This article proposes and demonstrates a retrodirective array(RDA)for two-way wireless communication with automatic beam *** proposed RDA is enabled by specifically designed chips made using a domestic complementary m...
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This article proposes and demonstrates a retrodirective array(RDA)for two-way wireless communication with automatic beam *** proposed RDA is enabled by specifically designed chips made using a domestic complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS)*** highly integrated CMOS chip includes a receiving(Rx)chain,a transmitting(Tx)chain,and a unique tracking phaselocked loop(PLL)for the crucial conjugated phase recovery in the *** article also proposes a method to reduce the beam pointing error(BPE)in a conventional *** validate the above ideas simply yet without loss of generality,a 2.4 GHz RDA is demonstrated through two-way communication links between the Rx and Tx chains,and an on-chip quadrature coupler is designed to achieve a nonretrodirective signal suppression of 23 *** experimental results demonstrate that the proposed RDA,which incorporates domestically manufactured low-cost 0.18 lm CMOS chips,is capable of automatically tracking beams covering±40with a reduced *** CMOS chip in the RDA has a compact size of 4.62 mm^(2) and a low power consumption of 0.15 *** the best of the authors’knowledge,this is the first research to demonstrate an RDA with a fully customized CMOS chip for wireless communication with automatic beam tracking。
Compared with aqueous single-ion batteries,rechargeable aqueous hybrid ion batteries,especially Li^(+)/Zn^(2+)hybrid ion batteries,are receiving extensive interest owing to their low cost,high operating voltage,and en...
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Compared with aqueous single-ion batteries,rechargeable aqueous hybrid ion batteries,especially Li^(+)/Zn^(2+)hybrid ion batteries,are receiving extensive interest owing to their low cost,high operating voltage,and energy ***,their working voltage and lifespan are limited by the decomposition of water and the growth of Zn ***,detrimental side reactions induced by the water reduction and the Zn dendrite growth are successfully suppressed by a poly(propylene glycol)(PPG)-based hybrid ion electrolyte[(1 m Zn(TFSI)2+10 m LiTFSI)in PPG/H2O].The addition of PPG in the electrolyte can not only enhance the bonding strength of hydrogen-bond in water but also tailor the solvation sheath of Zn2+as revealed by synchrotron *** participated solvation of PPG with Zn^(2+)can weaken Zn-H_(2)O interactions and redistribute Zn^(2+)flux on the surface of the Zn anode,thus inducing favorably even deposition of *** addition,the decomposition of TFSI-contributes a ZnF_(2)-enriched solid electrolyte interface at the Zn anode to further prevent water decomposition and restrain Zn *** PPG-based electrolyte enables 2.1 V LiMnO_(2)//Zn batteries to deliver high specific capacities(121.7 mAh g^(-1)for a coin cell and 90 mAh g^(-1)for a pouch cell),and maintain 80%of the capacity over 700 cycles at 0.5 C,suggesting a promising pathway for highly reversible aqueous hybrid ion batteries.
The flotation of complex solid–liquid multiphase systems involve interactions among multiple components,the core problem facing flotation ***,the combined use of multicomponent flotation reagents to improve mineral f...
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The flotation of complex solid–liquid multiphase systems involve interactions among multiple components,the core problem facing flotation ***,the combined use of multicomponent flotation reagents to improve mineral flotation has become an important issue in studies on the efficient use of refractory mineral ***,studying the flotation of complex solid–liquid systems is extremely difficult,and no systematic theory has been developed to *** addition,the physical mechanism associated with combining reagents to improve the flotation effect has not been unified,which limits the development of flotation theory and the progress of flotation *** this study,we applied theoretical thermodynamics to a solid–liquid flotation system and used changes in the entropy and Gibbs free energy of the reagents adsorbed on the mineral surface to establish thermodynamic equilibrium equations that de-scribe interactions among various material components while also introducing adsorption equilibrium constants for the flotation reagents adsorbed on the mineral *** homogenization effect on the mineral surface in pulp solution was determined using the chemical potentials of the material components of the various mineral surfaces required to maintain *** flotation effect can be improved through synergy among multicomponent flotation reagents;its physical essence is the thermodynamic law that as the number of compon-ents of flotation reagents on the mineral surface increases,the surface adsorption entropy change increases,and the Gibbs free energy change of adsorption *** to the results obtained using flotation thermodynamics theory,we established high-entropy flotation theory and a technical method in which increasing the types of flotation reagents adsorbed on the mineral surface,increasing the adsorption entropy change of the flotation reagents,decreasing the Gibbs free energy change,and improving the adsorption efficiency
Trustworthy process monitoring seeks to build an accurate and interpretable monitoring framework, which is critical for ensuring the safety of energy conversion plant (ECP) that operates under extreme working conditio...
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Flexible sensors have been developed for the perception of various stimuli. However, complex deformation,usually resulting from forces or strains from multi-axes, can be challenging to measure due to the lack of indep...
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Flexible sensors have been developed for the perception of various stimuli. However, complex deformation,usually resulting from forces or strains from multi-axes, can be challenging to measure due to the lack of independent perception of multiaxial stimuli. Herein, flexible sensors based on the metamaterial membrane with zero Poisson's ratio(ZPR) are proposed to achieve independent detection of biaxial stimuli. By deliberately designing the geometric dimensions and arrangement parameters of elements, the Poisson's ratio of an elastomer membrane can be modulated from negative to positive, and the ZPR membrane can maintain a constant transverse dimension under longitudinal stimuli. Due to the accurate monitoring of grasping force by ZPR sensors that are insensitive to curvatures of contact surfaces, rigid robotic manipulators can be guided to safely grasp deformable objects. Meanwhile, the ZPR sensor can also precisely distinguish different states of manipulators. When ZPR sensors are attached to a thermal-actuation soft robot, they can accurately detect the moving distance and direction. This work presents a new strategy for independent biaxial stimuli perception through the design of mechanical metamaterials, and may inspire the future development of advanced flexible sensors for healthcare, human–machine interfaces and robotic tactile sensing.
The unique columnar structure endows thermal barrier coatings(TBCs)prepared by plasma spray-physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD)with high thermal insulation and long ***,the coating delamination failure resulting from an...
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The unique columnar structure endows thermal barrier coatings(TBCs)prepared by plasma spray-physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD)with high thermal insulation and long ***,the coating delamination failure resulting from an intra-column fracture(within a column rather than between columns)is a bottleneck in the solid dust particle impact environment for *** clarify the intra-column fracture mechanism,a basic layer deposition model is developed to explore a heterogeneous weak-to-strong layered structure formed by a local transient in-situ deposit *** the PS-PVD,an in-situ deposit surface is continuously updated due to constantly being covered by vapor condensation,showing a transient temperature,which means that the in-situ deposit surface temperature rises sharply in short period of 0.2 s of depositing a thin layer during a single ***,the increasing temperature of the in-situ deposit surface results in an experimentally observed heterogeneous weak-to-strong structure,showing a continuous transition from a porous weak structure at the bottom region to a dense strong structure at the top *** structure easily makes the intra-column fracture at the porous weak *** results shed light on improving TBC lifetime by restraining the intra-column fracture.
Lake Erhai,a lake in the early stage of eutrophication,has been threatened by algal blooms(particularly the overproliferation of blue-green algae),which can have an impact on drinking water safety and the lake's *...
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Lake Erhai,a lake in the early stage of eutrophication,has been threatened by algal blooms(particularly the overproliferation of blue-green algae),which can have an impact on drinking water safety and the lake's *** the governing factors of cyanobacterial blooms is critical for taking timely and effective action during this key eutrophication-transition ***,long-term records of cyanobacterial bloom and its key dominating factors remain *** is,therefore,essential to understand the bloom dynamics and the driving forces before any control strategies can be *** investigated the cyanobacterial phycocyanin concentration variability based on satellite observations from 2003 to 2019,by using the empirical orthogonal function *** observed a decrease in the coverage of the dominant mode of variability in phycocyanin magnitudes compared to the period 2003 to 2011,with variations primarily occurring in the northern *** largest variability was identified to be predominant in July,and an apparent timing shift in variability was observed in December 2016 and *** 95%quantile regression model indicated a distinct upper boundary response in cyanobacteria proliferation to the joint Total Nitrogen(TN)and Total Phosphorus(TP)concentrations,which occurred in summer from 2003 to *** apparent response of cyanobacterial bloom to TP was observed during the winters from 2016 to ***,water level and TN:TP ratio played a central role in summer from 2003 to 2011,while from 2016 to 2019,TN:TP ratio was found to dominate in the summer *** winter,air temperature turned out to be a significant modulating factor compared to water *** results suggest that implementing a phosphorus reduction strategy,while controlling TN:TP ratio and suitable water level manipulation,should be considered to ensure the sustainability of Lake Erhai,especially under a consistent global warming scenario.
Asymmetric tilt boundaries on conventional twin boundaries(TBs)are significant for understanding the role of twins on coordinating plastic deformation in many metallic ***,the formation modes of many asymmetric tilt b...
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Asymmetric tilt boundaries on conventional twin boundaries(TBs)are significant for understanding the role of twins on coordinating plastic deformation in many metallic ***,the formation modes of many asymmetric tilt boundaries are hard to be accounted for based on traditional theoretical models,and the corresponding solute segregation is ***,atomic structures of a specific asymmetric boundary on{1012}TBs were reveled using aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy(HAADF-STEM),molecular dynamics(MD)and density functional theory(DFT)*** betweenM dislocations and the{1012}TB can generate a~61°/25°asymmetric tilt *** segregation of Gd and Zn atoms is closely related to the aggregateddislocations and the interfacial interstices of the asymmetric tilt boundary,which is energetically favorable in reducing the total system energy.
Defect engineering has been applied to prepare materials with modifiable dielectric ***3(x=0,0.003,0.006,0.009,0.012)ceramics were synthesized using the traditional solid-state reaction method and sintered in a reduci...
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Defect engineering has been applied to prepare materials with modifiable dielectric ***3(x=0,0.003,0.006,0.009,0.012)ceramics were synthesized using the traditional solid-state reaction method and sintered in a reducing *** samples show excellent dielectric properties with giant permittivity(>3.5×10^(4))and low dielectric loss(<0.01).SrTiNb0.003O3 ceramic exhibits a colossal permittivity of 4.6×10^(4)and an ultralow dielectric loss of 0.005(1 kHz,room temperature)as well as great temperature stability in the range of(−60)–160℃.The mechanism of the presented colossal permittivity(CP)properties is investigated by conducting X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and analyzing activation *** results indicate that the introduction of Nb5+and the reducing sintering atmosphere together generated the formation of Ti^(3+)and V_(O)^(**).These defects further form Ti-V_(O)^(**)-Ti'_(Ti)defect dipoles,contributing to the coexisting giant permittivity and low dielectric loss in Nb-doped SrTiO_(3)(STN)ceramics.
Autogenous self-healing is the innate and fundamental repair capability of cement-based materials for healing *** researchers have investigated factors that influence autogenous ***,systematic research on the autogeno...
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Autogenous self-healing is the innate and fundamental repair capability of cement-based materials for healing *** researchers have investigated factors that influence autogenous ***,systematic research on the autogenous healing mechanism of cement-based materials is *** healing process mainly involves a chemical process,including further hydration of unhydrated cement and carbonation of calcium oxide and calcium ***,the autogenous healing process is influenced by the material constituents of the cement composite and the ambient *** this study,different factors influencing the healing process of cement-based materials were *** electron microscopy and optical microscopy were used to examine the autogenous healing mechanism,and the maximum healing capacity was ***,detailed theoretical analysis and quantitative detection of autogenous healing were *** study provides a valuable reference for developing an improved healing technique for cement-based composites.
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