1.Introduction Layered van der Waals materials have emerged as a new class of materials with fascinating properties for versatile potential ap-plications owing to their unique atomic structures and ultrathin thickness...1.Introduction Layered van der Waals materials have emerged as a new class of materials with fascinating properties for versatile potential ap-plications owing to their unique atomic structures and ultrathin thickness[1-7].As a subcategory of layered van der Waals mate-rials,group IV monochalcogenides,including Ge(S,Se,Te)and Sn(S,Se,Te),possess similar atomic structures and comparable elec-tronic structures,rendering them becoming promising alternatives for applications in thermoelectric[8],ferroelectric[9-11],photo-catalytic[12],optoelectronic[13-16],and memory devices[17-19].展开更多
Optical immersion clearing is a technique that has been widely studied for more than two decades and that is used to originate a temporary transparency effect in biological tissues.If applied in cooperation with clini...Optical immersion clearing is a technique that has been widely studied for more than two decades and that is used to originate a temporary transparency effect in biological tissues.If applied in cooperation with clinical methods it provides optimization of diagnosis and treatment procedures.This technique turns biological tissues more transparent through two main mechanisms-tissue dehydration and refractive index(RI)matching between tissue compo-nents.Such matching is obtained by partial replacement of interstit ial water by a biocompat ible agent that presents higher RI and it can be completely rever sible by natural rehydration in vrivo or by assisted rehydration in ex vivo tissues.Experimental data to characterize and discriminate between the two mechanisms and to find new ones are necessary.Using a simple method,based on collimated transmittance and thickness measurements made from muscle samples under treatment,we have estimated the diffusion properties of glucose,ethylene glycol(EG)and water that were used to perform such char acterization and discrimination.Comparing these properties with data from literature that characterize their diffusion in water we have observed that musde cell membrane permeability limits agent and water diffusion in the muscle.The same experi-mental data has allowed to calculate the optical dearing(OC)eficiency and make an inter-pretation of the internal changes that occurred in muscle during the treatments.The same methodology can now be used to perform similar studies with other agents and in other tissues in order to solve engineering problems at design of inexpensive and robust technologies for a consider.able improvement of optical tomogr aphic techmiques with better contrast and in depth imaging.展开更多
Previous studies on haze formation focused mainly on the various chemical components in aerosol particles and their physicochemical effects on particle behaviour(e.g.,generation,growth,and agglomeration).This paper de...Previous studies on haze formation focused mainly on the various chemical components in aerosol particles and their physicochemical effects on particle behaviour(e.g.,generation,growth,and agglomeration).This paper describes the measurement of the charging state on atmospheric aerosol particles,which could be affected by meteorological conditions.A series of experiments on particle charging state and meteorological factors was undertaken on the roof of the west 4th building on the Qujiang Campus at Xi'an Jiaotong University(China).Measurements were conducted approximately 20 m above ground level,Our results showed that most atmospheric particles carried net negative or positive charge and that the electric charge on the particles varied diurnally and seasonally.The average amount of charge on particles was higher in winter than in summer.The number concentration of charged particles was higher during the day than overnight.Obvious difference in the average charge of aerosol particles was found between sand-dust days and haze days.A strong relationship was found between the PM2.s concentration,charge amount on particles,and humidity.Our findings show that particle formation and growth could partly be attributed to variation in particle charging state,which is related to meteorological conditions including atmospheric humidity.展开更多
The incorporation of interface passivation structures in ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se_(2)based solar cells is shown.The fabrication used an industry scalable lithography technique—nanoimprint lithography(NIL)—for a 15×...The incorporation of interface passivation structures in ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se_(2)based solar cells is shown.The fabrication used an industry scalable lithography technique—nanoimprint lithography(NIL)—for a 15×15 cm^(2)dielectric layer patterning.Devices with a NIL nanopatterned dielectric layer are benchmarked against electron-beam lithography(EBL)patterning,using rigid substrates.The NIL patterned device shows similar performance to the EBL patterned device.The impact of the lithographic processes in the rigid solar cells’performance were evaluated via X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and through a Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator.The device on stainless-steel showed a slightly lower performance than the rigid approach,due to additional challenges of processing steel substrates,even though scanning transmission electron microscopy did not show clear evidence of impurity diffusion.Notwithstanding,time-resolved photoluminescence results strongly suggested elemental diffusion from the flexible substrate.Nevertheless,bending tests on the stainless-steel device demonstrated the mechanical stability of the CIGS-based device.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the China Postdoc-toral Science Foundation(Nos.2020M673174 and2019M663688)The authors acknowledge the European Research Executive Agency(Project No.101079184-FUNLAYERS).
文摘1.Introduction Layered van der Waals materials have emerged as a new class of materials with fascinating properties for versatile potential ap-plications owing to their unique atomic structures and ultrathin thickness[1-7].As a subcategory of layered van der Waals mate-rials,group IV monochalcogenides,including Ge(S,Se,Te)and Sn(S,Se,Te),possess similar atomic structures and comparable elec-tronic structures,rendering them becoming promising alternatives for applications in thermoelectric[8],ferroelectric[9-11],photo-catalytic[12],optoelectronic[13-16],and memory devices[17-19].
基金support from the Government of Russian Federation(Grant No.14.Z50.31.0004)The Tomsk State University Academic D.I.Mendeleev Fund Program.
文摘Optical immersion clearing is a technique that has been widely studied for more than two decades and that is used to originate a temporary transparency effect in biological tissues.If applied in cooperation with clinical methods it provides optimization of diagnosis and treatment procedures.This technique turns biological tissues more transparent through two main mechanisms-tissue dehydration and refractive index(RI)matching between tissue compo-nents.Such matching is obtained by partial replacement of interstit ial water by a biocompat ible agent that presents higher RI and it can be completely rever sible by natural rehydration in vrivo or by assisted rehydration in ex vivo tissues.Experimental data to characterize and discriminate between the two mechanisms and to find new ones are necessary.Using a simple method,based on collimated transmittance and thickness measurements made from muscle samples under treatment,we have estimated the diffusion properties of glucose,ethylene glycol(EG)and water that were used to perform such char acterization and discrimination.Comparing these properties with data from literature that characterize their diffusion in water we have observed that musde cell membrane permeability limits agent and water diffusion in the muscle.The same experi-mental data has allowed to calculate the optical dearing(OC)eficiency and make an inter-pretation of the internal changes that occurred in muscle during the treatments.The same methodology can now be used to perform similar studies with other agents and in other tissues in order to solve engineering problems at design of inexpensive and robust technologies for a consider.able improvement of optical tomogr aphic techmiques with better contrast and in depth imaging.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11872295)the Strategic Research Grant,City University of Hong Kong(Grant No.Cityli-SRG 7004867)the State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology,Institute of Earth Environment,CAS(Grant No.SKLLQG1807),China。
文摘Previous studies on haze formation focused mainly on the various chemical components in aerosol particles and their physicochemical effects on particle behaviour(e.g.,generation,growth,and agglomeration).This paper describes the measurement of the charging state on atmospheric aerosol particles,which could be affected by meteorological conditions.A series of experiments on particle charging state and meteorological factors was undertaken on the roof of the west 4th building on the Qujiang Campus at Xi'an Jiaotong University(China).Measurements were conducted approximately 20 m above ground level,Our results showed that most atmospheric particles carried net negative or positive charge and that the electric charge on the particles varied diurnally and seasonally.The average amount of charge on particles was higher in winter than in summer.The number concentration of charged particles was higher during the day than overnight.Obvious difference in the average charge of aerosol particles was found between sand-dust days and haze days.A strong relationship was found between the PM2.s concentration,charge amount on particles,and humidity.Our findings show that particle formation and growth could partly be attributed to variation in particle charging state,which is related to meteorological conditions including atmospheric humidity.
基金InovSolarCells(PTDC/FISMAC/29696/2017)co-funded by FCT and the ERDF through COMPETE2020And by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grants agreements N°.720887(ARCIGS-M project)+2 种基金grand agreement N°.715027(Uniting PV)P.M.P.S.and P.A.F.would like to acknowledge FCT for the support of the project FCT UIDB/04730/2020This work was developed within the scope of the project i3N,UIDB/50025/2020&UIDP/50025/2020,financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC.
文摘The incorporation of interface passivation structures in ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se_(2)based solar cells is shown.The fabrication used an industry scalable lithography technique—nanoimprint lithography(NIL)—for a 15×15 cm^(2)dielectric layer patterning.Devices with a NIL nanopatterned dielectric layer are benchmarked against electron-beam lithography(EBL)patterning,using rigid substrates.The NIL patterned device shows similar performance to the EBL patterned device.The impact of the lithographic processes in the rigid solar cells’performance were evaluated via X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and through a Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator.The device on stainless-steel showed a slightly lower performance than the rigid approach,due to additional challenges of processing steel substrates,even though scanning transmission electron microscopy did not show clear evidence of impurity diffusion.Notwithstanding,time-resolved photoluminescence results strongly suggested elemental diffusion from the flexible substrate.Nevertheless,bending tests on the stainless-steel device demonstrated the mechanical stability of the CIGS-based device.
