The effect of trace addition of 0.1wt%Y on the grain refinement and mechanical properties of Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc alloys at as-cast and heat-treated states was investigated.Results show that the additi...The effect of trace addition of 0.1wt%Y on the grain refinement and mechanical properties of Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc alloys at as-cast and heat-treated states was investigated.Results show that the addition of 0.1wt%Y into the Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc alloys can elevate the nucleation temperature of the Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase,leading to the preferential precipitation of the Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase and increasing the amount of Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase in the matrix.Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase can also act as a heterogeneous nucleation site in theα-Al matrix to promote nucleation and refine grains.The addition of element Y changes the precipitation phase characteristics at the grain boundaries in the as-cast alloy,which changes the distribution characteristics of secondary phases from initially continuous and coarse strip-like distribution at grain boundaries into the discontinuous dot-like and rod-like distribution.Besides,the size of secondary phases becomes smaller and their amount increases.Under the combined effects of grain refinement strengthening and precipitation strengthening,the Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc-0.1Y alloy after 175℃/10 h aging treatment achieves an ultimate tensile strength of 412 MPa and an elongation of 6.3%.Compared with those of the alloy without Y addition,the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the added alloy increase by 16.1%and 53.7%,respectively.展开更多
In modern ZnO varistors,traditional aging mechanisms based on increased power consumption are no longer relevant due to reduced power consumption during DC aging.Prolonged exposure to both AC and DC voltages results i...In modern ZnO varistors,traditional aging mechanisms based on increased power consumption are no longer relevant due to reduced power consumption during DC aging.Prolonged exposure to both AC and DC voltages results in increased leakage current,decreased breakdown voltage,and lower nonlinearity,ultimately compromising their protective performance.To investigate the evolution in electrical properties during DC aging,this work developed a finite element model based on Voronoi networks and conducted accelerated aging tests on commercial varistors.Throughout the aging process,current-voltage characteristics and Schottky barrier parameters were measured and analyzed.The results indicate that when subjected to constant voltage,current flows through regions with larger grain sizes,forming discharge channels.As aging progresses,the current focus increases on these channels,leading to a decline in the varistor’s overall performance.Furthermore,analysis of the Schottky barrier parameters shows that the changes in electrical performance during aging are non-monotonic.These findings offer theoretical support for understanding the aging mechanisms and condition assessment of modern stable ZnO varistors.展开更多
In this review,the synthesis,functions,and applications of the polymers containing germanium and tin,which are heavy group 14 elements,in their polymer frameworks are summarized.Germanium and tin can form similar skel...In this review,the synthesis,functions,and applications of the polymers containing germanium and tin,which are heavy group 14 elements,in their polymer frameworks are summarized.Germanium and tin can form similar skeletal structures with their homologues carbon and silicon,whereas the polymers containing germanium and tin show unique properties derived from their large atomic radii and weak binding energies.For example,polygermane and polystannane exhibited light absorption in the UV–visible region and conductivity because of theσ-conjugation through the polymer main-chain constructed byσ-bonds between heavy elements.Theσ-conjugation was affected by the conformational change of the polymer main-chain,and thermochromic properties can be induced.Furthermore,the weak bonds were able to be cleaved homolytically upon photoirradiation,and radicals were subsequently generated.By incorporating hypervalent heavy elements into theπ-conjugated system,it was possible to modulate the electronic structures of theπ-conjugated system throughσ*–π*conjugation with highly coordinated elements.Finally,applications for organic solar cells,organic lightemitting materials,and chemical sensors have been achieved.Herein,representative synthetic methods and unique properties for creating smart materials with germanium and tin will be explained.展开更多
The Martian core mainly contains iron,nickel and some light elements.However,controversies remain about the structure and chemical composition of the Martian core due to a lack of samples and marsquake data.Recently,t...The Martian core mainly contains iron,nickel and some light elements.However,controversies remain about the structure and chemical composition of the Martian core due to a lack of samples and marsquake data.Recently,the InSight lander collected long-term marsquake data,which improved the Martian interior structure model.B ased on the preliminary analysis of marsquake data,Mars has a molten liquid core with a radius of around 1700 km.As the Martian core has a smaller density and lower temperature than pure iron at corresponding pressure and temperature conditions,some light elements are introduced to reduce the density and liquidus temperature.With various methods for seismic analysis,in-situ high-pressure and high-temperature experiments,and first-principal calculations,the Martian core composition and evolution models have been updated in the past few years.Here,we review those studies on the light elements in the Martian core from four aspects including(1)high-temperature and high-pressure experiments,(2)marsquake data,(3)mineral physics model with molecular dynamics simulations and(4)cosmochemistry investigation.We discussed the effect of different light elements on the Martian core s density,sound velocity and liquidus temperature.Moreover,the review examines the varieties,abundances and forms of light elements in the Martian core.展开更多
The development of catalytic multicomponent reactions for constructing complex organic scaffolds from readily accessible commodity chemicals is a key pursuit in contemporary synthetic chemistry.Current methods for syn...The development of catalytic multicomponent reactions for constructing complex organic scaffolds from readily accessible commodity chemicals is a key pursuit in contemporary synthetic chemistry.Current methods for synthesizing thioesters primarily rely on the acylation of thiols,which produces substantial waste and requires malodorous,unstable sulfur sources.In this work,we introduce a photocatalyzed hydrogen transfer strategy that enables a three-component synthesis of thioesters using abundant primary alcohols,easily available alkenes and elemental sulfur under mild conditions.This protocol demonstrates broad applicability and high chemo-and regioselectivity for both primary alcohols and alkenes,highlighting the advantage and potential of photo-mediated hydrogen transfer in facilitating multicomponent reactions using primary alcohol and elemental sulfur feedstocks.展开更多
The influence of varying levels of impurity elements on the hot corrosion resistance of the DD98M alloy in Na_(2)SO_(4)+NaCl salt at 950℃ was investigated.The results indicate that the corrosion resistance of the DD9...The influence of varying levels of impurity elements on the hot corrosion resistance of the DD98M alloy in Na_(2)SO_(4)+NaCl salt at 950℃ was investigated.The results indicate that the corrosion resistance of the DD98M alloy significantly decreases with an increase in impurity content,and the presence of nitrogen leads to an increase in alloy porosity.These porosities promote the rapid diffusion of molten salt and oxygen into the alloy,resulting in a bilateral diffusion of oxygen and sulfur,which leads to an accumulation of these elements at the oxide−matrix interface.This process contributes to the formation and propagation of interfacial cracks.A growth model was developed for hot corrosion products in alloys with varying impurity elements.展开更多
The buoyancy-induced flow constitutes a core scientific issue for thermal management of electronic devices and thermal design of energy systems,where accurate characterization of flow and heat transfer is essential to...The buoyancy-induced flow constitutes a core scientific issue for thermal management of electronic devices and thermal design of energy systems,where accurate characterization of flow and heat transfer is essential to improve thermal efficiency.In this work,buoyancy-induced flow above two heating elements flush-mounted at the bottom of a square enclosure containing air is numerically investigated over a range of Rayleigh numbers(0<Ra≤1.5×10^(8)),with a focus on equal and unequal heat flux conditions under a constraint of constant total thermal energy input.Distinct flow transitions are observed in both cases,leading to the identification of three flow regimes:Steady,periodic unsteady,and chaotic unsteady.Two types of periodic flows are distinguished,in which the first is a periodic flow dominated by a fundamental frequency(FF)and its integer-multiple frequencies(INTMF),while the second is a more complex periodic flow featuring FF,INTMF,and their sub-harmonics.The transitions between these regimes are affected by the relative heat flux of the two heaters.When the heat flux of the two heaters is unequal,the range of Rayleigh numbers corresponding to periodic flow is suppressed.It is also found that the time-averaged maximum temperature of the strong heater increases more rapidly with Ra,while that of the weak heater increases more slowly,reflecting the interaction between buoyancy-driven flow dynamics and asymmetric heat input.Analysis of the time-averaged Nusselt number demonstrates that heat dissipation from the isothermal walls remains roughly equivalent,even when the heat flux of the two heaters differs by a factor of two.These findings highlight the critical roles of Rayleigh number,the number of heaters,and the heat flux ratio of the heaters in determining heat transfer and flow characteristics for buoyancy-driven convection systems,providing important theoretical support and design references for engineering scenarios such as electronic devices and design of new energy systems.展开更多
A new quadrilateral edge element method is proposed and analyzed for Maxwell equations.This proposed method is based on Duan-Liang quadrilateral element(Math.Comp.73(2004),pp.1–18).When applied to the eigenvalue prob...A new quadrilateral edge element method is proposed and analyzed for Maxwell equations.This proposed method is based on Duan-Liang quadrilateral element(Math.Comp.73(2004),pp.1–18).When applied to the eigenvalue problem,the method is spectral-correct and spurious-free.Stability and error estimates are obtained,including the interpolation error estimates and the error estimates between the finite element solution and the exact solution.The method is suitable for singular solution as well as smooth solution,and consequently,the method is valid for nonconvex domains which may have a number of reentrant corners.Of course,the method is suitable for arbitrary quadrilaterals(under the usual shape-regular condition).展开更多
Effects of alloying elements Ni,Co,Mn,Cr,and H on the stacking fault energy(SFE)ofγ-Fe and its microscopic mechanisms were systematically investigated.Generalized SFE calculations show that individual alloying elemen...Effects of alloying elements Ni,Co,Mn,Cr,and H on the stacking fault energy(SFE)ofγ-Fe and its microscopic mechanisms were systematically investigated.Generalized SFE calculations show that individual alloying elements Ni,Co,and H increase SFE ofγ-Fe,whereas Mn and Cr decrease SFE.The influence of alloying elements on SFE exhibits short-range characteristics.The effect of synergistic interaction of alloying elements and H on SFE was further investigated.Results show that the co-alloying of Ni/Co with H exacerbates the effect of H on the increase in SFE.In contrast,the synergistic effect of Mn/Cr with H tends to inhibit H from the increasing SFE.Finally,the electronic structure analysis elucidated the microscopic mechanism of the change in SFE.Alloying elements modulate SFE by changing the interatomic charge density at the stacking fault plane and the density of states of the stacking fault structure at the Fermi level.The present results add to the knowledge of alloying related influence on the mechanical property and hydrogen embrittlement ofγ-Fe.展开更多
The moving morphable component(MMC)topology optimization method,as a typical explicit topology optimization method,has been widely concerned.In the MMC topology optimization framework,the surrogate material model is m...The moving morphable component(MMC)topology optimization method,as a typical explicit topology optimization method,has been widely concerned.In the MMC topology optimization framework,the surrogate material model is mainly used for finite element analysis at present,and the effectiveness of the surrogate material model has been fully confirmed.However,there are some accuracy problems when dealing with boundary elements using the surrogate material model,which will affect the topology optimization results.In this study,a boundary element reconstruction(BER)model is proposed based on the surrogate material model under the MMC topology optimization framework to improve the accuracy of topology optimization.The proposed BER model can reconstruct the boundary elements by refining the local meshes and obtaining new nodes in boundary elements.Then the density of boundary elements is recalculated using the new node information,which is more accurate than the original model.Based on the new density of boundary elements,the material properties and volume information of the boundary elements are updated.Compared with other finite element analysis methods,the BER model is simple and feasible and can improve computational accuracy.Finally,the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method are verified by comparing it with the optimization results of the original surrogate material model through several numerical examples.展开更多
On the stone-paved lanes of Songyang County that date back to ancient times,morning mist lingered as a faint fragrance of tea wafted from a century-old house.Inside,Yang Junjie,a tea maker born in the 1980s,worked def...On the stone-paved lanes of Songyang County that date back to ancient times,morning mist lingered as a faint fragrance of tea wafted from a century-old house.Inside,Yang Junjie,a tea maker born in the 1980s,worked deftly at the stove,his hands moving swiftly over the scorching iron wok as tender green tea leaves dance between his fingers.展开更多
The microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Zr deoxidized low carbon microalloyed steel after‘quenching+tempering’(Q+T)and‘quenching+intercritical quenching+tempering’(Q+IQ+T)heat treatment were analyzed us...The microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Zr deoxidized low carbon microalloyed steel after‘quenching+tempering’(Q+T)and‘quenching+intercritical quenching+tempering’(Q+IQ+T)heat treatment were analyzed using the metallographic microscope,scanning electron microscope,electron probe microanalyzer,electronic universal testing machine and impact testing machine.The effect of element segregation band after hot rolling on the anisotropy of microstructure and mechanical properties of subsequent heat treatment was investigated.The results show that the essence of improving the banded structure by oxide metallurgy technology in the hot rolling process is to promote the formation of intragranular ferrite to break the bainite band,but the element segregation band produced during hot rolling will be inherited to the subsequent heat treatment process.After Q+T heat treatment,the microstructure is mainly martensite,and there is no obvious banded structure.The shear transformation of martensite weakens the influence of alloying element segregation and avoids the directionality of microstructure and the anisotropy of mechanical properties.After Q+IQ+T heat treatment,the martensite/ferrite bands or continuous martensite bands appear in the microstructure,and with the increase in intercritical quenching temperature,continuous martensite bands become more obvious.The appearance of banded structure aggravates the difference of mechanical properties in all directions,especially the difference of plasticity and toughness in longitudinal and transverse directions.Therefore,the banded structure can be avoided by regulating the nucleation rate difference between the element enrichment and depleted zones during the heat treatment process.The alloying elements segregation is a necessary condition for the formation of banded structure after heat treatment,but it is not a sufficient condition.展开更多
We report the results of the experiment on synthesizing ^(287,288)Mc isotopes (Z=115) using the fusionevaporation reaction ^(243)Am(^(48)Ca,4n,3n)^(287,288)Mc at the Spectrometer for Heavy Atoms and Nuclear Structure-...We report the results of the experiment on synthesizing ^(287,288)Mc isotopes (Z=115) using the fusionevaporation reaction ^(243)Am(^(48)Ca,4n,3n)^(287,288)Mc at the Spectrometer for Heavy Atoms and Nuclear Structure-2(SHANS2),a gas-filled recoil separator located at the China Accelerator Facility for Superheavy Elements(CAFE2).In total,20 decay chains are attributed to ^(288)Mc and 1 decay chain is assigned to ^(287)Mc.The measured oa-decay properties of ^(287,288)Mc as well as its descendants are consistent with the known data.No additional decay chains originating from the 2n or 5n reaction channels were detected.The excitation function of the ^(243)Am(^(48)Ca,3n)^(288)Mc reaction was measured at the cross-section level of picobarn,which indicates the promising capability for the study of heavy and superheavy nuclei at the facility.展开更多
This study presents and verifies a hybrid methodology for reliable determination of parameters in structural rheological models(Zener,Burgers,and Maxwell)describing the viscoelastic behavior of polyurethane specimens ...This study presents and verifies a hybrid methodology for reliable determination of parameters in structural rheological models(Zener,Burgers,and Maxwell)describing the viscoelastic behavior of polyurethane specimens manufactured using extrusion-based 3D printing.Through comprehensive testing,including cyclic compression at strain rates ranging from 0.12 to 120 mm/min(0%-15%strain)and creep/relaxation experiments(10%-30%strain),the lumped parameters were independently determined using both analytical and numerical solutions of the models’differential equations,followed by cross-verification in additional experiments.Numerical solutions for creep and relaxation problems were obtained using finite element analysis,with the three-parameter Mooney-Rivlin model and Prony series employed to simulate elastic and viscous stress components,respectively.Energy dissipation per cycle was quantified during cyclic compression tests.The results demonstrate that all three models adequately describe material behavior within the 0%-15%strain range across various strain rates.Comparative analysis revealed the Burgers model’s superior performance in characterizing creep and stress relaxation at low strain levels.While Zener and Burgers model parameters from uniaxial compression showed limited applicability for energy dissipation calculations,the generalized Maxwell model effectively captured viscoelastic properties across different strain rates.Notably,parameters derived from creep tests provided a more universal assessment of dissipative properties due to optimization based on characteristic curve regions.Both parameter sets described polyurethane’s elastic-hysteretic behavior with approximately 20%error,proving significantly more accurate than the linear strain-time dependence hypothesis.Finite element analysis(FEA)complemented numerical modeling by demonstrating that while the generalized Maxwell model effectively describes initial rapid stress-strain changes,FEA provides superior characterization of steady-state processes.This computational approach yields more physically representative results compared to simplified analytical solutions,despite certain limitations in transient analysis.展开更多
In this work,the Hierarchical Quadrature Element Method(HQEM)formulation of geometrically exact shells is proposed and applied for geometrically nonlinear analyses of both isotropic and laminated shells.The stress res...In this work,the Hierarchical Quadrature Element Method(HQEM)formulation of geometrically exact shells is proposed and applied for geometrically nonlinear analyses of both isotropic and laminated shells.The stress resultant formulation is developed within the HQEM framework,consequently significantly simplifying the computations of residual force and stiffness matrix.The present formulation inherently avoids shear and membrane locking,benefiting from its high-order approximation property.Furthermore,HQEM’s independent nodal distribution capability conveniently supports local p-refinement and flexibly facilitates mesh generation in various structural configurations through the combination of quadrilateral and triangular elements.Remarkably,in lateral buckling analysis,the HQEM outperforms the weak-form quadrilateral element(QEM)in accuracy with identical nodal degrees of freedom(three displacements and two rotations).Under high-load nonlinear response,the QEM exhibits a maximum relative deviation of approximately 9.5%from the reference,while the HQEM remains closely aligned with the benchmark results.In addition,for the cantilever beam under tip moment,HQEM produces virtually no out-of-plane deviation,compared to a slight deviation of 0.00001 with QEM,confirming its superior numerical reliability.In summary,the method demonstrates high accuracy,superior convergence,and robustness in handling large rotations and complex post-buckling behaviors across a series of benchmark problems.展开更多
We introduce first a sort of gray-scale morphological dilations and erosions, which might have some further applications in image analysis. Then we show that the dilation and the erosion defined here form adjunctive p...We introduce first a sort of gray-scale morphological dilations and erosions, which might have some further applications in image analysis. Then we show that the dilation and the erosion defined here form adjunctive pairs. The duality between the dilation and the erosion and some other properties, such as homothety, of these operators are discussed the Commuting property with translation and as well.展开更多
A new cellular neural network (CNN) with nonlinear templates is presented forextracting convex corners of objects in gray-scale images. Application examples showed that the newCNN can even detect convex corner charact...A new cellular neural network (CNN) with nonlinear templates is presented forextracting convex corners of objects in gray-scale images. Application examples showed that the newCNN can even detect convex corner characteristics of objects in images with Gaussian noise.展开更多
An adaptive digital image watermark algorithm with strong robustness based on gray-scale morphology is proposed in this paper.The embedded strategies include:The algorithm seeks and extracts adaptively the image stron...An adaptive digital image watermark algorithm with strong robustness based on gray-scale morphology is proposed in this paper.The embedded strategies include:The algorithm seeks and extracts adaptively the image strong texture regions.The algorithm maps the image strong texture region to the wavelet tree structures, and embeds adaptively watermark into the wavelet coefficients corresponding to the image's strong texture regions.According to the visual masking features, the algorithm adjusts adaptively the watermark-embedding intensity.Experimental results show the algorithm is robust to compression, filtering, noise as well as strong shear attacks.The algorithm is blind watermark scheme.The image strong texture region extraction method based on morphology in this algorithm is simple and effective and adaptive to various images.展开更多
In this paper, a new quantum images encoding scheme is proposed. The proposed scheme mainly consists of four different encoding algorithms. The idea behind of the scheme is a binary key generated randomly for each pix...In this paper, a new quantum images encoding scheme is proposed. The proposed scheme mainly consists of four different encoding algorithms. The idea behind of the scheme is a binary key generated randomly for each pixel of the original image. Afterwards, the employed encoding algorithm is selected corresponding to the qubit pair of the generated randomized binary key. The security analysis of the proposed scheme proved its enhancement through both randomization of the generated binary image key and altering the gray-scale value of the image pixels using the qubits of randomized binary key. The simulation of the proposed scheme assures that the final encoded image could not be recognized visually. Moreover, the histogram diagram of encoded image is flatter than the originM one. The Shannon entropies of the final encoded images are significantly higher than the original one, which indicates that the attacker can not gain any information about the encoded images.展开更多
Rail fastener positioning method has high requirements for image quality and positioning accuracy.Therefore,a rail fastener positioning method based on gray mutation is proposed.Firstly,the image is denoised by an imp...Rail fastener positioning method has high requirements for image quality and positioning accuracy.Therefore,a rail fastener positioning method based on gray mutation is proposed.Firstly,the image is denoised by an improved median filter.Then,according to the characteristics of image frequency domain,the image is decomposed by wavelet transfrom to extract low-frequency component,and the low-frequency component is filtered and processed by gamma transformation to reduce the influence of natural environment factors on image quality.After that,according to the change rule of gray-scale values of different regions in the image,the gray-scale mutation in column and line directions of the image is statistically analyzed,and then the rail surface and the sleeper are located.Finally,the fastener area is accurately located by using the position relationship of the rail surface,the sleeper and the fastener in the image.The experimental results show that the positioning accuracy of the proposed method is 93.19%,which can quickly and effectively locate the fastener region,and has strong environmental adaptability,robustness and practicability.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(52071065)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(N2007007)+2 种基金Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program(N225200810040)High-Level Talent Research Start-Up Project Funding of Henan Academy of Sciences(N242017003)Liaoning Provincial Department of Education Basic Research Projects for Colleges and Universities(LJ212410142093)。
文摘The effect of trace addition of 0.1wt%Y on the grain refinement and mechanical properties of Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc alloys at as-cast and heat-treated states was investigated.Results show that the addition of 0.1wt%Y into the Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc alloys can elevate the nucleation temperature of the Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase,leading to the preferential precipitation of the Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase and increasing the amount of Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase in the matrix.Al_(3)(Sc,Zr)phase can also act as a heterogeneous nucleation site in theα-Al matrix to promote nucleation and refine grains.The addition of element Y changes the precipitation phase characteristics at the grain boundaries in the as-cast alloy,which changes the distribution characteristics of secondary phases from initially continuous and coarse strip-like distribution at grain boundaries into the discontinuous dot-like and rod-like distribution.Besides,the size of secondary phases becomes smaller and their amount increases.Under the combined effects of grain refinement strengthening and precipitation strengthening,the Al-2.2Li-1.5Cu-0.5Mg-1Zn-0.2Zr-0.2Sc-0.1Y alloy after 175℃/10 h aging treatment achieves an ultimate tensile strength of 412 MPa and an elongation of 6.3%.Compared with those of the alloy without Y addition,the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the added alloy increase by 16.1%and 53.7%,respectively.
文摘In modern ZnO varistors,traditional aging mechanisms based on increased power consumption are no longer relevant due to reduced power consumption during DC aging.Prolonged exposure to both AC and DC voltages results in increased leakage current,decreased breakdown voltage,and lower nonlinearity,ultimately compromising their protective performance.To investigate the evolution in electrical properties during DC aging,this work developed a finite element model based on Voronoi networks and conducted accelerated aging tests on commercial varistors.Throughout the aging process,current-voltage characteristics and Schottky barrier parameters were measured and analyzed.The results indicate that when subjected to constant voltage,current flows through regions with larger grain sizes,forming discharge channels.As aging progresses,the current focus increases on these channels,leading to a decline in the varistor’s overall performance.Furthermore,analysis of the Schottky barrier parameters shows that the changes in electrical performance during aging are non-monotonic.These findings offer theoretical support for understanding the aging mechanisms and condition assessment of modern stable ZnO varistors.
基金supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS),a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)(JP23K23398)(for M.G.)and(JP24K01570)(for K.T.).
文摘In this review,the synthesis,functions,and applications of the polymers containing germanium and tin,which are heavy group 14 elements,in their polymer frameworks are summarized.Germanium and tin can form similar skeletal structures with their homologues carbon and silicon,whereas the polymers containing germanium and tin show unique properties derived from their large atomic radii and weak binding energies.For example,polygermane and polystannane exhibited light absorption in the UV–visible region and conductivity because of theσ-conjugation through the polymer main-chain constructed byσ-bonds between heavy elements.Theσ-conjugation was affected by the conformational change of the polymer main-chain,and thermochromic properties can be induced.Furthermore,the weak bonds were able to be cleaved homolytically upon photoirradiation,and radicals were subsequently generated.By incorporating hypervalent heavy elements into theπ-conjugated system,it was possible to modulate the electronic structures of theπ-conjugated system throughσ*–π*conjugation with highly coordinated elements.Finally,applications for organic solar cells,organic lightemitting materials,and chemical sensors have been achieved.Herein,representative synthetic methods and unique properties for creating smart materials with germanium and tin will be explained.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.42120104005)Guizhou Provincial 2021 Science and Technology Subsidies(grant no.GZ2021SIG)+1 种基金Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects(grant nos.ZK[2024]087GCC[2023]060)。
文摘The Martian core mainly contains iron,nickel and some light elements.However,controversies remain about the structure and chemical composition of the Martian core due to a lack of samples and marsquake data.Recently,the InSight lander collected long-term marsquake data,which improved the Martian interior structure model.B ased on the preliminary analysis of marsquake data,Mars has a molten liquid core with a radius of around 1700 km.As the Martian core has a smaller density and lower temperature than pure iron at corresponding pressure and temperature conditions,some light elements are introduced to reduce the density and liquidus temperature.With various methods for seismic analysis,in-situ high-pressure and high-temperature experiments,and first-principal calculations,the Martian core composition and evolution models have been updated in the past few years.Here,we review those studies on the light elements in the Martian core from four aspects including(1)high-temperature and high-pressure experiments,(2)marsquake data,(3)mineral physics model with molecular dynamics simulations and(4)cosmochemistry investigation.We discussed the effect of different light elements on the Martian core s density,sound velocity and liquidus temperature.Moreover,the review examines the varieties,abundances and forms of light elements in the Martian core.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.22071185 and 22271224)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.2042019kf0008)Wuhan University startup funding for financial support。
文摘The development of catalytic multicomponent reactions for constructing complex organic scaffolds from readily accessible commodity chemicals is a key pursuit in contemporary synthetic chemistry.Current methods for synthesizing thioesters primarily rely on the acylation of thiols,which produces substantial waste and requires malodorous,unstable sulfur sources.In this work,we introduce a photocatalyzed hydrogen transfer strategy that enables a three-component synthesis of thioesters using abundant primary alcohols,easily available alkenes and elemental sulfur under mild conditions.This protocol demonstrates broad applicability and high chemo-and regioselectivity for both primary alcohols and alkenes,highlighting the advantage and potential of photo-mediated hydrogen transfer in facilitating multicomponent reactions using primary alcohol and elemental sulfur feedstocks.
基金financial support from the National Key Research and Development Project of China(No.2019YFA0705300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52004051)+1 种基金the Project of Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory,China(No.GJJSGFYQ202321)the Fund for Priority Support of Research Projects by Returned Overseas Scholars in Henan Province,China。
文摘The influence of varying levels of impurity elements on the hot corrosion resistance of the DD98M alloy in Na_(2)SO_(4)+NaCl salt at 950℃ was investigated.The results indicate that the corrosion resistance of the DD98M alloy significantly decreases with an increase in impurity content,and the presence of nitrogen leads to an increase in alloy porosity.These porosities promote the rapid diffusion of molten salt and oxygen into the alloy,resulting in a bilateral diffusion of oxygen and sulfur,which leads to an accumulation of these elements at the oxide−matrix interface.This process contributes to the formation and propagation of interfacial cracks.A growth model was developed for hot corrosion products in alloys with varying impurity elements.
基金supported by the Tianjin Education Commission Research Program Project(No.2024KJ105)。
文摘The buoyancy-induced flow constitutes a core scientific issue for thermal management of electronic devices and thermal design of energy systems,where accurate characterization of flow and heat transfer is essential to improve thermal efficiency.In this work,buoyancy-induced flow above two heating elements flush-mounted at the bottom of a square enclosure containing air is numerically investigated over a range of Rayleigh numbers(0<Ra≤1.5×10^(8)),with a focus on equal and unequal heat flux conditions under a constraint of constant total thermal energy input.Distinct flow transitions are observed in both cases,leading to the identification of three flow regimes:Steady,periodic unsteady,and chaotic unsteady.Two types of periodic flows are distinguished,in which the first is a periodic flow dominated by a fundamental frequency(FF)and its integer-multiple frequencies(INTMF),while the second is a more complex periodic flow featuring FF,INTMF,and their sub-harmonics.The transitions between these regimes are affected by the relative heat flux of the two heaters.When the heat flux of the two heaters is unequal,the range of Rayleigh numbers corresponding to periodic flow is suppressed.It is also found that the time-averaged maximum temperature of the strong heater increases more rapidly with Ra,while that of the weak heater increases more slowly,reflecting the interaction between buoyancy-driven flow dynamics and asymmetric heat input.Analysis of the time-averaged Nusselt number demonstrates that heat dissipation from the isothermal walls remains roughly equivalent,even when the heat flux of the two heaters differs by a factor of two.These findings highlight the critical roles of Rayleigh number,the number of heaters,and the heat flux ratio of the heaters in determining heat transfer and flow characteristics for buoyancy-driven convection systems,providing important theoretical support and design references for engineering scenarios such as electronic devices and design of new energy systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12401482)the second author was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12371371,12261160361,11971366)supported by the Open Research Fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Computational Science,Wuhan University.
文摘A new quadrilateral edge element method is proposed and analyzed for Maxwell equations.This proposed method is based on Duan-Liang quadrilateral element(Math.Comp.73(2004),pp.1–18).When applied to the eigenvalue problem,the method is spectral-correct and spurious-free.Stability and error estimates are obtained,including the interpolation error estimates and the error estimates between the finite element solution and the exact solution.The method is suitable for singular solution as well as smooth solution,and consequently,the method is valid for nonconvex domains which may have a number of reentrant corners.Of course,the method is suitable for arbitrary quadrilaterals(under the usual shape-regular condition).
基金supported by National Science and Technology Major Project(2025ZD0618901)National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2241245 and 52321001)+2 种基金Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(2022Z053092001)Natural Science Foundation of Shenyang(23-503-6-05)Science and Technology Major Project of Liaoning Province(2024JH1/11700028).
文摘Effects of alloying elements Ni,Co,Mn,Cr,and H on the stacking fault energy(SFE)ofγ-Fe and its microscopic mechanisms were systematically investigated.Generalized SFE calculations show that individual alloying elements Ni,Co,and H increase SFE ofγ-Fe,whereas Mn and Cr decrease SFE.The influence of alloying elements on SFE exhibits short-range characteristics.The effect of synergistic interaction of alloying elements and H on SFE was further investigated.Results show that the co-alloying of Ni/Co with H exacerbates the effect of H on the increase in SFE.In contrast,the synergistic effect of Mn/Cr with H tends to inhibit H from the increasing SFE.Finally,the electronic structure analysis elucidated the microscopic mechanism of the change in SFE.Alloying elements modulate SFE by changing the interatomic charge density at the stacking fault plane and the density of states of the stacking fault structure at the Fermi level.The present results add to the knowledge of alloying related influence on the mechanical property and hydrogen embrittlement ofγ-Fe.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Province(242102241055)the Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation Base on Automobile Lightweight of“Science and Technology Innovation in Central Plains”(2024KCZY315)the Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis,Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment(GZ2024A03-ZZU).
文摘The moving morphable component(MMC)topology optimization method,as a typical explicit topology optimization method,has been widely concerned.In the MMC topology optimization framework,the surrogate material model is mainly used for finite element analysis at present,and the effectiveness of the surrogate material model has been fully confirmed.However,there are some accuracy problems when dealing with boundary elements using the surrogate material model,which will affect the topology optimization results.In this study,a boundary element reconstruction(BER)model is proposed based on the surrogate material model under the MMC topology optimization framework to improve the accuracy of topology optimization.The proposed BER model can reconstruct the boundary elements by refining the local meshes and obtaining new nodes in boundary elements.Then the density of boundary elements is recalculated using the new node information,which is more accurate than the original model.Based on the new density of boundary elements,the material properties and volume information of the boundary elements are updated.Compared with other finite element analysis methods,the BER model is simple and feasible and can improve computational accuracy.Finally,the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method are verified by comparing it with the optimization results of the original surrogate material model through several numerical examples.
文摘On the stone-paved lanes of Songyang County that date back to ancient times,morning mist lingered as a faint fragrance of tea wafted from a century-old house.Inside,Yang Junjie,a tea maker born in the 1980s,worked deftly at the stove,his hands moving swiftly over the scorching iron wok as tender green tea leaves dance between his fingers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52304358)Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(No.YESS20230462).
文摘The microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Zr deoxidized low carbon microalloyed steel after‘quenching+tempering’(Q+T)and‘quenching+intercritical quenching+tempering’(Q+IQ+T)heat treatment were analyzed using the metallographic microscope,scanning electron microscope,electron probe microanalyzer,electronic universal testing machine and impact testing machine.The effect of element segregation band after hot rolling on the anisotropy of microstructure and mechanical properties of subsequent heat treatment was investigated.The results show that the essence of improving the banded structure by oxide metallurgy technology in the hot rolling process is to promote the formation of intragranular ferrite to break the bainite band,but the element segregation band produced during hot rolling will be inherited to the subsequent heat treatment process.After Q+T heat treatment,the microstructure is mainly martensite,and there is no obvious banded structure.The shear transformation of martensite weakens the influence of alloying element segregation and avoids the directionality of microstructure and the anisotropy of mechanical properties.After Q+IQ+T heat treatment,the martensite/ferrite bands or continuous martensite bands appear in the microstructure,and with the increase in intercritical quenching temperature,continuous martensite bands become more obvious.The appearance of banded structure aggravates the difference of mechanical properties in all directions,especially the difference of plasticity and toughness in longitudinal and transverse directions.Therefore,the banded structure can be avoided by regulating the nucleation rate difference between the element enrichment and depleted zones during the heat treatment process.The alloying elements segregation is a necessary condition for the formation of banded structure after heat treatment,but it is not a sufficient condition.
基金supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China (Contract Nos.2023YFA1606500,2024YFE0109800,and 2024YFE0110400)Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB34010000)+5 种基金the Gansu Key Project of Science and Technology (Grant No.23ZDGA014)the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research (Grant No.2021B0301030006)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.12105328,W2412040,12475126,12422507,12035011,12375118,12435008,and W2412043)the Chinese Academy of Sciences Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(Grant No.YSBR-002)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos.2020409 and 2023439)the Russian Science Foundation (Grant No.25-42-00003)。
文摘We report the results of the experiment on synthesizing ^(287,288)Mc isotopes (Z=115) using the fusionevaporation reaction ^(243)Am(^(48)Ca,4n,3n)^(287,288)Mc at the Spectrometer for Heavy Atoms and Nuclear Structure-2(SHANS2),a gas-filled recoil separator located at the China Accelerator Facility for Superheavy Elements(CAFE2).In total,20 decay chains are attributed to ^(288)Mc and 1 decay chain is assigned to ^(287)Mc.The measured oa-decay properties of ^(287,288)Mc as well as its descendants are consistent with the known data.No additional decay chains originating from the 2n or 5n reaction channels were detected.The excitation function of the ^(243)Am(^(48)Ca,3n)^(288)Mc reaction was measured at the cross-section level of picobarn,which indicates the promising capability for the study of heavy and superheavy nuclei at the facility.
文摘This study presents and verifies a hybrid methodology for reliable determination of parameters in structural rheological models(Zener,Burgers,and Maxwell)describing the viscoelastic behavior of polyurethane specimens manufactured using extrusion-based 3D printing.Through comprehensive testing,including cyclic compression at strain rates ranging from 0.12 to 120 mm/min(0%-15%strain)and creep/relaxation experiments(10%-30%strain),the lumped parameters were independently determined using both analytical and numerical solutions of the models’differential equations,followed by cross-verification in additional experiments.Numerical solutions for creep and relaxation problems were obtained using finite element analysis,with the three-parameter Mooney-Rivlin model and Prony series employed to simulate elastic and viscous stress components,respectively.Energy dissipation per cycle was quantified during cyclic compression tests.The results demonstrate that all three models adequately describe material behavior within the 0%-15%strain range across various strain rates.Comparative analysis revealed the Burgers model’s superior performance in characterizing creep and stress relaxation at low strain levels.While Zener and Burgers model parameters from uniaxial compression showed limited applicability for energy dissipation calculations,the generalized Maxwell model effectively captured viscoelastic properties across different strain rates.Notably,parameters derived from creep tests provided a more universal assessment of dissipative properties due to optimization based on characteristic curve regions.Both parameter sets described polyurethane’s elastic-hysteretic behavior with approximately 20%error,proving significantly more accurate than the linear strain-time dependence hypothesis.Finite element analysis(FEA)complemented numerical modeling by demonstrating that while the generalized Maxwell model effectively describes initial rapid stress-strain changes,FEA provides superior characterization of steady-state processes.This computational approach yields more physically representative results compared to simplified analytical solutions,despite certain limitations in transient analysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12472194,12002018,11972004,11772031,11402015).
文摘In this work,the Hierarchical Quadrature Element Method(HQEM)formulation of geometrically exact shells is proposed and applied for geometrically nonlinear analyses of both isotropic and laminated shells.The stress resultant formulation is developed within the HQEM framework,consequently significantly simplifying the computations of residual force and stiffness matrix.The present formulation inherently avoids shear and membrane locking,benefiting from its high-order approximation property.Furthermore,HQEM’s independent nodal distribution capability conveniently supports local p-refinement and flexibly facilitates mesh generation in various structural configurations through the combination of quadrilateral and triangular elements.Remarkably,in lateral buckling analysis,the HQEM outperforms the weak-form quadrilateral element(QEM)in accuracy with identical nodal degrees of freedom(three displacements and two rotations).Under high-load nonlinear response,the QEM exhibits a maximum relative deviation of approximately 9.5%from the reference,while the HQEM remains closely aligned with the benchmark results.In addition,for the cantilever beam under tip moment,HQEM produces virtually no out-of-plane deviation,compared to a slight deviation of 0.00001 with QEM,confirming its superior numerical reliability.In summary,the method demonstrates high accuracy,superior convergence,and robustness in handling large rotations and complex post-buckling behaviors across a series of benchmark problems.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China（11671293, 11271282）
文摘We introduce first a sort of gray-scale morphological dilations and erosions, which might have some further applications in image analysis. Then we show that the dilation and the erosion defined here form adjunctive pairs. The duality between the dilation and the erosion and some other properties, such as homothety, of these operators are discussed the Commuting property with translation and as well.
基金This project is jointly supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.60074034,70271068),the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20020008004)and the Foundation for University Key Teacher by the Ministry of Ed
文摘A new cellular neural network (CNN) with nonlinear templates is presented forextracting convex corners of objects in gray-scale images. Application examples showed that the newCNN can even detect convex corner characteristics of objects in images with Gaussian noise.
基金Supported by the Technology Key Project of Shanxi Province (2007K04-13)the Application Development and Research Project of Xi’an (YF07017)
文摘An adaptive digital image watermark algorithm with strong robustness based on gray-scale morphology is proposed in this paper.The embedded strategies include:The algorithm seeks and extracts adaptively the image strong texture regions.The algorithm maps the image strong texture region to the wavelet tree structures, and embeds adaptively watermark into the wavelet coefficients corresponding to the image's strong texture regions.According to the visual masking features, the algorithm adjusts adaptively the watermark-embedding intensity.Experimental results show the algorithm is robust to compression, filtering, noise as well as strong shear attacks.The algorithm is blind watermark scheme.The image strong texture region extraction method based on morphology in this algorithm is simple and effective and adaptive to various images.
基金Supported by Kermanshah Branch,Islamic Azad University,Kermanshah,IRAN
文摘In this paper, a new quantum images encoding scheme is proposed. The proposed scheme mainly consists of four different encoding algorithms. The idea behind of the scheme is a binary key generated randomly for each pixel of the original image. Afterwards, the employed encoding algorithm is selected corresponding to the qubit pair of the generated randomized binary key. The security analysis of the proposed scheme proved its enhancement through both randomization of the generated binary image key and altering the gray-scale value of the image pixels using the qubits of randomized binary key. The simulation of the proposed scheme assures that the final encoded image could not be recognized visually. Moreover, the histogram diagram of encoded image is flatter than the originM one. The Shannon entropies of the final encoded images are significantly higher than the original one, which indicates that the attacker can not gain any information about the encoded images.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61616202,61461203)Ministry of Education Innovation Team Development Plan(No.IRT_16R36)Plateau Information Engineering and Control Key Practice Laboratory Open Project Fund of Gansu Province(No.201611105)。
文摘Rail fastener positioning method has high requirements for image quality and positioning accuracy.Therefore,a rail fastener positioning method based on gray mutation is proposed.Firstly,the image is denoised by an improved median filter.Then,according to the characteristics of image frequency domain,the image is decomposed by wavelet transfrom to extract low-frequency component,and the low-frequency component is filtered and processed by gamma transformation to reduce the influence of natural environment factors on image quality.After that,according to the change rule of gray-scale values of different regions in the image,the gray-scale mutation in column and line directions of the image is statistically analyzed,and then the rail surface and the sleeper are located.Finally,the fastener area is accurately located by using the position relationship of the rail surface,the sleeper and the fastener in the image.The experimental results show that the positioning accuracy of the proposed method is 93.19%,which can quickly and effectively locate the fastener region,and has strong environmental adaptability,robustness and practicability.
