A van der Waals pn heterojunction with organic/inorganic semiconductors

van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions formed by two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous attention due to their excellent electrical/optical properties and device applications. However, current 2D heterojunctions are largely limited to atomic crystals, and hybrid organic/inorganic structures are rarely explored. Here, we fabricate hybrid 2D heterostructures with p-type dioctylbenzothienobenzothiophene (C8-BTBT) and n-type MoS2. We find that few-layer C8-BTBT molecular crystals can be grown on monolayer MoS2 by vdW epitaxy, with pristine interface and controllable thickness down to monolayer. The operation of the C8-BTBT/MoS2 vertical heterojunction devices is highly tunable by bias and gate voltages between three different regimes: interfacial recombination, tunneling and blocking. The pn junction shows diode-like behavior with rectifying ratio up to 105 at the room temperature. Our devices also exhibit photovoltaic responses with power conversion efficiency of 0.31% and photoresponsivity of 22mA/W. With wide material combinations, such hybrid 2D structures will offer possibilities for opto-electronic devices that are not possible from individual constituents.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure

Research on the coupled support technology of a composite rock beam-retained roadway roof under close coal seams

IntroductionThe technology of gob-side entry retaining without coal pillars in close (distance) coal seams is still immature, and the roof control and support technology in this case is not perfect.MethodsIn this paper, the coupled support technology of a composite rock beam roof under close coal seams is systematically studied by using theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and field test.ResultsBoth the floor slip calculation results and numerical simulations indicate that the vertical failure depth in the plastic zone of the #8 coal seam has not penetrated the roof of the #9 coal seam after mining, which is consistent with the field electronic imaging results. A theoretical formula for a composite rock beam model anchored by high-prestressed anchor cables was derived, and a formula for the optimal spacing of anchor cables under noncompressive shear failure of the roof was obtained. Identification of the internal stress hazard region of the rock beam provides a basis for determining the locations of vertical support. Through numerical simulation of different support schemes, including roof cutting, arrangement of high-prestressed anchor cables, and setting up of vertical supports, roof cutting was found to effectively reduce the stress of supporting structure and roof pressure. Setting up of vertical supports can reduce the roof convergence by 25.2%, and coupling with anchor cables can reduce the convergence by more than 49.1%. The feasibility of this support scheme was verified through field tests, with a maximum convergence of 99 mm between the roof and floor.DiscussionThis two-way verification approach, in which the damage degree of the roof of a close coal seam is analyzed through multiple means, targeted support plans are proposed, the support mechanisms are explored, and feedback is conducted through field tests, plays a certain guiding role in solving roof control of the gob-side entry retaining under similar geological conditions

Ultrahigh mobility and efficient charge injection in monolayer organic thin-film transistors on boron nitride

Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) with high mobility and low contact resistance have been actively pursued as building blocks for low-cost organic electronics. In conventional solution-processed or vacuum-deposited OTFTs, due to interfacial defects and traps, the organic film has to reach a certain thickness for efficient charge transport. Using an ultimate monolayer of 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) molecules as an OTFT channel, we demonstrate remarkable electrical characteristics, including intrinsic hole mobility over 30 cm2/Vs, Ohmic contact with 100 Ω · cm resistance, and band-like transport down to 150 K. Compared to conventional OTFTs, the main advantage of a monolayer channel is the direct, nondisruptive contact between the charge transport layer and metal leads, a feature that is vital for achieving low contact resistance and current saturation voltage. On the other hand, bilayer and thicker C8-BTBT OTFTs exhibit strong Schottky contact and much higher contact resistance but can be improved by inserting a doped graphene buffer layer. Our results suggest that highly crystalline molecular monolayers are promising form factors to build high-performance OTFTs and investigate device physics. They also allow us to precisely model how the molecular packing changes the transport and contact properties

Single-Cell Analysis Differentiates the Effects of p53 Mutation and p53 Loss on Cell Compositions of Oncogenic Kras-Driven Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating malignant disease with a dismal prognosis. In the past decades, a plethora of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) with autochthonous pancreatic tumor development have greatly facilitated studies of pancreatic cancer. Commonly used GEMMs of PDAC often harbor the oncogenic KRAS driver mutation (KrasG12D), in combination with either p53 mutation by knock-in strategy (Trp53R172H) or p53 loss by conditional knockout (Trp53cKO) strategy, in pancreatic cell lineages. However, the systematic comparison of the tumor microenvironment between KrasG12D; Trp53R172H (KPmut) mouse models and KrasG12D; Trp53cKO (KPloss) mouse models is still lacking. In this study, we conducted cross-dataset single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analyses to compare the pancreatic tumor microenvironment from KPmut mouse models and KPloss mouse models, especially focusing on the cell compositions and transcriptomic phenotypes of major cell types including cancer cells, B cells, T cells, granulocytes, myeloid cells, cancer-associated fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. We identified the similarities and differences between KPmut and KPloss mouse models, revealing the effects of p53 mutation and p53 loss on oncogenic KRAS-driven pancreatic tumor progression

Lokkende werking feromoon vooral bij aanwezigheid van plantengeur : feromoonval beschikbaar voor opsporen behaarde wants

Plaagwantsen zoals behaarde wants en brandnetelwants vormen in teelten als aubergine, komkommer en chrysant een serieus probleem. Ze geven al in kleine aantallen flinke schade: bloemabortie in aubergine, stengel- en vruchtschade in komkommer en splitkoppen in chrysant. Zodra telers wantsen of wantsenschade signaleren zien ze zich al snel genoodzaakt in te grijpen met middelen die schadelijk zijn voor aanwezige biologische bestrijders tegen andere plagen; het begin van het einde van hun biologie

Lokkende werking feromoon vooral bij aanwezigheid van plantengeur : feromoonval beschikbaar voor opsporen behaarde wants

Plaagwantsen zoals behaarde wants en brandnetelwants vormen in teelten als aubergine, komkommer en chrysant een serieus probleem. Ze geven al in kleine aantallen flinke schade: bloemabortie in aubergine, stengel- en vruchtschade in komkommer en splitkoppen in chrysant. Zodra telers wantsen of wantsenschade signaleren zien ze zich al snel genoodzaakt in te grijpen met middelen die schadelijk zijn voor aanwezige biologische bestrijders tegen andere plagen; het begin van het einde van hun biologie

Feeding guild of non-host community members affects host-foraging efficiency of a parasitic wasp

Interactions between predator and prey, or parasitoid and host, are shaped by trait-and density-mediated processes involving other community members. Parasitoids that lay their eggs in herbivorous insects locate their hosts through infochemicals such as herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) and host-produced kairomones. Hosts are frequently accompanied by non-host herbivores that are unsuitable for the parasitoid. These non-hosts may interfere with host location primarily through trait-mediated processes, by their own infochemicals, and their induction of the emission of plant volatiles. Although it is known that single non-hosts can interfere with parasitoid host location, it is still unknown whether the observed effects are due to species specific characteristics or to the feeding habits of the non-host herbivores. Here we addressed whether the feeding guild of non-host herbivores differentially affects foraging of the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata for its common host, caterpillars of Pieris brassicae feeding on Brassica oleracea plants. We used different phloem-feeding and leaf-chewing non-hosts to study their effects on host location by the parasitoid when searching for host-infested plants based on HIPVs and when searching for hosts on the plant using infochemicals. To evaluate the ultimate effect of these two phases in host location, we studied parasitism efficiency of parasitoids in small plant communities under field-tent conditions. We show that leaf-chewing non-hosts primarily affected host location through trait-mediated effects via plant volatiles, whereas phloem-feeding non-hosts exerted trait-mediated effects by affecting foraging efficiency of the parasitoid on the plant. These trait-mediated effects resulted in associational susceptibility of hosts in environments with phloem feeders and associational resistance in environments with non-host leaf chewers