Heterostructure based interface engineering has been proved an effective method for finding new superconducting systems and raising superconductivity transition temperature (T C ) 1-7 . In previous work on one unit-cell (UC) thick FeSe films on SrTiO 3 (STO) substrate, a superconducting-like energy gap as large as 20 meV 8 , was revealed by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS). Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) further revealed a nearly isotropic gap of above 15 meV, which closes at a temperature of 65 ± 5 K 9-11 . If this transition is indeed the superconducting transition, then the 1-UC FeSe represents the thinnest high T C superconductor discovered so far. However, up to date direct transport measurement of the 1-UC FeSe films has not been reported, mainly because growth of large scale 1-UC FeSe films ischallenging and the 1-UC FeSe films are too thin to survive in atmosphere. In this work, we successfully prepared 1-UC FeSe films on insulating STO substrates with non-superconducting FeTe protection layers. By direct transport and magnetic measurements, we provide definitive evidence for high temperature superconductivity in the 1-UC FeSe films with an onset T C above 40 K and a extremely large critical current density J C ~ 1.7×10 6 A/cm 2 at 2 K. Our work may pave the way to enhancing and tailoring superconductivity by interface engineering.The FeSe films and FeTe protection layer are grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) (see Methods).

Abstract. Black carbon (BC) is known to have major impacts on both human health and climate. The populated megacity represents the most complex anthropogenic BC emissions where the sources and related impacts are very uncertain. This study provides source attribution and characterization of BC in the Beijing urban environment during the joint UK–China APHH (Air Pollution and Human Health) project, in both winter (November–December 2016) and summer (May–June 2017). The size-resolved mixing state of BC-containing particles was characterized by a single-particle soot photometer (SP2) and their mass spectra was measured by a soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer (SP-AMS). The refractory BC (rBC) mass loading was around a factor of 2 higher in winter relative to summer, and more variable coatings were present, likely as a result of additional surface emissions from the residential sector and favourable condensation in the cold season. The characteristics of the BC were relatively independent of air mass direction in summer, whereas in winter air masses from the Northern Plateau were considerably cleaner and contained less-coated and smaller BC, but the BC from the Southern Plateau had the largest core size and coatings. We compare two online source apportionment methods using simultaneous measurements made by the SP2, which measures physical properties of BC, and the chemical approach using the positive matrix factorization (PMF) of mass spectra from the SP-AMS for the first time. A method is proposed to isolate the BC from the transportation sector using a mode of small BC particles (core diameter Dc<0.18 µm and coating thickness ct < 50 nm). This mode of BC highly correlated with NOx concentration in both seasons (∼14 ng m−3 BC ppb−1 NOx) and corresponded with the morning traffic rush hour, contributing about 30 % and 40 % of the total rBC mass (35 % and 55 % in number) in winter and summer respectively. The BC from coal burning or biomass burning was characterized by moderate coatings (ct = 50–200 nm) contributing ∼20 %–25 % of rBC mass. Large uncoated BC particles (Dc>0.18 µm and ct < 50 nm) were more likely to be contributed by coal combustion, as these particles were not present in urban London. This mode was present in Beijing in both winter (∼30 %–40 % rBC mass) and summer (∼40 % rBC mass) but may be dominated by the residential and industrial sector respectively. The contribution of BC thickly coated with secondary species (ct > 200 nm) to the total rBC mass increased with pollution level in winter but was minor in summer. These large BC particles importantly enhanced the absorption efficiency at high pollution levels – in winter when PM1 > 100 µg m−3 or BC > 2 µg m−3, the absorption efficiency of BC increased by 25 %–70 %. The reduction of emissions of these large BC particles and the precursors of the associated secondary coating will be an effective way of mitigating the heating effect of BC in urban environments.

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced by atmospheric oxidation of primary emitted precursors is a major contributor to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution worldwide. Observations during winter haze pollution episodes in urban China show that most of this SOA originates from fossil-fuel combustion but the chemical mechanisms involved are unclear. Here we report field observations in a Beijing winter haze event that reveal fast aqueous-phase conversion of fossil-fuel primary organic aerosol (POA) to SOA at high relative humidity. Analyses of aerosol mass spectra and elemental ratios indicate that ring-breaking oxidation of POA aromatic species, leading to functionalization as carbonyls and carboxylic acids, may serve as the dominant mechanism for this SOA formation. A POA origin for SOA could explain why SOA has been decreasing over the 2013–2018 period in response to POA emission controls even as emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have remained flat.

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We present J HCN 4 3 =  and J HCO 4 3 =  + maps of six nearby star-forming galaxies, NGC 253, NGC 1068, IC 342, M82, M83, and NGC 6946, obtained with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope as part of the MALATANG survey. All galaxies were mapped in the central 2′×2′region at 14″ (FWHM) resolution (corresponding to linear scales of ∼0.2-1.0 kpc). The L IR -L′ dense relation, where the dense gas is traced by the J HCN 4 3 =  and the J HCO 4 3 =  + emission, measured in our sample of spatially resolved galaxies is found to follow the linear correlation established globally in galaxies within the scatter. We find that the luminosity ratio, L IR /L′ dense , shows systematic variations with L IR within individual spatially resolved galaxies, whereas the galaxy-integrated ratios vary little. A rising trend is also found between L IR /L′ dense ratio and the warm-dust temperature gauged by the 70 μm/100 μm flux ratio. We find that the luminosity ratios of IR/HCN (4-3) and IR/HCO + (4-3), which can be taken as a proxy for the star formation efficiency (SFE) in the dense molecular gas

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Refractory black carbon (rBC) aerosol is an important climate forcer, and its impacts are greatly influenced by the species associated with rBC cores. However, relevant knowledge is particularly lacking at the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Here we report, for the first time, highly time-resolved measurement results of rBC and its coating species in central TP (4730 m a.s.l), using an Aerodyne soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer (SP-AMS), which selectively measured rBC-containing particles. We found that the rBC was overall thickly coated with an average mass ratio of coating to rBC (R) of ∼7.7, and the coating species were predominantly secondarily formed by photochemical reactions. Interestingly, the thickly coated rBC was less oxygenated than the thinly coated rBC, mainly due to influence of the transported biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA). This BBOA was relatively fresh but formed very thick coating on rBC. We further estimated the "lensing effect" of coating semiquantitatively by comparing the measurement data from a multiangle absorption photometer and SP-AMS, and found it could lead to up to 40% light absorption enhancement at R > 10. Our findings highlight that BBOA can significantly affect the "lensing effect", in addition to its relatively well-known role as light-absorbing "brown carbon."

This work reports the observation of a series of fullerene ions, indicating the occurrence of fullerene soot (FS) in ambient air for the first time using an Aerodyne soot particle-aerosol mass spectrometer (SP-AMS) deployed in eastern China. We found the distribution of these ions showed a pattern almost identical with that of an Alfa Aesar FS standard. Although the SP-AMS may provide only a semiquantitative measurement of the FS, the measured concentrations can still reflect the temporal variations of airborne fullerenes. Combining results from factor analyses and meteorological data, we identified the petrochemical plants situated northeast of the site as the major source responsible for the FS-like ions. Our findings indicate the general presence of FS in ambient air, especially in oil and gas production regions. The SP-AMS technique may offer new insights into characterizing fullerene-related species in other environmental samples, as well.