Overcoming Microstructural Limitations in Water Processed Organic Solar Cells by Engineering Customized Nanoparticulate Inks

The application of conjugated polymer and fullerene water‐based nanoparticles (NP) as ecofriendly inks for organic photovoltaics (OPVs) is reported. A low bandgap polymer diketopyrrolopyrrole–quinquethiophene (PDPP5T‐2) and the methanofullerene PC₇₁BM are processed into three types of nanoparticles: pristine fullerene NPs, pristine polymer NPs, and mixed polymer:fullerene NPs, allowing the formation of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) composites with different domain sizes. Mild thermal annealing is required to melt the nanospheres and enable the formation of interconnected pathways within mixed phases. This BHJ is accompanied by a shrinkage of film, whereas the more compact layers show enhanced mobility. Consistently reduced recombination and better performance are found for mixed NP, containing both, the polymer and the fullerene within a single NP. The optimized solar cell processed by ultrasmall NPs delivers a power conversion efficiency of about 3.4%. This is among the highest values reported for aqueous processed OPVs but still lacks performance compared to those being processed from halogenated solvents. Incomplete crystallization is identified as the main root for reduced efficiency. It is nevertheless believed that postprocessing does not cut attraction from printing aqueous organic NP inks as a trendsetting strategy for the reliable and ecofriendly production of organic solar cells.     

流域尺度水土保持生物措施减沙效益研究

1　引　　言黄土高原位于黄河中游 ,流经黄土高原的 9大支流进入河口镇至花园口的中游河段 ,总径流量为 187× 10 8ｍ3 ,输沙量占黄河流域总沙量的 90 % .建国以来以修建梯田坝地、造林种草、建谷坊、调整种植结构为主的水土保持工程、生物治理长年不懈 ,其目的在于减水减沙 ,改善流域生态环境 .但是 ,除部分中小尺度流域进入生态、经济效益良性循环的轨道外 ,大部分地区生态环境仍然十分脆弱 ,部分地区有恶化之势 .因此 ,定量评价水土保持工程、生物措施的治理效益是广为关注的研究课题 ,虽相关的研究成果不少 ,但是绝大部分工作是评价水土…     

Water relations, gas exchange characteristics, and the level of some metabolites in two cultivars of spring wheat under different N regimes

Twenty eight-day old plants of two spring wheat cultivars differing in salinity tolerance were subjected to varying levels of nitrogen (56, 112, and 224 mg N·kg⁻¹ soil) for 42 days. Both cultivars performed differently under varying soil N levels in terms of growth, and grain yield and yield components. Nitrogen levels, 112 and 224 mg·kg⁻¹ soil, caused maximal growth in Sarsabz and Barani-83, respectively. Cv Sarsabz maintained higher leaf water and turgor potentials, but lower leaf osmotic potential than those of Barani-83 at all external N regimes. Sarsabz had higher Chl a, Chl b and carotenoids contents in leaves than those in Barani-83 at 56 and 112 mg N·kg⁻¹ soil. Sarsabz had higher contents of leaf soluble proteins, soluble sugars, and free amino acids than those in Barani-83 at all external N levels. In Barani-83 net CO₂ assimilation rate remained almost unchanged, whereas in Sarsabz it decreased consistently with increase in external N level. The better growth performance of Sarsabaz as compared to Barani-83 under varying soil N levels except 224 mg N·kg⁻¹ soil was associated with maintenance of high leaf turgor potential but not with net CO₂ assimilation rate.     

Quantitative structure-retention relationships in affinity high-performance liquid chromatography

In this report the affinity high-performance liquid chromatography data, which were determined on silica-based human serum albumin, alpha1-acid glycoprotein, keratin, collagen, melanin, amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate), and basic fatty acid binding protein columns, are discussed. Using a quantitative structure-retention relationship (QSRR) approach the affinity data were interpreted in terms of structural requirements of specific binding sites on biomacromolecules. The unique chromatographic properties of immobilized artificial membrane and cholesterol stationary phases were also analyzed from the point of view of mimicking biological processes. It has been demonstrated that chemometric processing of appropriately designed sets of chromatographic data derived in systems comprising biomolecules provides information of relevance for molecular pharmacology and rational drug design.     

Rye bread and synthetic bread odorants – effective trap bait and lure for German cockroaches

Bread‐in‐beer and bread‐in‐water are prevalent home recipe trap baits for attracting German cockroaches (GCRs), Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae), which are significant urban pests. Our objectives were to (1) test the attractiveness of these baits, (2) study the underlying factors of GCR attraction, and (3) determine whether a blend of synthetic bread odorants could replace bread in a trap lure. In large‐arena laboratory experiments with laboratory‐reared GCR males, traps baited with rye bread not only captured eightfold more males than unbaited control traps but also most males released into bioassay arenas. Neither beer nor water enhanced the attractiveness of bread. Bread crust as a bait was more effective than bread crumbs. As Porapak Q headspace volatile extracts of rye bread attracted GCRs, all rye bread odorants in extracts were identified by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. Synthetic rye bread odorants and other known bread odorants were then assembled into a master blend. This master blend, and even partial blends lacking certain groups of organic volatiles such as aldehydes and ketones, proved very attractive to GCRs. We conclude that rye bread could be used as an effective bait in retainer traps or, laced with insecticide, as a food source in bait stations. A lure of synthetic bread odorants may eventually replace bread as bait, but the minimum number of essential odorants for that lure has yet to be determined.     

Testate amoeba records indicate regional 20th‐century lowering of water tables in ombrotrophic peatlands in central‐northern Alberta,Canada

Testate amoebae are abundant in the surface layers of northern peatlands. Analysis of their fossilized shell (test) assemblages allows for reconstructions of local water‐table depths (WTD). We have reconstructed WTD dynamics for five peat cores from peatlands ranging in distance from the Athabasca bituminous sands (ABS) region in western Canada. Amoeba assemblages were combined with plant macrofossil records, acid‐insoluble ash (AIA) fluxes and instrumental climate data to identify drivers for environmental change. Two functional traits of testate amoebae, mixotrophy and the tendency to integrate xenogenic mineral matter in test construction, were quantified to infer possible effects of AIA flux on testate amoeba presence. Age–depth models showed the cores each covered at least the last ~315 years, with some spanning the last millennium. Testate amoeba assemblages were likely affected by permafrost development in two of the peatlands, yet the most important shift in assemblages was detected after 1960 CE. This shift represents a significant apparent lowering of water tables in four out of five cores, with a mean drop of ~15 cm. Over the last 50 years, assemblages shifted towards more xerophilous taxa, a trend which was best explained by increasing Sphagnum s. Acutifolia and, to a lesser extent, mean summer temperature. This trend was most evident in the two cores from the sites located farthest away from the ABS region. AIA flux variations did not show a clear effect on mineral‐agglutinating taxa, nor on S. s. Acutifolia presence. We therefore suggest the drying trend was forced by the establishment of S. s. Acutifolia, driven by enhanced productivity following regional warming. Such recent apparent drying of peatlands, which may only be reconstructed by appropriate indicators combined with high chronological control, may affect vulnerability to future burning and promote emissions of CO₂.     

以高绩效为目标的校园景观设计方法与实践——同济大学嘉定体育中心景观设计研究

结合景观绩效的评价与设计方法目前正被不断地探索。梳理介绍了景观绩效的相关概念以及现有量化评价实践,探讨了从景观绩效角度出发指导设计实践的途径,以同济大学嘉定体育中心景观设计为例,分析基于景观绩效理论的校园景观设计实践方法,以期为未来的校园景观建设实践提供新思路。     

华北落叶松树体储水利用及其对土壤水分和潜在蒸散的响应: 基于模型模拟的分析

 树体储水在树木水分传输中具有重要的作用, 不仅为蒸腾提供水分来源, 还具有缓冲作用, 可防止木质部导管水势过低以至于水分传输的失败。树体储水动态及其利用的研究对于认识树木对水分胁迫的响应机制具有重要意义。该研究构建了包含树体储水释放-补充作用的树干水分传输模型, 可模拟计算林分小时尺度的冠层蒸腾、边材液流、树体储水与木质部导管水流交换过程, 并以六盘山北侧的华北落叶松(Larix principis-rupprechtii)人工林为例, 在林分水平分析树体储水利用及其 与土壤水分和潜在蒸散之间的关系。检验结果表明, 该模型能够精确地模拟出林分边材液流的日变化特征, 模拟与观测的小时液流速率决定系数R²为0.91 (n = 2 352)。模拟结果表明, 在典型晴朗天气下, 在日出时树体储水利用启动, 至9:00左右达到峰值(0.14 mm?h^–1), 午间降至0, 下午降为负值直至午夜, 即进入树体补水阶段; 树体储水日使用量(DJ_z)为0.04–0.58 mm?d^–1, 与日蒸腾量(DT_r)成正相关(R² = 0.91), 对蒸腾的贡献为25.6%。分析结果表明, 当潜在蒸散(ET_p)低于4.9 mm?d^–1时, ET_p是华北落叶松树体储水利用的主要驱动因子, DJ_z与ETp成正相关(R² = 0.68); 当ET_p高于4.9 mm?d^–1时, DJ_z随着ET_p的增加呈现降低趋势; DJ_z与土壤水势没有显著相关关系(p > 0.05), 但最大树体储水日使用量(DJ_zmax)与土壤水分含量成正相关(R² = 0.79), 说明土壤水分是树体储水利用的限制因子。     

贝壳砂生境干旱胁迫下杠柳叶片光合光响应模型比较

以黄河三角洲贝壳堤岛3年生杠柳(Periploca sepium)苗木为试验材料, 模拟设置贝壳砂生境下的4种水分梯度, 利用CIRAS-2型光合作用系统测定杠柳叶片在不同干旱胁迫下的光合作用光响应过程, 采用4种光响应模型进行拟合分析, 以比较贝壳砂生境干旱胁迫下适宜的光响应模型, 探讨最佳光响应模型参数对干旱胁迫的适应规律。结果表明: 4种模型对杠柳叶片光合作用光响应过程拟合效果的优劣顺序为: 直角双曲线修正模型>非直角双曲线模型>指数模型>直角双曲线模型, 后3种模型均为没有极值的函数, 故不能很好地拟合光响应曲线光抑制过程, 并不能直接求解最大净光合速率(P_nmax)和光饱和点(LSP)。光响应参数拟合效果最佳表现为: 非直角双曲线模型的暗呼吸速率(R_d), 直角双曲线模型的光补偿点(LCP), 直角双曲线修正模型的P_nmax和LSP。4种光响应模型对干旱胁迫具有不同的适应性, 直角双曲线修正模型适应各种水分条件, 直角双曲线模型和指数模型较适合轻度干旱胁迫条件, 非直角双曲线模型较适合重度干旱胁迫条件。随干旱胁迫的加剧, 光响应参数表观量子效率(AQY)、R_d和LCP先升高后下降, 净光合速率(P_n)、P_nmax和LSP逐渐下降。轻度、中度和重度干旱胁迫下, LSP分别比对照下降5.2%、16.3%和34.5%, P_nmax分别比对照下降17.8%、39.0%和59.0%。水分充足条件下, 杠柳叶片光能利用最强, 光照生态幅最宽; 重度干旱胁迫下, 杠柳叶片表现出明显的光饱和、光抑制现象, 光能利用减弱, 光合能力受到较大限制。