Optimization of CdTe thin‐film solar cell efficiency using a sputtered,oxygenated CdS window layer

A major source of loss in cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride (CdS/CdTe) solar cells results from light absorbed in the CdS window layer, which is not converted to electrical current. This film can be made more transparent by oxygen incorporation during sputter deposition at ambient temperature. Prior to this work, this material has not produced high‐efficiency devices on tin oxide‐coated soda‐lime‐glass substrates used industrially. Numerous devices were fabricated over a variety of process conditions to produce an optimized device. Although the material does not show a consistent increase in band gap with oxygenation, absorption in this layer can be virtually eliminated over the relevant spectrum, leading to an increase in short‐circuit current. Meanwhile, fill factor is maintained, and open‐circuit voltage increases relative to baseline devices with sublimated CdS. The trend of device parameters with oxygenation and thickness is consistent with an increasing conduction band offset at the window/CdTe interface. Optimization considering both initial efficiency and stability resulted in a National Renewable Energy Laboratory verified 15.2%‐efficient cell on 3.2‐mm soda‐lime glass. This window material was shown to be compatible with SnO₂‐based transparent conducting oxide and high resistance transparent coated substrates using in‐line compatible processes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd     

Alkali treatment of lignocellulosic fibers extracted from sugarcane bagasse: Composition,structure, properties

Lignocellulosic fibers extracted from sugarcane bagasse were treated with NaOH solutions of different concentration (0-40 wt%) to study the effect of alkali treatment on the composition, structure and properties of the fibers. Composition was determined by the van Soest method, structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), while mechanical properties by tensile testing. Hemicellulose and lignin content decrease, while cellulose content goes through a maximum as a function of alkali concentration. Crystallinity changes only slightly and microfibril angle (MFA) remains constant thus structural effects and especially MFA are not the primary reasons for changing properties. The Young's modulus of the fibers shows a slight maximum at around 2-4 wt% NaOH content, while tensile strength goes through a much more pronounced one at around 5-8 wt%. Direct correlation between structure and mechanical properties was not found indicating that composition is more important in the determination of properties than structure. Regression analysis proved that the combination of several compositional variables determines mechanical properties in a non-linear manner. The improvement in fiber properties was explained with the dissolution of weak amorphous fractions and the relative increase of cellulose content.     

Seasonal Variability of a Caryophyllane Chemotype Essential Oil of Eugenia patrisii Vahl Occurring in the Brazilian Amazon

Eugenia patrisii Vahl is a native and non-endemic myrtaceous species of the Brazilian Amazon. Due to few botanical and phytochemical reports of this species, the objective of the present work was to evaluate the seasonal variability of their leaf essential oils, performed by GC and GC-MS and chemometric analysis. The results indicated that the variation in oil yields (0.7 ± 0.1%) could be correlated with climatic conditions and rainy (R) and dry seasons (D). (E)-caryophyllene (R = 17.1% ± 16.0, D = 20.2% ± 17.7) and caryophyllene oxide (R = 30.1% ± 18.4, D = 14.1% ± 19.3) are the major constituents and did not display significant differences between the two seasons. However, statistically, a potential correlation between the main constituents of E. patrisii essential oil and the climatic parameters is possible. It was observed that the higher temperature and insolation rates and the lower humidity rate, which are characteristics of the dry season, lead to an increase in the (E)-caryophyllene contents, while lower temperature and insolation and higher humidity, which occur in the rainy season, lead to an increase in the caryophyllene oxide content. The knowledge of variations in the E. patrisii essential oil composition could help choose the best plant chemical profile for medicinal purposes.     

新媒体服务系统及其相关支撑技术

从新媒体的概念出发,针对新媒体的对等交互、数字化分布特征,阐述了新媒体服务系统的基本功能和构成要素.然后面向新媒体的需求和发展趋势,重点从新媒体服务系统软件体系架构、新媒体服务组合、数字权益管理、数字水印、信任管理等几个新媒体服务系统关键支撑技术研究的主要内容和热点问题展开了讨论.     

地市级地面数字电视发射机常见故障分析

随着中国加快推进地面数字电视（DTMB）无线覆盖工程的建设,提高技术人员对地面数字电视发射系统设备的维护维修水平、故障判断排除能力刻不容缓。本文结合由包头市微波总站建设的市级地面数字电视单频网项目,对其运行中常见的发射机故障进行了分析和总结。     

MCeO3：Eu^3＋（M=Sr，Ba）的合成及发光性质研究

利用高温固相反应法合成了Eu^3＋掺杂的MCeO3（M=Sr，Ba）发光粉末样品，采用X射线衍射技术和荧光光谱等测试手段分别对其物相组成和发光性质进行了研究。X射线衍射结果显示，Eu^3＋离子容易替代MCeO3晶格中M^2＋离子的位置。荧光光谱测试结果表明，Eu^3＋掺杂的SrCeO3和BaCeO3样品在紫外波段存在着非常宽的吸收带，峰值分别位于311和320nm左右，它们属于Ce^4＋-O^2-的电荷迁移带，SrCeO3和BaCeO3基质与Eu^3＋离子之间存在着能量转移。在MCeO3：Eu^3＋样品中，Eu^3＋的发射主要来自于^5D0激发态能级，其中以磁偶极跃迁^5D0-^7F1发射强度为最大；此外样品中还存在着较高的^5D1激发态能级的辐射跃迁。SrCe03：EU^3＋样品的发射强度远大于BaCeO3：EU^3＋样品。     

Collective current rectification

We consider a set of coupled underdamped ac-driven dynamical units exposed to a heat bath. The coupling scheme defines the absence/presence of certain symmetries, which in turn cause a nonzero/zero value of a mean dc-output. We discuss dynamical mechanisms of a dc-current appearance and identify current reversals with synchronization/desynchronization transitions in the collective ratchet's dynamics.     

两种调制方式下主从激光器同步性能的理论研究

 以单周期信号为例,数值模拟并讨论了注入频率和注入光场波动强度对主从式半导体激光器同步性能的影响。分别通过直接调制和外部调制两种方式获得单周期信号,并采用改进的参数——相似指数评价系统的同步性能。研究结果表明：当注入强度足够大时,系统实现注入锁定同步,外部调制的相似指数大于内部调制;注入强度恒定时,同步品质几乎不受调制指数的影响,而受调制频率的影响;由于内部、外部调制引起主激光器的输出反相,两种调制方式下同步品质随调制频率的变化趋势也相反。     

En">Characters and Composition Factor Multiplicities for the Lie Superalgebra $${\mathfrak{g}}{\mathfrak{l}}$$ ( m / n )

The multiplicities a of simple modules L in the composition series of Kac modules V lambda for the Lie superalgebra (m/n ) were described by Serganova, leading to her solution of the character problem for (m/n ). In Serganova's algorithm all with nonzero a are determined for a given this algorithm, turns out to be rather complicated. In this Letter, a simple rule is conjectured to find all nonzero a for any given weight . In particular, we claim that for an r-fold atypical weight there are 2r distinct weights such that a = 1, and a = 0 for all other weights . Some related properties on the multiplicities a are proved, and arguments in favour of our main conjecture are given. Finally, an extension of the conjecture describing the inverse of the matrix of Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomials is discussed.