The molecular thin films of Rose Bengal （RB） embedded in polymethyl methacrylate matrix are fabricated by using the spin-coating technique. The macroscopic current-voltage （I-V） characterization of the film shows ...The molecular thin films of Rose Bengal （RB） embedded in polymethyl methacrylate matrix are fabricated by using the spin-coating technique. The macroscopic current-voltage （I-V） characterization of the film shows that the RB molecule has two conductance switching states with a high ON/OFF ratio in ambient conditions. The infrared spectra indicate that intermolecular hydrogen bonds can form in the RB thin films after their hydrolysis in air. With the first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that the hydrogen bonds will be destroyed in concomitance with the conformational change when the RB molecule switches to its high-conductance state after applying a voltage.展开更多
Based on the traditional sintering model incorporating the characteristic of microwave sintering, the ionic conductance diffusion mechanism in microwave sintering was studied. A flat-ball model was presented to descri...Based on the traditional sintering model incorporating the characteristic of microwave sintering, the ionic conductance diffusion mechanism in microwave sintering was studied. A flat-ball model was presented to describe the kinetics process in microwave sintering, and was applied to the sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3 ceramics. The results indicate that the shrinkage rate of materials in microwave sintering is proportional to t2/3 and r-4/3, respectively, where t is the sintering time and r is the particle radius. Whereas, the shrinkage rate of materials in conventional sintering is proportional to sintering time t2/5. Our model suggests that microwave sintering is faster than conventional sintering, which shows a good agreement with the experimental observation in sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3.展开更多
The relationship between carbon assimilation and high-level expression of the maize PEPC in PEPC transgenic rice was studied by comparison to that in the untransformed rice, japonica kitaake. Stomatal conductance and ...The relationship between carbon assimilation and high-level expression of the maize PEPC in PEPC transgenic rice was studied by comparison to that in the untransformed rice, japonica kitaake. Stomatal conductance and photosynthetic rates in PEPC transgenic rice were higher than those of untransformed rice, but the increase of stomatal conductance had no statistical correlation with that of photosynthetic rate. Under high levels of light intensity, the protein contents of PEPC and CA were increased significantly. Therefore the photosynthetic capacity was increased greatly (50%) with atmospheric CO2 supply. While CO2 release in leaf was reduced and the compensation point was lowered correspondingly under CO2 free conditions. Treatment of the rice with the PEPC-specific inhibitor DCDP showed that overexpression of PEPC and enhancement of carbon assimilation were related to the stability of Fv/Fm. Labeling with 14CO2 for 20 s showed more 14C was distributed to C4 primary photosynthate asperate in PEPC transgenic rice, suggesting that there exists a limiting C4 photosynthetic mechanism in leaves. These results suggest that the primitive CO2 concentrating mechanism found in rice could be reproduced through metabolic engineering, and shed light on the physiological basis for transgenic breeding with high photosynthetic efficiency.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 60771037 and 10774176)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No 2006CB921305)
文摘The molecular thin films of Rose Bengal （RB） embedded in polymethyl methacrylate matrix are fabricated by using the spin-coating technique. The macroscopic current-voltage （I-V） characterization of the film shows that the RB molecule has two conductance switching states with a high ON/OFF ratio in ambient conditions. The infrared spectra indicate that intermolecular hydrogen bonds can form in the RB thin films after their hydrolysis in air. With the first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that the hydrogen bonds will be destroyed in concomitance with the conformational change when the RB molecule switches to its high-conductance state after applying a voltage.
基金Supported by the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No. 50332010)the National Key Technology Research and Development Program for Resource and Environment of China (Grant Nos. 2006BAB12B03, 2006BAB12B05)
文摘Based on the traditional sintering model incorporating the characteristic of microwave sintering, the ionic conductance diffusion mechanism in microwave sintering was studied. A flat-ball model was presented to describe the kinetics process in microwave sintering, and was applied to the sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3 ceramics. The results indicate that the shrinkage rate of materials in microwave sintering is proportional to t2/3 and r-4/3, respectively, where t is the sintering time and r is the particle radius. Whereas, the shrinkage rate of materials in conventional sintering is proportional to sintering time t2/5. Our model suggests that microwave sintering is faster than conventional sintering, which shows a good agreement with the experimental observation in sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3.
基金supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan(G1998010100)in China.
文摘The relationship between carbon assimilation and high-level expression of the maize PEPC in PEPC transgenic rice was studied by comparison to that in the untransformed rice, japonica kitaake. Stomatal conductance and photosynthetic rates in PEPC transgenic rice were higher than those of untransformed rice, but the increase of stomatal conductance had no statistical correlation with that of photosynthetic rate. Under high levels of light intensity, the protein contents of PEPC and CA were increased significantly. Therefore the photosynthetic capacity was increased greatly (50%) with atmospheric CO2 supply. While CO2 release in leaf was reduced and the compensation point was lowered correspondingly under CO2 free conditions. Treatment of the rice with the PEPC-specific inhibitor DCDP showed that overexpression of PEPC and enhancement of carbon assimilation were related to the stability of Fv/Fm. Labeling with 14CO2 for 20 s showed more 14C was distributed to C4 primary photosynthate asperate in PEPC transgenic rice, suggesting that there exists a limiting C4 photosynthetic mechanism in leaves. These results suggest that the primitive CO2 concentrating mechanism found in rice could be reproduced through metabolic engineering, and shed light on the physiological basis for transgenic breeding with high photosynthetic efficiency.
