The effect of rolling to a total effective strain of 2 at the liquid nitrogen temperature and subsequent natural and artificial aging on the structure and service properties of the pre-quenched hot-pressed 2024 alumin...The effect of rolling to a total effective strain of 2 at the liquid nitrogen temperature and subsequent natural and artificial aging on the structure and service properties of the pre-quenched hot-pressed 2024 aluminum alloy was investigated.Using optical and electron microscopy,and X-ray analysis,it was found that the cryorolling did not qualitatively change the type of the initial coarse-fibered microstructure,but produced a well-developed nanocell substructure inside fibers.Further aging led to decomposition of the preliminary supersaturated and work-hardened aluminum solid solution and precipitation of strengthening phases in the statically recovered and/or recrystallized matrix.As a result,the rolled and naturally aged alloy demonstrated the yield and ultimate tensile strengths(YS=590 MPa,UTS=640 MPа)much higher than those in the pressed andТ6-heat treated alloy at equal elongation to failure(El^6%).Artificial aging at a temperature less than conventional T6 route could provide the extra alloy strengthening and the unique balance of mechanical properties,involving enhanced strength(YS=610 MPa,UTS=665 MPа)and ductility(El^10%),and good static crack resistance(the specific works for crack formation and growth were 42 and 18 k J/m^2,respectively)and corrosion resistance(the intensity and depth of intercrystalline corrosion were 23%and 50μm,respectively).展开更多
The predictive capacity of numerical analyses in geotechnical engineering depends strongly on the efficiency of constitutive models used for modeling of interfaces behavior.Interfaces are considered as thin layers of ...The predictive capacity of numerical analyses in geotechnical engineering depends strongly on the efficiency of constitutive models used for modeling of interfaces behavior.Interfaces are considered as thin layers of the soil adjacent to structures boundary whose major role is transferring loads from structures to soil masses.An interface model within the bounding surface plasticity framework and the critical state soil mechanics is presented.To this aim,general formulation of the interface model according to the bounding surface plasticity theory is described first.Similar to granular soils,it has been shown that the mechanical behavior of sand-structure interfaces is highly affected by the interface state that is the combined influences of density and applied normal stress.Therefore,several ingredients of the model are directly related to the interface state.As a result of this feature,the model is enabled to distinguish interfaces in dense state from those in loose state and to provide realistic predictions over wide ranges of density and normal stress values.In evaluation of the model,a reasonable correspondence between the model predictions and the experimental data of various research teams is found.展开更多
The effect of Nd addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr(wt.%) alloy was investigated. The Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr and Mg-9Gd-2Nd-0.5Zr alloys were extruded at 673 K. The elongated no...The effect of Nd addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr(wt.%) alloy was investigated. The Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr and Mg-9Gd-2Nd-0.5Zr alloys were extruded at 673 K. The elongated non-dynamic recrystallized(un-DRXed) grains disappear after adding Nd, and uniformly distributed dynamic recrystallized grains with a grain size of 1.68 μm were obtained in the alloy. In addition, numerous nano-Mg5(Gd,Nd)particles were found to precipitate dynamically in the Mg-9Gd-2Nd-0.5Zr alloy, which gave rise to the dynamic recrystallization process via providing nucleation energy through hindering the release of deformation energy and promoting an increase in the strength through the Orowan strengthening mechanism. Moreover, the dynamically recrystallized(DRXed) grains have a weak texture, which plays a significant role in improving the ductility. Therefore,the Nd addition favors the improvement of strength and elongation for the as-extruded Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr alloy,simultaneously.展开更多
Tests were carried out on 8 self-compacting reinforced concrete(SCC) beams and 4 normal reinforced concrete beams. The effects of mode of consolidation,load level,reinforcing ratio and structural type on long term beh...Tests were carried out on 8 self-compacting reinforced concrete(SCC) beams and 4 normal reinforced concrete beams. The effects of mode of consolidation,load level,reinforcing ratio and structural type on long term behavior of SCC were investigated. Under the same environmental conditions,the shrinkage-time curve of self-compacting concrete beam is very similar to that of normal concrete beam. For both self-compacting reinforced concrete beams and normal reinforced concrete beams,the rate of shrinkage at early stages is higher,the shrinkage strain at 2 months is about 60% of the maximum value at one year. The shrinkage strain of self-compacting reinforced concrete beam after one year is about 450×10-6. Creep deflection of self-compacting reinforced concrete beam decreases as the tensile reinforcing ratio increases. The deflection creep coefficient of self-compacting reinforced concrete beam after one and a half year is about 1.6,which is very close to that of normal reinforced concrete beams cast with vibration. Extra cautions considering shrinkage and creep behavior are not needed for the use of SCC in engineering practices.展开更多
Porous titanium has been shown to exhibit desirable properties as biomedical materials. In view of the load-bearing situation, the mechanical properties and pore structure deformation behaviour of porous titanium were...Porous titanium has been shown to exhibit desirable properties as biomedical materials. In view of the load-bearing situation, the mechanical properties and pore structure deformation behaviour of porous titanium were studied. Porous titanium with porosities varying from 36%-66% and average pore size of 230 μm was fabricated by powder sintering. Microstructural features were characterized using scanning electron microscopy. Uniaxial compression tests were used to probe the mechanical response in terms of elastic modulus and compressive strength. The mechanical properties of porous titanium were found to be close to the those of human bone, with stiffness values ranging from 1.86 to 14.7 GPa and compressive strength values of 85.16-461.94 MPa. The relationships between mechanical properties and relative densities were established, and the increase in relative density showed significant effects on mechanical properties and deformations of porous titanium. In a lower relative density, the microscopic deformation mechanism of porous titanium was yielding, bending and buckling of cell walls, while the deformation of yielding and bending of cell walls was observed in the porous titanium with higher relative density.展开更多
In order to understand the relationship between the mechanical property and the effect of bleaching and dyeing to the soybean protein fibers(SPF),four mechanical models are chosen.The tensile and relaxation property o...In order to understand the relationship between the mechanical property and the effect of bleaching and dyeing to the soybean protein fibers(SPF),four mechanical models are chosen.The tensile and relaxation property of the soybean protein fibers are analyzed.The tensile and relaxation curves are fitted with the suitable model.It shows that the relaxation property of SPF is in accordance with the standard linear solid model.Estimates of the Hookean spring modulus at 8% and at 10% are different,so some structural modifications could be produced by the strain.Bleached fibers show a higher level of relaxation than raw fibers and dyed fibers.Bleaching has a remarkable influence on decreasing tenacity at break for each test modality.Knotted and looped modalities decrease fiber tenacity remarkably in all three samples.展开更多
The original descriptive model of shear stress and shear displacement only reflects the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane.The index model was revised and piecewise index model was built to...The original descriptive model of shear stress and shear displacement only reflects the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane.The index model was revised and piecewise index model was built to describe the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane and brittle structural plane.The relation of stress and strain to the failure mode of structural plane considering the effect of its shape was investigated,and a model which could reflect the relation between undulate angle and shear strength was built.The result indicates that structural plane presents nonlinear characteristics,specifically,the value of undulate angle,as well as corresponding shear strength,becomes larger as the normal stress decreases.展开更多
The main goal of this study is analysis the mechanical behavior, failure mode and deflections of masonry beams lintels when subjected to concentrated loading. Walls were built using hollow clay blocks, using horizonta...The main goal of this study is analysis the mechanical behavior, failure mode and deflections of masonry beams lintels when subjected to concentrated loading. Walls were built using hollow clay blocks, using horizontal reinforcement on bed joint, and using of Murfor steel reinforcement. The conclusions of this work was: at middle of span, the load and displacement results present a linear behavior until failure; there two regions of failure, the region "A" presents the association of crushing and the region "B" shows the shear stress between block and mortar; the visual analysis of experimental tests shows the lost of adhesion between the mortar joint and blocks. It was not observed cracks on the mid-span produced by bending; it is possible to detach that the use of plane truss in Brazil as technological alternative is feasible and makes the masonry walls execution more rational, increasing the velocity of production.展开更多
Based on the time-delayed embedding method of phase space reconstruction, a new method to compute the approximate entropy (ApEn) of electroencephalogram (EEG) is proposed. The computational results show that there...Based on the time-delayed embedding method of phase space reconstruction, a new method to compute the approximate entropy (ApEn) of electroencephalogram (EEG) is proposed. The computational results show that there are signiticant differences between epileptic: EEG and normal EEG in the approximate entropy with the variance of embedding dimension. This conclusion is helpful to analyze the dynamical behavior of difibrent EEGs by entropy.展开更多
Impact polypropylene copolymer (IPC), named polypropylene catalloy, not only possesses excellent impact property, but also presents good rigidity. Its superior performances result from the complicated composition and ...Impact polypropylene copolymer (IPC), named polypropylene catalloy, not only possesses excellent impact property, but also presents good rigidity. Its superior performances result from the complicated composition and microstructure. In the present article, recent progress in the studies on microstructure, morphology, crystallization and rheological behavior of IPC is summarized, and findings of the authors and their collaborators are reported. In general, IPC is divided into three components, i.e., ethylene-propylene random copolymer (EPR), a series of different segment lengths ethylene-propylene copolymer (EbP) and propylene homopolymer. The reasonable macromolecular structures of EbP and a multilayered core-shell model of dispersed phase structure in IPC were proposed, in which the dispersed phase consists of an outer EbP shell, an inner EPR layer and an EbP core. It is found that the annealing at melt-state may lead to an abnormal phase inversion, and the phase inversion disappears when temperature cools down to room temperature. The cause of phase inversion is ascribed to the existence of EbP component, which results in the stronger activity of the dispersed phase. The crystalline structure and morphologic results confirm the formation of β-iPP in IPC. Furthermore, it is found that the ethylene content in IPC and cooling rate of the samples have an important influence on the formation of β-iPP. Based on the crystallization kinetics analyzed by Lauritzen-Hoffman theory, crystallization behavior of different IPC samples is discussed and it is proposed that the dilution effect of ethylene propylene copolymer has a more remarkable influence on surface nucleation than on crystal growth. In addition, annealing at high temperature can result in the changes of chain structure for IPC, and this instability is ascribed to the oxidative degradation and crosslink reaction mainly in iPP component.展开更多
The passage of red blood cells (RBCs) through capillaries is essential for human blood microcirculation. This study used a moving mesh technology that incorporated leader-follower pairs to simulate the fluid-structu...The passage of red blood cells (RBCs) through capillaries is essential for human blood microcirculation. This study used a moving mesh technology that incorporated leader-follower pairs to simulate the fluid-structure and structure-structure interac- tions between the RBC and a microvessel stenosis. The numerical model consisted of plasma, cytoplasm, the erythrocyte membrane, and the microvessel stenosis. Computational results showed that the rheology of the RBC is affected by the Reynolds number of the plasma flow as well as the surface-to-volume ratio of the erythroeyte. At a constant inlet flow rate, an increased plasma viscosity will improve the transit of the RBC through the microvessel stenosis. For the above reasons, we consider that the decreased hemorheology in microvessels in a pathological state may primarily be attributed to an increase in the number of white blood cells. This leads to the aggregation of RBCs and a change in the blood flow structure. The present fundamental study of hemorheology aimed at providing theoretical guidelines for clinical hemorheology.展开更多
The Etching model on various fractal substrates embedded in two dimensions was investigated by means of kinetic Mento Carlo method in order to determine the relationship between dynamic scaling exponents and fractal p...The Etching model on various fractal substrates embedded in two dimensions was investigated by means of kinetic Mento Carlo method in order to determine the relationship between dynamic scaling exponents and fractal parameters. The fractal dimensions are from 1.465 to 1.893, and the random walk exponents are from 2.101 to 2.578.It is found that the dynamic behaviors on fractal lattices are more complex than those on integer dimensions. The roughness exponent increases with the increasing of the random walk exponent on the fractal substrates but shows a non-monotonic relation with respect to the fractal dimension. No monotonic change is observed in the growth exponent.展开更多
The charging kinetics of electric double layers (EDLs) is closely related to the performance of a wide variety of nanostructured devices including supercapacitors, electro-actuators, and electrolyte-gated transistor...The charging kinetics of electric double layers (EDLs) is closely related to the performance of a wide variety of nanostructured devices including supercapacitors, electro-actuators, and electrolyte-gated transistors. While room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL) are often used as the charge carrier in these new applications, the theoretical analyses are mostly based on conventional electrokinetic theories suitable for macroscopic electrochemical phenomena in aqueous solutions. In this work, we study the charging behavior of RTIL-EDLs using a coarse-grained molecular model and constant-potential molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In stark contrast to the predictions of conventional theories, the MD results show oscillatory variations of ionic distributions and electrochemical properties in response to the separation between electrodes. The rate of EDL charging exhibits non-monotonic behavior revealing strong electrostatic correlations in RTIL under confinement.展开更多
文摘The effect of rolling to a total effective strain of 2 at the liquid nitrogen temperature and subsequent natural and artificial aging on the structure and service properties of the pre-quenched hot-pressed 2024 aluminum alloy was investigated.Using optical and electron microscopy,and X-ray analysis,it was found that the cryorolling did not qualitatively change the type of the initial coarse-fibered microstructure,but produced a well-developed nanocell substructure inside fibers.Further aging led to decomposition of the preliminary supersaturated and work-hardened aluminum solid solution and precipitation of strengthening phases in the statically recovered and/or recrystallized matrix.As a result,the rolled and naturally aged alloy demonstrated the yield and ultimate tensile strengths(YS=590 MPa,UTS=640 MPа)much higher than those in the pressed andТ6-heat treated alloy at equal elongation to failure(El^6%).Artificial aging at a temperature less than conventional T6 route could provide the extra alloy strengthening and the unique balance of mechanical properties,involving enhanced strength(YS=610 MPa,UTS=665 MPа)and ductility(El^10%),and good static crack resistance(the specific works for crack formation and growth were 42 and 18 k J/m^2,respectively)and corrosion resistance(the intensity and depth of intercrystalline corrosion were 23%and 50μm,respectively).
文摘The predictive capacity of numerical analyses in geotechnical engineering depends strongly on the efficiency of constitutive models used for modeling of interfaces behavior.Interfaces are considered as thin layers of the soil adjacent to structures boundary whose major role is transferring loads from structures to soil masses.An interface model within the bounding surface plasticity framework and the critical state soil mechanics is presented.To this aim,general formulation of the interface model according to the bounding surface plasticity theory is described first.Similar to granular soils,it has been shown that the mechanical behavior of sand-structure interfaces is highly affected by the interface state that is the combined influences of density and applied normal stress.Therefore,several ingredients of the model are directly related to the interface state.As a result of this feature,the model is enabled to distinguish interfaces in dense state from those in loose state and to provide realistic predictions over wide ranges of density and normal stress values.In evaluation of the model,a reasonable correspondence between the model predictions and the experimental data of various research teams is found.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, China (Nos. 20210302123135, 20210302123163, 201901D211096, 201901D111272)Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51901153)+1 种基金Science and Technology Major Project of Shanxi Province, China (Nos. 20191102008, 20191102007, 20191102004)Shanxi Province Scientific Facilities and Instruments Shared Service Platform of Magnesium-based Materials Electric Impulse Aided Forming, China (No. 201805D141005)。
文摘The effect of Nd addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr(wt.%) alloy was investigated. The Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr and Mg-9Gd-2Nd-0.5Zr alloys were extruded at 673 K. The elongated non-dynamic recrystallized(un-DRXed) grains disappear after adding Nd, and uniformly distributed dynamic recrystallized grains with a grain size of 1.68 μm were obtained in the alloy. In addition, numerous nano-Mg5(Gd,Nd)particles were found to precipitate dynamically in the Mg-9Gd-2Nd-0.5Zr alloy, which gave rise to the dynamic recrystallization process via providing nucleation energy through hindering the release of deformation energy and promoting an increase in the strength through the Orowan strengthening mechanism. Moreover, the dynamically recrystallized(DRXed) grains have a weak texture, which plays a significant role in improving the ductility. Therefore,the Nd addition favors the improvement of strength and elongation for the as-extruded Mg-9Gd-0.5Zr alloy,simultaneously.
基金Project(50278097) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Tests were carried out on 8 self-compacting reinforced concrete(SCC) beams and 4 normal reinforced concrete beams. The effects of mode of consolidation,load level,reinforcing ratio and structural type on long term behavior of SCC were investigated. Under the same environmental conditions,the shrinkage-time curve of self-compacting concrete beam is very similar to that of normal concrete beam. For both self-compacting reinforced concrete beams and normal reinforced concrete beams,the rate of shrinkage at early stages is higher,the shrinkage strain at 2 months is about 60% of the maximum value at one year. The shrinkage strain of self-compacting reinforced concrete beam after one year is about 450×10-6. Creep deflection of self-compacting reinforced concrete beam decreases as the tensile reinforcing ratio increases. The deflection creep coefficient of self-compacting reinforced concrete beam after one and a half year is about 1.6,which is very close to that of normal reinforced concrete beams cast with vibration. Extra cautions considering shrinkage and creep behavior are not needed for the use of SCC in engineering practices.
基金Project(2012CB619101)supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘Porous titanium has been shown to exhibit desirable properties as biomedical materials. In view of the load-bearing situation, the mechanical properties and pore structure deformation behaviour of porous titanium were studied. Porous titanium with porosities varying from 36%-66% and average pore size of 230 μm was fabricated by powder sintering. Microstructural features were characterized using scanning electron microscopy. Uniaxial compression tests were used to probe the mechanical response in terms of elastic modulus and compressive strength. The mechanical properties of porous titanium were found to be close to the those of human bone, with stiffness values ranging from 1.86 to 14.7 GPa and compressive strength values of 85.16-461.94 MPa. The relationships between mechanical properties and relative densities were established, and the increase in relative density showed significant effects on mechanical properties and deformations of porous titanium. In a lower relative density, the microscopic deformation mechanism of porous titanium was yielding, bending and buckling of cell walls, while the deformation of yielding and bending of cell walls was observed in the porous titanium with higher relative density.
文摘In order to understand the relationship between the mechanical property and the effect of bleaching and dyeing to the soybean protein fibers(SPF),four mechanical models are chosen.The tensile and relaxation property of the soybean protein fibers are analyzed.The tensile and relaxation curves are fitted with the suitable model.It shows that the relaxation property of SPF is in accordance with the standard linear solid model.Estimates of the Hookean spring modulus at 8% and at 10% are different,so some structural modifications could be produced by the strain.Bleached fibers show a higher level of relaxation than raw fibers and dyed fibers.Bleaching has a remarkable influence on decreasing tenacity at break for each test modality.Knotted and looped modalities decrease fiber tenacity remarkably in all three samples.
基金Project(50878212) supported by National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(1298011-2) supported by the Funding of Scientific Research and Technology Development Projects of Guangxi Province,China+2 种基金Project(12JJ6052) supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(kfj120402) supported Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Special Environment Road Engineering of Hunan Province(Changsha University of Science&Technology),ChinaProject(13C1010) supported by the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province,China
文摘The original descriptive model of shear stress and shear displacement only reflects the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane.The index model was revised and piecewise index model was built to describe the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane and brittle structural plane.The relation of stress and strain to the failure mode of structural plane considering the effect of its shape was investigated,and a model which could reflect the relation between undulate angle and shear strength was built.The result indicates that structural plane presents nonlinear characteristics,specifically,the value of undulate angle,as well as corresponding shear strength,becomes larger as the normal stress decreases.
文摘The main goal of this study is analysis the mechanical behavior, failure mode and deflections of masonry beams lintels when subjected to concentrated loading. Walls were built using hollow clay blocks, using horizontal reinforcement on bed joint, and using of Murfor steel reinforcement. The conclusions of this work was: at middle of span, the load and displacement results present a linear behavior until failure; there two regions of failure, the region "A" presents the association of crushing and the region "B" shows the shear stress between block and mortar; the visual analysis of experimental tests shows the lost of adhesion between the mortar joint and blocks. It was not observed cracks on the mid-span produced by bending; it is possible to detach that the use of plane truss in Brazil as technological alternative is feasible and makes the masonry walls execution more rational, increasing the velocity of production.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China grant number: 2010J01210 and T0750008
文摘Based on the time-delayed embedding method of phase space reconstruction, a new method to compute the approximate entropy (ApEn) of electroencephalogram (EEG) is proposed. The computational results show that there are signiticant differences between epileptic: EEG and normal EEG in the approximate entropy with the variance of embedding dimension. This conclusion is helpful to analyze the dynamical behavior of difibrent EEGs by entropy.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2005CB623800)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51173157)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Y4100314)
文摘Impact polypropylene copolymer (IPC), named polypropylene catalloy, not only possesses excellent impact property, but also presents good rigidity. Its superior performances result from the complicated composition and microstructure. In the present article, recent progress in the studies on microstructure, morphology, crystallization and rheological behavior of IPC is summarized, and findings of the authors and their collaborators are reported. In general, IPC is divided into three components, i.e., ethylene-propylene random copolymer (EPR), a series of different segment lengths ethylene-propylene copolymer (EbP) and propylene homopolymer. The reasonable macromolecular structures of EbP and a multilayered core-shell model of dispersed phase structure in IPC were proposed, in which the dispersed phase consists of an outer EbP shell, an inner EPR layer and an EbP core. It is found that the annealing at melt-state may lead to an abnormal phase inversion, and the phase inversion disappears when temperature cools down to room temperature. The cause of phase inversion is ascribed to the existence of EbP component, which results in the stronger activity of the dispersed phase. The crystalline structure and morphologic results confirm the formation of β-iPP in IPC. Furthermore, it is found that the ethylene content in IPC and cooling rate of the samples have an important influence on the formation of β-iPP. Based on the crystallization kinetics analyzed by Lauritzen-Hoffman theory, crystallization behavior of different IPC samples is discussed and it is proposed that the dilution effect of ethylene propylene copolymer has a more remarkable influence on surface nucleation than on crystal growth. In addition, annealing at high temperature can result in the changes of chain structure for IPC, and this instability is ascribed to the oxidative degradation and crosslink reaction mainly in iPP component.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10672090)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2006AA02Z4E8)
文摘The passage of red blood cells (RBCs) through capillaries is essential for human blood microcirculation. This study used a moving mesh technology that incorporated leader-follower pairs to simulate the fluid-structure and structure-structure interac- tions between the RBC and a microvessel stenosis. The numerical model consisted of plasma, cytoplasm, the erythrocyte membrane, and the microvessel stenosis. Computational results showed that the rheology of the RBC is affected by the Reynolds number of the plasma flow as well as the surface-to-volume ratio of the erythroeyte. At a constant inlet flow rate, an increased plasma viscosity will improve the transit of the RBC through the microvessel stenosis. For the above reasons, we consider that the decreased hemorheology in microvessels in a pathological state may primarily be attributed to an increase in the number of white blood cells. This leads to the aggregation of RBCs and a change in the blood flow structure. The present fundamental study of hemorheology aimed at providing theoretical guidelines for clinical hemorheology.
基金Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No.2015XKMS074-CUMT
文摘The Etching model on various fractal substrates embedded in two dimensions was investigated by means of kinetic Mento Carlo method in order to determine the relationship between dynamic scaling exponents and fractal parameters. The fractal dimensions are from 1.465 to 1.893, and the random walk exponents are from 2.101 to 2.578.It is found that the dynamic behaviors on fractal lattices are more complex than those on integer dimensions. The roughness exponent increases with the increasing of the random walk exponent on the fractal substrates but shows a non-monotonic relation with respect to the fractal dimension. No monotonic change is observed in the growth exponent.
基金This work was supported as part of the Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport (FIRST) Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. K. X. is grateful to the Chinese Scholarship Council for a visiting fellowship. Additional support was provided by National Natural Science foundation of China (No. 21276138) and Tsinghua University Foundation (No. 2013108930). The numerical calculations were performed at the National Energy Research Sdentific Computing Center (NERSC).
文摘The charging kinetics of electric double layers (EDLs) is closely related to the performance of a wide variety of nanostructured devices including supercapacitors, electro-actuators, and electrolyte-gated transistors. While room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL) are often used as the charge carrier in these new applications, the theoretical analyses are mostly based on conventional electrokinetic theories suitable for macroscopic electrochemical phenomena in aqueous solutions. In this work, we study the charging behavior of RTIL-EDLs using a coarse-grained molecular model and constant-potential molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In stark contrast to the predictions of conventional theories, the MD results show oscillatory variations of ionic distributions and electrochemical properties in response to the separation between electrodes. The rate of EDL charging exhibits non-monotonic behavior revealing strong electrostatic correlations in RTIL under confinement.