A facial microwave-assisted polyol activation process for fabrication of Ni@PMMA microspheres

A simple and efficient activation process was conducted by deposition of palladium (Pd) nanoparticles on PMMA surface using a microwave-assisted polyol method with ethanol used as the reductant. The newly synthesized Pd nanoparticles were utilized as an activator for electroless nickel deposition. TEM images revealed that Pd nanoparticles of size 4-6 nm are formed evenly over the PMMA surface. A tight, smooth and continuous Ni plating layer was coated on these Pd nanoparticle activated PMMA microspheres. In contrast, a rough and discontinuous Ni film was obtained for the sample activated with a conventional sensitization/activation procedure.     

Photocatalytic hydrogen generation over porous ZnIn2S4 microspheres synthesized via a CPBr-assisted hydrothermal method

Hexagonal ZnIn₂S₄ porous microspheres were synthesized via a cetylpyridinium bromide (CPBr)-assisted hydrothermal method. The structure, morphology and optical property of these prepared products were characterized by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD), small angle X-ray diffraction (SAXRD), UV-Vis diffusive reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDX) and nitrogen sorption analysis. The effects of CPBr and pH on the crystal structure, morphology and photocatalytic activity of ZnIn₂S₄ products were studied. The results demonstrated that the flowerlike ZnIn₂S₄ microspheres, which were composed of numerous nanosheets, performed higher visible-light photocatalytic activity than bulk ZnIn₂S₄ for hydrogen evolution. The CPBr addition influenced the crystal structure including the position and intensity of some peaks. Furthermore, the pH played a crucial role in the formation of ZnIn₂S₄ porous microspheres. The as-synthesized porous ZnIn₂S₄ microspheres possessed the specific surface area of 165.4 m² g⁻¹ and the slit-like porous configuration, which was beneficial to photocatalytic reaction.     

Low temperature synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and its application in lithium ion batteries

Well dispersed Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with mean size about 160 nm are synthesized by a simple chemical method at atmosphere pressure. The products are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and Raman spectrum. Electrochemical properties of the as-synthesized Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as anode electrodes of lithium ion batteries are studied by conventional charge/discharge tests, showing initial discharge and charge capacities of 1140 mAh g⁻¹ and 1038 mAh g⁻¹ at a current density of 0.1 mA cm⁻². The charge and discharge capacities of Fe₃O₄ electrode decrease along with the increase of cycle number, arriving at minimum values near the 70th cycle. After that, the discharge and charge capacities of Fe₃O₄ electrode begin to increase along with the increase of cycle number, arriving at 791 and 799 mAh g⁻¹ after 393 cycles. The morphology and size of the electrode after charge and discharge tests are characterized by SEM, which exhibits a large number of dispersive particles with mean size about 150 nm.     

SiC一维、准一维纳米材料的制备工艺研究

综述了近年来SiC一维、准一维纳米材料制备工艺的最新研究进展,重点介绍了模板生长法、化学气相沉积法、熔体生长法、碳热还原法和溶胶-凝胶法的工艺特点,并对不同工艺方法制备的SiC一维、准一维纳米材料的微观形貌、优异性能进行了简要概述,总结了现阶段SiC一维、准一维纳米材料制备工艺研究所面临的问题及发展前景.     

微波法合成Co1-xNix/MWCNTs纳米复合材料及磁性研究

采用微波法在不加表面活性剂的条件下合成碳纳米管负载组成可控的Co1-xNix/MWCNTs(x=0.2、0.5、0.6、0.8)纳米复合材料,通过XRD、TEM、SAED和EDX等技术进行表征,用VSM测试了样品的磁性.结果表明,Co1-xNix纳米粒子均匀地负载在碳纳米管表面;当x=0.2、0.5、0.6、0.8时,...     

PEG-IPDI-DMPA嵌段离聚体的合成与表征及其在水相中的溶液行为

采用溶液聚合法合成了PEG-IPDI-DMPA嵌段离聚体,通过FTIR、1H-NMR、GPC、DSC、TEM对其结构进行了表征;并通过粒径、比浓粘度、旋转粘度和电导率,对其在水相中的溶液行为进行了研究。红外光谱分析证实,合成获得了预期的聚氨酯结构嵌段离聚体;差示扫描量热分析证明,离聚体分子链段是由硬段和软段两相组成的嵌段共聚物;经透射电镜观察,嵌段离聚体在水溶液中呈现出较为规整的球形粒子状态。PEG-IPDI-DMPA嵌段离聚体粒径都在200nm左右;PEG-IPDI-DMPA嵌段离聚体是剪切变稀的。     

NASICON型Na~+交换材料的制备、表征与性能研究

采用高温固相两步法制备了两种Li1.4M0.4Ti1.6(PO4)3(M=Al、Cr)系列NASICON功能材料,对不同掺杂合成的样品进行了XRD和SEM表征,并分别对其Na+的交换吸附容量进行了测定。结果表明,对LiTi2(PO4)3掺入适量的Al3+和Cr3+后未改变其晶体结构,合成的吸附剂粒径分布在5~10μm;Li1.4M0.4Ti1.6(PO4)3(M=Al、Cr)对Na+有特效吸附作用,当pH=11.0时,Li1.4Al0.2Cr0.2Ti1.6(PO4)3的饱和交换吸附容量可达69.26mg/g。     

Performance optimisation strategies for automatically generated FPGA accelerators for biomedical models

Biomedical modelling that is mathematically described by ordinary differential equations (ODEs) is often one of the most computationally intensive parts of simulations. With high inherent parallelism, hardware acceleration based on field programmable gate array has great potential to increase the computational performance of the ODE model integration while being very power efficient. ODE‐based Domain‐specific Synthesis Tool is a tool we proposed previously to automatically generate the complete hardware/software co‐design framework for computing biomedical models based on CellML. Although it provides remarkable performance improvement and high energy efficiency compared with CPUs and GPUs, there is still a great potential for optimisation. In this paper, we investigate a set of optimisation strategies including compiler optimisation, resource fitting and balancing, and multiple pipelines. They all have in common that they can be performed automatically and hence can be integrated in our domain‐specific high level synthesis tool. We evaluate the optimised hardware accelerator modules generated by ODE‐based Domain‐specific Synthesis Tool on real hardware based on their resource usage, processing speed and power consumption. The results are compared with single threaded and multi‐core CPUs with/without Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) optimisation and a graphics card. The results show that the proposed optimisation strategies provide significant performance improvement and result in even more energy‐efficient hardware accelerator modules. Furthermore, the resources of the target field programmable gate array device can be more efficiently utilised in order to fit larger biomedical models than before. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高帧率步进频穿墙成像雷达扫频方法

步进频是穿墙成像雷达的常用波形,传统采用锁相合成技术的步进频穿墙成像雷达的跳频时间长,帧率很低,难以满足穿墙雷达实时成像的要求。为了解决这个问题,提出了一种新的扫描方案,可以通过现场可编程门阵列（FPGA）实现对扫描方式的可调控制,在不影响回波波形及成像效果的情况下显著提高了步进频穿墙成像雷达的帧率。在2 MHz的频率步长以及2.5 GHz的频段范围内时,实际成像帧率可以达到14 Hz,在一定程度上满足了实时成像的要求。试验测试结果验证了所提方法的可行性。     

CuO-Bi2O3-MgO/γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备及催化合成1,4-丁炔二醇的研究

采用等体积浸渍法制备了系列不同MgO含量的CuO-Bi2O3-MgO/γ-Al2O3催化剂,用N2-BET、XRD和TPR对其进行表征,并考察了其催化甲醛溶液和乙炔合成1,4-丁炔二醇的性能。结果表明,添加适量的MgO可显著改进催化剂的活性和选择性,其中γ-Al2O3先负载质量分数1%的MgO,700℃焙烧后,再共浸渍CuO和Bi2O3后500℃焙烧制备的30%CuO-2%Bi2O3-1%MgO/γ-Al2O3催化剂性能较好,1,4-丁炔二醇产率和选择性可分别达到67.9%和90.3%。