Mg-based materials are currently a hot research topic as hydrogen storage materials due to their considerable theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. However, the kinetic performance of hydrogen absorption and desorpti...
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Mg-based materials are currently a hot research topic as hydrogen storage materials due to their considerable theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. However, the kinetic performance of hydrogen absorption and desorption of Mg is too slow and requires high temperature, which seriously hinders the application of this material. MXene is a new type of two-dimensional material with significant role in improving thermodynamics and kinetics. In this experiment, a two-dimensional layered MXene containing Cl functional group was prepared by molten salt etching using the Ti-containing MAX phase as the raw material. Then different ratios of Ti3C2Clxwere uniformly dispersed onto the surface of Mg by high energy ball milling. The samples were characterized by hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics, SEM, XRD, XPS, and DSC to investigate the effect of Ti3C2Clxon the hydrogen absorption and desorption performance of Mg. The onset hydrogen absorption temperature can be reduced to room temperature and the hydrogen release temperature is reduced by 200°C by doping Ti3C2Clx. And there is also 5.4 wt% hydrogen storage in the isothermal hydrogen absorption test at 400°C. The results of DSC demonstrate that the Eaof Mg+15 wt% Ti3C2Clxwas reduced by 12.6% compared to pristine Mg. The ΔH is almost invariable. The results of XPS show that the presence of multivalent Ti promotes electron transfer and thus improves the conversion between Mg2+/Mg and H-/H. This study provides a guideline for further improving the hydrogen absorption and desorption performance of Mg-based hydrogen storage materials.
Powder crystallography is the experimental science of determining the structure of molecules provided in crystalline-powder form,by analyzing their x-ray diffraction(XRD)*** many materials are readily available as cry...
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Powder crystallography is the experimental science of determining the structure of molecules provided in crystalline-powder form,by analyzing their x-ray diffraction(XRD)*** many materials are readily available as crystalline powder,powder crystallography is of growing usefulness to many ***,powder crystallography does not have an analytically known solution,and therefore the structural inference typically involves a laborious process of iterative design,structural refinement,and domain knowledge of skilled experts.A key obstacle to fully automating the inference process computationally has been formulating the problem in an end-to-end quantitative form that is suitable for machine learning,while capturing the ambiguities around molecule orientation,symmetries,and reconstruction *** we present an ML approach for structure determination from powder diffraction *** works by estimating the electron density in a unit cell using a variational coordinate-based deep neural *** demonstrate the approach on computed powder x-ray diffraction(PXRD),along with partial chemical composition information,as *** evaluated on theoretically simulated data for the cubic and trigonal crystal systems,the system achieves up to 93.4%average similarity(as measured by structural similarity index)with the ground truth on unseen materials,both with known and partially-known chemical composition information,showing great promise for successful structure solution even from degraded and incomplete input *** approach does not presuppose a crystalline structure and the approach are readily extended to other situations such as nanomaterials and textured samples,paving the way to reconstruction of yet unresolved nanostructures.
Quasi-two-dimensional(2D)Ruddlesden‒Popper(RP)halide perovskites,as a kind of emerged two-dimensional layered materials,have recently achieved great attentions in lasing materials field owing to their large exciton bi...
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Quasi-two-dimensional(2D)Ruddlesden‒Popper(RP)halide perovskites,as a kind of emerged two-dimensional layered materials,have recently achieved great attentions in lasing materials field owing to their large exciton binding energy,high emission yield,large optical gain,and wide-range tuning of optical *** review will introduce research progresses of RP halide perovskites for lasing applications in aspects of materials,photophysics,and devices with emphasis on emission and lasing properties tailored by the molecular composition and *** materials,structures and fabrications are introduced in the first ***,the optical transitions and amplified spontaneous emission properties are discussed from the aspects of electronic structure,exciton,gain dynamics,and interface ***,the research progresses on lasing devices are summarized and several types of lasers including VCSEL,DFB lasers,microlasers,random lasers,plasmonic lasers,and polariton lasers are *** last,the challenges and perspectives would be provided.
Clay minerals represent a class of hydrated phyllosilicates making up the fine-grained portions of rocks, sediments, and soils. Due to the advantages of abundant reserves, low prices, and wide applications, the develo...
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Clay minerals represent a class of hydrated phyllosilicates making up the fine-grained portions of rocks, sediments, and soils. Due to the advantages of abundant reserves, low prices, and wide applications, the development and utilization of clay minerals have received increasing attention in recent years. Isomorphic replacement is a common phenomenon in clay minerals, which is one of the main causes of changes in mineral chemical composition and physical and chemical properties. This article briefly describes the crystal structure of several clay minerals such as montmorillonite, vermiculite, palygorskite, kaolinite, and halloysite. It summarized the research status of the effect of isomorphic replacement on their structure and application performance. The research results can provide theoretical basis for the structural research and efficient resource utilization of clay minerals.
Broadband near-infrared(NIR)light sources play a critical role in widespread applications such as advanced spectroscopy analysis and nondestructive *** of the most promising techniques is the fabrication of broadband ...
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Broadband near-infrared(NIR)light sources play a critical role in widespread applications such as advanced spectroscopy analysis and nondestructive *** of the most promising techniques is the fabrication of broadband NIR phosphor-converted light emitting diode(pc-LED).However,the purposeful design of a tunable ultra-broadband NIR-emitting phosphor in a single host is still a *** this work,Ga_(2)GeO_(5) with two sites of six-coordinated[Ga1O_(6)]and five-coordinated[Ga2O_(5)]is chosen to host Cr^(3+),successfully producing tunable broadband NIR luminescence(680-1350 nm).It can be tuned largely from 828 to 970 nm with the full-width at half maximum(FWHM)varied from 208 to 258 nm just by simply adjusting the Cr^(3+)-doping *** tailoring of the Cr^(3+)NIR spectral emission is ascertained to the site occupation preference and *** encapsulation of a prototype of NIR pc-LED with an output power of 29.5mW@390 mA is conducted for the implementation of night-vision *** work provides a novel broadband NIR phosphor by Cr^(3+)-doping in both the sixand five-coordination field,meanwhile,further demonstrating the feasibility of discovering new host material with more than one crystallographic site for Cr^(3+)to trigger tunable broadband NIR emission.
The time-dependent forcing and work per cycle required to drive sinusoidal spinning of a taut-line buzzer is analytically derived, both on and off resonance, from the nonlinear equation of motion. To test predictions,...
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The time-dependent forcing and work per cycle required to drive sinusoidal spinning of a taut-line buzzer is analytically derived, both on and off resonance, from the nonlinear equation of motion. To test predictions, a model experimental system is constructed and characterized in terms of contraction versus twist angle and damped oscillations. The predicted force profile is then approximately implemented by hand. Nearly sinusoidal motion is observed and the energy injection per cycle needed to maintain steady-state oscillations is found to agree with theory. Additional force profiles are implemented, one in an attempt to maximize nonsinusoidal response and one to minimize operator effort. With the latter, an aluminum disk of radius 5 cm and height 0.95 cm was spun at a peak speed of over 11 000 revolutions per minute for 15 min. The corresponding hand-powered centrifuge system would require 1.5 times more force, twice the power, and triple the time in order to run 90 times more samples than the prior state of the art.
Coupled learning is a contrastive local learning scheme for tuning the properties of individual elements within a network to achieve desired functionality of the system. It takes advantage of physics both to learn usi...
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Coupled learning is a contrastive local learning scheme for tuning the properties of individual elements within a network to achieve desired functionality of the system. It takes advantage of physics both to learn using local rules and to “compute” the output response to input data, thus enabling the system to perform decentralized computation without the need for a processor or external memory. We present three proof-of-concept mechanical networks of increasing complexity, and demonstrate how they can learn tasks such as self-symmetrization and node allostery via iterative tuning of individual spring rest lengths. These mechanical networks could feasibly be scaled and automated to solve increasingly complex tasks, hinting at a new class of smart metamaterials.
In the monolayer limit, 1T′ WTe2 is a two-dimensional topological insulator exhibiting the quantum spin Hall effect and is believed to host an excitonic insulator ground state. However, theoretical analysis of this s...
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In the monolayer limit, 1T′ WTe2 is a two-dimensional topological insulator exhibiting the quantum spin Hall effect and is believed to host an excitonic insulator ground state. However, theoretical analysis of this system is complicated by the difficulty of obtaining descriptions of the single-quasiparticle band structure consistent with experimental measurement within conventional first-principles techniques. Previous band-structure calculations using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof functional and a one-shot GW approximation result in a semimetallic band structure, while calculations with hybrid functionals appear to open a band gap. Here, we demonstrate that self-consistently updating wave functions within a static GW approximation (static COHSEX) can reproduce the insulating band structure experimentally observed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy without resorting to mechanisms beyond the quasiparticle picture. Finally, a finite-momentum Bethe-Salpeter equation calculation on top of self-consistent GW results in negative exciton excitation energies, leaving open the possibility of excitonic instability in 1T′ monolayer WTe2.
Molecular rotors form twisted conformations upon photoexcitation, with their fluorescence relaxation time serving as a measure of viscosity. They have been used to assess membrane viscosities but yield higher values c...
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Molecular rotors form twisted conformations upon photoexcitation, with their fluorescence relaxation time serving as a measure of viscosity. They have been used to assess membrane viscosities but yield higher values compared to other methods. Here, we show that the rotor's relaxation time is influenced by a combination of membrane viscosity and interleaflet friction. We present a theory for the relaxation time and obtain a correction factor that accounts for the discrepancy. If the membrane's viscosity is known, molecular rotors may enable the extraction of the elusive interleaflet friction.
Two-dimensional materials have been widely used to tune the growth and energy-level alignment of ***,their incomplete passivation and chaotic usage amounts are not conducive to the preparation of highquality perovskit...
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Two-dimensional materials have been widely used to tune the growth and energy-level alignment of ***,their incomplete passivation and chaotic usage amounts are not conducive to the preparation of highquality perovskite ***,we succeeded in obtaining higher-quality CsPbBr_(3)films by introducing large-area monolayer graphene as a stable physical overlay on top of TiO_(2)*** from the inert and atomic smooth graphene surface,the CsPbBr_(3)film grown on top by the van der Waal epitaxy has higher crystallinity,improved(100)orientation,and an average domain size of up to 1.22μ***,a strong downward band bending is observed at the graphene/perovskite interface,improving the electron extraction to the electron transport layers(ETL).As a result,perovskite film grown on graphene has lower photoluminescence(PL)intensity,shorter carrier lifetime,and fewer ***,a photovoltaic device based on epitaxy CsPbBr_(3)film is fabricated,exhibiting power conversion efficiency(PCE)of up to 10.64%and stability over 2000 h in the air.
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