significantly broadened and shifted toward low frequencies. The specific heat of the coupled hollow nanosphere is bigger than an isolated one due to the coupling interaction and quantum size effects. The predicted coupling and size enhancements on specific heat are probed in thermal experiments.展开更多
The results from three methods aimed at improving precipitation type (e.g., rain, sleet, and snow) estimation are presented and compared in this paper. The methods include the threshold air temperature (AT), thres...The results from three methods aimed at improving precipitation type (e.g., rain, sleet, and snow) estimation are presented and compared in this paper. The methods include the threshold air temperature (AT), threshold wet bulb temperature (WBT) and Koistinen and Saltikoff (KSS) methods. Dot graphs are plotted to acquire the threshold air temperature or the threshold wet bulb temperature using daily averaged air temperature, wet bulb temperature and precipitation data at 643 stations from 1961 to 1979 (precipitation types are not labeled in the database from 1980 to present) in China. The results indicate that the threshold AT or WBT methods are not able to differentiate rain, sleet and snow in the most regions in China; sleet is difficult to differentiate from other precipitation types based on the two threshold methods. Therefore, one threshold AT and WBT method was used in this study to differentiate rain and snow. Based on Gaussian- Kriging interpolation of threshold air temperature (To) and wet bulb temperature (Tw), the To and Tw contour lines and contour surfaces are calculated for China. Finally, a comparison between the KSS, AT and WBT methods are provided in which the KSS method is calculated based on air temperature and relative humidity. The results suggest that the KSS method is more appropriate for water phase estimation than are the other methods; the maximum precision for rain and snow is 99% and 94%, respectively. The AT method performs better than the WBT method when the critical air temperature is 2℃.展开更多
Earthquake prediction is a difficult problem in Earth sciences.Unsuccessful predictions one after another urged people to explore more synthetic and comprehensive methods for earthquake prediction.The Lithosphere-Atmo...Earthquake prediction is a difficult problem in Earth sciences.Unsuccessful predictions one after another urged people to explore more synthetic and comprehensive methods for earthquake prediction.The Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere(LAI)coupling theory pays great attention to the processes taking place within the near ground layer of atmosphere.It has achieved great results recently,and can enlighten us about the nature of an earthquake's precursor.Based on the NCEP reanalysis dataset,this paper attempts to track the anomalies of the surface's upward long wave radiation flux(ULWRF),the temperature at the depth of 10cm~20cm below ground surface layer(BGL)and the air temperature at 2 meters above ground surface(AIR)around the time of the strong Wenchuan earthquake.Thermal anomalies were observed before and after May 12,2008,the time of the Wenchuan earthquake.Perhaps the thermal anomaly that occurred prior to the earthquake can be taken as indicators of the earthquake,but in view of the complexity of the earthquake phenomena,using thermal anomaly as a precursor should be done with caution.展开更多
Global climate change has a wide range ofimpacts,and this paper presents an investigation onhow global warming has changed the relationshipbetween air temperature and latitude & altitude usingthe meteorological da...Global climate change has a wide range ofimpacts,and this paper presents an investigation onhow global warming has changed the relationshipbetween air temperature and latitude & altitude usingthe meteorological data obtained from 160 stations inChina. The investigation indicates that there are verydistinct seasonal differences in patterns of tempera-ture variation as a function of latitude and altitude:avery significant latitude effect in winter and a verysignificant altitude effect in summer. However,withglobal warming,the latitude effect in winter isweakening and the altitude effect in summer isstrengthening. This pattern of change in therelationship between temperature and latitude &altitude is helpful in efforts to reconstruct and explainthe past temperature patterns and variations.展开更多
Remote sensing, which came into being at the first International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) 50 years ago, has enabled people to obtain objecive and realistic spatial and temporal information th...Remote sensing, which came into being at the first International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) 50 years ago, has enabled people to obtain objecive and realistic spatial and temporal information through the application of Earth observation technologies and analyze and understand the macro-level changes of the Earth system from a spaial view. The technology of Earth observaion from space has incomparable advantages in the study of the Earth. This aricle introduces the 50-year development of Earth observaion in the world and the 30-year development of Earth observaion in China and reflects on the building of China's Earth observaion system.展开更多
This paper studies the temporal and spatial distribution of great global earthquakes (Mw i〉 8.0) since 1900. We compare the two periods of upsurges of great earthquakes occurring in the middle of last century and b...This paper studies the temporal and spatial distribution of great global earthquakes (Mw i〉 8.0) since 1900. We compare the two periods of upsurges of great earthquakes occurring in the middle of last century and beginning of this century. The former period took place between 1950 and 1965 during which 13 great earthquakes (Mw I〉 8.0) occurred, including three events with moment magnitude greater than 9. 0. The largest magnitude in this period reached 9.6. The latter period starts from the beginning of this century. In less than 12 years, 15 great earthquakes have attacked the world with the largest magnitude being Mw 9. 1. On the basis of comparison between these two upsurges of global earthquake activity, we infer that the ongoing high level of earthquake activity may continue for another five years or so. Numerous great earthquakes (Mw I〉8. 0) and many large earthquakes (Mw6.0 ~ 7. 0) will occur globally in these five years. In addition, this paper also discusses the relationships between earthquake activity along the Sumatra segment of the Indian-Australia plate boundary and that in the Bayankala block in the middle of Qinghai-Tibetan plateau as well as in the blocks of the southern plateau. The results indicate that the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, in particular its middle and southern parts, is a likely place for future earthquakes of magnitude over 7.0.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41503102, 41401567, 41573138)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M572568)~~
文摘Hollow Bi2WO6 microspheres are successfully synthesized by a facile ultrasonic spray pyrolysis(USP) method using NaCl as a salt template.The as-prepared hollow microspheres assembled as nanoplates with dimensions of approximately 41-148 nm and are dispersed with non-uniform pores on the template surface.By swapping the salt template with KC1 or Na2SO4,different morphologies of Bi2WO6 are obtained.The experimental results demonstrate that NaCl plays a key role on the formation of Bi2WO6 with hollow structures.The specific growth mechanism of hollow microspheres was studied in detail.The Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres exhibit an excellent photocatalytic efficiency for NO removal under solar light irradiation,which is 1.73 times higher than for the Bi2WO6 obtained in the absence of any salt template.This enhancement can be ascribed to the simultaneous improvement on the surface area and visible light-harvesting ability from the hollow structures.Electron spin resonance(ESR) results suggest that both radicals of ·OH and ·O2^- are involved in the photocatalytic process over the BWO-NaCl sample.The production of ·O2^- radicals offers better durability for NO removal.
基金Project(20973124)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(KLAEMC-OP201101)supported by the Open Project of Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education(Nankai University),China
文摘The hollow α-MnO2 nanoneedle-based microspheres coated with Pd nanoparticles were reported as a novel catalyst for rechargeable lithium-air batteries. The hollow microspheres are composed ofα-MnO2 nanoneedles. Pd nanoparticles are deposited on the hollow microspheres through an aqueous-solution reduction of PdCl2 with NaBH4 at room temperature. The results of TEM, XRD, and EDS show that the Pd nanoparticles are coated on the surface ofα-MnO2 nanoneedles uniformly and the mass fraction of Pd in the Pd-coated α-MnO2 catalyst is about 8.88%. Compared with the counterpart of the hollow α-MnO2 catalyst, the hollow Pd-coated α-MnO2 catalyst improves the energy conversion efficiency and the charge-discharge cycling performance of the air electrode. The initial specific discharge capacity of an air electrode composed of Super P carbon and the as-prepared Pd-coatedα-MnO2 catalyst is 1220 mA·h/g (based on the total electrode mass) at a current density of 0.1 mA/cm2, and the capacity retention rate is about 47.3% after 13 charge-discharge cycles. The results of charge-discharge cycling tests demonstrate that this novel Pd-coatedα-MnO2 catalyst with a hierarchical core-shell structure is a promising catalyst for the lithium-air battery.
基金Projects (11KJB530002, CX10B-259Z) supported by Research Funds from Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, ChinaProject (10zxfk35) supported by Sichuan Province Nonmetallic Composites and Functional Materials Key Laboratory Project, China
文摘Different-sized hollow SiO2 spheres of 249–1348 nm in diameter were successfully prepared by using Na2SiO3 as the precursor and using polystyrene and polystyrene-methyl acrylic acid latexes as the templates. The diameter and shell thickness of the hollow SiO2 spheres increase with increasing the latex template diameter at a given mass ratio of SiO2 to latex template. The diameter and shell thickness of the hollow SiO2 spheres also increase with increasing the mass ratios of SiO2 to latex template. The presence of carboxylic acid groups on the surfaces of polystyrene-methyl acrylic acid latex templates favors the formation of dense and uniform SiO2 shells. The hollow SiO2 sphere is constructed by mesoporous shell with large specific surface area. When glyphosate is used as a release model chemical, glyphosate release rate is tuned by varying the shell thickness.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21876069,21707054)the Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu(XCL-018)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2016M601744)~~
文摘Herein,we report a unique approach towards the preparation of C-modified and N-doped TiO2 hollow spheres(C/N-TiO2).TEM,SEM,and XPS analyses were used to confirm that the carbon and nitrogen co-decorated TiO2 photocatalyst was formed.Carbon-decoration improves the visible-light absorption and speeds up the separation of the photo-generated electron-hole pairs.C/N-TiO2 not only narrows the band gap of TiO2,but also exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of tetracycline and tetracycline hydrochloride.In addition,the C/N-TiO2 photocatalyst shows excellent recyclability for water decontamination,making it a promising candidate to purify aquatic contaminants.
基金Project(51274248)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201FA31440)supported by the International S&T Cooperation Program of China
文摘Nickel oxide(NiO)hollow microspheres with hierarchical structure were fabricated through a process consisting of a self-assembling,hydrothermal reaction and calcination.The prepared NiO hollow microspheres composed of many nanoflakes,are about 2-3μm in diameter.The length of the NiO flakes,having clear edges,is about 500-700 nm,while the thickness is only about 40-50 nm.This indicates that the NiO microspheres possess a hierarchical structure that can provide porous channels to facilitate the transmission of both electrons and electrolyte ions.NiO microspheres exhibit a high specific capacitance of about 1340 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g and high capacitance retention about 96.5%after 1000 cycles.What’s more,the conductive mechanism of nickel oxide for electrochemical capacitor electrodes was also studied.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 2006CB921605
文摘With the help of the elastic wave theory in the perturbed approximation the density-of-states for vibrational modes and the specific heat are studied for different hollow Si nanospheres, coupled with a semi-infinite substrate. We find that the modes of such coupled hollow spheres are significantly broadened and shifted toward low frequencies. The specific heat of the coupled hollow nanosphere is bigger than an isolated one due to the coupling interaction and quantum size effects. The predicted coupling and size enhancements on specific heat are probed in thermal experiments.
基金supported by National asic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 013CBA01806)National Natural Sciences oundation of China (Grant Nos. 91025011, 1222001)
文摘The results from three methods aimed at improving precipitation type (e.g., rain, sleet, and snow) estimation are presented and compared in this paper. The methods include the threshold air temperature (AT), threshold wet bulb temperature (WBT) and Koistinen and Saltikoff (KSS) methods. Dot graphs are plotted to acquire the threshold air temperature or the threshold wet bulb temperature using daily averaged air temperature, wet bulb temperature and precipitation data at 643 stations from 1961 to 1979 (precipitation types are not labeled in the database from 1980 to present) in China. The results indicate that the threshold AT or WBT methods are not able to differentiate rain, sleet and snow in the most regions in China; sleet is difficult to differentiate from other precipitation types based on the two threshold methods. Therefore, one threshold AT and WBT method was used in this study to differentiate rain and snow. Based on Gaussian- Kriging interpolation of threshold air temperature (To) and wet bulb temperature (Tw), the To and Tw contour lines and contour surfaces are calculated for China. Finally, a comparison between the KSS, AT and WBT methods are provided in which the KSS method is calculated based on air temperature and relative humidity. The results suggest that the KSS method is more appropriate for water phase estimation than are the other methods; the maximum precision for rain and snow is 99% and 94%, respectively. The AT method performs better than the WBT method when the critical air temperature is 2℃.
文摘Earthquake prediction is a difficult problem in Earth sciences.Unsuccessful predictions one after another urged people to explore more synthetic and comprehensive methods for earthquake prediction.The Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere(LAI)coupling theory pays great attention to the processes taking place within the near ground layer of atmosphere.It has achieved great results recently,and can enlighten us about the nature of an earthquake's precursor.Based on the NCEP reanalysis dataset,this paper attempts to track the anomalies of the surface's upward long wave radiation flux(ULWRF),the temperature at the depth of 10cm~20cm below ground surface layer(BGL)and the air temperature at 2 meters above ground surface(AIR)around the time of the strong Wenchuan earthquake.Thermal anomalies were observed before and after May 12,2008,the time of the Wenchuan earthquake.Perhaps the thermal anomaly that occurred prior to the earthquake can be taken as indicators of the earthquake,but in view of the complexity of the earthquake phenomena,using thermal anomaly as a precursor should be done with caution.
基金supported by the National Scientific and Technical Supporting Project of China (2006BAD03A0206)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40401054)+1 种基金"Talent Project" of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Postdoctoral Fund of China (20070420315)scientific effort of Education Department of Shaanxi Province (09JK429)
文摘Global climate change has a wide range ofimpacts,and this paper presents an investigation onhow global warming has changed the relationshipbetween air temperature and latitude & altitude usingthe meteorological data obtained from 160 stations inChina. The investigation indicates that there are verydistinct seasonal differences in patterns of tempera-ture variation as a function of latitude and altitude:avery significant latitude effect in winter and a verysignificant altitude effect in summer. However,withglobal warming,the latitude effect in winter isweakening and the altitude effect in summer isstrengthening. This pattern of change in therelationship between temperature and latitude &altitude is helpful in efforts to reconstruct and explainthe past temperature patterns and variations.
文摘Remote sensing, which came into being at the first International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE) 50 years ago, has enabled people to obtain objecive and realistic spatial and temporal information through the application of Earth observation technologies and analyze and understand the macro-level changes of the Earth system from a spaial view. The technology of Earth observaion from space has incomparable advantages in the study of the Earth. This aricle introduces the 50-year development of Earth observaion in the world and the 30-year development of Earth observaion in China and reflects on the building of China's Earth observaion system.
基金sponsored by the "Scientific Prospection Drilling of the Wenchuan Earthquake Fault Zone" of the National Key Technology R&D Program,China
文摘This paper studies the temporal and spatial distribution of great global earthquakes (Mw i〉 8.0) since 1900. We compare the two periods of upsurges of great earthquakes occurring in the middle of last century and beginning of this century. The former period took place between 1950 and 1965 during which 13 great earthquakes (Mw I〉 8.0) occurred, including three events with moment magnitude greater than 9. 0. The largest magnitude in this period reached 9.6. The latter period starts from the beginning of this century. In less than 12 years, 15 great earthquakes have attacked the world with the largest magnitude being Mw 9. 1. On the basis of comparison between these two upsurges of global earthquake activity, we infer that the ongoing high level of earthquake activity may continue for another five years or so. Numerous great earthquakes (Mw I〉8. 0) and many large earthquakes (Mw6.0 ~ 7. 0) will occur globally in these five years. In addition, this paper also discusses the relationships between earthquake activity along the Sumatra segment of the Indian-Australia plate boundary and that in the Bayankala block in the middle of Qinghai-Tibetan plateau as well as in the blocks of the southern plateau. The results indicate that the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, in particular its middle and southern parts, is a likely place for future earthquakes of magnitude over 7.0.