Understanding on the hydrogen detection of plasma sprayed tin oxide/tungsten oxide (SnO2/WO3) sensor

The plasma spray technique was well proven in producing metal oxide based gas sensors in the last two decades using different powder feedstocks. However, limited research was made to fabricate hydrogen gas sensor from tin oxide layer coated over tungsten oxide layer. This paper attempts to interpret the hydrogen gas sensing performances of plasma sprayed coating derived by depositing tin oxide layer over tungsten oxide (SnO₂/WO₃) layer. Plasma sprayed SnO₂/WO₃ sensor showed maximum response of 90% at 150 °C in contrast to stand-alone WO₃ (89% at 350 °C) and stand-alone SnO₂ (89% at 250 °C). The lower operating temperature of SnO₂/WO₃ sensor without compromising gas response was attributed to the WO₃–SnO₂ hetero-junction. SnO₂/WO₃ sensor showed selective sensing towards hydrogen with respect to carbon monoxide and methane gases. This sensor also possessed repeatable characteristics after 39 days from the initial measurement. In a nut-shell, plasma spayed SnO₂/WO₃ sensor showed stability of base resistance, repeatability after successive response and recovery cycles, selective sensing towards 500 ppm H₂ with significant magnitude of gas response of 90%, response time of 35 s and recovery time of 269 s at a temperature of 150 °C.     

钨中空位及其团簇的能量学和动力学性质参数

在总结前人钨中空位及其团簇的能量学和动力学行为的研究成果基础上，采用第一性原理方法系统计算了钨中空位及其团簇的结合能和扩散能垒。研究发现，交换关联泛函PW91和PBE较PBEsol、AM05和LDA更适合用于计算钨空位的能量学性质。基于第一性原理计算结果对文献中单空位形成能、双空位作用性质等争议性问题进行了讨论，并对钨经验势进行了评估。研究结果表明，钨中孤立单空位间总是相互排斥，而空位团簇（V_n>3）对单空位具有很强的吸引作用，其结合能随着所含空位个数增多呈现波动性增大的趋势。空位团簇稳定结构可通过最小化Wigner-Seitz表面积来确定，其结合能与V_n与V_n-1之间的Wigner-Seitz面积之差呈正比。     

破碎方式对白鲢鱼糜凝胶结构的影响

与斩拌方式对比,研究搅拌方式对鱼糜制品凝胶特性的影响。结果表明,搅拌破碎使白鲢鱼糜的凝胶强度及持水力增加,提高了硬度、黏附性、胶黏性和咀嚼性,但是对白度无明显影响。在2%和3%盐添加量的条件下,搅拌破碎对鱼糜制品的质构改善效果显著,凝胶强度分别提高了70.2%,66.7%。根据鱼糜的盐溶蛋白、肌动球蛋白的活性巯基含量、化学作用力和浊度结果可知,搅拌破碎可以增加活性巯基含量,使得更多的巯基氧化成二硫键,提高疏水相互作用,促进蛋白分子间的聚集,浊度增加,三维凝胶网络结构更致密。     

Breaking a Couple: Disulfide Reducing Agents

Cysteine is present in a large number of natural and synthetic (bio)molecules. Although the thiol side chain of Cys can be in a free form, in most cases it forms a disulfide bond either with a second Cys (bridge) or with another thiol, as in the case of protecting groups. Efficient reduction of these disulfide bridges is a requirement for many applications of Cys-containing molecules in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry. Here we review reducing methods for disulfide bonds, taking into consideration the solubility of the substrates when selecting the appropriate reducing reagent.     

C4ST-1在大肠杆菌中的可溶性表达

软骨素-4-O-硫酸转移酶-1 (Chondroitin-4-O-sulfotransferase-1,C4ST-1,EC 2.8.2.5)催化软骨素N-乙酰半乳糖胺(N-Acetylgalactosamine,GalNAc)4号位羟基硫酸化生成硫酸软骨素A(chondroitin sulfate A,CSA)。C4ST-1含3对二硫键,在Escherichia coli细胞质内二硫键难以正确形成,故在E. coli中表达时主要以包涵体形式存在。为提高胞内可溶性蛋白质的表达水平,共表达了催化二硫键从头形成的巯基氧化酶(Erv1p)或/和促进二硫键正确折叠的二硫键异构酶(DsbC)。结果表明共表达DsbC可使C4ST-1融合蛋白的胞内可溶性表达水平显著提高,但C4ST-1和Erv1p共表达对胞内可溶性蛋白质的表达影响相对较小。C4ST-1和Erv1p或C4ST-1和DsbC共表达菌株的酶活分别为原始菌株的1.30和2.33倍,活力达到(12.32±0.76) U/L和(21.99±0.42) U/L。挑取同时共表达C4ST-1、Erv1p和DsbC的菌株进行摇瓶水平和3 L发酵罐放大培养,酶活分别达到(29.12±0.66) U/L和49.97 U/L。本研究为C4ST-1的大规模应用奠定了一定的基础。     

国产特殊装备用润滑脂的研制

为满足特殊装备使用中的润滑需求,选取聚α-烯烃和酯类油的混配油作为基础油,锂皂作为稠化剂,以纳米MoS_2作为极压抗磨剂,月桂酰胺丙基氧化胺作为助分散剂,月桂酰胺丙基氧化胺与二硫化钼质量比为1∶5,选用酚胺混合型抗氧剂,加入防锈剂C 1%,通过直接皂化的方法制备了一种新型润滑脂,纳米MoS_2和月桂酰胺丙基氧化胺在皂化反应阶段加入。该润滑脂的各项理化性能与现用商品润滑脂相当,且解决了现用润滑脂固体添加剂的团聚和沉降问题,提高了润滑脂的分散稳定性,综合性能优良,可以满足某特殊装备的润滑使用需求。     

2219铝合金搅拌摩擦焊和钨极保护焊焊接件残余应力的中子衍射研究

利用中子衍射法对2219铝合金搅拌摩擦焊（FSW）和钨极保护焊（TIG）焊接件开展了三维残余应力测量，并对残余应力分布规律进行了分析。结果表明：焊接件的纵向残余应力数值较大；FSW焊接件残余应力整体较TIG焊接件的小；FSW和TIG焊接件的残余拉应力最大值分别为101 MPa和174 MPa，FSW焊接件残余拉应力最大值较TIG焊接件的小；FSW残余拉应力最大值处于轴肩边缘，且前进侧峰值大于后退侧峰值；TIG焊接件残余拉应力最大值处于焊缝边缘。通过中子衍射实验获得的焊接件残余应力分布，将可用于焊接工艺的优化与焊接件的寿命预测。     

A High Capacity All Solid-State Li-Sulfur Battery Enabled by Conversion-Intercalation Hybrid Cathode Architecture

As demands for electrochemical energy storage continue to rise, alternative electrochemistries to conventional Li-ion batteries become more appealing. Here, an intercalation-conversion hybrid cathode that combines intercalation-type VS₂ with conversion-type sulfur chemistry to construct high performance solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries is reported. The layered VS₂ nanomaterial features Li-ion transport channels, metallic conductivity, and active capacity contribution, all of which provide an ideal platform for the solid state S/Li₂S redox couple to unlock its high gravimetric capacity. The S/VS₂/Li₃PS₄ hybrid cathode composite is prepared by a facile, low-cost, and low-energy mechanical blending process. The S/VS₂/Li₃PS₄|Li₃PS₄|Li/In (or Li) all-solid-state cell exhibits sulfur utilization of ≈85%, with a Coulombic efficiency of close to 100%. High areal capacity up to 7.8 mA h cm⁻² with an active material loading (S/VS₂) as high as 15.5 mg cm⁻² is achieved.