Field induced Chern insulating states in twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene

Unraveling the mechanism underlying topological phases, notably the Chern insulators(Ch Is) in strong correlated systems at the microscopy scale, has captivated significant research interest. Nonetheless, Ch Is harboring topological information have not always manifested themselves, owing to the constraints imposed by displacement fields in certain experimental configurations. In this study, we employ density-tuned scanning tunneling microscopy(DT-STM) to investigate the Ch Is in twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene(t MBG). At zero magnetic field, we observe correlated metallic states.While under a magnetic field, a metal–insulator transition happens and an integer Ch I is formed emanating from the filling index s = 3 with a Chern number C = 1. Our results underscore the pivotal role of magnetic fields as a powerful probe for elucidating topological phases in twisted Van der Waals heterostructures.

Analyze the Performance of Electroactive Anticorrosion Coating of Medical Magnesium Alloy Using Deep Learning

Electroactive anticorrosion coatings are specialized surface treatments that prevent or minimize corrosion. Thestudy employs strategic thermodynamic equilibriumcalculations to pioneer a novel factor in corrosion protection.A first-time proposal, the total acidity (TA) potential of the hydrogen (pH) concept significantly shapes medicalmagnesium alloys. These coatings are meticulously designed for robust corrosion resistance, blending theoreticalinsights and practical applications to enhance our grasp of corrosion prevention mechanisms and establisha systematic approach to coating design. The groundbreaking significance of this study lies in its innovativeintegration of the TA/pH concept,which encompasses the TA/pH ratio of the chemical environment. This approachsurpasses convention by acknowledging the intricate interplay between the acidity and pH levels within thecoating formulation, thereby optimizing metal-phosphate-based conversion coatings and transforming corrosionmitigation strategies. To authenticate the TA/pH concept, the study comprehensively compares its findings withexisting research, rigorously validating the theoretical framework and reinforcing the correlates among TA/pHvalues and observed corrosion resistance in the coatings. The influence of mutations that occur naturally inthe detergent solution on persistent phosphorus changes is shown by empirical confirmation, which improvescorrosion resistance. This realization advances the field ofmaterials and the field’s knowledge of coated generation,particularly anticorrosion converter layers.

Emergence of correlations in twisted monolayer-trilayer graphene heterostructures

Twisted bilayer graphene heterostructures have recently emerged as a well-established platform for studying strongly correlated phases,such as correlated insulating,superconducting,and topological states.Extending this notion to twisted multilayer graphene heterostructures has exhibited more diverse correlated phases,as some fundamental properties related to symmetry and band structures are correspondingly modified.Here,we report the observations of correlated states in twisted monolayer-trilayer(Bernal stacked)graphene heterostructures.Correlated phases at integer fillings of the moire unit cell are revealed at a high displacement field and stabilized with a moderate magnetic field on the electron-doping side at a twist angle of 1.45°,where the lift of degeneracy at the integer fillings is observed in the Landau fan diagram.Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of moire engineering in an extended structure and provide insights into electric-field tunable correlated phases.

Off-Design Simulation of a CSP Power Plant Integrated with aWaste Heat Recovery System

Concentrating Solar Power(CSP)plants offer a promising way to generate low-emission energy.However,these plants face challenges such as reduced sunlight during winter and cloudy days,despite being located in high solar radiation areas.Furthermore,their dispatch capacities and yields can be affected by high electricity consumption,particularly at night.The present work aims to develop an off-design model that evaluates the hourly and annual performances of a parabolic trough power plant(PTPP)equipped with a waste heat recovery system.The study aims to compare the performances of this new layout with those of the conventional Andasol 1 plant,with the aim of assessing the improvements achieved in the new design.Based on the results,it can be concluded that the new layout has increased the annual generated power to almost 183 GWh(an increase of about 7.60% is achieved compared to the Andasol 1 layout that generates 169 GWh annually).Additionally,the proposed installation has achieved an efficiency of 20.55%,which represents a 7.87% increase compared to the previous design(19.05%).The Levelized Cost of Electricity(LCOE)of the new layout has been reduced by more than 5.8% compared to the Andasol 1 plant.Specifically,it has decreased from 13.11 to 12.35 c/kWh.This reduction in LCOE highlights the improved cost-effectiveness of the newlayout,making it amore economically viable option for generating electricity compared to the conventional Andasol 1 plant.

Gate-controlled localization to delocalization transition of flat band wavefunction in twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene

Twisted graphene systems with flat bands have attracted much attention for they are excellent platforms to research novel quantum phases. Recently, transport measurements about twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene(t MBG) have shown the existence of correlated states and topological states in this system. However, the direct observations of the band structures and the corresponding spatial distributions are still not sufficient. Here we show that the distributions of flat bands in t MBG host two different modes by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy(STM/S). By tuning our t MBG device from the empty filling state to the full filling state through the back gate, we observe that the distributions of two flat bands develop from localized mode to delocalized mode. This gate-controlled flat band wavefunction polarization is unique to the t MBG system. Our work suggests that t MBG is promising to simulate both twisted bilayer graphene(TBG) and twisted double bilayer graphene(t DBG) and would be an ideal platform to explore novel moiré physics.

Graphene Bridge Heterostructure Devices for Negative Differential Transconductance Circuit Applications

Two-dimensional van der Waals(2D vdW)material-based heterostructure devices have been widely studied for high-end electronic applications owing to their heterojunction properties.In this study,we demonstrate graphene(Gr)-bridge heterostructure devices consisting of laterally series-connected ambipolar semiconductor/Gr-bridge/n-type molybdenum disulfide as a channel material for field-effect transistors(FET).Unlike conventional FET operation,our Gr-bridge devices exhibit nonclassical transfer characteristics(humped transfer curve),thus possessing a negative differential transconductance.These phenomena are interpreted as the operating behavior in two series-connected FETs,and they result from the gate-tunable contact capacity of the Gr-bridge layer.Multi-value logic inverters and frequency tripler circuits are successfully demonstrated using ambipolar semiconductors with narrow-and wide-bandgap materials as more advanced circuit applications based on non-classical transfer characteristics.Thus,we believe that our innovative and straightforward device structure engineering will be a promising technique for future multi-functional circuit applications of 2D nanoelectronics.

强激光辐照下纯铝的力学响应和层裂的实验测量与分析

采用速度干涉(VISAR)测试技术,对强激光辐照下纯铝的动态力学响应和层裂特性进行了实验测量和分析.样品厚度分别为200 μm 和485 μm,激光脉冲的半高宽约为10 ns,功率密度变化范围为1010～1011 W·cm-2.实测了样品自由面速度波形,反映了强激光加载作用下材料损伤演化过程以及损伤对材料动态响应的影响.计算得到了冲击波强度(2.0～13.4 GPa) 和不同拉伸应变率下铝的层裂强度(1.6～2.3 GPa).在所采用的实验条件和1维近似下,激光辐照产生的冲击波强度与激光功率密度之间成线性关系.最后讨论了层裂强度与拉伸应变率之间的关系,显示层裂强度随着拉伸应变率的增加而增大.

强激光辐照下纯铝动力学响应和层裂的数值模拟

采用改进的损伤度函数模型,该模型将材料损伤断裂看作为一种典型的逾渗过程,根据逾渗临界准则,采用应力松弛函数来描述损伤后期微损伤之间的连通效应,考虑了损伤对材料本构的影响,对纯铝在强激光辐照下的动态力学响应和层裂破实验进行了数值模拟。通过高斯分布激光脉冲压力加载,计算分析了激光与样品相互作用。计算结果表明:损伤演化明显地改变了材料力学响应以及样品中波传播特性,计算较精确地再现了实测自由面速度随时间的变化过程。根据计算结果分析了损伤演化过程,485μm厚样品中损伤的分布主要集中在距离样品后界面100μm范围内,具有明显的损伤局部化特征,最大损伤值为11.2%。

利用化学键方法寻找新型光学晶体(英文)

利用化学键的观点定量地研究了一些具有各种晶体结构实用材料的介电性质。采用已建立的化学键方法 ,分析了这些晶体的介电性质与其组成化学键之间的关系。更进一步 ,基于晶体的化学键方法提出了一个组合方法用于定量确定具有相似晶体结构材料的介电性质。从目前的工作中可以推导出光学晶体非线性起源的结构信息 ,因此可以在一定程度上帮助人们开展非线性光学晶体工程的研究工作。

纳米管温度计

本文讨论了Ga／in填充纳米碳管和纳米氧化物管温度计的研制、发现、发展及前詈，概述了纳米碳管温度计（测量范围为50℃～500℃）的特征、温度记录方法及In作为纳米温度计内工作物质的可能性。通过对填充Ga所具有的特殊凝固和熔化特征的回顾，阐述了Ga填充纳米碳管作为低温纳米温度计（0℃～69℃）及Ga填充纳米MgO管作为高温纳米温度计（高于700℃）的可行性。最后，讲述了采用测量Ga填充纳米碳管的电阻来标定温度的方法及如何解决纳米温度计在实际应用中存在的问题。

One-pot synthesis and characterization of a new, branched polycarbosilane bearing allyl groups

A highly branched polycarbosilane bearing allyl groups has been prepared by a one-pot synthesis with chloromethyltrichlorosilane, chloromethylmethyldichlorosilane and allyl chloride as the starting materials. The resultant polymer, with the approximate formula [SiH1.2(CH3)0.71(CH2CHCH2)0.09CH2]n, has been characterized by 1H, 13C, and 29Si NMR, GPC, TG and elemental analysis. It could be cross-linked thermally at 170 °C in the absence of oxygen. Pyrolysis of the polymer gave a ceramic with a yield of about 70%.

Hot Compression Behavior of As-Cast Precipitation-Hardening Stainless Steel

High temperature deformation characteristics of a semiaustenitic grade of precipitation-hardening stain- less steels were investigated by conducting hot compression tests at temperatures of 900--1 100 ℃ and strain rates of 0. 001--1 s^-1. Flow behavior of this alloy was investigated and it was realized that dynamic recrystallization （DRX） was responsible for flow softening. The correlation between critical strain for initiation of DRX and de- formation parameters including temperature and strain rate, and therefore, Zener-Hollomon parameter （Z） was studied. Metallographic observation was performed to determine the as-deformed microstructure. Microstructural observation shows that recrystallized grain size increases with increasing the temperature and decreasing the strain rate. The activation energy required for DRX of the investigated steel was determined using correlations of flow stress versus temperature and strain rate. The calculated value of activation energy, 460 kJ/mol, is in accordance with other studies on stainless steels. The relationship between peak strain and Z parameter is proposed.

Strengthening contributions in ultra-high strength cryorolled Al-4%Cu-3%TiB_2 in situ composite

Ultra-high strength Al alloy system was developed by cryorolling and the contribution of various strengthening mechanisms to the overall yield strength of the system was evaluated. Cryorolling of Al-4%Cu-3%TiB2 in situ composite followed by short annealing at 175 ℃ and ageing at 125℃ resulted in an ultra-high yield strength of about 800 MPa with 9%total elongation. The strengthening contributions form solid solution strengthening, grain refinement, dislocation strengthening, precipitation hardening and dispersion strengthening were evaluated using standard equations. It was estimated that the maximum contribution was from grain refinement due to cryorolling followed by precipitation and dispersion strengthening.

Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Cr-Ni-Mo-Cu-Ti Stainless Steel With Addition of Vanadium

The effect of vanadium （V） addition on the mechanical properties of a Cr-Ni-Mo-Cu-Ti stainless steel was studied and its influence on microstructural changes was also investigated. Results indicate that the structure of the solution-treated specimens mainly comprises of austenite-martensite, and adding V leads to the formation of a consid erable amount of ferrite. Under this condition, austenite phase is not mechanically stable, and transforms to martensite by plastic deformation. The addition of 0.5% - 1.0% （in mass percent） of V increases the hardness and the strength of the 80% cold rolled and aged steel, without any effect on ductility. Improvement in mechanical properties is presumably attributed to the formation of a small amount of ferrite in the primary structure, and the formation of certain precipitates is accelerated by the addition of V during aging. By contrast, excessive V decreases the strength and ductility simultaneously. This is due to the strong effect of ferrite formation compared to the beneficial effect of precipitation. The loss of ductility caused by adding higher amount of V is due to the formation of ferrite phases which in turn are suitable nucleation sites for crack propagation.

Effect of Ni loadings on the activity and coke formation of MgO-modified Ni/Al_2O_3 nanocatalyst in dry reforming of methane

MgO-modified Ni/Al2O3 catalysts with different Ni loadings were prepared and employed in dry reforming of methane （DRM）. The effect of Ni loadings on the activity and coke formation of Ni/MgO-A1203 catalysts were investigated. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, SEM, TPO and TPR techniques. The obtained results showed that increasing nickel loading decreased the BET surface area and increased the catalytic activity and amount of deposited carbon. In addition, the effect of gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） and feed ratio were studied.

溶胶-凝胶新方法合成介孔铁酸铜纳米粉体催化剂上CO低温氧化(英文)

Mesoporous CuFe2O4 solid solution nanopowders with high specific surface areas were synthesized by a novel, very simple and inexpensive sol-gel route using propylene oxide as gelation agent, and used as the catalyst in low temperature CO oxidation. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption-desorption, thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and temperature-programmed reduction. The results revealed that the samples have a nanocrystalline structure with crystals in the range of 10 to 25 nm, and that all the catalysts have mesoporous pores. The addition of Cu into iron oxide affected its structural and catalytic properties. The sample containing 15 mol% Cu showed the highest specific surface area and catalytic activity, and showed high catalytic stability in low temperature CO oxidation.

Preparation of nanocrystalline γ-Al_2O_3 catalyst using different procedures for methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether

A series of nanocrystalline γ-alumina are synthesized by different procedures, namely, thermal decomposition method （sample A）, precipita-tion method （sample B） and sol-gel method using sucrose and hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB） as templates （samples C and D, respectively）. Textural and acidic properties of γ-alumina samples are characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption and NH3-TPD techniques. Vapor-phase dehydration of methanol into dimethyl ether is carried out over these samples. Among them, sample C shows the highest catalytic activity. NH3-TPD analysis reveals that the sample with smaller crystallite size possesses higher concentration of medium acidic sites and consequently higher catalytic activity. Thermal decomposition method leads to decrease in both surface area and moderate acidity, therefore it is the cause of lower catalytic activity.

CO_2 reforming of methane over nickel catalysts supported on nanocrystalline MgAl_2O_4 with high surface area

In this paper dry reforming of methane （DRM） was carried out over nanocrystalline MgAl2O4-supported Ni catalysts with various Ni loadings. Nanocrystalline MgAl2O4 spinel with high specific surface area was synthesized by a co-precipitation method with the addition of pluronic P123 triblock copolymer as surfactant, and employed as catalyst support. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorption, H2 chemisorption, temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）, temperature-programmed oxidation （TPO）, temperature- programmed desorption （TPD） and transmission and scanning electron microscopies （TEM, SEM） techniques. The obtained results showed that the catalyst support has a nanocrystalline structure （crystal size： about 5 nm） with a high specific surface area （175 m2 g-1） and a mesoporous structure. Increasing in nickel content decreased the specific surface area and nickel dispersion. The prepared catalysts showed high catalytic activity and stability during the reaction. SEM analysis revealed that whisker type carbon deposited over the spent catalysts and increasing in nickel loading increased the amount of deposited carbon. The nickel catalyst with 7 wt% of nickel showed the highest catalytic activity.

Possible Nodeless Superconducting Gaps in Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_(8+δ) and YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-x) Revealed by Cross-Sectional Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy

Pairing in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors and its origin remain among the most enduring mysteries in condensed matter physics. With cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we clearly reveal the spatial-dependence or inhomogeneity of the superconducting gap structure of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8＋δ （Bi2212） and YBa2Cu3O7-x （YBCO） along their c-axes on a scale shorter than the interlayer spacing. By tunneling into the （100） plane of a Bi2212 single crystal and a YBCO film, we observe both U-shaped tunneling spectra with extended fiat zero-conductance bottoms, and V-shaped gap structures, in different regions of each sample. On the YBCO film, tunneling into a （110） surface only reveals a U-shaped gap without any zero-bias peak. Our analysis suggests that the U-shaped gap is likely a nodeless superconducting gap. The V-shaped gap has a very small amplitude, and is likely proximity-induced by regions having the larger U-shaped gap.

Thermodynamic analysis of combined reforming process using Gibbs energy minimization method: In view of solid carbon formation

Thermodynamic analysis was applied to study combined partial oxidation and carbon dioxide reforming of methane in view of carbon formation. The equilibrium calculations employing the Gibbs energy minimization were performed upon wide ranges of pressure （1-25 atm）, temperature （600-1300 K）, carbon dioxide to methane ratio （0-2） and oxygen to methane ratio （0-1）. The thermodynamic results were compared with the results obtained over a Ru supported catalyst. The results revealed that by increasing the reaction pressure methane conversion decreased. Also it was found that the atmospheric pressure is the preferable pressure for both dry reforming and partial oxidation of methane and increasing the temperature caused increases in both activity of carbon and conversion of methane. The results clearly showed that the addition of O2 to the feed mixture could lead to a reduction of carbon deposition.