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1. Diagnosability of Event Patterns in Safe Labeled Time Petri Nets: A Model-Checking Approach

Author: Audine Subias, Yannick Pencolé, Équipe DIagnostic, Supervision et COnduite (LAAS-DISCO), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)
Subjects: Model checking, Single fault, Theoretical computer science, Pattern, Property (programming), Computer science, Specific time, Time Petri nets, 020206 networking & telecommunications, 02 engineering and technology, Petri net, Fault Diagnosis, Diagnosability, [INFO.INFO-AI]Computer Science [cs]/Artificial Intelligence [cs.AI], Control and Systems Engineering, [INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering, [INFO.INFO-SY]Computer Science [cs]/Systems and Control [cs.SY], 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, [INFO.INFO-ES]Computer Science [cs]/Embedded Systems, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Discrete Event Systems (DES), Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Event (probability theory)
Abstract: International audience; Checking the diagnosability of a time discrete event system usually consists in determining whether a single fault event can always be identified with certainty after a finite amount of time. The aim of this paper is to extend this type of analysis to more complex behaviors, called event patterns, and to propose an effective method to check diagnosability with the use of modelchecking techniques. To do so, we propose to convert the pattern diagnosability problem into checking a linear-time property over a specific time Petri net. Note to Practitioners-This paper is motivated by the problem of improving the monitoring and the supervision of systems like automated and robotised manufacturing systems. Based on a model of the system, the paper proposes a method to assert with certainty whether the available set of sensors will always provide enough information to ensure that a complex and unexpected behavior has not happened in the system. The proposed method uses a publicly available model-checking tool to perform this analysis.
Published: 2022

2. Tuning absorption and emission in monolayer semiconductors: a brief survey

Author: Xavier Marie, Cedric Robert, Lei Ren, M. A. Semina, Mikhail M. Glazov, Bernhard Urbaszek, Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets (LPCNO), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Fédération de recherche « Matière et interactions » (FeRMI), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, and Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS)
Subjects: Materials science, business.industry, Analytical chemistry, General Physics and Astronomy, 02 engineering and technology, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, Semiconductor, 0103 physical sciences, Monolayer, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], 010306 general physics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract: International audience
Published: 2022

3. Carleman estimates for the wave equation in heterogeneous media with non-convex interface

Author: Lucie Baudouin, Pamela Godoy, Alberto Mercado, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria [Valparaiso] (UTFSM), ANR-11-LABX-0040,CIMI,Centre International de Mathématiques et d'Informatique (de Toulouse)(2011), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Subjects: Transmission system, Applied Mathematics, 010102 general mathematics, Wave equation, 02 engineering and technology, [MATH]Mathematics [math], 0101 mathematics, Carleman estimates, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0210 nano-technology, 01 natural sciences, Analysis
Abstract: International audience; A wave equation whose main coefficient is discontinuous models the evolution of waves amplitude in a media composed of at least two different materials, in which the propagation speed is different. In our mathematical setting, the spatial domain where the partial differential equation evolves is an open bounded subset of R^2 and the wave speed is assumed to be constant in each one of two sub-domains, separated by a smooth and possibly non-convex interface. This article is concerned with the construction of Carleman weights for this wave operator, allowing generalizations of previous results to the case of an interface that is not necessarily the boundary of a convex set. Indeed, using the orthogonal projection onto this interface, we define convex functions satisfying the transmission conditions imposed by the equation, such that, under usual hypothesis on the sign of the jump of the wave speed, can be used as Carleman weights.
Published: 2022

4. Bottom-Up Design of Configurable Oligomer-Derived Conducting Metallopolymers for High-Power Electrochemical Energy Storage

Author: Evgeniya Vorobyeva, Mathieu Salanne, Maria R. Lukatskaya, Franziska Lissel, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich] (ETH Zürich), Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (IPF), Leibniz Association, Technische Universität Dresden = Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie (RS2E), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), PHysicochimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX (PHENIX), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.), Université de Nantes (UN)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), and Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
Subjects: Battery (electricity), Materials science, Metal ions in aqueous solution, Supramolecular chemistry, General Physics and Astronomy, chemistry.chemical_element, Nanotechnology, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Oligomer, Metal, [SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics], chemistry.chemical_compound, conjugated oligomers, Side chain, General Materials Science, Electrical conductor, supercapacitors, electrochemical energy storage, General Engineering, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, conductive metallopolymers, 0104 chemical sciences, chemistry, visual_art, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Lithium, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; In this Perspective, we sketch out a vision of fast charging and self-healable energy systems that are primarily organic, feature only abundant elements, and operate with ions other than lithium. Using conductive oligomers as highly configurable building blocks, it is possible to create intrinsically adaptable conductive polymeric networks that can be rejuvenated and recycled using simple and safe chemical treatments. Using the versatile organic chemistry toolbox, these oligomers can be further functionalized, for example, with redox-active side chains for high charge storage capacity and ligands capable of complexing metal centers. Cross-linking with metal ions converts the soluble oligomers into insoluble supramolecular networks to yield high-performing electrode materials. The oligomer-based approach can thus provide an exceptional level of control to the design of organic-based battery materials.
Published: 2021

5. Stacking Versatility in Alkali-Mixed Honeycomb Layered NaKNi2TeO6

Author: Gwenaëlle Rousse, François Weill, François Fauth, Montse Casas-Cabanas, Jon Serrano-Sevillano, Marie-Liesse Doublet, Romain Berthelot, Bernard Fraisse, Dany Carlier, Danielle Laurencin, Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier (ICGM), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie (RS2E), Université de Nantes (UN)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), CIC ENERGIGUNE - Parque Tecnol Alava, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), CELLS ALBA, Barcelona 08290, Spain, Advanced Lithium Energy Storage Systems - ALISTORE-ERI (ALISTORE-ERI), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ikerbasque - Basque Foundation for Science, Chimie du solide et de l'énergie (CSE), Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The BL04-MSPD staff of CELLS-ALBA synchrotron is acknowledged for granting beamtime through InHouse quota (proposal 2020014011)., Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier (ICGM ICMMM), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), and Basque Foundation for Science (Ikerbasque)
Subjects: Diffraction, Chemistry, Sodium, Stacking, Honeycomb (geometry), Oxides, Context (language use), [CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry, 02 engineering and technology, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Alkali metal, 01 natural sciences, 0104 chemical sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical physics, Cations, Potassium, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Density functional theory, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Layers, 0210 nano-technology, Stacking fault
Abstract: International audience; The reaction between P2-type honeycomb layered oxides Na2Ni2TeO6 and K2Ni2TeO6 enables the formation of NaKNi2TeO6. The compound is characterized by X-ray diffraction and 23Na solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and the structure is discussed through density functional theory calculations. In addition to the honeycomb Ni/Te cationic ordering, NaKNi2TeO6 exhibits a unique example of alternation of sodium and potassium layers instead of a random alkali-mixed occupancy. Stacking fault simulations underline the impact of the successive position of the Ni/Te honeycomb layers and validate the presence of multiple stacking sequences within the powder material, in proportions that evolve with the synthesis conditions. In a broader context, this work contributes to a better understanding of the alkali-mixed layered compounds.
Published: 2021

6. Low Latency Demodulation for High-Frequency Atomic Force Microscopy Probes

Author: Lucien Schwab, Denis Lagrange, Bernard Legrand, Nicolas Mauran, Service Instrumentation Conception Caractérisation (LAAS-I2C), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Équipe Microsystèmes électromécaniques (LAAS-MEMS), Agence nationale de la recherche scientifique, Délégation Générale de l'Armement, ANR-14-CE26-0019,OLYMPIA,Sondes opto-mécaniques pour la microscopie AFM rapide(2014), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Subjects: 0209 industrial biotechnology, atomic force microscopy, Materials science, business.industry, Oscillation, Amplifier, Bandwidth (signal processing), Phase (waves), field-programmable gate array (FPGA) implementations, 02 engineering and technology, Signal, [SPI.TRON]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electronics, low latency, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, Optics, Amplitude, Sine wave, Control and Systems Engineering, amplitude and phase demodulation, Demodulation, [SPI.NANO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, business, [SPI.SIGNAL]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Signal and Image processing
Abstract: International audience; One prerequisite for high-speed imaging in dynamic-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) is the fast demod-ulation of the probe signal. In this contribution, we present the amplitude and phase estimation method based on the acquisition of four points per oscillation, with the sampling frequency being phase-locked on the probe actuation. The method is implemented on a RedPitaya platform, with its clock being generated from the actuation signal of the probe. Experimental characterizations using square-modulated sine waves show that latency of 500 ns is achieved with a carrier frequency of 10 MHz, which is ten times faster compared with a state-of-the-art lock-in amplifier. A tracking bandwidth greater than 200 kHz is obtained experimentally. The method is eventually applied to a close-loop AFM scan realized using a 15-MHz AFM probe, showing its suitability for high-frequency oscillating probes. Index Terms-Amplitude and phase demodulation, atomic force microscopy (AFM), field-programmable gate array (FPGA) implementation.
Published: 2021

7. On the Stability of Redundancy Models

Author: Elene Anton, Matthieu Jonckheere, Urtzi Ayesta, Ina Maria Verloop, Réseaux, Mobiles, Embarqués, Sans fil, Satellites (IRIT-RMESS), Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse (IRIT), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Ikerbasque - Basque Foundation for Science, University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Instituto de Cálculo [Buenos Aires], Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales [Buenos Aires] (FCEyN), and Universidad de Buenos Aires [Buenos Aires] (UBA)-Universidad de Buenos Aires [Buenos Aires] (UBA)
Subjects: Mathematical optimization, Stochastic modelling, Computer science, Probability (math.PR), Stability (learning theory), 020206 networking & telecommunications, 02 engineering and technology, Management Science and Operations Research, Load balancing (computing), 01 natural sciences, Computer Science Applications, [MATH.MATH-PR]Mathematics [math]/Probability [math.PR], 010104 statistics & probability, FOS: Mathematics, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Redundancy (engineering), 0101 mathematics, Mathematics - Probability
Abstract: We investigate the stability condition of redundancy-$d$ multi-server systems. Each server has its own queue and implements popular scheduling disciplines such as First-Come-First-Serve (FCFS), Processor Sharing (PS), and Random Order of Service (ROS). New jobs arrive according to a Poisson process and copies of each job are sent to $d$ servers chosen uniformly at random. The service times of jobs are assumed to be exponentially distributed. A job departs as soon as one of its copies finishes service. Under the assumption that all $d$ copies are i.i.d., we show that for PS and ROS (for FCFS it is already known) sending redundant copies does not reduce the stability region. Under the assumption that the $d$ copies are identical, we show that (i) ROS does not reduce the stability region, (ii) FCFS reduces the stability region, which can be characterized through an associated saturated system, and (iii) PS severely reduces the stability region, which coincides with the system where all copies have to be \emph{fully} served. The proofs are based on careful characterizations of scaling limits of the underlying stochastic process. Through simulations we obtain interesting insights on the system's performance for non-exponential service time distributions and heterogeneous server speeds., 38 pages, 21 figures
Published: 2021

8. Suboptimal Filtering over Sensor Networks with Random Communication

Author: Aneel Tanwani, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ANR-20-JSTM-0001,CyphAI,Méthodes formelles pour l'analysis et le développement de systèmes cyber-physiques intégrant l'intelligence artificielle(2020), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)
Subjects: 020301 aerospace & aeronautics, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Matrix differential equation, Covariance matrix, Computer science, Node (networking), [MATH.MATH-DS]Mathematics [math]/Dynamical Systems [math.DS], MathematicsofComputing_NUMERICALANALYSIS, 02 engineering and technology, Covariance, Computer Science Applications, Matrix (mathematics), Filter design, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, 0203 mechanical engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Sensor node, [INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering, [INFO.INFO-SY]Computer Science [cs]/Systems and Control [cs.SY], [MATH.MATH-OC]Mathematics [math]/Optimization and Control [math.OC], Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Algorithm, Wireless sensor network
Abstract: International audience; The problem of filter design is considered for linear stochastic systems using distributed sensors. Each sensor unit, represented by a node in an an undirected and connected graph, collects some information about the state and communicates its own estimate with the neighbors. It is stipulated that this communication between sensor nodes is time-sampled randomly and the sampling process is assumed to be a Poisson counter. Our proposed filtering algorithm for each sensor node is a stochastic hybrid system: It comprises a continuous-time differential equation, and at random time instants when communication takes place, each sensor node updates its state estimate based on the information received by its neighbors. In this setting, we compute the expectation of the error covariance matrix for each unit which is governed by a matrix differential equation. To study the asymptotic behavior of these covariance matrices, we show that if the gain matrices are appropriately chosen and the mean sampling rate is large enough, then the error covariances practically converge to a constant matrix.
Published: 2022

9. Packing Biomolecules into Sierpiński Triangles with Global Organizational Chirality

Author: Na Li, Jie Li, Hao Tang, Zhen Xu, Chao Li, Ruoning Li, Yajie Zhang, Xue Zhang, Yongfeng Wang, Ziyong Shen, Surfaces, Interfaces et Nano-Objets (CEMES-SINanO), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Silver, Pyridines, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Biochemistry, Catalysis, law.invention, Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Fractal, law, Benzene Derivatives, Molecule, Density Functional Theory, Radioisotopes, chemistry.chemical_classification, Biomolecule, Intermolecular force, Tryptophan, Hydrogen Bonding, Stereoisomerism, General Chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0104 chemical sciences, Sierpinski triangle, Fractals, Models, Chemical, chemistry, Chemical physics, [PHYS.COND.CM-GEN]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Other [cond-mat.other], Density functional theory, Adsorption, Scanning tunneling microscope, 0210 nano-technology, Chirality (chemistry)
Abstract: Fractals are found in nature and play important roles in biological functions. However, it is challenging to controllably prepare biomolecule fractals. In this study, a series of Sierpiński triangles with global organizational chirality is successfully constructed by the coassembly of l-tryptophan and 1,3-bi(4-pyridyl)benzene molecules on Ag(111). The chirality is switched when replacing l-tryptophan by d-tryptophan. The fractal structures are characterized by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy at the single-molecule level. Density functional theory calculations reveal that intermolecular hydrogen bonds stabilize the Sierpiński triangles.
Published: 2021

10. Raman study of rusty oil spotted glaze produced in Linfen kilns (Shanxi province, AD 1115–1368)

Author: Philippe Sciau, Zhang Pei, Tian Wang, Jianfeng Zhu, Minli Wang, Jun Cao, Fen Wang, Clement Hole, Shi Pei, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Matériaux Multi-fonctionnels et Multi-échelles (CEMES-M3), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Pseudobrookite, Materials science, [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory, Kiln, microstructure, Nucleation, 02 engineering and technology, engineering.material, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, hematite, symbols.namesake, General Materials Science, Linfen kilns, Spectroscopy, pseudobrookite, Metallurgy, Glaze, ε-Fe2O3, [CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry, Hematite, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Microstructure, 0104 chemical sciences, Full width at half maximum, visual_art, visual_art.visual_art_medium, engineering, symbols, 0210 nano-technology, Raman spectroscopy
Abstract: International audience; The Linfen kiln complex, one of the most representative of Shanxi kilns, is famous for its oil spotted glazed ware production. In this work, micro-Raman spectroscopy was applied to analyze the nature of the rusty oil spot pattern of a bowl fragment from Linfen kilns. Crystals of polygonal shape found in the spots at the glaze surface and around bubbles in the cross-section of the glaze were identified as hematite. Their distribution in the glaze suggests that nucleation seeds and small crystals are carried toward the surface by the rise of bubbles during the heating step of the firing. Raman spectra combined with energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) measurements also suggest that Fe ions in hematite crystals are partially substituted, causing the variation of band position and full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the spectra. Dendritic ε-Fe2O3 was identified in brown areas of the black glaze, as well as pseudobrookite crystals of tens of microns in the cross-section of the glaze. The degree of the glaze polymerization (A500/A1000) was calculated at 1.85, indicating a firing temperature lower than 1300°C, consistent with the archaeological data.
Published: 2021

11. Electron Transfer Inside a Decaferrocenylated Rotaxane Analyzed by Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry and Impedance Spectroscopy

Author: François Huet, Jean-François Nierengarten, Béatrice Delavaux-Nicot, Emmanuel Maisonhaute, Laure Fillaud, Gabriel Boitel-Aullen, Iwona Nierengarten, Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Electrochimiques (LISE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'innovation moléculaire et applications (LIMA), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, ANR-17-CE07-0012,FastGiant,Mécanismes de transferts d'électrons ultrarapides dans les polyrotaxanes géants(2017), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Self assembled monolayers, Cyclic voltammetry, Rotaxane, Materials science, Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Redox, Catalysis, Electron transfer, chemistry.chemical_compound, Electrochemistry, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Impedance, Self-assembled monolayer, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0104 chemical sciences, Dielectric spectroscopy, Ferrocene, chemistry, Physical chemistry, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; The electrochemical behavior of a giant rotaxane bearing 10 electroactive ferrocene centers has been analyzed by both fast scan cyclic voltammetry and impedance measurements. The measurements support the hypothesis that all redox centers are not equivalent and display different electron transfer rate constants, which would arise from several possible conformations of the adsorbed molecule. Effectively using such systems in molecular devices thus necessitates to minimize or at least control those dispersions.
Published: 2021

12. Design of multirotor aerial vehicles: A taxonomy based on input allocation

Author: Nicolas Staub, Marco Tognon, Antonio Franchi, Quentin Sable, Federico Usai, Mahmoud Hamandi, Équipe Robotique et InteractionS (LAAS-RIS), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, University of Twente [Netherlands], Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), and University of Twente
Subjects: Aerial robotics, mechanics, design and control, dynamics, 020301 aerospace & aeronautics, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Computer science, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, 02 engineering and technology, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, 0203 mechanical engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Simulation, Taxonomy (general), Systems engineering, [INFO.INFO-RB]Computer Science [cs]/Robotics [cs.RO], Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Multirotor, Software
Abstract: This paper reviews the effect of multirotor aerial vehicle designs on their abilities in terms of tasks and system properties. We propose a general taxonomy to characterize and describe multirotor aerial vehicles and their designs, which we apply exhaustively on the vast literature available. Thanks to the systematic characterization of the designs, we exhibit groups of designs having the same abilities in terms of achievable tasks and system properties. In particular, we organize the literature review based on the number of atomic actuation units and we discuss global properties arising from their choice and spatial distribution in the mechanical designs. Finally, we provide a discussion on the common traits of the designs found in the literature and the main open and future problems., The International Journal of Robotics Research, 40 (8-9), ISSN:0278-3649, ISSN:1741-3176
Published: 2021

13. Conductance of a single molecule C60-SnPc heterojunction

Author: Mingjun Zhong, Jie Li, Yongfeng Wang, Richard Berndt, Hao Tang, Yajie Zhang, Yifan Wang, Shimin Hou, Surfaces, Interfaces et Nano-Objets (CEMES-SINanO), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Peking University [Beijing], Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, and South China University of Technology [Guangzhou] (SCUT)
Subjects: Thermal contact conductance, Materials science, Fullerene, chemistry.chemical_element, Conductance, Heterojunction, 02 engineering and technology, General Chemistry, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, 0104 chemical sciences, law.invention, chemistry.chemical_compound, chemistry, Chemical physics, law, [PHYS.COND.CM-GEN]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Other [cond-mat.other], Phthalocyanine, Molecule, Scanning tunneling microscope, 0210 nano-technology, Tin
Abstract: Geometries of molecule-molecule interfaces strongly influence the current passing from one molecule to another. The contact conductance of molecule-molecule junctions which consist of fullerene and tin phthalocyanine molecules is investigated with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Two types of molecules are deposited onto Cu(111). Fullerene molecules are transferred to tips through controlled contact of STM tips on molecules. The molecule-molecule junctions are formed by approaching fullerene-terminated tips to tin phthalocyanine molecules on Cu(111). Our experimental method can be extended to study the intermolecular charge transport of a range of molecular junctions.
Published: 2022

14. Design of Saturating State-Feedback with Sign-Indefinite Quadratic Forms

Author: Sophie Tarbouriech, Luca Zaccarian, Isabelle Queinnec, Giorgio Valmorbida, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Laboratoire des signaux et systèmes (L2S), CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Dynamical Interconnected Systems in COmplex Environments (DISCO), Inria Saclay - Ile de France, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Laboratoire des signaux et systèmes (L2S), CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Trento [Trento], ANR-18-CE40-0010,HANDY,Systèmes Dynamiques Hybrides et en Réseau(2018), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Subjects: Lyapunov function, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Linear system, Degrees of freedom (statistics), 02 engineering and technology, Computer Science Applications, [SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic, symbols.namesake, Nonlinear system, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, Control and Systems Engineering, Convex optimization, symbols, Piecewise, Applied mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Constant (mathematics), Mathematics, Sign (mathematics)
Abstract: International audience; We propose a novel class of piecewise smooth Lyapunov functions leading to LMI-based stability/performance analysis and control design for linear systems with saturating inputs. We provide conditions for global properties, and also conditions for local properties and guaranteed estimates of the basin of attraction. The backbone of our result consists in using quadratic forms with constant matrices that are not necessarily sign definite, thereby providing additional degrees of freedom. Using generalized sector conditions involving the dead-zone nonlinearity and its derivative, we formulate convex optimization conditions to verify their positivity in the region of interest. Several numerical examples with connections to existing results, illustrate the potential behind our novel construction.
Published: 2022

15. Solving the Time-Discrete Winter Runway Scheduling Problem: A Column Generation and Constraint Programming Approach

Author: Christian Artigues, Rainer Kolisch, M. Pohl, Technische Universität Munchen - Université Technique de Munich [Munich, Allemagne] (TUM), Équipe Recherche Opérationnelle, Optimisation Combinatoire et Contraintes (LAAS-ROC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, and Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Subjects: Mathematical optimization, Information Systems and Management, General Computer Science, Discretization, Computer science, Heuristic (computer science), 0211 other engineering and technologies, 02 engineering and technology, Management Science and Operations Research, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 0502 economics and business, Constraint programming, Column generation, Clique, 050210 logistics & transportation, 021103 operations research, Binary Independence Model, Job shop scheduling, Scheduling, 05 social sciences, [INFO.INFO-RO]Computer Science [cs]/Operations Research [cs.RO], Modeling and Simulation, Airport operations, Runway
Abstract: International audience; We address the runway scheduling problem under consideration of winter operations. During snowfall, runways have to be temporarily closed in order to clear them from snow, ice and slush. We propose an integrated optimization model to simultaneously plan snow removal for multiple runways and to assign runways and takeoff and landing times to aircraft. For this winter runway scheduling problem, we present a time-discrete binary model formulation using clique inequalities and an equivalent constraint programming model. To solve the winter runway scheduling problem optimally, we propose an exact solution methodology. Our start heuristic based on constraint programming generates a feasible initial start solution. We use a column generation scheme, which we initialize with a heuristic solution, to identify all variables of the binary program which are required to solve it optimally. Finally, we apply a branch-and-bound procedure to our resulting binary program. Additionally, we present an enhanced time discretization method to balance model size and solution quality. We apply our algorithm to realistic instances from a large international airport. An analysis of resulting model sizes proves the ability of our approach to significantly reduce the number of required variables and constraints of the time-discrete binary program. We also show that our method computes optimal schedules in a short amount of time and often outperforms a time-continuous formulation as well as a pure constraint programming approach.
Published: 2022

16. Frequency delay‐dependent stability criterion for time‐delay systems thanks to Fourier–Legendre remainders

Author: Mathieu Bajodek, Alexandre Seuret, Frédéric Gouaisbaut, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, ANR-19-CE48-0004,ODISSE,Synthèse d'observateur pour des systèmes de dimension infinie(2019), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), and Université de Toulouse (UT)
Subjects: Time-delay systems, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Stability criterion, General Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Spectral analysis, 02 engineering and technology, Transfer function, Stability (probability), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, [SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic, Model approximation, symbols.namesake, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Applied mathematics, Padé approximant, H∞ analysis, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Legendre polynomials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Stability analysis, Root locus, Robust stability, Partial differential equations, Fourier transform, Control and Systems Engineering, Bounded function, symbols, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing
Abstract: International audience; This paper investigates the stability of a linear finite-dimensional system interconnected to a single delay operator. From robust approaches, to derive delay-dependent frequency tests, a characterization of the delay behavior is required. Based on approximation methods, one describes the transported signal by lumped parameters. More precisely, by the use of the first Fourier-Legendre polynomials coefficients, we split the delay block into a finitedimensional part interconnected to a specific infinite-dimensional residual part. Two models are investigated with residuals related to two Fourier-Legendre remainders of the delayed transfer function. The main contribution is to highlight that the finite-dimensional models based on the first Legendre coefficients are proven to be related to Padé approximations and are recognized to be more and more accurate as the dimension increases. Interestingly, this modeling allows computing in an accurate manner the root locus of time-delay systems. Furthermore, as a by-product of this result, taking into account the infinite-dimensional remainders to keep track of the initial time-delay system, stability criteria are proposed by H∞ analysis. Considering both infinite-dimensional remainders as bounded delay-free uncertainties, the small-gain theorem provides a new sufficient condition of stability for retarded time-delay systems, which can be implemented as a delay-dependent frequency-sweeping test. Our results are illustrated on several academic examples.
Published: 2021

17. Mid-term capacity redeployment of Rescue Centers under simultaneous requirements

Author: Oussama Ben-Ammar, Romain Guillaume, Caroline Thierry, Argumentation, Décision, Raisonnement, Incertitude et Apprentissage (IRIT-ADRIA), Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse (IRIT), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Département Sciences de la Fabrication et Logistique (SFL-ENSMSE), École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-CMP-GC, Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Modélisation et d'Optimisation des Systèmes (LIMOS), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national polytechnique Clermont Auvergne (INP Clermont Auvergne), Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut (TMBI), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), and Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne (ENSM ST-ETIENNE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national polytechnique Clermont Auvergne (INP Clermont Auvergne)
Subjects: 021103 operations research, Simultaneity, Operations research, Process (engineering), Computer science, Iterative method, media_common.quotation_subject, Uncertainty, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Hurwicz criterion, [INFO.INFO-RO]Computer Science [cs]/Operations Research [cs.RO], 02 engineering and technology, Resolution (logic), Decision maker, Capacity deployment, Computer Science Applications, Term (time), Emergency medical service, Optimism, Software deployment, Signal Processing, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Information Systems, media_common
Abstract: International audience; In this paper, we consider the problem of allocation of Emergency Vehicles (EVs) to Rescue Centers (RCs). The objective is to improve the operational response of the Fire and Rescue Services (SDIS) in France. More precisely, we focus on the mid-term management, and on the process of redeployment of EVs in RCs according to the evolution of requirements. At this level of decision, we do not have information on accidents. We only used the available information on the simultaneity of requirements. Based on the Hurwicz criterion, we develop a mathematical model and an iterative algorithm to solve it. The proposed approach takes into account both the uncertainty on the occurrence sequence of accidents, and the attitude towards optimization of the decision maker (DM). An illustration from the DM’s point of view is presented. It shows that this uncertainty significantly impacts the deployment of EVs. Results show that the proposed approach has an efficient resolution time for real size problems.
Published: 2021

18. Asymmetric micro-supercapacitors based on electrodeposited Ruo2 and sputtered VN films

Author: Christophe Lethien, Thierry Brousse, Kevin Robert, Bouchra Asbani, Pascal Roussel, Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 (IEMN), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Université catholique de Lille (UCL), Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie (RS2E), Université de Nantes (UN)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Circuits Systèmes Applications des Micro-ondes - IEMN (CSAM - IEMN ), Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 (UCCS), Université d'Artois (UA)-Centrale Lille-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), Université de Nantes - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (UN UFR ST), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), This research benefitted from the financial support of the ANR within the DENSSCAPIO project (ANR-17-CE05–0015–02). The authors would also like to thank the ANR STORE-EX and the RS2E for their financial support. The RENATECH network receives our utmost gratitude. Chevreul Institute (CNRS FR 2638), Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, Région Hauts de France and FEDER are acknowledged for supporting and funding XRD facilities., RS2E, Renatech Network, CMNF, ANR-17-CE05-0015,DENSSCAPIO,Supercondensateurs nanostructurés tout-solides pour stockage d'énergie plus dense et plus sûr(2017), ANR-10-LABX-0076,STORE-EX,Laboratory of excellency for electrochemical energy storage(2010), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL)-Université d'Artois (UA)-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille, Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA)-Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, ISEN, Institut Catholique Lille, Univ. Artois, Univ. Valenciennes, Université de Lille, Institut d'Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN) - UMR 8520, and Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181
Subjects: Materials science, Vanadium nitride, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Capacitance, Ruthenium oxide, vanadium nitride, chemistry.chemical_compound, asymmetric micro-supercapacitors, Sputtering, General Materials Science, Thin film, Electrochemical potential, Power density, Supercapacitor, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, business.industry, [SPI.NRJ]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electric power, hydrous ruthenium oxide, [CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0104 chemical sciences, thin films, chemistry, electrodeposition, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Optoelectronics, sputtering, 0210 nano-technology, business
Abstract: International audience; Research on micro-supercapacitors remains one of the most important activities in the area of electrochemical energy storage for powering smart and miniaturized electronic devices. Here we design an asymmetric micro-supercapacitor (A-MSC) combining sputtered vanadium nitride film (VN) and electrodeposited hydrous ruthenium oxide (hRuO2) film. Taking advantage of their complementary electrochemical potential windows in 1 M KOH electrolyte, the A-MSC achieves a cell voltage up to 1.15 V, associated to high specific capacitance values for the device (≈ 100 mF cm−2). The energy density of this asymmetric VN / hRuO2 micro-supercapacitor reaches 20 µWh cm−2 at a power density of 3 mW cm−2. Taking benefit from the asymmetric configuration, a 5-fold enhancement factor in energy density is demonstrated for the VN / hRuO2 asymmetric micro-supercapacitor as compared to symmetric VN / VN and hRuO2 / hRuO2 microdevices.
Published: 2021

19. New Trends in the Design of Metal Nanoparticles and Derived Nanomaterials for Catalysis

Author: Karine Philippot, Alain Roucoux, Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Karine Philippot, Alain Roucoux, Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)
Subjects: Green chemistry, Materials science, Metal-based nanoparticles, Biomass, Nanotechnology, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Nanocellulose, [CHIM.COOR]Chemical Sciences/Coordination chemistry, Sustainable chemistry, Magnetic silica supports, Water polyols and ionic liquids, Metal nanoparticles, Water-splitting, Metal–organic frameworks, Nanocatalysis, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0104 chemical sciences, Water splitting, Transition and earth-abundant metals, Metal-organic framework, 0210 nano-technology, Theoretical modeling
Abstract: International audience; The purpose of this first chapter is to introduce the content of the book “Nanoparticles & Catalysis: Advances in Synthesis and Applications.” As suggested by the title, this book is fully dedicated to the new trends in research addressing the engineering of metal nanoparticles for their application in the field of catalysis. After general information on the position, interests, and perspectives of this overgrowing domain, that is nanocatalysis, a short overview of the 15 chapters gathered is provided. The so-assembled data cover different domains of nanocatalysis both in terms of the nature of the nanocatalysts developed (metal nanoparticles or derived composite materials) and the variety of catalyses and reaction media studied. The reported applications deal with either nanocatalysis in solution conditions or in the supported ones. The readers from academic or industrial communities will find in this book a basic knowledge on the recent advances in the design of well-defined and efficient nanocatalysts by taking advantage of diverse synthesis methods and materials. This collection of chapters well illustrates the research efforts presently done in order to not only reach higher and original performances but also a better understanding of the key parameters for nanocatalysis.
Published: 2021

20. Technological Services in Shared Housing: Needs Elicitation Method from Home to Living Lab

Author: Frédéric Vella, Elizabeth Bougeois, Josette Ancilotto, Nadine Vigouroux, Eric Campo, Thierry Val, Pierre Rumeau, Adrien van den Bossche, Gérontopôle, Epidémiologie et analyses en santé publique : risques, maladies chroniques et handicaps (LEASP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-CHU Toulouse [Toulouse], Etude de L’Interaction Personne SystèmE (IRIT-ELIPSE), Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse (IRIT), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Équipe Instrumentation embarquée et systèmes de surveillance intelligents (LAAS-S4M), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales (LERASS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM), Réseaux, Mobiles, Embarqués, Sans fil, Satellites (IRIT-RMESS), Institut Universitaire de Technologie - IUT (Blagnac, France), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-CHU Toulouse [Toulouse], Laboratoire de Gérontechnologie [Hôpital La Grave-CHU de Toulouse], Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-CHU Toulouse [Toulouse]-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Gérontopôle, Hôpital La Grave-Casselardit [Toulouse], CHU Toulouse [Toulouse], Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Ages Sans Frontières, Pôle Gériatrie [CHU Toulouse], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHU Toulouse), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut (TMBI), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Vella, Frédéric, Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut (TMBI), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), and Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)
Subjects: 0206 medical engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, 02 engineering and technology, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, [INFO.INFO-NI]Computer Science [cs]/Networking and Internet Architecture [cs.NI], 03 medical and health sciences, Elderly, 0302 clinical medicine, Living lab, Home automation, Narrative, [INFO.INFO-HC]Computer Science [cs]/Human-Computer Interaction [cs.HC], Sociology, Social organization, Ambient intelligence, shared housing, business.industry, Public relations, Social engagement, 020601 biomedical engineering, Focus group, Order (business), [INFO.EIAH]Computer Science [cs]/Technology for Human Learning, [INFO.INFO-HC] Computer Science [cs]/Human-Computer Interaction [cs.HC], Needs elicitation method, business
Abstract: International audience; Housing under a shared housing organisation enables frail elderly persons to live in a semi autonomous way, thanks to cooperation between residents and an assistant. The social organization of this new type of housing also has an impact on the social participation of users. This article is based on a pilot study and deals with the benefits of digital technologies and “ambient intelligence” used to answer the needs of such a way of living. The pilot study was carried out in a house shared by 6 co-tenants. The qualitative method used first consisted in a characterisation of the 6 inhabitants. This was followed by semi-structured interviews about their sensed needs, and a focus group, with 5 of the 6 co-tenants, in order to gain an initial consensus about needs. This result was confronted to the demands of the assistants, collected through interviews. A usage scenario was developed in a smart home (Maison Intelligente de Blagnac). This scenario was performed by three of the inhabitants and followed by a second focus group and a narrative interview with the assistants and the designers of the shared house. This article reports the method which was carried out and the needs expressed by the co-tenants.
Published: 2021

21. Low-Cost Broadband Electronic Coupler for Estimation of Radiated Emission of Integrated Circuits in TEM Cell

Author: Sonia Ben Dhia, A. Boyer, Équipe Énergie et Systèmes Embarqués (LAAS-ESE), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), and Université de Toulouse (UT)
Subjects: radiated emission measurement, Materials science, business.industry, Dynamic range, Bandwidth (signal processing), 020206 networking & telecommunications, 02 engineering and technology, Integrated circuit, Condensed Matter Physics, 7. Clean energy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, [SPI.TRON]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electronics, law.invention, law, Broadband, TEM cell, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Operational amplifier, Optoelectronics, Integrated Circuit, Hybrid coupler, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, business, Transformer, Sensitivity (electronics)
Abstract: Transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell is a well-known method for the qualification of radiated electromagnetic emission from integrated circuits (ICs). Combined with a 180° hybrid coupler, it provides a simple method for quantifying radiated emission (RE). However, typical transformer or coupled line based hybrid couplers have limited bandwidth which cannot cover the full frequency range required by IC emission tests (150 kHz to 1 GHz). This article presents the design and the validation of a low-cost broadband electronic version of a 180° hybrid coupler dedicated to the estimation of radiation emission from TEM cell measurements. The proposed prototype is able to cover a large frequency range (from dc to 1 GHz) with a sufficient sensitivity and dynamic range for RE tests in TEM cell. The cost of the presented coupler is very reasonable as it is entirely based on commercial operational amplifiers.
Published: 2021

22. Elucidation of the Diels–Alder Reaction Kinetics between Diphenylfulvene and Maleimide by Mechanochemistry and in Solution

Author: Christiane André-Barrès, Michel Baron, Alain Chamayou, Lori Gonnet, Michel Baltas, Brigitte Guidetti, Tohru Sato, Rachel Calvet, Jean-Claude Micheau, Centre de recherche d'Albi en génie des procédés des solides divisés, de l'énergie et de l'environnement (RAPSODEE), IMT École nationale supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux (IMT Mines Albi), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Synthèse et Physico-Chimie de Molécules d'Intérêt Biologique (SPCMIB), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Interactions moléculaires et réactivité chimique et photochimique (IMRCP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Kyoto University [Kyoto], Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-IMT École nationale supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux (IMT Mines Albi), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Fédération de Recherche Fluides, Energie, Réacteurs, Matériaux et Transferts (FERMAT), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IDeAS - Interfaces Dynamiques et Assemblages Stimulables (IDeAS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Kyoto University, CNRS, University Paul Sabatier, IMT Mines Albi, and JSPS
Subjects: General Chemical Engineering, Kinetics, 02 engineering and technology, Activation energy, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Chemical kinetics, Diels−Alder, chemistry.chemical_compound, Computational chemistry, Mechanochemistry, Mechanisms, Environmental Chemistry, Maleimide, Diels–Alder reaction, [CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Chemistry, General Chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Ball-milling, 0104 chemical sciences, Solvent, Reagent, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; The Diels–Alder reaction kinetics between diphenylfulvene and maleimide using mechanochemistry and in liquid state is described. This reaction was carried out in solid state using a modified vibratory ball-mill with temperature control and in solution with toluene as solvent. The effect of temperature, ball mass, material, additives, and aging reaction were studied. We reported for the first time the kinetics of a mechanochemical reaction depending on the ratio ball mass/mass of the reagent. A new kinetic model has been established that corresponds well to our experimental data and allows an estimation of the global activation energy. In solution, the retro Diels–Alder reaction was observed. The reaction was second order for the formation of endo and exo and first order for the retro Diels–Alder reaction. The grinding method shows many advantages compared to solution: shorter reaction time, total reaction, and better selectivity.
Published: 2021

23. Positivity certificates and polynomial optimization on non-compact semialgebraic sets

Author: Victor Magron, Ngoc Hoang Anh Mai, Jean B. Lasserre, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Laboratoire d'informatique de l'École polytechnique [Palaiseau] (LIX), École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), European Project: 666981,H2020,ERC-2014-ADG,TAMING(2015), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)
Subjects: Discrete mathematics, 021103 operations research, Optimization problem, Degree (graph theory), Hierarchy (mathematics), General Mathematics, Numerical analysis, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Value (computer science), 010103 numerical & computational mathematics, 02 engineering and technology, 01 natural sciences, Optimization and Control (math.OC), Convergence (routing), FOS: Mathematics, Strong duality, Polynomial optimization, [MATH.MATH-OC]Mathematics [math]/Optimization and Control [math.OC], [MATH]Mathematics [math], 0101 mathematics, Mathematics - Optimization and Control, Software, Mathematics
Abstract: In a first contribution, we revisit two certificates of positivity on (possibly non-compact) basic semialgebraic sets due to Putinar and Vasilescu [Comptes Rendus de l'Acad\'emie des Sciences-Series I-Mathematics, 328(6) (1999) pp. 495-499]. We use Jacobi's technique from [Mathematische Zeitschrift, 237(2) (2001) pp. 259-273] to provide an alternative proof with an effective degree bound on the sums of squares multipliers in such certificates. As a consequence, it allows one to define a hierarchy of semidefinite relaxations for a general polynomial optimization problem. Convergence of this hierarchy to a neighborhood of the optimal value as well as strong duality and analysis are guaranteed. In a second contribution, we introduce a new numerical method for solving systems of polynomial inequalities and equalities with possibly uncountably many solutions. As a bonus, one may apply this method to obtain approximate global optimizers in polynomial optimization., Comment: 33 pages, 2 figures, 5 tables
Published: 2021

24. On-surface preparation of coordinated lanthanide-transition-metal clusters

Author: Song Gao, Mingjun Zhong, Tianhao Wu, Bing-Wu Wang, Jie Li, Jing Liu, Shimin Hou, Zhen Xu, Ziyong Shen, Rong Sun, Qiang Xue, Ruoning Li, Yongfeng Wang, Hao Tang, Xiong Zhou, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Center for Carbon-based Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Surfaces, Interfaces et Nano-Objets (CEMES-SINanO), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), South China University of Technology [Guangzhou] (SCUT), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)
Subjects: Lanthanide, Materials science, Nitrile, Science, General Physics and Astronomy, chemistry.chemical_element, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Article, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, law.invention, chemistry.chemical_compound, Transition metal, law, Pyridine, Cluster (physics), Multidisciplinary, General Chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Coordination chemistry, 0104 chemical sciences, Crystallography, Cerium, Scanning probe microscopy, chemistry, [PHYS.COND.CM-GEN]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Other [cond-mat.other], Density functional theory, Scanning tunneling microscope, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: The study of lanthanide (Ln)-transition-metal (TM) heterometallic clusters which play key roles in various high-tech applications is a rapid growing field of research. Despite the achievement of numerous Ln-TM cluster compounds comprising one Ln atom, the synthesis of Ln-TM clusters containing multiple Ln atoms remains challenging. Here, we present the preparation and self-assembly of a series of Au-bridged heterometallic clusters containing multiple cerium (Ce) atoms via on-surface coordination. By employing different pyridine and nitrile ligands, the ordered coordination assemblies of clusters containing 2, 3 and 4 Ce atoms bridged by Au adatoms are achieved on Au(111) and Au(100), as revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy. Density functional theory calculations uncover the indispensable role of the bridging Au adatoms in constructing the multi-Ce-containing clusters by connecting the Ce atoms via unsupported Ce-Au bonds. These findings demonstrate on-surface coordination as an efficient strategy for preparation and organization of the multi-Ln-containing heterometallic clusters., The preparation of lanthanide-transition metal clusters containing multiple lanthanide atoms remains challenging. Here, the authors present the controlled on-surface formation of ligand-stabilized heterometallic Ce/Au clusters containing two, three and four Ce atoms bridged by Au adatoms.
Published: 2021

25. A Large Starphene Comprising Pentacene Branches

Author: Pablo Herrero, Bolesław Kozankiewicz, Martina Corso, Beatrice Cogliati, Alejandro Berdonces-Layunta, Andrej Jancarik, Jan Holec, James Lawrence, Dimas G. de Oteyza, André Gourdon, Marzena Banasiewicz, Yuuya Nagata, Groupe NanoSciences (CEMES-GNS), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), European Commission, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Eusko Jaurlaritza, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), and European Research Council
Subjects: Materials science, decarbonylation, FOS: Physical sciences, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Catalysis, Pentacene, chemistry.chemical_compound, Physics - Chemical Physics, [16]Starphene, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Solubility, Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph), Organic electronics, HOMO-LUMO gap, 010405 organic chemistry, [CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistry, Chemical shift, scanning tunnelling microscopy, General Chemistry, General Medicine, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, acenes, -conjugation, 0104 chemical sciences, Crystallography, chemistry, solid-state synthesis, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-CHEM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph], 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: Starphenes show promising optoelectronic properties. Notably, HOMO–LUMO energy gap presumably decreases with their increasing size, making larger homologues extremely desirable. Unfortunately, with the size, their instability and insolubility also increase, challenging classical synthetic ways. A new method has been developed, enabling synthesis of large starphenes in a quantity sufficient for their full characterisation and further applications., Starphenes are attractive compounds due to their characteristic physicochemical properties that are inherited from acenes, making them interesting compounds for organic electronics and optics. However, the instability and low solubility of larger starphene homologs make their synthesis extremely challenging. Herein, we present a new strategy leading to pristine [16]starphene in preparative scale. Our approach is based on a synthesis of a carbonyl-protected starphene precursor that is thermally converted in a solid-state form to the neat [16]starphene, which is then characterised with a variety of analytical methods, such as 13C CP-MAS NMR, TGA, MS MALDI, UV/Vis and FTIR spectroscopy. Furthermore, high-resolution STM experiments unambiguously confirm its expected structure and reveal a moderate electronic delocalisation between the pentacene arms. Nucleus-independent chemical shifts NICS(1) are also calculated to survey its aromatic character., This research has been funded in parts by foundation EXPERIENTIA, ERDF/ESF “UOCHB MSCA Mobility” (No. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/17 050/0008490), and has received funding from the EraNET Cofund Initiatives Quan-tERA under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme grant agreement ORQUID. This project has received financial support from the CNRS through the MITI interdisciplinary programs and JST-ERATO (No. JPMJER1903) and JSPS-WPI. Financial support is also acknowledged from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MAT2016-78293-C6, PID2019-107338RB-C63), from the Basque Government (IT-1255-19), from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC, COOPB20432), from the Euro-pean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the program Interreg V-A España-Francia-Andorra (contract no. EFA 194/16 TNSI) and from the European Research Council (grant agreement no. 635919). The authors thank Yannick Coppel (LCC-CNRS, Toulouse) for recording CP-MAS spectra, Jean-Francois Meunier (LCC-CNRS, Toulouse) for thermogravimetric analysis and Vladimir Vrkoslav (IOCB-Prague) for recording MS MALDI spectra.
Published: 2021

26. Photon Statistics of Incoherent Cathodoluminescence with Continuous and Pulsed Electron Beams

Author: Sophie Meuret, Matthias Liebtrau, Toon Coenen, Silke Christiansen, Albert Polman, Kelly W. Mauser, Magdalena Solà-Garcia, Publica, FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (Fraunhofer IKTS), Fraunhofer (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), Interférométrie, In situ et Instrumentation pour la Microscopie Electronique (CEMES-I3EM), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and ANR-19-CE30-0008,ECHOMELO,Holographie électronique des matériaux pour l'optoélectronique sous excitation lumineuse(2019)
Subjects: Photon, Cathodoluminescence, 02 engineering and technology, Electron, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Article, 010309 optics, external quantum efficiency, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.COND]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat], Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Quantum well, electrical energy supply, Physics, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics], photon statistics, layer, mathematical methods, Pulse duration, cathodoluminescence, autocorrelation measurements, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, quantum wells, Electron excitation, Picosecond, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Atomic physics, 0210 nano-technology, plasmons, bunching, Excitation, Biotechnology
Abstract: International audience; Photon bunching in incoherent cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy originates from the fact that a single high-energy electron can generate multiple photons when interacting with a material, thus, revealing key properties of electron−matter excitation. Contrary to previous works based on Monte Carlo modeling, here we present a fully analytical model describing the amplitude and shape of the second order autocorrelation function (g (2) (τ)) for continuous and pulsed electron beams. Moreover, we extend the analysis of photon bunching to ultrashort electron pulses, in which up to 500 electrons per pulse excite the sample within a few picoseconds. We obtain a simple equation relating the bunching strength (g (2) (0)) to the electron beam current, emitter decay lifetime, pulse duration, in the case of pulsed electron beams, and electron excitation efficiency (γ), defined as the probability that an electron creates at least one interaction with the emitter. The analytical model shows good agreement with the experimental data obtained on InGaN/GaN quantum wells using continuous, ns-pulsed (using beam blanker) and ultrashort ps-pulsed (using photoemission) electron beams. We extract excitation efficiencies of 0.13 and 0.05 for 10 and 8 keV electron beams, respectively, and we observe that nonlinear effects play no compelling role, even after excitation with ultrashort and dense electron cascades in the quantum wells.
Published: 2021

27. Piecewise structure of Lyapunov functions and densely checked decrease conditions for hybrid systems

Author: Aneel Tanwani, Matteo Della Rossa, Luca Zaccarian, Rafal Goebel, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Loyola University of Chicago, University of Trento [Trento], ANR-18-CE40-0010,HANDY,Systèmes Dynamiques Hybrides et en Réseau(2018), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), and Université de Toulouse (UT)
Subjects: Lyapunov function, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Class (set theory), Control and Optimization, Dense set, Dynamical systems theory, [MATH.MATH-DS]Mathematics [math]/Dynamical Systems [math.DS], Structure (category theory), Dynamical Systems (math.DS), 02 engineering and technology, 01 natural sciences, [SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic, symbols.namesake, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, FOS: Mathematics, Applied mathematics, Mathematics - Dynamical Systems, 0101 mathematics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, 010102 general mathematics, Lipschitz continuity, Control and Systems Engineering, Hybrid system, Signal Processing, symbols, Piecewise
Abstract: We propose a class of locally Lipschitz functions with piecewise structure for use as Lyapunov functions for hybrid dynamical systems. Subject to some regularity of the dynamics, we show that Lyapunov inequalities can be checked only on a dense set and thus we avoid checking them at points of nondifferentiability of the Lyapunov function. Connections to other classes of locally Lipschitz or piecewise regular functions are also discussed and applications to hybrid dynamical systems are included., Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems, Springer Verlag, In press
Published: 2021

28. Chordal-TSSOS: A Moment-SOS Hierarchy That Exploits Term Sparsity with Chordal Extension

Author: Jie Wang, Victor Magron, Jean B. Lasserre, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), ANR-18-ERC2-0004,COPS,Optimisation garantie pour la vérification des systèmes cyber-physiques(2018), ANR-19-P3IA-0004,ANITI,Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute(2019), European Project: 813211,H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Main Programme), H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers ,10.3030/813211,POEMA(2019), European Project: 666981,H2020,ERC-2014-ADG,TAMING(2015), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, and European Project: 813211,H2020,POEMA(2019)
Subjects: 0211 other engineering and technologies, 14P10, 90C25, 12D15, 12Y05, 010103 numerical & computational mathematics, 02 engineering and technology, 01 natural sciences, moment relaxation, Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, chordal graph, Chordal graph, FOS: Mathematics, 0101 mathematics, Mathematics - Optimization and Control, Mathematics, Semidefinite programming, 021103 operations research, Hierarchy (mathematics), Extension (predicate logic), Complement (complexity), Term (time), Moment (mathematics), Optimization and Control (math.OC), Polynomial optimization problem, term-sparsity, [MATH.MATH-OC]Mathematics [math]/Optimization and Control [math.OC], Preprint, Software, MathematicsofComputing_DISCRETEMATHEMATICS
Abstract: This work is a follow-up and a complement to arXiv:1912.08899 [math.OC] for solving polynomial optimization problems (POPs). The chordal-TSSOS hierarchy that we propose is a new sparse moment-SOS framework based on term-sparsity and chordal extension. By exploiting term-sparsity of the input polynomials we obtain a two-level hierarchy of semidefinite programming relaxations. The novelty and distinguishing feature of such relaxations is to obtain quasi block-diagonal matrices obtained in an iterative procedure that performs chordal extension of certain adjacency graphs. The graphs are related to the terms arising in the original data and not to the links between variables. Various numerical examples demonstrate the efficiency and the scalability of this new hierarchy for both unconstrained and constrained POPs. The two hierarchies are complementary. While the former TSSOS arXiv:1912.08899 [math.OC] has a theoretical convergence guarantee, the chordal-TSSOS has superior performance but lacks this theoretical guarantee., 29 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1912.08899
Published: 2021

29. On the Benefits of Using MVC Pattern for Structuring Event-B Models of WIMP Interactive Applications

Author: Neeraj Kumar Singh, Yamine Aït-Ameur, Philippe Palanque, Romain Geniet, Dominique Méry, Assistance à la Certification d’Applications DIstribuées et Embarquées (IRIT-ACADIE), Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse (IRIT), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut (TMBI), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Rennes (UR), Modeling and Verification of Distributed Algorithms and Systems (VERIDIS), Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik (MPII), Max-Planck-Gesellschaft-Max-Planck-Gesellschaft-Inria Nancy - Grand Est, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Department of Formal Methods (LORIA - FM), Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), TELECOM Nancy, Université de Lorraine (UL), Proof-oriented development of computer-based systems (MOSEL), Department of Formal Methods (LORIA - FM), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Interactive Critical Systems (IRIT-ICS), ANR-16-CE25-0007,FORMEDICIS,Méthodes formelles pour le développement et l'ingénierie de systèmes interactifs critiques(2016), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)
Subjects: Source code, Correctness, Computer science, media_common.quotation_subject, [INFO.INFO-DS]Computer Science [cs]/Data Structures and Algorithms [cs.DS], Automotive industry, [INFO.INFO-SE]Computer Science [cs]/Software Engineering [cs.SE], 02 engineering and technology, Structuring, Domain (software engineering), [INFO.INFO-FL]Computer Science [cs]/Formal Languages and Automata Theory [cs.FL], Control theory, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, MESH: formal method, 050107 human factors, media_common, MESH: MVC, Event (computing), business.industry, 05 social sciences, [INFO.INFO-LO]Computer Science [cs]/Logic in Computer Science [cs.LO], 020207 software engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, MESH: HMI, Scalability, MESH: Event-B, MESH: WIMP, Software engineering, business, Software
Abstract: This paper presents a formal development approach for designing interactive applications using a correct-by-construction approach. In this work, we propose a refinement strategy using model-view-controller (MVC) to structure and design Event-B formal models of the interactive application. The proposed MVC-based refinement strategy facilitates the development of an abstract model and a series of refined models by introducing the possible modes, controller’s behaviour and visual components of the interactive application while preserving the required interaction-related safety properties. To demonstrate the effectiveness, scalability, reliability and feasibility of our approach, we use a small example (from automotive domain) and real-life industrial case studies (from aviation). The entire development is realized in Event-B and the associated Rodin tool is used to analyse and verify the correctness of the formalized model. Finally, the developed Event-B models are used to generate source code using EB2ALL tool for going from the specification to the implementation of the interactive application.
Published: 2021

30. Enhanced aminolysis of cyclic carbonates by β-hydroxylamines for the production of fully biobased polyhydroxyurethanes

Author: Baptiste Quienne, Julien Pinaud, Rinaldo Poli, Sylvain Caillol, Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier (ICGM ICMMM), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier (ICGM), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Substituent, Thermosetting polymer, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, Time gap, DFT, 01 natural sciences, Reaction rate, chemistry.chemical_compound, Aminolysis, Environmental Chemistry, Organic chemistry, Reactivity (chemistry), Cyclic carbonate, Curing (chemistry), Polyhydroxyurethanes, Chemistry, Reactivity, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Pollution, 0104 chemical sciences, [CHIM.THEO]Chemical Sciences/Theoretical and/or physical chemistry, Biobased polymers, [CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers, β-hydroxylamines, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; The aminolysis of five-membered cyclic carbonates, which results in polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs), is one of the most promising synthetic pathways to achieve isocyanate-free polyurethanes (NIPUs), one of the main industrial challenges over the coming years. This study highlights the higher reactivity of β-hydroxylamines toward cyclic carbonates compared to classical alkylamines through the determination of their reaction rate constants. The key role of the β-OH substituent in the aminolysis was revealed by DFT investigation. Polyfunctional alkylamine and β-hydroxyamine were then used for the synthesis of fully biobased PHU thermosets. The higher reactivity of β-hydroxylamines was confirmed by the gelation time gap between the two formulations studied. After curing, the thermal and thermo-mechanical properties of the thermosets were compared.
Published: 2021

31. Intercalation–exfoliation processes during ionic exchange reactions from sodium lepidocrocite-type titanate toward a proton-based trititanate structure

Author: Seongkoo Kang, Olivier Dubrunfaut, Serge Durand-Vidal, Monique Body, Christophe Legein, Damien Dambournet, Jean-Claude Badot, Olaf J. Borkiewicz, PHysicochimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX (PHENIX), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie (RS2E), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris (IRCP), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Ministère de la Culture (MC), Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), Le Mans Université (UM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Argonne National Laboratory [Lemont] (ANL), Laboratoire Génie électrique et électronique de Paris (GeePs), CentraleSupélec-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Nantes (UN)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC)
Subjects: Hydronium, Chemistry, Intercalation (chemistry), Inorganic chemistry, Oxide, General Physics and Astronomy, Ionic bonding, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, Exfoliation joint, Titanate, 0104 chemical sciences, Ion, Metal, chemistry.chemical_compound, visual_art, visual_art.visual_art_medium, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; Topochemical reactions involving ionic exchange have been used to assess a large number of metastable compositions, particularly in layered metal oxides. This method encompasses complex reactions that are poorly explored, yet are of prime importance to understand and control the materials' properties. In this work, we embark on investigating the reactions involved during the ionic exchange between a layered Na-titanate (lepidocrocite-type structure) and an acidic solution (HCl), leading to a protonic (H3O+) titanate (trititanate structure). The reactions involve an ionic exchange provoking a structural change from the lepidocrocite-type to the trititanate structure as shown by real-space refinements of ex situ pair distribution function data. Mobile Na+ ions are exchanged by hydronium ions inducing high proton mobility in the final structure. Moreover, the reaction was followed by ex situ 23Na and 1H solid-state MAS NMR which allowed, among other things, confirming that the Na+ ions are in the interlayer space and specifying their local environment. Strikingly, the ionic exchange reaction induces progressive exfoliation of the Na-titanate particles leading to 2-5 nm thin elongated crystallites. To further understand the different steps associated with the ionic exchange, the evolution of the electrolytic conductivity, using conductimetric titration, has been monitored upon HCl addition, enabling characterization of the intercalation(H+)/de-intercalation(Na+) reactions and assessing kinetic parameters. Accordingly, it is hypothesized that the exfoliation of the particles is due to the accumulation of charges at the particle level in relation to the rapid intercalation of protons. This work provides novel insights into ionic exchange reactions involved in layered oxide compounds.
Published: 2021

32. Synchronization on a limit cycle of multi-agent systems governed by discrete-time switched affine dynamics

Author: Mathias Serieye, Alexandre Seuret, Carolina Albea, Marc Jungers, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Universidad de Sevilla. TEP102: Ingeniería Automática y Robótica, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Universidad de Sevilla, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy (CRAN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL), Proyecto de investigación PID2019-105890RJ-I00 (Project HYCAM), ANR-18-CE40-0022,HISPALIS,Systèmes multi-agents hybrides auto-ajustés pour microgrids(2018), ANR-18-CE40-0010,HANDY,Systèmes Dynamiques Hybrides et en Réseau(2018), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Universidad de Sevilla / University of Sevilla, and Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: 0209 industrial biotechnology, Consensus, Stabilization of nonlinear systems, Complete graph, Computer science, Group (mathematics), Multi-agent system, Multi-agent systems, 020208 electrical & electronic engineering, Synchronizing, Control of switched systems, 02 engineering and technology, Topology, Synchronization, [SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, Discrete time and continuous time, Control and Systems Engineering, Limit cycle, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Affine transformation, State synchronization, Lyapunov methods
Abstract: International audience; This paper addresses the problem of synchronizing a group of interacting discrete-time switched affine systems with centralized control laws. A first time-dependent control law is obtained directly, and then, two other state-dependent control laws are proposed to improve performance. The different methods are based on recent literature on switched affine systems and are evaluated on an academical example with a multi-agent system.
Published: 2021

33. Control of the single atom/nanoparticle ratio in Pd/C catalysts to optimize the cooperative hydrogenation of alkenes

Author: Camila Rivera‐Cárcamo, Alain Favre-Réguillon, C. de Bellefon, Iann C. Gerber, Boris Guicheret, Régis Philippe, J. Audevard, I. del Rosal, Bruno F. Machado, R. Castro Contreras, Laurent Vanoye, Philippe Serp, Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets (LPCNO), Institut de Recherche sur les Systèmes Atomiques et Moléculaires Complexes (IRSAMC), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Catalytiques (LGPC), École Supérieure Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] (CNAM), Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM) Departamento de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestao (LSRE-LCM), Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, CONICYT, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (contract number 15 021131 01 – CNR006), ANR-19-CE07-0030,COMET,Catalyse Coopérative Entre Atomes Et Nanoparticules Métalliques(2019), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Fédération de recherche « Matière et interactions » (FeRMI), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon (CPE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM)
Subjects: chemistry.chemical_classification, [CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistry, Chemistry, Alkene, Inorganic chemistry, Nanoparticle, chemistry.chemical_element, [CHIM.CATA]Chemical Sciences/Catalysis, 02 engineering and technology, Orders of magnitude (numbers), 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, Oxygen, Catalysis, 0104 chemical sciences, Hydrogen spillover, 0210 nano-technology, Dispersion (chemistry), Isomerization
Abstract: International audience; We recently reported (R. Castro Contreras, B. Guicheret, B. F. Machado, C. Rivera-Cárcamo, M. A. Curiel Alvarez, B. Valdez Salas, M. Ruttert, T. Placke, A. Favre Réguillon, L. Vanoye, C. de Bellefon, R. Philippe and P. Serp, J. Catal., 2019, 372, 226–244) that a structure/activity correlation exists in Pd/C catalysts for myrcene hydrogenation, which integrates the Pd dispersion, and the surface concentration of oxygen groups and defects of the support. Here, through a combined experimental–theoretical study, we provide an explanation of the influence of these three structural characteristics of Pd/C catalysts for alkene hydrogenation. Highly dispersed Pd nanoparticles (PdNP) are necessary to activate dihydrogen. A high concentration of surface defects on the support is necessary to stabilize Pd single atoms (PdSA), which coexist with PdNP on Pd/C catalysts. A high concentration of oxygenated surface groups is also necessary on the support to allow hydrogen spillover. We demonstrate that such a combination allows cooperative catalysis to operate between PdNP and PdSA that involves the formation of PdSA–H species, which are much more active than PdNP–H for alkene hydrogenation but also isomerization. Importantly, we also report an efficient method to control the ratio between PdSA and PdNP in Pd/C catalysts of similar loadings and show that the control of this ratio allows the development of a new generation of stable and highly active catalysts integrating the ultra-rational use of precious metals in short supply. Indeed, for myrcene hydrogenation, activity variations of several orders of magnitude were measured as a function of the value of this ratio.
Published: 2021

34. Revisiting the five-decade-old structure of the Fe2WO6 powder with incommensurate modulations

Author: Julio César Espinosa-Angeles, Thierry Brousse, Olivier Joubert, Olivier Crosnier, Eric Quarez, Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), Université de Nantes - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (UN UFR ST), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie (RS2E), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Nantes (UN)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), and Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
Subjects: Diffraction, Materials science, Condensed matter physics, 02 engineering and technology, General Chemistry, Crystal structure, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, Superspace, Electrochemistry, 01 natural sciences, 0104 chemical sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Tungstate, chemistry, Modulation (music), Thermoelectric effect, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], General Materials Science, 0210 nano-technology, Powder diffraction
Abstract: International audience; Iron tungstate, Fe2WO6, is a promising photocatalytic, thermoelectric and electrochemically active material for energy storage devices. However, its structure is poorly described in the literature reporting on these applications. For the first time, we solved the crystal structure of its high temperature form using powder X-ray diffraction and the incommensurately modulated structural model. The structure adopts a (3 + 1)-dimensional Pbcn(0 beta 0)000 superspace group with the cell parameters a = 4.57964(7) angstrom, b = 5.58662(8) angstrom, and c = 4.96920(7) angstrom and the modulation vector q = 0.6687(4) b*, close to the commensurate case q = 2/3 b*. The first-order satellite reflections visible in the powder diffraction patterns show, compared to the main reflections, a substantial broadening of the diffraction lines, caused by the small size of the ordered domains. This broadening has been successfully described using a line-broadening model, designed for incommensurately modulated structures, and confirms the incommensurate structural description. Such findings can be of great help to further understand the reported physical and electrochemical properties.
Published: 2021

35. Plug-and-Play Quantum Adaptive Denoiser for Deconvolving Poisson Noisy Images

Author: Denis Kouame, Adrian Basarab, Sayantan Dutta, Bertrand Georgeot, CoMputational imagINg anD viSion (IRIT-MINDS), Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse (IRIT), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut (TMBI), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), Laboratoire de Physique Théorique (LPT), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Fédération de recherche « Matière et interactions » (FeRMI), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche sur les Systèmes Atomiques et Moléculaires Complexes (IRSAMC), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Subjects: General Computer Science, Computer science, 020209 energy, Noise reduction, ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION, Poisson deconvolution, 02 engineering and technology, plug-and-play, quantum image processing, [PHYS.QPHY]Physics [physics]/Quantum Physics [quant-ph], Convergence (routing), 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, General Materials Science, [INFO]Computer Science [cs], Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Quantum, Image restoration, Noise measurement, Image and Video Processing (eess.IV), General Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing, TK1-9971, Noise, adaptive denoiser, Embedding, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Deconvolution, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, quantum denoiser, ADMM, Algorithm
Abstract: A new Plug-and-Play (PnP) alternating direction of multipliers (ADMM) scheme is proposed in this paper, by embedding a recently introduced adaptive denoiser using the Schroedinger equation's solutions of quantum physics. The potential of the proposed model is studied for Poisson image deconvolution, which is a common problem occurring in number of imaging applications, such as limited photon acquisition or X-ray computed tomography. Numerical results show the efficiency and good adaptability of the proposed scheme compared to recent state-of-the-art techniques, for both high and low signal-to-noise ratio scenarios. This performance gain regardless of the amount of noise affecting the observations is explained by the flexibility of the embedded quantum denoiser constructed without anticipating any prior statistics about the noise, which is one of the main advantages of this method. The main novelty of this work resided in the integration of a modified quantum denoiser into the PnP-ADMM framework and the numerical proof of convergence of the resulting algorithm., Comment: 22 pages, 13 figures; complements and expands arXiv:2010.09321
Published: 2021

36. Hardware-in-the-Loop Modeling of an Actively Fed MVDC Railway Systems of the Future

Author: Philippe Ladoux, Simon Strobl, Drazen Dujic, Stefan Milovanovic, Convertisseurs Statiques (LAPLACE-CS), LAboratoire PLasma et Conversion d'Energie (LAPLACE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), European Project: 881772,FUNDRES, Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université de Toulouse (UT)
Subjects: General Computer Science, Computer science, 020209 energy, MVDC railway systems, 02 engineering and technology, Set (abstract data type), Catenary, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, General Materials Science, hardware-in-the-loop, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, business.industry, RT~Box, [SPI.NRJ]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electric power, General Engineering, Hardware-in-the-loop simulation, Control engineering, Modular design, Converters, Railway modeling, Line (electrical engineering), TK1-9971, Power (physics), 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, Train, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, business
Abstract: This paper presents an averaged real-time model of an arbitrary size MVDC railway system. In contrast to references already available in the literature, focusing mainly on specific parts of such a railway network (e.g. power converter installed in a locomotive), this paper offers a thorough insight into the modeling of every part belonging to it. Through a set of reasonable assumptions, the concept of a sector is presented allowing for a straightforward synthesis of any MVDC railway network. Thereafter, real-time models of catenaries, rails, trains, as well as power converters supplying the system are presented in a comprehensive manner. Without loss of generality, the system analyzed hereafter represents a 200 km section of a double-track EuroCity line powered by an actively fed electrification system with three transformer-rectifier groups and two modular multilevel converters. The proposed modeling approach was verified on a large-scale hardware-in-the-loop system comprising one RT Box 3, hosting the model of the exemplary railway network, and two modular multilevel converter digital twins relying on the use of industrial ABB PEC800 controllers.
Published: 2021

37. Vesicular systems for dermal and transdermal drug delivery

Author: Richard, C., Souloumiac, E., Jestin, J., Blanzat, Muriel, Cassel, Stéphanie, Interactions moléculaires et réactivité chimique et photochimique (IMRCP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Fédération de Recherche Fluides, Energie, Réacteurs, Matériaux et Transferts (FERMAT), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), SMODD - Systèmes Moléculaires Organisés et Développement Durable (SMODD), and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT)
Subjects: Drug, General Chemical Engineering, media_common.quotation_subject, [CHIM.THER]Chemical Sciences/Medicinal Chemistry, 02 engineering and technology, 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Medicine, media_common, Transdermal, business.industry, Systemic absorption, General Chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, PENETRATE, 3. Good health, [SDV.SP.PG]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Pharmaceutical sciences/Galenic pharmacology, Drug delivery, Lipid vesicle, 0210 nano-technology, Drug carrier, business, LIPID VESICLES, SKIN, Biomedical engineering
Abstract: International audience; Dermal/transdermal drug delivery continues to grow in importance as a means of enhancing treatment activity while reducing toxicity by avoiding the systemic absorption of the drug. At the same time, this has led to the adjustment of a wide diversity of drug carriers. This paper begins with a review of the skin, including its structure and the parameters that influence drug diffusion, followed by strategies to improve dermal drug delivery. Of the multitude of existing carriers, we will focus on the most advanced vectors in dermal/transdermal delivery, and in particular, on vesicular systems. This review will present the state of the art as well as the new trends in this domain. Through the description of these systems, we will try to obtain information on the ideal properties that the carrier must have in order to improve the cutaneous and transcutaneous penetration of the drug
Published: 2021

38. Hard carbon key properties allow for the achievement of high Coulombic efficiency and high volumetric capacity in Na-ion batteries

Author: François Rabuel, Mathieu Morcrette, Camelia Matei Ghimbeu, Stephan Knopf, Patrice Simon, Pierre-Louis Taberna, Adrian Beda, Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Matériaux et nanosciences d'Alsace (FMNGE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Réseau nanophotonique et optique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), Laboratoire réactivité et chimie des solides - UMR CNRS 7314 (LRCS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l'énergie (RS2E), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux (CIRIMAT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Matériaux et Nanosciences Grand-Est (MNGE), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Réseau nanophotonique et optique, Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Nantes (UN)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)
Subjects: Materials science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, chemistry.chemical_element, 02 engineering and technology, General Chemistry, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Electrochemistry, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, 0104 chemical sciences, Chemical engineering, chemistry, Specific surface area, Electrode, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Particle, General Materials Science, Graphite, 0210 nano-technology, Porosity, Carbon, Faraday efficiency
Abstract: International audience; The volumetric capacity and the initial Coulombic efficiency are features of major importance when it comes to the development of full-cell batteries, and are thus key characteristics to boost Na-ion batteries (NIBs) commercialization. To allow the improvement of these parameters, several hard carbon properties that are rarely addressed, such as tapped density and electrode porosity after calendaring, were investigated herein in relation with their physico-chemical characteristics and electrochemical performance. A series of sustainable and scalable synthesized hard carbon spheres with controlled properties were used in this purpose. It was found that the electrode porosity after calendaring decreases rather linearly with the graphite interlayer space (d002), the lowest value (41%) being reached for high temperature treated carbons (>1500 °C). No clear correlation could be established between the electrode porosity and the tapped density. This could be understood by the dependence of the tapped density on several interplaying parameters, including the porosity (open, closed and inter-grain) and the morphology (particle shape and size). The compact carbon electrodes could deliver a high volumetric capacity of ∼300 mA h cm−3. Such performance was achieved by combining low electrode porosity, low interlayer space, and low specific surface area as emphasized by comparison with several other lab-made and commercial hard carbons. Moreover, these carbon spheres revealed an initial Coulombic efficiency of 92%, which is among the highest value reported for hard carbon. This could be correlated in large extent with the low values of the specific surface area of ultra-micropores (
Published: 2021

39. Efficient Photooxygenation Process of Biosourced α-Terpinene by Combining Controlled LED-Driven Flow Photochemistry and Rose Bengal-Anchored Polymer Colloids

Author: Mickael Le Bechec, Maud Save, Sylvie Lacombe, Jean-François Blanco, Robbie Radjagobalou, Karine Loubière, Odile Dechy-Cabaret, Luca Petrizza, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux (IPREM), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ANR-15-CE07-0008,PICPOSS,Procédé Intensifié Continu de Photo-Oxygénation avec Sensiblisateur Supporté pour une production durable et sure de molécules d'intérêt pour la chimie fine et l'industrie pharmaceutique(2015), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour - UPPA (FRANCE), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)
Subjects: General Chemical Engineering, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, Photochemistry, 01 natural sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Colloid, Photoactive polymer colloids, Rose bengal, Génie chimique, Environmental Chemistry, [SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering, Reactivity (chemistry), Génie des procédés, Terpinene, chemistry.chemical_classification, Rose Bengal, Singlet oxygen, [CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Chemistry, Polymer, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Alpha-terpinene, 0104 chemical sciences, Flow photochemistry, [CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers, chemistry, Photooxygenation, 0210 nano-technology, Green conditions
Abstract: International audience; This work studies the reactivity of poly(N-vinylcaprolactam-co-vinyl acetate-co-vinylbenzyl Rose Bengal) microgels (VBRB@MG) as heterogeneous photosensitizers in a continuous-flow process for sustainable singlet oxygen sensitized photooxygenation of a bio-based molecule. Experiments were carried out in a LED-driven spiral-shaped microreactor in which slurry Taylor flows were generated, allowing accurate control of irradiation, light absorption and gas-liquid flow conditions. The benchmark photooxygenation of -terpinene was implemented in ethanol to provide a green solvent using air as a safe supply of oxygen. Swollen RB-grafted colloids formed an efficient substrate for converting -terpinene into ascaridole, providing up to high conversion with high selectivity under continuous-flow conditions, and within short residence times of a few minutes. The supported RB exhibited a reactivity similar to that of the free RB. The reactivity of the supported photosensitizer was maintained for several cycles with a reproducible level after 8 months of storage. Under experimental conditions favouring photobleaching of RB, the photobleaching level of RB was lower with the VBRB@MG colloids than with free RB, suggesting that grafting RB molecules onto the colloid can prevent their photodegradation. KEYWORDS Flow photochemistry. Singlet oxygen. Photoactive polymer colloids. Green conditions. Rose Bengal. Alpha-terpinene.
Published: 2020

40. Topological Analysis of Hydroxyquinoline Derivatives Interacting with Aluminum Cations or with an Al(111) Surface

Author: Corinne Lacaze-Dufaure, Christine Lepetit, Yann Bulteau, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux (CIRIMAT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Subjects: Anions, Matériaux, Substituent, Reaction products, Ionic bonding, 02 engineering and technology, 010402 general chemistry, Topology, 01 natural sciences, [SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Aluminum Cation, chemistry.chemical_compound, Deprotonation, Adsorption, Molecule, Moiety, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Molecules, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0104 chemical sciences, chemistry, Density functional theory, 0210 nano-technology, Aluminum
Abstract: International audience; The reactivity of hydroxyquinoline derivatives (native molecules (Hq) and modified species (HqX, X = Br, SO3H, or SO3–)) is investigated either (i) with aluminum cations for the formation of chelates or (ii) with aluminum surfaces for their adsorption properties, in the framework of the dispersion-corrected Density Functional Theory (DFT-D). It is shown that the substituent X has no influence on the complexation to the aluminum cation of the deprotonated active form, i.e., the one exhibiting a phenolate moiety and referred to as q– for the native Hq and qXn– (n = 1 or 2) for its derivatives. The formation energies of the Alq3 and Al(qX)3 complexes, taking values of −60.87 ± 3.10 eV in vacuum and −24.30 ± 0.29 eV in water, are indicative of a strong chelating affinity of the q– and qXn– (n = 1 or 2) anions for the aluminum cations. ELF and QTAIM topological analyses on these complexes evidence that the bonding of the deprotonated species with the Al3+ ion is ionic with a very weak covalence degree. The para or ortho substituent X of the phenolate moiety of the qXn– (n = 1 or 2) derivatives modifies the electronic structure only locally and thus does not influence their O- or N-coordinating properties. The adsorption properties of the latter on an Al(111) surface have also been studied within periodic DFT-D calculations. The adsorbed species are strongly interacting with the Al(111) surface, as shown by the value of the adsorption energy of −3.69 ± 0.21 eV for the most stable geometries. Various adsorption modes of the q– and qXn– (n = 1 or 2) derivatives are characterized on the Al surface, depending on stabilizing or destabilizing interactions with the substituents X. On the basis of QTAIM descriptors, the bonding of the hydroxyquinoline species on the aluminum surface is characterized as ionic with a weak covalent character.
Published: 2020

41. Optimal Construction of Koopman Eigenfunctions for Prediction and Control

Author: Igor Mezic, Milan Korda, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), University of California [Santa Barbara] (UC Santa Barbara), University of California (UC), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, University of California [Santa Barbara] (UCSB), and University of California
Subjects: 0209 industrial biotechnology, Data-driven methods, [MATH.MATH-DS]Mathematics [math]/Dynamical Systems [math.DS], Linear prediction, Dynamical Systems (math.DS), 02 engineering and technology, Dynamical system, [SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic, Mathematics - Spectral Theory, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, Operator (computer programming), FOS: Mathematics, Applied mathematics, Model predictive control, Mathematics - Dynamical Systems, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Invariant (mathematics), Koopman operator, Mathematics - Optimization and Control, Spectral Theory (math.SP), Mathematics, Eigenfunctions, Eigenfunction, Linear subspace, Computer Science Applications, Optimization and Control (math.OC), Control and Systems Engineering, Convex optimization, [MATH.MATH-OC]Mathematics [math]/Optimization and Control [math.OC]
Abstract: This article presents a novel data-driven framework for constructing eigenfunctions of the Koopman operator geared toward prediction and control. The method leverages the richness of the spectrum of the Koopman operator away from attractors to construct a set of eigenfunctions such that the state (or any other observable quantity of interest) is in the span of these eigenfunctions and hence predictable in a linear fashion. The eigenfunction construction is optimization-based with no dictionary selection required. Once a predictor for the uncontrolled part of the system is obtained in this way, the incorporation of control is done through a multistep prediction error minimization, carried out by a simple linear least-squares regression. The predictor so obtained is in the form of a linear controlled dynamical system and can be readily applied within the Koopman model predictive control (MPC) framework of (M. Korda and I. Mezic, 2018) to control nonlinear dynamical systems using linear MPC tools. The method is entirely data-driven and based predominantly on convex optimization. The novel eigenfunction construction method is also analyzed theoretically, proving rigorously that the family of eigenfunctions obtained is rich enough to span the space of all continuous functions. In addition, the method is extended to construct generalized eigenfunctions that also give rise Koopman invariant subspaces and hence can be used for linear prediction. Detailed numerical examples demonstrate the approach, both for prediction and feedback control. * * Code for the numerical examples is available from https://homepages.laas.fr/mkorda/Eigfuns.zip .
Published: 2020

42. A multi-analytical methodology for the characterization of industrial samples of spent Ni-MH battery powders

Author: Nicolas Coppey, Pascal Floquet, Laurent Cassayre, Béatrice Biscans, Margot Zielinski, Mélina Macouin, Philippe Destrac, Cédric Foulet, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Société Nouvelle d'Affinage des Métaux - SNAM (FRANCE), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre National d'Études Spatiales - CNES (FRANCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Battery (electricity), Materials science, Clustering algorithms, 020209 energy, Analytical chemistry, chemistry.chemical_element, 02 engineering and technology, Electron microprobe, 010501 environmental sciences, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Magnetic susceptibility, Electric Power Supplies, [CHIM.GENI]Chemical Sciences/Chemical engineering, Nickel, law, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Génie chimique, Ni-MH battery recycling, Partial oxidation, Génie des procédés, Electrodes, Waste Management and Disposal, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Elemental mapping, [SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering, Black Mass characterization, Nickel oxide, Non-blocking I/O, Cathode, Anode, Thermal deactivation, chemistry, Metals, Powders
Abstract: International audience; A multi-analytical methodology is implemented to characterize several sieving fractions of industrial samples of Black Mass (BM) powders originating from the thermo-mechanical treatment of cylindrical and prismatic-type spent nickel metal-hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. Elemental analyses of 17 elements (including C and O) indicate that the elemental composition of the powders (greater than93 %wt) does not depend on the battery type nor on the sieving fraction. XRD analyses evidence several phases (including Ni, NiO, CeO2 and C) but their quantification is not possible. Beyond these standard characterisations, magnetic susceptibility measurements demonstrate that the amount of metallic nickel versus nickel oxide increases with the sieving fraction, and that powders from prismatic-type batteries contain twice as much metallic nickel than cylindrical ones. Thanks to statistical analysis (based on clustering algorithms) of an electron probe µ-analysis (EPMA) compositional map, the complete methodology allows us to propose a full phase distribution for the BM particles. Three types of particles are identified and quantified. They originate from the partial oxidation of the battery components (anode active mass, anode current collector, cathode active mass and cathode current collector). The whole picture highlights the joint importance of battery ageing mechanisms, thermal deactivation and BM sieving steps on powder composition
Published: 2020

43. Time Slot Modeling of Life Habits in the Elderly for Decision-Making Support

Author: Damien Brulin, C. Lejeune, Eric Campo, Daniel Esteve, Équipe Instrumentation embarquée et systèmes de surveillance intelligents (LAAS-S4M), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Équipe Nano-ingénierie et intégration des oxydes métalliques et de leurs interfaces (LAAS-NEO), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), and Université de Toulouse (UT)
Subjects: [INFO.INFO-AR]Computer Science [cs]/Hardware Architecture [cs.AR], Life habit, Operations research, homecare, decision-making support, Computer science, 0206 medical engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Process (computing), behavior modeling, 02 engineering and technology, Division (mathematics), Displacement (psychology), 020601 biomedical engineering, [INFO.INFO-AI]Computer Science [cs]/Artificial Intelligence [cs.AI], [SPI.TRON]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electronics, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, classification, Order (business), Relevance (information retrieval), Duration (project management), User interface
Abstract: International audience; This article investigates new steps for the implementation and the utilization of presence indicators to identify displacement activities of a person and to model their life habits. This modeling is based on preliminary measures of displacement rate variations over a period of time. A possible time slot division of activities is highlighted by the analysis of these measures, slight variations of slot boundaries could appear from day to day, from person to person. On this basis, we show how to build three new indicators by working from time slot to time slot, in order to detect alerts or drifts from "normal" behavior as soon as possible and in a more reliable way. These indicators include start and end times of time slots, displacement rate and duration of each time slot. The algorithm we propose has been tested in real situations to show its use and relevance. Results are finally integrated in a more ambitious process of detection and automatic decision-making support through the conception of a web interface.
Published: 2020

44. Inverse Optimal Control to Model Human Trajectories During Locomotion

Author: Isabelle Maroger, Olivier Stasse, Bruno Watier, Équipe Mouvement des Systèmes Anthropomorphes (LAAS-GEPETTO), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), ANR-18-CE10-0003,CoBot,Collaborative Robot(2018), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Subjects: 0209 industrial biotechnology, Computer science, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, 02 engineering and technology, Walking, Human–robot interaction, Task (project management), 03 medical and health sciences, optimal control, human-robot interaction, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, 0302 clinical medicine, Control theory, Humans, [INFO.INFO-RB]Computer Science [cs]/Robotics [cs.RO], [SPI.MECA.BIOM]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Mechanics [physics.med-ph]/Biomechanics [physics.med-ph], modeling, General Medicine, Function (mathematics), Robotics, Optimal control, Computer Science Applications, Human-Computer Interaction, locomotion analysis, Metric (mathematics), Path (graph theory), Robot, model-based simulation, [MATH.MATH-OC]Mathematics [math]/Optimization and Control [math.OC], 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Humanoid robot, Algorithms, Locomotion
Abstract: International audience; Cobotic applications require a good knowledge of human behaviour in order to be cleverly, securely and fluidly performed. For example, to make a human and a humanoid robot perform a co-navigation or a co-manipulation task, a model of human walking trajectories is essential to make the robot follow or even anticipate the human movements. This paper aims to study the Center of Mass (CoM) path during locomotion and generate human-like trajectories with an optimal control scheme. It also proposes a metric which allows to assess this model compared to the human behaviour. CoM trajectories during locomotion of 10 healthy subjects were recorded and analysed as part of this study. Inverse optimal control was used to find the optimal cost function which best fits the model to the measurements. Then, the measurements and the generated data were compared in order to assess the performance of the presented model. Even if the experiments show a great variability in human behaviours, the model presented in this study gives an accurate approximation of the average human walking trajectories. Furthermore, this model gives an approximation of human locomotion good enough to improve cobotic tasks allowing a humanoid robot to anticipate the human behaviour.
Published: 2022

45. Event-triggered observer design for linear systems subject to delayed and sampled output

Author: Yang Tian, Haoping Wang, Chengcheng Song, Alexandre Seuret, Gang Zheng, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Deformable Robots Simulation Team (DEFROST ), Inria Lille - Nord Europe, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille - UMR 9189 (CRIStAL), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille - UMR 9189 (CRIStAL), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 61773212, the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant BK20170094., Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Subjects: 0209 industrial biotechnology, Class (computer programming), Time delays, Observer (quantum physics), Computer science, Linear system, Subject (philosophy), time-delays, Observation, 02 engineering and technology, event-triggered sampling, Computer Science Applications, stabilization, [SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, reduced conservatism, Control and Systems Engineering, Control theory, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing, LMI, Event triggered
Abstract: International audience; In this paper, we investigate the observation and stabilisation problems for a class of linear time-invariant systems, subject to unknown states, and network constraints, including time-delays and event-triggered sampling. A new type of event-triggered mechanism is proposed based on an appropriate storage function, which is chosen larger than the derivative of Lyapunov function. Thus, the convergence of the observer system is guaranteed by the negativity of this storage function. With the utilisation of LMI techniques and the designed novel event-triggered mechanism, as well as the utilisation of a Wirtinger-based inequality, only a slight over-estimation exists in the process of obtaining stability conditions, leading to reduced conservatism. With simulations of a mobile cart system, the effectiveness of this novel event-triggered mechanism is proven through a comparison with a classical event-triggered and also periodic time-triggered mechanisms.
Published: 2022

46. Cone-Copositive Lyapunov Functions for Complementarity Systems: Converse Result and Polynomial Approximation

Author: Aneel Tanwani, Marianne Souaiby, Didier Henrion, Équipe Méthodes et Algorithmes en Commande (LAAS-MAC), Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS), Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse Capitole (UT Capitole), Université de Toulouse (UT), ANR-17-CE40-0019,ConVan,Contrôle des Systèmes Interconnectés sous Contraintes en Utilisant l'Analyse Variationelle(2017), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), and ANR-17-CE40-0019-01,ConVan,Control of Constrained Interconnected Systems Using Variational Analysis
Subjects: Lyapunov function, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Polynomial, Differential equation, [MATH.MATH-DS]Mathematics [math]/Dynamical Systems [math.DS], Mathematics::Optimization and Control, 02 engineering and technology, Subderivative, Rational function, 01 natural sciences, symbols.namesake, Constrained systems, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, Exponential stability, Indicator function, sums-of-squares optimization, [INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering, FOS: Mathematics, [INFO.INFO-SY]Computer Science [cs]/Systems and Control [cs.SY], Applied mathematics, discretization, 0101 mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mathematics - Optimization and Control, Mathematics, 010102 general mathematics, converse Lyapunov theorem, hybrid systems, Computer Science Applications, Control and Systems Engineering, Optimization and Control (math.OC), symbols, Convex cone, [MATH.MATH-OC]Mathematics [math]/Optimization and Control [math.OC]
Abstract: International audience; This article establishes the existence of a class of Lyapunov functions for analyzing the stability of a class of state-constrained systems, and it describes algorithms for their numerical computation. The system model consists of a differential equation coupled with a set-valued relation which introduces discontinuities in the vector field at the boundaries of the constraint set. In particular, the set-valued relation is described by the subdifferential of the indicator function of a closed convex cone, which results in a cone-complementarity system. The question of analyzing stability of such systems is addressed by constructing cone-copositive Lyapunov functions. As a first analytical result, we show that exponentially stable complementarity systems always admit a continuously differentiable cone-copositive Lyapunov function. Putting some more structure on the system vector field, such as homogeneity, we can show that the aforementioned functions can be approximated by a rational function of cone-copositive homogeneous polynomials. This later class of functions is seen to be particularly amenable for numerical computation as we provide two classes of algorithms for precisely that purpose. These algorithms consist of a hierarchy of either linear or semidefinite optimization problems for computing the desired copositive Lyapunov function. Some examples are given to illustrate our approach.
Published: 2022

47. Ecotoxicological assessment of commercial boron nitride nanotubes toward Xenopus laevis tadpoles and host-associated gut microbiota

Author: Maialen Barret, Florence Mouchet, Laury Gauthier, Clément Baratange, Lauris Evariste, Emmanuel Flahaut, Brigitte Soula, Anne Marie Galibert, Eric Pinelli, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux (CIRIMAT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP)
Subjects: inorganic chemicals, Amphibian, 16S, Matériaux, Xenopus, Biomedical Engineering, Gut microbiota, 02 engineering and technology, 010501 environmental sciences, Gut flora, Nitride, Toxicology, medicine.disease_cause, 01 natural sciences, [SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials, biology.animal, medicine, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Larva, biology, Host (biology), Chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, biology.organism_classification, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, Biochemistry, Environnement et Société, Boron nitride nanotubes, Genotoxicity, Ecotoxicity, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; Despite the growing interest for boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) due to their unique properties, data on the evaluation of the environmental risk potential of this emerging engineered nanomaterial are currently lacking. Therefore, the ecotoxicity of a commercial form of BNNT (containing tubes, hexagonal-boron nitride, and boron) was assessed in vivo toward larvae of the amphibian Xenopus laevis. Following the exposure, multiple endpoints were measured in the tadpoles as well as in bacterial communities associated to the host gut. Exposure to BNNT led to boron accumulation in host tissues and was not associated to genotoxic effects. However, the growth of the tadpoles increased due to BNNT exposure. This parameter was associated to remodeling of gut microbiome, benefiting to taxa from the phylum Bacteroidetes. Changes in relative abundance of this phylum were positively correlated to larval growth. The obtained results support the finding that BNNT are biocompatible as indicated by the absence of toxic effect from the tested nanomaterials. In addition, byproducts, especially free boron present in the tested product, were overall beneficial for the metabolism of the tadpoles.
Published: 2020

48. Effect of stress on vacancy formation and diffusion in fcc systems: Comparison between DFT calculations and elasticity theory

Author: Philippe Maugis, Damien Connétable, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux (CIRIMAT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence (IM2NP), Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Aix-Marseille Université - AMU (FRANCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Université de Toulon - UTLN (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), and Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Materials science, Polymers and Plastics, Matériaux, Elasticity theory, chemistry.chemical_element, Thermodynamics, vacancy, 02 engineering and technology, Thermal diffusivity, DFT, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Aluminium, law, Vacancy defect, 0103 physical sciences, Perpendicular, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Solubility, [PHYS]Physics [physics], 010302 applied physics, Vacancy, elasticity theory, stress effects, Metals and Alloys, fcc systems, Elasticity (physics), 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Crystallographic defect, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, chemistry, Fcc systems, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Ceramics and Composites, Hydrostatic equilibrium, 0210 nano-technology, Stress effects
Abstract: International audience; This paper discusses the effect of stress on the solubility and diffusivity of vacancies using the elasticity theory of point defects. To support the discussion, results are compared with DFT calculations to verify model accuracy. The particular case of vacancies in aluminum is discussed in detail (DFT-elasticity), while three other metallic fcc systems -- Ni, Cu and Pd -- are discussed through the elasticity approach only. Different types of loading were considered: hydrostatic, multi-axial and shear stresses. In the case of a uni-axial loading, two different directions were investigated: the first along a main crystallographic direction, i.e. [001], and the second perpendicular to the dense plane (111). In order to quantify the effect of stress on diffusivity, the diffusion coefficient of each configuration was expressed for further calculations. By analyzing the symmetry break during the loading process, non-equivalent atomic jumps were identified and diffusion equations obtained. A multi-physic approach was carried out by combining first-principles calculations, to study atomic-scale processes, and a multi-state formalism, to obtain exact diffusion equations. Results show that elasticity accurately captures the effects of stress on vacancy diffusion and solubility and an application method is presented.
Published: 2020

49. Effect of the microstructure of n-butyl acrylate/N-isopropylacrylamide copolymers on their thermo-responsiveness, self-organization and gel properties in water

Author: Stéphane Gineste, Fang Yin, Mariana Beija, Juliette S. Behra, Nancy Lauth-de Viguerie, Bruno Payré, Annie Brûlet, Juliette Fitremann, Mathias Destarac, Jean-Daniel Marty, Interactions moléculaires et réactivité chimique et photochimique (IMRCP), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Fédération de Recherche Fluides, Energie, Réacteurs, Matériaux et Transferts (FERMAT), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IDeAS - Interfaces Dynamiques et Assemblages Stimulables (IDeAS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), P3R - Polymères de Précision par Procédés Radicalaires (P3R), LLB - Matière molle et biophysique (MMB), Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB - UMR 12), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Microscopie Électronique Appliquée à la Biologie (CMEAB), Toulouse Réseau Imagerie-Genotoul ( TRI-Genotoul), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital de Rangueil, CHU Toulouse [Toulouse]-CHU Toulouse [Toulouse]-Toulouse Réseau Imagerie-Genotoul ( TRI-Genotoul), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
Subjects: Cloud point, Acrylate, Molar mass, Materials science, 02 engineering and technology, Neutron scattering, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Microstructure, 01 natural sciences, 0104 chemical sciences, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomaterials, chemistry.chemical_compound, Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Differential scanning calorimetry, chemistry, Chemical engineering, 13. Climate action, Copolymer, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Thermoresponsive polymers in chromatography, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: International audience; AbstractHypothesisPolymer composition, microstructure, molar mass, architecture… critically affect the properties of thermoresponsive polymers in aqueous media.ExperimentsThe behaviour of n-isopropylacrylamide and n-butyl acrylate-based copolymers of variable composition and structure (statistical, diblock or triblock) was studied in solution at different temperatures and concentrations with turbidimetry measurements, differential scanning calorimetry, electronic microscopy, rheology and scattering experiments.FindingsThis study illustrates how it is possible through chemical engineering of the microstructure of amphiphilic thermoresponsive polymers to modulate significantly the self-assembly, morphological and mechanical properties of these materials in aqueous media. Statistical structures induced a strong decrease of cloud point temperature compared to block structures with similar composition. Moreover, block structures lead below the transition temperature to the formation of colloidal structures. Above the transition temperature, the formation of colloidal aggregates is observed at low concentrations, and at higher concentrations the formation of gels. Neutron scattering and light scattering measurements show that for a given composition diblock structures lead to smaller colloids and mesoglobules than their triblock counterparts. Moreover, diblock structures, compared to triblock analogs, allow the formation of gels that do not demix with time (no synaeresis) but that are softer than triblock gels.Graphical abstractThe microstructural engineering of amphiphilic thermoresponsive copolymers of n-butyl acrylate and N-isopropylacrylamide allows significant modulations of the self-assembly, morphological and mechanical properties of these materials in aqueous media.
Published: 2020

50. Effect of ageing on the properties of the W-containing IRIS-TiAl alloy

Author: Nicolas Ratel-Ramond, Jean-Philippe Monchoux, Alain Couret, Christophe Deshayes, David Reyes, Marc Thomas, Physique de la Plasticité et Métallurgie (CEMES-PPM), Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), DPHY, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay [Châtillon], ONERA-Université Paris-Saclay, ANR-17-EURE-0009,NanoX,Science et Ingénierie à l'Echelle Nano(2017), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)
Subjects: Materials science, Polymers and Plastics, Alloy, FOS: Physical sciences, Spark plasma sintering, chemistry.chemical_element, Mechanical properties, Physics - Classical Physics, 02 engineering and technology, engineering.material, Tungsten, 01 natural sciences, [SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials, [PHYS.MECA.MEMA]Physics [physics]/Mechanics [physics]/Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph], 0103 physical sciences, Lamellar structure, Composite material, Microstructure, 010302 applied physics, Condensed Matter - Materials Science, Precipitation (chemistry), Metals and Alloys, Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci), Classical Physics (physics.class-ph), equipment and supplies, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Ageing, Deformation mechanism, chemistry, Creep, Titanium aluminides, [PHYS.COND.CM-MS]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Materials Science [cond-mat.mtrl-sci], Ceramics and Composites, engineering, 0210 nano-technology
Abstract: The effects of ageing at 800 $^\circ$C on the properties of the IRIS alloy (Ti$_{49.9}$Al$_{48}$W$_2$B$_{0.1}$) are studied. The initial microstructure of this alloy densified by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) is mainly composed of lamellar colonies which are surrounded by $\gamma$ grains. The evolutions of the alloy strength and creep resistance resulting from this ageing treatment are measured by the related mechanical tests. The microstructural changes are investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopies and by X-ray diffraction. The main structural evolutions consist in a shrinkage of the lamellar areas and in a precipitation of $\beta_0$ phase, which is accompanied by a moderate segregation of tungsten and a decrease of the $\alpha_2$ lamellar width. However, these evolutions are relatively limited and the microstructural stability is found to result mainly from the low diffusivity of tungsten. Conversely, a moderate effect of this ageing treatment on mechanical properties, at room and high temperatures, is measured. Such experimental results are interpreted and discussed in terms of the microstructural evolutions and of the deformation mechanisms which are activated at different temperatures under various solicitations.
Published: 2020

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