Carbon Sequestration in Soil Cooperated with Organic Composts and Bio-Char during Corn (Zea mays) Cultivation

Background: The objective of this study was to estimate the carbon sequestration in soils cooperated with organic composts and bio-char during corn cultivation. Methods and Results: For the experiment, the soil texture used in this study was clay loam, and application rates of chemical fertilizer and bio-char were 230-107-190 kg·ha-1 (N-P2O5-K2O) as recommended amount after soil test and 0.2% to soil weight. The soil samples were periodically taken at every 15-day intervals during the experimental periods. The treatments consisted of cow compost, pig compost, swine digestate from aerobic digestion system, and their bio-char cooperation. For estimating soil C sequestration, it is determined by the net balance between carbon inputs and outputs during corn cultivation periods. For the experimental results, it found that applications of aerobic swine digestate, cow compost, and pig compost could sequester C by 38.9%, 82.2% and 19.7% in soil, respectively, when bio-char from rice hulls was cooperated with soil. For plant responses, application of bio-char in the corn field for carbon sequestration was not occurred the damage of corn growth. Conclusion: When bio-char from rice hulls was cooperated with soil, applications of aerobic swine digestate, cow compost, and pig compost could sequester C by 38.9%, 82.2% and 19.7% in soil, respectively. Therefore, addition of bio-char with organic composts could have a potential soil C sequestration in agricultural practices.

Synthesis of stable iodoplumbate and perovskite for efficient annealing-free device and long-term storage

As a next-generation photovoltaic device,perovskite solar cells are rapidly emerging.Nevertheless,both solution and device stability pose challenges for commercialization due to chemical degradation caused by internal and external factors.Especially,the decomposition of iodoplumbate in a perovskite solution hinders the long-term use of perovskite solutions.Moreover,the synthesis of stable perovskites at low temperature is important for stable devices and wide applications(flexible devices and high reproducibility).Herein,the critical composition of perovskite is found to obtain high stabilities of both iodoplumbate and perovskite crystals by utilizing CsPbBr_(3) and FAPbI_(3),exhibiting high device performance and long-term solution storage.The novel composition of CsPbBr_(3)-alloyed FAPbI_(3) not only crystallizes under annealing-free conditions but also demonstrates excellent iodoplumbate stability for 100 days(∼3000 h)without any degradation.Furthermore,high device stabilities are achieved over 2000 and 3000 h under extreme conditions of A.M.1.5 and 85℃/85%relative humidity,respectively.Overall,the device exhibited a high power conversion efficiency of 23.4%,and furthermore,CsPbBr_(3)-alloyed FAPbI_(3) was devoted to widen the applications in both flexible and carbon-electrode devices,thereby addressing both scientific depths and potential commercial materials.