Performance improvement of conventional and inverted polymer solar cells with hydrophobic fluoropolymer as nonvolatile processing additive

The morphology of the photoactive layer critically affects the performance of the bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells (PSCs). To control the morphology, we introduced a hydrophobic fluoropolymer polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as nonvolatile additive into the P3HT:PCBM active layer. The effect of PVDF on the surface and the bulk morphology were investigated by atomic force microscope and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. Through the repulsive interactions between the hydrophilic PCBM and the hydrophobic PVDF, much more uniform phase separation with good P3HT crystallinity is formed within the active layer, resulting enhanced light harvesting and improved photovoltaic performance in conventional devices. The PCE of the conventional device can improve from 2.40% to 3.07% with PVDF additive. The PVDF distribution within the active layer was investigated by secondary ion mass spectroscopy, confirming a bottom distribution of PVDF. Therefore, inverted device structure was designed, and the PCE can improve from 2.81% to 3.45% with PVDF additive. Our findings suggest that PVDF is a promising nonvolatile processing additive for high performance polymer solar cells.     

Luminescence and scintillation properties of rare-earth-doped LuF3 scintillation crystals

The Nd-doped and Er-doped LuF₃ single crystals were grown by the micro-pulling-down method to study their scintillation properties in the vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) region. The doubly Nd–Er codoped single crystal was grown to study possibility of scintillation performance improvement by energy transfer from Er³⁺ to Nd³⁺ ions. The LiF flux was to avoid phase transition below melting temperature. The 1%Nd-doped sample showed the highest overall scintillation efficiency under X-ray excitation which was 7 times as high as that of the LaF₃:Nd 8% standard. The leading Nd³⁺ 5d–4f emission was situated at 176 nm, while the Er³⁺ 5d–4f emission for Er-doped samples was observed at 163 nm, which better matches the sensitivity of some VUV-sensitive photodetectors. The optimum Er concentration was determined to be around 1–3 mol%. No Er³⁺ 5d–4f emission was observed for the doubly Er,Nd-codoped sample due to energy transfer from the Er³⁺ to Nd³⁺ ions. Slight improvement of the light yield was observed in the doubly-doped sample with respect to the Nd-only doped one.     

Structural Changes in Titin and Nebulin Filaments Specific to Calcium Ions at 0.1 mM: Factors of Meat Tenderization During Postmortem Aging

ABSTRACT Postmortem structural changes in titin and nebulin filaments were investigated by incubating isolated myofibrils in a solution containing 0.1 mM calcium ions and various concentrations of a protease inhibitor. The inhibition curves showed 2 abnormal steps with increases in the concentration of leupeptin or calpastatin domain I. While the amounts of unchanged titin and nebulin were constant in the 1st step, the 2nd occurred at higher protease inhibitor concentrations. These facts indicated that excess amounts of leupeptin and calpastatin domain I caused deterioration in titin and nebulin properties, thus interfering with the binding of calcium ions. We concluded that the severance of titin and nebulin filaments in the 1st step were induced by calcium ions at 0.1 mM.     

单分散六边形扁平溴碘化银微晶的结构与性能的研究

应用可控双注仪制备了一系列碘含量相同而碘在微晶中分布不同的单分散六边形扁平溴碘化银乳剂。用扫描电镜（ＳＴＥＭ）与Ｘ－射线能谱仪（ＥＤＳ）对单个微晶进行了微区分析，并用介电损耗，微波光导等方法研究了此类乳剂微晶的结构与性能的关系。结果表明：严格控制微晶成核、成熟、生长三个阶段的条件，可制得含六边形颗粒９２％以上的扁平溴碘化银乳剂，颗粒大小变化系数小于１２％。此外碘在微晶中的分布明显影响微晶的电性质和     

β－C_2S固溶体稳定的热力学研究

从热力学理论出发，利用Ｘ射线衍射定性和定量的方法，对β－Ｃ＿２Ｓ固溶体的稳定性进行了分析和研究。经热力学理论推导得出β－Ｃ＿２Ｓ稳定的热力学条件，即掺入的微量元素的化学位μ＿ｉ须小于β－Ｃ＿２Ｓ的反应自由焓△Ｇ＿β，μ＿ｉ＜△Ｇ＿β．并定量地计算出一种微量元素稳定β－Ｃ＿２Ｓ的临界掺加量为；多种微量元素对β－Ｃ＿２Ｓ的稳定性判断条件为：     

浅谈降低电解槽氟化铝单耗的方法

氟化铝是电解生产中十分重要的原料，它对控制电解槽电解质温度，保持电解槽技术条件发挥着重要的作用。但随着电解生产成本的逐渐降低，氟化铝的消耗成为电解生产成本中的一项重要内容。本文就某分厂电解槽氟化铝添加的生产工艺、设备、控制以及管理等方面，提出降低氟化铝单耗的简要方法。     

Structural Description of Polyaromatic Nucleus in Residue

The proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy （1H-NMR）, the synchronous fluorescence spectrometry （SFS） and the ruthenium ions catalyzed oxidation （RICO） method were used to determine the chemical structure of polyaromatic nucleus in Oman residue fractions. The results of 1H-NMR analyses showed that the average numbers of aromatic rings in the aromatics, resins and asphaltenes units were 3.2, 5.6 and 8.2, respectively. SFS was used to investigate the distribution of aromatic rings in residue fractions, the main distribution range of aromatic rings in aromatics, resins and asphaltenes were 3 4 rings, 3--5 rings and more than 5 rings, respectively. The aromatic network in residue fractions was oxidized to produce numerous carboxylic acids. The types and content of benzenepolycarboxylic acids, such as phthalic acid, benzenetricarboxylic acids, benzenetetracarboxylic acids, benzenepentacarboxylic acid and benzenehexacarboxylic acid disclosed the condensed types of aromatic nuclei in the core. The biphenyl fraction （BIPH）, the cata-condensed fraction （CATA）, the peri-condensed fraction （PERI） and the condensed index （BCI） were calculated based on the benzenepolycarboxylic acids formed. The results implied that there was less biphenyl type structures in all residue fractions. The aromatics fraction was almost composed of the cata-condensed type system, and the asphaltenes fraction was wholly composed of the peri-condensed type system, while in the resins fraction co-existed the two types, herein the peri-con- densed type was predominant over the cata-condensed type. Based on the analytical results obtained in the study, the components --aromatics, resins and asphaltenes -- were given the likely structural models.     

真空钙热还原炉渣的综合利用研究

研究了从真空钙热还原炉渣中回收稀土的工艺条件；采用本工艺得到的合格稀土溶液，其回收率达65．41％；副产品氟化钙用作炼硅铁合金的助熔剂，使钙热还原炉渣得到综合利用。     

钕电解阳极过电位的测定

用慢扫描示波法测定了钕电解的阳极过电位 .考察了温度、阳极电流密度、Nd2 O3添加量、电解质组成等因素对阳极过电位的影响 ,探讨了降低阳极过电位的可能途径 .结果表明 ,阳极过电位随阳极电流密度的增加而增大 ,随温度的升高而减小 ,一定范围内 ,阳极过电位与阳极电流密度的对数呈线性关系 ,满足塔菲尔方程 ;电解质中LiF和Nd2 O3浓度增加 ,阳极过电位降低 ;适当控制阳极电流密度、升高温度、增加电解质中LiF和Nd2 O3的浓度并尽可能减小极间距 ,均有利于降低阳极过电位