Probing Distinctive Electron Conduction in Multilayer Rhenium Disulfide

Charge carrier transport in multilayer van der Waals (vdW) materials, which comprise multiple conducting layers, is well described using Thomas–Fermi charge screening (λ_TF) and interlayer resistance (R_int). When both effects occur in carrier transport, a channel centroid migrates along the c‐axis according to a vertical electrostatic force, causing redistribution of the conduction centroid in a multilayer system, unlike a conventional bulk material. Thus far, numerous unique properties of vdW materials are discovered, but direct evidence for distinctive charge transport behavior in 2D layered materials is not demonstrated. Herein, the distinctive electron conduction features are reported in a multilayer rhenium disulfide (ReS₂), which provides decoupled vdW interaction between adjacent layers and much high interlayer resistivity in comparison with other transition‐metal dichalcogenides materials. The existence of two plateaus in its transconductance curve clearly reveals the relocation of conduction paths with respect to the top and bottom surfaces, which is rationalized by a theoretical resistor network model by accounting of λ_TF and R_int coupling. The effective tunneling distance probed via low‐frequency noise spectroscopy further supports the shift of electron conduction channel along the thickness of ReS₂.     

开发知识级问题求解建模

开发知识级问题求解建模正在导致知识工程的重大变革。鉴于知识表示的本体论可以作为开发知识级建模的基础理论，我们提出描述问题求解过程组织的本体论ＲＡ和刻划领域世界结构的本体论ＯＴ，并设计了基于这两个本体论的问题求解建模方法。由于面向知识级建模分析的特点，支持该方法的建模环境ＫＭＥＰＳ有效地克服了面向符号级实现的知识工程的弱点。     

High-performance flat-panel solar thermoelectric generators with high thermal concentration

The conversion of sunlight into electricity has been dominated by photovoltaic and solar thermal power generation. Photovoltaic cells are deployed widely, mostly as flat panels, whereas solar thermal electricity generation relying on optical concentrators and mechanical heat engines is only seen in large-scale power plants. Here we demonstrate a promising flat-panel solar thermal to electric power conversion technology based on the Seebeck effect and high thermal concentration, thus enabling wider applications. The developed solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) achieved a peak efficiency of 4.6% under AM1.5G (1 kW m(-2)) conditions. The efficiency is 7-8 times higher than the previously reported best value for a flat-panel STEG, and is enabled by the use of high-performance nanostructured thermoelectric materials and spectrally-selective solar absorbers in an innovative design that exploits high thermal concentration in an evacuated environment. Our work opens up a promising new approach which has the potential to achieve cost-effective conversion of solar energy into electricity.     

Water-soluble MnO nanocolloid for a molecular T1 MR imaging: a facile one-pot synthesis, in vivo T1 MR images, and account for relaxivities

A facile one-pot synthesis of a water-soluble MnO nanocolloid (i.e., D-glucuronic acid-coated MnO nanoparticle) is presented. The MnO nanoparticle in the MnO nanocolloid was coated with a biocompatible and hydrophilic D-glucuronic acid, and its particle diameter was nearly monodisperse and ranged from 2 to 3 nm. The average hydrodynamic diameter of the MnO nanocolloid was estimated to be 5 nm. The MnO nanoparticle was nearly paramagnetic down to T=3 K. The MnO nanocolloid showed a high longitudinal water proton relaxivity of r1=7.02 s(-1) mM(-1) with the r2/r1 ratio of 6.83 due to five unpaired S-state electrons of Mn(II) ion (S=5/2) as well as a high surface to volume ratio of the MnO nanoparticle. High contrast in vivo T1 MR images were obtained for various organs, showing the capability of the MnO nanocolloid as a sensitive T1 MRI contrast agent. The suggested three key-parameters which control the r1 and r2 relaxivities of nanocolloids (i.e., the S value of a metal ion, the spin structure, and the surface to volume ratio of a nanoparticle) successfully accounted for the observed r1 and r2 relaxivities of the MnO nanocolloid.     

电动汽车牵引无限变速器的传动特性研究

设计了用于电动汽车传动系统的牵引无限变速器(TIVT).在分析其基本结构和工作原理的基础上,系统地分析了其核心部件的运动学和动力学特性,建立了传动比、滑动率、传递转矩和传动效率的数学模型,进而利用仿真软件ADMAS对其主要传动特性进行了分析研究和数值计算.结果表明,当输入转速不变时,输出转速随操纵环摆动角的变化而变化;当动力传动部件之间纯滚动或滑动率较小时,牵引无限变速器的传动效率较高,合理的设计可使传动效率达到99%.以某型号纯电动汽车为计算实例,其它条件完全相同时,匹配TIVT的电动汽车续驶里程较原车增加8.8km.     

A novel ethanol gas sensor based on ZnO-microwire

One-dimensional (1D) ZnO microwires were successfully synthesized by chemical vapor deposition and their structural and morphological properties were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, demonstrating that the microwires were single crystalline with perfect hexagonal structure and smooth surface. Using these 1D microstructures, we fabricated a novel ZnO-based ethanol gas sensor. Operating at room temperature, the sensor was found to have good sensing characteristics. The reliability and stability of the sensor could be improved by connecting multiple 1-wire devices (1-WD) in parallel into a multi-wires device. In interior natural lighting environment and under 3 V bias, the response and recovery time of the 1-WD to 200 ppm ethanol gas were <10 s and about 300 s, respectively, and the minimum and maximum detection limit were about 2 and 200 ppm, respectively. A sensing model was proposed for discussing the performance of the sensor. The simplicity in fabrication, low power consumption and low cost make the sensor suitable for practical application in many fields, especially in identifying driving under the influence and chemical industry monitoring.     

悬臂式SGCMG的高速转子的径向振动特性研究

悬臂式单框架控制力矩陀螺(SGCMG)的高速转子在运行过程中将会激发复杂的微幅高频振动,迄今对SGCMG的这种振动特性的认识既不准确也不完整。首先,在线性假设的基础上分析了径向振动的来源——静动不平衡量所产生的离心力和力偶以及预紧轴承滚动面的几何误差产生的预紧力的波动;其次,在结构的基础上利用分析力学的方法得到了悬臂式高速转子的径向振动模型——相互耦合的二阶常微分方程组;最后,通过数值仿真和测试结果的对比验证了分析的合理性和模型的有效性。     

Bioadhesive Polymersome for Localized and Sustained Drug Delivery at Pathological Sites with Harsh Enzymatic and Fluidic Environment via Supramolecular Host–Guest Complexation

Targeted and sustained delivery of drugs to diseased tissues/organs, where body fluid exchange and catabolic activity are substantial, is challenging due to the fast cleansing and degradation of the drugs by these harsh environmental factors. Herein, a multifunctional and bioadhesive polycaprolactone‐β‐cyclodextrin (PCL‐CD) polymersome is developed for localized and sustained co‐delivery of hydrophilic and hydrophobic drug molecules. This PCL‐CD polymersome affords multivalent crosslinking action via surface CD‐mediated host–guest interactions to generate a supramolecular hydrogel that exhibits evident shear thinning and efficient self‐healing behavior. The co‐delivery of small molecule and proteinaceous agents by the encapsulated PCL‐CD polymersomes enhances the differentiation of stem cells seeded in the hydrogel. Furthermore, the PCL‐CD polymersomes are capable of in situ grafting to biological tissues via host–guest complexation between surface CD and native guest groups in the tissue matrix both in vitro and in vivo, thereby effectively extending the retention of loaded cargo in the grafted tissue. It is further demonstrated that the co‐delivery of small molecule and proteinaceous drugs via PCL‐CD polymersomes averts cartilage degeneration in animal osteoarthritic (OA) knee joints, which are known for their biochemically harsh and fluidically dynamic environment.