Non-cohesive soils have been widely used in construction of high-speed railway for their excellent physical and mechanical properties,and the determination of maximum and minimum dry density of such soils containing o...Non-cohesive soils have been widely used in construction of high-speed railway for their excellent physical and mechanical properties,and the determination of maximum and minimum dry density of such soils containing oversize particles is an important topic.In this study,the influence of oversize particles on dry density of non-cohesive soils is investigated by packing tests.Test results show that oversize particles will make"extra"voids around their surfaces,which increase significantly if the size ratio of oversize material to matrix material is not very big.The dry density of the total material will be overestimated by Elimination Method due to the omission of the"extra"voids.Thus,a geometric model is proposed by which the"extra"voids can be taken into account,and a new oversize correction method for non-cohesive soils is developed.Test results confirm the applicability of this method on the condition of oversize fraction being less than 40%by mass.展开更多
Although perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have achieved encouraging efficiency,the photon loss at the substrate due to light reflection has not been well addressed.Light management is promising to reduce reflection loss an...Although perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have achieved encouraging efficiency,the photon loss at the substrate due to light reflection has not been well addressed.Light management is promising to reduce reflection loss and realize higher power conversion efficiency(PCE)of PSCs.Here,a bilayer antireflective coating(ARC)has been designed and coated onto the backside of the glass substrate of(FAPbI_(3))_(x)(MAPbBr_(3))_(1-x)PSCs to enhance photon harvesting and consequently the device efficiency.The bottom layer of the bilayer ARC is made from a silica polymer and the top layer is made from the mixture of hexamethyldisiloxane-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles and a fluorinated silica polymer.By adjusting the refractive index and the film thickness of each layer according to a two-layer model,enhanced glass transmittance in a broadband wavelength range can be reached,with the maximum transmittance increasing from ca.90%to over 95%.With the bilayer ARC,the maximum short-circuit current density and PCE of(FAPbI_(3))_(x)(MAPbBr_(3))_(1-x)PSCs can be increased from 25.5 m A cm^(-2)and 22.7%to 26.5 mA cm^(-2)and 23.9%with negligible changes in fill factor and opencircuit voltage.This work presents a simple yet effective strategy to enhance the efficiency of solar cells employing bilayer antirefective coatings,which can be applied to other types of solar cells.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2013CB036204)
文摘Non-cohesive soils have been widely used in construction of high-speed railway for their excellent physical and mechanical properties,and the determination of maximum and minimum dry density of such soils containing oversize particles is an important topic.In this study,the influence of oversize particles on dry density of non-cohesive soils is investigated by packing tests.Test results show that oversize particles will make"extra"voids around their surfaces,which increase significantly if the size ratio of oversize material to matrix material is not very big.The dry density of the total material will be overestimated by Elimination Method due to the omission of the"extra"voids.Thus,a geometric model is proposed by which the"extra"voids can be taken into account,and a new oversize correction method for non-cohesive soils is developed.Test results confirm the applicability of this method on the condition of oversize fraction being less than 40%by mass.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2019CFB575)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51861145101)。
文摘Although perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have achieved encouraging efficiency,the photon loss at the substrate due to light reflection has not been well addressed.Light management is promising to reduce reflection loss and realize higher power conversion efficiency(PCE)of PSCs.Here,a bilayer antireflective coating(ARC)has been designed and coated onto the backside of the glass substrate of(FAPbI_(3))_(x)(MAPbBr_(3))_(1-x)PSCs to enhance photon harvesting and consequently the device efficiency.The bottom layer of the bilayer ARC is made from a silica polymer and the top layer is made from the mixture of hexamethyldisiloxane-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles and a fluorinated silica polymer.By adjusting the refractive index and the film thickness of each layer according to a two-layer model,enhanced glass transmittance in a broadband wavelength range can be reached,with the maximum transmittance increasing from ca.90%to over 95%.With the bilayer ARC,the maximum short-circuit current density and PCE of(FAPbI_(3))_(x)(MAPbBr_(3))_(1-x)PSCs can be increased from 25.5 m A cm^(-2)and 22.7%to 26.5 mA cm^(-2)and 23.9%with negligible changes in fill factor and opencircuit voltage.This work presents a simple yet effective strategy to enhance the efficiency of solar cells employing bilayer antirefective coatings,which can be applied to other types of solar cells.
