Reversible Crumpling of 2D Titanium Carbide (MXene) Nanocoatings for Stretchable Electromagnetic Shielding and Wearable Wireless Communication

In the emerging Internet of Things, stretchable antennas can facilitate wireless communication between wearable and mobile electronic devices around the body. The proliferation of wireless devices transmitting near the human body also raises interference and safety concerns that demand stretchable materials capable of shielding electromagnetic interference (EMI). Here, an ultrastretchable conductor is fabricated by depositing a crumple‐textured coating composed of 2D Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets (MXene) and single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) onto latex, which can be fashioned into high‐performance wearable antennas and EMI shields. The resulting MXene‐SWNT (S‐MXene)/latex devices are able to sustain up to an 800% areal strain and exhibit strain‐insensitive resistance profiles during a 500‐cycle fatigue test. A single layer of stretchable S‐MXene conductors demonstrate a strain‐invariant EMI shielding performance of ≈30 dB up to 800% areal strain, and the shielding performance is further improved to ≈47 and ≈52 dB by stacking 5 and 10 layers of S‐MXene conductors, respectively. Additionally, a stretchable S‐MXene dipole antenna is fabricated, which can be uniaxially stretched to 150% with unaffected reflected power <0.1%. By integrating S‐MXene EMI shields with stretchable S‐MXene antennas, a wearable wireless system is finally demonstrated that provides mechanically stable wireless transmission while attenuating EM absorption by the human body.     

Stretchable Composite Acoustic Transducer for Wearable Monitoring of Vital Signs

A highly flexible, stretchable, and mechanically robust low‐cost soft composite consisting of silicone polymers and water (or hydrogels) is reported. When combined with conventional acoustic transducers, the materials reported enable high performance real‐time monitoring of heart and respiratory patterns over layers of clothing (or furry skin of animals) without the need for direct contact with the skin. The approach enables an entirely new method of fabrication that involves encapsulation of water and hydrogels with silicones and exploits the ability of sound waves to travel through the body. The system proposed outperforms commercial, metal‐based stethoscopes for the auscultation of the heart when worn over clothing and is less susceptible to motion artefacts. The system both with human and furry animal subjects (i.e., dogs), primarily focusing on monitoring the heart, is tested; however, initial results on monitoring breathing are also presented. This work is especially important because it is the first demonstration of a stretchable sensor that is suitable for use with furry animals and does not require shaving of the animal for data acquisition.     

Achieving Rich and Active Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Heterostructures via Interface Engineering on 2D 1T‐MoS2 Quantum Sheets

Large‐scale production of hydrogen from water‐alkali electrolyzers is impeded by the sluggish kinetics of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. The hybridization of an acid‐active HER catalyst with a cocatalyst at the nanoscale helps boost HER kinetics in alkaline media. Here, it is demonstrated that 1T–MoS₂ nanosheet edges (instead of basal planes) decorated by metal hydroxides form highly active ${\text{edge}}_{{\text{1T‐MoS}}_{\text{2}}}$/ ${\text{edge}}_{\text{Ni}{(\text{OH})}_{\text{2}}}$ heterostructures, which significantly enhance HER performance in alkaline media. Featured with rich ${\text{edge}}_{{\text{1T‐MoS}}_{\text{2}}}$/ ${\text{edge}}_{\text{Ni}{(\text{OH})}_{\text{2}}}$ sites, the fabricated 1T–MoS₂ QS/Ni(OH)₂ hybrid (quantum sized 1T–MoS₂ sheets decorated with Ni(OH)₂ via interface engineering) only requires overpotentials of 57 and 112 mV to drive HER current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm^?2, respectively, and has a low Tafel slope of 30 mV dec^?1 in 1 m KOH. So far, this is the best performance for MoS₂‐based electrocatalysts and the 1T–MoS₂ QS/Ni(OH)₂ hybrid is among the best‐performing non‐Pt alkaline HER electrocatalysts known. The HER process is durable for 100 h at current densities up to 500 mA cm^?2. This work not only provides an active, cost‐effective, and robust alkaline HER electrocatalyst, but also demonstrates a design strategy for preparing high‐performance catalysts based on edge‐rich 2D quantum sheets for other catalytic reactions.     

可见光混合二维CAP-DPIM调制

为了提高基于白光LED的可见光通信系统传输性能,本文围绕提高频谱效率及可靠性展开研究,提出一种兼顾功率效率和频谱效率的混合调制方案。该方案采用无载波幅度相位调制(CAP)与脉冲间隔调制(DPIM)相结合,发送端在DPIM的脉冲时隙上加载直流偏置CAP信号(DCO-CAP),生成混合调制信号,接收端采用提出的修正硬判决检测算法及最大似然检测完成混合调制信号的串行解调。考虑室内环境光的影响,推导了基于Lambertian光照模型并在高斯信道下二维DCO-CAP-DPIM方案的误比特率(BER)及误帧率(FER)解析表达式,仿真实验验证了理论解析式的准确性以及提出的修正 硬判决检测算法的有效性。对于8m×6m×3m实验场景,通过数值仿真,分析对比了DCO-CAP,以及不同混合调制在相同频带利用 率下的性能,结果表明:当频谱效率相同时,混合二维DCO-CAP-DPIM调制系统较单一调制可靠性提高2－12dB。且调制参数相同时,基于硬判决的修正算法使系统可靠性提高5dB。     

一种基于锁相环梳状谱发生器的设计

针对传统模拟梳状谱发生器难以实现高平坦度、窄间距、灵活操控的缺陷,文中提出了一种基于锁相环机理实现梳状信号的新方式。该方法利用锁相环反馈回路的N分频器对压控振荡器输出的高频信号进行分频以得到脉冲宽度窄的脉冲信号,然后再令其通过滤波器得到满足目标带宽的高平坦度梳状谱信号。通过对分频器进行灵活编程控制可以得到不同间距的谱线,且不需要修改硬件电路设计。实验结果表明,这种基于锁相环机理及的梳状谱发生器所产生的谱线具备信号带宽大、幅度一致性高、间距可调、小型化、低功耗等优点。     

信号卷积的计算方法总结

卷积是信号与系统中的一个重要概念,是线性时不变系统时域分析的重要工具。线性时不变系统的零状态响应可通过系统激励与冲激响应或脉冲响应的卷积或卷积和计算得到。针对连续和离散时间信号,总结了已有的各类卷积及卷积和的计算方法,对各类方法的基本思路和应用条件进行了梳理。     

同频段混合信号中的无人机信号盲检测识别

无人机信号的探测识别技术是应对无人机黑飞滥用的关键技术之一。在实际信号监测环境中，经常会接收到多个信号的混合信号，它们在时域和频域上混叠且各信号分量调制样式相同。为解决在同频段混合信号中检测识别出无人机信号的问题，提出了一种通过谱特征分析判断无人机信号存在性的方法。分别采用基于二次方谱特征的无人机图传和WiFi混合信号检测识别算法以及基于频谱带宽特征的多无人机混合信号检测识别算法，通过对射频电路采集的信号进行仿真验证，实现了从同频段混合信号中检测识别出无人机信号分量。理论分析和实验测试结果证实了所提检测识别算法的有效性。     

功率约束下的星地协作网络中断概率分析

针对星地协作网络,考虑中继节点转发卫星节点信号时会受发射功率和干扰功率约束,提出了一种基于中继节点与目的节点间链路最大信噪比准则来选择中继节点的放大转发部分中继选择策略。在卫星链路遭受阴影莱斯衰落和地面链路遭受瑞利衰落情况下,推导出系统中断概率下界的闭合表达式。仿真结果表明了理论分析的正确性,并展示了不同阴影莱斯信道参数、不同中继数目、不同功率约束对中断概率的影响。     

一种北斗联合低轨星座的导航增强方法研究

单纯依靠北斗导航系统提供定位导航授时服务,存在卫星信号落地功率低、易受遮蔽和阻断的不足。针对此问题,研究了一种北斗联合低轨星座实现导航增强的系统架构;提出了一种新的适应严重遮蔽或干扰条件下,基于到达时间(TOA)和到达频率(FOA)联合观测的定位解算算法;对高中低轨混合星座条件下的覆盖特性和精度衰减因子进行了仿真分析。分析结果表明,用户可见星数平均增加了64.2%,位置精度衰减因子(PDOP)平均改善了28.7%。研究结果可为下一代北斗的论证设计与研制建设提供参考借鉴。     

SCMA场景下的极化码编解码方案改进研究

极化码是目前唯一一种被证明可达到信道容量的编码方式,稀疏码分多址接入(Sparse Code Division Multiple Access,SCMA)可以提高频谱资源的利用率和接入系统的用户接入数量。为了提升SCMA与极化码的联合系统的误码率性能和译码时延,使联合系统的应用越来越广泛,提出了2种降低译码复杂度的方式:简化的左信息更新方式和剪枝译码算法。简化的左信息更新方式对于N=256,N=1 024的极化码分别能降低37. 6%和44. 6%的存储资源占用数;剪枝译码算法在码率为0. 5时能降低50%左右的计算复杂度。基于简化的SCAN算法改进了联合检测译码算法,在接收机采用外循环迭代的结构,引入了阻尼机制,选取最优的阻尼方式和最优阻尼值。仿真分析了所提联合检测译码算法与原有联合检测译码算法的误码率性能差异,外迭代接收机性能与内外双循环迭代的接收机性能相同,采用阻尼机制联合接收机的性能比无阻尼接收机的性能高0. 8 dB左右,SJIDD的误帧率性能比保留宽度为32的SCLJDD的性能低0. 7 dB左右,但能使接收机处理时延降至原来的1/4～1/8。