Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing ferroboron alloy-coated lithium iron phosphate, comprising: preparing ferrous phosphate and lithium phosphate, then mixing ferrous phosphate and lithium phosphate and adding a hydrazine hydrate solution to obtain a mixture which is then subjected to grinding, drying and then calcining to obtain a calcined mateiral, adding pure water to the calcined material and grinding the calcined material in water to obtain a slurry, to which PEG, ferrous sulfate crystals and disodium EDTA are added and stirred to dissolve, then adding a sodium borohydride solution and a sodium hydroxide solution while stirring and maintaining a pH in the process at 8.5-10.5, reacting for 15-30 min to obtain a product, and filtering, washing and vacuum drying the product to obtain the ferroboron alloy-coated lithium iron phosphate. The method may reduce interface resistance while improving conductivity, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance and density of the product.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an iron-based composite phosphate cathode material and a preparation method thereof, and a cathode plate and a sodium ion battery. The method for preparing an iron-based composite phosphate cathode material includes: uniformly mixing a sodium source, a phosphorus source, a carbon source, and water, and then mixing same with iron phosphate to obtain a first mixed system; and grinding the first mixed system to obtain a second mixed system, and then drying and sintering same. In the first mixed system, the total mass of Na element, Fe element, (PO4)3?, and the carbon source is 30%-40% of the mass of the water; and the viscosity of the second mixed system is greater than or equal to 300 Pa·S. According to the method, a solid reactant can be solubilized during grinding, the iron-based composite phosphate cathode material is uniformly sized nano spherical particles.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes: a transparent thermoplastic resin; from about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of a mold release agent including pentaerythritol tetrastearate (PETS); and from 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % of a stabilizer component. The PETS is derived from an aliphatic carboxylic acid having less than 50 wt % content of C18 or longer alkane chains. The thermoplastic composition has improved transparency properties as compared to comparative compositions including PETS derived from an animal source.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode material for a lithium ion battery, and a preparation method therefor. The cathode material is a Ti3C2 MXene-coated lithium manganese iron phosphate material, Ti3C2 MXene being uniformly coated on surfaces of lithium manganese iron phosphate nanoparticles and forming an electrically conductive mesh. The preparation method therefor includes: adding a phosphorus source and a lithium source to a deionized water/PEG solution, to form a suspension A; adding a manganese source, an iron source, an antioxidant, and Ti3C2 MXene to deionized water to form a suspension B; adding the suspension B to the suspension A dropwise under continuous stirring, to form a mixed solution; then transferring the mixed solution to a hydrothermal reactor to maintain temperature; and after reaction is complete, centrifugally separating a product, and then performing washing, drying, and annealing to obtain the material.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sodium battery cathode electrode material, which has a chemical formula as follows: xNaMBO3·yNa2Ti3O7·zNa3V2(BO3)3/C, wherein the mole number ratio of x to y to z is 0.94-0.96:0.02-0.03:0.02-0.03; M is Fe and Mn, and the mole number ratio of Fe to Mn is 8-9:1-2; and the mass fraction of carbon in the sodium battery cathode electrode material is 1.2% to 1.5%. The sodium battery cathode electrode material provided by the present disclosure is high in capacity, high in voltage platform, stable in structure and high in cycle performance, and the preparation method is simple, low in cost and short in process flow.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sodium ion battery cathode material, and a preparation method and application therefor. The method for preparing a sodium ion battery cathode material of the present disclosure includes the following steps: (A) grinding a mixture of sodium borohydride and ferric manganese hydroxide to obtain first slurry, and performing spray drying and calcination on the first slurry to obtain a first calcinated material; and (B) grinding a mixture of the first calcinated material, a carbon source, a vanadium source, sodium bicarbonate, and water to obtain second slurry, and performing spray drying, calcination, crushing, sieving, and iron removal on the second slurry to obtain a sodium ion battery cathode material. The method is simple in step and low in cost, and the prepared sodium ion battery cathode material has the characteristics of being good in conductivity, high in capacity, high in energy density, etc.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material having a high tap density, a method for preparing the same and applications thereof. The method comprises: grinding and spraying in sequence a mixed solution of an iron source, a lithium source, a carbon source and an ion doping agent to obtain a precursor powder; and sintering the precursor powder at a high temperature to obtain the lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material. The method has a simple and controllable process and high productivity. The lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material has excellent characteristics such as a high tap density, and a high specific capacity; and due to its unique morphology, the material may be used by being blended with a ternary material, so that the lithium iron phosphate battery prepared has safety while having the characteristics of ternary batteries such as a high energy density and low temperature resistance.

Abstract: A high pitch enhanced passive radiator is adapted to be utilized in a passive radiator speaker. The high pitch enhanced passive radiator includes a shell, a woofer, and the passive radiator speaker. The shell has a first slot and a second slot. The woofer is connected to the first slot. The passive radiator speaker is connected to the second slot and includes a flange, a piezoelectric speaker, and a counterweight plate. The piezoelectric speaker is connected to the flange. The projected area of the counterweight plate and the projected area of the piezoelectric speaker at least partially overlap with each other.

Abstract: A crosstalk-suppressing image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, an opaque layer, and a spectral filter. The semiconductor substrate includes a photodiode therein and is located beneath a light-exposure region of a back surface of the semiconductor substrate. The opaque layer is on the back surface, partially covers the light-exposure region, and has an opaque-layer thickness perpendicular to an image-plane direction parallel to the back surface. The spectral filter is adjacent to the opaque layer in the image-plane direction, and partially covers the light-exposure region.

Abstract: A global phase tracking and predicting method suitable for a twin-field quantum key distribution system is provided. A time-aware sequence to sequence network (S2S) specially mounted on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is designed. In the global phase tracking and predicting method, global phase changes at a plurality of subsequent time points are tracked and predicted according to two-phase scan count and external environmental parameters acquired in real time, and the tracking and prediction results are then used to compensate phase disturbance in real time, thereby ensuring long-time global phase stability.

Abstract: A composition includes a polymer base resin, a fiber filler including a sizing agent component, and an additive. The sizing agent component includes a sizing agent and a reactive aid. The composition exhibits a notched Izod impact strength of 140 to 190 J/m, and an unnotched impact strength of 500 to 1200 J/m when tested in accordance with ASTM D256.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of sodium batteries, and in particular provides a cathode material for sodium batteries and a preparation method thereof. The cathode material for sodium batteries according to the present disclosure is carbon layer-coated sodium iron manganese titanium silicate, where the sodium iron manganese titanium silicate has a molecular formula of NaqFexMny(TiO2)z(SiO4)m, where 1.5?q?2.5, 0.7?x?0.8, 0.2?y?0.3, 0.07?z?0.5, and 0.5?m?1.5. Compared with the prior art, the cathode material for sodium batteries provided by the present disclosure improves the capacity of resultant batteries by doping with titanium and manganese as well as carbon coating.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may: provide a first chip select signal to a chip of an information handling system (IHS), which stores at least a portion of IHS firmware, while at least one processor of the IHS is executing processor instructions; determine that a second chip select signal is provided to the chip; provide, to an embedded controller of the IHS, a signal that indicates that the second chip select signal has been provided to the chip; receive a signal to boot the IHS; determine if the embedded controller has received the signal that indicates that the second chip select signal has been provided to the chip; if so, prevent the IHS from booting; and if not, permit the IHS to boot utilizing the at least the portion of the IHS firmware stored by the chip.

Abstract: A pixel cell includes a front deep trench isolation (FDTI) structure extending into a semiconductor material from a frontside. The FDTI structure isolates a first region of the semiconductor material from a second region of the semiconductor material. The FDTI structure includes a first conductive material coupled to receive a first bias voltage. A back deep trench isolation (BDTI) extends into the semiconductor material from a backside. The BDTI structure isolates the first region of the semiconductor material from the second region of the semiconductor material. The BDTI structure includes a second conductive material coupled to receive a second bias voltage. The FDTI structure and BDTI structure are at least partially aligned in a depthwise direction of the semiconductor material. A photodiode is disposed in the first region of the semiconductor material proximate to at least a portion of the FDTI structure and a portion of the BDTI structure.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing the operation of data processing systems are disclosed. A data processing system may include a computing device that may perform various operations using hardware devices. The operation of the hardware devices may be updated by storing data in secure locations of the hardware devices. To store data in the secure locations, a delayed write may be stored in an unsecure storage location of a hardware devices during an unsecure phase of operation of a data processing system. Once the data processing system enters a more secure phase of operation, the delayed write may be validated and used to update the data in the secure locations during the more secure phase of operation of the data processing system.

Abstract: Disclosed are a puncture guider (02, 2) and a puncture guiding system, wherein a puncture channel (80) automatically adapted to the diameter of a puncture needle (03) can be realized in the puncture guider (02, 2). The puncture guider (02, 2) is used for connecting to a puncture support, and the puncture guider (02, 2) comprises a depth block (21) and a push plate (22), wherein the depth block (21) comprises: a connection structure for being connected to the puncture support, and a first guiding wall (211) and a second guiding wall (212), which are connected to each other and form an included angle; and the push plate (22) comprises: a needle groove plate (222), and an adaptive component.

Abstract: A high-compaction lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, a preparation method thereof, a positive electrode and a battery including the same. The high-compaction lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material comprises lithium iron phosphate of formula LiFe1-x-yVxTiy(BO3)z(PO4)1-z, and carbon coated on a surface of the lithium iron phosphate, wherein, 0.001x0.01, 0.001y0.01, and 0.05z0.2. The high-compaction lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material has a high compacted density, a high specific capacity, and excellent rate performance and cycle performance, and is useful for preparing batteries having a high compacted density, a high capacity, good rate performance and cycle performance, which are suitable for high-end pure electric vehicles having a long driving mileage.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical combination comprising an ALK inhibitor, in free form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a SHP2 inhibitor, in free form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for simultaneous or sequential administration; the uses of such combination in the treatment of proliferative diseases; and methods of treating a subject suffering from a proliferative disease comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of such combination.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing operation of data processing systems are disclosed. To manage the operation of the data processing systems, access to information regarding the operation of hardware components of the data processing systems may be provided. The access may be provided by configuring the internal communication topology of the data processing systems. The topologies may be configured to limit access to unvalidated entities, and provide access to validated entities.