The shear property of the thermoelectric material Bi2Te3 is inextricably linked with its layer structure. By the molecular dynamics method, the mechanism of shearing deformation was studied in this paper. In the simul...
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Mechanical stability is of vital significance in commercial application of thermoelectric materials. The essential mechanical behaviours of a nanoporous skutterudite thermoelectric material have been studied by the mo...
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The degradation of reactor pressure vessel steels under irradiation, which results from the hardening and embrittlement caused by a high number density of nanometer scale damage, is of increasingly crucial concern for...
The degradation of reactor pressure vessel steels under irradiation, which results from the hardening and embrittlement caused by a high number density of nanometer scale damage, is of increasingly crucial concern for safe nuclear power plant operation and possible reactor lifetime prolongation. In this paper, the radiation damage in model alloys with increasing chemical complexity (Fe, Fe-Cu, Fe-Cu-Si, Fe-Cu-Ni and Fe-Cu-Ni-Mn) has been studied by Positron Annihilation Doppler Broadening spectroscopy after 1.5 MeV Fe-ion implantation at room temperature or high temperature (290 oC). It is found that the room temperature irradiation generally leads to the formation of vacancy-type defects in the Fe matrix. The high temperature irradiation exhibits an additional annealing effect for the radiation damage. Besides the Cu-rich clusters observed by the positron probe, the results show formation of vacancy-Mn complexes for implantation at low temperatures.
It was still a worldwide challenge to improve capacity, cycling stability and rate performance in consideration of the intrinsic properties and structure of material. Compared with other nanostructure, nanowire have d...
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It was still a worldwide challenge to improve capacity, cycling stability and rate performance in consideration of the intrinsic properties and structure of material. Compared with other nanostructure, nanowire have demonstrated better electrochemical performance in regard of electrochemical energy storage devices such as Li-ion battery, Li-air battery and supercapacitor, since it has unique anisotropy, large specific surface area, facile strain relaxation, fast axial electron transport and radial ion diffusion. Moreover, nanowire have shown the advantages in facile assembly and in-situ characterization of electrochemical energy storage devices. Based on the latest progress in nanowire materials, we mainly summarize the design, assembly and characterization of single nanowire electrochemical energy storage device and the optimization strategy of nanowire materials. In this article, we review the strategy in improving the electrochemical performance of one-dimensional structure. This article lays a foundation for the development and applications of nanowire materials in electrochemical energy storage field.
Good crystalline of ATO thin films is necessary to improve the electrical and optical properties. In this paper, ATO thin films were fabricated using PLD method at high temperature of 550 176;C, and the effect of la...
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An equiatomic CoCrFeNiMnAl high-entropy alloy was synthesized by mechanical alloying, and alloying behaviors, microstructure and annealing behaviors were investigated. It was found that a solid solution with refined m...
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The transformation of recognition signals into regulating macroscopic behaviors of biological entities (e.g., biomolecules and cells) is an extraordinarily challenging task in engineering interfacial properties of art...
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The transformation of recognition signals into regulating macroscopic behaviors of biological entities (e.g., biomolecules and cells) is an extraordinarily challenging task in engineering interfacial properties of artificial materials. Recently, there has been extensive research for dynamic biointerfaces driven by biomimetic techniques. Weak interactions and chirality are two crucial routes that nature uses to achieve its functions, including protein folding, the DNA double helix, phospholipid membranes, photosystems, and shell and tooth growths. Learning from nature inspires us to design dynamic biointerfaces, which usually take advantage of highly selective weak interactions (e.g., synergetic chiral H-bonding interactions) to tailor their molecular assemblies on external stimuli. Biomolecules can induce the conformational transitions of dynamic biointerfaces, then drive a switching of surface characteristics (topographic structure, wettability, etc.), and eventually achieve macroscopic functions. The emerging progresses of dynamic biointerfaces are reviewed and its role from molecular recognitions to biological functions highlighted. Finally, a discussion is presented of the integration of dynamic biointerfaces with the basic biochemical processes, possibly solving the big challenges in life science.
Nanowires have attracted increasing interests because one-dimensional (1-D) nanomaterials can offer a range of unique advantages in many energy related fields.[1-6] For previous Iithium battery applications, bulk mate...
Nanowires have attracted increasing interests because one-dimensional (1-D) nanomaterials can offer a range of unique advantages in many energy related fields.[1-6] For previous Iithium battery applications, bulk materials made of nanowires were usually used as the *** the electrochemical properties could be improved, the fast capacity fading is still one of the key issues and the intrinsic reasons are not clear until *** situ probing has been increasingly employed in nanotechnology.[7-8] To understand intrinsic reason of capacity fading,we designed the single nanowire electrochemical devices for in situ probing the direct relationship between electrical transport, structure, and electrochemical properties of the single nanowire electrode, which may push the fundamental limits of the nanowire materials for energy storage applications.[9] Our results show that conductivity of the nanowire electrode decreased during theelectrochemical reaction, which limits the cycle life of the devices.
Peripheral nerve injury is the common cause that leads to disability. Large nerve defect and traumatic neuroma are two main bottleneck problems during repairing after peripheral nerve injury. So far, there is very lim...
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Peripheral nerve injury is the common cause that leads to disability. Large nerve defect and traumatic neuroma are two main bottleneck problems during repairing after peripheral nerve injury. So far, there is very limited research on neuroma inhibition with nerve conduit. Our group previously found that a PDLLA/PRGD/β-TCP composite conduit had beneficial effect on nerve regeneration, and no obvious neuroma formation was found in 00 experimental animals(Huang et al., 2013;Qiu et al., 2014). Neuroma formation is based on excessively sedimentary collagen proliferation. We hypothesized that PDLLA/PRGD/β-TCP composite had the effect on the neural scar formation-related cytokines such as NGF, IFN-γ, etc., gene expression and protein level of collagen. In in vitro test, PRGD/PDLLA/β-TCP membranes showed better cytocompatibility with Schwann cells. In vivo tests demonstrated that PRGD/PDLLA/β-TCP conduits effectively promoted axonal regeneration of 10 mm rat sciatic nerve defect, which was close to the success of autograft. After an observation period of 1, 3, 6 month, PRGD/PDLLA/β-TCP conduit-implanted showed no neuroma and significantly improving on the neurophysiological and neuropathological levels compared with the PDLLA conduit as control group. The microenvironment of the inner conduit, containing an appropriate concentration of calcium ion, growth factors and immunologic factors(Figure 1), played an important role in the inhibition of neuroma formation. The effect of the conduit on neural scar distributionand scar ratio, nerve function recovery, and structure of regenerated myelin sheath has been studied. The neural scar distribution is perineural scarring and the scar ratio is lower than the control of PDLLA group(Figure 2). The study revealed that PRGD/PDLLA/β-TCP conduits promoted nerve regeneration and inhibited neuroma formation. It will provide experimental basis for future studies in nerve conduits for inhibition of neuroma formation and promoting long-distan
It is of great importance to utilize solar energy and convert CO in the fields of energy,environment and sustainable *** photosynthetic bioreactor has been paid more attention due to its "green and natural" ...
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It is of great importance to utilize solar energy and convert CO in the fields of energy,environment and sustainable *** photosynthetic bioreactor has been paid more attention due to its "green and natural" photosynthesis process,which can directly eliminate CO and convert CO to biomass by using ***,photosynthetic bioentities used in artificial photosynthesis bioreactor are often unstable,especially in adverse *** technology is an essential approach to improve the stability and reusability of photosynthetic bioentities for further applications in biosensors,biofuel cells,such as layer-by-layer and sol-gel ***,the stability and reusability of photosynthesis bioreactor have proven *** approach is to design a biocompatible biohybrid shell for the encapsulation and stabilization of single photosynthesis cell as the core of artificial photosynthesis *** material as the shell is advantageous for protecting photosynthetic bioentities from chemical and physical affection and beneficial for mass diffusion as well as endowing photosynthetic bioentities with exogenous properties such as anti-UV,heat-tolerance,acid-alkaline ***,this method can also be extended to diverse living organisms,which is essential for the potential applications in the development of energy exploitation,water treatment,and environment *** instance,in the technology for removal of organic sulfur from fossil fuels,the high stability of encapsulated desulphurizing bacteria could have greater desulfurizing activity and operational stability and may be potential for large-scale industrial ***,the strategy will also beneficial for the stability of artificial hydrogen bio-production *** believe that it will open up a new door to use a simple and green approach to fabricate stable artificial photosynthesis bioreactors for CO conversion,energy and environment m
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