Assessment of Radiation Dose for Non-Radiation Workers in the Medical Field Practices

Radiation protection programs aims to reduce the radiation dose to the lowest possible level under the Dose Limit (DL) limit by the national or international laws, while the dose monitoring programs working as scale used to evaluating the efficiency of these programs and tools. In this study, the average of the annual Eff dose for the intensive care units at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) is less than the 50% of DL. It was aiming also to evaluate the efficiency of the radiation safety requirements (especially the shielding Adequacy) for the non radiation workers at oncology centers, hence several monitors were installed in chosen locations outside the radiation treatment machine from 2007 to 2011.

Minimizing interfacial energy losses in inverted perovskite solar cells by a dipolar stereochemical 2D perovskite interface

Inverted perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have attracted broad research and industrial interest owing to their suppressed hysteresis,cost-effectiveness,and easy-fabrication.However,the issue of non-radiative recombination losses at the n-type interface between the perovskite and fullerene has impeded further improvement of photovoltaic performance.Here,we modify the n-type interface of FAPbI_(3) perovskite films by constructing a stereochemical two-dimensional(2D) perovskite interlayer,in which the organic cations comprise both pyridine and ammonium groups.The pyridine N donor can create stable bonding with the surface-uncoordinated Pb on the perovskite,thereby passivating the shallow-level defects and enhancing the air stability of the film.Furthermore,the pyridine N donor also offers a positive polar interface to decrease the surface work function of the perovskite film,enabling n-type modification.Ultimately,we employ a p-i-n photovoltaic(PV) device with the positive dipole interlayer at perovskite/fullerene contact and achieve remarkable photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE) of 22.0%.

Recent developments of quantum dot based micro-LED based on non-radiative energy transfer mechanism

With regard to micro-light-emitting diodes(micro-LEDs),their excellent brightness,low energy consumption,and ultrahigh resolution are significant advantages.However,the large size of traditional inorganic phosphors and the number of side defects have restricted the practical applications of small sized micro-LEDs.Recently,quantum dot(QD)and nonradiative energy transfer(NRET)have been proposed to solve existing problems.QDs possess nanoscale dimensions and high luminous efficiency,and they are suitable for NRET because they are able to nearly contact the micro-LED chip.The NRET between QDs and micro-LED chip further improves the color conversion efficiency(CCE)and effective quantum yield(EQY)of full-color micro-LED devices.In this review,we discuss the NRET mechanism for QD micro-LED devices,and then nano-pillar LED,nano-hole LED,and nano-ring LED are introduced in detail.These structures are beneficial to the NRET between QD and micro-LED,especially nano-ring LED.Finally,the challenges and future envisions have also been described.

ANALYSIS AND COMPUTATION OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD PRODUCED BY NON-RADIAL DEFLECTORS

Analytical expressions are given for computing the magnetic potential and charac-teristic functions produced by the non-radial deflectors.These expressions are useful for designingthe defiectors such as those used in the color picture tubes and the electron beam lithographysystem.The computing results are in agreement with the measured values.

MEAN APPROXIMATION BY DILATATIONS IN BERGMAN SPACES ON THE UPPER HALF-PLANE

We study sufficient conditions on radial and non-radial weight functions on the upper half-plane that guarantee norm approximation of functions in weighted Bergman,weighted Dirichlet,and weighted Besov spaces on the upper half-plane by dilatations and eventually by analytic polynomials.

Surface passivation by multifunctional carbon dots toward highly efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

Interfacial imperfections between the perovskite layer and the electron transport layer(ETL)in perovskite solar cells(PSCs)can lead to performance loss and negatively influence long-term operational stability.Here,we introduce an interface engineering method to modify the interface between perovskite and ETL by using multifunctional carbon dots(CDs).C=O in the CDs can chelate with the uncoordinated Pb2+in the perovskite material,inhibit interfacial recombination,and enhance the performance and stability of device.In addition,–OH in CDs forms hydrogen bonds with I-and organic cation in perovskite,inhibiting light-induced I2release and organic cation volatilization,causing irreversible degradation of perovskite films,thereby enhancing the long-term operational stability of PSCs.Consequently,we achieve the champion inverted device with an efficiency of 24.02%.The CDs-treated PSCs exhibit high operational stability,and the maximum power point tracking only attenuates by 12.5%after 1000 h.Interfacial modification engineering supported by multifunctional quantum dots can accelerate the road to stable PSCs.

Structurally Flexible 2D Spacer for Suppressing the Electron-Phonon Coupling Induced Non-Radiative Decay in Perovskite Solar Cells

This study presents experimental evidence of the dependence of non-radiative recombination processes on the electron-phonon coupling of perovskite in perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Via A-site cation engineering,a weaker electron-phonon coupling in perovskite has been achieved by introducing the structurally soft cyclohexane methylamine(CMA^(+))cation,which could serve as a damper to alleviate the mechanical stress caused by lattice oscillations,compared to the rigid phenethyl methylamine(PEA^(+))analog.It demonstrates a significantly lower non-radiative recombination rate,even though the two types of bulky cations have similar chemical passivation effects on perovskite,which might be explained by the suppressed carrier capture process and improved lattice geometry relaxation.The resulting PSCs achieve an exceptional power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 25.5%with a record-high opencircuit voltage(V_(OC))of 1.20 V for narrow bandgap perovskite(FAPbI_(3)).The established correlations between electron-phonon coupling and non-radiative decay provide design and screening criteria for more effective passivators for highly efficient PSCs approaching the Shockley-Queisser limit.

PEROVSKITE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Rational molecular passivation for high-performance perovskite light-emitting diodes

Solution-processed metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have received significant interest for cost-effective, high-performance optoelectronic devices. In addition to the great successes in photovoltaics, their excellent luminescence and charge transport properties also make them promising for light emitting diodes (LEDs). To achieve high-efficiency perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs), extensive efforts have been carried out to enhance radiative recombination rates by confining the electrons and holes. In addition to enhancing radiative recombination rates, it is equally important to decrease the non-radiative recombination for improving the device performance. Passivation of the defects could be an efficient way for reducing the non-radiative recombination.

Enhancing carrier transport in flexible CZTSSe solar cells via doping Li strategy

The passivation of non-radiative states and inhibition of band tailings are desirable for improving the open-circuit voltage(V_(oc))of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells.Recently,alkali metal doping has been investigated to passivate defects in CZTSSe films.Herein,we investigate Li doping effects by applying Li OH into CZTSSe precursor solutions,and verify that carrier transport is enhanced in the CZTSSe solar cells.Systematic characterizations demonstrate that Li doping can effectively passivate non-radiative recombination centers and reduce band tailings of the CZTSSe films,leading to the decrease in total defect density and the increase in separation distance between donor and acceptor.Fewer free carriers are trapped in the band tail states,which speeds up carrier transport and reduces the probability of deep-level defects capturing carriers.The charge recombination lifetime is about twice as long as that of the undoped CZTSSe device,implying the heterojunction interface recombination is also inhibited.Besides,Li doping can increase carrier concentration and enhance build-in voltage,leading to a better carrier collection.By adjusting the Li/(Li+Cu)ratio to 18%,the solar cell efficiency is increased significantly to 9.68%with the fill factor(FF)of 65.94%,which is the highest FF reported so far for the flexible CZTSSe solar cells.The increased efficiency is mainly attributed to the reduction of V_(oc)deficit and the improved CZTSSe/Cd S junction quality.These results open up a simple route to passivate non-radiative states and reduce the band tailings of the CZTSSe films and improve the efficiency of the flexible CZTSSe solar cells.

Determining the long living quasi-normal modes of relativistic stars

Methods of finding quasi-normal modes of non-rotating relativistic stars have been well established, however, none of the existing treatments which take spacetime and fluid oscillations fully into account can determine modes of long decay time, e.g., the p and g mode series, or the f modes for stars with low compactness ratio （M/R）. In this paper we show how the quasi-normal modes of long lifetime can be determined through refinements of a treatment originally due to Detweiler and Lindblom. The determination of the p mode series has been argued in the literature to have implication on the life time of gravitational wave sources and stellar stability. In this paper we 1） provide detailed steps in our treatment to facilitate future effort in this direction; 2） correct mistakes in the literature on the formulation; and 3） analyse the accuracy of the quasi-normal mode frequencies obtained and the limitations of the treatment.

Design of ultranarrow-bandgap acceptors for efficient organic photovoltaic cells and highly sensitive organic photodetectors

The fabrication of multifunctional electronic devices based on the intriguing natures of organic semiconductors is crucial for organic electronics.Ultranarrow-bandgap materials are in urgent demand for fabricating high-performance organic photovoltaic(OPV)cells and highly sensitive near-infrared organic photodetectors(OPDs).By combining alkoxy modification and an asymmetric strategy,three narrowbandgap electronic acceptors(BTP-4F,DO-4F,and QO-4F)were synthesized with finely tuned molecular electrostatic potential(ESP)distributions.Through the careful modulation of electronic configurations,the optical absorption onsets of DO-4F and QO-4F exceeded 1μm.The experimental and theoretical results suggest that the small ESP of QO-4F is beneficial for achieving a low nonradiative voltage loss,while the large ESP of BTP-4F can help obtain high exciton dissociation efficiency.By contrast,the asymmetric acceptor DO-4F with a moderate ESP possesses balanced voltage loss and exciton dissociation,yielding the best power conversion efficiency of 13.6%in the OPV cells.OPDs were also fabricated based on the combination of PBDB-T:DO-4F,and the as-fabricated device outputs a high shot-noise-limited specific detectivity of 3.05×10^(13) Jones at 850 nm,which is a very good result for near-infrared OPDs.This work is anticipated to provide a rational way of designing high-performance ultranarrow-bandgap organic semiconductors by modulating the molecular ESP.

Wireless Power Transmission with Short and Long Range Using Inductive Coil

In today’s time each individual needs remote framework, yet at the same time control transmission for low power gadgets are wired in nature. Consistent power supply is one of the real issues in the motivation behind the utilization of remote sensor network. Yet, in the power arrangement of remote Sensor Network, the battery has an extremely constrained lifetime and is not supplanted yet by some other persistent power framework. There are separate techniques proposed for shorter and more separate power transmission: Inductive coupling, resonant inductive coupling and air ionization for short separations;microwave and Laser transmission for longer separations. The pioneer of the field, Tesla endeavoured to make a capable, remote electric transmitter more than a century back that has now observed an exponential development. This paper overall lights up all the effective strategies proposed for transmitting power without wires. This study is important for find out the future ways of power transmission. These methods are so important in today’s world because of drastic wastage of power. Common wireless power transmission is a point-to-point control transmission. It was demonstrated that the power transmission effectiveness could approach near 100%.

Geometrical Characterizations of Non-Radiating Sources at Polyhedral and Conical Corners with Applications

Considering the acoustic source scattering problems,when the sour-ce is non-radiating/invisible,we investigate the geometrical characterization for the underlying sources at polyhedral and conical corner.It is revealed that the non-radiating source with Holder continuous regularity must vanish at the corner.Using this kind of geometrical characterization of non-radiating sources,we establish local and global unique determination for a source with the polyhedral or corona shape support by a single far field measurement.Uniqueness by a single far field measurement constitutes of a long standing problem in inverse scattering problems.

Reducing the voltage loss of Y-series acceptor based organic solar cells via ternary/quaternary strategies

In recent years, with the emergence of non-fullerene fused-ring acceptors, power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of organic solar cells (OSCs) have exceeded 19%.However, compared to inorganic or perovskite photovoltaic cells, a higher voltage loss has become one of the key factors limiting further improvement in the PCEs of OSCs.The ternary/quaternary strategy has been identified as a feasible and effective way to obtain high-efficiency OSCs.In this review, a brief outline is given of the key roles that guest materials played in reducing voltage losses in solar cell devices and a brief look at the future material design and the design of ternary/quaternary systems.

Tuning the second-harmonic generation in AlGaAs nanodimers via non-radiative state optimization [Invited]

Dielectric nanocavities are emerging as a versatile and powerful tool for the linear and nonlinear manipulation of light at the nanoscale. In this work, we exploit the effective coupling of electric and toroidal modes in Al Ga As nanodimers to locally enhance both electric and magnetic fields while minimizing the optical scattering, thereby optimizing their second-harmonic generation efficiency with respect to the case of a single isolated nanodisk. We also demonstrate that proper near-field coupling can provide further degrees of freedom to control the polarization state and the radiation diagram of the second-harmonic field.

Achieving improved stability and minimal non-radiative recombination loss for over 18%binary organic photovoltaics via versatile interfacial regulation strategy

Interfacial regulation,serving multiple roles,is critical for the fabrication of stable and efficient organic photovoltaics(OPVs).Herein,a multifunctional cathode interlayer PDINO(15 nm)is prepared by regulating film thickness,which is inserted between active components and stable silver electrode to align work function,and maintain good interfacial contact and device stability.The thick film can help to reduce interfacial surface defects,keep stable surface morphology,and block the silver diffusion into the active layer.Consequently,the optimal PM6:Y6 device records an impressive power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 17.48%with minimized non-radiative recombination loss of 0.239 V.More importantly,the unencapsulated device maintains 91%of the original PCE after aging for over 60 days at 25℃ and 10%relative humidity in dark conditions.Meanwhile,the PM6:eC9 device achieves a remarkable PCE of 18.22%with the enhancement of open-circuit voltage(V_(oc)).Furthermore,the 1 cm^(2) device-based PDINO(15 nm)/Ag shows a high PCE of 15.2%while only 12.6%for PDINO(9 nm)/Al,indicating the good compatibility of PDINO(15 nm)interlayer with the R2R coating processes used in large-area OPVs fabrication.This work highlights the promise of interfacial regulation to simultaneously stabilize and enhance the efficiency of organic photovoltaics.

How to get high-efficiency lead chalcogenide quantum dot solar cells?

Lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots(CQDs)are regarded as attractive absorption materials for novel solar cells(SCs).The cost of lead chalcogenide CQD has been decreased to a commercialization target of$5/g due to the direct production of CQD inks.However,the photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE)of lead chalcogenide CQDSCs is presently close to 14%,well below the commercialization target(20%),which is only 41%of the theoretical Shockley-Queisser limit efficiency.In this study,the different losses of open-circuit voltage(V_(oc)),fill factor(FF),and short circuit current density(J_(sc))for current CQDSCs are systematically discussed,as well as the percentage and likely causes of each loss.Then the primary reasons for the CQDSCs’performance constraints are highlighted.Following that,we focus on the CQDSCs interfaces(i.e.,CQD/CQD,CQD/HTL,and ETL/CQD)and explore viable ways to reduce device performance loss.Finally,based on the discussion above,we propose many enhancements to significantly solve numerous major obstacles impeding device performance to boost the PCE of CQDSCs for future commercialization significantly.

Size-controlled synthesis and red up-converted luminescence of CeO_(2):Yb^(3+)/Er^(3+) nanospheres

In this work,cubic-phased CeO_(2):18 mol%Yb^(3+)/2 moI%Er^(3+)nanospheres were prepared by coprecipitation method,in which the size of nanosphere was precisely controlled by regulating the amount of coprecipitator urea.The morphology evolution of CeO_(2):18%Yb3+/2%Er^(3+)samples that vary from nanosphere to nano-flower with extending the reaction time was elaborately investigated via increasing the amount of urea and increasing the reaction temperature.The influence of non-radiative relaxation(NR)processes and surface quenching on up-conversion emission output of CeO_(2):18%Yb^(3+)/2%Er^(3+)was investigated through varying the sizes and environmental temperatures.Tissue imaging experiment demonstrates that CeO_(2):18%Yb^(3+)/2%Er^(3+)nanospheres have the potential to act as luminescent imaging reagents in tissue imaging.

固态下给体和受体的合理排列促进空间电荷转移型热激活延迟荧光

基于空间电荷转移(TSCT)的热激活延迟荧光(TADF)材料因其可同时实现小的单重态-三重态分裂能(ΔEST)和快速的辐射速率(kf)而受到广泛关注,但对这类材料的合理设计仍面临挑战.本工作使用极化连续介质模型和量子力学与分子力学结合的方法,对咔唑基TSCTTADF材料在液相和固相中的光物理性质进行了理论研究,阐明其实验性能的差异并揭示分子设计规则.研究表明给体(D)、受体(A)单元平面度逐渐增强的分子表现出D和A单元之间的距离减小、分子内相互作用增强,导致其在固相中有利的辐射过程;并且A单元平面度的增强显著限制了分子的拉伸和旋转振动,减少了非辐射损失,有助于分子性能的提高.此外,这类分子的前线轨道分布显示出明显的分离,有利于实现较小的ΔEST.这些新的理论认识可以对TSCT-TADF材料的结构-性能关系提供深入的光物理见解,为设计和探索高性能TADF材料提供有效策略.

Multifunctional anchoring of O-ligands for high-performance and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

Functional additives have recently been regarded as emerging candidates to improve the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Herein,nicotinamide(N),2-chloronicotinamide(2Cl),and 6-chloronicotinamide(6Cl)were employed as O-ligands to facilitate the deposition of MAPbI_(3)(MA=methylammonium)and MA-free FA_(0.88)Cs_(0.12)PbI_(2.64)Br_(0.36)(FA=formamidinium)perovskite films by multifunctional anchoring.By density functional theory(DFT)calculations and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS)measurements,it is identified that the highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO)level for additive modified MAPbI_(3)perovskite could reduce the voltage deficit for hole extraction.Moreover,due to the most favorable charge distribution and significant improvements in charge mobility and defect passivation,the power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 2Cl-MAPbI_(3)PSCs was significantly improved from 19.32%to 21.12%.More importantly,the two-dimensional grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering(GIWAXS)analysis showed that PbI_(2) defects were effectively suppressed and femtosecond transient absorption(TA)spectroscopy demonstrated that the trap-assisted recombination at grain boundaries was effectively inhibited in the 2Cl-MA-free film.As a result,the thermally stable 2Cl-MA-free PSCs achieved a remarkable PCE of 23.13%with an open-circuit voltage(V_(oc))of 1.164 V and an ultrahigh fill factor(FF)of 85.7%.Our work offers a practical strategy for further commercializing stable and efficient PSCs.