Studies of structure and cycleability of LiMn2O4 and LiNd0.01Mn1.99O4 as cathode for Li-ion batteries

Lithium manganese oxides LiMn₂O₄ and rare earth elements doped LiNd_0.01Mn_1.99O₄ were synthesized by microwave method. The structure and the electrochemical performances of the samples were characterized. XRD data shows both samples exhibit the same pure spinel phase. But due to the introduction of Nd³⁺ ion into the unit cell, the lattice parameter of the Nd-doped spinel was larger than that of the undoped one. The two samples had a similar morphology including small particle size and homogeneous particle distribution as tested by SEM. The cyclic voltammmetry and constant-current charge-discharge tested that Nd-doped spinel displayed a better reversibility and cycleability.     

The kinetics of B‐a and P‐a type copolybenzoxazine via the ring opening process

The structure of benzoxazines is similar to that of phenolic resin through thermal self‐curing of the heterocyclic ring opening reaction that neither requires catalyst nor releases any condensation byproduct. These polybenzoxazine resins have several outstanding properties such as high thermal stability and high glass transition temperature. To better understand the curing kinetics of this copolybenzoxazine thermosetting resin, dynamic and isothermal differential scanning calorimetry measurements were performed. Three models, the Kissinger method, the Flynn–Wall–Osawa method, and the Kamal method, were used to describe the curing process. Dynamic kinetic activation energies based on Kissinger and Flynn–Wall–Osawa methods are 72.11 and 84.06 KJ/mol, respectively. The Kamal method based on an autocatalytic model results in a total order of reaction between 2.66 and 3.03, depending on curing temperature. Its activation energy and Arrhenius preexponential are 50.3 KJ/mol and 7959, respectively. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 95: 730–737, 2005     

不同线密度粘胶原丝及其碳纤维的结构性能对比

用Weibull分析处理 10mm长的 4种不同线密度粘胶原丝和相应碳纤维的单丝断裂强度 ,得到原丝线密度、强度分布和碳纤维强度的对应关系。采用透射电镜 (TEM )和小角X散射 (SAXS)分析粗旦原丝 ,发现孔洞较多 ,并存在大于 70nm的大孔洞。截面和表面照片也揭示出细旦原丝截面相对规整 ,表面较光滑 ,粗旦原丝则反之。结果表明 ,原丝线密度小 ,截面形状圆整 ,缺陷少 ,所制得的碳纤维强度高。     

Adaptive Safety Motion Control for Underactuated Hovercraft Using Improved Integral Barrier Lyapunov Function

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems - In this paper, we investigate the problem of safety motion control for an underactuated hovercraft from subject to safety constraint on...     

In situ study of the mechanical properties of airborne haze particles

Particulate pollution has raised serious concerns regarding its potential impacts on human health in developing countries. However, much less attention has been paid to the threat of haze particles to machinery and industry. By employing a state-of-the-art in situ scanning electron microscope compression testing technique, we demonstrate that iron-rich and fly ash haze particles, which account for nearly 70% of the total micron-sized spherical haze particles, are strong enough to generate abrasive damage to most engineering alloys, and therefore can generate significant scratch damage to moving contacting surfaces in high precision machineries. Our finding calls for preventive measures to protect against haze related threat.     

纳米金刚石的应用

纳米金刚石不仅具有金刚石所固有优异特性，而且还具有纳米材料所拥有的奇异性能。正是这些综合技术特性，使得它在传统的和新的技术领域中得到应用，并初见成效，本文从超精抛光、润滑、复合镀、磁性录音系统和医疗等方面的应用做了扼要的叙述，指出，纳米金刚石颗粒具有球形和准球形的特点，使得摩擦表面形成滚珠轴承效应，而表现出良好的润滑性，从而避免于摩现象的发生，而对一些主要因接触疲劳或高温磨损而失效的工件，纳米金刚石金属的复合涂层，则具有明显的优越性。     

栅元有效共振积分的CUDA算法设计与实现

核反应堆中需要实时精确地计算堆芯和增殖材料的有效共振积分或群截面来实现反应堆的安全控制。整个计算过程因为涉及大量的积分运算和庞大的核素截面数据,采用常规的计算方法,计算时耗相当大。基于统一计算设备架构(CUDA)平台,利用图形处理器(GPU)的计算能力,对整个计算过程进行并行化分解,多线程同时运算,大幅度提升计算速度,降低时耗。实验结果表明,在GPU上并行计算所得结果与原始数据没有明显差异,且加速效果显著。