Organolead halide perovskites have attracted extensive attentions as light harvesting materials for solar cells recently, because of its high charge‐carrier mobilities, high photoconversion ...efficiencies, low energy cost, ease of deposition, and so on. Herein, with CH3NH3PbI3 film deposited on flexible ITO coated substrate, the first organolead halide perovskite based broadband photodetector is demonstrated. The organolead halide perovskite photodetector is sensitive to a broadband wavelength from the ultraviolet light to entire visible light, showing a photo‐responsivity of 3.49 A W−1, 0.0367 A W−1, an external quantum efficiency of 1.19×103%, 5.84% at 365 nm and 780 nm with a voltage bias of 3 V, respectively. Additionally, the as‐fabricated photodetector exhibit excellent flexibility and robustness with no obvious variation of photocurrent after bending for several times. The organolead halide perovskite photodetector with high sensitivity, high speed and broad spectrum photoresponse is promising for further practical applications. And this platform creates new opportunities for the development of low‐cost, solution‐processed and high‐efficiency photodetectors.
Organometal halide perovskites have shown tremendous potential as incident light absorbers for optoelectronic applications. In this work, a broadband photodetecotor is demonstrated based on the CH3NH3PbI3 film, showing a photo‐responsivity of 3.49 A W−1, 0.0367 A W−1, an external quantum efficiency of 1.19 × 103 %, 5.84% at 365 and 780 nm, respectively. These results provide new opportunities for the development of high‐efficiency photodetectors.
Ceramic oxide electrolytes are outstanding due to their excellent thermostability, wide electrochemical stable windows, superior Li‐ion conductivity, and high elastic modulus compared to other ...electrolytes. To achieve high energy density, all‐solid‐state batteries require thin solid‐state electrolytes that are dozens of micrometers thick due to the high density of ceramic electrolytes. Perovskite‐type Li0.34La0.56TiO3 (LLTO) freestanding ceramic electrolyte film with a thickness of 25 µm is prepared by tape‐casting. Compared to a thick electrolyte (>200 µm) obtained by cold‐pressing, the total Li ionic conductivity of this LLTO film improves from 9.6 × 10−6 to 2.0 × 10−5 S cm−1. In addition, the LLTO film with a thickness of 25 µm exhibits a flexural strength of 264 MPa. An all‐solid‐state Li‐metal battery assembled with a 41 µm thick LLTO exhibits an initial discharge capacity of 145 mAh g−1 and a high capacity retention ratio of 86.2% after 50 cycles. Reducing the thickness of oxide ceramic electrolytes is crucial to reduce the resistance of electrolytes and improve the energy density of Li‐metal batteries.
The energy density of all‐solid‐state lithium‐metal batteries based on oxide electrolytes is dependent on the thickness of the electrolytes. The production and application of freestanding Li0.34La0.56TiO3 ceramic film with a thickness below 41 µm prepared by tape‐casting demonstrate the feasibility and challenges of the commercial application of ceramic oxide electrolytes.
Electrochemical water splitting is a clean technology for H2 fuels, but greatly hindered by the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, a series of spinel‐structured nanosheets ...with oxygen deficiencies and ultrathin thicknesses were designed to increase the reactivity and the number of active sites of the catalysts, which were then taken as an excellent platform for promoting the water oxidation process. Theoretical investigations showed that the oxygen vacancies confined in the ultrathin nanosheet could lower the adsorption energy of H2O, leading to increased OER efficiency. As expected, the NiCo2O4 ultrathin nanosheets rich in oxygen vacancies exhibited a large current density of 285 mA cm−2 at 0.8 V and a small overpotential of 0.32 V, both of which are superior to the corresponding values of bulk samples or samples with few oxygen deficiencies and even higher than those of most reported non‐precious‐metal catalysts. This work should provide a new pathway for the design of advanced OER catalysts.
Beneficial deficiencies: A series of spinel‐structured nanosheets with oxygen deficiencies (Ovac) and ultrathin thicknesses were synthesized for the first time. These features lead to an increase in the number of active sites and in the activity of the catalyst in water oxidation, which was confirmed by experimental and theoretical studies.
Limited by the relatively sluggish charge‐carrier separation in semiconductors, the photocatalytic performance is still far below what is expected. Herein, a model of ZnIn2S4 (ZIS) nanosheets with ...oxygen doping is put forward to obtain in‐depth understanding of the role that doping atoms play in photocatalysis. It shows enhanced photocatalytic activity compared with pristine ZIS. The electron dynamics analyzed by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy reveals that the average recovery lifetime of photoexcited electrons is increased by 1.53 times upon oxygen incorporation into the ZIS crystals, indicating enhanced separation of photoexcited carriers in oxygen‐doped ZIS nanosheets. As expected, the oxygen‐doped ZIS nanosheets show a remarkably improved photocatalytic activity with a hydrogen evolution rate of up to 2120 μmol h−1 g−1 under visible‐light irradiation, which is 4.5 times higher than that of the pristine ZIS nanosheets.
Doping control: A model of ultrathin ZnIn2S4 nanosheets with oxygen doping offers insights into the influence of oxygen doping on the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and the photocatalytic activity of catalysts at the atomic level. Experimental and theoretical studies reveal that the oxygen‐doped ZnIn2S4 ultrathin nanosheets have enhanced photocatalytic activity.
Since the discovery of graphene, there is an increasing amount of research devoted to graphene materials, namely, graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The “top-down” production of narrow (<10 nm wide), ...unoxidized, and easily processable GNRs with atomically precise edges is challenging, and therefore, new methods need to be developed. We have designed a “bottom-up” approach for the synthesis of very narrow (ca. 0.5 nm) and soluble GNRs using a nonoxidative alkyne benzannulation strategy promoted by Brønsted acid. Suzuki polymerization was used to produce the GNR precursor, a poly(2,6-dialkynyl-p-phenylene) (PDAPP), with a weight-average molecular weight of 37.6 kg mol–1. Cyclization of the ethynylaryl side chains on PDAPP was efficiently achieved using Brønsted acids to ultimately produce the GNRs. Infrared and Raman spectroscopic characterization of the GNRs matches very well with calculated results. The formation of the GNRs was also supported by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).
Based on dynamic monitoring data on China's population, by using complex networks, spatial analysis and mathematical measurement, this study reveals the spatial characteristics and influencing ...factors of the network of flows of highly educated talents in the Yangtze River Delta region from the national and local perspectives. In the two perspectives, the network has strong isomorphism and certain differences. The in-flow of highly educated talents from cities with high administrative levels and more developed economies to Shanghai constitutes the core of the entire network. From a national perspective, highly educated talents tend to converge to the Yangtze River Delta region. From a local perspective, it was found that these talents cluster towards a limited number of cities in the region. From both perspectives, the flow network has developed into a "core-periphery" progressive hierarchical structure, with Shanghai becoming the sole core city. There is little difference in the influencing factors of talent mobility from both macro and meso perspectives. Highly educated talents would frequently flow between cities with strong economic development levels, and cities with high education level, scientific and technological level, complete infrastructure, and good aesthetics. However, geographical distance still plays a hindering role in the flow of highly educated talents, and factors such as cultural identity, institutional, and social modality differences among regions also have a certain effect on the flow of these talents.
The prevalence of teamwork in contemporary science has raised new questions about collaboration networks and the potential impact on research outcomes. Previous studies primarily focused on pairwise ...interactions between scientists when constructing collaboration networks, potentially overlooking group interactions among scientists. In this study, we introduce a higher-order network representation using algebraic topology to capture multi-agent interactions, i.e., simplicial complexes. Our main objective is to investigate the influence of higher-order structures in local collaboration networks on the productivity of the focal scientist. Leveraging a dataset comprising more than 3.7 million scientists from the Microsoft Academic Graph, we uncover several intriguing findings. Firstly, we observe an inverted U-shaped relationship between the number of disconnected components in the local collaboration network and scientific productivity. Secondly, there is a positive association between the presence of higher-order loops and individual scientific productivity, indicating the intriguing role of higher-order structures in advancing science. Thirdly, these effects hold across various scientific domains and scientists with different impacts, suggesting strong generalizability of our findings. The findings highlight the role of higher-order loops in shaping the development of individual scientists, thus may have implications for nurturing scientific talent and promoting innovative breakthroughs.
RATIONALE:Targeting inflammation has been shown to provide clinical benefit in the field of cardiovascular diseases. Although manipulating regulatory T-cell function is an important goal of ...immunotherapy, the molecules that mediate their suppressive activity remain largely unknown. IL (interleukin)-35, an immunosuppressive cytokine mainly produced by regulatory T cells, is a novel member of the IL-12 family and is composed of an EBI3 (Epstein-Barr virus–induced gene 3) subunit and a p35 subunit. However, the role of IL-35 in infarct healing remains elusive.
OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine whether IL-35 signaling is involved in healing and cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) and, if so, to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms.
METHODS AND RESULTS:IL-35 subunits (EBI3 and p35), which are mainly expressed in regulatory T cells, were upregulated in mice after MI. After IL-35 inhibition, mice showed impaired infarct healing and aggravated cardiac remodeling, as demonstrated by a significant increase in mortality because of cardiac rupture, decreased wall thickness, and worse cardiac function compared with wild-type MI mice. IL-35 inhibition also led to decreased expression of α-SMA (α-smooth muscle actin) and collagen I/III in the hearts of mice after MI. Pharmacological inhibition of IL-35 suppressed the accumulation of Ly6C and major histocompatibility complex II/C-C motif chemokine receptor type 2 (MHC II CCR2) macrophages in infarcted hearts. IL-35 activated transcription of CX3CR1 (C-X3-C motif chemokine receptor 1) and TGF (transforming growth factor) β1 in macrophages by inducing GP130 signaling, via IL12Rβ2 and phosphorylation of STAT1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription family) and STAT4 and subsequently promoted Ly6C macrophage survival and extracellular matrix deposition. Moreover, compared with control MI mice, IL-35–treated MI mice showed increased expression of α-SMA and collagen within scars, correlating with decreased left ventricular rupture rates.
CONCLUSIONS:IL-35 reduces cardiac rupture, improves wound healing, and attenuates cardiac remodeling after MI by promoting reparative CX3CR1Ly6C macrophage survival.
In this paper, the impact jet field between the pneumatic nozzle and the workpiece surface is simulated by the computational fluid dynamics method, and the influence law of the nozzle structure ...parameters on the jet performance is obtained by combining the response surface method (RSM), so as to improve the dust removal effect of the pneumatic nozzle. Firstly, the nozzle impact jet field calculation model was established, and the experimental platform of wind speed and volume measurement was built to verify the accuracy of the numerical calculation model and to simulate and analyze the jet field distribution characteristics of the nozzle under rotating working conditions. Then combined with the Box-Behnken Design (BBD) method, a response surface regression model with nozzle inlet radius (R1), cylindrical section length (L), and cone angle (A) as design variables and nozzle jet fixed point (20 mm) flow rate as the target variable was established to find the optimal combination of nozzle characteristics parameters. The results show that the optimized nozzle characteristics parameters using RSM can effectively improve the nozzle jet performance, the optimized jet flow rate increased by 8.38%, and can be more effective in dust removal; jet pressure on the workpiece surface decreases as the nozzle incidence angle increases; in the speed range of 400–1200 r/min, the pressure change caused by the jet on the wall surface is small, and the flow rate is relatively stable.