Nonlinear 2D layered crystals provide ideal platforms for applications and fundamental studies in ultrathin nonlinear optical (NLO) devices. However, the NLO frequency conversion efficiency constrained by lattice symmetry is still limited by layer numbers of 2D crystals. In this work, 3R MoS with broken inversion symmetry structure are grown and proved to be excellent NLO 2D crystals from monolayer (0.65 nm) toward bulk-like (300 nm) dimension. Thickness and wavelength-dependent second harmonic generation spectra offer the selection rules of appropriate working conditions. A model comprising of bulk nonlinear contribution and interface interaction is proposed to interpret the observed nonlinear behavior. Polarization enhancement with two petals along staggered stacking direction appears in 3R MoS is first observed and the robust polarization of 3R MoS crystal is caused by the retained broken inversion symmetry. The results provide a new arena for realizing ultrathin NLO devices for 2D layered materials.
Simulation models are extensively used to predict agricultural productivity and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the uncertainties of (reduced) model ensemble simulations have not been assessed systematically for variables affecting food security and climate change mitigation, within multi-species agricultural contexts. We report an international model comparison and benchmarking exercise, showing the potential of multi-model ensembles to predict productivity and nitrous oxide (N O) emissions for wheat, maize, rice and temperate grasslands. Using a multi-stage modelling protocol, from blind simulations (stage 1) to partial (stages 2-4) and full calibration (stage 5), 24 process-based biogeochemical models were assessed individually or as an ensemble against long-term experimental data from four temperate grassland and five arable crop rotation sites spanning four continents. Comparisons were performed by reference to the experimental uncertainties of observed yields and N O emissions. Results showed that across sites and crop/grassland types, 23%-40% of the uncalibrated individual models were within two standard deviations (SD) of observed yields, while 42 (rice) to 96% (grasslands) of the models were within 1 SD of observed N O emissions. At stage 1, ensembles formed by the three lowest prediction model errors predicted both yields and N O emissions within experimental uncertainties for 44% and 33% of the crop and grassland growth cycles, respectively. Partial model calibration (stages 2-4) markedly reduced prediction errors of the full model ensemble E-median for crop grain yields (from 36% at stage 1 down to 4% on average) and grassland productivity (from 44% to 27%) and to a lesser and more variable extent for N O emissions. Yield-scaled N O emissions (N O emissions divided by crop yields) were ranked accurately by three-model ensembles across crop species and field sites. The potential of using process-based model ensembles to predict jointly productivity and N O emissions at field scale is discussed.
Single-crystal
perovskites with excellent photophysical properties
are considered to be ideal materials for optoelectronic devices, such
as lasers, light-emitting diodes and photodetectors. However, the
growth of large-scale perovskite single-crystal films (SCFs) with
high optical gain by vapor-phase epitaxy remains challenging. Herein,
we demonstrated a facile method to fabricate large-scale thin CsPbBr3 SCFs (∼300 nm) on the c-plane sapphire
substrate. High temperature is found to be the key parameter to control
low reactant concentration and sufficient surface diffusion length
for the growth of continuous CsPbBr3 SCFs. Through the
comprehensive study of the carrier dynamics, we clarify that the trapped-related
exciton recombination has the main effect under low carrier density,
while the recombination of excitons and free carriers coexist until
free carriers plays the dominate role with increasing carrier density.
Furthermore, an extremely low-threshold (∼8 μJ cm–2) amplified spontaneous emission was achieved at room
temperature due to the high optical gain up to 1255 cm–1 at a pump power of 20 times threshold (∼20 P
th). A microdisk array was prepared using a focused ion
beam etching method, and a single-mode laser was achieved on a 3 μm
diameter disk with the threshold of 1.6 μJ cm–2. Our experimental results not only present a versatile method to
fabricate large-scale SCFs of CsPbBr3 but also supply an
arena to boost the optoelectronic applications of CsPbBr3 with high performance.
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