In order to investigate the real-time cracking behavior of each component of a composite with strong interfacial bonding among lamellae, Ti-18 Nb(at.%) composite was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS), followed b...In order to investigate the real-time cracking behavior of each component of a composite with strong interfacial bonding among lamellae, Ti-18 Nb(at.%) composite was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS), followed by hot-rolling, annealing, and quenching. The microstructure and mechanical properties were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), micro-region X-ray diffractometry(MRXRD), nanoindentation, and in-situ scanning electron microscopy tensile testing. The results show that the Ti-18 Nb consists of Ti-enriched, diffusion and Nb-enriched zones, and the sharp Nb gradient across different zones leads to inhomogeneous distribution of phase and mechanical properties. A remarkable finding is that the diffusion zones not only enable the cooperative deformation between the brittle Ti-enriched zones and the ductile Nb-enriched zones but also act as the crack-arresters to prevent the local cracks in the Ti-enriched zones from further propagating across the composite.展开更多
The magnetic and structural properties in Co/Cu/Co sandwiches with Ni and Cr buffer layers were investigated. It was found that the coercivity in Ni layer buffered samples decreases with increasing Ni layer thickness,...The magnetic and structural properties in Co/Cu/Co sandwiches with Ni and Cr buffer layers were investigated. It was found that the coercivity in Ni layer buffered samples decreases with increasing Ni layer thickness, while that in Cr layer buffered ones increases with increasing Cr layer thickness, leading to a large difference in field sensitivity of their giant magnetoresistance (GMR) properties. X-ray diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscope images exhibited that there is a strong fcc (111) texture in the samples with Ni buffer layer. But there are only randomly oriented potycrystalline grains in Cr buffered sandwiches. According to atomic force microscope topography, the surface roughness of Cr buffered sandwiches is smaller than that of Ni buffered ones. It is demonstrated that buffer layer influences both magnetic and structural properties in Co/Cu/Co sandwiches as well as their GMR characteristics.展开更多
Although well known, Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that remains widely studied because of its high pathogenic potential and its ability to develop resistance to antibiotics routinely used in clinical practice. ...Although well known, Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that remains widely studied because of its high pathogenic potential and its ability to develop resistance to antibiotics routinely used in clinical practice. The present study investigated the occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hamburgers and sandwiches sold in supermarkets and fast food outlets in Salvador, BA, Brazil. Fifty samples of frozen raw hamburgers (25: beef and 25: chicken) and 50 samples of ready-to-eat sandwiches (25: beef and 25: chicken) were collected and investigated for the presence of MRSA. MRSA was present in 32% of the hamburgers and 8% of the sandwiches. The frequency of MRSA was higher in the samples containing chicken meat. However, the statistical analysis showed no association between MRSA presence and the type of meat investigated (P > 0.05). The high prevalence of MRSA in hamburgers and the presence of the microorganism in ready-to-eat sandwiches are worrying and indicate the need for better control during food preparation to prevent the spread of bacteria.展开更多
The title complex cis-bis(tetrahydrothiophene)-bis(nitrate) platinum(H), (tht)2Pt(NO3)2, was the reducing product from potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) K2PtC16 where the platinum is tetra-valenced. Crysta...The title complex cis-bis(tetrahydrothiophene)-bis(nitrate) platinum(H), (tht)2Pt(NO3)2, was the reducing product from potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) K2PtC16 where the platinum is tetra-valenced. Crystal data for CsH16N206PtS2: monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 9.8833(5), b = 8.6744(4), c = 18.6407(9)A,β = 114.401(3)°, V = 1455.35(12)A3 Z = 4, Mr = 495.44, Dc = 2.261 g/cm3, F(000) = 944,μ = 9.950 mm-1, 2(MoKa) = 0.71073 A, T= 293(2) K, 2θmax = 54.96°, GOOF = 1.033, R = 0.0350 and wR = 0.0785 for 2572 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ(I). X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the title complex has interesting weak metal-metal interactions and two molecules linked by metal-metal interaction exist as a group. Luminescent spectrum illuminates red emission of the complex at room temperature.展开更多
The mechanism of contact electrification between metals was studied using the first-principles method, taking the Ag-Fe contact as an example. Charge population, charge density difference, the orbitals and densities o...The mechanism of contact electrification between metals was studied using the first-principles method, taking the Ag-Fe contact as an example. Charge population, charge density difference, the orbitals and densities of states (DOS) were calculated to study the electronic properties of the contacting interfacial atoms. Based on the calculation, the amount of contact charge was obtained. The investigation revealed that the electrons near Fermi levels with higher energies transfer between the outermost orbitals (s orbitals for Ag and d orbitals for Fe). Meanwhile, polarized covalent bonds form between the d electrons in the deep energy states. These two effects together lead to an increase of charge magnitude at the interface. Also, the electrons responsible for electrification can be determined by their energies and orbitals.展开更多
This paper aims to enhance the compression capacity of underwater cylindrical shells by adopting the corrugated sandwich structure of cuttlebone.The cuttlebone suffers uniaxial external compression,while underwater cy...This paper aims to enhance the compression capacity of underwater cylindrical shells by adopting the corrugated sandwich structure of cuttlebone.The cuttlebone suffers uniaxial external compression,while underwater cylindrical shells are in a biaxial compressive stress state.To suit the biaxial compressive stress state,a novel bidirectional corrugated sandwich structure is proposed to improve the bearing capacity of cylindrical shells.The static and buckling analysis for the sandwich shell and the unstiffened cylindrical shell with the same volume-weight ratio are studied by numerical simulation.It is indicated that the proposed sandwich shell can effectively reduce the ratio between circumferential and axial stress from 2 to 1.25 and improve the critical buckling load by about 1.63 times.Numerical simulation shows that optimizing and adjusting the structural parameters could significantly improve the advantage of the sandwich shell.Then,the hydrostatic pressure tests for shell models fabricated by 3D printing are carried out.According to the experimental results,the overall failure position of the sandwich shell is at the center part of the sandwich shell.It has been found the average critical load of the proposed sandwich shell models exceeds two times that of the unstiffened shell models.Hence,the proposed bio-inspired bidirectional corrugated sandwich structure can significantly enhance the pressure resistance capability of cylindrical shells.展开更多
Molecular structure of a naphthyridine and pyrazine amine ligand, N2,N7-di(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,8-naphthyri-dine-2,7-diamine(H2dpznda 1) was studied, and a three-dimensional supramolecular network with a double helix c...Molecular structure of a naphthyridine and pyrazine amine ligand, N2,N7-di(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,8-naphthyri-dine-2,7-diamine(H2dpznda 1) was studied, and a three-dimensional supramolecular network with a double helix chain structure through intermolecular hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions between the naphthyridine and pyrazine rings was depicted. Through ligand 1, [Co2(μ2-dpznda)2(μ2-CH3OH)2](2) was obtained and two ligands coordinate to two Co2+)as tetradentate bridging ligands. Single crystal and magnetism study on 2 revealed that the complex exhibited weak yet significant metal-metal interaction.展开更多
Molecular dynamics simulation is used to calculate the interfacial thermal resistance of a graphene/carbon nanotubes/hexagonal boron nitride(Gr/CNTs/hBN)sandwiched heterostructure,in which vertically aligned carbon na...Molecular dynamics simulation is used to calculate the interfacial thermal resistance of a graphene/carbon nanotubes/hexagonal boron nitride(Gr/CNTs/hBN)sandwiched heterostructure,in which vertically aligned carbon nanotube(VACNT)arrays are covalently bonded to graphene and hexagonal boron nitride layers.We find that the interfacial thermal resistance(ITR)of the Gr/VACNT/hBN sandwiched heterostructure is one to two orders of magnitude smaller than the ITR of a Gr/hBN van der Waals heterostructure with the same plane size.It is observed that covalent bonding effectively enhances the phonon coupling between Gr and hBN layers,resulting in an increase in the overlap factor of phonon density of states between Gr and hBN,thus reducing the ITR of Gr and hBN.In addition,the chirality,size(diameter and length),and packing density of sandwich-layer VACNTs have an important influence on the ITR of the heterostructure.Under the same CNT diameter and length,the ITR of the sandwiched heterostructure with armchair-shaped VACNTs is higher than that of the sandwiched heterostructure with zigzag-shaped VACNTs due to the different chemical bonding of chiral CNTs with Gr and hBN.When the armchair-shaped CNT diameter increases or the length decreases,the ITR of the sandwiched heterostructure tends to decrease.Moreover,the increase in the VACNT packing density also leads to a continuous decrease in the ITR of the sandwiched heterostructure,attributed to the extremely high intrinsic thermal conductivity of CNTs and the increase of out-of-plane heat transfer channels.This work may be helpful for understanding the mechanism for ITR in multilayer vertical heterostructures,and provides theoretical guidance for a new strategy to regulate the interlayer thermal resistance of heterostructures by optimizing the design of sandwich layer thermal interface materials.展开更多
In this article,the experimental and finite element analysis is utilized to investigate the quasi-static compression features of sandwich constructions built with tapered tubes.3D printing technology was utilized to c...In this article,the experimental and finite element analysis is utilized to investigate the quasi-static compression features of sandwich constructions built with tapered tubes.3D printing technology was utilized to create the hollow centers of the tapering tubes,with and without corrugations.The results demonstrate that the energy absorption(EA)and specific energy absorption(SEA)of the single corrugated tapered tube sandwich are 51.6% and 19.8% higher,respectively,than those of the conical tube sandwich.Furthermore,the results demonstrate that energy absorbers can benefit from corrugation in order to increase their efficiency.Additionally,the tapered corrugated tubes'resistance to oblique impacts was studied.Compared to a straight tube,the tapered tube is more resistant to oblique loads and has a lower initial peak crushing force(PCF),according to numerical simulations.After conducting a parametric study,it was discovered that the energy absorption performance of the sandwich construction is significantly affected by the amplitude,number of corrugations,and wall thickness.EA and SEA of DTS with corrugation number of 8 increased by 17.4%and 29.6%,respectively,while PCF decreased by 9.2% compared to DTS with corrugation number of 10.展开更多
In this study,the instability and bifurcation diagrams of a functionally graded(FG)porous sandwich beam on an elastic,viscous foundation which is influenced by an axial load,are investigated with an analytical attitud...In this study,the instability and bifurcation diagrams of a functionally graded(FG)porous sandwich beam on an elastic,viscous foundation which is influenced by an axial load,are investigated with an analytical attitude.To do so,the Timoshenko beam theory is utilized to take the shear deformations into account,and the nonlinear Von-Karman approach is adopted to acquire the equations of motion.Then,to turn the partial differential equations(PDEs)into ordinary differential equations(ODEs)in the case of equations of motion,the method of Galerkin is employed,followed by the multiple time scale method to solve the resulting equations.The impact of parameters affecting the response of the beam,including the porosity distribution,porosity coefficient,temperature increments,slenderness,thickness,and damping ratios,are explicitly discussed.It is found that the parameters mentioned above affect the bifurcation points and instability of the sandwich porous beams,some of which,including the effect of temperature and porosity distribution,are less noticeable.展开更多
Honeycomb sandwich structures are widely used in lightweight applications.Usually,these structures are subjected to extreme loading conditions,leading to potential failures due to delamination and debonding between th...Honeycomb sandwich structures are widely used in lightweight applications.Usually,these structures are subjected to extreme loading conditions,leading to potential failures due to delamination and debonding between the face sheet and the honeycomb core.Therefore,the present study is focused on the mechanical characterisation of honeycomb sandwich structures fabricated using advanced 3D printing technology.The continuous carbon fibres and ONYX-FR matrix materials have been used as raw materials for 3D printing of the specimens needed for various mechanical characterization testing;ONYX-FR is a commercial trade name for flame retardant short carbon fibre filled nylon filaments,used as a reinforcing material in Morkforged 3D printer.Edgewise and flatwise compression tests have been conducted for different configurations of honeycomb sandwich structures,fabricated by varying the face sheet thickness and core cell size,while keeping the core cell thickness and core height constant.Based on these tests,the proposed structure with face sheet thickness of 3.2 mm and a core cell size of 12.7 mm exhibited the highest energy absorption and prevented delamination and debonding failures.Therefore,3D printing technology can also be considered as an alternative method for sandwich structure fabrication.However,detailed parametric studies still need to be conducted to meet various other structural integrity criteria related to the lightweight applications.展开更多
基金Project(51625404)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholar of ChinaProjects(51604104,51504295)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In order to investigate the real-time cracking behavior of each component of a composite with strong interfacial bonding among lamellae, Ti-18 Nb(at.%) composite was prepared by spark plasma sintering(SPS), followed by hot-rolling, annealing, and quenching. The microstructure and mechanical properties were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), micro-region X-ray diffractometry(MRXRD), nanoindentation, and in-situ scanning electron microscopy tensile testing. The results show that the Ti-18 Nb consists of Ti-enriched, diffusion and Nb-enriched zones, and the sharp Nb gradient across different zones leads to inhomogeneous distribution of phase and mechanical properties. A remarkable finding is that the diffusion zones not only enable the cooperative deformation between the brittle Ti-enriched zones and the ductile Nb-enriched zones but also act as the crack-arresters to prevent the local cracks in the Ti-enriched zones from further propagating across the composite.
文摘The magnetic and structural properties in Co/Cu/Co sandwiches with Ni and Cr buffer layers were investigated. It was found that the coercivity in Ni layer buffered samples decreases with increasing Ni layer thickness, while that in Cr layer buffered ones increases with increasing Cr layer thickness, leading to a large difference in field sensitivity of their giant magnetoresistance (GMR) properties. X-ray diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscope images exhibited that there is a strong fcc (111) texture in the samples with Ni buffer layer. But there are only randomly oriented potycrystalline grains in Cr buffered sandwiches. According to atomic force microscope topography, the surface roughness of Cr buffered sandwiches is smaller than that of Ni buffered ones. It is demonstrated that buffer layer influences both magnetic and structural properties in Co/Cu/Co sandwiches as well as their GMR characteristics.
文摘Although well known, Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that remains widely studied because of its high pathogenic potential and its ability to develop resistance to antibiotics routinely used in clinical practice. The present study investigated the occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hamburgers and sandwiches sold in supermarkets and fast food outlets in Salvador, BA, Brazil. Fifty samples of frozen raw hamburgers (25: beef and 25: chicken) and 50 samples of ready-to-eat sandwiches (25: beef and 25: chicken) were collected and investigated for the presence of MRSA. MRSA was present in 32% of the hamburgers and 8% of the sandwiches. The frequency of MRSA was higher in the samples containing chicken meat. However, the statistical analysis showed no association between MRSA presence and the type of meat investigated (P > 0.05). The high prevalence of MRSA in hamburgers and the presence of the microorganism in ready-to-eat sandwiches are worrying and indicate the need for better control during food preparation to prevent the spread of bacteria.
基金supported by 973 Program (2006CB932900)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20571074)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (No. 2007J0172)
文摘The title complex cis-bis(tetrahydrothiophene)-bis(nitrate) platinum(H), (tht)2Pt(NO3)2, was the reducing product from potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) K2PtC16 where the platinum is tetra-valenced. Crystal data for CsH16N206PtS2: monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 9.8833(5), b = 8.6744(4), c = 18.6407(9)A,β = 114.401(3)°, V = 1455.35(12)A3 Z = 4, Mr = 495.44, Dc = 2.261 g/cm3, F(000) = 944,μ = 9.950 mm-1, 2(MoKa) = 0.71073 A, T= 293(2) K, 2θmax = 54.96°, GOOF = 1.033, R = 0.0350 and wR = 0.0785 for 2572 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ(I). X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the title complex has interesting weak metal-metal interactions and two molecules linked by metal-metal interaction exist as a group. Luminescent spectrum illuminates red emission of the complex at room temperature.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50823003 and 90923018)
文摘The mechanism of contact electrification between metals was studied using the first-principles method, taking the Ag-Fe contact as an example. Charge population, charge density difference, the orbitals and densities of states (DOS) were calculated to study the electronic properties of the contacting interfacial atoms. Based on the calculation, the amount of contact charge was obtained. The investigation revealed that the electrons near Fermi levels with higher energies transfer between the outermost orbitals (s orbitals for Ag and d orbitals for Fe). Meanwhile, polarized covalent bonds form between the d electrons in the deep energy states. These two effects together lead to an increase of charge magnitude at the interface. Also, the electrons responsible for electrification can be determined by their energies and orbitals.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB2602800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51879231,51679214)。
文摘This paper aims to enhance the compression capacity of underwater cylindrical shells by adopting the corrugated sandwich structure of cuttlebone.The cuttlebone suffers uniaxial external compression,while underwater cylindrical shells are in a biaxial compressive stress state.To suit the biaxial compressive stress state,a novel bidirectional corrugated sandwich structure is proposed to improve the bearing capacity of cylindrical shells.The static and buckling analysis for the sandwich shell and the unstiffened cylindrical shell with the same volume-weight ratio are studied by numerical simulation.It is indicated that the proposed sandwich shell can effectively reduce the ratio between circumferential and axial stress from 2 to 1.25 and improve the critical buckling load by about 1.63 times.Numerical simulation shows that optimizing and adjusting the structural parameters could significantly improve the advantage of the sandwich shell.Then,the hydrostatic pressure tests for shell models fabricated by 3D printing are carried out.According to the experimental results,the overall failure position of the sandwich shell is at the center part of the sandwich shell.It has been found the average critical load of the proposed sandwich shell models exceeds two times that of the unstiffened shell models.Hence,the proposed bio-inspired bidirectional corrugated sandwich structure can significantly enhance the pressure resistance capability of cylindrical shells.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2013JM2005)the National Science Council of China and the Full-Time Master Innovation Fund of Xi’an Shiyou University(No.2015cx140735)
文摘Molecular structure of a naphthyridine and pyrazine amine ligand, N2,N7-di(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,8-naphthyri-dine-2,7-diamine(H2dpznda 1) was studied, and a three-dimensional supramolecular network with a double helix chain structure through intermolecular hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions between the naphthyridine and pyrazine rings was depicted. Through ligand 1, [Co2(μ2-dpznda)2(μ2-CH3OH)2](2) was obtained and two ligands coordinate to two Co2+)as tetradentate bridging ligands. Single crystal and magnetism study on 2 revealed that the complex exhibited weak yet significant metal-metal interaction.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.2019ZDPY16)the support of the funding for the key discipline of physics at the China University of Mining and Technologythe support of the Shenzhen Yuliang Technology Co.,Ltd.。
文摘Molecular dynamics simulation is used to calculate the interfacial thermal resistance of a graphene/carbon nanotubes/hexagonal boron nitride(Gr/CNTs/hBN)sandwiched heterostructure,in which vertically aligned carbon nanotube(VACNT)arrays are covalently bonded to graphene and hexagonal boron nitride layers.We find that the interfacial thermal resistance(ITR)of the Gr/VACNT/hBN sandwiched heterostructure is one to two orders of magnitude smaller than the ITR of a Gr/hBN van der Waals heterostructure with the same plane size.It is observed that covalent bonding effectively enhances the phonon coupling between Gr and hBN layers,resulting in an increase in the overlap factor of phonon density of states between Gr and hBN,thus reducing the ITR of Gr and hBN.In addition,the chirality,size(diameter and length),and packing density of sandwich-layer VACNTs have an important influence on the ITR of the heterostructure.Under the same CNT diameter and length,the ITR of the sandwiched heterostructure with armchair-shaped VACNTs is higher than that of the sandwiched heterostructure with zigzag-shaped VACNTs due to the different chemical bonding of chiral CNTs with Gr and hBN.When the armchair-shaped CNT diameter increases or the length decreases,the ITR of the sandwiched heterostructure tends to decrease.Moreover,the increase in the VACNT packing density also leads to a continuous decrease in the ITR of the sandwiched heterostructure,attributed to the extremely high intrinsic thermal conductivity of CNTs and the increase of out-of-plane heat transfer channels.This work may be helpful for understanding the mechanism for ITR in multilayer vertical heterostructures,and provides theoretical guidance for a new strategy to regulate the interlayer thermal resistance of heterostructures by optimizing the design of sandwich layer thermal interface materials.
基金the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52078152 and 12002095)Guangzhou Government-University Union Fund(No.202201020532)。
文摘In this article,the experimental and finite element analysis is utilized to investigate the quasi-static compression features of sandwich constructions built with tapered tubes.3D printing technology was utilized to create the hollow centers of the tapering tubes,with and without corrugations.The results demonstrate that the energy absorption(EA)and specific energy absorption(SEA)of the single corrugated tapered tube sandwich are 51.6% and 19.8% higher,respectively,than those of the conical tube sandwich.Furthermore,the results demonstrate that energy absorbers can benefit from corrugation in order to increase their efficiency.Additionally,the tapered corrugated tubes'resistance to oblique impacts was studied.Compared to a straight tube,the tapered tube is more resistant to oblique loads and has a lower initial peak crushing force(PCF),according to numerical simulations.After conducting a parametric study,it was discovered that the energy absorption performance of the sandwich construction is significantly affected by the amplitude,number of corrugations,and wall thickness.EA and SEA of DTS with corrugation number of 8 increased by 17.4%and 29.6%,respectively,while PCF decreased by 9.2% compared to DTS with corrugation number of 10.
文摘In this study,the instability and bifurcation diagrams of a functionally graded(FG)porous sandwich beam on an elastic,viscous foundation which is influenced by an axial load,are investigated with an analytical attitude.To do so,the Timoshenko beam theory is utilized to take the shear deformations into account,and the nonlinear Von-Karman approach is adopted to acquire the equations of motion.Then,to turn the partial differential equations(PDEs)into ordinary differential equations(ODEs)in the case of equations of motion,the method of Galerkin is employed,followed by the multiple time scale method to solve the resulting equations.The impact of parameters affecting the response of the beam,including the porosity distribution,porosity coefficient,temperature increments,slenderness,thickness,and damping ratios,are explicitly discussed.It is found that the parameters mentioned above affect the bifurcation points and instability of the sandwich porous beams,some of which,including the effect of temperature and porosity distribution,are less noticeable.
文摘Honeycomb sandwich structures are widely used in lightweight applications.Usually,these structures are subjected to extreme loading conditions,leading to potential failures due to delamination and debonding between the face sheet and the honeycomb core.Therefore,the present study is focused on the mechanical characterisation of honeycomb sandwich structures fabricated using advanced 3D printing technology.The continuous carbon fibres and ONYX-FR matrix materials have been used as raw materials for 3D printing of the specimens needed for various mechanical characterization testing;ONYX-FR is a commercial trade name for flame retardant short carbon fibre filled nylon filaments,used as a reinforcing material in Morkforged 3D printer.Edgewise and flatwise compression tests have been conducted for different configurations of honeycomb sandwich structures,fabricated by varying the face sheet thickness and core cell size,while keeping the core cell thickness and core height constant.Based on these tests,the proposed structure with face sheet thickness of 3.2 mm and a core cell size of 12.7 mm exhibited the highest energy absorption and prevented delamination and debonding failures.Therefore,3D printing technology can also be considered as an alternative method for sandwich structure fabrication.However,detailed parametric studies still need to be conducted to meet various other structural integrity criteria related to the lightweight applications.