sj-doc-2-pac-10.1177_18344909241231847 - Supplemental material for Effect of critical thinking disposition on employee innovative behavior: A meta-theory of personality perspective

Supplemental material, sj-doc-2-pac-10.1177_18344909241231847 for Effect of critical thinking disposition on employee innovative behavior: A meta-theory of personality perspective by Zhihua Xu and Fu Yang in Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology</p

sj-docx-1-pac-10.1177_18344909241231847 - Supplemental material for Effect of critical thinking disposition on employee innovative behavior: A meta-theory of personality perspective

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pac-10.1177_18344909241231847 for Effect of critical thinking disposition on employee innovative behavior: A meta-theory of personality perspective by Zhihua Xu and Fu Yang in Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology</p

Photoluminescence–Voltage (PL–<i>V</i>) Hysteresis of Perovskite Solar Cells

This article investigates the effect of an external electric field on the photoluminescence (PL) of a methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃) film in a working solar cell architecture. Our study reveals hysteretic PL intensity responses when changing the voltage scanning direction, namely, PL–<i>V</i> hysteresis. The external electric field is found to have multiple effects on the photoexcited states of PSCs. First, an external electric field instantaneously changes the drift velocity of photogenerated charge carriers. Second, it drives ion migration and thus generates an induced electric field which screens the external field. Third, the ion migration driven by the external electric field also changes the distribution and density of charge traps that are responsible for nonradiative recombination. The first effect leads to instant PL change which is not responsible for PL–<i>V</i> hysteresis, while the other two effects are closely related to the slow kinetics of ion migration and lead to the PL–<i>V</i> hysteresis in perovskite solar cells

Highly Active Mesoporous Ferrihydrite Supported Pt Catalyst for Formaldehyde Removal at Room Temperature

Ferrihydrite (Fh) supported Pt (Pt/Fh) catalyst was first prepared by combining microemulsion and NaBH₄ reduction methods and investigated for room-temperature removal of formaldehyde (HCHO). It was found that the order of addition of Pt precursor and ferrihydrite in the preparation process has an important effect on the microstructure and performance of the catalyst. Pt/Fh was shown to be an efficient catalyst for complete oxidation of HCHO at room temperature, featuring higher activity than magnetite supported Pt (Pt/Fe₃O₄). Pt/Fh and Pt/Fe₃O₄ exhibited much higher catalytic activity than Pt supported over calcined Fh and TiO₂. The abundance of surface hydroxyls, high Pt dispersion and excellent adsorption performance of Fh are responsible for superior catalytic activity and stability of the Pt/Fh catalyst. This work provides some indications into the design and fabrication of the cost-effective and environmentally benign catalysts with excellent adsorption and catalytic oxidation performances for HCHO removal at room temperature

Microemulsion-Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous Aluminum Oxyhydroxide Nanoflakes for Efficient Removal of Gaseous Formaldehyde

Mesoporous aluminum oxyhydroxides composed of nanoflakes were prepared via a water-in-oil microemulsion-assisted hydrothermal process at 50 °C using aluminum salts as precursors and ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent. The microstructure, morphology, and textural properties of the as-prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nitrogen adsorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. It is shown that the aluminum oxyhydroxide nanostructures studied are effective adsorbents for removal of formaldehyde (HCHO) at ambient temperature, due to the abundance of surface hydroxyl groups, large specific surface area, and suitable pore size. Also, the type of aluminum precursor was essential for the microstructure formation and adsorption performance of the resulting materials. Namely, the sample prepared from aluminum sulfate (Al-s) exhibited a relatively high HCHO adsorption capacity in the first run, while the samples obtained from aluminum nitrate (Al-n) and chloride (Al-c) exhibited high adsorption capacity and relatively stable recyclability. A combination of high surface area and strong surface affinity of the prepared aluminum oxyhydroxide make this material a promising HCHO adsorbent for indoor air purification

Table_1_Residents' acceptability and response to the water-pricing policy to reduce marine pollution caused by domestic sewage.docx

Domestic sewage has huge negative impacts on the marine environment. This paper discusses whether residents can accept the water-pricing policy that collects funds to improve sewage treatment technologies to reduce marine pollutants by raising water prices. First, the contingent valuation method is used to elicit residents’ acceptability of a water-price increase. Second, the contingent behavior method is applied to observe residents’ responses to the pricing policy. The results show that residents can accept an increase of 0.90 CNY/m3 in water price on average in Qingdao, China. We also find that people with low income show low acceptability of the water-pricing policy. Additionally, the water price plays a positive role in promoting residents’ willingness to reduce water use. The information transmission will encourage people to adopt water-saving behavior and strengthen the impact of the water-pricing policy on water-saving behavior. This paper provides important implications to establish a water-pricing policy to reduce the negative impacts of domestic sewage on the marine environment.</p

Single Anisotropic Plasmonic Nanoparticle Three-Dimensional Orientation Determination Based on Fano-Like Resonance and Universal 3D Orientation-Dependent Scattering Trait

Single-nanoparticle orientation determination plays a vital role in studying complex nanoscale motion. In the present paper, we systematically investigate the three-dimensional (3D) orientation-dependent far- and near-field optical properties of single (Au core)-(dielectric shell) nanorice and gold nanorod. It shows that the scattering spectrum of the single anisotropic nanoparticle with arbitrary orientation is a linear superposition of a set of basic scattered spectra. And the scattering spectra of the single nanorice show a polarization-dependent Fano-like resonance which can be well described by a model with two coupled oscillators. Furthermore, by means of coordinate transformation, a universal analytic formula for description single nanoparticle 3D orientation- and polarization- dependent scattering intensity is proposed. Then we develop a new method to detect the 3D orientation of single nanoparticle, that is, by fitting the scattering intensity under different incident polarization directions based on our analytic formula and the 3D orientations could be resolved explicitly. Both of the experimental and numerical simulation data can be well described by our analytical formula. Our method for single particle 3D orientation determination has high precision only with subdegree uncertainty. In addition, based on the Fano resonances caused by the efficient coupling between the dielectric elliptical shell and the gold nanoellipsoid core, we found that the 3D orientation of single nanorice could be confirmed from either the transverse or longitudinal plasmon mode polarization-dependent scattering trait, while it is almost impossible for single gold nanorod based on the transverse plasmon mode. It is worth noting that the transverse plasmon mode of the nanorice is mostly insensitive to the aspect ratio then it allows nanorices with different lengths to be 3D orientation sensors without altering the incident laser wavelength

DataSheet1_NanoSTR: A method for detection of target short tandem repeats based on nanopore sequencing data.PDF

Short tandem repeats (STRs) are widely present in the human genome. Studies have confirmed that STRs are associated with more than 30 diseases, and they have also been used in forensic identification and paternity testing. However, there are few methods for STR detection based on nanopore sequencing due to the challenges posed by the sequencing principles and the data characteristics of nanopore sequencing. We developed NanoSTR for detection of target STR loci based on the length-number-rank (LNR) information of reads. NanoSTR can be used for STR detection and genotyping based on long-read data from nanopore sequencing with improved accuracy and efficiency compared with other existing methods, such as Tandem-Genotypes and TRiCoLOR. NanoSTR showed 100% concordance with the expected genotypes using error-free simulated data, and also achieved >85% concordance using the standard samples (containing autosomal and Y-chromosomal loci) with MinION sequencing platform, respectively. NanoSTR showed high performance for detection of target STR markers. Although NanoSTR needs further optimization and development, it is useful as an analytical method for the detection of STR loci by nanopore sequencing. This method adds to the toolbox for nanopore-based STR analysis and expands the applications of nanopore sequencing in scientific research and clinical scenarios. The main code and the data are available at https://github.com/langjidong/NanoSTR.</p

Shell Thickness Dependent Photoinduced Hole Transfer in Hybrid Conjugated Polymer/Quantum Dot Nanocomposites: From Ensemble to Single Hybrid Level

Photoinduced hole transfer is investigated in inorganic/organic hybrid nanocomposites of colloidal CdSe/ZnS quantum dots and a cationic conjugated polymer, poly(9,9′-bis(6-<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-trimethylammoniumhexyl)fluorene-alt-phenylene, in solution and in solid thin film, and down to the single hybrid level and is assessed to be a dynamic quenching process. We demonstrate control of hole transfer rate in these quantum dot/conjugated polymer hybrids by using a series of core/shell quantum dots with varying shell thickness, for which a clear exponential dependency of the hole transfer rate <i>vs</i> shell thickness is observed, for both solution and thin-film situations. Furthermore, we observe an increase of hole-transfer rate from solution to film and correlate this with changes in quantum dot/polymer interfacial morphology affecting the hole transfer rate, namely, the donor–acceptor distance. Single particle spectroscopy experiments reveal fluctuating dynamics of hole transfer at the single conjugated polymer/quantum dot interface and an increased heterogeneity in the hole-transfer rate with the increase of the quantum dot’s shell thickness. Although hole transfer quenches the photoluminescence intensity of quantum dots, it causes little or no effect on their blinking behavior over the time scales probed here

Energy Transfer from Colloidal Quantum Dots to Near-Infrared-Absorbing Tetraazaporphyrins for Enhanced Light Harvesting

We investigate the mechanisms of energy transfer from CdSe quantum dots (QDs) to porphyrin derivatives as a potential antenna system with enhanced light-harvesting efficiency. Two ferrocenyl-containing tetraazaporphyrin derivatives, namely, magnesium 2(3),7(8),12(13),17(18)-tetraferrocenyl-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrin (TAP^FcMg) and magnesium 2(3),7(8),­12(13),­17(18)-tetra­cyano-3(2),8(7),13(12),18(17)-tetraferrocenyl-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrin (TAP^FcCNMg), are used as energy acceptors in this proposed antenna system along with size-dependent QDs as donors. Our approach includes Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) calculations as well as photoluminescence (PL) intensity and lifetime quenching measurements. Our FRET calculations indicate that higher energy transfer efficiency can be achieved with smaller quantum dot size. However, PL intensity and lifetime measurements suggest that energy transfer efficiency in QD/tetraazaporphyrin complexes is regulated by a competing trap-assisted ultrafast quenching mechanism, which is more dominant with smaller QD size. Furthermore, it is found that the trap-assisted quenching process is more active in QD/TAP^FcMg than QD/TAP^FcCNMg complexes. As a result, high efficiency energy transfer can be achieved in the complexes combining large QDs and TAP^FcCNMg, where trap-assisted quenching mechanism is suppressed. Our study suggests that CdSe quantum dots can be promising energy transfer donors for NIR-absorbing tetraazaporphyrins to form antenna systems with enhanced light-harvesting efficiency