Direct alloying of immiscible molybdenum-silver system and its thermodynamic mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Jinlong Du ◽  
Cai Li ◽  
Zumin Wang ◽  
Yuan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Direct Alloying ◽  
Thermodynamic Mechanism

scholarly journals Self-replication of a quantum artificial organism driven by single-photon pulses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Valente
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Artificial Life ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Thermodynamic Mechanism ◽  
Self Replication

AbstractImitating the transition from inanimate to living matter is a longstanding challenge. Artificial life has achieved computer programs that self-replicate, mutate, compete and evolve, but lacks self-organized hardwares akin to the self-assembly of the first living cells. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics has achieved lifelike self-organization in diverse physical systems, but has not yet met the open-ended evolution of living organisms. Here, I look for the emergence of an artificial-life code in a nonequilibrium physical system undergoing self-organization. I devise a toy model where the onset of self-replication of a quantum artificial organism (a chain of lambda systems) is owing to single-photon pulses added to a zero-temperature environment. I find that spontaneous mutations during self-replication are unavoidable in this model, due to rare but finite absorption of off-resonant photons. I also show that the replication probability is proportional to the absorbed work from the photon, thereby fulfilling a dissipative adaptation (a thermodynamic mechanism underlying lifelike self-organization). These results hint at self-replication as the scenario where dissipative adaptation (pointing towards convergence) coexists with open-ended evolution (pointing towards divergence).

scholarly journals Is the Organism a Thermodynamic Mechanism—I

1915 ◽  
Vol 80 (2066supp) ◽  
pp. 82-83
Author(s):  
James Johnstone
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Mechanism

Kinetic Research of Boron Oxide Reducing Reaction at Low Temperature

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 2372-2375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ding Guo Zhao ◽  
Shu Huan Wang ◽  
Xiao Jie Cui ◽  
Jian Long Guo
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Boron Oxide ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Order Reaction ◽  
Boron Steel ◽  
Second Order Reaction ◽  
Solid Reaction ◽  
Carbon Tube ◽  
Direct Alloying

The reducing process of boron-containing slag at low temperature is an important stage of the direct alloying for smelting boron steel. At low temperature boron slag generates mainly solid - solid reaction in the sintering period. The experiments were done on the carbon tube furnace in laboratory, and the effect of slag reaction in different times at 1200°C was researched. The samples were analyzed by XRD after the reaction. The experimental results shown that the reduction rate increased by increasing reducing time. The chemical reducing reaction of boron oxide by ferrosilicon is second-order reaction at solid state.

A possible thermodynamic mechanism of craters formation on metal surfaces caused by intense pulsed ion beams

2005 ◽  
Vol 193 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yan ◽  
X.Y. Le ◽  
W.J. Zhao ◽  
J.M. Xue ◽  
Y.G. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Metal Surfaces ◽  
Ion Beams ◽  
Thermodynamic Mechanism

STEM Analysis of Atom Location in (Cu, Au, Ni)6Sn5 Intermetallic Compounds

2018 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Wen Hui Yang ◽  
Tomokazu Yamamoto ◽  
Kazuhiro Nogita ◽  
Syo Matsumura
Keyword(s):  
Dark Field ◽  
Hexagonal Structure ◽  
Atomic Resolution ◽  
Chemical Mapping ◽  
Soldering Process ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
Annular Dark Field ◽  
Direct Alloying ◽  
Resolution Level ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure

Cu6Sn5 is an important intermetallic compound in soldering and electronic packaging. It is formed at the interface between molten solder and substrate during the soldering process, and the evolution of microstructure and properties also occurs in service. Previous studies revealed that Au and Ni are stabilization alloying elements for hexagonal η-Cu6Sn5 intermetallic. For better understanding of stabilization mechanisms at atomic resolution level, in this work, we made an attempt atomic structure analysis on a stoichiometric (Cu, Au, Ni)6Sn5 intermetallic prepared by direct alloying. High-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) imaging and atomic-resolution chemical mapping were taken by the aberration-corrected (Cs-corrected) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). It is found that Au and Ni doped Cu6Sn5 has hexagonal structure. The atom sites of Cu1 and Sn can be distinguished in atomic-resolution images after being observed from orientation [2110], which is also confirmed by atomic-resolution chemical mapping analysis. Importantly, atomic-resolution about distribution of alloying Au atom was directly observed, and Au atoms occupy the Cu1 sites in η-Cu6Sn5.

scholarly journals Microbial bioenergetics of coral-algal interactions

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ty N.F. Roach ◽  
Maria L. Abieri ◽  
Emma E. George ◽  
Ben Knowles ◽  
Douglas S. Naliboff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Maximal Power Output ◽  
Bioenergetic Analysis ◽  
Lower Oxygen ◽  
Thermodynamic Mechanism ◽  
Oxygen Concentrations

Human impacts are causing ecosystem phase shifts from coral- to algal-dominated reef systems on a global scale. As these ecosystems undergo transition, there is an increased incidence of coral-macroalgal interactions. Mounting evidence indicates that the outcome of these interaction events is, in part, governed by microbially mediated dynamics. The allocation of available energy through different trophic levels, including the microbial food web, determines the outcome of these interactions and ultimately shapes the benthic community structure. However, little is known about the underlying thermodynamic mechanisms involved in these trophic energy transfers. This study utilizes a novel combination of methods including calorimetry, flow cytometry, and optical oxygen measurements, to provide a bioenergetic analysis of coral-macroalgal interactions in a controlled aquarium setting. We demonstrate that the energetic demands of microbial communities at the coral-algal interaction interface are higher than in the communities associated with either of the macroorganisms alone. This was evident through higher microbial power output (energy use per unit time) and lower oxygen concentrations at interaction zones compared to areas distal from the interface. Increases in microbial power output and lower oxygen concentrations were significantly correlated with the ratio of heterotrophic to autotrophic microbes but not the total microbial abundance. These results suggest that coral-algal interfaces harbor higher proportions of heterotrophic microbes that are optimizing maximal power output, as opposed to yield. This yield to power shift offers a possible thermodynamic mechanism underlying the transition from coral- to algal-dominated reef ecosystems currently being observed worldwide. As changes in the power output of an ecosystem are a significant indicator of the current state of the system, this analysis provides a novel and insightful means to quantify microbial impacts on reef health.

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