Double Cascading Charge Transfer at Integrated Perovskite/Organic Bulk Heterojunctions for Extended Near-Infrared Photoresponse and Enhanced Photocurrent.

Nowadays, nearly 48.7% near-infrared (NIR) irradiation (>800 nm) of the full solar spectrum has actually not been fully utilized since the state-of-the-art perovskite film usually can only absorb the most UV-vis sunlight radiation. Herein, high efficiency integrated Cs0.15 FA0.85 PbI3 perovskite/organic bulk (PC61 BM:D18:Y6) heterojunction solar cells with enhanced low energy photon harvest until 931 nm and a high maintained open circuit voltage of 1.04 V is successfully obtained. In particular, the favorable double cascading charge transfer paths pave an interesting possibility to spatially separate electrons upon visible light excitation and holes upon NIR photon absorption simultaneously at interfaces, significantly suppressing non-radiative bimolecular recombination and reaching the photocurrent density as high as 27.48 mA cm-2 and power conversion efficiency of 20.31%. Besides, the strong hydrophobicity of the ternary organic film has effectively prevented ambient humidity penetration and improves the stability of the perovskite in the continuous aging test (humidity > 60%) compared with the control device. This work has opened a significantly new window to improve the NIR light harvest for next generation highly efficient solar cells with full spectrum response.

Method and Application of Reservoir Unit Division in Continental Faulted Lacustrine Basin: An Example from the L70 Fault Block in Raoyang Sag.

The continental faulted lacustrine basin is an important type of continental oil and gas basin with typical compound oil and gas accumulation characteristics. The traditional petroleum geological theory usually makes a general analysis of multiple reservoirs. It uses the structural model to understand the reservoir and has a vague understanding of the reservoir. The actual exploration is inconsistent with the traditional theory, which restricts exploration and development. In this case, taking the lower submember of Sha 1 of Shahejie Formation of L70 fault block in Raoyang sag as an example, the concept of reservoir unit is put forward, and the reservoir is redivided using the "four diagrams and four steps" method, the oil-water distribution is clarified, the type of reservoir unit is defined, and multiple potential reservoir units are proposed. It enriches and perfects the traditional petroleum geological theory, provides a new research method and idea for petroleum exploration and development, and ushers in new opportunities for the developed old oil fields.

A gradient screening approach for retired lithium-ion batteries based on X-ray computed tomography images.

Accurate and efficient screening of retired lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles is crucial to guarantee reliable secondary applications such as in energy storage, electric bicycles, and smart grids. However, conventional electrochemical screening methods typically involve a charge/discharge process and usually take hours to measure critical parameters such as capacity, resistance, and voltage. To address this issue of low efficiency for battery screening, scanned X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) cross-sectional images in combination with a computational image recognition algorithm have been employed to explore the gradient screening of these retired batteries. Based on the Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) algorithm with 2000 CT images per battery, the calculated CT scores are closely correlated with their internal resistance and capacity, indicating the feasibility of CT scores to sort retired batteries. We find out that when the CT scores are larger than 0.65, there is high potential for a secondary application. Therefore, this pioneering and non-destructive CT score method can reflect the internal electrochemical properties of these retired batteries, which could potentially expedite the battery reuse industry for a sustainable energy future.