分类： 物理学 >> 核物理学 提交时间： 2023-06-07
摘要： An ZrV2 alloy is typically susceptible to poisoning by impurity gases, which causes a considerable reduction in the hydrogen-storage properties of the alloy. In this study, the adsorption characteristics of oxygen on ZrV2 surfaces doped with Hf, Ti, and Pd are investigated, and the influence of oxygen on the hydrogen storage performance of the alloy was discussed. Subsequently, the adsorption energy, bond-length change, density of states, and differential charge density of the alloy before and after doping are analyzed using the first-principles method. The theoretical results show that Ti doping has a limited effect on the adsorption of oxygen atoms on the ZrV2 surface, whereas Hf doping decreases the adsorption energy of oxygen on the ZrV2 surface. Oxygen atoms are more difficult to adsorb at most adsorption sites on Pd-containing surfaces, which indicates that Pd has the best anti-poisoning properties, followed by Hf. The analysis of the differential charge density and partial density of states shows that the electron interaction between the oxygen atom and surface atom of the alloys is weakened, and the total energy is reduced after Hf and Pd doping. Based on theoretical calculations, the hydrogen-absorption kinetics of ZrV2, Zr0.9Hf0.1V2, and Zr(V0.9Pd0.1)2 alloys are studied in a hydrogenoxygen mixture of 0.5 vol% O2 at 25℃. The experimental results show that the hydrogen-storage capacities of ZrV2, Zr0.9Hf0.1V2, and Zr(V0.9Pd0.1)2 decrease to 19%, 69%, and 80% of their original values, respectively. The order of alloy resistance to 0.5 vol% O2 poisoning is Zr(V0.9Pd0.1)2>Zr0.9Hf0.1V2>ZrV2. Pd retains its original hydrogen absorption performance to a greater extent than undoped surfaces, and it has the strongest resistance to poisoning, which is consistent with previous theoretical calculations.
分类： 光学 >> 量子光学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
摘要： We demonstrate a non-invasive time-sorting method for ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) experiments with radio-frequency (rf) compressed electron beams. We show that electron beam energy and arrival time at the sample after rf compression are strongly correlated such that the arrival time jitter may be corrected through measurement of the beam energy. The method requires minimal change to the infrastructure of most of the UED machines and is applicable to both keV and MeV UED. In our experiment with ~3 MeV beam, the timing jitter after rf compression is corrected with 35 fs root-mean-square (rms) accuracy, limited by the 3x10^-4 energy stability. For keV UED with high energy stability, sub-10 fs accuracy in time-sorting should be readily achievable. This time-sorting technique allows us to retrieve the 2.5 THz oscillation related to coherent A1g phonon in laser excited Bismuth film and extends the temporal resolution of UED to a regime far beyond the 100-200 fs rms jitter limitation.
分类： 光学 >> 量子光学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
Heng Tang
Lingrong Zhao
Pengfei Zhu
Xiao Zou
Jia Qi
Ya Cheng
Jiaqi Qiu
Xianggang Hu
Wei Song
Dao Xiang
Jie Zhang
摘要： Particle accelerators that use electromagnetic fields to increase a charged particle's energy have greatly advanced the development of science and industry since invention. However, the enormous cost and size of conventional radio-frequency accelerators have limited their accessibility. Here we demonstrate a mini-accelerator powered by terahertz pulses with wavelengths 100 times shorter than radio-frequency pulses. By injecting a short relativistic electron bunch to a 30-mm-long dielectric-lined waveguide and tuning the frequency of a 20-period terahertz pulse to the phase-velocity-matched value, precise and sustained acceleration for nearly 100% of the electrons is achieved with the beam energy spread essentially unchanged. Furthermore, by accurately controlling the phase of two terahertz pulses, the beam is stably accelerated successively in two dielectric waveguides with close to 100% charge coupling efficiency. Our results demonstrate stable and scalable beam acceleration in a multistage mini-accelerator and pave the way for functioning terahertz-driven high-energy accelerators.
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