COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2018
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IF 2.829
Ming Li,Xiaohong Liu,Ning Liu,Zihe Guo,Puneet Kumar Singh,Shiyu Fu
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is a kind of natural, renewable, and biocompatible materials that can be functional via the surface modification. A covalently bonded CNCs-g-PDMAEMA was prepared by grafting 2-(dimethyl-amino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) on the CNCs’ surface via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Subsequently, the tertiary amino groups of the CNCs-g-PDMAEMA were transferred to quaternary ammonium groups by adding alkyl bromides with different carbon chain lengths (C10-C18). It was found that the antibacterial activity of the prepared materials is related to the quaternary group structure. The material containing C10 alkyl in quaternary group exhibited the best antibacterial efficiency, which was closely associated with the wettability of the quaternary CNCs-based polymers. The lower wettability of materials with higher hydrophobicity may impose a restriction on the polymeric antibacterial groups’ accessibility to the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria. The antimicrobial CNCs-based composites may be potential to apply as coating agents for aseptic packaging.
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高分子科学
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生物材料
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表面化学
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抗菌材料
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包装材料
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2018
·Vol. 30
·期 2
·1699-1705
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IF 2.324
Teng Fei,Chen Dong,Ma Yuzhe,Ji Shaohua,Liu Jiaojiao,Wang Tianhua,Tang Jie,Cao Lifeng,Teng Bing
N,N -dimethylamino-4′-N′-methylstilbazolium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate (DSTMS)-graphene ex-situ and in-situ composite films with 2% concentration of graphene were first prepared and systematically investigated. The crystallinity of DSTMS-based composite films were confirmed by XRD analysis, and the functional groups of composite films can be obtained by FT-IR. Optical absorptions were recorded using UV–Vis-NIR spectral analysis, and the band gap and extinction coefficient of the films were calculated. The thermal stability of the composite films were analyzed by TG/DSC. The pressure sensitive resistance test showed that the pressure sensitive signal of the composite films were significantly increased after graphene added, while the signal of DSTMS film eventually disappears. This work expands the application of organic nonlinear crystal DSTMS in optics and electricity by doping graphene.
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材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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功能材料
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非线性光学
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纳米复合材料
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电学性能
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光学性能
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热分析
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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
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2014
·Vol. 52
·期 5
·3072-3078
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IF 2.024
Song Lianjun,Zhi Junli,Zhang Pingan,Zhao Qiuyan,Li Ning,Qiao Mingwu,Liu Jie
In this study, a new method was developed to produce biodegradable material using soy protein isolate (SPI) as matrix. The blend films were successfully prepared by casting the aqueous dispersions of SPI and polyamic acid salt (PAS) solution. The effects of blending and PAS content on the structure of the resultant films were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, film thickness, water vapor permeability (WVP), water barrier and mechanical properties were measured. The result showed that there exists strong intermolecular interactions between SPI and PAS, which played an important role in forming a homogeneous structure of the blend films. Moreover, the incorporation of PAS enhanced the water barrier and mechanical properties of the films. This is a simple way to prepare biodegradable films compared with other methods and the blend films have the potentiality to be used as food packaging and biomedical materials instead of synthetic polymer.
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生物材料学
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高分子科学
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食品科学
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包装工程
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生物医学工程
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Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters
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2020
·Vol. 14
·期 4
·1900723
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IF 2.291
Yadan Deng,Jingzan Jiang,Jun Sun,Yufeng Hu,Qiuhong Cui,Zhenbo Deng,Zhidong Lou,Yanbing Hou,Feng Teng
Fabrication of nanowires in polymer films can dramatically enhance the mobility of thin-film transistors (TFTs). Unlike the popular method of forming nanowires after spin-coating films, here a water-bath method to fabricate the micrometer-long nanowires in the poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) solution is introduced, which is suitable for large-area printing electronic application. The resulting transistor exhibits significantly enhanced mobility and excellent device stability. However, the threshold voltage of the device is increased, compared with the amorphous film device. The underlying mechanism of the mesoscale crystalline induced threshold voltage increase has been rarely studied. The temperature-dependent characteristics imply that the activation energy of the device with nanowires is higher than that of the amorphous one, indicating nanowires can introduce deep traps. This suggests that the charge transport is mainly limited by the deep traps at the junctions between the nanowires considering the trap density inside the nanowires is significantly low. The deep traps introduced by the junctions can increase the threshold voltage as the device needs higher voltage to fill these traps in the channel before the device is turned on. This explains why the devices with nanowires have an increased threshold voltage while their mobilities are dramatically enhanced.
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材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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有机电子学
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薄膜晶体管
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半导体器件物理
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POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
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2019
·Vol. 30
·期 11
·2781-2789
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IF 2.162
Tingjun Zhong,Richard J. Mandle,John W. Goodby,Lanying Zhang,Cuihong Zhang
In this work, the thiol-ene click reaction is employed to fabricate polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films by photoinitiated polymerization. The PDLC films are prepared by systematic variation of key conditions: variety and content of -ene monomer, liquid crystal (LC) content, curing time, and curing light intensity. We find that both the morphologies and electro-optic properties of these films are adjustable. When increasing the length of alkyl main chain of -ene monomers, the driving voltages reduce, but in turn, the contrast ratio decreases. Increasing -ene monomer content raises the driving voltages as well as the response time, and the increase of LC content lowers the driving voltages but has a negative effect on the contrast ratio. The changes to the curing conditions (both curing time and UV light intensity) can be used to modify the driving voltages, response time, and contrast ratios of PDLC films. These comparative studies will elucidate new insights in commercial applications of intelligent PDLC films.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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软物质物理
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光电功能材料
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智能材料
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2023
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IF 8.2
Cong Cong Qin,Somia Yassin Hussain Abdalkarim,Ming Chen Yang,Yan Juan Dong,Hou-Yong Yu,Dan Ge
This work develops a sustainable and global strategy to enhance fruit preservation efficacy. The dual-use composite coating or film comprises silk fibroin/cellulose nanocrystals (SF/CNC) with superior ductility through a synergistic plasticizing effect of glycerol and natural aloe-emodin powder (AE) as antimicrobial agents. To confirm our strategy, two common fruit preservation materials (edible surface coating-SCA-CS; packaging film-SCA-PF) and five different fruits (strawberries, bananas, apples, blueberries, and guavas) have been used. Moreover, SCA-CS coating with antibacterial and antioxidant activities formed an ultrathin layer on the fruit's surfaces with a thickness of 7.7 μm and could be easily washable. Therefore, bananas and strawberries' shelf-life with SCA-CS coating can be extended for 9 days and 6 days, respectively. The discharge water of SCA-CS has excellent biosafety in an indoor environment with no threat to plant health (microgreens bean sprouts germination as a case study). The plant exhibited positive results within 15 days, and leaves maintained their green color with a germination rate of 97.6 %. The toughness of SCA-PF film increased by 14,685.7 % with a water vapor transmission rate (WPTR) of 17 g mm m −2 day −1 , which confirms that the concept of SCA-PF film and SCA-CS coating are feasible to be used for fruit preservation/packaging.
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食品科学
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材料科学
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农业工程
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生物医学工程
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可持续包装
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食品安全
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纳米材料应用
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植物生理学
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JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
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2018
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IF 1.742
Xuehua Zhang,Liang Yu,Wei Zhang,Fangren Hu,Yongjin Wang
PS microspheres emulsions with different PS diameters of 207 and 378 nm were prepared by using an emulsifier-free polymerization method. A novel secondary self-assembly method which combined the spin coating and the lifting-up method was used to prepare the close-packed PS MCC films. During the process, the PS MCC film was firstly assembled on a glass substrate by a spin coating technique. Secondly, the obtained PS MCC film was transferred on the air-water interface by immersing the PS glass substrate in water using a dip-coater. Thirdly, the floating close-packed PS MCC films on the air-water interface was transferred to a new glass substrate by using a lifting-up method. During the spin-coating and the self-assembly process, some SDS solution was added in the PS films to improve the uniformity of the PS layer. Effects of the spin-coating speeds, the SDS solution concentration and the lifting-up rates on the morphology of PS MCC films have been discussed. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the morphological properties of the PS colloidal crystal films. Results indicate that a relatively close-packed and large scale PS MCC films can be obtained when the spinning speed is 2000 rpm for 60 s, the SDS solution concentration is 2 wt% and the lifting-up rate is 2 mm/min. Furthermore, the polydimethylsiloxane soft mold was replicated from the-fabricated PS MCC films and was then imprinted onto the photosensitive hybrid film under UV-irradiation and thus the micro-lens arrays built in the photosensitive hybrid sol–gel film were obtained.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 6
·5421-5430
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IF 1.5
Yangyang Xi,Peng Zhang,Haining Zhang,Zhaohui Wan,Wenmao Tu,Haolin Tang
Composite membrane separators are fabricated by coating one side of microporous polyethylene membrane with poly(methyl methacrylate) modified titanate nanoparticles that are synthesized through emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization of methacrylate-functionalized titanate nanoparticles. The formed composite membrane separators exhibit great thermal-shrinking resistance due to the introduction of thermal resistant titanate nanoparticles. After immersed into electrolyte solution, the swelling poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres leads to the formation of gel electrolyte, thus stabilizing the electrolyte. Moreover, the porous structure of the coated layer can facilitate the swelling of electrolyte and the transport of lithium ions. The thus-assembled lithium ion battery shows an improved cycle performance and rate capability.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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高分子纳米复合材料
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电池技术
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Journal of Environmental Sciences
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2018
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IF 3.12
Fan Bu,Baoyu Gao,Qinyan Yue,Xue Shen,Wenyu Wang
Coagulation–ultrafiltration (C–UF) is widely used for surface water treatment. With the removal of pollutants, the characteristics of organic matter change and affect the final treatment efficiency and the development of membrane fouling . In this study, we built a dynamic C–UF set-up to carry out the treatment of micro-polluted surface water, to investigate the characteristics of dissolved organic matter from different units. The influences of poly aluminum chloride and poly dimethyldiallylammonium chloride (PDMDAAC) on removal efficiency and membrane fouling were also investigated. Results showed that the dosage of PDMDAAC evidently increased the UV 254 and dissolved organic carbon removal efficiencies, and thereby alleviated membrane fouling in the C–UF process. Most hydrophobic bases (HoB) and hydrophobic neutral fractions could be removed by coagulation. Similarly, UF was good at removing HoB compared to hydrophilic substances (HiS) and hydrophobic acid (HoA) fractions. HiS and HoA fractions with low molecule weight accumulated on the surface of the membrane, causing the increase of transmembrane pressure (TMP). Membrane fouling was mainly caused by a removable cake layer, and mechanical cleaning was an efficient way to decrease the TMP.
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环境工程
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水处理技术
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膜分离
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有机地球化学
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给水处理
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CARBON
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2024
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IF 10.5
Boru Du,Jingyu Lu,Guantao Wang,Mingguang Han,Yan Gao,Sida Luo
Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a highly promising technology for assembling thin-film electronics with miniaturized surficial patterns, although hard to guarantee both high-quality formation of raw materials and high resolution of feature size. In this study, a combined microcontact printing (μCP) and LIG protocol is creatively utilized to fabricate ultra-thin graphene films with highly ordered micro-stripe arrays. In addition to realize various patterned structures with unique scalable and stackable characteristics, PAA concentration (4–8 wt%) is systematically investigated as a critical parameter to precisely control the feature size of micro-patterns before and after the irradiation process, including line width (before: 5.37–22.44 μm, after: 4.83–22.32 μm) and average height (before: 69.81–187.39 nm, after: 5.72–48.61 nm). By further exploring a defocused multi-lasing strategy, sheet resistance of the graphene array could be optimized dramatically from 634.1 kΩ/sq to 1.9 kΩ/sq, while maintaining low ablation (45.38 % porosity) and high carbon content (84.2 wt%). Lastly, the process is demonstrated to assemble different graphene based electronic devices with miniaturized sizes, including liquid sensors with sensitivity of 2.7 % μL −1 and electrothermal heaters with temperature-ramping rate as high as 24.7 °C/s and working temperature as high as 248 °C.
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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电子工程
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生物医学工程
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表面科学
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柔性电子学
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 141
·期 10
·e55068
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IF 3
Zhu Mian,Wang Bin,Lv Chao,Yu Zhenhui,Jingxian Liu
Gas separation membranes offer a cost-effective solution for capturing greenhouse gases, mitigating the global greenhouse effect. Ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as one of the promising materials for greenhouse gas separation due to their strong affinity for CO 2 . In this study, we propose a laboratory-scale method for preparing IL–PVDF blend membranes with high CO 2 /N 2 selectivity. The separation performance of the membranes was evaluated using a custom gas permeation measurement system. The effects of casting solution composition, solidification method, and film-forming processes on separation performance were experimental investigated, and the obtained experimental data were used to train a back propagation neural network (BPNN) optimized by the Gray Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm. This hybrid GWO–BPNN model was utilized to predict separation membrane efficiency, optimize the film-forming process, and identify the optimal range of process parameters. Notably, the GWO–BPNN model demonstrated a 2.76% higher prediction accuracy compared to a standalone BPNN. The results indicated that the GWO–BPNN algorithm has a great potential to accurately predict membrane separation efficiency and apply in optimal membrane process design (OMPD), and this method can significantly reduce the number of experimental trials required to achieve OMPD.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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环境科学
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膜分离技术
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计算材料学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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IF 3.133
Xin He,Rongfei Wei,Xiangling Tian,Jianrong Qiu,Mei Zhang,Qingguang Zeng,Junyan Liu
Te-Bi 2 Te 3 alloy thin film has grown on silicon dioxide substrate by thermal evaporation technique. The Bi 2 Te 3 rhombohedral structure enriched Te in the prepared thin film was identified by high solution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectrum and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Interestingly, the Te-Bi 2 Te 3 alloy thin film presents a changeover from saturable absorption (SA) to reverse saturable absorption (RSA) as continuously increasing the input intensity, which has been investigated using the open-aperture (OA) z-scan measurement under a femtosecond-pulsed laser at 800 nm. A high modulation depth of 48.3% and large saturation intensity of 24.1GW/cm 2 of the thin film were obtained. Moreover, a large nonlinear absorption coefficient β of ∼10 3 cm/GW is increased with the input intensity elevated. The research results demonstrate that the Te-Bi 2 Te 3 alloy thin film could be an emerging optical material for saturable absorber in Q-switched or mode-locking fiber lasers at low incident intensity while serve as optical limiter at high incident intensity.
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材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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光学工程
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纳米材料
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光电子学
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