多酸促进半导体的光电转化及其在太阳能电池中的应用

多金属氧酸盐(简称为多酸)作为一种分子型金属氧化物,具有结构的多样性和独特的物理化学性质,在催化、分子基功能材料、分子磁学等领域显示出广泛的应用。特别是近年来,利用多酸作为电子受体去捕获半导体材料中的光生电子,促进电荷分离并且抑制半导体中载流子的复合,从而有效地提高了半导体的光电转换效率,在半导体光电器件和太阳能电池中显示了应用潜力。本文基于我们的研究工作和近期文献,综述了多酸促进半导体光电转换作用的研究进展及其在太阳能电池中的应用,并且对其未来的发展方向进行了展望。     

染料敏化纳米晶太阳能电池

半导体纳米晶颗粒形成的膜具有非常大的比表面积，其表面上可以吸附大量的染料分子，因而可以有效地吸收太阳光，并将其转化为电能。本文介绍了染料敏化纳米晶太阳能电池的基本原理以及电池的结构。从电池各个组成部分分别介绍了染料敏化纳米晶太阳能电池的发展及其研究现状。     

低聚噻吩酸敏化多孔TiO2膜的光电转换性能

自从 Gratzel等 [1 ]于 1991年发现染料敏化的 Ti O2 膜具有良好的光电转换性质以来 ,对染料敏化半导体太阳能电池的研究已成为半导体电化学领域的研究热点 [2～ 4] ,这类电池的光电转换效率不断提高[5,6] .但具有较高转换效率的器件多是采用液体电解质和价格昂贵的联吡啶钌化合物作为染料 ,不利于其实际应用的推广 .采用聚噻吩作为电解质 ,并兼敏化作用组装电池已见报道 [7] .低聚噻吩酸具有一定的电导率 ,其分子连有端基羧酸 ,能有效地与 Ti O2 表面羟基作用而吸附 ,同时它们在可见光区有较好的吸光特性 ,是一种潜在的、具有敏化效应…     

葡萄皮色素敏化TiO_2的光电转换性能的研究

1991年,Gratzel[1]教授首次报道了染料敏化多孔TiO2纳米薄膜为光阳极的太阳能电池(Dye-sensitized Solar Cells,简写为DSSCs),其光电转化效率在AM1.5的模拟太阳光照射下可以达到7.1～7.9%,并且价格低廉,因而引起了全世界的关注.     

宽光谱太阳能电池

太阳能电池的光谱响应特性和光电转换效率与光伏材料的微观能带结构及其宏观组装方式密切相关。无论使用哪种光伏材料,普通单结或单层太阳能电池都只能对部分波段的太阳光进行有效利用。宽光谱研究的目标是要使太阳能电池更好地利用太阳光谱所覆盖的全部波段范围的能量,从而提高太阳能电池光电转换效率。本文从化学角度综述了实现宽光谱太阳能电池的基本方法和当前的研究进展,其中包括叠层太阳能电池、中间带太阳能电池、量子点太阳能电池、热光伏太阳能电池、上转换和下转换、分子基柔性太阳能电池等方法。     

卟啉类光敏剂在染料敏化太阳能电池中的应用

染料敏化太阳能电池结合了染料光敏剂和无机半导体的优势，具有较宽的光谱响应范围，制造工艺简单、成本较低，对环境友好，应用前景广阔，因而备受人们的关注。本文以卟啉配合物为主线，介绍光敏太阳能电池的基本构造和光电原理，从改善电池性能的角度，综述了各种卟啉类光敏剂在染料太阳能电池中的应用，讨论了卟啉配合物及其超分子结构对光电转化率的影响机理。     

二氢吲哚类染料用于染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂的比较

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)对四种二氢吲哚染料进行研究, 从中筛选出相对优秀的染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂. 对前线分子轨道的计算表明, 二氢吲哚染料的前线分子轨道结构非常有利于染料激发态向TiO2电极的电子注入. 对真空中的紫外和可见光吸收光谱的计算表明, 二氢吲哚染料的吸收光谱与太阳辐射光谱匹配较好. 对染料分子的能级计算表明, 二氢吲哚染料的能级结构比较适合于I-/I-3作电解液的TiO2纳米晶太阳能电池的光敏剂. 二氢吲哚染料最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO) 能级均比TiO2晶体导带边能级高, 能够保证激发态染料分子高效地向TiO2电极转移电子. 二氢吲哚染料最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)的能级比I-/I-3能级低, 保证了失去电子的染料分子能够顺利地从电解液中得到电子. 与实验数据比较, 得出在提高染料敏化太阳能电池转换效率方面, 对染料的关键要求是LUMO能级的位置. 染料分子的稳定性是染料敏化太阳能电池使用寿命的关键因素. 通过对化学键键长的比较表明, 二氢吲哚染料的分子稳定性基本相同. 对计算结果的分析表明, 二氢吲哚染料1(ID1)的LUMO能级最高, 分子稳定性最好, 在酒精溶液中的吸收光谱与太阳辐射光谱匹配很好, 在同类染料中是较好的染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂.     

呋喃衍生物:一类新兴的有机半导体材料

π-共轭分子广泛用于有机场效应晶体管、有机太阳能电池、染料敏化太阳能电池和有机发光二极管等领域中.在π-共轭分子中引入呋喃环可以显著的改变分子的光学、电化学、电荷传输等性质.π-共轭呋喃衍生物由于具有载流子迁移率高、荧光量子效率高以及溶解性好等特点,引起了国内外广泛的研究兴趣.实验和理论研究都已证明呋喃衍生物是一类优良的半导体材料,可以用于制得高性能的场效应晶体管、有机太阳能电池、染料敏化太阳能电池和有机发光二极管.作者在简单介绍呋喃衍生物特点的基础上,着重介绍了呋喃衍生物应用于制备有机场效应晶体管、有机太阳能电池、染料敏化太阳能电池和有机发光二极管等领域中的研究进展.     

功能化多壁碳纳米管填充的凝胶电解质在染料敏化太阳能电池的应用

纯聚偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯共聚物(PVDF-HFP)基凝胶电解质常常受制于低离子电导率,阻碍了其在染料敏化太阳电池(dye-sensitized solar cells,DSSCs)中的应用。 而利用纳米填充可提高凝胶电解质离子电导率及凝胶电解质DSSCs的性能。 本文使用功能化的多壁碳纳米管(f-MWCNT)作为PVDF-HFP凝胶电解质的纳米填充物,通过改变f-MWCNT的质量分数来研究其对电解质的离子电导率和离子扩散的影响,进而研究其对DSSCs的转化效率和长期稳定性的增强作用。 研究发现:质量分数0.5%的f-MWCNT明显提高了PVDF-HFP凝胶电解质的离子电导率和离子扩散系数。 并且,该凝胶电解质基DSSCs的光转换效率可达5.28%,相比于未填充的PVDF-HFP凝胶电解质基DSSCs(4.01%),其效率提高了31.7%。 42 d后,该电池依然可以保持最初转化效率的86.5%。 实验结果证实了f-MWCNT在纳米填充方面的巨大潜能,为采用纳米填充物提高凝胶电解质DSSCs的性能提供参考。     

方酸菁染料在有机太阳能电池中的研究进展

方酸菁作为一种重要的菁类染料,由于它在可见-近红外区有强烈的吸收和发射性质,以及良好的光热稳定性,使它在太阳能电池的研究中越来越受到重视.随着理论的不断完善,以及太阳能电池制作技术的成熟,方酸菁将在这一领域继续得到快速发展.综述了近年来方酸菁染料在染料敏化太阳能电池和本体异质结太阳能电池中的应用,从机理角度着重讨论了染料分子结构等因素对电池性能的影响,并提出了未来的研究方向.     

Visible‐Light Sensitization and Photoenergy Storage in Quantum Dot/Polyoxometalate Systems

Recently, the process by which energy is transferred from photoexcited semiconductor nanocrystals, called quantum dots (QDs), to other semiconductors has attracted much attention and has potential application in solar energy conversion (i.e., QD‐sensitized solar cells). Sensitization of wide band gap polyoxometalates (POMs) to visible light by using CuInS₂ QDs dispersed in an organic solution is demonstrated herein. Photoluminescence quenching and lifetime studies revealed efficient electron transfer from the CuInS₂ QDs to POMs, such as SiW₁₂O₄₀ and W₁₀O₃₂, that were hybridized with a cationic surfactant. CuInS₂ QDs function as an antenna that absorbs visible light and supplies electrons to the POMs to enable certain photocatalytic reactions, including noble‐metal‐ion reduction. The photoenergy storage capabilities of the QD‐POM system, in which electrons photogenerated in QDs by visible‐light excitation are trapped and accommodated by POMs to form reduced POM, are also demonstrated. Electrons stored in the POM can be later discharged through reductive reactions, such as oxygen reduction, in the dark.     

Mini review on the performance of Schiff base and their metal complexes as photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

For the requirement of clean and efficient energy, research toward the improvement of solar energy is increased because it directly converts the sunlight into electrical energy leaving no harmful effect on the environment. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are one of the best alternative approaches to conventional solar cells. The photosensitizer is one of the important components in DSSC and plays a key role to initiate the electrochemical process for electricity production by harvesting visible light. The power conversion efficiency of DSSC is typically based on the dye/sensitizer which is coated on the porous semiconductor TiO₂ film. Schiff base metal complexes have potential photosensitizing behavior, due to their photophysical properties. This article presents the current development attained in the designing and synthesis of Schiff base metal complexes and their application as photosensitizers and also co-sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells, and recent developments on the DSSC using Schiff based metal complexes.     

Photovoltaic Performance of Triphenylamine Dyes-sensitized Solar Cells Employing Cobalt Redox Shuttle and Influence of π-conjugated Spacers

Developing photosensitizers suitable for the cobalt electrolyte and understanding the structure-property relationship of organic dyes is warranted for the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The DSSCs incorporating tris(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(II/III)-based redox elec-trolyte and four synthesized organic dyes as photosensitizers are described. The photovoltaic performance of these dyes-sensitized solar cells employing the cobalt redox shuttle and the influences of the π-conjugated spacers of organic dyes upon the photovoltage and photocur-rent of mesoscopic titania solar cells are investigated. It is found that organic dyes with thiophene derivates as linkers are suitable for DSSCs employing cobalt electrolytes. DSSCs sensitized with the as-synthesized dyes in combination with the cobalt redox shuttle yield an overall power conversion efficiency of 6.1% under 100 mW/cm² AM1.5 G illumination.     

Covalent Linkage of BODIPY-Photosensitizers to Anderson-Type Polyoxometalates Using CLICK Chemistry

The covalent attachment of molecular photosensitizers (PS) to polyoxometalates (POMs) opens new pathways to PS-POM dyads for light-driven charge-transfer and charge-storage. Here, we report a synthetic route for the covalent linkage of BODIPY-dyes to Anderson-type polyoxomolybdates by using CLICK chemistry (i. e. copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition, CuAAC). Photophysical properties of the dyad were investigated by combined experimental and theoretical methods and highlight the role of both sub-components for the charge-separation properties. The study demonstrates how CLICK chemistry can be used for the versatile linkage of organic functional units to molecular metal oxide clusters.     

Soft Matter Approaches for Enhancing the Catalytic Capabilities of Polyoxometalate Clusters

In this minireview, we discuss the recent efforts on expanding the catalytic capabilities of polyoxometalates (POM) through emulsion catalysis approaches with novel catalytic-active POM–organic hybrid clusters as emulsifiers. The hybrid emulsifiers include surfactant encapsulated POM complexes, molecular POMs–organic hybrids, and POM-based solid nanoparticles. With such novel approaches the catalytic efficiency of the POMs can be significantly improved by enhancing the compatibility of the POMs with organic media, providing catalytic interface for biphasic reactions, as well as easier preparation, and better recyclability. Particularly, a simple, green chemistry method to prepare metal nanoparticle materials with POMs as both reducing and capping agents in aqueous is reviewed.     

Recent Progress in the Application of Polyoxometalates for Dye‐sensitized/Organic Solar Cells

At present, high efficiency and low fabrication cost are still the main goal that people pursuit for next‐generation solar cells such as dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and organic solar cells (OPVs). Polyoxometalates (POMs), as an environmentally friendly material, are a type of stable, low cost and soluble oxide clusters with desirable features, including highly tunable structural properties, peculiar optoelectronic properties and excellent redox properties. Thus, during the recent years, POMs have been increasingly recognized as important building blocks for DSSCs and OPVs. In this review, the development of various molecular and hybrid materials derived from POMs is discussed with regard to the function in solar cells.     

The chemistry of organoimido derivatives of polyoxometalates

The chemistry of organoimido derivatives of polyoxometalates (POMs) has received increasing interest. In recent decades, a great development of the synthetic chemistry of organoimido derivatives of POMs using different imido-releasing reagents has taken place, particularly the novel DCC-dehydrating protocol to prepare organoimido derivatives of POMs was developed recently by us and co-workers. Organoimido substituted POMs as valuable building blocks can construct novel nanostructured organic-inorganic hybrid molecular materials in well-developed common organic synthesis methods, such as Pd-catalyzed carbon-carbon coupling and esterification. Therefore, the reactive chemistry of organoimido derivatives of POMs stands for the fascinating future of the chemistry of organoimido derivatives of POMs.     

Porphyrins and Polyoxometalate Scaffolds

Polyoxometalates (POMs) can act as unique reservoirs for multiple electron transfers. As POMs display only weak absorption in the visible spectrum, they can be associated with chromophores such as porphyrins and porphyrin antennae. In this Minireview, the research dedicated to the combination of porphyrins and polyoxometalates is put in context and the state of the art identifying the challenges addressed in the optimization of hybrid materials for applications is detailed.     

Layer-by-layer assembly of polyoxometalates into microcapsules

The polyoxometalate (POM) chemistry world has been experiencing an unparalleled development of rapid synthesis of new compounds and slow development of POM-based functional materials and devices. Meanwhile, researchers in the microcapsule world, encouraged by the introduction of the layer-by-layer method, are pursuing good components for constructing functional capsule devices. Here, in view of the versatile properties that POM-based microcapsules may possess, various types of POM-polyelectrolyte composite microcapsules were constructed using the layer-by-layer method. Microscopy reveals that polyoxometalates form nanoparticles on the shell in the presence of cationic polyelectrolytes. These nanoparticles connected with polyelectrolytes constitute the shell and support the microcapsule from collapse after drying, and this is an interesting characteristic different from those of common composite and polyelectrolyte capsules. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), UV-vis absorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to examine the properties of the POMs in the microcapsules. The obtained microcapsules exhibit higher thermal stability than polyelectrolyte microcapsules. Furthermore, the functions of POMs were maintained when they were assembled into microcapsules. It is proved that microcapsules bearing POMs with redox activity can provide a reduction environment, which can lead to the realization of in situ synthesis of materials, and that microcapsules with photoluminescent POMs as a component can also have a photoluminescent property, providing a way to develop functional capsule devices. This work may provide an opportunity to enrich both the polyoxometalate chemistry and the capsule field.     

Unsymmetric Platinum(II) Bis(aryleneethynylene) Complexes as Photosensitizers for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

Four new unsymmetric platinum(II) bis(aryleneethynylene) derivatives have been designed and synthesized, which showed good light‐harvesting capabilities for application as photosensitizers in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The absorption, electrochemical, time‐dependent density functional theory (TD‐DFT), impedance spectroscopic, and photovoltaic properties of these platinum(II)‐based sensitizers have been fully characterized. The optical and TD‐DFT studies show that the incorporation of a strongly electron‐donating group significantly enhances the absorption abilities of the complexes. The maximum absorption wavelength of these four organometallic dyes can be tuned by various structural modifications of the triphenylamine and/or thiophene electron donor, improving the light absorption range up to 650 nm. The photovoltaic performance of these dyes as photosensitizers in mesoporous TiO₂ solar cells was investigated, and a power conversion efficiency as high as 1.57 % was achieved, with an open‐circuit voltage of 0.59 V, short‐circuit current density of 3.63 mA cm^?2, and fill factor of 0.73 under simulated AM 1.5G solar illumination.