In integrated circuit(IC)manufacturing,fast,nondestructive,and precise detection of defects in patterned wafers,realized by bright-field microscopy,is one of the critical factors for ensuring the final performance and...In integrated circuit(IC)manufacturing,fast,nondestructive,and precise detection of defects in patterned wafers,realized by bright-field microscopy,is one of the critical factors for ensuring the final performance and yields of chips.With the critical dimensions of IC nanostructures continuing to shrink,directly imaging or classifying deep-subwavelength defects by bright-field microscopy is challenging due to the well-known diffraction barrier,the weak scattering effect,and the faint correlation between the scattering cross-section and the defect morphology.Herein,we propose an optical far-field inspection method based on the form-birefringence scattering imaging of the defective nanostructure,which can identify and classify various defects without requiring optical super-resolution.The technique is built upon the principle of breaking the optical form birefringence of the original periodic nanostructures by the defect perturbation under the anisotropic illumination modes,such as the orthogonally polarized plane waves,then combined with the high-order difference of far-field images.We validated the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method in detecting deep subwavelength defects through rigid vector imaging modeling and optical detection experiments of various defective nanostructures based on polarization microscopy.On this basis,an intelligent classification algorithm for typical patterned defects based on a dual-channel AlexNet neural network has been proposed,stabilizing the classification accuracy ofλ/16-sized defects with highly similar features at more than 90%.The strong classification capability of the two-channel network on typical patterned defects can be attributed to the high-order difference image and its transverse gradient being used as the network’s input,which highlights the polarization modulation difference between different patterned defects more significantly than conventional bright-field microscopy results.This work will provide a new but easy-to-operate method for detecting and classifying deep-subwavelength defects in patterned wafers or photomasks,which thus endows current online inspection equipment with more missions in advanced IC manufacturing.展开更多
Insect-derived traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)constitutes an essential component of TCM,with the earliest records found in“52 Bingfang”(Prescriptions of fifty-two diseases,which is one of the earliest Chinese medi...Insect-derived traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)constitutes an essential component of TCM,with the earliest records found in“52 Bingfang”(Prescriptions of fifty-two diseases,which is one of the earliest Chinese medical prescriptions).展开更多
The integration of machine learning and electrocatalysis presents nota ble advancements in designing and predicting the performance of chiral materials for hydrogen evolution reactions(HER).This study utilizes theoret...The integration of machine learning and electrocatalysis presents nota ble advancements in designing and predicting the performance of chiral materials for hydrogen evolution reactions(HER).This study utilizes theoretical calculations and machine learning techniques to assess the HER performance of both chiral and achiral M-N-SWCNTs(M=In,Bi,and Sb)single-atom catalysts(SACs).The stability preferences of metal atoms are dependent on chirality when interacting with chiral SWCNTs.The HER activity of the right-handed In-N-SWCNT is 5.71 times greater than its achiral counterpart,whereas the left-handed In-N-SWCNT exhibits a 5.12-fold enhancement.The calculated hydrogen adsorption free energy for the right-handed In-N-SWCNT reaches as low as-0.02 eV.This enhancement is attributed to the symmetry breaking in spin density distribution,transitioning from C_(2V)in achiral SACs to C_(2)in chiral SACs,which facilitates active site transfer and enhances local spin density.Right-handed M-N-SWCNTs exhibit superiorα-electron separation and transport efficiency relative to left-handed variants,owing to the chiral induced spin selectivity(CISS)effect,with spin-upα-electron density reaching 3.43×10^(-3)e/Bohr^(3)at active sites.Machine learning provides deeper insights,revealing that the interplay of weak spatial electronic effects and appropriate curvature-chirality effects significantly enhances HER performance.A weaker spatial electronic effect correlates with higher HER activity,larger exchange current density,and higher turnover frequency.The curvature-chirality effect undersco res the influence of intrinsic structures on HER performance.These findings offer critical insights into the role of chirality in electrocatalysis and propose innovative approaches for optimizing HER through chirality.展开更多
Starting from the perspective of formula and efficacy,orthogonal experiments were first performed to explore the optimal ratio of three raw materials that potentially affect breaking force of lipsticks,verification ex...Starting from the perspective of formula and efficacy,orthogonal experiments were first performed to explore the optimal ratio of three raw materials that potentially affect breaking force of lipsticks,verification experiment on humans was then conducted to test the efficacy of the lipstick formula.Results showed that when the ratio of carnauba wax,shea butter and myristyl isopropyl ester was 3∶7∶3,the breaking force was optimal.After the subjects used the lipstick formula for 14 days,the moisture content of the lip stratum corneum significantly increased by 23.51% (P﹤0.05),the transepidermal water loss (TEWL) rate significantly decreased by 20.61%,the skin glossiness increased significantly by 9.88%,and the skin scale index decreased significantly by 55.76%.展开更多
Based on the finite-discrete element method,a three-dimensional numerical model for axial impact rock breaking was established and validated.A computational method for energy conversion during impact rock breaking was...Based on the finite-discrete element method,a three-dimensional numerical model for axial impact rock breaking was established and validated.A computational method for energy conversion during impact rock breaking was proposed,and the effects of conical tooth forward rake angle,rock temperature,and impact velocity on rock breaking characteristics and energy transfer laws were analyzed.The results show that during single impact rock breaking with conical tooth bits,merely 7.52%to 12.51%of the energy is utilized for rock breaking,while a significant 57.26%to 78.10%is dissipated as frictional loss.An insufficient forward rake angle increases tooth penetration depth and frictional loss,whereas an excessive forward rake angle reduces penetration capability,causing bit rebound and greater energy absorption by the drill rod.Thus,an optimal forward rake angle exists.Regarding environmental factors,high temperatures significantly enhance impact-induced rock breaking.Thermal damage from high temperatures reduces rock strength and inhibits its energy absorption.Finally,higher impact velocities intensify rock damage,yet excessively high velocities increase frictional loss and reduce the proportion of energy absorbed by the rock,thereby failing to substantially improve rock breaking efficiency.An optimal impact velocity exists.展开更多
Entanglement plays a key role in quantum physics, but how much information it can extract from many-body systems is still an open question, particularly regarding quantum criticalities and emergent symmetries. In this...Entanglement plays a key role in quantum physics, but how much information it can extract from many-body systems is still an open question, particularly regarding quantum criticalities and emergent symmetries. In this work, we systematically study the entanglement entropy(EE) and derivative entanglement entropy(DEE) near quantum phase transitions in various quantum many-body systems. A one-parameter scaling relation between the DEE and system size at the critical point has been derived for the first time, which successfully obtains the critical exponent via data collapse. Furthermore, we find that the EE peaks at the(emergent) symmetryenhanced first-order transition, reflecting higher symmetry breaking. This work provides a new paradigm for quantum many-body research from the perspective of EE and DEE.展开更多
Radial jet drilling(RJD)technology is expected to be a technology for the efficient exploitation of geothermal resources.However,the low rock-breaking efficiency is the major obstacle hindering the development of RJD ...Radial jet drilling(RJD)technology is expected to be a technology for the efficient exploitation of geothermal resources.However,the low rock-breaking efficiency is the major obstacle hindering the development of RJD technology.The flow field characteristics and rock breaking ability of cone-straight abrasive jet,rotary abrasive jet,and straight-rotating mixed abrasive jet are analyzed by numerical simulations and experiments.Results show that the axial velocity of the cone-straight abrasive jet is high,the tangential velocity is basically zero,the radial velocity is also small,and the jet impact area is concentrated in the center.A deep hole with a diameter of only 25 mm is formed when the cone-straight abrasive jet breaks the granite.Due to the presence of the guiding impeller,the rotary abrasive jet basically has no axial velocity and has the highest tangential and radial velocity,so it can break the granite to form a hole with a diameter of about 55 mm and a central bulge.The straight-rotating mixed abrasive jet has a large axial/tangential/radial velocity at the same time,so it can break the granite to form a hole with a diameter of about 52 mm with a low bulge.The results show that the straight-rotating mixed abrasive jet combines the advantages of the cone-straight jet and the rotary jet,and is more suitable for the RJD technology.The research results can provide reference for the development of efficient rock-breaking and hole-forming technology,and promote the development of RJD technology in the field of geothermal development.展开更多
The authors introduce a new magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography(MRCP)radiologic feature,the“ice-breaking sign”(IBS),and present a retrospective case-control study comparing patients with common bile duct sto...The authors introduce a new magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography(MRCP)radiologic feature,the“ice-breaking sign”(IBS),and present a retrospective case-control study comparing patients with common bile duct stones who exhibit the IBS with a control group without this sign.The two groups were matched using a propensity score based on patient age and sex.However,the matching process did not account for the size of the choledocholithiasis,which may represent a significant confounding factor.Both groups were not homogeneous.The authors advocate for the use of MRCP as the primary diagnostic tool to guide the decision.However,in clinical practice,MRCP availability is often limited,particularly when compared to endoscopic ultrasound,which may be more available.The authors compared the clinical course and therapeutic responses to cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration(LCBDE)between the two groups.The results demonstrated a markedly low ERCP success rate in both the study and control,falling below international standards,whereas the success rate of LCBDE was only slightly reduced.Despite the study’s li-mitations and potential biases,the authors conclude that IBS is a valuable predictor for treatment planning and suggest that LCBDE should be considered the first-line approach.Despite its growing acceptance,LCBDE remains infeasible in many hospitals due to the steep learning curve.展开更多
Entanglement asymmetry(EA) has emerged as a powerful tool for characterizing symmetry breaking in quantum many-body systems. In this Letter, we explore how symmetry is dynamically broken through the lens of EA in two ...Entanglement asymmetry(EA) has emerged as a powerful tool for characterizing symmetry breaking in quantum many-body systems. In this Letter, we explore how symmetry is dynamically broken through the lens of EA in two distinct scenarios: a non-symmetric Hamiltonian quench and a non-symmetric random quantum circuit, with a particular focus on U(1) symmetry. In the former case, symmetry remains broken in the subsystem at late times, whereas in the latter case, the symmetry is initially broken and subsequently restored, consistent with the principles of quantum thermalization. Notably, the growth of EA exhibits unexpected overshooting behavior at early times in both contexts, contrasting with the behavior of charge variance. We also consider dynamics of non-symmetric initial states under the symmetry-breaking evolution. Due to the competition of symmetry-breaking in both the initial state and Hamiltonian, the early-time EA can increase and decrease, while quantum Mpemba effects remain evident despite the weak symmetry-breaking in both settings.展开更多
At its core,Urbanization and Production of Space provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urbanization and the production of space,particularly within the rapidly evolving context of Chi...At its core,Urbanization and Production of Space provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urbanization and the production of space,particularly within the rapidly evolving context of China's urban transformation.As one of the most populous and dynamically urbanizing nations,China serves as a compelling case for understanding the broader global implications of spatial restructuring.展开更多
Recent research has revealed that cubic boron arsenide(BAs)exhibits a non-monotonic pressure dependence of lattice thermal conductivity(κ_(L))under isotropic strain.Here,through rigorous first-principles calculations...Recent research has revealed that cubic boron arsenide(BAs)exhibits a non-monotonic pressure dependence of lattice thermal conductivity(κ_(L))under isotropic strain.Here,through rigorous first-principles calculations,we unveil that anisotropic strain induces a monotonic reduction in the κ_(L) of BAs-a striking contrast to the isotropic scenario.The results show that applying uniaxial[100]strain leads to the lifting of phonon band degeneracy,accompanied by an overall softening of the phonon spectrum.These modifications significantly increase phonon-phonon scattering channels by facilitating the fulfillment of selection rules,resulting in a concurrent increase in both three-and four-phonon scattering rates.Consequently,κ_(L) exhibits a dramatic suppression of nearly 80%under large tension at room temperature.Meanwhile,we unexpectedly observe that the uniaxial strain suppresses κ_(L) much more strongly in the direction perpendicular to the strain than along the stretching direction.This work establishes the fundamental understanding of the thermal conductivity behavior of BAs under anisotropic strain and opens a promising avenue for manipulating solid-state heat transport by tuning lattice crystal symmetry.展开更多
Rechargeable zinc-air batteries(ZABs) have recently drawn great attention in energy research due to their high theoretical capacity,low costs, and inherently safe nature [1–3]. However, the sluggish cathode reactions...Rechargeable zinc-air batteries(ZABs) have recently drawn great attention in energy research due to their high theoretical capacity,low costs, and inherently safe nature [1–3]. However, the sluggish cathode reactions necessitate the development of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts with lower ΔE indicator values. The ΔE indicator is commonly employed to quantitatively evaluate the electrocatalytic activity of a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst,representing the overall overpotential from oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) to oxygen evolution reaction(OER).展开更多
The complex symmetry breaking states in AV3Sb5 family have attracted extreme research attention,but controversy still exists,especially in the question of time reversal symmetry breaking of the charge density wave(CDW...The complex symmetry breaking states in AV3Sb5 family have attracted extreme research attention,but controversy still exists,especially in the question of time reversal symmetry breaking of the charge density wave(CDW).Most recently,a chiral CDW has been suggested in kagome magnet FeGe,but the related study is very rare.Here,we use a scanning tunneling microscope to study the symmetry breaking behavior of both the short-and long-range CDWs in FeGe.Different from previous studies,our study reveals an isotropic long-range CDW without obvious symmetry breaking,while local rotational symmetry breaking appears in the short-range CDW,which may be related to the existence of strong structural disorders.Moreover,the charge distribution of the short-range CDW is inert to the applied external magnetic fields and the detailed spin arrangements of FeGe,inconsistent with the expectation of a chiral CDW associated with chiral flux.Our results rule out the existence of spontaneous chiral and rotational symmetry breaking in the CDW state of FeGe,putting strong constraints on the further understanding of CDW mechanism.展开更多
Vibrational strong coupling(VSC)provides a promising way towards not only enhanced control of infrared light but also reshaping of molecular properties,which opens up unprecedented opportunities in ultrasensitive infr...Vibrational strong coupling(VSC)provides a promising way towards not only enhanced control of infrared light but also reshaping of molecular properties,which opens up unprecedented opportunities in ultrasensitive infrared spectroscopy,modification of chemical reactions,and exploration of nonlinear quantum effects.Surface plasmon resonance,excited on simple plasmonic resonators in the infrared,has been demonstrated as a means to realize VSC,but suffers from either limited quality factor for realizing large Rabi splitting or poor reconfigurability for precise detuning control.Here we propose and experimentally demonstrate,for the first time,an on-chip plasmonic resonator based on degeneracy breaking of Wood’s anomaly for VSC.Leveraging the low damping rate of the surface state induced by this degeneracy breaking,we achieve a plasmonic resonance with a high-Q factor exceeding~110,resulting in a Rabi splitting up to~112 cm^(-1) with a subwavelength molecular layer.Additionally,the dispersion of the surface state allows for precise control over VSC detuning by simply adjusting the incident angle of excitation light,even in the absence of photons,enabling a broad detuning range up to 300 cm^(-1).These experimental results align well with our analytical model and numerical simulation.This work provides a promising integrated platform for VSC,with various potential applications in on-chip spectroscopy,polariton chemistry,and polariton devices.展开更多
The tunneling conductance of two kinds of tunnel junctions with time-reversal symmetry breaking,normal metal/insulator/ferromagnetic metal/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave superconductor(NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave SC)and NM/I/FM/dx_(...The tunneling conductance of two kinds of tunnel junctions with time-reversal symmetry breaking,normal metal/insulator/ferromagnetic metal/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave superconductor(NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave SC)and NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+idxy-wave SC,is calculated using the extended Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk theoretical method.The ratio of the subdominant s-wave and dxy-wave components to the dominant dx_(2-y2)-wave component is expressed byΔ_(s)/Δ_(D)andΔ_(d)/Δ_(D),respectively.Results show that for NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave SC tunnel junctions,the splitting of the zero-bias conductance peak(ZBCP)is obtained and the splitting peaks appear at eV/Δ_(0)=±Δ_(s)/Δ_(D)with eV the applied bias voltage andΔ_(0)the zero temperature energy gap of SC.For NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+idxy-wave SC tunnel junctions,there are also conductance peaks at eV/Δ_(0)=±Δ_(d)/Δ_(D)but the ZBCP does not split.For the two types of tunnel junctions,the completely reversed tunnel conductance spectrum indicates that when the exchange energy in FM is increased to a certain value,the proximity effect transforms the tunnel junctions from the'0 state'to the'πstate'.The shortening of the transport quasiparticle lifetime can weaken the proximity effect to smooth out the dips and peaks in the tunnel spectrum.This is considered a possible reason that the ZBCP splitting was not observed in some previous experiments.It is expected that these analysis results can serve as a guide for future experiments and the relevant conclusions can be confirmed.展开更多
This study investigates the factors affecting the rock-breaking efficiency of the TBM disc cutter in deep rock excavation,including confining pressure,penetration,cutter spacing,and revolution speed.The finite element...This study investigates the factors affecting the rock-breaking efficiency of the TBM disc cutter in deep rock excavation,including confining pressure,penetration,cutter spacing,and revolution speed.The finite element method is employed to formulate a rock-breaking model of the rotary disc cutters and a numerical simulation is also implemented.The rock breaking effect,rock breaking volume,and rock breaking specific energy consumption under different combinations of the factors are investigated.An orthogonal test of four factors at four levels was constructed.Based on the test results and range analysis in the process of deep rock mass breaking,the order of sensitivity of each influencing factor with respect to the rock breaking specific energy for the disc cutter is cutter spacing>revolution speed>penetration>confining pressure.By constructing a numerical simulation comparison scheme,the orthogonal test results are analyzed and corroborated,and the rock breaking law and rock breaking efficiency under different influencing factors are derived.Finally,the sensitivity of different influencing factors on the rock-breaking efficiency is verified.展开更多
Knowledge on intermittency of wave breaking is so far limited to a few summary statistics, while the probability distribution of time interval between breaking events can provide a full view of intermittency. Based on...Knowledge on intermittency of wave breaking is so far limited to a few summary statistics, while the probability distribution of time interval between breaking events can provide a full view of intermittency. Based on a series of experiments on wind wave breaking, such probability distributions are investigated. Breaking waves within a wave group were taken as a single breaking event according to recent studies. Interval between successive wave groups with breaker is the focus of this paper. For intervals in our experiments with different fetch and wind conditions, their distributions are all skewed and weighted on small intervals. Results of Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests on time series of these intervals indicate that they all follow gamma distribution, and some are even exponential type. Average breaking-group-interval decreases with friction velocity and significant steepness until the wind is strong enough;most of them are more than 10 times the dominant wave period. Group breaking probability proposed by Babanin recently and the average number of breaking waves in wave groups are also discussed, and they are seemingly more reasonable and sensitive than traditional breaking probability defined in terms of single wave.展开更多
A numerical wave tank is used to investigate the onset and strength of unforced wave breaking, and the waves have three types of initial spectra： constant amplitude spectrum, constant steepness spectrum and Pierson-M...A numerical wave tank is used to investigate the onset and strength of unforced wave breaking, and the waves have three types of initial spectra： constant amplitude spectrum, constant steepness spectrum and Pierson-Moscowitz spectrum. Numerical tests are performed to validate the model results. Then, the onset of wave breaking is discussed with geometric, kinematic, and dynamic breaking criteria. The strength of wave breaking, which is always characterized by the fractional energy loss and breaking strength coefficient, is studied for different spectra. The results show how the energy growth rate is better than the initial wave steepness on estimating the fractional energy losses as well as breaking strength coefficient.展开更多
More and more researches show that neither the critical downward acceleration nor the critical slope of water waves is a universal constant. On the contrary, they vary with particular wave conditions. This fact render...More and more researches show that neither the critical downward acceleration nor the critical slope of water waves is a universal constant. On the contrary, they vary with particular wave conditions. This fact renders the models either for the probability of wave breaking B or for the whitecap coverage W based on these criteria difficult to apply. In this paper and the one which follows we seek to develop models for the prediction of both B and W based on the kinematical criterion. First, several joint probabilistic distribution functions (PDFs) of wave characteristics are derived, based on which the breaking properties B and W are estimated. The estimation is made on the assumption that a wave breaks if the horizontal velocity of water particles at its crest exceeds the local wave celerity, and whitecapping occurs in regions of fluid where water particles travel faster than the waves. The consequent B and W depend on wave spectral moments of orders 0 to 4. Then the JONSWAP spectrum is used to represent the fetch limited sea waves in deep water, so as to relate the probability of wave breaking and the whitecap coverage with wind parameters. To this end, the time averaging technique proposed by Glazman (1986) is applied to the estimation of the spectral moments involved, and furthermore, the theoretical models are compared with available observations collected from published literature. From the comparison, the averaging time scale is determined. The final models show that the probability of wave breaking as well as the whitecap coverage depends on the dimensionless fetch. The agreement between these models and the database is reasonable.展开更多
In this paper, the fact is revealed that the surface elevation of the third order Stokes waves in implicit form could have no solution or have simultaneously a trivial one and a singular one on certain conditions. Bas...In this paper, the fact is revealed that the surface elevation of the third order Stokes waves in implicit form could have no solution or have simultaneously a trivial one and a singular one on certain conditions. Based on this fact, the relative breaking width, a more reasonable quantity in agreement with the definition of whitecapping coverage rate, is obtained directly from the assumption that no solution means breaking. The implications of the singular solution existing in the third order stokes waves are also discussed briefly.展开更多
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52130504,52305577,and 52175509)the Key Research and Development Plan of Hubei Province(Grant No.2022BAA013)+4 种基金the Major Program(JD)of Hubei Province(Grant No.2023BAA008-2)the Interdisciplinary Research Program of Huazhong University of Science and Technology(2023JCYJ047)the Innovation Project of Optics Valley Laboratory(Grant No.OVL2023PY003)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program(Grade B)of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.GZB20230244)the fellowship from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2024M750995)。
文摘In integrated circuit(IC)manufacturing,fast,nondestructive,and precise detection of defects in patterned wafers,realized by bright-field microscopy,is one of the critical factors for ensuring the final performance and yields of chips.With the critical dimensions of IC nanostructures continuing to shrink,directly imaging or classifying deep-subwavelength defects by bright-field microscopy is challenging due to the well-known diffraction barrier,the weak scattering effect,and the faint correlation between the scattering cross-section and the defect morphology.Herein,we propose an optical far-field inspection method based on the form-birefringence scattering imaging of the defective nanostructure,which can identify and classify various defects without requiring optical super-resolution.The technique is built upon the principle of breaking the optical form birefringence of the original periodic nanostructures by the defect perturbation under the anisotropic illumination modes,such as the orthogonally polarized plane waves,then combined with the high-order difference of far-field images.We validated the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method in detecting deep subwavelength defects through rigid vector imaging modeling and optical detection experiments of various defective nanostructures based on polarization microscopy.On this basis,an intelligent classification algorithm for typical patterned defects based on a dual-channel AlexNet neural network has been proposed,stabilizing the classification accuracy ofλ/16-sized defects with highly similar features at more than 90%.The strong classification capability of the two-channel network on typical patterned defects can be attributed to the high-order difference image and its transverse gradient being used as the network’s input,which highlights the polarization modulation difference between different patterned defects more significantly than conventional bright-field microscopy results.This work will provide a new but easy-to-operate method for detecting and classifying deep-subwavelength defects in patterned wafers or photomasks,which thus endows current online inspection equipment with more missions in advanced IC manufacturing.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:82222068,82070423,82270348,and 82173779)the Innovation Team and Talents Cultivation Pro-gram of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine,China(Grant No:ZYYCXTD-D-202206)+1 种基金Fujian Province Science and Technology Project,China(Grant Nos.:2021J01420479,2021J02058,2022J011374,and 2022J02057)Fundamental Research Funds for the Chinese Central Universities,China(Grant No.:20720230070).
文摘Insect-derived traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)constitutes an essential component of TCM,with the earliest records found in“52 Bingfang”(Prescriptions of fifty-two diseases,which is one of the earliest Chinese medical prescriptions).
基金the full support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62071154,51272052 and50902040)the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China(LH2020B011 and LH2019B006)the Scientific Research Projects of Basic Scientific Research Operational Expenses of Heilongjiang Provincial Colleges and Universities(2021-KYYWF-0171)。
文摘The integration of machine learning and electrocatalysis presents nota ble advancements in designing and predicting the performance of chiral materials for hydrogen evolution reactions(HER).This study utilizes theoretical calculations and machine learning techniques to assess the HER performance of both chiral and achiral M-N-SWCNTs(M=In,Bi,and Sb)single-atom catalysts(SACs).The stability preferences of metal atoms are dependent on chirality when interacting with chiral SWCNTs.The HER activity of the right-handed In-N-SWCNT is 5.71 times greater than its achiral counterpart,whereas the left-handed In-N-SWCNT exhibits a 5.12-fold enhancement.The calculated hydrogen adsorption free energy for the right-handed In-N-SWCNT reaches as low as-0.02 eV.This enhancement is attributed to the symmetry breaking in spin density distribution,transitioning from C_(2V)in achiral SACs to C_(2)in chiral SACs,which facilitates active site transfer and enhances local spin density.Right-handed M-N-SWCNTs exhibit superiorα-electron separation and transport efficiency relative to left-handed variants,owing to the chiral induced spin selectivity(CISS)effect,with spin-upα-electron density reaching 3.43×10^(-3)e/Bohr^(3)at active sites.Machine learning provides deeper insights,revealing that the interplay of weak spatial electronic effects and appropriate curvature-chirality effects significantly enhances HER performance.A weaker spatial electronic effect correlates with higher HER activity,larger exchange current density,and higher turnover frequency.The curvature-chirality effect undersco res the influence of intrinsic structures on HER performance.These findings offer critical insights into the role of chirality in electrocatalysis and propose innovative approaches for optimizing HER through chirality.
文摘Starting from the perspective of formula and efficacy,orthogonal experiments were first performed to explore the optimal ratio of three raw materials that potentially affect breaking force of lipsticks,verification experiment on humans was then conducted to test the efficacy of the lipstick formula.Results showed that when the ratio of carnauba wax,shea butter and myristyl isopropyl ester was 3∶7∶3,the breaking force was optimal.After the subjects used the lipstick formula for 14 days,the moisture content of the lip stratum corneum significantly increased by 23.51% (P﹤0.05),the transepidermal water loss (TEWL) rate significantly decreased by 20.61%,the skin glossiness increased significantly by 9.88%,and the skin scale index decreased significantly by 55.76%.
基金Supported by Major Instrument Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(52327803)Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(52192622).
文摘Based on the finite-discrete element method,a three-dimensional numerical model for axial impact rock breaking was established and validated.A computational method for energy conversion during impact rock breaking was proposed,and the effects of conical tooth forward rake angle,rock temperature,and impact velocity on rock breaking characteristics and energy transfer laws were analyzed.The results show that during single impact rock breaking with conical tooth bits,merely 7.52%to 12.51%of the energy is utilized for rock breaking,while a significant 57.26%to 78.10%is dissipated as frictional loss.An insufficient forward rake angle increases tooth penetration depth and frictional loss,whereas an excessive forward rake angle reduces penetration capability,causing bit rebound and greater energy absorption by the drill rod.Thus,an optimal forward rake angle exists.Regarding environmental factors,high temperatures significantly enhance impact-induced rock breaking.Thermal damage from high temperatures reduces rock strength and inhibits its energy absorption.Finally,higher impact velocities intensify rock damage,yet excessively high velocities increase frictional loss and reduce the proportion of energy absorbed by the rock,thereby failing to substantially improve rock breaking efficiency.An optimal impact velocity exists.
基金supported by the the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12175015 for W.G.and 12174387 for L.Z.)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos.YSBR-057 and JZHKYPT-2021-08 for L.Z.)+1 种基金the Innovative Program for Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No.2021ZD0302600 for L.Z.)the start-up funding of Westlake University and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No.2024M752898 for Z.W.and Z.Y.)。
文摘Entanglement plays a key role in quantum physics, but how much information it can extract from many-body systems is still an open question, particularly regarding quantum criticalities and emergent symmetries. In this work, we systematically study the entanglement entropy(EE) and derivative entanglement entropy(DEE) near quantum phase transitions in various quantum many-body systems. A one-parameter scaling relation between the DEE and system size at the critical point has been derived for the first time, which successfully obtains the critical exponent via data collapse. Furthermore, we find that the EE peaks at the(emergent) symmetryenhanced first-order transition, reflecting higher symmetry breaking. This work provides a new paradigm for quantum many-body research from the perspective of EE and DEE.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52374018)Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum,Beijing(No.2462021YJRC009)。
文摘Radial jet drilling(RJD)technology is expected to be a technology for the efficient exploitation of geothermal resources.However,the low rock-breaking efficiency is the major obstacle hindering the development of RJD technology.The flow field characteristics and rock breaking ability of cone-straight abrasive jet,rotary abrasive jet,and straight-rotating mixed abrasive jet are analyzed by numerical simulations and experiments.Results show that the axial velocity of the cone-straight abrasive jet is high,the tangential velocity is basically zero,the radial velocity is also small,and the jet impact area is concentrated in the center.A deep hole with a diameter of only 25 mm is formed when the cone-straight abrasive jet breaks the granite.Due to the presence of the guiding impeller,the rotary abrasive jet basically has no axial velocity and has the highest tangential and radial velocity,so it can break the granite to form a hole with a diameter of about 55 mm and a central bulge.The straight-rotating mixed abrasive jet has a large axial/tangential/radial velocity at the same time,so it can break the granite to form a hole with a diameter of about 52 mm with a low bulge.The results show that the straight-rotating mixed abrasive jet combines the advantages of the cone-straight jet and the rotary jet,and is more suitable for the RJD technology.The research results can provide reference for the development of efficient rock-breaking and hole-forming technology,and promote the development of RJD technology in the field of geothermal development.
文摘The authors introduce a new magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography(MRCP)radiologic feature,the“ice-breaking sign”(IBS),and present a retrospective case-control study comparing patients with common bile duct stones who exhibit the IBS with a control group without this sign.The two groups were matched using a propensity score based on patient age and sex.However,the matching process did not account for the size of the choledocholithiasis,which may represent a significant confounding factor.Both groups were not homogeneous.The authors advocate for the use of MRCP as the primary diagnostic tool to guide the decision.However,in clinical practice,MRCP availability is often limited,particularly when compared to endoscopic ultrasound,which may be more available.The authors compared the clinical course and therapeutic responses to cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration(LCBDE)between the two groups.The results demonstrated a markedly low ERCP success rate in both the study and control,falling below international standards,whereas the success rate of LCBDE was only slightly reduced.Despite the study’s li-mitations and potential biases,the authors conclude that IBS is a valuable predictor for treatment planning and suggest that LCBDE should be considered the first-line approach.Despite its growing acceptance,LCBDE remains infeasible in many hospitals due to the steep learning curve.
基金the support of the International Young Scientist Fellowship of the Institute of Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.202407)supported by the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (Grant No.2024ZD0301700)+1 种基金the start-up grant at IOP-CAS.ZXL is supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.JR25007)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No.12347107and 12474146)。
文摘Entanglement asymmetry(EA) has emerged as a powerful tool for characterizing symmetry breaking in quantum many-body systems. In this Letter, we explore how symmetry is dynamically broken through the lens of EA in two distinct scenarios: a non-symmetric Hamiltonian quench and a non-symmetric random quantum circuit, with a particular focus on U(1) symmetry. In the former case, symmetry remains broken in the subsystem at late times, whereas in the latter case, the symmetry is initially broken and subsequently restored, consistent with the principles of quantum thermalization. Notably, the growth of EA exhibits unexpected overshooting behavior at early times in both contexts, contrasting with the behavior of charge variance. We also consider dynamics of non-symmetric initial states under the symmetry-breaking evolution. Due to the competition of symmetry-breaking in both the initial state and Hamiltonian, the early-time EA can increase and decrease, while quantum Mpemba effects remain evident despite the weak symmetry-breaking in both settings.
文摘At its core,Urbanization and Production of Space provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urbanization and the production of space,particularly within the rapidly evolving context of China's urban transformation.As one of the most populous and dynamically urbanizing nations,China serves as a compelling case for understanding the broader global implications of spatial restructuring.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12374038 and 12404045)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.2023CDJKYJH104)the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0834)。
文摘Recent research has revealed that cubic boron arsenide(BAs)exhibits a non-monotonic pressure dependence of lattice thermal conductivity(κ_(L))under isotropic strain.Here,through rigorous first-principles calculations,we unveil that anisotropic strain induces a monotonic reduction in the κ_(L) of BAs-a striking contrast to the isotropic scenario.The results show that applying uniaxial[100]strain leads to the lifting of phonon band degeneracy,accompanied by an overall softening of the phonon spectrum.These modifications significantly increase phonon-phonon scattering channels by facilitating the fulfillment of selection rules,resulting in a concurrent increase in both three-and four-phonon scattering rates.Consequently,κ_(L) exhibits a dramatic suppression of nearly 80%under large tension at room temperature.Meanwhile,we unexpectedly observe that the uniaxial strain suppresses κ_(L) much more strongly in the direction perpendicular to the strain than along the stretching direction.This work establishes the fundamental understanding of the thermal conductivity behavior of BAs under anisotropic strain and opens a promising avenue for manipulating solid-state heat transport by tuning lattice crystal symmetry.
基金National Research Foundation (NRF Investigatorship NRF-NRFI09-0002)Agency for Science,Technology and Research (MTC Programmatic Fund M23L9b0052)。
文摘Rechargeable zinc-air batteries(ZABs) have recently drawn great attention in energy research due to their high theoretical capacity,low costs, and inherently safe nature [1–3]. However, the sluggish cathode reactions necessitate the development of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts with lower ΔE indicator values. The ΔE indicator is commonly employed to quantitatively evaluate the electrocatalytic activity of a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst,representing the overall overpotential from oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) to oxygen evolution reaction(OER).
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12374140,12494593,11790312,12004056,11774060,and 92065201)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2023YFA1406304)+2 种基金the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302803)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant Nos.2022CDJXY-002 and WK9990000103)the New Cornerstone Science Foundation.
文摘The complex symmetry breaking states in AV3Sb5 family have attracted extreme research attention,but controversy still exists,especially in the question of time reversal symmetry breaking of the charge density wave(CDW).Most recently,a chiral CDW has been suggested in kagome magnet FeGe,but the related study is very rare.Here,we use a scanning tunneling microscope to study the symmetry breaking behavior of both the short-and long-range CDWs in FeGe.Different from previous studies,our study reveals an isotropic long-range CDW without obvious symmetry breaking,while local rotational symmetry breaking appears in the short-range CDW,which may be related to the existence of strong structural disorders.Moreover,the charge distribution of the short-range CDW is inert to the applied external magnetic fields and the detailed spin arrangements of FeGe,inconsistent with the expectation of a chiral CDW associated with chiral flux.Our results rule out the existence of spontaneous chiral and rotational symmetry breaking in the CDW state of FeGe,putting strong constraints on the further understanding of CDW mechanism.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2024YFE0105200)the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62405284)+2 种基金the Key Research and Development Program of Henan Province(Grant No.241111220600)the JSPS KAKENHI(Grant No.JP20K14785)the Murata Science Foundation.
文摘Vibrational strong coupling(VSC)provides a promising way towards not only enhanced control of infrared light but also reshaping of molecular properties,which opens up unprecedented opportunities in ultrasensitive infrared spectroscopy,modification of chemical reactions,and exploration of nonlinear quantum effects.Surface plasmon resonance,excited on simple plasmonic resonators in the infrared,has been demonstrated as a means to realize VSC,but suffers from either limited quality factor for realizing large Rabi splitting or poor reconfigurability for precise detuning control.Here we propose and experimentally demonstrate,for the first time,an on-chip plasmonic resonator based on degeneracy breaking of Wood’s anomaly for VSC.Leveraging the low damping rate of the surface state induced by this degeneracy breaking,we achieve a plasmonic resonance with a high-Q factor exceeding~110,resulting in a Rabi splitting up to~112 cm^(-1) with a subwavelength molecular layer.Additionally,the dispersion of the surface state allows for precise control over VSC detuning by simply adjusting the incident angle of excitation light,even in the absence of photons,enabling a broad detuning range up to 300 cm^(-1).These experimental results align well with our analytical model and numerical simulation.This work provides a promising integrated platform for VSC,with various potential applications in on-chip spectroscopy,polariton chemistry,and polariton devices.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.23CX03016A and 24CX030009A)。
文摘The tunneling conductance of two kinds of tunnel junctions with time-reversal symmetry breaking,normal metal/insulator/ferromagnetic metal/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave superconductor(NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave SC)and NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+idxy-wave SC,is calculated using the extended Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk theoretical method.The ratio of the subdominant s-wave and dxy-wave components to the dominant dx_(2-y2)-wave component is expressed byΔ_(s)/Δ_(D)andΔ_(d)/Δ_(D),respectively.Results show that for NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+is-wave SC tunnel junctions,the splitting of the zero-bias conductance peak(ZBCP)is obtained and the splitting peaks appear at eV/Δ_(0)=±Δ_(s)/Δ_(D)with eV the applied bias voltage andΔ_(0)the zero temperature energy gap of SC.For NM/I/FM/dx_(2-y2)+idxy-wave SC tunnel junctions,there are also conductance peaks at eV/Δ_(0)=±Δ_(d)/Δ_(D)but the ZBCP does not split.For the two types of tunnel junctions,the completely reversed tunnel conductance spectrum indicates that when the exchange energy in FM is increased to a certain value,the proximity effect transforms the tunnel junctions from the'0 state'to the'πstate'.The shortening of the transport quasiparticle lifetime can weaken the proximity effect to smooth out the dips and peaks in the tunnel spectrum.This is considered a possible reason that the ZBCP splitting was not observed in some previous experiments.It is expected that these analysis results can serve as a guide for future experiments and the relevant conclusions can be confirmed.
基金Project(51979156)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(tsqn202103087)supported by the Young Taishan Scholars,ChinaProject(2019KJG015)supported by the Youth Innovation Technology Project of Higher School in Shandong Province,China。
文摘This study investigates the factors affecting the rock-breaking efficiency of the TBM disc cutter in deep rock excavation,including confining pressure,penetration,cutter spacing,and revolution speed.The finite element method is employed to formulate a rock-breaking model of the rotary disc cutters and a numerical simulation is also implemented.The rock breaking effect,rock breaking volume,and rock breaking specific energy consumption under different combinations of the factors are investigated.An orthogonal test of four factors at four levels was constructed.Based on the test results and range analysis in the process of deep rock mass breaking,the order of sensitivity of each influencing factor with respect to the rock breaking specific energy for the disc cutter is cutter spacing>revolution speed>penetration>confining pressure.By constructing a numerical simulation comparison scheme,the orthogonal test results are analyzed and corroborated,and the rock breaking law and rock breaking efficiency under different influencing factors are derived.Finally,the sensitivity of different influencing factors on the rock-breaking efficiency is verified.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40830959 and 41276010)
文摘Knowledge on intermittency of wave breaking is so far limited to a few summary statistics, while the probability distribution of time interval between breaking events can provide a full view of intermittency. Based on a series of experiments on wind wave breaking, such probability distributions are investigated. Breaking waves within a wave group were taken as a single breaking event according to recent studies. Interval between successive wave groups with breaker is the focus of this paper. For intervals in our experiments with different fetch and wind conditions, their distributions are all skewed and weighted on small intervals. Results of Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests on time series of these intervals indicate that they all follow gamma distribution, and some are even exponential type. Average breaking-group-interval decreases with friction velocity and significant steepness until the wind is strong enough;most of them are more than 10 times the dominant wave period. Group breaking probability proposed by Babanin recently and the average number of breaking waves in wave groups are also discussed, and they are seemingly more reasonable and sensitive than traditional breaking probability defined in terms of single wave.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41106019 and 41176016)the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean(Grant No.201105018)the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography,SOA(Grant No.JT1205)
文摘A numerical wave tank is used to investigate the onset and strength of unforced wave breaking, and the waves have three types of initial spectra： constant amplitude spectrum, constant steepness spectrum and Pierson-Moscowitz spectrum. Numerical tests are performed to validate the model results. Then, the onset of wave breaking is discussed with geometric, kinematic, and dynamic breaking criteria. The strength of wave breaking, which is always characterized by the fractional energy loss and breaking strength coefficient, is studied for different spectra. The results show how the energy growth rate is better than the initial wave steepness on estimating the fractional energy losses as well as breaking strength coefficient.
文摘More and more researches show that neither the critical downward acceleration nor the critical slope of water waves is a universal constant. On the contrary, they vary with particular wave conditions. This fact renders the models either for the probability of wave breaking B or for the whitecap coverage W based on these criteria difficult to apply. In this paper and the one which follows we seek to develop models for the prediction of both B and W based on the kinematical criterion. First, several joint probabilistic distribution functions (PDFs) of wave characteristics are derived, based on which the breaking properties B and W are estimated. The estimation is made on the assumption that a wave breaks if the horizontal velocity of water particles at its crest exceeds the local wave celerity, and whitecapping occurs in regions of fluid where water particles travel faster than the waves. The consequent B and W depend on wave spectral moments of orders 0 to 4. Then the JONSWAP spectrum is used to represent the fetch limited sea waves in deep water, so as to relate the probability of wave breaking and the whitecap coverage with wind parameters. To this end, the time averaging technique proposed by Glazman (1986) is applied to the estimation of the spectral moments involved, and furthermore, the theoretical models are compared with available observations collected from published literature. From the comparison, the averaging time scale is determined. The final models show that the probability of wave breaking as well as the whitecap coverage depends on the dimensionless fetch. The agreement between these models and the database is reasonable.
文摘In this paper, the fact is revealed that the surface elevation of the third order Stokes waves in implicit form could have no solution or have simultaneously a trivial one and a singular one on certain conditions. Based on this fact, the relative breaking width, a more reasonable quantity in agreement with the definition of whitecapping coverage rate, is obtained directly from the assumption that no solution means breaking. The implications of the singular solution existing in the third order stokes waves are also discussed briefly.
