An Hu,Peng Bai,Yunke Zhu,Zhenyu Tang,Lixin Xiao,Yunan Gao
Colloidal semiconductor CdSe nanoplatelets (NPLs) feature ultranarrow and anisotropic emissions. However, the optical performance of blue-emitting NPLs is deteriorated by trap states, currently exhibiting tainted emissions and inferior photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs). Here, near trap-free blue-emitting NPLs are achieved by the controlled growth of the core/crown. Deep trap states in NPLs can be partially suppressed with the asymmetrical crown growth and are further suppressed with the growth of the small core and the alloyed symmetrical crown, yielding NPLs with pure blue emissions and near-unity PLQYs. Exciton dynamic research based on these NPLs indicates that the trap emission stems from surface traps. Besides, light-emitting diodes exhibiting ultranarrow emission centered around 461 nm with full-width-at-half-maximums down to 11 nm are fabricated using these NPLs.
“Golden delicious” apples were dipped in 100 mg/L acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) to investigate the fruit quality and softening during 12 days of storage. Weight loss, flesh firmness, ethylene release, respiratory rate, content of total soluble solids and titratable acid, the activity of pectinase, cellulase, and β-glucosidase, and water-insoluble pectin and water-soluble pectin contents were investigated. The results demonstrated that ASM treatment inhibited ethylene release and respiratory rate, reduced titratable acidity, and enhanced total soluble solids content in apples. Moreover, application of ASM suppressed the reduction of flesh firmness, activity of pectin methylesterase, and polygalacturonase. Cellulase, β-glucosidase, and degradation of protopectin in apple fruit were also suppressed by ASM treatment during storage. In conclusion, ASM could maintain fruit quality by regulating cell wall-degrading enzymes during storage. Practical applications Application of acibenzolar-S-methyl after harvest has the potential of delaying fruit softening by regulating cell wall-degrading enzymes, thus retain fruit quality.