Enhancing the crystallinity and stability of perovskite solar cells with 4-tert-butylpyridine induction for efficiency exceeding 24%

Perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have emerged as a promising photovoltaic technology because of their high light absorption coefficient,long carrier diffusion distance,and tunable bandgap.However,PSCs face challenges such as hysteresis effects and stability issues.In this study,we introduced a novel approach to improve film crystallization by leveraging 4-tert-butylpyridine(TBP)molecules,thereby enhancing the performance and stability of PSCs.Our findings demonstrate the effective removal of PbI_(2)from the perovskite surface through strong coordination with TBP molecules.Additionally,by carefully adjusting the concentration of the TBP solution,we achieved enhanced film crystallinity without disrupting the perovskite structure.The TBP-treated perovskite films exhibit a low defect density,improved crystallinity,and improved carrier lifetime.As a result,the PSCs manufactured with TBP treatment achieve power conversion efficiency(PCE)exceeding 24%.Moreover,we obtained the PCE of 21.39%for the 12.25 cm^(2)module.

g-C_(3)N_(4) Derived Materials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: A Mini Review on Design Strategies

Hydrogen production through solar energy is one of the most important pathways to meet the growing demand of renewable energy,and photocatalyst participation in solar hydrolytic hydrogen production has received great attention in recent years in terms of low cost,high efficiency,and flexible design.Particularly,g-C_(3)N_(4)(Graphitic-like carbon nitride material),as a unique material,can catalyze the hydrogen production process by completing the separation and transmission of charge.The easily adjustable pore structure/surface area,dimension,band-gap modulation and defect have shown great potential for hydrogen production from water cracking.In this review,the most recent advance of g-C_(3)N_(4) including the doping of metal and non-metal elements,and the formation of semiconductor heterojunction is highlighted.The main modification strategies and approaches for the design of g-C_(3)N_(4) for hydrogen production,as well as the influence of various materials on hydrogen evolution regarding the photocatalysis mechanism and advantages brought by theoretical calculations are specially and briefly illu-strated.Potential design pathways and strategies of g-C_(3)N_(4) are discussed.In addition,current challenges of hydrogen production from g-C_(3)N_(4) water splitting are summarized and can be expected.

Developing Magnetic Material for Remediation of Aquatic Nitrogen Pollution in Water Facilities

Natural organic matters(NOM)affect water envi­ronmental security and have posed a potential threat to human health,and thus they have long been considered as a key index to evaluate water treatment performance.Dissolved organic nitrogen is one of the NOM,which produces some disinfection byproducts having more toxic than those carbon-based materials.Coagulation is a key unit of drinking water purification and has received wide attention.However,conventional flocculation technology on removal of DON is so poor that we have to seek more effective technologies[1,2].Compared with activated car­bon,biological aerated filter and sand filtration,the coag­ulation efficiency of removing DON is relatively low[3].

Extended-Range Precursors for Summer Consecutive Extreme Rainfall in the Yangtze River Valley Related to Intraseasonal Variations of the Pacific-Japan Teleconnection

In summer,the Yangtze River valley(YRV)in central–eastern China frequently suffers consecutive extreme rainfall(CER)events,causing floods and huge damages.On the daily timescale,our previous study has shown that the Pacific–Japan(PJ)teleconnection is related to the CER events over the YRV,and is a source for long-term(lead time of about 10 days)forecasts of CER events.To facilitate extended-range(lead time of about 20 days)prediction of CER,in the present study,we use the band-pass filter for the PJ teleconnection to keep only the prolonged atmospheric circulation information at the intraseasonal timescale and try to identify more advanced precursors for the CER events over the YRV.Power spectrum analysis was implemented on 9-day sliding mean of the precipitation anomalies.It is found that summer precipitation in YRV has significant 10–40-day oscillations,and the CER events over the YRV are affected by the intraseasonal oscillation(ISO)of the PJ teleconnection.When the ISO of the PJ teleconnection enters its positive phase,it is favorable for CER events to occur.Dynamic diagnoses and model experiments demonstrate that the ISO of the PJ teleconnection is attributed to the intraseasonal convective activities and diabatic heating around the Philippines,which generate significant northward energy dispersion and propagation of Rossby waves up to 16 days prior to occurrences of the CER events in the YRV.The ISO of the PJ teleconnection and the convective activities in the tropical South Asia provide significant and earlier precursors for extended-range forecasts of the CER events along the YRV.

4.8 F可视肾镜在飞行人员肾脏小结石中的临床应用

目的探讨4.8 F可视肾镜在治疗飞行人员肾脏小结石的安全性和临床疗效。方法2017年3月至2021年9月,武警河南省总队医院采用4.8 F可视肾镜治疗飞行员肾脏小结石28例,均为输尿管软镜手术未成功(其中19例因输尿管狭窄难以放置导引鞘无法进镜,9例软镜进入肾脏未找到结石),术中改4.8 F可视肾镜手术。先截石位,患侧插入5 F输尿管导管,并接0.9%氯化钠注射液逆行滴入,建立人工肾积水。再取俯卧位,在超声引导下采用4.8 F可视肾镜,穿刺进入集合系统,找到结石并用钬激光粉碎。结果28例均一期顺利穿刺碎石成功,手术时间13~45 min,平均(18.5±6.5) min。术后2 h复查血常规,血红蛋白下降1.2~3.5 g/L,平均(2.6±0.5) g/L。术后1例出现较重肉眼血尿,经保守治疗后尿液变清。术后3 d复查彩超,无一例出现胸腔积液、肾周积液或周围脏器损伤等严重并发症。术后平均住院时间(3.6±0.7) d。术后1个月复查肾脏CT,均无结石残留,术后3、6个月复查彩超,未见结石复发。结论采用4.8 F可视肾镜治疗飞行人员肾脏小结石安全、有效,尤其在输尿管软镜取石失败时可尝试使用。

Global climate effects of summer Tibetan Plateau

Because the Tibetan Plateau (TP)has the highest elevation in the world and is a key area affecting the Asian extreme weather and climate events,studies on the Tibetan Plateau meteorology have been highly concerned by the international scientific community.In the late 1970s.Ye and Gao [1]reveled the climatic characteristics of the TP heating and its connection with global and regional atmospheric circulations.With the seasonal evolution from winter to summer,strong surface sensible heat regulates the timing of the establishment of the Asian summer monsoon [2].However,Boos and Kuang [3]addressed that the large-scale South Asian summer monsoon is unaffected by removal of the plateau,provided that the narrow orography of the Himalayas and adjacent mountain ranges is preserved,and revealed the domi- nance of the uplift of the Himalayas in the formation of the present South Asian summer monsoon.Then,does this indicate a weak effect of the summer TP thermal forcing on the variability of the present South Asian monsoon and larger-scale climates?Some dis- cussions have been also stimulated in Science [4].

The Tibetan Plateau Surface–Atmosphere Coupling System and Its Weather and Climate Effects: The Third Tibetan Plateau Atmospheric Science Experiment

The Tibetan Plateau(TP) is a key area affecting forecasts of weather and climate in China and occurrences of extreme weather and climate events over the world. The China Meteorological Administration, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly initiated the Third Tibetan Plateau Atmospheric Science Experiment(TIPEX-Ⅲ) in 2013, with an 8–10-yr implementation plan. Since its preliminary field measurements conducted in 2013, routine automatic sounding systems have been deployed at Shiquanhe, Gaize, and Shenzha stations in western TP, where no routine sounding observations were available previously. The observational networks for soil temperature and soil moisture in the central and western TP have also been established. Meanwhile, the plateau-scale and regional-scale boundary layer observations, cloud–precipitation microphysical observations with multiple radars and aircraft campaigns, and tropospheric–stratospheric air composition observations at multiple sites, were performed. The results so far show that the turbulent heat exchange coefficient and sensible heat flux are remarkably lower than the earlier estimations at grassland, meadow, and bare soil surfaces of the central and western TP. Climatologically, cumulus clouds over the main body of the TP might develop locally instead of originating from the cumulus clouds that propagate northward from South Asia. The TIPEX-Ⅲ observations up to now also reveal diurnal variations, macro-and microphysical characteristics, and water-phase transition mechanisms, of cumulus clouds at Naqu station. Moreover, TIPEX-Ⅲ related studies have proposed a maintenance mechanism responsible for the Asian "atmospheric water tower" and demonstrated the effects of the TP heating anomalies on African, Asian, and North American climates. Additionally, numerical modeling studies show that the Γ distribution of raindrop size is more suitable for depicting the TP raindrop characteristics compared to the M–P distribution, the overestimation of sensible heat flux can be reduced via modifying the heat transfer parameterization over the TP, and considering climatic signals in some key areas of the TP can improve the skill for rainfall forecast in the central and eastern parts of China. Furthermore, the TIPEX-Ⅲ has been promoting the technology in processing surface observations, soundings, and radar observations, improving the quality of satellite retrieved soil moisture and atmospheric water vapor content products as well as high-resolution gauge–radar–satellite merged rainfall products, and facilitating the meteorological monitoring, forecasting, and data sharing operations.

The macroscopic mechanisms and associated atmospheric precursor environmental capacities that lead to secondary fine particle pollution

This paper establishes the kinetic equations in atmospheric chemistry that describe the macroscopic mechanisms of secondary fine particle pollution generated by precursors during atmospheric self-purification.The dynamic and static solutions of these equations can be applied to calculate quantitative relationships between the concentration ratio of precursors and secondary fine particles as well as the physical clearance power of the atmosphere,chemical reaction rate,and the scale of a contaminated area.The dynamic solution presented here therefore corresponds with a theoretical formula for calculating the overall rate constant for the oxidation reaction of reducing pollutants in the actual atmosphere based on their local concentrations and meteorological monitoring data.In addition,the static solution presented in this paper reveals the functional relationship between the concentration of secondary fine particles and precursor emission rate as well as atmospheric self-purification capacity.This result can be applied to determine the atmospheric environmental capacity of a precursor.Hourly records collected over the last 40 years from 378 weather stations in China's Mainland as well as the spatiotemporal distribution sequence of overall oxidation reaction rates from precursors show that when the reference concentration limit of secondary fine particles is100μmol m-3,the atmospheric environmental capacity of total precursors canbe calculated as 24890×1010 mol yr-1.Thus,when the annual average concentration limit of given fine particles is 35μg m-3 and the ratio of sulfate and nitrate to 30%and 20%of the total amount of fine particles,the capacities of SO2,NOx and NH3 are 1255,1344,and 832(1010g yr-1),respectively.The clearance density of precursors for different return periods across China's Mainland under above conditions are also provided in this study.