A numerical tool, called Hydro-Geosphere, was used to simulate unsaturated water flow and contaminants migration around an open pit filled with mining wastes. Numerical simulations had been carried out to assess the i...A numerical tool, called Hydro-Geosphere, was used to simulate unsaturated water flow and contaminants migration around an open pit filled with mining wastes. Numerical simulations had been carried out to assess the influence of various factors on water flow and solute transport in and around the surface openings including recharge, properties of the waste material and presence of fractures in the surrounding rock mass. The effect of the regional hydraulic gradient was also investigated. The analyses were conducted by simulating various 2D cases using experimentally obtained material properties and controlled boundary conditions. The effects of the hydrogeological properties of the filling material(i.e., water retention curve and hydraulic conductivity function), fracture network characteristics and conductivity of the joints were assessed. The results illustrate that fractures control water flow and contaminants transport around the waste disposal area. A fracture network can desaturate the system and improve the regional gradient effect.展开更多
We present a scheme in which the N-atom W state is teleported by employing the selective interactionof a cavity field with a driven three-level atom in the A configuration and detecting a single atom in one of the gro...We present a scheme in which the N-atom W state is teleported by employing the selective interactionof a cavity field with a driven three-level atom in the A configuration and detecting a single atom in one of the groundstates.The long-lived W state is teleported from atom A to atom B when the atoms B and A are sent through acavity successively and atom A is then detected.The advantage is that the present one does not involve the Bell-statemeasurement and is robust against the atomic spontaneous emission.展开更多
A new functionalized heteroleptic iridium complex coordinated with 1-phenylisoquinoline (1-piq) and a functionalized fl-diketone (G1), Ir(1-piq)2G1, was synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR, mass spectrometry...A new functionalized heteroleptic iridium complex coordinated with 1-phenylisoquinoline (1-piq) and a functionalized fl-diketone (G1), Ir(1-piq)2G1, was synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The larger conjugation of the replacement of acetylacetone (acac) by a functionalizedβ-diketonate ligand led to a significant decrease in the HOMO level toward vacuum level, while Ir(1-piq)2G1 and Ir(1-piq)2(acac) showed red phosphorescent emissions of about 620 nm in dichloromethane solution. The phosphorescent polymer light-emitting devices were achieved, with the complexes incorporated with polyfluorene (PFO) as a host polymer doped with 30% of 5-(4-biphenylyl)-2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD) as electron transport material. The energy transfer mechanism of the devices was also discussed. The lower EL performance of Ir(1-piq)2G1 is ascribed to the inter-ligand energy transfer, indicating that it is important to control the energy level of the cyclometalated and ancillary ligands.展开更多
Current CO2 reduction and utilization technologies suffer from high energy consuming. Thus, an energy favourable route is in urgent demanding. CO2 mineralization is theoretically an energy releasing process for CO2 re...Current CO2 reduction and utilization technologies suffer from high energy consuming. Thus, an energy favourable route is in urgent demanding. CO2 mineralization is theoretically an energy releasing process for CO2 reduction and utilization, but an approach to recovery this energy has so far remained elusive. For the first time, here we proposed the principle of harvesting electrical energy directly from CO2 mineralization, and realized an energy output strategz1 for CO2 utilization and reduction via a CO2-mineralization fuel cell (CMFC) system. In this system CO2 and industrial alkaline wastes were used as feedstock, and industrial valuable NaHCO3 was produced concomitantly during the electricity generation. The highest power density of this system reached 5.5 W/m2, higher than many microbial fuel cells. The maximum open circuit voltage reached 0.452 V. Moreo- ver, this system was demonstrated viable to low concentration CO2 (10%) and other carhonation process. Thus, the existing of an energy-generating and environmentally friendly strategy to utilize CO2 as a supplement to the current scenario of CO2 emis- sion control has been demonstrated.展开更多
Fiber-shaped energy storage devices are indispensable parts of wearable and portable electronics.Aqueous rechargeable Ni/Fe battery is a very appropriate energy storage device due to their good safety without organic ...Fiber-shaped energy storage devices are indispensable parts of wearable and portable electronics.Aqueous rechargeable Ni/Fe battery is a very appropriate energy storage device due to their good safety without organic electrolytes, high ionic conductivity, and low cost. Unfortunately, the low energy density,poor power density and cycling performance hinder its further practical applications. In this study, in order to obtain high performance negative iron-based material, we first synthesized a-iron oxide(α-Fe2O3) nanorods(NRs) with superstructures on the surface of highly conductive carbon nanotube fibers(CNTFs), then electrically conductive polypyrrole(PPy) was coated to enhance the electron, ion diffusion and cycle stability. The as-prepared α-Fe2O3@PPy NRs/CNTF electrode shows a high specific capacity of 0.62 Ah cm-3 at the current density of 1 A cm-3. Furthermore, the Ni/Fe battery that was assembled by the above negative electrode shows a maximum volumetric energy density of 15.47 mWh cm-3 with228.2 mW cm-3 at a current density of 1 A cm-3. The cycling durability and mechanical flexibility of the Ni/Fe battery were tested, which show good prospect for practical application. In summary, these merits make it possible for our Ni/Fe battery to have practical applications in next generation flexible energy storage devices.展开更多
How to control the dipole orientation of organic emitters is a challenge in the field of organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).Herein,a linear thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)molecule,PhNAI-PMSBA,bearing ...How to control the dipole orientation of organic emitters is a challenge in the field of organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).Herein,a linear thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)molecule,PhNAI-PMSBA,bearing a 1,8-naphthalimide-acridine framework was designed by a doublesite long-axis extension strategy to actively control the dipole orientation.The horizontal ratio of emitting dipole orientation of PhNAI-PMSBA reaches 95%,substantially higher than that of isotropic emitters(67%).This unique feature is associated with the intrinsically horizontal molecular orientation of PhNAI-PMSBA and the good agreement between its transition dipole moment direction and molecular long axis.The PhNAI-PMSBA-based OLED achieves an ultrahigh optical outcoupling efficiency of 43.2%and thus affords one of the highest red electroluminescence with an external quantum efficiency of 22.3%and the Commission International de l’Eclairage 1931 coordinates at around(0.60,0.40).展开更多
基金financial support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)the partners of Research Institute on Mines and the Environment (RIME UQAT-Polytechnique)
文摘A numerical tool, called Hydro-Geosphere, was used to simulate unsaturated water flow and contaminants migration around an open pit filled with mining wastes. Numerical simulations had been carried out to assess the influence of various factors on water flow and solute transport in and around the surface openings including recharge, properties of the waste material and presence of fractures in the surrounding rock mass. The effect of the regional hydraulic gradient was also investigated. The analyses were conducted by simulating various 2D cases using experimentally obtained material properties and controlled boundary conditions. The effects of the hydrogeological properties of the filling material(i.e., water retention curve and hydraulic conductivity function), fracture network characteristics and conductivity of the joints were assessed. The results illustrate that fractures control water flow and contaminants transport around the waste disposal area. A fracture network can desaturate the system and improve the regional gradient effect.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi,China under Grant No.2008GQW0017the Scientific Research Foundation of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education under Grant No.GJJ09504the Foundation of Talent of Jinggang of Jiangxi Province under Grant No.2008DQ00400
文摘We present a scheme in which the N-atom W state is teleported by employing the selective interactionof a cavity field with a driven three-level atom in the A configuration and detecting a single atom in one of the groundstates.The long-lived W state is teleported from atom A to atom B when the atoms B and A are sent through acavity successively and atom A is then detected.The advantage is that the present one does not involve the Bell-statemeasurement and is robust against the atomic spontaneous emission.
基金Project(50803008) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2002CB613403) supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China+1 种基金Project(09JJ6085) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(08hjyh02) supported by the Open Project Program of Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education,China
文摘A new functionalized heteroleptic iridium complex coordinated with 1-phenylisoquinoline (1-piq) and a functionalized fl-diketone (G1), Ir(1-piq)2G1, was synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The larger conjugation of the replacement of acetylacetone (acac) by a functionalizedβ-diketonate ligand led to a significant decrease in the HOMO level toward vacuum level, while Ir(1-piq)2G1 and Ir(1-piq)2(acac) showed red phosphorescent emissions of about 620 nm in dichloromethane solution. The phosphorescent polymer light-emitting devices were achieved, with the complexes incorporated with polyfluorene (PFO) as a host polymer doped with 30% of 5-(4-biphenylyl)-2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD) as electron transport material. The energy transfer mechanism of the devices was also discussed. The lower EL performance of Ir(1-piq)2G1 is ascribed to the inter-ligand energy transfer, indicating that it is important to control the energy level of the cyclometalated and ancillary ligands.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51254002 and 21336004)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013BAC12B03)
文摘Current CO2 reduction and utilization technologies suffer from high energy consuming. Thus, an energy favourable route is in urgent demanding. CO2 mineralization is theoretically an energy releasing process for CO2 reduction and utilization, but an approach to recovery this energy has so far remained elusive. For the first time, here we proposed the principle of harvesting electrical energy directly from CO2 mineralization, and realized an energy output strategz1 for CO2 utilization and reduction via a CO2-mineralization fuel cell (CMFC) system. In this system CO2 and industrial alkaline wastes were used as feedstock, and industrial valuable NaHCO3 was produced concomitantly during the electricity generation. The highest power density of this system reached 5.5 W/m2, higher than many microbial fuel cells. The maximum open circuit voltage reached 0.452 V. Moreo- ver, this system was demonstrated viable to low concentration CO2 (10%) and other carhonation process. Thus, the existing of an energy-generating and environmentally friendly strategy to utilize CO2 as a supplement to the current scenario of CO2 emis- sion control has been demonstrated.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51972162 and 51703241)the Postdoctoral Foundation of Jiangsu Province (2019Z203 and 2019K001)the Science and Technology Project of Nanchang (2017-SJSYS008)
文摘Fiber-shaped energy storage devices are indispensable parts of wearable and portable electronics.Aqueous rechargeable Ni/Fe battery is a very appropriate energy storage device due to their good safety without organic electrolytes, high ionic conductivity, and low cost. Unfortunately, the low energy density,poor power density and cycling performance hinder its further practical applications. In this study, in order to obtain high performance negative iron-based material, we first synthesized a-iron oxide(α-Fe2O3) nanorods(NRs) with superstructures on the surface of highly conductive carbon nanotube fibers(CNTFs), then electrically conductive polypyrrole(PPy) was coated to enhance the electron, ion diffusion and cycle stability. The as-prepared α-Fe2O3@PPy NRs/CNTF electrode shows a high specific capacity of 0.62 Ah cm-3 at the current density of 1 A cm-3. Furthermore, the Ni/Fe battery that was assembled by the above negative electrode shows a maximum volumetric energy density of 15.47 mWh cm-3 with228.2 mW cm-3 at a current density of 1 A cm-3. The cycling durability and mechanical flexibility of the Ni/Fe battery were tested, which show good prospect for practical application. In summary, these merits make it possible for our Ni/Fe battery to have practical applications in next generation flexible energy storage devices.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51873158,51573141,91833304 and 91433201)the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFB0401002)+4 种基金Shenzhen Science and Technolgy Program(KQTD20170330110107046 and JCYJ20190808151209557)the Key Technological Innovation Program of Hubei Province(2018AAA013)the Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hubei Province(2017CFA033)the support from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan(MOST 107-2221-E-002-160-MY3 and 108-2221-E-002-148-MY3)the post-doctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Education(MOE)of Taiwan。
文摘How to control the dipole orientation of organic emitters is a challenge in the field of organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).Herein,a linear thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)molecule,PhNAI-PMSBA,bearing a 1,8-naphthalimide-acridine framework was designed by a doublesite long-axis extension strategy to actively control the dipole orientation.The horizontal ratio of emitting dipole orientation of PhNAI-PMSBA reaches 95%,substantially higher than that of isotropic emitters(67%).This unique feature is associated with the intrinsically horizontal molecular orientation of PhNAI-PMSBA and the good agreement between its transition dipole moment direction and molecular long axis.The PhNAI-PMSBA-based OLED achieves an ultrahigh optical outcoupling efficiency of 43.2%and thus affords one of the highest red electroluminescence with an external quantum efficiency of 22.3%and the Commission International de l’Eclairage 1931 coordinates at around(0.60,0.40).