Metal oxide charge transfer complex for effective energy band tailoring in multilayer optoelectronics

Metal oxides are intensively used for multilayered optoelectronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Many approaches have been explored to improve device performance by engineering electrical properties. However, conventional methods cannot enable both energy level manipulation and conductivity enhancement for achieving optimum energy band configurations. Here, we introduce a metal oxide charge transfer complex (NiO:MoO3-complex), which is composed of few-nm-size MoO3 domains embedded in NiO matrices, as a highly tunable carrier injection material. Charge transfer at the finely dispersed interfaces of NiO and MoO3 throughout the entire film enables effective energy level modulation over a wide work function range of 4.47 – 6.34 eV along with enhanced electrical conductivity. The high performance of NiO:MoO3-complex is confirmed by achieving 189% improved current efficiency compared to that of MoO3-based green OLEDs and also an external quantum efficiency of 17% when applied to blue OLEDs, which is superior to 1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarbonitrile-based conventional devices.

The Fluorescence Characteristic of AO-RB-SDS-GMFX and the Determination of Gemifloxacin

In Britton Robinson (B-R) buffer solution with pH = 7.00 and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) medium, an effective energy transfer between acridine orange (AO) and Rhodamine B (RB) can occur, which can enhance the fluorescence of RB. The addition of Gemifloxacin (GMFX) can quench the fluorescence of RB. So a new method for the indirect determination of Gemifloxacin was established by AO-RB fluorescence resonance energy transfer. This method was applied to the determination of Gemifloxacin tablets. The results were consistent with those of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) . Experiments show that this method is simple, rapid, accurate and sensitive.

An Effective Designing of Supercapacitor Mitigating Self-Discharge

Supercapacitor is a kind of effective energy storage device with merits such as high power density, long cycling life and so on, but their application is limited nowadays compared to the application of batteries. One important restriction is because of the serious self-discharge in supercapacitors, and how to conquer the self-discharge problem is an important issue. In this article we propose an effective way to reduce self-discharge of the supercapacitor by carefully designing of activated carbon (ACs) electrodes and water-in salt electrolyte. The electrochemical characterization shows that our supercapacitor can have the ability to reduce self-discharge.

Research on Flood Discharge and Energy Dissipation of a Tunnel Group Layout for a Super-High Rockfill Dam in a High-Altitude Region

Under the condition of a large dip angle between the flood discharging structure axis and the downstream cushion pool centerline, the downstream flow connection for the discharging tunnel group is poor, and the lower air pressure in high-altitude areas increases its influence on the trajectory distance of the nappe, further increasing the difficulty of predicting the flood discharge and energy dissipation layout. Based on the RM hydropower project with the world’s highest earth-rockfill dam, this paper studies the problem of a large included angle flip energy dissipation layout of a tunnel group flood discharge using the method of the overall hydraulic physical model test. The test results show that the conventional flip outlet mode has a long nappe falling point, a serious shortage of effective energy dissipation space, a large dynamic hydraulic pressure impact peak value on the bottom slab and side wall of the plunge pool, a poor flow connection between the outlet of the plunge pool and the downstream river channel, and a low energy dissipation rate. Considering the influence of a low-pressure environment, when the “transverse diffusion and downward incidence” outflow is adopted, the nappe falling point shrinks by 11 m, the energy dissipation form of the plunge pool is greatly improved, the effective energy dissipation space is increased by 159%, the RMS of the maximum fluctuating pressure is reduced by 74%, the outflow is smoothly connected with the downstream river, the energy dissipation rate is increased by 0.8%, and the protection range of flood discharge atomization is significantly reduced. This effectively solves the safety problems of large included angle discharge return channels and the energy dissipation and erosion prevention of super-high rockfill dams.