Generalized type III internal stress from interfaces,triple junctions and other microstructural components in nanocrystalline materials

The microstructure in polycrystalline materials consists of four types of geometric objects: grain cells, grain boundaries, triple junctions and vertex points. Each of them contributes to internal stress differently. Due to experimental limitations, the internal stresses associated with the microstructural components are difficult to acquire directly, particularly for polycrystalline materials with nanometer-scale grain sizes. Using newly developed computational methods, we obtained the type III internal stress associated with each of these microstructural objects in a stress-free nanocrystalline Cu. We found significant variation of the internal stresses from grain to grain, and their magnitudes descended in the order of vertex point, triple junction, grain boundary and grain cell. We also examined the effect of grain size and temperature. The change in the internal stresses inside the grains is found to follow a scaling relation of Ad^?x, using the mean grain diameter d from our results. For pressure, we found x = 1 and the effective interface stress A ～ 1 N m^?1, and for shear stress x = 0.75 and A ～ 14.12 N m^?1. On the other hand, the directly calculated interface stress is about 0.32–0.35 GPa for hydrostatic pressure and 12.45–12.60 GPa for von Mises shear stress. We discuss issues in treating the two-dimensional interface stress and one-dimensional triple junction line tension in nanocrystalline materials, as well as the potential impact of the type III internal stress on mechanical behavior of poly- and nano-crytalline materials.     

The triterpenoids of Ganoderma tsugae prevent stress‐induced myocardial injury in mice

Ganoderma mushrooms (Lingzhi in Chinese) have well‐documented health benefits. Ganoderma tsugae (G. tsugae), one of the ganoderma species, has been commercially cultivated as a dietary supplement. Because G. tsugae has high antioxidant activity and because oxidative stress is often associated with cardiac injury, we hypothesized that G. tsugae protects against cardiac injury by alleviating oxidative stress. We tested the hypothesis using a work‐overload‐induced myocardial injury model created by challenging mice with isoproterenol (ISO). Remarkably, oral G. tsugae protected the mice from ISO‐induced myocardial injury. Moreover, the triterpenoid fraction of G. tsugae, composed of a mixture of nine structurally related ganoderic acids (GAs), provided cardioprotection by inhibiting the ISO‐induced expression of Fas/Fas ligand, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. The antioxidant activity of GAs was tested in cultured cardio‐myoblast H9c2 cells against the insult of H₂O₂. GAs dissipated the cellular reactive oxygen species imposed by H₂O₂ and prevented cell death. Our findings uncovered the cardioprotective activity of G. tsugae and identified GAs as the bioactive components against cardiac insults.     

Comparison between the effects of CdCl2 heat treatment on CdTe films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering and close spaced sublimation methods

CdTe films were prepared on Fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate by RF magnetron sputtering and close spaced sublimation (CSS) methods, respectively. These CdTe films were then treated with a wet CdCl₂ heat process at different temperatures. The structural and optical properties of CdTe films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and UV–Visible spectrophotometer. The results reveal that both types of CdTe films have a better crystalline and larger grain size after CdCl₂ heat treatment. However, the (422) peak has a more preferential orientation than (511) peak after CdCl₂ activation for CdTe films prepared by sputtering method, while these two peaks almost have the same intensity for CSS-prepared CdTe films. The transmittance of CdTe films prepared by CSS is apparently lower than sputtered CdTe films. Correspondingly, the efficiency of solar cells with CSS-prepared CdTe is 7.3, 2.6 % of sputtered CdTe films.     

日本的“打油诗”——川柳

川柳是日本文学中的一种特殊形式,类似于我国的打油诗。它令人捧腹、针砭时弊、揭露事实,同时又是通俗化的、平民化的。从江户时代兴起至今川柳创作经久不衰,可以称为是最受喜爱的文学体裁之一。本文以川柳的经典《俳风柳多留》为例,分析了川柳的若干特质,揭示了川柳广受世人喜爱的原因。     

Highly Efficient Pd/Tetraphosphine Catalytic System for Copper-Free Sonogashira Reactions of Aryl Bromides with Terminal Alkynes

Abstract  

In this study, an easily synthesized polydentate ligand N,N,N’,N’-tetra(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine (1) in combination with [Pd(C₃H₅)Cl]₂ was found to be an active catalyst in copper-free Sonogashira reactions. Most substrates, including steric hindered phenyl bromides and heteroaryl bromides, could couple efficiently with terminal alkynes in the presence of low catalyst loading (0.1 mol%) and this catalytic system showed excellent functional group tolerance. The influence of water in this system was also preliminarily investigated via ³¹P NMR in situ; that is, appropriate water favors the reaction while excess hindered this reaction.     

新型多功能腐植酸基农林保水生态治理剂

论述了新型多功能腐植酸基农林保水生态治理剂研制开发的意义,提出了保水剂在农林业应用中存在的问题及目前的研究方向,并介绍了新型多功能腐植酸基农林保水生态治理剂的特点、效果及项目实施的可行性。     

盐酸二甲双胍测定研究进展

盐酸二甲双胍是目前广泛用于临床医学的双胍类降糖药。本文综述了目前分析测定药剂中和血液中盐酸二甲双胍的各种方法,并对今后的发展提出了展望。     

无球磨机的开发与绿色设计

依据现代设计方法,基于绿色设计思想提出了无球磨机的开发模式.从无球磨机全生命周期--准备、决策、设计、制造、装配、安装使用、拆卸维护、再利用等阶段,对无球磨机的绿色设计思想进行了深入的探讨.     

黏结性碎煤射流预氧化破黏与流化

具有黏结性（黏结性指数10~30）并高灰的劣质煤,如洗中煤难于适应于现有气化技术,但焦化等行业对这些煤的气化高价值利用具有极大的需求。中国科学院过程工程研究所提出了黏结性煤射流预氧化流化床气化技术,采用含氧气体向流化床气化炉稀相区喷射供料,有效破除煤的黏结性,同时强化气固接触和气化反应,实现对黏结性劣质煤的高效转化。采用小型射流预氧化流化床反应器,研究了黏结性指数为20的一种煤通过射流预氧化的破黏与实现流化的效果。分别考察了射流气过量空气系数（ER）和氧浓度（C_O2）、加热炉设定温度（T）对预氧化破黏及煤颗粒流化的影响效果,分析了反应器内射流区的温度分布与生成气组成随时间的变化规律,并对预氧化后的半焦进行了电镜观测和气化反应活性测试及傅里叶红外分析。结果表明,在流化床中通过射流预氧化有效破黏、实现黏结性煤颗粒流化的工艺条件为：T > 950℃,C_O2=21%,ER > 0.1。在有效破黏的条件下射流区内的温度变化平稳,生成气中H₂与CO含量较低,波动较小,而结焦条件下射流区内温度逐渐下降,生成气中H₂与CO含量增加。经历结焦的半焦表面生成了黏结性物质,而经过预氧化成功破黏后的半焦其表面大部分官能团消失。