Achieving excellent energy storage density of Pb0.97La0.02(ZrxSn0.05Ti0.95-x)O3 ceramics by the B-site modification

The applications of antiferroelectric (AFE) materials in miniaturized and integrated electronic devices are limited by their low energy density. To address the above issue, the antiferroelectricity of the reinforced material was designed to improve its AFE-ferroelectric (FE) phase transition under electric fields. In this present study, the composition of Zr⁴⁺ (0.72 Å) and Ti⁴⁺ (0.605 Å) at B-site of Pb_0.97La_0.02(Zr_xSn_0.05Ti_0.95-x)O₃ ceramics with orthogonal reflections are synthesized via the tape-casting method. These ceramics are modified to enhance their antiferroelectricity by reducing their tolerance factor. A recoverable energy storage density W_rec 12.1 J/cm³ was obtained for x = 0.93 under 376 kV/cm, which is superior value than reported until now in lead-based energy storage systems. Moreover, the discharge energy density can reach 10.23 J/cm³, and 90 % of which can be released within 5.66 μs. This work provides a new window and potential materials for further industrialization of pulse power capacitors.     

Rapid preparation of Palygorskite/Al2O3 composite aerogels with superhydrophobicity,high-temperature thermal insulation and improved mechanical properties

Al₂O₃ aerogels are widely employed in heat insulation and flame retardancy because of their unique combination of low thermal conductivity and exceptional high-temperature stability. However, the mechanical properties of Al₂O₃ aerogel are poor, and the preparation time is considerably long. In this study, we present a simple and scalable approach to construct monolithic Pal/Al₂O₃ composite aerogels using solvothermal treatment instead of traditional solvent replacement, which remarkably shortened the preparation time. Subsequently, to obtain stable superhydrophobicity (θ > 152°), the Pal/Al₂O₃ aerogel was modified by gas-phase modification method. The obtained Pal/Al₂O₃ composite aerogels demonstrate the integrated properties of low density (0.078–0.106 g/cm³), low thermal conductivity (1000 °C, 0.143 W/(m·K)), good mechanical properties (Young's modulus, 1.6 MPa), and good heat resistance. The monolithic Pal/Al₂O₃ composite aerogels with improved mechanical performance and improved thermal stability can show great potential in the field of thermal insulation.     

Optimized decomposition and two-step nonlinear integration model with error correction strategy coupled interval prediction for digital currency price forecast

Digital currency price prediction is vital to both sellers and purchasers. Over these years, decomposition and integration models have been applied more and more to realize the goal of precise prediction, however, many of them tend to neglect the reconstruction of features or the residual series. Altogether, one of the biggest drawbacks of the decomposition and integration framework is the method applied requires manual parameter setting whether it is for decomposition or integration. Still, for the results, they are merely satisfied with the point prediction which brings high uncertainty. In this paper, an optimized feature reconstruction decomposition and two-step nonlinear integration method is proposed which gives consideration to feature reconstruction, nonlinear integration, optimization and interval prediction. The original data series is decomposed through improved variational mode decomposition based approximate entropy feature reconstruction system. Then, improved particle swarm optimization-gated recurrent unit (iPSO-GRU) is utilized in the first and second nonlinear integration part separately. Meanwhile, the residual series is given attention, if it is not a white noise series, the residual will be the input of iPSO-GRU whose result will be added back to the second integration result to form the point prediction result. Based on the point prediction result, interval prediction estimate will be generated as well via maximum likelihood function. This study chooses three kinds of digital currency as cases and the results show that the MAPE values of point prediction are all below 3.5%, and CP values of interval prediction are all 1 with suitable MWP. In addition, compared with other benchmark models, the proposed model shows better performance.

     

风云四号A星红外高光谱大气垂直探测仪观测资料质量评估

评估星载红外高光谱仪器观测资料的质量可以推进其在数值天气预报中的应用。使用2020 年 7 月 FY-4A 红外高光谱干涉式大气垂直探测仪 (Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder, GIIRS)观测数据，分析GIIRS所有通道观测噪声随视场和纬度的变化、偏差 (观测亮温与辐射传输模式模拟亮温的差) 随时间、视场、纬度和天顶角的分布来评估 GIIRS 观测资料质量。研究结果表明:波段727.5~733.8 cm?1、1107.5~1130 cm?1和1650~1776.9 cm?1的观测噪声超出仪器灵敏度设计指标，且这些通道的偏差和偏差标准差明显大于其他通道；除了长波观测噪声大的通道外，其余通道噪声等效温差NEdT在32×4阵列上均呈“中间小，两边大”的特征，且NEdT的分布不随纬度带和FOR阵列而改变，在进行GIIRS资料同化或变分反演时，其观测误差只用考虑不同通道在32×4阵列内的NEdT分布；由于数值预报模式的地表温度在白天时值偏低，使得模拟辐射量偏低，造成偏差绝对值减小，使偏差有明显的日变化；中波通道偏差特征基本不随32×4面阵的列而改变，主要与阵列中的行有关，在中波通道进行偏差订正时可以针对32×4面阵中行开展，基本不需要纬度带和卫星天顶角的订正。     

Time and space dependence of large-scale synthesis of colloidal particle with special morphology and tuneable polymer film architecture

This paper describes a facile method to control the morphology of polymer colloids and the architecture of polymer film via miniemulsion polymerization. By taking advantage of cyclization between the symmetrical diacrylate cross-linker hexamethylene diacrylate (HDDA) and the pendent vinyl in colloidal particles, the morphology of polymer colloids and the architecture of the after-formed polymer film were able to be well controlled by tuning the loading of cross-linker HDDA and crosslinking time. Four kinds of polymer colloid morphologies and four kinds of film architecture (honeycomb, close-packed, loose-packed, and enhanced-honeycomb) were characterized by TEM. The film formation mechanisms behind them were proposed based on the special and interesting results including Z-average size of the colloidal particles, Mc (molecular weight between crosslinking points) and mechanical properties of polymer film. Our results highly suggested that the morphology of polymer colloids and the polymer film architecture together determine the adhesive properties of the colloidal polymer film. The best of 180°-peel resistance, T-peel resistance and shear resistance of the polymer films were 138.12 N/25 mm, 40.98 N/25 mm and 25.72 N/cm² at 2.0 phm, 2.0 phm and 0.4 phm with the same crosslinking time of 90 min, respectively. The proposed method is promising to be scaled up for industrial production due to its well adaptability.     

Ab Initio Molecular-Dynamics Simulation Liquid and Amorphous Al_94-xNi₆La_x (x=3-9) Alloys

Ab initio molecular-dynamics simulations have been used to investigate the liquid and amorphous Al94-xNi6Lax (x=3-9) alloys. Through calculating the pair distribution functions and partial coordination numbers, the structure and properties of these alloys are researched, which will help the design bulk metallic glass. The concentration of La atoms can affect the short-range order of Al94-xNi6Lax alloys, which is also studied in this calculation result.     

A brief review on key technologies in the battery management system of electric vehicles

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering - Batteries have been widely applied in many high-power applications, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles, where a suitable battery...     

雷电通道水平电场影响因素分析

影响雷电通道产生的水平电场因素众多,分析其影响因素对电力系统的雷电防护具有重要意义。文中利用运动电荷电磁场方程求解得到闪电回击通道的水平电场和方位磁场,并结合C-R 算法,得到了有限电导率地面上方的水平电场。依据运动电荷电磁场方程的特征分析了不同回击速度、不同距离、不同电导率对雷击产生的水平电场的影响。得出以下结论:水平电场随回击速度增大而减小;水平电场波形呈双极性特征且水平距离越大或电导率越小负向偏移越明显。这些研究结论为输电线路雷电过电压计算打下良好的基础。与其他方法相比,本文方法可以避免远距离电磁场计算中的震荡问题和积分方程的奇异问题。     

有机激发三重态参与的光化学反应研究进展

光化学反应包括直接光解和间接氧化反应，其中间接氧化反应主要通过活性氧化性物种（reactive oxygen species, ROS）包括单线态氧（¹O₂）、过氧自由基（{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}^{-}）和羟基自由基（·OH）等进行。近年来，有机激发三重态（³C^*）作为一种特殊的氧化剂参与光化学反应引起了广泛关注。本文主要综述了有机三重态光敏剂的形成和光化学反应机制、³C^*参与的环境光化学反应、³C^*自由基寿命、反应速率及稳态浓度测定和激发三重态的应用5个方面，并对未来有机分子激发三重态的研究方向进行了展望，指出³C^*是很多挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）或半/中等挥发性有机化合物（S/IVOCs）在大气中重要的汇，自然水体中溶解性有机质（dissolved organic matter，DOM）的激发三重态（³DOM^*）是污染物降解的主要氧化剂。今后应扩大³C^*与有机物反应的研究范畴，测定不同体系中³C^*的稳态浓度、产生速率（量子产率）等，为污染物治理提供理论依据。     

Heterostructured thin LaFeO3/g-C3N4 films for efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution

The deposition of LaFeO₃ at the surface of a graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) film via magnetron sputtering followed by oxidation for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is reported. The LaFeO₃/g-C₃N₄ film was investigated by various characterization techniques including SEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, XPS and photo-electrochemical measurements. Our results show that the hydrogen production rate of a g-C₃N₄ film covered by a LaFeO₃ film, exhibiting both a thickness of ca. 50 nm, is of 10.8 μmol h⁻¹ cm⁻² under visible light irradiation. This value is ca. 70% higher than that measured for pure LaFeO₃ and g-C₃N₄ films and confirms the effective separation of electron-hole pairs at the interface of LaFeO₃/g-C₃N₄ films. Moreover, the LaFeO₃/g-C₃N₄ films were demonstrated to be stable and retained a high activity (ca. 70%) after the third reuse.