Enhancing lead-free photovoltaic performance:Minimizing buried surface voids in tin perovskite films through weakly polar solvent pre-treatment strategy

Buried interfacial voids have always been a notorious phenomenon observed in the fabrication of lead perovskite films. The existence of interfacial voids at the buried interface will capture the carrier, suppress carrier transport efficiencies, and affect the stability of photovoltaic devices. However, the impact of these buried interfacial voids on tin perovskites, a promising avenue for advancing lead-free photovoltaics, has been largely overlooked. Here, we utilize an innovative weakly polar solvent pretreatment strategy(WPSPS) to mitigate buried interfacial voids of tin perovskites. Our investigation reveals the presence of numerous voids in tin perovskites during annealing, attributed to trapped dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) used in film formation. The WPSPS method facilitates accelerated DMSO evaporation, effectively reducing residual DMSO. Interestingly, the WPSPS shifts the energy level of PEDOT:PSS downward, making it more aligned with the perovskite. This alignment enhances the efficiency of charge carrier transport. As the result, tin perovskite film quality is significantly improved,achieving a maximum power conversion efficiency approaching 12% with only an 8.3% efficiency loss after 1700 h of stability tests, which compares well with the state-of-the-art stability of tin-based perovskite solar cells.

Sub seasonal variations of weak stratospheric polar vortex in December and its impact on Eurasian air temperature

Weak stratospheric polar vortex(WPV)events during winter months were investigated.WPV events were identified as being weakest in December,accompanied by the most dramatic increase in geopotential height over the polar region.After the onset of a December WPV event,the dynamic processes influencing Eurasian temperature can be split into two separate periods.Period I(lag of 0-25 days)is referred to as the stratosphere-troposphere interactions period,as it is mainly characterized by stratospheric signals propagating downwards.In Period I,a stratospheric negative Northern Annular Mode(NAM)pattern associated with the WPV propagates downwards,inducing a negative NAM in the troposphere.The anomalous low centers over the Mediterranean and North Pacific bring cold advection to northern Eurasia,resulting in a north-cold-south-warm dipole pattern over Eurasia.The zero line between negative and positive temperature anomalies moves southwards during days 5-20.Stratospheric cold anomalies at midlatitudes propagate downwards to high latitudes in the troposphere and contribute to the dipole structure.During PeriodⅡ(lag of 25-40 days),as downward signals from the stratosphere have vanished,the dynamic processes mainly take place within the troposphere.Specifically,a wave train is initiated from the North Atlantic region to northern Europe.The propagation of wave activity flux intensifies a cyclonic anomaly over northern Europe,which brings cold advection to Scandinavia and warm advection to central Asia.Therefore,a northwest-cold-southeast-warm dipole structure occupies Eurasia and migrates southeastwards during this period.

Effects of lanthanum addition on corrosion resistance of hot-dipped galvalume coating

Effects of La addition on corrosion resistance of hot-dipped galvalume coating steel wire were investigated.The corrosion resistance of Zn-Al-Si-La alloy coatings containing 0, 0.02wt.%, 0.05wt.%, 0.1wt.% and 0.2wt.% La were evaluated by various tests such as copper-accelerated acetic acid salt spray testing（CASS）, immersion test in 3.5% NaCl solution, electrochemical tests including weak polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy（EIS） tests, scanning electron microscope（SEM） test and X-ray diffraction（XRD） test.It was found that the corrosion resistance of galvalume coating could be improved by adding proper amounts of La.Meanwhile, the mechanism of the improvement of corrosion resistance by La addition was discussed.

Finite Range Effects on Fusion and/or Breakup of ~6He+^(238)U and ^(11)Li+^(208)Pb Systems

We have studied the effects of the finite range on the fusion and/or breakup of ^6He^＋238U and ^11Li＋^208pb Pb dynamic polarization potential approach. It has been found of the interaction between the fragments of the projectile systems at near barrier energies within the framework of that at near barrier energies the maximum flux is lost to the breakup channel and at energies well above the Coulomb barrier the fusion coupled with the breakup channel opens up, initially with sharp rise and later becoming saturated at energy nearly twice of the Coulomb barrier. Further, it is found that the breakup cross section increases with the increasing range of the interaction between the fragments of the projectile while the fusion coupled with the breakup channel cross section decreases with the increasing range.

Observation of tiny polarization rotation rate in total internal reflection via weak measurements

In this paper,we examine the tiny polarization rotation effect in total internal reflection due to the spin–orbit interaction of light.We find that the tiny polarization rotation rate will induce a geometric phase gradient,which can be regarded as the physical origin of photonic spin Hall effect.We demonstrate that the spin-dependent splitting in position space is related to the polarization rotation in momentum space,while the spin-dependent splitting in momentum space is attributed to the polarization rotation in position space.Furthermore,we introduce a quantum weak measurement to determine the tiny polarization rotation rate.The rotation rate in momentum space is obtained with 118 nm,which manifests itself as a spatial shift,and the rotation rate in position space is achieved with 38 μrad∕λ,which manifests itself as an angular shift.The investigation of the polarization rotation characteristics will provide insights into the photonic spin Hall effect and will enable us to better understand the spin–orbit interaction of light.

Synergistic engineering of cobalt selenide and biomass-derived S,N,P co-doped hierarchical porous carbon for modulation of stable Li-S batteries

Hierarchical porous carbon co-doped with heterogeneous atoms has attracted much attention thanks to sizable internal void space accommodating electrolyte,high-density microporous structure physically con-fining polysulfides(LPS),and heterogeneous atoms serving as active sites to capture LPS.However,solely relying on carbon material defects to capture LPS proves ineffective.Hence,metal compounds must be introduced to chemisorb LPS.Herein,cobalt ions are in-situ grown on the polydopamine layer coated on the surface of biomass-derived S,N,P co-doped hierarchical porous carbon(SNP-PC).Then a layer of nitrogen-doped porous carbon(MPC)dotted with CoSe nanoparticles is acquired by selenizing.Thus,a strong-polar/weak-polar composite material of SNP-PC studded with CoSe nanoparticles is obtained(SNP-PC@MPC@CoSe).Button cells assembled with SNP-PC@MPC@CoSe-modified separator enable superb long-cycle stability and satisfactory rate performance.An excellent rate capacity of 796 mAh g^(−1)at a high current rate of 4 C with an ultra-low capacity fading of 0.06%over 700 cycles can be acquired.More impressively,even in a harsh test condition of 5.65 mg cm^(−2)sulfur loading and 4μL mg^(−1)ratio of electrolyte to active materials,the battery can still display a specific capacity of 980 mAh g^(−1)(area capacity of∼5.54 mAh cm^(−2))at 0.1 C.This work provides a promising route toward high-performance Li-S batteries.