Article
Chemistry, Physical
C. H. Y. Ho, J. Kothari, X. Fu, F. So
Summary: The tandem structure provides a practical way to achieve high-efficiency organic solar cells by overcoming several bottlenecks in single-junction OSCs. The interconnecting layer plays a critical role in determining device performance and reproducibility in tandem OSCs. Different classes of interconnecting layers are compared based on their optical, mechanical, and chemical properties in this review paper.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2021)
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Automation & Control Systems
Nagy Elkalashy, Sattam Al Otaibi, Salah K. Elsayed, Yasser Ahmed, Essam Hendawi, Ayman Hoballah
Summary: This study focuses on the integration of active traveling-wave fault location function and distributed Rogowski coil-based fault passage indicators in smart unearthed and compensated distribution networks to ensure service continuity and sustainable interconnection of distributed renewable resources during earth fault periods.
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING
(2021)
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Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Ziyue Zhang, Didier Colle, Wouter Tavernier, Mario Pickavet
Summary: In this paper, a network architecture for a multi-chip optical network-on-wafer (NoW) is proposed, with a focus on control mechanisms and algorithms. The goal is to provide dynamically controlled terabytes-per-second unidirectional bandwidth for each chip module in a multi-chip processor. This architecture shows promise in achieving low energy consumption and high aggregated bandwidth, offering a competitive idea for future optical-connected multi-chip computing systems. A synchronous network control scheme and improved edge coloring algorithms are proposed for slowly varying traffic patterns, resulting in lower time complexity and faster execution compared to existing methods.
JOURNAL OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yingjie Xiang, Ivan Surovtsev, Yunjie Chang, Sander K. Govers, Bradley R. Parry, Jun Liu, Christine Jacobs-Wagner
Summary: A study on Escherichia coli cells found that the nucleoid mesh size and DNA concentration estimates suggest that the cytoplasm behaves as a poor solvent for the chromosome, leading to chromosome compaction and DNA density heterogeneity. Fluorescence microscopy revealed that the heterogeneous DNA density negatively correlates with ribosome density within the nucleoid, consistent with cryoelectron tomography data. Drug experiments and past observations support the hypothesis that RNAs contribute to the poor solvent effects, connecting chromosome compaction and domain formation to transcription and intracellular organization.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Meng Zhang, Zhiqun Lin
Summary: Tandem solar cells (TSCs) are an effective device architecture for surpassing the Shockley-Queisser limit, and organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites are a promising material for TSCs. The interconnecting layer (ICL) plays a crucial role in achieving high-efficiency monolithic devices. This review discusses the functions of ICLs, their structural requirements, recent advances, and the challenges and opportunities for designing robust ICLs for high-efficiency and stable TSCs.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kaifeng Wang, Wenshuang Chu, Hua Li, Yujie Chen, Yunli Cai, Hezhou Liu
Summary: In this study, a Lewis molten salt etching approach was used to prepare Ti3CNCl2 suspension and intercalate ferromagnetic composition simultaneously. The dopamine crosslinking effect was utilized to construct a microstructure that enhanced the microwave absorption performance of the graphene oxide aerogel. The resulting aerogel shows promising potential for high-performance microwave absorption devices with broadened effective absorption bandwidth and valuable thermal insulation properties.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sheeba Khan, Sanjay K. Mandal
Summary: Novel metal-organic coordination networks functionalized with amino acids were synthesized for the selective sensing of perrhenate ion (ReO4-) in water with high luminescent properties. These neutral sensors demonstrated excellent selectivity, stability, and recyclability, providing a new approach for environmental monitoring.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chenshuaiyu Liu, Renxing Lin, Yurui Wang, Han Gao, Pu Wu, Haowen Luo, Xuntian Zheng, Beibei Tang, Zilong Huang, Hongfei Sun, Siyang Zhao, Yijia Guo, Jin Wen, Fengjia Fan, Hairen Tan
Summary: This study uses metal oxide nanocrystal layers anchored with carbazolyl hole-selective-molecules to replace traditional polymers as the hole transporting layers in all-perovskite tandem solar cells. This reduces optical losses and improves power conversion efficiency.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Harry Felton, Robert Hughes, Andrea Diaz-Gaxiola
Summary: This study presents a simple and cost-effective method for rapid prototyping of PDMS microfluidic devices using 3D-printed interconnecting microchannel scaffolds. It enables low-cost mass production and customization of microfluidic systems, lowering the barrier for research and education in microfluidics. The technique allows for efficient operation within typical working pressures of commercial microfluidic devices and holds potential for affordable lab-on-a-chip diagnostic technology worldwide.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Moona Kurttila, Jessica Rumfeldt, Heikki Takala, Janne A. Ihalainen
Summary: In red-light sensing phytochromes, isomerization of the bilin chromophore triggers structural and dynamic changes, and a hairpin-like structure called "arm" is crucial for signal transduction leading to control of the output module activity. The systems without arms can still respond to light, but lack subsequent regulation of the output module activity. Thermal denaturation experiments reveal that the arms stabilize the phytochrome structure.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yang Liu, Cong Xie, Xinyun Dong, Yuanyuan Wang, Wanxia Wei, Kai Feng, Sixing Xiong, Youyu Jiang, Yinhua Zhou
Summary: An efficient fully solution-processed interconnecting layer (ICL) of PEDOT:F/ZnO has been developed for both two-junction and triple-junction tandem organic solar cells with good performance and stability. The ICL is further used to fabricate large-area tandem organic module (15.48 cm2) that shows an open-circuit voltage of 10.25 V, fill factor of 75.1%, and a power conversion efficiency of 13.24%.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yanjie Tang, Jiaming Fu, Hao Li, Du Hyeon Ryu, Won Suk Shin, Jianqi Zhang, Yi Yang, Yiming Yang, Deyuan Li, Zhong Zheng, Shaoqing Zhang, Jianhui Hou
Summary: Tandem organic solar cells containing multiple sub-cells exhibit high power conversion efficiencies due to the manipulation of light absorption distribution. However, controlling the inter-subcells carrier migration is a substantial challenge. By improving the conductivity of the nanowires-like conducting channel in the interconnecting layer, the efficiencies of tandem organic solar cells are improved.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Caiyun Chen, Haifeng Lv, Ping Zhang, Zhiwen Zhuo, Yu Wang, Chen Ma, Wenbin Li, Xuguang Wang, Baojie Feng, Peng Cheng, Xiaojun Wu, Kehui Wu, Lan Chen
Summary: Borophene, a novel material composed of boron atoms, has been successfully synthesized as large-size, single-crystalline bilayer on a copper substrate. The bilayer borophene exhibits metallic character and increased resistance to oxidation compared to its monolayer counterparts.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
S. A. Saleh, E. Ozkop, C. S. Mardegan, M. E. Valdes
Summary: The proposed bus-differential protection based on alpha beta 0 components of apparent powers is able to provide fast, accurate, and reliable responses to internal and external faults in the protected bus interconnected with battery storage systems (BSSs). The test results demonstrate the minor sensitivity of the proposed protection to the mode of operation of the BSS, fault location, and fault type.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Jinyu Li, Hao Huang, Taotao Xu, Jinsheng Li, Tailin Guo, Xiong Lu, Jing Ren, Xiaohua Ren, Yandong Mu, Jie Weng
Summary: In this study, the effect of interconnecting window diameter on ectopic angiogenesis and osteogenesis was investigated using three types of porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds. The results showed that the interconnecting window diameter impacted both angiogenesis and osteogenesis, and the sample with a specific interconnecting window diameter showed the best osteogenesis after 12 weeks of implantation. This study provides new insights for the design of bone tissue engineering scaffolds that can enhance new bone formation through vascularization in clinical applications.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)