Spatial distribution and failure mechanism of water-induced landslides in the reservoir areas of Southwest China

Water-induced landslides in hydropower reservoirs pose a great threat to both project operation and human life.This paper examines three large reservoirs in Sichuan Province,China.Field surveys,site monitoring data analyses and numerical simulations are used to analyze the spatial distribution and failure mechanisms of water-induced landslides in reservoir areas.First,the general rules of landslide development in the reservoir area are summarized.The first rule is that most of the landslides have rear edge elevations of 100e500 m above the normal water level of the reservoir,with volumes in the range of 106 e107 m 3.When the volume exceeds a certain amount,the number of sites at which the landscape can withstand landslides is greatly reduced.Landslide hazards mainly occur in the middle section of the reservoir and less in the annex of the dam site and the latter half of the reservoir area.The second rule is that sedimentary rocks such as sandstone are more prone to landslide hazards than other lithologies.Then,the failure mechanism of changes in the water level that reduces the stability of the slope composed of different geomaterials is analyzed by a proposed slope stability framework that considers displacement and is discussed with the monitoring results.Permeability is an essential parameter for understanding the diametrically opposed deformation behavior of landslides experiencing filling-drawdown cycles during operation.This study seeks to provide inspiration to subsequent researchers,as well as guidance to technicians,on landslide prevention and control in reservoir areas.

Water-induced ultralong room temperature phosphorescence by constructing hydrogen-bonded networks

Room temperature phosphorescence(RTP)materials show potential applications in information security and optoelectronic devices,but it is still a challenge to achieve RTP in organic materials under water ambient due to the unstable property of triplet states.Herein,water-induced RTP has been demonstrated in the organic microrod(OMR).Noting that the RTP intensity of the as-prepared OMR is greatly enhanced when water is introduced,and the reason for the enhancement can be attributed to the formation of hydrogen-bonded networks inside the OMR.The hydrogen-bonded networks can confine the molecular motion effectively,leading to the stability of triplet states;thus the lifetime of the OMR can reach 1.64 s after introducing water.By virtue of the long lifetime of the OMR in the presence of water,multilevel data encryption based on the OMR has been demonstrated.

Remove the water-induced traps toward improved performance in organic solar cells

Clusters of water molecules have low ionization energies because of stabilization of charge from the dipole moment of surrounding molecules,and thus can form potential traps resulting in the undesirable photovoltaic performance in organic solar cells(OSCs).Herein,we demonstrated a solvent-water evaporation(SWE)strategy,which can effectively remove the water-induced traps that are omnipresent in photoactive layers,leading to a significant improvement in device performance.A higher power conversion efficiency of 17.10%and a better device photostability are achieved by using this SWE method,as compared with the untreated binary PM6:Y6 system(15.83%).We highlight the water-related traps as a limiting factor for carrier transport and extraction properties,and further reveal the good universality of the SWE strategy applied into OSCs.In addition,organic light-emitting diodes and organic field-effect transistors are investigated to demonstrate the applicability of this SWE approach.This strategy presents a major step forward for advancing the field of organic electronics.

Water-induced luminescence improvement in a lanthanide β-diketone complex for monitoring water purity

Water-caused luminescence quenching is a well-known and intractable issue for luminescence lanthanide complexes, greatly confining their broad application as sensing and displaying devices in water system.Herein, an anionic and coordination-saturated lanthanide complex with a nanosheet-like structure has been prepared. It exhibits excellent photophysical properties both in solid state and in aqueous suspension. Noteworthily, a 13% improvement for sensitization efficiency from organic ligand to central lanthanide ion has been realized, indicating an exceptional phenomenon of water-induced luminescence improvement which is rarely reported previously. Moreover, the aqueous suspension of as-prepared luminophore could act as a chemo-sensor responding to various organic solvents in water. Both of waterinduced luminescence improvement and extended sensing behavior in this work provide a new platform for developing highly performant and practical luminescent materials in the water system.