Electric double-layer capacitors(EDLCs)with fast frequency response are regarded as small-scale alternatives to the commercial bulky aluminum electrolytic capacitors.Creating carbon-based nanoarray electrodes with pre...Electric double-layer capacitors(EDLCs)with fast frequency response are regarded as small-scale alternatives to the commercial bulky aluminum electrolytic capacitors.Creating carbon-based nanoarray electrodes with precise alignment and smooth ion channels is crucial for enhancing EDLCs’performance.However,controlling the density of macropore-dominated nanoarray electrodes poses challenges in boosting the capacitance of line-filtering EDLCs.Herein,a simple technique to finely adjust the vertical-pore diameter and inter-spacing in three-dimensional nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide(3D-AAO)template is achieved,and 3D compactly arranged carbon tube(3D-CACT)nanoarrays are created as electrodes for symmetrical EDLCs using nanoporous 3D-AAO template-assisted chemical vapor deposition of carbon.The 3D-CACT electrodes demonstrate a high surface area of 253.0 m^(2) g^(−1),a D/G band intensity ratio of 0.94,and a C/O atomic ratio of 8.As a result,the high-density 3D-CT nanoarray-based sandwich-type EDLCs demonstrate a record high specific areal capacitance of 3.23 mF cm^(-2) at 120 Hz and exceptional fast frequency response due to the vertically aligned and highly ordered nanoarray of closely packed CT units.The 3D-CT nanoarray electrode-based EDLCs could serve as line filters in integrated circuits,aiding power system miniaturization.展开更多
Shale cuttings and cores recovered from the subsurface and stored for hours to decades tend to dry out and lose moisture and hydrocarbons,leading to an increase in the effective matrix permeability.Moisture loss in sh...Shale cuttings and cores recovered from the subsurface and stored for hours to decades tend to dry out and lose moisture and hydrocarbons,leading to an increase in the effective matrix permeability.Moisture loss in shale samples is a fundamental sample preservation problem which can be solved by applying a standard moisture equilibration procedure to restore lost moisture.Our aim was to investigate the relationship between permeability and variable moisture as-received,as-received moisture-equilibrated and saturated moisture-equilibrated samples.Samples were crushed to a series of particle sizes(0.6-2.0)mm and moisture equilibrated at 97% relative humidity.Results show that moisture equilibration in the samples was achieved after 72 h.The permeability of the saturated moisture-equilibrated and as-received moisture-equilibrated samples decreased exponentially with increase in moisture content.The high correlation coefficient between permeability and particle size(r = 0.96 and 0.97)for moisture-equilibrated samples compared to 0.76 for as-received samples indicates that moisture equilibration improves permeability measurements in crushed shale samples.Furthermore,permeability measurements are repeatable for moisture-equilibrated samples compared to samples that were not equilibrated(as-received).We conclude that moisture content affects permeability and moisture equilibration normalizes and improves the repeatability of permeability measurements in crushed shale.展开更多
The pure single phase of Zn0.95 Co0.05 O bulks is successfully prepared by solid-state reaction method. The effects of annealing atmosphere on room-temperature ferromagnetic behaviour for the Zn0.95 Co0.05 O bulks are...The pure single phase of Zn0.95 Co0.05 O bulks is successfully prepared by solid-state reaction method. The effects of annealing atmosphere on room-temperature ferromagnetic behaviour for the Zn0.95 Co0.05 O bulks are investigated. The results show that the air-annealed samples has similar weak ferromagnetic behaviour with the as-sintered samples, but the obvious ferromagnetic behaviour is observed for the samples annealed in vacuum or Ar/H2 gas, indicating that the strong ferromagnetism is associated with high oxygen vacancies density. High saturation magnetization Ms = 0.73μg/Co and coercivity Hc = 233.8 Oe are obtained for the Ar/H2 annealed samples with pure single phase structure. The enhanced room-temperature ferromagnetic behaviour is also found in the samples with high carrier concentration controlled by doping interstitials Zn (Zni).展开更多
Spacesuits and spacecraft must endure high velocity impacts from micrometeoroids. This work considers the impact of 100 μm diameter projectiles into composite targets at velocities from 0.5 km/s to 2 km/s.This work b...Spacesuits and spacecraft must endure high velocity impacts from micrometeoroids. This work considers the impact of 100 μm diameter projectiles into composite targets at velocities from 0.5 km/s to 2 km/s.This work begins by presenting an energy-based theoretical model relating depth of penetration(Do P)and impact force to impact velocity, characteristic time, and threshold velocity and force. Next, this work compares numerical simulations of normal impact on composites to the theoretical model. Numerical simulations are conducted with LS-DYNA and the well-known composite model, MAT-162. The numerical models consider unidirectional S2-glass fiber reinforced SC-15 epoxy composite laminates. The numerical model shows good correlation with the theoretical model. The numerical model also investigates lateral impact, parallel to the fiber direction, and oblique impact at angles from 30°to 82.5°.This work decomposes oblique impact into normal and lateral components, and compares them with normal and lateral impact results. The results show good correlation of the normal component of oblique results with the theoretical model. This numerical and theoretical study focuses on Do P, velocity, and penetration resistance force as functions of time. The theoretical model and numerical simulations are used to determine new Do P parameters: characteristic time of depth of penetration and threshold impact velocity. These models are a first step in developing the capability to predict Do P for oblique,microscale, high-speed impact on composite materials.展开更多
VO_2 thin films were grown on silicon substrates using Al_2O_3 thin films as the buffer layers. Compared with direct deposition on silicon, VO_2 thin films deposited on Al_2O_3 buffer layers experience a significant i...VO_2 thin films were grown on silicon substrates using Al_2O_3 thin films as the buffer layers. Compared with direct deposition on silicon, VO_2 thin films deposited on Al_2O_3 buffer layers experience a significant improvement in their microstructures and physical properties. By optimizing the growth conditions, the resistance of VO_2 thin films can change by four orders of magnitude with a reduced thermal hysteresis of 4 °C at the phase transition temperature. The electrically driven phase transformation was measured in Pt/Si/Al_2O_3/VO_2/Au heterostructures. The introduction of a buffer layer reduces the leakage current and Joule heating during electrically driven phase transitions. The C–V measurement result indicates that the phase transformation of VO_2 thin films can be induced by an electrical field.展开更多
Using Co2O3 as the Co source, doped cerium oxide thin films with the composition of Ce0.97C00.03O2-δ (CCO) are deposited on Si(111) and glass substrates by pulse laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction reve...Using Co2O3 as the Co source, doped cerium oxide thin films with the composition of Ce0.97C00.03O2-δ (CCO) are deposited on Si(111) and glass substrates by pulse laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction reveals that CCO films with (111) preferential orientation are grown on Si, while the fihn on glass is polycrystalline with nanocrystal. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that the (Jo displaces the (;e atom and exists in high spin state rather than low spin state, which contributes to the room-temperature ferromagnetism confirmed by vibration sample magnetometer. I^ilms on Si and glass are different in ferromagnetism, which is believed to be induced by different film microstructures. Based on these results, the possible ferromagnetism in this insulating film is discussed. Anyway, successful fabrication of CCO films with room-temperature ferromagnetism on Si substrates is of great importance in both technological and theoretical aspects.展开更多
Temporal fluctuations in vertical thermocline structure and depth span(on a time scale of 30 to 40 min)are shown to affect the arrival angle,and focusing ofmeasured broadband(22–28 kHz)non-surface-interacting acousti...Temporal fluctuations in vertical thermocline structure and depth span(on a time scale of 30 to 40 min)are shown to affect the arrival angle,and focusing ofmeasured broadband(22–28 kHz)non-surface-interacting acoustic signals at a depth of^100m.Measurements were taken in the PacificMissile Range Facility near Kauai island,Hawaii,for a source-receiver range of 1.0 km.The arrival time and angular spread of acoustic beams are obtained for measured signals using a plane wave beamformer with a-prior gaussian weighting.The weighting process reduces ambiguity in angularmeasurements due to spatial aliasing from a vertical arraywith element spacing d much greater than half the acoustic wavelength(λa/2)of the highest frequency in the broadband signal.Over two full periods of thermocline oscillation,2 times of high and 2 times of lowisotherm depth are selected to show fluctuations in angular beam spreading,focusing,and the robustness of the weighted beamformer routine.To benchmark the performance of the weighted beamformer,a twodimensional(2D)Parabolic Equation(PE)model calculates the angular signal spread and focusing using parameters to satisfy spatial sampling requirements for broadband beamforming.In the absence of spatial aliasing,beamforming the output of the 2D PE can be conducted without weighting.Comparison of measured and modeled results shows less than a degree of difference in the angular beam spread of direct,bottom reflected,and refracted paths.It is shown that a vertical array with d﹥﹥(λa/2)and gaussian weighting can resolve changes in angular spread and beam focusing as a function of vertical isotherm displacement.展开更多
Al2O3 and Y2O3 have been respectively chosen for additional dopants to investigate the influence on the ferromagnetism of Co doped CeO2 bulk. Results indicate that ferromagnetism (FM) of Co doped CeO2 decrease with ...Al2O3 and Y2O3 have been respectively chosen for additional dopants to investigate the influence on the ferromagnetism of Co doped CeO2 bulk. Results indicate that ferromagnetism (FM) of Co doped CeO2 decrease with additional Al^3+. Accordingly, certain amount of Y^3+ can readily be incorporated into the lattice of CeO2 with the decrease of its grain size as well as some pores formation, leading to an enhancement of FM with a positive correlation between magnetization and Y^3+ doping content. This experimental result is helpful both in understanding FM origination in diluted magnetic oxide (DMO) as well as to improve the moments of DMO applicable in spintronic devices.展开更多
Y^3+ doping effect on magnetic properties of Ce0.97Co0.03O2-δ are examined. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements indicate that Ce0.97Co0.03O2-δ is ferromagnetic at room temperature. The saturated mag...Y^3+ doping effect on magnetic properties of Ce0.97Co0.03O2-δ are examined. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements indicate that Ce0.97Co0.03O2-δ is ferromagnetic at room temperature. The saturated magnetization Ms is altered by additional Y^3+ doping, i.e., with the increase of the amount of Y^3+ doping concentration in Ce0.97-yYyCo0.03O2-δ(y = 0.01, 0.05 and 0.10), Ms increases persistently, Raman spectra measurements indicate that additional oxygen vacancies are introduced with the amount of Y^3+ doping content. The results can be well elucidated by the F-centre exchange coupling (FCE) mechanism proposed recently, thus they are important for understanding the ferromagnetism origination in transitional metal-doped insulating oxides.展开更多
Space/air communications have been envisioned as an essential part of the next-generation mobile communication networks for providing highquality global connectivity. However, the inherent broadcasting nature of wirel...Space/air communications have been envisioned as an essential part of the next-generation mobile communication networks for providing highquality global connectivity. However, the inherent broadcasting nature of wireless propagation environment and the broad coverage pose severe threats to the protection of private data. Emerging covert communications provides a promising solution to achieve robust communication security. Aiming at facilitating the practical implementation of covert communications in space/air networks, we present a tutorial overview of its potentials, scenarios, and key technologies. Specifically, first, the commonly used covertness constraint model, covert performance metrics, and potential application scenarios are briefly introduced. Then, several efficient methods that introduce uncertainty into the covert system are thoroughly summarized, followed by several critical enabling technologies, including joint resource allocation and deployment/trajectory design, multi-antenna and beamforming techniques, reconfigurable intelligent surface(RIS), and artificial intelligence algorithms. Finally, we highlight some open issues for future investigation.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91963202,52072372,52372241,52232007,12325203)HFIPS Director’s Fund(BJPY2023A07,YZJJ-GGZX-2022-01).
文摘Electric double-layer capacitors(EDLCs)with fast frequency response are regarded as small-scale alternatives to the commercial bulky aluminum electrolytic capacitors.Creating carbon-based nanoarray electrodes with precise alignment and smooth ion channels is crucial for enhancing EDLCs’performance.However,controlling the density of macropore-dominated nanoarray electrodes poses challenges in boosting the capacitance of line-filtering EDLCs.Herein,a simple technique to finely adjust the vertical-pore diameter and inter-spacing in three-dimensional nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide(3D-AAO)template is achieved,and 3D compactly arranged carbon tube(3D-CACT)nanoarrays are created as electrodes for symmetrical EDLCs using nanoporous 3D-AAO template-assisted chemical vapor deposition of carbon.The 3D-CACT electrodes demonstrate a high surface area of 253.0 m^(2) g^(−1),a D/G band intensity ratio of 0.94,and a C/O atomic ratio of 8.As a result,the high-density 3D-CT nanoarray-based sandwich-type EDLCs demonstrate a record high specific areal capacitance of 3.23 mF cm^(-2) at 120 Hz and exceptional fast frequency response due to the vertically aligned and highly ordered nanoarray of closely packed CT units.The 3D-CT nanoarray electrode-based EDLCs could serve as line filters in integrated circuits,aiding power system miniaturization.
基金supported in part by Grants-in-Aid Fund from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and National Association of Black Geoscientists
文摘Shale cuttings and cores recovered from the subsurface and stored for hours to decades tend to dry out and lose moisture and hydrocarbons,leading to an increase in the effective matrix permeability.Moisture loss in shale samples is a fundamental sample preservation problem which can be solved by applying a standard moisture equilibration procedure to restore lost moisture.Our aim was to investigate the relationship between permeability and variable moisture as-received,as-received moisture-equilibrated and saturated moisture-equilibrated samples.Samples were crushed to a series of particle sizes(0.6-2.0)mm and moisture equilibrated at 97% relative humidity.Results show that moisture equilibration in the samples was achieved after 72 h.The permeability of the saturated moisture-equilibrated and as-received moisture-equilibrated samples decreased exponentially with increase in moisture content.The high correlation coefficient between permeability and particle size(r = 0.96 and 0.97)for moisture-equilibrated samples compared to 0.76 for as-received samples indicates that moisture equilibration improves permeability measurements in crushed shale samples.Furthermore,permeability measurements are repeatable for moisture-equilibrated samples compared to samples that were not equilibrated(as-received).We conclude that moisture content affects permeability and moisture equilibration normalizes and improves the repeatability of permeability measurements in crushed shale.
文摘The pure single phase of Zn0.95 Co0.05 O bulks is successfully prepared by solid-state reaction method. The effects of annealing atmosphere on room-temperature ferromagnetic behaviour for the Zn0.95 Co0.05 O bulks are investigated. The results show that the air-annealed samples has similar weak ferromagnetic behaviour with the as-sintered samples, but the obvious ferromagnetic behaviour is observed for the samples annealed in vacuum or Ar/H2 gas, indicating that the strong ferromagnetism is associated with high oxygen vacancies density. High saturation magnetization Ms = 0.73μg/Co and coercivity Hc = 233.8 Oe are obtained for the Ar/H2 annealed samples with pure single phase structure. The enhanced room-temperature ferromagnetic behaviour is also found in the samples with high carrier concentration controlled by doping interstitials Zn (Zni).
基金NASA/EPSCo R Research Infrastructure Development in Delaware (NASA Award NNX15AK34A)sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-12-2-0022 and W911NF-13-2-0027supported in part by funding from the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program’s Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program, which funded an undergraduate student to gain research experience
文摘Spacesuits and spacecraft must endure high velocity impacts from micrometeoroids. This work considers the impact of 100 μm diameter projectiles into composite targets at velocities from 0.5 km/s to 2 km/s.This work begins by presenting an energy-based theoretical model relating depth of penetration(Do P)and impact force to impact velocity, characteristic time, and threshold velocity and force. Next, this work compares numerical simulations of normal impact on composites to the theoretical model. Numerical simulations are conducted with LS-DYNA and the well-known composite model, MAT-162. The numerical models consider unidirectional S2-glass fiber reinforced SC-15 epoxy composite laminates. The numerical model shows good correlation with the theoretical model. The numerical model also investigates lateral impact, parallel to the fiber direction, and oblique impact at angles from 30°to 82.5°.This work decomposes oblique impact into normal and lateral components, and compares them with normal and lateral impact results. The results show good correlation of the normal component of oblique results with the theoretical model. This numerical and theoretical study focuses on Do P, velocity, and penetration resistance force as functions of time. The theoretical model and numerical simulations are used to determine new Do P parameters: characteristic time of depth of penetration and threshold impact velocity. These models are a first step in developing the capability to predict Do P for oblique,microscale, high-speed impact on composite materials.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51401046, 51572042, 61131005, 61021061, and 61271037)International Cooperation Projects (Nos. 2013HH0003 and 2015DFR50870)+3 种基金the 111 Project (No. B13042)the Sichuan Province S&T program (Nos. 2014GZ0003, 2015GZ0091, and 2015GZ0069)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe start-up fund from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
文摘VO_2 thin films were grown on silicon substrates using Al_2O_3 thin films as the buffer layers. Compared with direct deposition on silicon, VO_2 thin films deposited on Al_2O_3 buffer layers experience a significant improvement in their microstructures and physical properties. By optimizing the growth conditions, the resistance of VO_2 thin films can change by four orders of magnitude with a reduced thermal hysteresis of 4 °C at the phase transition temperature. The electrically driven phase transformation was measured in Pt/Si/Al_2O_3/VO_2/Au heterostructures. The introduction of a buffer layer reduces the leakage current and Joule heating during electrically driven phase transitions. The C–V measurement result indicates that the phase transformation of VO_2 thin films can be induced by an electrical field.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 90306015, and the Youth Foundation of Science and Technology of UESTC.
文摘Using Co2O3 as the Co source, doped cerium oxide thin films with the composition of Ce0.97C00.03O2-δ (CCO) are deposited on Si(111) and glass substrates by pulse laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction reveals that CCO films with (111) preferential orientation are grown on Si, while the fihn on glass is polycrystalline with nanocrystal. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that the (Jo displaces the (;e atom and exists in high spin state rather than low spin state, which contributes to the room-temperature ferromagnetism confirmed by vibration sample magnetometer. I^ilms on Si and glass are different in ferromagnetism, which is believed to be induced by different film microstructures. Based on these results, the possible ferromagnetism in this insulating film is discussed. Anyway, successful fabrication of CCO films with room-temperature ferromagnetism on Si substrates is of great importance in both technological and theoretical aspects.
基金supported by the Office of Naval Research(ONR)Code 322OA [N00014-13-1-0306]
文摘Temporal fluctuations in vertical thermocline structure and depth span(on a time scale of 30 to 40 min)are shown to affect the arrival angle,and focusing ofmeasured broadband(22–28 kHz)non-surface-interacting acoustic signals at a depth of^100m.Measurements were taken in the PacificMissile Range Facility near Kauai island,Hawaii,for a source-receiver range of 1.0 km.The arrival time and angular spread of acoustic beams are obtained for measured signals using a plane wave beamformer with a-prior gaussian weighting.The weighting process reduces ambiguity in angularmeasurements due to spatial aliasing from a vertical arraywith element spacing d much greater than half the acoustic wavelength(λa/2)of the highest frequency in the broadband signal.Over two full periods of thermocline oscillation,2 times of high and 2 times of lowisotherm depth are selected to show fluctuations in angular beam spreading,focusing,and the robustness of the weighted beamformer routine.To benchmark the performance of the weighted beamformer,a twodimensional(2D)Parabolic Equation(PE)model calculates the angular signal spread and focusing using parameters to satisfy spatial sampling requirements for broadband beamforming.In the absence of spatial aliasing,beamforming the output of the 2D PE can be conducted without weighting.Comparison of measured and modeled results shows less than a degree of difference in the angular beam spread of direct,bottom reflected,and refracted paths.It is shown that a vertical array with d﹥﹥(λa/2)and gaussian weighting can resolve changes in angular spread and beam focusing as a function of vertical isotherm displacement.
基金This work is supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) under Grant No. 2007CB31407 the International S&T Cooperation Program of China under Grant No. 2006DFA53410.
文摘Al2O3 and Y2O3 have been respectively chosen for additional dopants to investigate the influence on the ferromagnetism of Co doped CeO2 bulk. Results indicate that ferromagnetism (FM) of Co doped CeO2 decrease with additional Al^3+. Accordingly, certain amount of Y^3+ can readily be incorporated into the lattice of CeO2 with the decrease of its grain size as well as some pores formation, leading to an enhancement of FM with a positive correlation between magnetization and Y^3+ doping content. This experimental result is helpful both in understanding FM origination in diluted magnetic oxide (DMO) as well as to improve the moments of DMO applicable in spintronic devices.
文摘Y^3+ doping effect on magnetic properties of Ce0.97Co0.03O2-δ are examined. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements indicate that Ce0.97Co0.03O2-δ is ferromagnetic at room temperature. The saturated magnetization Ms is altered by additional Y^3+ doping, i.e., with the increase of the amount of Y^3+ doping concentration in Ce0.97-yYyCo0.03O2-δ(y = 0.01, 0.05 and 0.10), Ms increases persistently, Raman spectra measurements indicate that additional oxygen vacancies are introduced with the amount of Y^3+ doping content. The results can be well elucidated by the F-centre exchange coupling (FCE) mechanism proposed recently, thus they are important for understanding the ferromagnetism origination in transitional metal-doped insulating oxides.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under grant numbers U22A2007 and 62171010the Beijing Natural Science Foundation under grant number L212003.
文摘Space/air communications have been envisioned as an essential part of the next-generation mobile communication networks for providing highquality global connectivity. However, the inherent broadcasting nature of wireless propagation environment and the broad coverage pose severe threats to the protection of private data. Emerging covert communications provides a promising solution to achieve robust communication security. Aiming at facilitating the practical implementation of covert communications in space/air networks, we present a tutorial overview of its potentials, scenarios, and key technologies. Specifically, first, the commonly used covertness constraint model, covert performance metrics, and potential application scenarios are briefly introduced. Then, several efficient methods that introduce uncertainty into the covert system are thoroughly summarized, followed by several critical enabling technologies, including joint resource allocation and deployment/trajectory design, multi-antenna and beamforming techniques, reconfigurable intelligent surface(RIS), and artificial intelligence algorithms. Finally, we highlight some open issues for future investigation.