Electrodeposition of the manganese-doped nickel-phosphorus catalyst with enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity and durability

Hydrogen technology is widely considered a novel clean energy source, and electrolysis is an effective method for hydrogen evolution. Therefore, efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts are urgently needed to replace precious metal catalysts and meet ecological and environmental protection standards. Herein, Ni–Mn–P electrocatalysts are synthesized using facile electrodeposition technology. The influence of the Mn addition on the catalytic behavior is studied by the comprehensive analysis of catalytic performance and morphology of the catalysts. Among them, the Ni–Mn–P0.01 catalyst exhibits small coral-like structures, greatly improving the adsorption and desorption of hydrogen ions and reducing the overpotential hydrogen evolution. Consequently, overpotential at 10 mA cm^?2 electric current density is 113 mV, and the value of the Tafel slope achieves 74 mV/dec. Furthermore, the Ni–Mn–P catalyst shows long-time (20 h) stability at current densities of 10 and 60 mA/cm². The results confirm that the synergistic effect of Ni, Mn, and P accelerates the electrochemical reaction. Meanwhile, the addition of manganese element can change the micromorphology of the catalyst, thereby exposing more active sites to participate in the reaction, enhancing water ionization, improving the catalytic performance. This study opens a new way toward improving the activity of the catalyst by adjusting Mn concentration during the electrodeposition process.     

Alloying behavior and novel properties of CoCrFeNiMn high-entropy alloy fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering

An equiatomic CoCrFeNiMn high-entropy alloy was synthesized by mechanical alloying (MA) and spark plasma sintering (SPS). During MA, a solid solution with refined microstructure of 10 nm which consists of a FCC phase and a BCC phase was formed. After SPS consolidation, only one FCC phase can be detected in the HEA bulks. The as-sintered bulks exhibit high compressive strength of 1987 MPa. An interesting magnetic transition associated with the structure coarsening and phase transformation was observed during SPS process.     

Preparation of Bi2Ti2O7/TiO2 nanocomposites and their photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation

To improve visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity of TiO₂, the octahedral Bi₂Ti₂O₇ nanoparticles have been successfully supported on TiO₂ nanotubes (Bi₂Ti₂O₇/TiO₂) for the first time by a simple hydrothermal method. The structure and electro-optical property of the Bi₂Ti₂O₇/TiO₂ were characterized in detail. The obtained Bi₂Ti₂O₇/TiO₂ exhibited a markedly enhanced photocatalytic activity and good stability for degradation of organic pollutants under visible light. The study presents a new way to synthesize Bi₂Ti₂O₇/TiO₂ using TiO₂ nanotubes as both supporter and reactant.     

焙烧铁尾矿制备透水砖试验研究

为了改善尾矿制砖的力学性质，解决尾矿堆积问题，采用焙烧铁尾矿、水泥和粉煤灰为胶凝材料，2.36~4.75 mm粒级铁尾矿为粗骨料，通过搅拌、成型和养护工艺制备透水砖，探究了焙烧铁尾矿用量、水胶比、目标孔隙率和振动时间对透水砖性能的影响，对比未焙烧尾矿制备透水砖的性能。结果表明：① 焙烧尾矿制备透水砖最佳试验条件为：焙烧尾矿掺量60%，振动时间40 s、水胶比0.3，目标孔隙率20%；此时，透水砖抗折强度为3.34 MPa，符合国家标准Rf3.0，抗压强度为15.44 MPa，符合国家标准MU15，透水系数为2.58×10-2 cm/s，符合国家标准A级标准，实测孔隙率为23.41%。② 焙烧尾矿掺量为60%时效果最佳；未焙烧尾矿掺量为50%时效果最佳，抗折、抗压强度分别为3.38 MPa和14.54 MPa，透水系数符合国家A级标准；焙烧尾矿比未焙烧尾矿多替代水泥10%的情况下，力学性能焙烧尾矿透水砖较好，而透水性能则未焙烧尾矿透水砖较好。     

A multi-start central force optimization for global optimization

Central force optimization (CFO) is an efficient and powerful population-based intelligence algorithm for optimization problems. CFO is deterministic in nature, unlike the most widely used metaheuristics. CFO, however, is not completely free from the problems of premature convergence. One way to overcome local optimality is to utilize the multi-start strategy. By combining the respective advantages of CFO and the multi-start strategy, a multi-start central force optimization (MCFO) algorithm is proposed in this paper. The performance of the MCFO approach is evaluated on a comprehensive set of benchmark functions. The experimental results demonstrate that MCFO not only saves the computational cost, but also performs better than some state-of-the-art CFO algorithms. MCFO is also compared with representative evolutionary algorithms. The results show that MCFO is highly competitive, achieving promising performance.     

Non-singular antiplane fracture theory within nonlocal anisotropic elasticity

In the present paper, the distributed dislocation technique is applied for the analysis of anisotropic materials weakened by cracks. Eringen's theory of nonlocal elasticity of Helmholtz type is employed. The non-singular screw dislocation within anisotropic elasticity is distributed to model cracks of mode III. The corresponding dislocation density functions are evaluated using the proper crack-face boundary conditions. The nonlocal stress field within a plane weakened by cracks is determined. The crack opening displacement is also discussed within the framework of nonlocal elasticity. The stress singularity of the classical linear elasticity is removed by the introduction of the nonlocal theory of elasticity. The general anisotropic case and the special case of orthotropic material are studied. The effect of material orthotropy is presented for a crack which is not necessarily aligned with the principal orthotropy direction.     

基于振动参数的钻井井架安全承载力评定

通过井架结构振动理论、有限元分析和实验室简易模型的试验研究，提出了以振动频率为基准，载荷下降系数为依据诊断钻井井架结构安全承载能力的方法。根据井架的具体结构形式和受力特征，将井架简化成一根沿长度上质量均匀分布、刚度恒定的简支梁，用振动理论推导出了井架固有频率的平方与作用载荷之间存在着线性关系，并通过有限元分析对这一关系进行了验证；提出了通过测试井架在两种不同栽荷作用下的固有频率推算井架临界承载并以此评定井架安全承载能力的方法；在实验室内制作了与A型井架相类似的模型，进行了逐级载荷下的固有频率测试，分析总结出适用于井架现场评定的具体方法，最后应用此方法对现场在役井架进行了测试与安全承载能力评定。该评定方法为井架测试、安全评定提供了一个新的发展方向，对保证钻井安全将起到重要的作用。     

High-Tc dc-SQUID magnetometer and its application in eddy current non-destructive evaluation

We have fabricated and tested a high-T_c dc-SQUID magnetometer patterned on a YBCO thin film deposited on a SrTiO₃ bicrystal substrate. The measurement of noise spectrum at 77 K showed that the magnetometer has a white noise of 333 fT/Hz^1/2 without superconducting shield, corresponding to a flux sensitivity of 14.5 μΦ₀/Hz^1/2. We constructed a test system for eddy current non-destructive evaluation of conducting aluminum plates by using the magnetometer. Flaws over 10 mm below the surface can be clearly identified. By mapping the magnetic field distribution, we can locate the flaw position. The signals caused by flaw were expanded due to the use of double-D type driving coil with a wider central slit. The experimental results confirmed that this test system could operate in a magnetic unshielded environment.     

Structure and Properties of Electroless Ni Deposits

The changes in structure and the hardness of two electroless deposited Ni-P alloy coatings (with P content of 1.5 and 9.5 wt pct) with heat treatment have been studied by XRD and TEM. The deposits containing 1.5 wt pct P can be represented as an fcc NiP supersaturated solid solution of 5~10 nm microcrystallites. whereas the deposits containing 9.5 wt pct P are amorphous. The heat treatment process induces crystallization of amorphous Ni to Ni phosphides and fcc Ni.Both of the deposits reach maximum hardness after annealing at 400℃ for 1 h. All coated steel specimens are inferior in fatigue strength to uncoated steel specimens mainly due to the poor fatigue resistance of the coating itself