A dynamic SVR–ARMA model with improved fruit fly algorithm for the nonlinear fiber stretching process

Natural Computing - The fiber stretching process plays the key role in the process of fiber production and its effects is measured by the stretching ratio. The stretching ratio is determined by the...     

Effects of CO Atmosphere on the Pyrolysis of a Typical Lignite

To reveal the effect mechanism of CO atmosphere on coal pyrolysis, a study on raw and demineralized lignite was carried out in a horizontal tube furnace under N₂ and CO/N₂ atmosphere. CO had a negligible effect on the char yield at low temperatures, whereas it enhances the char yield at temperatures higher than 550 °C. The release of tar was higher in the presence of CO above 450 °C because of more free radicals, which reduced low‐temperature crosslinking, and higher selectivity of hydroxyl groups to phenols in the CO‐containing atmosphere. The yields of CO₂ and H₂ increased, water and CO yields decreased under CO/N₂ atmosphere. Light hydrocarbon gases were not affected by changing the reaction atmosphere. The difference between product yields from raw and demineralized coal confirmed that the catalysis of inherent minerals had a great catalytic effect on the water‐gas shift reaction and Boudouard reaction.     

Chemical bond characteristics and infrared reflectivity spectrum of a novel microwave dielectric ceramic CaIn2O4 with near-zero τf

Orthorhombic-structured CaIn₂O₄ ceramics with a space group Pca2₁ were synthesized via a solid-state reaction method. A high relative density (95.6 %) and excellent microwave dielectric properties (ε_r ～11.28, Qf = 74,200 GHz, τ_f ～ ?4.6 ppm/°C) were obtained when the ceramics were sintered at 1375 °C for 6 h. The dielectric properties were investigated on the basis of the Phillips–Van Vechten–Levine chemical bond theory. Results indicated that the dielectric properties were mainly determined by the InO bonds in the CaIn₂O₄ ceramics. These bonds contributed more (74.65 %) to the dielectric constant than the CaO bonds (25.35 %). Furthermore, the intrinsic dielectric properties of the CaIn₂O₄ ceramics were investigated via infrared reflectivity spectroscopy. The extrapolated microwave dielectric properties were ε_r ～10.12 and Qf = 112,200 GHz. Results indicated that ion polarization is the main contributor to the dielectric constant in microwave frequency ranges.     

Robust supervised topic models under label noise

Machine Learning - Recently, some statistical topic modeling approaches have been widely applied in the field of supervised document classification. However, there are few researches on these...     

Engineering 2D Multifunctional Ultrathin Bismuthene for Multiple Photonic Nanomedicine

2D monoelemental nanomaterials (Xenes) have shown tremendous potential for versatile biomedical applications. Bismuth, as a heavy element in pnictogens, has acquired massive research interest due to its unique optical performance, high biocompatibility, stability, and relatively low cost. However, the utilization of 2D bismuthene in nanomedicine has not been achieved because of the difficulty in engineering bismuthene with crucial structural/compositional characteristics for satisfying strict biomedical requirements. Herein, to address this Gordian knot, a facile strategy to intercalate and delaminate Bi bulk for generating mass few-layered 2D bismuthene with high yield by employing a water molecule mediated freezing–thawing process and sodium borohydride-triggered reduction treatment is proposed. The resulting 2D bismuthene displays good optical performance in the near-infrared (NIR) biowindow and can be excited via red light for reactive oxygen species generation, enabling applications in multiple photonic cancer nanomedicine settings, including photothermal hyperthermia and photodynamic therapy. Utilizing the intrinsic desirable optical absorbance and strong X-ray attenuation of bismuthene, dual photonic therapy can be conducted under the supervision of photoacoustic/computed tomography guided multimodal imaging. This research not only offers a potential mass-production ready, cost-effective, and eco-efficient methodology for engineering 2D Xenes, but also exploits an innovative 2D bismuthene based photonic cancer nanomedicine.     

Lead-free BiFeO3 film on glass fiber fabric: Wearable hybrid piezoelectric-triboelectric nanogenerator

Constructing hybrid nanogenerators (NGs) based on triboelectric effect and piezoelectric effect can combine the merits of the individual type of NG thus have drawn great attention in flexible wearable electronics. Herein, we prepared flexible BiFeO₃ (BFO) film in a simple and cost-effective way, which was used to fabricate a wearable hybrid piezoelectric-triboelectric nanogenerator (H–P/TENG) with silk fiber. By optimizing the experimental conditions, the highest open-circuit voltage of 110 V and short-circuit current density of 3.67 μA/cm² were achieved under 1 Hz contact-separation movement. The device also showed the best output power density of 151.42 μW/cm² with load resistance of 250 MΩ. Stimulating by moving body, the fabricated H–P/TENG successively realized the harvest and conversion of mechanical energy into electric energy, demonstrating great potential to monitor posture and establish a self-powered system. Moreover, the proposed H–P/TENG exhibited great stable output after 1800 contact-separation cycles, indicating the outstanding structure stability and fatigue resistance. This work will provide not only a facile and viable way to realize the application of ferroelectric materials in H–P/TENG but also new opportunities for developing monitor posture and self-powered systems.     

Optical and electrical properties of ITO film on flexible fluorphlogopite substrate

Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) films were prepared, at room temperature, on a fluorphlogopite substrate using magnetron sputtering technology. At various temperatures of 500 °C, 600 °C, 700 °C, 800 °C, and 900 °C, the samples were (had) annealed for 2 h (a 2-h duration). The results showed improvement in the crystalline performance of ITO film at selected annealing temperatures, with a significant reduction in resistivity at 800 °C. The lowest resistivity is 4.08 × 10^?4 Ω-cm, which is nearly an order of magnitude lower than the unannealed sample. All samples have an average light transmittance above 85% in the visible light range (400–800 nm), and with increasing annealing temperature, the average light transmittance tends to decrease. Besides, at the sensitive wavelength of 550 nm, the light transmittance is as high as 93.74%. The sheet resistance testing of the sample was through the number of bending times, which revealed that with the increase of the number of bending, the sheet resistance increases. However, after 1200 bending times, the change rate of the sheet resistance remains below 5%. Thus, the ITO film prepared on the flexible fluorphlogopite substrate revealed excellent optical and electrical properties, good flexibility, and improved stability after high-temperature annealing, which guarantees successful application in flexible electronic devices.     

Effect of Y concentration and film thickness on microstructure and electrical properties of HfO2 based thin films

In this work, we introduced a simple solution processing method to prepare yttrium (Y) doped hafnium oxide (HfO₂) based dielectric films. The films had high densities, low surface roughness, maximum permittivity of about 32, leakage current < 1.0 × 10^?7 A/cm² at 2 MV/cm, and breakdown field >5.0 MV/cm. In addition to dielectric performance, we investigated the influence of YO_1.5 fraction on the electronic structure between Y doped HfO₂ thin films and silicon (Si) substrates. The valence band electronic structure, energy gap and conduction band structure changed linearly with YO_1.5 fraction. Given this cost-effective deposition technique and excellent dielectric performance, solution-processed Y doped HfO₂ based thin films have the potential for insulator applications.     

Optimisation of the spark plasma sintering process for high volume fraction SiCp/Al composites by orthogonal experimental design

Based on orthogonal experimental design (OED), the effects of the sintering pressure, sintering temperature and holding time on the mechanical properties of 50 vol% silicon carbide particle (SiCp)/2024Al composites prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) were investigated. The sintering pressure had the greatest effect on the density and bending strength of the material among these three factors, followed by sintering temperature and holding time. The optimised process conditions for producing the 50 vol% SiCp/2024Al were sintering at 550 °C for 5 min under 40 MPa, which resulted in a composite material with a density of 99.7% and good interface bonding with a comparatively high bending strength of 766.65 MPa. This work provides a promising method to produce high volume fraction composites that can meet high strength requirements.