The hydrodynamic characteristics of hybrid fluid made of liquid metal/aqueous solution are elementary in the design and operation of conductive flow in a variety of newly emerging areas such as chip cooling, soft robo...The hydrodynamic characteristics of hybrid fluid made of liquid metal/aqueous solution are elementary in the design and operation of conductive flow in a variety of newly emerging areas such as chip cooling, soft robot, and biomedical practices. chemical properties, such as In terms of physical and density, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, their huge differences between the two fluidic phases remain a big challenge for analyzing the hybrid flow behaviors. Besides, the liquid metal immersed in the solution can move and deform when administrated with non-contact electromagnetic force, or even induced by redox reaction, which is entirely different from the cases of conventional contact force. Owing to its remarkable capability in flow and deformation, liquid metal immersed in the solution is apt to deform on an extremely large scale, resulting in marked changes on its boundary and interface. However, the working mechanisms of the movement and deformation of liquid metal lack appropriate models to describe such scientific issues via a set of well-established unified equations. To promote investigations in this important area, the present paper is dedicated to summarizing this unconventional hydrodynamics from experiment, theory, and simulation. Typical experimental phenomena and basic working mechanisms are illustrated, followed by the movement and deformation theories to explain these phenomena. Several representative simulation methods are then proposed to tackle the governing functions of the electrohydrodynamics. Finally, prospects and challenges are raised, offering an insight into the new physics of the hybrid fluid under applied fields.展开更多
The angular dependence of magnetoresistance(MR)in antiferromagnetic half-Heusler HoAuSn single crystals has been systematically studied.Negative MR,as large as~99%,is observed at 9 T,is not restricted to the specific ...The angular dependence of magnetoresistance(MR)in antiferromagnetic half-Heusler HoAuSn single crystals has been systematically studied.Negative MR,as large as~99%,is observed at 9 T,is not restricted to the specific configuration of applied magnetics fields and current and can persist up to 20 K,much higher than the Ne'el temperature(T_(N)≈1.9 K).Experiments and first-principles calculations suggest that the observed large negative MR is derived from a magnetic field that reconstructs the band structure and induces a Weyl point,which changes the carrier concentration.展开更多
Quantum integrability provides a unique and powerful framework for accurately understanding quantum magnetism.In this review,we focus specifically on several quantum integrable low-dimensional quantum Ising models.We ...Quantum integrability provides a unique and powerful framework for accurately understanding quantum magnetism.In this review,we focus specifically on several quantum integrable low-dimensional quantum Ising models.We begin with the transverse field Ising chain(TFIC)at quantum critical point and examine how it evolves under perturbations,such as an applied longitudinal field or weak coupling to another quantum critical TFIC.展开更多
This paper studies the critical behaviours and magnetic properties of three-dimensional bond and anisotropy dilution Blume-Capel model （BCM） in the presence of an applied field within the effective field theory. The...This paper studies the critical behaviours and magnetic properties of three-dimensional bond and anisotropy dilution Blume-Capel model （BCM） in the presence of an applied field within the effective field theory. The trajectory of tricritical point, reentrant transitions and degenerate patterns of anisotropy are obtained both for the bond and the anisotropy dilutions. The global phase diagrams demonstrate unusually reentrant phenomena. The temperature dependences of magnetization curves undergo remarkable spin glass behaviour at low temperatures, and transform from ferromagnetism to paramagnetism at high temperature in applied fields. Temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility curve is in qualitative agreement with experimental result.展开更多
HgCr2S4 is a typical compound manifesting competing ferromagnetic （FM） and antiferromagnetic （AFM） exchanges as well as strong spin-lattice coupling. Here we study these effects by intentionally choosing a combina...HgCr2S4 is a typical compound manifesting competing ferromagnetic （FM） and antiferromagnetic （AFM） exchanges as well as strong spin-lattice coupling. Here we study these effects by intentionally choosing a combination of magnetization under external hydrostatic pressure and thermal conductivity at various magnetic fields. Upon applying pressure up to 10 kbar at 1 kOe, while the magnitude of magnetization reduces progressively, the AFM ordering temperature TN enhances concomitantly at a rate of about 1.5 K/kbar. Strikingly, at lO kOe the field polarized FM state is found to be driven readily back to an AFM one even at only 5kbar. In addition, the thermal conductivity exhibits drastic increments at various fields in the temperature range with strong spin fluctuations, reaching about 30% at 50 kOe. Consequently, the results give new experimental evidence of spin-lattice coupling. Apart from the colossal magnetoeapacitance and colossal magnetoresistance reported previously, the findings here may enable new promising functionalities for potential applications.展开更多
Adsorption characteristics of CO adsorbed on pristine 4,12,2-graphyne(4,12,2-G)and Fe-doped 4,12,2-graphyne(Fe-4,12,2-G)are studied by first-principles calculations.It is shown that CO is only physically adsorbed on p...Adsorption characteristics of CO adsorbed on pristine 4,12,2-graphyne(4,12,2-G)and Fe-doped 4,12,2-graphyne(Fe-4,12,2-G)are studied by first-principles calculations.It is shown that CO is only physically adsorbed on pristine 4,12,2-G.Fe atoms can be doped into 4,12,2-G stably and lead to band gap opening.After doping,the interaction between Fe-4,12,2-G and CO is significantly enhanced and chemisorption occurs.The maximum adsorption energy reaches-1.606 e V.Meanwhile,the charge transfer between them increases from 0.009e to 0.196e.Moreover,the electric field can effectively regulate the adsorption ability of the Fe-4,12,2-G system,which is expected to achieve the capture and release of CO.Our study is helpful to promote applications of two-dimensional carbon materials in gas sensing and to provide new ideas for reversible CO sensor research.展开更多
We utilize the effective field theory approach to study the properties of the axion. In particular, with s as well as u and d quarks regarded to be relatively light we derive a formula for the mass of the axion; a rou...We utilize the effective field theory approach to study the properties of the axion. In particular, with s as well as u and d quarks regarded to be relatively light we derive a formula for the mass of the axion; a rough estimate of the rate for its dominant decay mode at low energy is also carried out.展开更多
A double cascade-type four-level multiple-quantum-well-based exciton-biexciton transitions are proposed. The study is carried out on a 4.8-rim ZnSe single-quantum well which is embedded into ZnMgSSe cladding layers an...A double cascade-type four-level multiple-quantum-well-based exciton-biexciton transitions are proposed. The study is carried out on a 4.8-rim ZnSe single-quantum well which is embedded into ZnMgSSe cladding layers and pseudomor- phically grown by molecular beam epitaxy on a （0 0 1） GaAs substrate. It is displayed that the exciton spin relaxation and relative phases between applied fields can influence the transient and steady-state behaviors of absorption, dispersion, and group velocity of two weak probe and signal fields. Also, transient behaviors of electron population of different levels are discussed. It is found that the probe or signal amplification occurs in the absence of population inversion.展开更多
The influences of applied magnetic field on the corrosion behavior of Al-3.0 wt%Mg alloy in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution were investigated by electrochemical measurements,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）and energy-dispers...The influences of applied magnetic field on the corrosion behavior of Al-3.0 wt%Mg alloy in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution were investigated by electrochemical measurements,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）and energy-dispersive spectroscopy（EDS）.Stochastic analysis was applied to investigate the influences of applied magnetic field.The results indicate that the application of horizontal magnetic field of 0.4 T would increase the pitting corrosion potential（E_（pit））,decrease the corrosion current density（i_（corr））,prolong the pit initiation time,slow down the pit generation rate and inhibit the growth of pitting of the tested alloys in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution.The applied magnetic field would also change the mechanism of pit initiation of Al-3.0 wt%Mg alloy from A_3 model（without magnetic field）to A_3＋A_4 model（with magnetic field）.The intermediate product Al_（（ad））~＋ is the paramagnetic ion that would be influenced by magnetic field sensitively.展开更多
In this paper,we focus on the two-dimensional pulsating nanofluid flow through a parallel-plate channel in the presence of a magnetic field.The pulsating flow is produced by an applied pressure gradient that fluctuate...In this paper,we focus on the two-dimensional pulsating nanofluid flow through a parallel-plate channel in the presence of a magnetic field.The pulsating flow is produced by an applied pressure gradient that fluctuates with a small amplitude.A kind of proper transformation is used so that the governing equations describing the momentum and thermal energy are reduced to a set of non-dimensional equations.The analytical expressions of the pulsating velocity,temperature,and Nusselt number of nanofluids are obtained by the perturbation technique.In the present study,the effects of the Cu-H2O and Al_(2)O_(3)-H2O nanofluids on the flow and heat transfer in pulsating flow are compared and analyzed.The results show that the convective heat transfer effect of Cu-H2O nanofluids is better than that of Al_(2)O_(3)-H2O nanofluids.Also,the effects of the Hartmann number and pulsation amplitude on the velocity,temperature,and Nusselt number are examined and discussed in detail.The present work indicates that increasing the Hartmann number and pulsation amplitude can enhance the heat transfer of the pulsating flow.In addition,selecting an optimal pulsation frequency can maximize the convective heat transfer of the pulsating flow.Therefore,improved understanding of these fundamental mechanisms is conducive to the optimal design of thermal systems.展开更多
The superexchange interaction on a magnetic ion may be represented by an effective field Hm =λM in some paramagnetic materials, here λis the coefficient of effective field and M = XHe with X being the magnetic susce...The superexchange interaction on a magnetic ion may be represented by an effective field Hm =λM in some paramagnetic materials, here λis the coefficient of effective field and M = XHe with X being the magnetic susceptibility and He being the applied field. The variation of the equivalent λX with the dynamic applied field is given and the crystal field-splitting levels of the excited configuration 4f75d1 of the Tb3＋ ion are calculated in the Tb3Ga5O12. By means of the effective field Hm and the applied field He, the Faraday rotation of Tb3CasO12 at 6 K and 41 K, under the high magnetic field and at 0.63μm wavelength, are presented. Our calculated results are in agreement with the experimental data.展开更多
The specific heats of both a two-layer ferromagnetic superlattice and a two-layer ferrimagnetic one arestudied.It is found that the spin quantum numbers,the interlayer and intralayer exchange couplings,the anisotropy,...The specific heats of both a two-layer ferromagnetic superlattice and a two-layer ferrimagnetic one arestudied.It is found that the spin quantum numbers,the interlayer and intralayer exchange couplings,the anisotropy,theapplied magnetic field,and the temperature all affect the specific heat of these superlattices.For both the ferromagneticand ferrimagnetic superlattices,the specific heat decreases with increasing the spin quantum number,the absolutevalue of interlayer exchange coupling,intralayer exchange coupling,and anisotropy,while it increases with increasingtemperature at low temperatures.When an applied magnetic field is enhanced,the specific heat decreases in the two-layerferromagnetic superlattice,while it is almost unchanged in the two-layer ferrimagnetic superlattice at low fieldrange at low temperatures.展开更多
Both sustainable development in environment and safety of high-power systems require to develop a novel lead-free dielectric capacitor with high energy density(Wrec)at low applied electric field.In this work,a remarka...Both sustainable development in environment and safety of high-power systems require to develop a novel lead-free dielectric capacitor with high energy density(Wrec)at low applied electric field.In this work,a remarkably high Wrec of 2.9 J/cm^(3) accompanying with energy storage efficiency of 56% was achieved in Ag_(0.9)Sr_(0.05)NbO_(3) ceramic at a low applied electric field of 190 kV/cm,by improving antiferroelectricity and introducing relaxor behaviour.The improved anti-ferroelectric stability was attributed to the decreased tolerance factor and average electronegativity difference,while the relaxor behaviour was associated with the increased disordered local structure by Sr-doping.Moreover,the Ag_(0.9)Sr_(0.05)NbO_(3) ceramics also exhibited outstanding temperature stability in energy density with small variation less than 5% over 20-140℃.The results indicate that the Ag_(0.9)Sr_(0.05)NbO_(3) ceramic is a promising candidate for low-electric-field driving capacitors.展开更多
The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the ...The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy （e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015）. At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled ＇The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China： Appraisal of the POA＇. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA： its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics ＆ Germanic, Slavic, Asian ＆ African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.展开更多
基金This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Project （Grant No. 91748206）, the Dean＇s Research Funding and the Frontier Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as Beijing Municipal Science （Grant No. z151100003715002）.
文摘The hydrodynamic characteristics of hybrid fluid made of liquid metal/aqueous solution are elementary in the design and operation of conductive flow in a variety of newly emerging areas such as chip cooling, soft robot, and biomedical practices. chemical properties, such as In terms of physical and density, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, their huge differences between the two fluidic phases remain a big challenge for analyzing the hybrid flow behaviors. Besides, the liquid metal immersed in the solution can move and deform when administrated with non-contact electromagnetic force, or even induced by redox reaction, which is entirely different from the cases of conventional contact force. Owing to its remarkable capability in flow and deformation, liquid metal immersed in the solution is apt to deform on an extremely large scale, resulting in marked changes on its boundary and interface. However, the working mechanisms of the movement and deformation of liquid metal lack appropriate models to describe such scientific issues via a set of well-established unified equations. To promote investigations in this important area, the present paper is dedicated to summarizing this unconventional hydrodynamics from experiment, theory, and simulation. Typical experimental phenomena and basic working mechanisms are illustrated, followed by the movement and deformation theories to explain these phenomena. Several representative simulation methods are then proposed to tackle the governing functions of the electrohydrodynamics. Finally, prospects and challenges are raised, offering an insight into the new physics of the hybrid fluid under applied fields.
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFA1402600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12304150 and 52161135108)support by the National Science Centre(Poland)(No.2021/40/Q/ST5/00066)。
文摘The angular dependence of magnetoresistance(MR)in antiferromagnetic half-Heusler HoAuSn single crystals has been systematically studied.Negative MR,as large as~99%,is observed at 9 T,is not restricted to the specific configuration of applied magnetics fields and current and can persist up to 20 K,much higher than the Ne'el temperature(T_(N)≈1.9 K).Experiments and first-principles calculations suggest that the observed large negative MR is derived from a magnetic field that reconstructs the band structure and induces a Weyl point,which changes the carrier concentration.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant Nos.12450004,12274288the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology Grant No.2021ZD0301900。
文摘Quantum integrability provides a unique and powerful framework for accurately understanding quantum magnetism.In this review,we focus specifically on several quantum integrable low-dimensional quantum Ising models.We begin with the transverse field Ising chain(TFIC)at quantum critical point and examine how it evolves under perturbations,such as an applied longitudinal field or weak coupling to another quantum critical TFIC.
基金Project supported by the Education Bureau Key Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province （Grant No 03KJA140117） and by the 0pen Foundation of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Film （Grant No K2022）.
文摘This paper studies the critical behaviours and magnetic properties of three-dimensional bond and anisotropy dilution Blume-Capel model （BCM） in the presence of an applied field within the effective field theory. The trajectory of tricritical point, reentrant transitions and degenerate patterns of anisotropy are obtained both for the bond and the anisotropy dilutions. The global phase diagrams demonstrate unusually reentrant phenomena. The temperature dependences of magnetization curves undergo remarkable spin glass behaviour at low temperatures, and transform from ferromagnetism to paramagnetism at high temperature in applied fields. Temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility curve is in qualitative agreement with experimental result.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos U1332143 and 11574323
文摘HgCr2S4 is a typical compound manifesting competing ferromagnetic （FM） and antiferromagnetic （AFM） exchanges as well as strong spin-lattice coupling. Here we study these effects by intentionally choosing a combination of magnetization under external hydrostatic pressure and thermal conductivity at various magnetic fields. Upon applying pressure up to 10 kbar at 1 kOe, while the magnitude of magnetization reduces progressively, the AFM ordering temperature TN enhances concomitantly at a rate of about 1.5 K/kbar. Strikingly, at lO kOe the field polarized FM state is found to be driven readily back to an AFM one even at only 5kbar. In addition, the thermal conductivity exhibits drastic increments at various fields in the temperature range with strong spin fluctuations, reaching about 30% at 50 kOe. Consequently, the results give new experimental evidence of spin-lattice coupling. Apart from the colossal magnetoeapacitance and colossal magnetoresistance reported previously, the findings here may enable new promising functionalities for potential applications.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52072132)。
文摘Adsorption characteristics of CO adsorbed on pristine 4,12,2-graphyne(4,12,2-G)and Fe-doped 4,12,2-graphyne(Fe-4,12,2-G)are studied by first-principles calculations.It is shown that CO is only physically adsorbed on pristine 4,12,2-G.Fe atoms can be doped into 4,12,2-G stably and lead to band gap opening.After doping,the interaction between Fe-4,12,2-G and CO is significantly enhanced and chemisorption occurs.The maximum adsorption energy reaches-1.606 e V.Meanwhile,the charge transfer between them increases from 0.009e to 0.196e.Moreover,the electric field can effectively regulate the adsorption ability of the Fe-4,12,2-G system,which is expected to achieve the capture and release of CO.Our study is helpful to promote applications of two-dimensional carbon materials in gas sensing and to provide new ideas for reversible CO sensor research.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11175088
文摘We utilize the effective field theory approach to study the properties of the axion. In particular, with s as well as u and d quarks regarded to be relatively light we derive a formula for the mass of the axion; a rough estimate of the rate for its dominant decay mode at low energy is also carried out.
文摘A double cascade-type four-level multiple-quantum-well-based exciton-biexciton transitions are proposed. The study is carried out on a 4.8-rim ZnSe single-quantum well which is embedded into ZnMgSSe cladding layers and pseudomor- phically grown by molecular beam epitaxy on a （0 0 1） GaAs substrate. It is displayed that the exciton spin relaxation and relative phases between applied fields can influence the transient and steady-state behaviors of absorption, dispersion, and group velocity of two weak probe and signal fields. Also, transient behaviors of electron population of different levels are discussed. It is found that the probe or signal amplification occurs in the absence of population inversion.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51379070)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2014B31714)
文摘The influences of applied magnetic field on the corrosion behavior of Al-3.0 wt%Mg alloy in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution were investigated by electrochemical measurements,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）and energy-dispersive spectroscopy（EDS）.Stochastic analysis was applied to investigate the influences of applied magnetic field.The results indicate that the application of horizontal magnetic field of 0.4 T would increase the pitting corrosion potential（E_（pit））,decrease the corrosion current density（i_（corr））,prolong the pit initiation time,slow down the pit generation rate and inhibit the growth of pitting of the tested alloys in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution.The applied magnetic field would also change the mechanism of pit initiation of Al-3.0 wt%Mg alloy from A_3 model（without magnetic field）to A_3＋A_4 model（with magnetic field）.The intermediate product Al_（（ad））~＋ is the paramagnetic ion that would be influenced by magnetic field sensitively.
基金Project supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M631909)the Doctor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Project of Jiangsu Province(No.JSSCBS20221300)。
文摘In this paper,we focus on the two-dimensional pulsating nanofluid flow through a parallel-plate channel in the presence of a magnetic field.The pulsating flow is produced by an applied pressure gradient that fluctuates with a small amplitude.A kind of proper transformation is used so that the governing equations describing the momentum and thermal energy are reduced to a set of non-dimensional equations.The analytical expressions of the pulsating velocity,temperature,and Nusselt number of nanofluids are obtained by the perturbation technique.In the present study,the effects of the Cu-H2O and Al_(2)O_(3)-H2O nanofluids on the flow and heat transfer in pulsating flow are compared and analyzed.The results show that the convective heat transfer effect of Cu-H2O nanofluids is better than that of Al_(2)O_(3)-H2O nanofluids.Also,the effects of the Hartmann number and pulsation amplitude on the velocity,temperature,and Nusselt number are examined and discussed in detail.The present work indicates that increasing the Hartmann number and pulsation amplitude can enhance the heat transfer of the pulsating flow.In addition,selecting an optimal pulsation frequency can maximize the convective heat transfer of the pulsating flow.Therefore,improved understanding of these fundamental mechanisms is conducive to the optimal design of thermal systems.
文摘The superexchange interaction on a magnetic ion may be represented by an effective field Hm =λM in some paramagnetic materials, here λis the coefficient of effective field and M = XHe with X being the magnetic susceptibility and He being the applied field. The variation of the equivalent λX with the dynamic applied field is given and the crystal field-splitting levels of the excited configuration 4f75d1 of the Tb3＋ ion are calculated in the Tb3Ga5O12. By means of the effective field Hm and the applied field He, the Faraday rotation of Tb3CasO12 at 6 K and 41 K, under the high magnetic field and at 0.63μm wavelength, are presented. Our calculated results are in agreement with the experimental data.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province of China under Grant No.20062040
文摘The specific heats of both a two-layer ferromagnetic superlattice and a two-layer ferrimagnetic one arestudied.It is found that the spin quantum numbers,the interlayer and intralayer exchange couplings,the anisotropy,theapplied magnetic field,and the temperature all affect the specific heat of these superlattices.For both the ferromagneticand ferrimagnetic superlattices,the specific heat decreases with increasing the spin quantum number,the absolutevalue of interlayer exchange coupling,intralayer exchange coupling,and anisotropy,while it increases with increasingtemperature at low temperatures.When an applied magnetic field is enhanced,the specific heat decreases in the two-layerferromagnetic superlattice,while it is almost unchanged in the two-layer ferrimagnetic superlattice at low fieldrange at low temperatures.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants 11864004)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(Grants 2017GXNSFBA198132,2016GXNSFAA380214,2016GXNSFCB380006 and 2017GXNSFFA198015)+2 种基金Science and Technology Major Project of Guangxi,(Grant AA17204100)Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education(Grant YCSW2019053)the funds of the State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing,Tsinghua University,Beijing(100084),China.
文摘Both sustainable development in environment and safety of high-power systems require to develop a novel lead-free dielectric capacitor with high energy density(Wrec)at low applied electric field.In this work,a remarkably high Wrec of 2.9 J/cm^(3) accompanying with energy storage efficiency of 56% was achieved in Ag_(0.9)Sr_(0.05)NbO_(3) ceramic at a low applied electric field of 190 kV/cm,by improving antiferroelectricity and introducing relaxor behaviour.The improved anti-ferroelectric stability was attributed to the decreased tolerance factor and average electronegativity difference,while the relaxor behaviour was associated with the increased disordered local structure by Sr-doping.Moreover,the Ag_(0.9)Sr_(0.05)NbO_(3) ceramics also exhibited outstanding temperature stability in energy density with small variation less than 5% over 20-140℃.The results indicate that the Ag_(0.9)Sr_(0.05)NbO_(3) ceramic is a promising candidate for low-electric-field driving capacitors.
文摘The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy （e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015）. At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled ＇The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China： Appraisal of the POA＇. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA： its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics ＆ Germanic, Slavic, Asian ＆ African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.
