Phase Transformations of Copper Sulfide Nanocrystals: Towards Highly Efficient Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Owing to their high electrical conductivity, tunable plasmonic absorption spectra, low cost, and abundance in nature, Cu2-x S nanocrystals are of great interest as functional materials for photovoltaic and photothermal applications. With the aim of developing low-cost high-efficiency quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells, solution-processed Cu2-x S nanocrystal films are synthesized and their phase transformations upon thermal treatment are investigated. A combination of experimental results and theoretical analysis illustrates the thermodynamic evolution of the crystal structures and the composition caused by the thermal-annealing process.

[Role of genetic factors in occurrence of neonatal jaundice in Guangxi region].

Objective: To investigate the possible role of the UGT1A1 G71R or the OATP2 A388G genes mutation with coexisting G-6-PD deficiency in occurrence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

Methods: Totally 109 umbilical cord blood samples were collected for the screening of G-6-PD activity by nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) test and identification of G71R gene type by polymerase chain reaction combined with allele-specific oligonucleotide assay (ASO-PCR). At the same time, for 101 of the 109 cord blood samples A388G gene types were tested by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).