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Transition metal ion and/or rare earth ion doped CsPbCl3 nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted extensive attention due to their high combined emission efficiency characteristics. Their high-throughput preparation is of great significance for future industrialization that is still a challenge based on existing batch reaction technologies. Herein, we demonstrate a high-throughput preparation method of Mn2+-doped CsPbCl3 NCs based on a fluidic channel reactor. The as-prepared NCs show vivid yellowish-orange emission at 600 nm and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 63.3%. Meaningfully, due to the closer bond between surface ligands and NCs, NCs prepared by this method show better water durability than NCs obtained using the traditional hot injection method. Finally, a WLED with a high color rendering index (CRI) of 94 and a low correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3626 K was fabricated by combining the as-prepared yellowish-orange Mn-doped CsPbCl3 with the BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+ (BAM:Eu2+) blue phosphor and CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ (CASN:Eu2+) red phosphor on a 375 nm ultraviolet chip. These findings suggest that the Mn-doped CsPbCl3 prepared by the fluidic channel reaction is suitable for WLEDs. Our work paves the way for achieving a continuous, large-scale preparation of perovskite NCs by a fluidic channel reaction for the development of their WLED solid state lighting applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A green phosphor Sr2ZnGe2O7:Mn2+ with a melilite structure was prepared using a high‐temperature solid‐state reaction. When the 535 nm emission was monitored, the excitation spectrum of the Sr2ZnGe2O7:Mn2+ was found to contain two excitation bands in the ultraviolet (UV) region. When excited by UV light, the sample shows bright green emission at 535 nm, which corresponds to the distinctive transition of Mn2+ (4T1→6A1). Moreover, the quantum efficiency of Sr2ZnGe2O7:Mn2+ could reach 67.6%. Finally, a high‐performance white‐light‐emitting diode (WLED) with a low correlated colour temperature of 4632 K and a high colour rendering index (CRI) of 92.3 were packaged by coating commercial blue and red phosphors with an optimized Sr2ZnGe2O7:Mn2+ sample on a 310 nm UV chip. This indicated that Sr2ZnGe2O7:Mn2+ has the potential application as a green component in the WLED lighting field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) bismuth oxychalcogenides have been considered as promising candidates for high-speed and low-power photoelectronic devices due to their high charge carrier mobility and excellent environmental stability. However, the photoelectric performance of their bulk materials still falls short of expectations. Herein, a novel Bi9O7.5S6/SnS composite film with a type-II heterojunction was successfully prepared by combining hydrothermal and knife-coating techniques. The crystal structure, morphology, and optical properties were systematically investigated. Under 1 V bias voltage, the photocurrent of the Bi9O7.5S6/SnS composite film can be obtained as 107 μA cm−2, which is about 29.9 times and 93.9 times higher than that of bare Bi9O7.5S6 and SnS, respectively. The type-II heterojunction has played a significant role in improving the photoelectric performance of the Bi9O7.5S6/SnS composite film by facilitating the separation and transfer of photo-generated carriers. This work sheds light on the design and development of new bismuth-based composite materials for advanced photoelectric and photocatalytic applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) is a gynecological malignant tumor with high incidence and poor prognosis. Although immunotherapy has brought significant survival benefits to advanced UCEC patients, traditional evaluation indicators cannot accurately identify all potential beneficiaries of immunotherapy. Consequently, it is necessary to construct a new scoring system to predict patient prognosis and responsiveness of immunotherapy. Methods: CIBERSORT combined with weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), non-negative matrix factorization (NMF), and random forest algorithms to screen the module associated with CD8+ T cells, and key genes related to prognosis were selected out by univariate, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and multivariate Cox regression analyses to develop the novel immune risk score (NIRS). Kaplan–Meier (K-M) analysis was used to compare the difference of survival between high- and low- NIRS groups. We also explored the correlations between NIRS, immune infiltration and immunotherapy, and three external validation sets were used to verify the predictive performance of NIRS. Furthermore, clinical subgroup analysis, mutation analysis, differential expression of immune checkpoints, and drug sensitivity analysis were performed to generate individualized treatments for patients with different risk scores. Finally, gene set variation analysis (GSVA) was conducted to explore the biological functions of NIRS, and qRT-PCR was applied to verify the differential expressions of three trait genes at cellular and tissue levels. Results: Among the modules clustered by WGCNA, the magenta module was most positively associated with CD8+ T cells. Three genes (CTSW, CD3D and CD48) were selected to construct NIRS after multiple screening procedures. NIRS was confirmed as an independent prognostic factor of UCEC, and patients with high NIRS had significantly worse prognosis compared to those with low NIRS. The high NIRS group showed lower levels of infiltrated immune cells, gene mutations, and expression of multiple immune checkpoints, indicating reduced sensitivity to immunotherapy. Three module genes were identified as protective factors positively correlated with the level of CD8+ T cells. Conclusions: In this study, we constructed NIRS as a novel predictive signature of UCEC. NIRS not only differentiates patients with distinct prognoses and immune responsiveness, but also guides their therapeutic regimens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Oxygen-deficient TiO2-based composites have attracted widespread attention due to their promoted light-harvesting capacity and energy conversion efficiency, beneficial for water splitting. Despite being a facile, secure-safe and undefiled route for preparing blackened TiO2, the Al-reduction method has not been adopted for preparing TiO2/TiO2−x/CdS composite films. Herein, TiO2/TiO2−x/CdS composite nanorods were successfully fabricated by combining hydrothermal, Al-reduction and chemical bath deposition (CBD) techniques. Enhanced visible-light absorption and photoelectrochemical performances have been achieved using TiO2/TiO2−x/CdS heterojunction nanorods. The photocurrent density of TiO2/TiO2−x/CdS was obtained to be 7.75 mA cm−2 at 0 V vs. Ag/AgCl under AM 1.5 G illumination, which was 77.5-fold and 12.1-fold higher than those of bare TiO2 and CdS, respectively. This work may offer new insights for realizing TiO2-based composites with improved solar absorption for photoelectrochemical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]