Recent theoretical verification of self-similar and dissipative pure-quartic solitons(PQSs)emphasized the similarity between PQS lasers and conventional fiber lasers,but the unique equilibrium mechanism hinders the fo...Recent theoretical verification of self-similar and dissipative pure-quartic solitons(PQSs)emphasized the similarity between PQS lasers and conventional fiber lasers,but the unique equilibrium mechanism hinders the formation of PQS molecules in normal fourth-order dispersion(FOD)regimes.In this paper,we investigated the effect of filters on shaping PQSs in normal FOD based on a passively mode-locked fiber laser model.A bandpass filter eliminates the time pedestal of dissipative PQSs,thus realizing a multi-pulsing state.When the filter bandwidth is appropriate,the effective spectral filtering effect can lower the pulse splitting threshold and enable the coherent restoration from chaotic PQSs to PQS molecules.Additionally,changing the central wavelength of the filter can generate PQSs and PQS molecules with asymmetric intensity distributions.These results are important guides for the manipulation of PQSs and the construction of high repetition-frequency fiber lasers.展开更多
The spin caloritronic properties of the Janus VSTe monolayer were investigated using density functional theory(DFT)and the non-equilibrium Green’s function(NEGF)method,implemented in the Atomistix Toolkit(ATK)package...The spin caloritronic properties of the Janus VSTe monolayer were investigated using density functional theory(DFT)and the non-equilibrium Green’s function(NEGF)method,implemented in the Atomistix Toolkit(ATK)package.Our study revealed significant spin-splitting within the Janus VSTe monolayer,which induced spin currents under a temperature gradient across the device.By applying a 1%tensile strain,the Janus VSTe monolayer exhibited a perfect thermal spin filtering effect(SFE),with the spin-up current nearly suppressed to zero.Both the unstrained and strained Janus VSTe monolayers demonstrated excellent spin caloritronic properties,with spin figures of merit of 10.915 and 8.432 at an average temperature of 100 K,respectively.Notably,these properties were found to be sensitive to temperature,performing optimally at lower temperatures.These results suggest a promising avenue for designing spin caloritronic devices aimed at efficient waste heat recovery.展开更多
Moleculardeviceswith highswitchingperformance and/or the perfect spin filtering effect have always been the pursuit with the development of molecular electronics.Hereb,yusingthe 2001.0V nonequilibrium.Green's func...Moleculardeviceswith highswitchingperformance and/or the perfect spin filtering effect have always been the pursuit with the development of molecular electronics.Hereb,yusingthe 2001.0V nonequilibrium.Green's function method in combination with the density functionaltheory,the switching performance and spin filtering properties of dimethyldihydropyrene(DHP)/cyclophanediene(CPD)photoswitchable molecule connected by carbon atomic chains(CACs)to two zigzag graphene nanoribbon electrodes have been theoretically investigated.The results show that DHP is more conductive than CPD and therefore an evident switching effect is demonstrated,and the switching ratio(RON/OFF)can reach 4.5×103.It is further revealed that the RoON/OF of DHP/CPD closely depends on the length of CACs.More specifically,the RoN/OFF values of DHP/CPD with odd-numbered CACs are larger than those with even-numbered CACs.More interestingly,a high or even perfect spin filtering effect can be obtained in these investigated DHP/CPD single-molecule devices.Our study is helpful for future design of single-molecule switches and spin filters and provides a way to optimize their performance by means of varying the length of bridging CACs.展开更多
Chromium is a harmful contaminant showing mutagenicity and carcinogenicity.Therefore,detection of chromium requires the development of low-cost and high-sensitivity sensors.Herein,blue-fluorescent carbon quantum dots ...Chromium is a harmful contaminant showing mutagenicity and carcinogenicity.Therefore,detection of chromium requires the development of low-cost and high-sensitivity sensors.Herein,blue-fluorescent carbon quantum dots were synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method from alkali-soluble Poria cocos polysaccharide,which is green source,cheap and easy to obtain,and has no pharmacological activity due to low water solubility.These carbon quantum dots exhibit good fluorescence stability,water solubility,anti-interference and low cytotoxicity,and can be specifically combined with the detection of Cr(Ⅵ)to form a non-fluorescent complex that causes fluorescence quenching,so they can be used as a label-free nanosensor.High-sensitivity detection of Cr(Ⅵ)was achieved through internal filtering and static quenching effects.The fluorescence quenching degree of carbon dots fluorescent probe showed a good linear relationship with Cr(Ⅵ)concentration in the range of 1-100μM.The linear equation was F;/F=0.9942+0.01472[Cr(Ⅵ)](R;=0.9922),and the detection limit can be as low as 0.25μM(S/N=3),which has been successfully applied to Cr(Ⅵ)detection in actual water samples herein.展开更多
Cadmium ion(Cd^(2+))detection technology plays a prominent role in food safety and human health.Herein,we designed and constructed an 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate(AEP)@upconversion nanoparticles(UCNPs)fluorescenc...Cadmium ion(Cd^(2+))detection technology plays a prominent role in food safety and human health.Herein,we designed and constructed an 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate(AEP)@upconversion nanoparticles(UCNPs)fluorescence sensor for quantitative detection of Cd^(2+)in paddy rice based on inner filter effect(IFE)combined with enzyme inhibition mechanism.The AEP modification UCNPs can offer a stable fluorescence donor at 658 nm and be quenched by the oxidized tetramethylbenzidine(oxTMB)catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase(HRP)enzymes.Without addition of Cd^(2+),the fluorescence of AEP@UCNPs fluorescence sensor was weaken due to the IFE between AEP@UCNPs and oxTMB.With addition of Cd^(2+),HRP enzyme activity was inhibited by Cd^(2+),leading to the decreased oxTMB,resulting in the enhance upconversion fluorescence intensity.As a result,the fluorescence intensity signal at 658 nm of the IFE-based AEP@UCNPs fluorescence sensor increased linearly with the increase in Cd^(2+)in a wide range from 0.5μmol/L to 6μmol/L and the limit of detection(LOD)was 24.6 n mol/L.In addition,our proposed IFE-based AEP@UCNPs fluorescence sensor can achieve Cd^(2+)detection in paddy rice in 30 min.展开更多
Variation of plastic viscosity and extrapolated shear yield stress with the concentration of Dispex A40 for the concentrated Alcoa A16 alpha -Al2O3 suspensions at 0.27 powder volume fraction was investigated at 294 K....Variation of plastic viscosity and extrapolated shear yield stress with the concentration of Dispex A40 for the concentrated Alcoa A16 alpha -Al2O3 suspensions at 0.27 powder volume fraction was investigated at 294 K. An optimum level of Dispex A40 for full deflocculation is found to be at 0.18% mass fraction of the powder, at which the rheological behaviour shows little different to that of adjusting the pH to 4 to obtain full deflocculation. It is demonstrated that the shear stress drop can roughly work as an index for the thixotropy in particular fixed conditions, and consequently an index for the deflocculation as the shear stress drop becomes larger when the level of the flocculation increases, and vice versa. It is also found that the addition of Dispex A40 can prevent the filter cakes from cracking, whereas the cakes at various pH values with polyvinyl alcohol as a sole polymer normally develop cracking during drying.展开更多
The realization of a perfect spin or valley filtering effect in two-dimensional graphene-like materials is one of the fundamental objectives in spintronics and valleytronics. For this purpose, we study spin- and valle...The realization of a perfect spin or valley filtering effect in two-dimensional graphene-like materials is one of the fundamental objectives in spintronics and valleytronics. For this purpose, we study spin- and valley-dependent transport in a silicene system with spatially alternative strains. It is found that due to the valley-opposite gauge field induced by the strain, the strained silicene with a superlattice structure exhibits an angle-resolved valley and spin filtering effect when the spin–orbit interaction is considered. When the interaction that breaks the time reversal symmetry is introduced, such as the spin or valley dependent staggered magnetization, the system is shown to be a perfect spin and valley half metal in which only one spin and valley species is allowed to transport. Our findings are helpful to design both spintronic and valleytronic devices based on silicene.展开更多
Exploring silicon-based spin modulating junction is one of the most promising areas of spintronics.Using nonequilibrium Green's function combined with density functional theory,a set of spin filters of hydrogenate...Exploring silicon-based spin modulating junction is one of the most promising areas of spintronics.Using nonequilibrium Green's function combined with density functional theory,a set of spin filters of hydrogenated zigzag silicene nanoribbons is designed by substituting a silicon atom with a boron one and the spin-correlated transport properties are studied.The results show that the spin polarization can be realized by structural symmetry breaking induced by boron doping.Remarkably,by tuning the edge hydrogenation,it is found that the spin filter efficiency can be varied from 30%to 58%.Moreover,it is also found and explained that the asymmetric hydrogenation can give rise to an obvious negative differential resistance which usually appears at weakly coupled junction.These findings indicate that the boron-doped ZSiNR is a promising material for spintronic applications.展开更多
New pollutants in remote regions have become a global issue of concern.This study collected soil,lichen,moss,and air samples from the high mountain area of southeastern Tibet to analyze the altitude pollution distribu...New pollutants in remote regions have become a global issue of concern.This study collected soil,lichen,moss,and air samples from the high mountain area of southeastern Tibet to analyze the altitude pollution distribution of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)and the related influencing factors.The results revealed that the average levels ofΣ6PAH in soil,moss,lichen,and air samples were 46.8 ng/g dry weight(dw),140.6 ng/g dw,712.0 ng/g dw,and 60.1 ng/m^(3),respectively.Naphthalene and phenanthrene were the most abundant individual isomers,and 2–4 rings PAHs accounted for approximately 90%of the totalΣPAH concentration in the samples.Source apportionment analysis highlighted the impact of atmospheric PAH inputs on this region.Octanol/air distribution factor(K_(oa)),altitude,plant coverage,and soil organic matter were the key determinants of PAH concentration along the altitudinal gradient.Across all the soil sampling sites,the average contribution of the forest filter effect(FFE)was greater than that of the mountain cold trapping effect based on the principal component analysis and multiple linear regression.The findings of this study strengthened the reasons for the preferential accumulation of organic pollutants in the high-altitude mountainous area,and provided important insights for effective environmental strategies of new pollutants.展开更多
We theoretically investigate the wave-vector filtering(WVF)effect for electrons in an antiparallel asymmetric doubleδ-magnetic-barrier microstructure under a bias,which can be fabricated experimentally by patterning ...We theoretically investigate the wave-vector filtering(WVF)effect for electrons in an antiparallel asymmetric doubleδ-magnetic-barrier microstructure under a bias,which can be fabricated experimentally by patterning two asymmetric ferromagnetic(FM)stripes on the top and the bottom of GaAs/AlxGa1−xAs heterostructure,respectively.It is found that an appreciable WVF effect appears because of an essentially two-dimensional(2D)process for electrons across this microstructure.WVF effect is found to be sensitive to the applied bias.WVF efficiency can be tuned by changing bias,which may lead to an electrically-controllable momentum filter for nanoelectronics device applications.展开更多
An improved preprocessed Yaroslavsky filter（IPYF）is proposed to avoid the nick effects and obtain a better denoising result when the noise variance is unknown.Different from its predecessors,the similarity between t...An improved preprocessed Yaroslavsky filter（IPYF）is proposed to avoid the nick effects and obtain a better denoising result when the noise variance is unknown.Different from its predecessors,the similarity between two pixels is calculated by shearlet features.The feature vector consists of initial denoised results by the non-subsampled shearlet transform hard thresholding（NSST-HT）and NSST coefficients,which can help allocate the averaging weights more reasonably.With the correct estimated noise variance,the NSST-HT can provide good denoised results as the initial estimation and high-frequency coefficients contribute large weights to preserve textures.In case of the incorrect estimated noise variance,the low-frequency coefficients will mitigate the nick effect in cartoon regions greatly,making the IPYF more robust than the original PYF.Detailed experimental results show that the IPYF is a very competitive method based on a comprehensive consideration involving peak signal to noise ratio（PSNR）,computing time,visual quality and method noise.展开更多
The previous works commonly adjust the carrier concentration through acceptor doping,but at the same time,the decrease of the Seebeck coefficient limits the further improvement of electrical properties in Cu_(3)SbSe_(...The previous works commonly adjust the carrier concentration through acceptor doping,but at the same time,the decrease of the Seebeck coefficient limits the further improvement of electrical properties in Cu_(3)SbSe_(4)-based materials.In this work,a microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis method was used to synthesize Cu_(3)SbSe_(4)/TiO_(2) hollow microspheres.Part of TiO_(2) participates in the reaction,replaces the Sb site of Cu_(3)SbSe_(4) to form holes,and the rest is dispersed in the matrix in the form of the second phase.The first-principles calculations reveal that the doping of Ti significantly changes the band structure and phonon spectrum,thereby regulating carrier concentration while increasing phonon scattering.In addition,experimental results show that the energy filtering effect generated by the extra-mixed TiO_(2) nano particles,which suppresses the decrease of Seebeck coefficient by acceptor doping.Consequently,the highest average power factor 897.5 mW m^(-1) K^(-2) and the zT peak value of 0.70 can be obtained in Cu_(3)SbSe_(4)/6%TiO_(2) sample at 298e623 K.This work provides a new sight to improve the thermoelectric properties in Cu_(3)SbSe_(4) through carrier concentration regulation and nano-phase composition.展开更多
A wide range (9.4nm) tuning of vertically coupled microring resonator filter was demonstrated utilizing a large TO coefficient of polymer. The power consumption was about 60m W and no degradation of filter response wa...A wide range (9.4nm) tuning of vertically coupled microring resonator filter was demonstrated utilizing a large TO coefficient of polymer. The power consumption was about 60m W and no degradation of filter response was observed.展开更多
The global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)virus has necessitated rapid,easy-to-use,and accurate diagnostic methods to monitor the virus infection.Herein,a ratiometric flu...The global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)virus has necessitated rapid,easy-to-use,and accurate diagnostic methods to monitor the virus infection.Herein,a ratiometric fluorescence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was developed using Si-fluorescein isothiocyanate nanoparticles(FITC NPs)for detecting SARSCoV-2 nucleocapsid(N)protein.Si-FITC NPs were prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal method using 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane(APTES)-FITC as the Si source.This method did not need post-modification and avoided the reduction in quantum yield and stability.The p-nitrophenyl(pNP)produced by the alkaline phosphatase(ALP)-mediated hydrolysis of pnitrophenyl phosphate(pNPP)could quench Si fluorescence in Si-FITC NPs via the inner filter effect.In ELISA,an immunocomplex was formed by the recognition of capture antibody/N protein/reporter antibody.ALP-linked secondary antibody bound to the reporter antibody and induced pNPP hydrolysis to specifically quench Si fluorescence in Si-FITC NPs.The change in fluorescence intensity ratio could be used for detecting N protein,with a wide linearity range(0.01-10.0 and 50-300 ng/mL)and low detection limit(0.002 ng/mL).The concentration of spiked SARS-CoV-2 N protein could be determined accurately in human serum.Moreover,this proposed method can accurately distinguish coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)and non-COVID-19 patient samples.Therefore,this simple,sensitive,and accurate method can be applied for the early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.展开更多
In low-light image enhancement,prevailing Retinex-based methods often struggle with precise illumina-tion estimation and brightness modulation.This can result in issues such as halo artifacts,blurred edges,and diminis...In low-light image enhancement,prevailing Retinex-based methods often struggle with precise illumina-tion estimation and brightness modulation.This can result in issues such as halo artifacts,blurred edges,and diminished details in bright regions,particularly under non-uniform illumination conditions.We propose an innovative approach that refines low-light images by leveraging an in-depth awareness of local content within the image.By introducing multi-scale effective guided filtering,our method surpasses the limitations of traditional isotropic filters,such as Gaussian filters,in handling non-uniform illumination.It dynamically adjusts regularization parameters in response to local image characteristics and significantly integrates edge perception across different scales.This balanced approach achieves a harmonious blend of smoothing and detail preservation,enabling more accurate illumination estimation.Additionally,we have designed an adaptive gamma correction function that dynamically adjusts the brightness value based on local pixel intensity,further balancing enhancement effects across different brightness levels in the image.Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed method for non-uniform illumination images across various scenarios.It exhibits superior quality and objective evaluation scores compared to existing methods.Our method effectively addresses potential issues that existing methods encounter when processing non-uniform illumination images,producing enhanced images with precise details and natural,vivid colors.展开更多
A titrant for the SARS-CoV-2 main protease(M^(pro))was developed that enables,for the first time,the exact determination of the concentration of the enzymatically active M^(pro) by active-site titration.The covalent b...A titrant for the SARS-CoV-2 main protease(M^(pro))was developed that enables,for the first time,the exact determination of the concentration of the enzymatically active M^(pro) by active-site titration.The covalent binding mode of the tetrapeptidic titrant was elucidated by the determination of the crystal structure of the enzyme–titrant complex.Four fluorogenic substrates of M^(pro),including a prototypical,internally quenched Dabcyl-EDANS peptide,were compared in terms of solubility under typical assay conditions.By exploiting the new titrant,key kinetic parameters for the M^(pro)-catalyzed cleavage of these substrates were determined.展开更多
Interface engineering has been regarded as an effective strategy to manipulate the thermoelectric performance of materials.Here,we use a facile chemical electroless plating and a spark plasma sintering process to fabr...Interface engineering has been regarded as an effective strategy to manipulate the thermoelectric performance of materials.Here,we use a facile chemical electroless plating and a spark plasma sintering process to fabricate Ag-plated SnTe bulk.After sintering,a small amount of plated Ag can be doped into SnTe to suppress the Sn vacancies and the others form Ag precipitates with a size distribution from nanoscale to microscale,which introduces Ag/SnTe interfaces to enhance the Seebeck coefficient via energy filtering effect.Simultaneously,these structures result in strong scattering to reach a low lattice thermal conductivity of-0.62 W·m^(–1)·K^(–1).Consequently,a maximum figure of merit(zT)of-0.67 at 823 K is achieved in 2 wt%Ag-plated SnTe,which is-60%higher than that of pristine SnTe.Moreover,the microhardness indentation test results show that the mean microhardness of 2 wt%Ag-plated SnTe is HV 64.26,which is much higher than that of pristine SnTe,indicating that Ag electroless plating can improve the mechanical properties of SnTe.This work has provided a facile and eco-friendly method to realize the interface engineering for manipulating the thermoelectric and mechanical properties of SnTe.展开更多
Circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors are promising in gas path monitoring due to their advantages of non-intrusiveness and easy installation. The spatial sensitivity and filtering effect are two important perform...Circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors are promising in gas path monitoring due to their advantages of non-intrusiveness and easy installation. The spatial sensitivity and filtering effect are two important performance parameters. In this paper, an analytically mathematical model of induced charge on a circular thin-plate electrode is first derived. Then the spatial sensitivity and filtering effect of the circular electrostatic sensor are investigated by numerical calculations. Finally,experimental studies are performed to testify the theoretical results. Both theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors act as a low-pass filter in the spatial frequency domain, and both the spatial filtering effect and the temporal frequency response characteristics depend strongly on the spatial position and velocity of the charged particle. These conclusions can provide guidelines for the optimal design of circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62175116)。
文摘Recent theoretical verification of self-similar and dissipative pure-quartic solitons(PQSs)emphasized the similarity between PQS lasers and conventional fiber lasers,but the unique equilibrium mechanism hinders the formation of PQS molecules in normal fourth-order dispersion(FOD)regimes.In this paper,we investigated the effect of filters on shaping PQSs in normal FOD based on a passively mode-locked fiber laser model.A bandpass filter eliminates the time pedestal of dissipative PQSs,thus realizing a multi-pulsing state.When the filter bandwidth is appropriate,the effective spectral filtering effect can lower the pulse splitting threshold and enable the coherent restoration from chaotic PQSs to PQS molecules.Additionally,changing the central wavelength of the filter can generate PQSs and PQS molecules with asymmetric intensity distributions.These results are important guides for the manipulation of PQSs and the construction of high repetition-frequency fiber lasers.
基金Project(2022JJ30049)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China。
文摘The spin caloritronic properties of the Janus VSTe monolayer were investigated using density functional theory(DFT)and the non-equilibrium Green’s function(NEGF)method,implemented in the Atomistix Toolkit(ATK)package.Our study revealed significant spin-splitting within the Janus VSTe monolayer,which induced spin currents under a temperature gradient across the device.By applying a 1%tensile strain,the Janus VSTe monolayer exhibited a perfect thermal spin filtering effect(SFE),with the spin-up current nearly suppressed to zero.Both the unstrained and strained Janus VSTe monolayers demonstrated excellent spin caloritronic properties,with spin figures of merit of 10.915 and 8.432 at an average temperature of 100 K,respectively.Notably,these properties were found to be sensitive to temperature,performing optimally at lower temperatures.These results suggest a promising avenue for designing spin caloritronic devices aimed at efficient waste heat recovery.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation China(No.22173052 of and No.11974217).
文摘Moleculardeviceswith highswitchingperformance and/or the perfect spin filtering effect have always been the pursuit with the development of molecular electronics.Hereb,yusingthe 2001.0V nonequilibrium.Green's function method in combination with the density functionaltheory,the switching performance and spin filtering properties of dimethyldihydropyrene(DHP)/cyclophanediene(CPD)photoswitchable molecule connected by carbon atomic chains(CACs)to two zigzag graphene nanoribbon electrodes have been theoretically investigated.The results show that DHP is more conductive than CPD and therefore an evident switching effect is demonstrated,and the switching ratio(RON/OFF)can reach 4.5×103.It is further revealed that the RoON/OF of DHP/CPD closely depends on the length of CACs.More specifically,the RoN/OFF values of DHP/CPD with odd-numbered CACs are larger than those with even-numbered CACs.More interestingly,a high or even perfect spin filtering effect can be obtained in these investigated DHP/CPD single-molecule devices.Our study is helpful for future design of single-molecule switches and spin filters and provides a way to optimize their performance by means of varying the length of bridging CACs.
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine (Grant No.: 2018zrzd04)Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.: 1908085QH351)+2 种基金Major Science and Technology Projects of Anhui Province (Grant No.: 18030801131)National Key Research and Development Project (Grant No.: 2017YFC1701600)Anhui Province’s Central Special Fund for Local Science and Technology Development (Grant No.: 201907d07050002)
文摘Chromium is a harmful contaminant showing mutagenicity and carcinogenicity.Therefore,detection of chromium requires the development of low-cost and high-sensitivity sensors.Herein,blue-fluorescent carbon quantum dots were synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method from alkali-soluble Poria cocos polysaccharide,which is green source,cheap and easy to obtain,and has no pharmacological activity due to low water solubility.These carbon quantum dots exhibit good fluorescence stability,water solubility,anti-interference and low cytotoxicity,and can be specifically combined with the detection of Cr(Ⅵ)to form a non-fluorescent complex that causes fluorescence quenching,so they can be used as a label-free nanosensor.High-sensitivity detection of Cr(Ⅵ)was achieved through internal filtering and static quenching effects.The fluorescence quenching degree of carbon dots fluorescent probe showed a good linear relationship with Cr(Ⅵ)concentration in the range of 1-100μM.The linear equation was F;/F=0.9942+0.01472[Cr(Ⅵ)](R;=0.9922),and the detection limit can be as low as 0.25μM(S/N=3),which has been successfully applied to Cr(Ⅵ)detection in actual water samples herein.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32202132,32172229)Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2022QNRC001)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Educations(PAPD)。
文摘Cadmium ion(Cd^(2+))detection technology plays a prominent role in food safety and human health.Herein,we designed and constructed an 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate(AEP)@upconversion nanoparticles(UCNPs)fluorescence sensor for quantitative detection of Cd^(2+)in paddy rice based on inner filter effect(IFE)combined with enzyme inhibition mechanism.The AEP modification UCNPs can offer a stable fluorescence donor at 658 nm and be quenched by the oxidized tetramethylbenzidine(oxTMB)catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase(HRP)enzymes.Without addition of Cd^(2+),the fluorescence of AEP@UCNPs fluorescence sensor was weaken due to the IFE between AEP@UCNPs and oxTMB.With addition of Cd^(2+),HRP enzyme activity was inhibited by Cd^(2+),leading to the decreased oxTMB,resulting in the enhance upconversion fluorescence intensity.As a result,the fluorescence intensity signal at 658 nm of the IFE-based AEP@UCNPs fluorescence sensor increased linearly with the increase in Cd^(2+)in a wide range from 0.5μmol/L to 6μmol/L and the limit of detection(LOD)was 24.6 n mol/L.In addition,our proposed IFE-based AEP@UCNPs fluorescence sensor can achieve Cd^(2+)detection in paddy rice in 30 min.
文摘Variation of plastic viscosity and extrapolated shear yield stress with the concentration of Dispex A40 for the concentrated Alcoa A16 alpha -Al2O3 suspensions at 0.27 powder volume fraction was investigated at 294 K. An optimum level of Dispex A40 for full deflocculation is found to be at 0.18% mass fraction of the powder, at which the rheological behaviour shows little different to that of adjusting the pH to 4 to obtain full deflocculation. It is demonstrated that the shear stress drop can roughly work as an index for the thixotropy in particular fixed conditions, and consequently an index for the deflocculation as the shear stress drop becomes larger when the level of the flocculation increases, and vice versa. It is also found that the addition of Dispex A40 can prevent the filter cakes from cracking, whereas the cakes at various pH values with polyvinyl alcohol as a sole polymer normally develop cracking during drying.
文摘The realization of a perfect spin or valley filtering effect in two-dimensional graphene-like materials is one of the fundamental objectives in spintronics and valleytronics. For this purpose, we study spin- and valley-dependent transport in a silicene system with spatially alternative strains. It is found that due to the valley-opposite gauge field induced by the strain, the strained silicene with a superlattice structure exhibits an angle-resolved valley and spin filtering effect when the spin–orbit interaction is considered. When the interaction that breaks the time reversal symmetry is introduced, such as the spin or valley dependent staggered magnetization, the system is shown to be a perfect spin and valley half metal in which only one spin and valley species is allowed to transport. Our findings are helpful to design both spintronic and valleytronic devices based on silicene.
基金the National Natural Science Foundations of China(Grant No.11574118)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.ZR2019PEM006).
文摘Exploring silicon-based spin modulating junction is one of the most promising areas of spintronics.Using nonequilibrium Green's function combined with density functional theory,a set of spin filters of hydrogenated zigzag silicene nanoribbons is designed by substituting a silicon atom with a boron one and the spin-correlated transport properties are studied.The results show that the spin polarization can be realized by structural symmetry breaking induced by boron doping.Remarkably,by tuning the edge hydrogenation,it is found that the spin filter efficiency can be varied from 30%to 58%.Moreover,it is also found and explained that the asymmetric hydrogenation can give rise to an obvious negative differential resistance which usually appears at weakly coupled junction.These findings indicate that the boron-doped ZSiNR is a promising material for spintronic applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22021003)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(No.LY23B070001).
文摘New pollutants in remote regions have become a global issue of concern.This study collected soil,lichen,moss,and air samples from the high mountain area of southeastern Tibet to analyze the altitude pollution distribution of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)and the related influencing factors.The results revealed that the average levels ofΣ6PAH in soil,moss,lichen,and air samples were 46.8 ng/g dry weight(dw),140.6 ng/g dw,712.0 ng/g dw,and 60.1 ng/m^(3),respectively.Naphthalene and phenanthrene were the most abundant individual isomers,and 2–4 rings PAHs accounted for approximately 90%of the totalΣPAH concentration in the samples.Source apportionment analysis highlighted the impact of atmospheric PAH inputs on this region.Octanol/air distribution factor(K_(oa)),altitude,plant coverage,and soil organic matter were the key determinants of PAH concentration along the altitudinal gradient.Across all the soil sampling sites,the average contribution of the forest filter effect(FFE)was greater than that of the mountain cold trapping effect based on the principal component analysis and multiple linear regression.The findings of this study strengthened the reasons for the preferential accumulation of organic pollutants in the high-altitude mountainous area,and provided important insights for effective environmental strategies of new pollutants.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11864009).
文摘We theoretically investigate the wave-vector filtering(WVF)effect for electrons in an antiparallel asymmetric doubleδ-magnetic-barrier microstructure under a bias,which can be fabricated experimentally by patterning two asymmetric ferromagnetic(FM)stripes on the top and the bottom of GaAs/AlxGa1−xAs heterostructure,respectively.It is found that an appreciable WVF effect appears because of an essentially two-dimensional(2D)process for electrons across this microstructure.WVF effect is found to be sensitive to the applied bias.WVF efficiency can be tuned by changing bias,which may lead to an electrically-controllable momentum filter for nanoelectronics device applications.
基金Supported by Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation(Southwest Petroleum University)(PL N1303)Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology(Tongji University)(MGK1412)+1 种基金Fundation of Graduate Innovation Center in NUAA(kfjj201430)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘An improved preprocessed Yaroslavsky filter（IPYF）is proposed to avoid the nick effects and obtain a better denoising result when the noise variance is unknown.Different from its predecessors,the similarity between two pixels is calculated by shearlet features.The feature vector consists of initial denoised results by the non-subsampled shearlet transform hard thresholding（NSST-HT）and NSST coefficients,which can help allocate the averaging weights more reasonably.With the correct estimated noise variance,the NSST-HT can provide good denoised results as the initial estimation and high-frequency coefficients contribute large weights to preserve textures.In case of the incorrect estimated noise variance,the low-frequency coefficients will mitigate the nick effect in cartoon regions greatly,making the IPYF more robust than the original PYF.Detailed experimental results show that the IPYF is a very competitive method based on a comprehensive consideration involving peak signal to noise ratio（PSNR）,computing time,visual quality and method noise.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51871240).The calculations were carried out at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen(Shenzhen Cloud Computing Center).
文摘The previous works commonly adjust the carrier concentration through acceptor doping,but at the same time,the decrease of the Seebeck coefficient limits the further improvement of electrical properties in Cu_(3)SbSe_(4)-based materials.In this work,a microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis method was used to synthesize Cu_(3)SbSe_(4)/TiO_(2) hollow microspheres.Part of TiO_(2) participates in the reaction,replaces the Sb site of Cu_(3)SbSe_(4) to form holes,and the rest is dispersed in the matrix in the form of the second phase.The first-principles calculations reveal that the doping of Ti significantly changes the band structure and phonon spectrum,thereby regulating carrier concentration while increasing phonon scattering.In addition,experimental results show that the energy filtering effect generated by the extra-mixed TiO_(2) nano particles,which suppresses the decrease of Seebeck coefficient by acceptor doping.Consequently,the highest average power factor 897.5 mW m^(-1) K^(-2) and the zT peak value of 0.70 can be obtained in Cu_(3)SbSe_(4)/6%TiO_(2) sample at 298e623 K.This work provides a new sight to improve the thermoelectric properties in Cu_(3)SbSe_(4) through carrier concentration regulation and nano-phase composition.
文摘A wide range (9.4nm) tuning of vertically coupled microring resonator filter was demonstrated utilizing a large TO coefficient of polymer. The power consumption was about 60m W and no degradation of filter response was observed.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFA0910900)the National Natural Science Foundation(No.22104147)+4 种基金Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.2021359)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong(Nos.2018B030306046 and 2020A1515111130)Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics(No.2019B030301006)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(No.KQTD20180413181837372)Shenzhen Outstanding Talents Training Fund.
文摘The global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)virus has necessitated rapid,easy-to-use,and accurate diagnostic methods to monitor the virus infection.Herein,a ratiometric fluorescence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was developed using Si-fluorescein isothiocyanate nanoparticles(FITC NPs)for detecting SARSCoV-2 nucleocapsid(N)protein.Si-FITC NPs were prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal method using 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane(APTES)-FITC as the Si source.This method did not need post-modification and avoided the reduction in quantum yield and stability.The p-nitrophenyl(pNP)produced by the alkaline phosphatase(ALP)-mediated hydrolysis of pnitrophenyl phosphate(pNPP)could quench Si fluorescence in Si-FITC NPs via the inner filter effect.In ELISA,an immunocomplex was formed by the recognition of capture antibody/N protein/reporter antibody.ALP-linked secondary antibody bound to the reporter antibody and induced pNPP hydrolysis to specifically quench Si fluorescence in Si-FITC NPs.The change in fluorescence intensity ratio could be used for detecting N protein,with a wide linearity range(0.01-10.0 and 50-300 ng/mL)and low detection limit(0.002 ng/mL).The concentration of spiked SARS-CoV-2 N protein could be determined accurately in human serum.Moreover,this proposed method can accurately distinguish coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)and non-COVID-19 patient samples.Therefore,this simple,sensitive,and accurate method can be applied for the early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.
文摘In low-light image enhancement,prevailing Retinex-based methods often struggle with precise illumina-tion estimation and brightness modulation.This can result in issues such as halo artifacts,blurred edges,and diminished details in bright regions,particularly under non-uniform illumination conditions.We propose an innovative approach that refines low-light images by leveraging an in-depth awareness of local content within the image.By introducing multi-scale effective guided filtering,our method surpasses the limitations of traditional isotropic filters,such as Gaussian filters,in handling non-uniform illumination.It dynamically adjusts regularization parameters in response to local image characteristics and significantly integrates edge perception across different scales.This balanced approach achieves a harmonious blend of smoothing and detail preservation,enabling more accurate illumination estimation.Additionally,we have designed an adaptive gamma correction function that dynamically adjusts the brightness value based on local pixel intensity,further balancing enhancement effects across different brightness levels in the image.Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed method for non-uniform illumination images across various scenarios.It exhibits superior quality and objective evaluation scores compared to existing methods.Our method effectively addresses potential issues that existing methods encounter when processing non-uniform illumination images,producing enhanced images with precise details and natural,vivid colors.
基金The authors acknowledge support by Dr.Carina Lemke and Marion Schneider.Christa E.Müller and Michael Gütschow were supported by the Volkswagen Foundation(9A894)Rabea Voget,Christian Steinebach,Christa E.Müller and Michael Gütschow by the German Research Foundation(RTG 2873)Norbert Sträter by the Volkswagen Foundation(9A850).We acknowledge DESY(Hamburg,Germany),a member of the Helmholtz Association HGF,and the EMBL for the provision of experimental facilities at synchrotron beamlines P13 and P14 and the MX Laboratory at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin(BESSY II)for beam time.We would like to thank Selina Storm for assistance in using the EMBL beamlines.
文摘A titrant for the SARS-CoV-2 main protease(M^(pro))was developed that enables,for the first time,the exact determination of the concentration of the enzymatically active M^(pro) by active-site titration.The covalent binding mode of the tetrapeptidic titrant was elucidated by the determination of the crystal structure of the enzyme–titrant complex.Four fluorogenic substrates of M^(pro),including a prototypical,internally quenched Dabcyl-EDANS peptide,were compared in terms of solubility under typical assay conditions.By exploiting the new titrant,key kinetic parameters for the M^(pro)-catalyzed cleavage of these substrates were determined.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51802205)Australian Research Council.
文摘Interface engineering has been regarded as an effective strategy to manipulate the thermoelectric performance of materials.Here,we use a facile chemical electroless plating and a spark plasma sintering process to fabricate Ag-plated SnTe bulk.After sintering,a small amount of plated Ag can be doped into SnTe to suppress the Sn vacancies and the others form Ag precipitates with a size distribution from nanoscale to microscale,which introduces Ag/SnTe interfaces to enhance the Seebeck coefficient via energy filtering effect.Simultaneously,these structures result in strong scattering to reach a low lattice thermal conductivity of-0.62 W·m^(–1)·K^(–1).Consequently,a maximum figure of merit(zT)of-0.67 at 823 K is achieved in 2 wt%Ag-plated SnTe,which is-60%higher than that of pristine SnTe.Moreover,the microhardness indentation test results show that the mean microhardness of 2 wt%Ag-plated SnTe is HV 64.26,which is much higher than that of pristine SnTe,indicating that Ag electroless plating can improve the mechanical properties of SnTe.This work has provided a facile and eco-friendly method to realize the interface engineering for manipulating the thermoelectric and mechanical properties of SnTe.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51275520,50805142)
文摘Circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors are promising in gas path monitoring due to their advantages of non-intrusiveness and easy installation. The spatial sensitivity and filtering effect are two important performance parameters. In this paper, an analytically mathematical model of induced charge on a circular thin-plate electrode is first derived. Then the spatial sensitivity and filtering effect of the circular electrostatic sensor are investigated by numerical calculations. Finally,experimental studies are performed to testify the theoretical results. Both theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors act as a low-pass filter in the spatial frequency domain, and both the spatial filtering effect and the temporal frequency response characteristics depend strongly on the spatial position and velocity of the charged particle. These conclusions can provide guidelines for the optimal design of circular thin-plate electrostatic sensors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52162029)Yunnan Provincial Natural Science Key Fund(202101AS070015)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFF0503804)the Outstanding Youth Fund of Yunnan Province(202201AV070005)。
