From VIB‑to VB‑Group Transition Metal Disulfides:Structure Engineering Modulation for Superior Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

The laminated transition metal disulfides(TMDs),which are well known as typical two-dimensional(2D)semiconductive materials,possess a unique layered structure,leading to their wide-spread applications in various fields,such as catalysis,energy storage,sensing,etc.In recent years,a lot of research work on TMDs based functional materials in the fields of electromagnetic wave absorption(EMA)has been carried out.Therefore,it is of great significance to elaborate the influence of TMDs on EMA in time to speed up the application.In this review,recent advances in the development of electromagnetic wave(EMW)absorbers based on TMDs,ranging from the VIB group to the VB group are summarized.Their compositions,microstructures,electronic properties,and synthesis methods are presented in detail.Particularly,the modulation of structure engineering from the aspects of heterostructures,defects,morphologies and phases are systematically summarized,focusing on optimizing impedance matching and increasing dielectric and magnetic losses in the EMA materials with tunable EMW absorption performance.Milestones as well as the challenges are also identified to guide the design of new TMDs based dielectric EMA materials with high performance.

Highly Active Interfacial Sites in SFT-SnO_(2) Heterojunction Electrolyte for Enhanced Fuel Cell Performance via Engineered Energy Bands:Envisioned Theoretically and Experimentally

Extending the ionic conductivity is the pre-requisite of electrolytes in fuel cell technology for high-electrochemical performance.In this regard,the introduction of semiconductor-oxide materials and the approach of heterostructure formation by modulating energy bands to enhance ionic conduction acting as an electrolyte in fuel cell-device.Semiconductor(n-type;SnO_(2))plays a key role by introducing into p-type SrFe_(0.2)Ti_(0.8)O_(3-δ)(SFT)semiconductor perovskite materials to construct p-n heterojunction for high ionic conductivity.Therefore,two different composites of SFT and SnO_(2)are constructed by gluing p-and n-type SFT-SnO_(2),where the optimal composition of SFT-SnO_(2)(6∶4)heterostructure electrolyte-based fuel cell achieved excellent ionic conductivity 0.24 S cm^(-1)with power-output of 1004 mW cm^(-2)and high OCV 1.12 V at a low operational temperature of 500℃.The high power-output and significant ionic conductivity with durable operation of 54 h are accredited to SFT-SnO_(2)heterojunction formation including interfacial conduction assisted by a built-in electric field in fuel cell device.Moreover,the fuel conversion efficiency and considerable Faradaic efficiency reveal the compatibility of SFT-SnO_(2)heterostructure electrolyte and ruled-out short-circuiting issue.Further,the first principle calculation provides sufficient information on structure optimization and energy-band structure modulation of SFT-SnO_(2).This strategy will provide new insight into semiconductor-based fuel cell technology to design novel electrolytes.

Topological Structure-Modulated Collagen Carbon as Two-in-One Energy Storage Configuration toward Ultrahigh Power and Energy Density

Efficient energy storage devices with suitable electrode materials,that integrate high power and high energy,are the crucial requisites of the renewable power source,which have unwrapped new possibilities in the sustainable development of energy and the environment.Herein,a facile collagen microstructure modulation strategy is proposed to construct a nitrogen/oxygen dual-doped hierarchically porous carbon fiber with ultrahigh specific surface area(2788 m^(2)g^(-1))and large pore volume(4.56 cm^(3)g^(-1))via local microfibrous breakage/disassembly of natural structured proteins.Combining operando spectroscopy and density functional theory unveil that the dual-heteroatom doping could effectively regulate the electronic structure of carbon atom framework with enhanced electric conductivity and electronegativity as well as decreased diffusion resistance in favor of rapid pseudocapacitive-dominated Li^(+)-storage(353 mAh g^(-1)at 10 A g^(-1)).Theoretical calculations reveal that the tailored micro-/mesoporous structures favor the rapid charge transfer and ion storage,synergistically realizing high capacity and superior rate performance for NPCF-H cathode(75.0 mAh g^(-1)at 30 A g^(-1)).The assembled device with NPCF-H as both anode and cathode achieves extremely high energy density(200 Wh kg^(-1))with maximum power density(42600 W kg^(-1))and ultralong lifespan(80%capacity retention over 10000 cycles).

Improved multi-scale inverse bottleneck residual network based on triplet parallel attention for apple leaf disease identification

Accurate diagnosis of apple leaf diseases is crucial for improving the quality of apple production and promoting the development of the apple industry. However, apple leaf diseases do not differ significantly from image texture and structural information. The difficulties in disease feature extraction in complex backgrounds slow the related research progress. To address the problems, this paper proposes an improved multi-scale inverse bottleneck residual network model based on a triplet parallel attention mechanism, which is built upon ResNet-50, while improving and combining the inception module and ResNext inverse bottleneck blocks, to recognize seven types of apple leaf(including six diseases of alternaria leaf spot, brown spot, grey spot, mosaic, rust, scab, and one healthy). First, the 3×3 convolutions in some of the residual modules are replaced by multi-scale residual convolutions, the convolution kernels of different sizes contained in each branch of the multi-scale convolution are applied to extract feature maps of different sizes, and the outputs of these branches are multi-scale fused by summing to enrich the output features of the images. Second, the global layer-wise dynamic coordinated inverse bottleneck structure is used to reduce the network feature loss. The inverse bottleneck structure makes the image information less lossy when transforming from different dimensional feature spaces. The fusion of multi-scale and layer-wise dynamic coordinated inverse bottlenecks makes the model effectively balances computational efficiency and feature representation capability, and more robust with a combination of horizontal and vertical features in the fine identification of apple leaf diseases. Finally, after each improved module, a triplet parallel attention module is integrated with cross-dimensional interactions among channels through rotations and residual transformations, which improves the parallel search efficiency of important features and the recognition rate of the network with relatively small computational costs while the dimensional dependencies are improved. To verify the validity of the model in this paper, we uniformly enhance apple leaf disease images screened from the public data sets of Plant Village, Baidu Flying Paddle, and the Internet. The final processed image count is 14,000. The ablation study, pre-processing comparison, and method comparison are conducted on the processed datasets. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method reaches 98.73% accuracy on the adopted datasets, which is 1.82% higher than the classical ResNet-50 model, and 0.29% better than the apple leaf disease datasets before preprocessing. It also achieves competitive results in apple leaf disease identification compared to some state-ofthe-art methods.

Suppression of partially irreversible phase transition in O′3-Na_(3)Ni_(2)SbO_(6)cathode for sodium-ion batteries by interlayered structural modulation

As a promising cathode material for sodium ion batteries,honeycomb-ordered layered Na_(3)Ni_(2)Sb O_(6)still suffers from rapid capacity fading because of partially irreversible phase transition.Herein,a substitution of Na+by Rb+with a larger ionic radius in honeycomb layered Na_(3)-xRbxNi_(2)Sb O_(6)is proposed to modulate the interlayer structure.The results unveil that biphasic transition reversibility of the intermediate P′3phase is substantially enhanced,and the structure evolution behavior during the charge/discharge process changes due to the structural modulation,which contributes to a suppression of the unfavorable O_(1)phase and an alleviation of the lattice distortion.Moreover,Rb substituted samples exhibited an improved Na+(de)intercalation thermodynamics and kinetics.Attributed to the modifications,the sample with optimized Rb content delivers superior cycle stability and rate capacity,demonstrating a feasible strategy for suppressing irreversible phase transition and developing high-performance honeycomb layered materials for sodium ion batteries.

Two-coupled structural modulations in charge-density-wave state of SrPt_2As_2 superconductor

Transmission electron microscopy （TEM） study of SrPt2As2 reveals two incommensurate modulations appearing in the charge-density-wave （CDW） state below TCDW ≈ 470 K. These two structural modulations can be well explained in terms of condensations of two-coupled phonon modes with wave vectors of q1=0.62a＊ on the a＊-b＊ plane and q2 = 0.23a＊ on the a＊-c＊ plane. The atomic displacements occur along the b-axis direction for q1 and along the c-axis direction for q2, respectively. Moreover, the correlation between ql and q2 can be generally written as q1 = （q2 ＋ a＊）/2 in the CDW state, suggesting the presence of essential coupling between q1 and q2. A small fraction of Ir doping on the Pt site in Sr（Pt1-xIrx）2As2 （x ≤ 0.06） could moderately change these CDW modulations and also affect their superconductivities.

RECURSIVENESS OF ZERO STRUCTURES FOR SYSTEM MATRICES OF INTERCONNECTED LINEAR SYSTEMS VIA MODULE THEORETIC TOOLS

The importance of the zeros of multwariable linear systems is well-knoiun in terms of measure obstructions to the controllability and the. observability. In this paper, a recursive decarnposi Am oj interconnected systems is outlined by taking into account the sequential structure of the connnections. The paper extends the, coordinate, module-theoretic studies from the elementary algebraic systems theory to include the case oj such linear interconnected systems which need not to be controllable or observable. Also, the properties of controllability and observability, the decoupling zeros and the signal Making issues are characterized.

Modular flexible“Tetris”microsatellite platform based on sandwich assembly mode

In this paper,a flexible modular“Tetris”microsatellite platform is studied to implement the rapid integration and assembly of microsatellites.The proposed microsatellite platform is fulfilled based on a sandwich assembly mode which consists of the isomorphic module structure and the standard mechanical-electric-data-thermal interfaces.The advantages of the sandwich assembly mode include flexible reconfiguration and efficient assembly.The prototype of the sandwich assembly mode is built for verifying the performance and the feasibility of the proposed mechanical-electric-data-thermal interfaces.Finally,an assembly case is accomplished to demonstrate the validity and advantages of the proposed“Tetris”microsatellite platform.

An air-stable single-crystal layered oxide cathode based on multifunctional structural modulation for high-energy-density sodium-ion batteries

P2-type layered oxide,Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2,has drawn particular interest as a promising cathode material for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)due to its fast sodium-ion transport channels with low migration potential.However,some catastrophic flaws,such as air instability,complicated multiphase evolution,and irreversible anionic redox,limit its electrochemical performance and hinder its application.Here,an air-stable single-crystal P2-type Na_(2/3)Ni_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)Ti_(1/3)O_(2)is proposed based on the multifunctional structural modulation of Ti substitution that could alleviate the issues for practical SIBs.As a result,the cathode with high energy density shows excellent air stability and highly reversible phase transitions(P2–OP4),and delivers faster kinetics and stable anion redox chemistry.Meanwhile,a thorough investigation of the relationship between structure,function,and properties is demonstrated,emphasizing formation processes,electrochemical behavior,structural evolution,and air stability.Overall,this study provides the direction of multifunctional structural modulation for the development of high-performance sodium-based layered cathode materials for practical applications.

Structural evolution and zero-field SMM behaviour in ferromagnetically-coupled disk-type Co_(7)clusters bearing exclusively end-on azido bridges

Concise chemistry leads to a family of heptanuclear Co^(Ⅱ)-clusters,[Co_(7)(N_(3))_(12)(CH_(3)CN)_(12)][Y_(2)(NO_(3))_(4)(piv)_(4)]·2CH_(3)CN(DC1)(pivH=pivalic acid),[Co_(7)(N_(3))_(12)(CH_(3)CN)_(10)(NO_(3))_(0.4)(Cl)_(1.6)]·4CH_(3)CN(DC2)and[Co_(7)(N_(3))_(12)(CH_(3)CN)_(10)(NO_(3))_(2)]·4CH_(3)CN(DC3),in which the metal ions are exclusively bridged by end-on azido ligands to stabilize a beautiful disk-like topology.The resulting clusters exhibit interesting structural transformations and thermodynamically-distinct steady states verified by theoretical calcula-tions.Magnetic studies reveal the first observation of zero-field SMM behaviour in disk-like heptanuclear Co^(Ⅱ)complexes.

Realizing efficient emission and triple-mode photoluminescence switching in air-stable tin(IV)-based metal halides via antimony doping and rational structural modulation

Recently,many lead-free metal halides with diverse structures and highly efficient emission have been reported.However,their poor stability and single-mode emission color severely limit their applications.Herein,three homologous Sb^(3+)-doped zero-dimensional(0D)air-stable Sn(IV)-based metal halides with different crystal structures were developed by inserting a single organic ligand into SnCl_(4)lattice,which brings different optical properties.Under photoexcitation,(C_(25)H_(22)P)SnC_(l5)@Sb⋅CH_(4O)(Sb^(3+)−1)does not emit light,(C_(25)H_(22)P)_(2)SnC_(l6)@Sb-α(Sb^(3+)−2α)shines bright yellow emission with a photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY)of 92%,and(C_(25)H_(22)P)_(2)SnC_(l6)@Sb-β(Sb^(3+)−2β)exhibits intense red emission with a PLQY of 78%.The above three compounds show quite different optical properties should be due to their different crystal structures and the lattice distortions.Particularly,Sb^(3+)−1 can be successfully converted into Sb^(3+)−2αunder the treatment of C_(25)H_(22)PCl solution,accompanied by a transition from nonemission to efficient yellow emission,serving as a“turn-on”photoluminescence(PL)switching.Parallelly,a reversible structure conversion between Sb^(3+)−2αand Sb^(3+)−2βwas witnessed after dichloromethane or volatilization treatment,accompanied by yellow and red emission switching.Thereby,a triple-mode tunable PL switching of off-onI-onII can be constructed in Sb^(3+)-doped Sn(IV)-based compounds.Finally,we demonstrated the as-synthesized compounds in fluorescent anticounterfeiting,information encryption,and optical logic gates.

Vanadium-based polyanionic compounds as cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries:Toward high-energy and high-power applications

Sodium ion batteries(SIBs)have been regarded as one of the alternatives to lithium ion batteries owing to their wide availability and significantly low cost of sodium sources.However,they face serious challenges of low energy&power density and short cycling lifespan owing to the heavy mass and large radius of Na^(+).Vanadium-based polyanionic compounds have advantageous characteristic of high operating voltage,high ionic conductivity and robust structural framework,which is conducive to their high energy&power density and long lifespan for SIBs.In this review,we will overview the latest V-based polyanionic compounds,along with the respective characteristic from the intrinsic crystal structure to performance presentation and improvement for SIBs.One of the most important aspect is to discover the essential problems existed in the present V-based polyanionic compounds for high-energy&power applications,and point out most suitable solutions from the crystal structure modulation,interface tailoring and electrode configuration design.Moreover,some scientific issues of V-based polyanionic compounds shall be also proposed and related future direction shall be provided.We believe that this review can serve as a motivation for further development of novel V-based polyanionic compounds and drive them toward high energy&power applications in the near future.

New development in Fe/Co catalysts:Structure modulation and performance optimization for syngas conversion

C1 chemistry is the essence of coal chemistry and natural gas chemistry. Catalytic methods to efficiently convert C1 molecules into fuels and chemicals have been extensively studied. Syngas（CO ＋H_2） conversion is the most important industrial reaction system in C1 chemistry, and Fe and Co catalysts, two major industrial catalysts, have been the focus of fundamental research and industrial application. In the last decade, considerable research efforts have been devoted to discoveries concerning catalyst structure and increasing market demands for olefins and oxygenates. Since the development of efficient catalysts would strongly benefit from catalyst design and the establishment of a new reaction system, this review comprehensively overviews syngas conversion in three main reactions, highlights the advances recently made and the challenges that remain open, and will stimulate future research activities. The first part of the review summarizes the breakthroughs in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis regarding the optimization of activity and stability, determination of the active phase, and mechanistic studies. The second part overviews the modulation of catalytic structure and product selectivity for Fischer-Tropsch to olefins（FTO）. Catalysts designed to produce higher alcohols, as well as to tune product selectivity in C1 chemistry, are described in the third section. Finally, present challenges in syngas conversion are proposed, and the solutions and prospects are discussed from the viewpoint of fundamental research and practical application. This review summarizes the latest advances in the design, preparation, and application of Fe/Co-based catalysts toward syngas conversion and presents the challenges and future directions in producing value-added fuels.

Self-supporting NiFe LDH-MoS_(x) integrated electrode for highly efficient water splitting at the industrial electrolysis conditions

Developing effective and practical electrocatalyst under industrial electrolysis conditions is critical for renewable hydrogen production.Herein,we report the self-supporting NiFe LDH-MoS_(x) integrated electrode for water oxidation under normal alkaline test condition(1 M KOH at 25℃)and simulated industrial electrolysis conditions(5 M KOH at 65℃).Such optimized electrode exhibits excellent oxygen evolution reaction(OER)performance with overpotential of 195 and 290 mV at current density of 100 and 400 mA·cm^(-2) under normal alkaline test condition.Notably,only over-potential of 156 and 201 mV were required to achieve the current density of 100 and 400mA·cm^(-2) under simulated industrial electrolysis conditions.No significant degradations were observed after long-term durability tests for both conditions.When using in two-electrode system,the operational voltages of 1.44 and 1.72 V were required to achieve a current density of 10 and 100 mA·cm^(-2) for the overall water splitting test(NiFe LDH-MoS_(x)/INF||20%Pt/C).Additionally,the operational voltage of employing NiFe LDH-MoS_(x)/INF as both cathode and anode merely require 1.52 V at 50mA·cm^(-2) at simulated industrial electrolysis conditions.Notably,a membrane electrode assembly(MEA)for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis(AEMWEs)using NiFe LDH-MoS_(x)/INF as an anode catalyst exhibited an energy conversion efficiency of 71.8%at current density of 400 mA·cm^(-2)in 1 M KOH at 60℃.Further experimental results reveal that sulfurized substrate not only improved the conductivity of NiFe LDH,but also regulated its electronic configurations and atomic composition,leading to the excellent activity.The easy-obtained and cost-effective integrated electrodes are expected to meet the large-scale application of industrial water electrolysis.

Mechanism of Bainite Nucleation in Steel, Iron and Copper Alloys

During the incubation period of isothermal treatment（or aging） within the bainitic transformation temperature range in a salt bath （or quenching in water） immediately after solution treatment, not only are the defects formed at high temperatures maintained, but new defects can also be generated in alloys, iron alloys and steels. Due to the segregation of the solute atoms near defects through diffusion, this leads to non-uniform distributions of solute atoms in the parent phase with distinct regions of both solute enrichment and solute depletion. It is proposed that when the Ms temperature at the solute depleted regions is equal to or higher than the isothermal （or aged） temperature,nucleation of bainite occurs within these solute depleted regions in the manner of martensitic shear. Therefore it is considered that, at least in steel, iron and copper alloy systems, bainite is formed through a shear mechanism within solute depleted regions, which is controlled and formed by the solute atoms diffusion in the parent phase.

Electronic structure modulation with ultrafine Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles on 2D Ni-based metal-organic framework layers for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction

Two-dimensional(2D)metal organic frameworks(MOFs)are emerging as low-cost oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts,however,suffering aggregation and poor operation stability.Herein,ultrafine Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles(diameter:6±2 nm)are homogeneously immobilized on 2D Ni based MOFs(Ni-BDC,thickness:5±1 nm)to improve the OER stability.Electronic structure modulation for enhanced catalytic activity is studied via adjusting the amount of Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles on Ni-BDC.The optimal Fe_(3)O_(4)/Ni-BDC achieves the best OER performance with an overpotential of 295 mV at 10 mA cm^(-2),a Tafel slope of 47.8 mV dec^(-1) and a considerable catalytic durability of more than 40 h(less than 5 h for Ni-BDC alone).DFT calculations confirm that the active sites for Fe_(3)O_(4)/Ni-BDC are mainly contributed by Fe species with a higher oxidation state,and the potential-determining step(PDS)is the formation of the adsorbed O*species,which are facilitated in the composite.

Photoluminescent Property Effect of Sc_(3+) on Er_(3+)/Y_(3+)/Yb_(3+) Doped Al_2O_3 Powders

The photoluminescence （PL） property effect of Sc3＋ on the Er3＋/Y3＋/Yb3＋ doped Al2O3 powders prepared by sol-gel method has been investigated. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） implied that the distribution of dopants （Er3＋ , Y3＋ , Yb3＋ , Sc3＋） was improved effectively with the rise of Sc3＋ concentration. The Fourier transform infrared spectra （FTIR） results demonstrated that the ligand around the quenching center -OH and the population of -OH were altered by introducing different amounts of Sc3＋ . The PL intensity centered at 1530 nm was increasingly improved with the rise of Sc3＋ concentration, as well as the corresponding full widths at the half maximum （FWHM） and lifetime. The optimized PL intensity was 4.7 times higher than that non-Sc3＋ doped sample for the Al2O3 powders codoped with 10mol% Sc3＋ . This material can be promising candidates for optical fiber amplifier.

Modulated Structures in 10Ni and 18Ni Maraging Steels

1.IntroductionSince the theory of spinodal decompo-sition in a supersaturated solid solution wasformulated by Hillert[1]and Cahn[2],thephenomena of spinodal decomposition havebeen found in many alloys.Tamura[3]haspointed out that spinodal decompositioncould also occur in maraging steels.A mod-ulated structure in 8Ni maraging steel was

Influence of modulated structure on magnetic properties of NdFeB/Co multilayer thin films

The Nd Fe B/Co multilayer films were prepared by magnetron sputtering. After that, the samples were annealed at 600 ℃ for 20 min. The surface morphology, phase structures and magnetic properties of Mo（50 nm）/[Nd Fe B（100 nm）/Co（y）]×10/Mo（50 nm） thin films were researched by AFM, XRD and VSM, respectively. The results show that the films show stronger perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. When the thickness of Co layers is 10 nm, the coercivity Hc⊥ is the maximum, 295 k A/m. However, for y=10-20, the reduced remanence M/Ms of films has increased. When the thickness of Co layers is 20-30 nm, the Nd Fe B/Co multilayer films obtained more superior magnetic properties with M/Ms =0.95.

STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Fe/Pd COMPOSITIONALLY MODULATED FILMS

Metal Fe/Pd compositionally modulated films(CMFs) were prepared by vapour depo- sition from two sources onto glass substrate under vacuum.The modulation and crystal structures of the films were examined by X-ray diffraction.The magnetic properties were determined by vibrating sample magnetometer.The Pd layers in the Fe/Pd CMFs are of fcc structure,and the Fe layer structure transits from bcc into amorphous,state with decreasing thickness of Fe layer.The dependence of specific saturation magnetization on thickness of Fe layers has also been discussed.