Effective Non-Radiative Interfacial Recombination Suppression Scenario Using Air Annealing for Antimony Triselenide Thin-Film Solar Cells.

Antimony triselenide (SbSe) has become a very promising candidate for next-generation thin-film solar cells due to the merits of their low-cost, low-toxic and excellent optoelectronic properties. Despite SbSe thin-film photovoltaic technology having undergone rapid development over the past few years, insufficient doping concentration and severe recombination have been the most challenging limitations hindering further breakthroughs for the SbSe solar cells. Post-annealing treatment of the SbSe/CdS heterojunction was demonstrated to be very helpful in improving the device performance previously.

Polymeric microcarriers for minimally-invasive cell delivery.

Tissue engineering (TE) aims at restoring tissue defects by applying the three-dimensional (3D) biomimetic pre-formed scaffolds to restore, maintain, and enhance tissue growth. Broadly speaking, this approach has created a potential impact in anticipating organ-building, which could reduce the need for organ replacement therapy. However, the implantation of such cell-laden biomimetic constructs based on substantial open surgeries often results in severe inflammatory reactions at the incision site, leading to the generation of a harsh adverse environment where cell survival is low.