In Situ Management of Ions Migration to Control Hysteresis Effect for Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells

As one of the most promising photovoltaic materials, the efficiency of inorganic–organic hybrid halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has reached 25.5% in 2020. However, the stability and hysteresis remain primary challenges before it can become a commercial photovoltaic technology. Therefore, those issues have drawn significant attention for photovoltaic applications. In this work, a study of the PSCs hysteresis improvement is presented based on a combination of first-principles simulations, scanning electron microscopy images, and time-dependent photocurrent measurements. It indicates the hysteresis led by the ion migration and accumulation is mainly localized at the two interfaces: one is between electron transport layer and active layer, and the other is between active layer and hole transport layer. Considering the massive defects at the grain boundaries (GBs), they lower the potential barriers significantly. The defect density at GBs is therefore reduced via the in situ passivation of PbI₂ crystals. The hysteresis index is decreased from 22.43% down to 1.04%, and results in an improvement in efficiency from 17.12% up to 20.10%. Following the understanding of defect-induced hysteresis, an approach to improve the hysteresis is provided, which can be integrated into the fabrication process and widely applied to enhance the performance of PSCs.     

Accurate localization of cortical convolutions in MR brain images

Analysis of brain images often requires accurate localization of cortical convolutions. Although magnetic resonance (MR) brain images offer sufficient resolution for identifying convolutions in theory, the nature of tomographic imaging prevents clear definition of convolutions in individual slices. Existing methods for solving this problem rely on heuristic adaptation of brain atlases created from a small number of individuals. These methods do not usually provide high accuracy because of large biological variations among individuals. The authors propose to localize convolutions by linking realistic visualizations of the cortical surface with the original image volume. They have developed a system so that a user can quickly localize key convolutions in several visualizations of an entire brain surface. Because of the links between the visualizations and the original volume, these convolutions are simultaneously localized in the original image slices. In the process of the authors' development, they have implemented a fast and easy method for visualizing cortical surfaces in MR images, thereby making their scheme usable in practical applications.     

广山药中16种元素的分析比较

用原子吸收法和分光光度法测定了5个产地的广山药及怀山药中16种元素的含量，并进行了比较。发现广山药及怀山药中均含有Mn,Fe,Zn,Ca,Cu,Mg,P,Se等元素，5个产地的广山药中的Cu/Zn值均低于正常人血清的Cu/Zn，这些元素可能是怀山药，广山药具有补脾养胃，生津益肺，补肾涩精，治疗糖尿病等功效的物质基础之一；广山药长期作为山药的一个品种同等入药，食用是有科学根据的；广山药，怀山药中含有一定量的As,Hg。     

Direct Synthesis of Oxygenates from Water and Methane via Dielectric-barrier Discharge

In this investigation, a clean, atomic economic and direct synthesis of oxygenates (methanol, ethanol) form water and methane via dielectric-barrier discharge was developed at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. The effect of discharge voltage on this process was studied. The results showed that the conversion of water can be as high as 7%, the selectivity of methanol and ethanol can be as high as 100%.     

Visual recognition of melamine in milk via selective metallo-hydrogel formation

A novel protocol allowing convenient and highly selective visual recognition of melamine in raw milk via selective metallo-hydrogel formation at a concentration as low as 10 ppm without any tedious pretreatment has been developed.