Highly Efficient,Reproducible, Uniform (CH3NH3)PbI3 Layer by Processing Additive Dripping for Solution‐Processed Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells

A processing additive dripping (PAD) approach to forming highly efficient (CH₃NH₃)PbI₃ (MAPbI₃) perovskite layers was investigated. A MAPbI₃(CB/DIO) perovskite film fabricated by this approach, which included briefly dripping chlorobenzene incorporating a small amount of diiodooctane (DIO) during casting of a MAPbI₃ perovskite precursor dissolved in dimethylformamide, exhibited superior smooth, uniform morphologies with high crystallinity and large grains and revealed completely homogeneous surface coverage. The surface coverage and morphology of the substrate significantly affected the photovoltaic performance of planar heterojunction (PHJ) perovskite solar cells (PrSCs), resulting in a power conversion efficiency of 11.45 % with high open‐circuit voltage of 0.91 V and the highest fill factor of 80.87 %. Moreover, the PAD approach could effectively provide efficient MAPbI₃(CB/DIO) perovskite layers for highly efficient, reproducible, uniform PHJ PrSC devices without performance loss or variation even over larger active areas.     

Quantification of the Charge Consuming Phenomena under High‐Voltage Hold of Carbon/Carbon Supercapacitors by Coupling Operando and Post‐Mortem Analyses

Enhancing the operating voltage of supercapacitors (SCs), hence their specific energy, is important. However, long‐term hold at high voltage entails loss of capacitance, increase of resistance and internal pressure. Such detrimental effects could be reduced by obtaining quantitative information on the relative impact of the various mechanisms leading to the worsening of the SCs performance. Now, for a carbon/carbon supercapacitor in aqueous Li₂SO₄, a self‐consistent approach is used to assign leaking charge during high voltage hold to the charge: 1) distributed throughout the electrochemical cell (steady‐state leakage current measurements), 2) spent at each electrode for gases production (operando electrochemical mass spectrometry (EMS) analysis and pressure records), 3) utilized to oxidize the electrodes surface (from post‐mortem surface functionality determination by temperature programmed desorption (TPD)), and 4) used for other parasitic reactions.     

Design of plasticized proton conducting Chitosan:Dextran based biopolymer blend electrolytes for EDLC application: Structural,impedance and electrochemical studies

In this work, for the use of an electrical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) device applications, the fabrication and characterization of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) based on chitosan-dextran (CS-DN) blended polymer doped and plasticized with ammonium thiocyanate (NH₄SCN) and glycerol are studied, respectively. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy method has been used to investigate the structural behavior of electrolytes. It was observed that the FTIR bands are shifted and decreased in their intensities with the increased glycerol plasticizer content and it results in the complex formation. According to the electrical impedance spectra (EIS), the electrolyte incorporated with high contents of plasticizer (42 wt%) revealed the highest ionic conductivity of (3.08 × 10⁻⁴ S/cm). The electrical equivalent circuits (EEC) were used to investigate the circuit elements of the electrolytes further. Increasing glycerol plasticizers verified an improvement in ions density number (n), mobility (μ), and diffusion coefficient (D). The transference number measurements (TNM) indicated that the predominant charge carriers in the conduction process are ions where the (t_ion) is 0.95. According to the linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) study, the uppermost conducting sample was found to have sufficient anode stability with a breakdown voltage of 1.9 V that can be used in electrochemical devices. The absence of peaks in the cyclic voltammetry (CV) demonstrated that the charge storage mechanism within the constructed EDLC is fully capacitive. Based on this finding, the starting specific capacitance (C_s), energy density (E_d), and power density (P_d) have been identified to be 118F/g, 13.2 Wh/kg, and 1560 W/kg, respectively. Throughout its 100 cycles, the equivalence series resistance ESR value was between 53 and 117 Ω.     

Preparation and Characterization of Thin-Film Solar Cells with Ag/C60/MAPbI3/CZTSe/Mo/FTO Multilayered Structures

New solar cells with Ag/C₆₀/MAPbI₃/Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ (CZTSe)/Mo/FTO multilayered structures on glass substrates have been prepared and investigated in this study. The electron-transport layer, active photovoltaic layer, and hole-transport layer were made of C₆₀, CH₃NH₃PbI₃ (MAPbI₃) perovskite, and CZTSe, respectively. The CZTSe hole-transport layers were deposited by magnetic sputtering, with the various thermal annealing temperatures at 300 °C, 400 °C, and 500 °C, and the film thickness was also varied at 50~300 nm The active photovoltaic MAPbI₃ films were prepared using a two-step spin-coating method on the CZTSe hole-transport layers. It has been revealed that the crystalline structure and domain size of the MAPbI₃ perovskite films could be substantially improved. Finally, n-type C₆₀ was vacuum-evaporated to be the electronic transport layer. The 50 nm C₆₀ thin film, in conjunction with 100 nm Ag electrode layer, provided adequate electron current transport in the multilayered structures. The solar cell current density–voltage characteristics were evaluated and compared with the thin-film microstructures. The photo-electronic power-conversion efficiency could be improved to 14.2% when the annealing temperature was 500 °C and the film thickness was 200 nm. The thin-film solar cell characteristics of open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, fill factor, series-resistance, and Pmax were found to be 1.07 V, 19.69 mA/cm², 67.39%, 18.5 Ω and 1.42 mW, respectively.     

A Rutile TiO2 Electron Transport Layer for the Enhancement of Charge Collection for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Interfacial charge collection efficiency has demonstrated significant effects on the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, crystalline phase‐dependent charge collection is investigated by using rutile and anatase TiO₂ electron transport layer (ETL) to fabricate PSCs. The results show that rutile TiO₂ ETL enhances the extraction and transportation of electrons to FTO and reduces the recombination, thanks to its better conductivity and improved interface with the CH₃NH₃PbI₃ (MAPbI₃) layer. Moreover, this may be also attributed to the fact that rutile TiO₂ has better match with perovskite grains, and less trap density. As a result, comparing with anatase TiO₂ ETL, MAPbI₃ PSCs with rutile TiO₂ ETL delivers significantly enhanced performance with a champion PCE of 20.9 % and a large open circuit voltage (V_OC) of 1.17 V.     

Reversible Oxygen Redox Chemistry in Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising energy‐storage devices owing to their low cost and high safety. However, their energy‐storage mechanisms are complex and not well established. Recent energy‐storage mechanisms of ZIBs usually depend on cationic redox processes. Anionic redox processes have not been observed owing to the limitations of cathodes and electrolytes. Herein, we describe highly reversible aqueous ZIBs based on layered VOPO₄ cathodes and a water‐in‐salt electrolyte. Such batteries display reversible oxygen redox chemistry in a high‐voltage region. The oxygen redox process not only provides about 27 % additional capacity, but also increases the average operating voltage to around 1.56 V, thus increasing the energy density by approximately 36 %. Furthermore, the oxygen redox process promotes the reversible crystal‐structure evolution of VOPO₄ during charge/discharge processes, thus resulting in enhanced rate capability and cycling performance.     

Promoting Photocatalytic H2 Evolution through Retarded Charge Trapping and Recombination by Continuously Distributed Defects in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite

Inspired by its great success in the photovoltaic field, methylammonium lead iodide perovskite (MAPbI₃) has recently been actively explored as photocatalysts in H₂ evolution reactions. However, the practical application of MAPbI₃ photocatalysts remains hampered by the intrinsically fast trapping and recombination of photogenerated charges. Herein, we propose a novel strategy of regulating the distribution of defective areas to promote charge-transfer dynamics of MAPbI₃ photocatalysts. By deliberately designing and synthesizing the MAPbI₃ photocatalysts featuring a unique continuation of defective areas, we demonstrate that such a feature enables retardation of charge trapping and recombination via lengthening the charge-transfer distance. As an outcome, such MAPbI₃ photocatalysts turn out to achieve an impressive photocatalytic H₂ evolution rate as high as 0.64 mmol ⋅ g⁻¹ ⋅ h⁻¹, one order of magnitude higher than that of the conventional MAPbI₃ photocatalysts. This work establishes a new paradigm for controlling charge-transfer dynamics in photocatalysis.     

New Reaction Pathway of Superoxide Disproportionation Induced by a Soluble Catalyst in Li-O2 Batteries

Aprotic Li-O₂ battery has attracted considerable interest for high theoretical energy density, however the disproportionation of the intermediate of superoxide (O₂⁻) during discharge and charge leads to slow reaction kinetics and large voltage hysteresis. Herein, the chemically stable ruthenium tris(bipyridine) (RB) cations are employed as a soluble catalyst to alternate the pathway of O₂⁻ disproportionation and its kinetics in both the discharge and charge processes. RB captures O₂⁻ dimer and promotes their intramolecular charge transfer, and it decreases the energy barrier of the disproportionation reaction from 7.70 to 0.70 kcal mol⁻¹. This facilitates the discharge and charge processes and simultaneously mitigates O₂⁻ and singlet oxygen related side reactions. These endow the Li-O₂ battery with reduced discharge/charge voltage gap of 0.72 V and prolonged lifespan for over 230 cycles when coupled with RuO₂ catalyst. This work highlights the vital role of superoxide disproportionation for Li-O₂ battery.     

Defect chemistry and physical properties of Ln0.5Sr0.5FeO3 (Ln: La,Pr)

A defect chemical model for the behavior of acceptor and donor-doped LaFeO₃ as a function of oxygen pressure is proposed. The nonstoichiometric deviation is calculated as a function of oxygen partial pressure, pO₂, at different temperatures. The defect structure of complex oxides is described within the point defects approach.The results show that the conductivity is dependent on pO₂ and temperature. Thermoelectric power values indicate clearly the nature of the dominant specie in charge transport. Stability regimes and compensation mechanisms at various oxygen partial pressures and temperatures are proposed. This model also examines the charge compensation mechanisms that dominate under the different regimes.From equilibrium constants, partial molar enthalpy and partial molar entropy of oxygen in Ln_0.5Sr_0.5Fe O_3?δ (Ln: La, Pr) are estimated.     

Effect of electron beam irradiation on the conduction phenomena of unplasticized PVC/PVA copolymer

The effect of electron beam irradiation on the conduction phenomenon of unplasticized PVC/PVA copolymer has been investigated. The current–voltage (J–V) characteristics in the voltage range 0.1–60 V were measured for films irradiated with different doses; 150, 550 and 1100 kGy. The temperature dependence of the J–V characteristics in the temperature range 303–343 K was obtained. The results indicated that the conduction as a function of the applied voltage depends on the presence of localized state or the trapping levels positioned at a specific energy E_t below the conduction band. Therefore, the charge carrier's concentration in the conduction band, trapping parameter θ, electron mobility μ_0, effective electron drift mobility μ_e as well as Fermi level energy E_f and trapping energy E_t were estimated as a function of dose.     

碳纳米管在室温熔盐中的电容特性

研究了碳纳米管在室温熔盐二(三氟甲基磺酸酰)亚胺锂(LiTFSI)-乙酰胺中的电容特性. 将碳纳米管制成薄膜电极, 以LiTFSI-乙酰胺为电解液, 装配成模拟电容器, 用循环伏安和恒流充放电法研究其电化学性能. 结果表明, 碳纳米管在室温熔盐中表现出典型的电容特性, 其比电容为22 F•g^-1, 模拟电容器的工作电压可达2.0 V, 具有非常好的循环性能, 循环充放电1000次后容量损失仅10%, 表明室温熔盐是超级电容器非常有前景的新型电解液.     

CuInS2量子点阻变效应

采用改进的热分解法制备了具有半导体效应的CuInS₂量子点,量子点尺寸均匀、大小为4.2 nm。组装的Au/CuInS₂/FTO阻变存储器件表现出典型的双极性阻变特点,其开态电压为-3.8 V,关态电压为4 V,ON/OFF开关比约为10³。对器件的I-V特性曲线线性拟合发现,器件的阻变机制在高阻态时表现为空间限制电荷（SCLC）传导机制,在低阻态时表现为欧姆传导机制。器件的阻变特性主要是由于电荷被CuInS₂薄膜中的缺陷产生的势阱捕获导致。通过调节陷阱势垒高度引起电荷在陷阱中移动,导致导电通路的产生和断裂,使器件处于高阻态和低阻态。     

Electrochemical codeposited polypyrrole–tungsten oxide composite materials with wide potential windows

The three-dimensional morphology has sufficient interface contact and can be in favor of the electronic transport process. In this work, the demand for high-performance electrodes such as energy storage devices has been designed. Polypyrrole and tungsten oxide composite materials (PPy-WO₃) have been synthesized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) technology at −0.6 to 0.9 V versus saturated calomel electrode (SCE) for 20 cycles. The PPy-WO₃^{20 mV/s}, PPy-WO₃^{60 mV/s}, and PPy-WO₃^{120 mV/s} electrodes have been prepared by CV technology at sweep rates of 20, 60, and 120 mV/s. The influences of scan rate on morphologies and charge storage properties of the composites are discussed. Among them, a three-dimensional flake structure for PPy-WO₃^{20 mV/s} with a size of up to several micrometers was synthesized. PPy-WO₃^{20 mV/s} composites as electrode materials exhibit a wide charge storage potential window of 1.4 V (between −0.9 and 0.5 V vs. SCE) and a specific capacitance of 145.13 F/g at 1 mA/cm². Moreover, the long-term stability of PPy-WO₃^{20 mV/s} and PPy has been investigated in 5 M LiCl aqueous electrolyte. The stability of the materials can be improved by inorganic and organic composites.     

炭黑填充聚甲基乙烯基硅氧烷硫化胶的阻温特性与电阻弛豫

研究了炭黑填充硅橡胶硫化胶的热循环以及热处理过程中的导电行为,发现在热循环中阻温关系曲线逐渐向低电阻方向移动,而在恒温下发生电阻弛豫现象;分析了硫化胶的导电机制,讨论了阻温关系发生移动的原因.     

Density Functional Characterization of the Electronic Structure and Visible‐Light Absorption of Cr‐Doped Anatase TiO2

To evaluate the electronic and optical properties of Cr‐doped anatase TiO₂, three possible Cr‐doped TiO₂ models, including Cr at a Ti site (model I), Cr at a Ti site with an oxygen vacancy compensation (model II), and an interstitial Cr site (model III), are studied by means of first principles density functional theory calculations. In model I, the splitting behavior of the Cr 3d states and the insulating properties are successfully depicted by the GGA+U method, from which it is proposed that Cr at a Ti site should exist as Cr⁴⁺ instead of the generally believed Cr³⁺. As a result, the electron transitions between these impurity states, the conduction band (CB), and the valence band (VB), as well as the d–d transitions between occupied and unoccupied Cr 3d states, provide a reasonable explanation for the experimentally observed major and minor absorption bands. In models II and III, the impurity states and associated optical transition processes—as well as the corresponding electron configurations—are examined.     

Accelerated Interfacial Charge Transfer in Br-Gradient MAPbI3-xBrx Perovskite Thin Films?

Mixed halide perovskites (MHPs) are a class of semiconductor materials with great promise for many optoelectronic applications due to their outstanding photophysical properties. Understanding and tailoring the photogenerated carrier dynamics is essential for further improvement of perovskite performance. Herein, we report a study about the carrier transport and interfacial charge transfer dynamics in Br-gradient MAPbI_3-xBr_x perovskite thin films prepared by surface ion-exchange method. Driven by the bandgap gradient in MAPbI_3-xBr_x films, the accelerated internal hole transport and enhanced interfacial extraction efficiency were both observed. Meanwhile, the interfacial electron transfer was also found to be evidently facilitated due to the surface modification during post-treatment. Our findings suggest the possibility of simultaneous acceleration of interfacial electron and hole transfer processes in halide perovskite films via surface post-treatment technique, which is of great importance in further improving the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells.     

三维多孔碳负载氧化锡并协同氟化锂制备高性能锂离子阳极

新型多孔碳纳米片/碳纳米管(PC/CNT)材料表现出丰富的分级孔隙结构,具有较高的氧化锡(SnO2)负载量.通过PC和CNT交联形成的三维结构能够有效地提高锂离子传输速率和电子的传导.此外,在电极中掺杂的氟化锂(LiF)不仅能够降低SnO2-PC/CNT-LiF电极的电荷转移电阻,而且还能补充SEI膜形成时消耗的Li+...     

铬掺杂的锂离子电池正极材料LiVPO4F的制备以及电化学行为的研究

采用高温固相法2步合成了掺Cr的锂离子电池正极材料LiV_1-xCr_xPO₄F(x=0，0.01，0.03，0.05，0.07)，XRD测试表明LiV_1-xCr_xPO₄F属三斜晶系。通过恒电流充放电，循环伏安和交流阻抗实验表明：掺Cr后LiVPO₄F正极材料更有利于锂离子的嵌入和嵌出，材料的放电容量和循环性能进一步提高，例如，铬掺杂的LiVPO₄F样品在室温、0.2 C倍率下充放电，循环50周后容量在110 mAh·g^-1以上。文中还讨论了充放电容量随掺Cr量的关系，n_Cr含量为0.03的LiV_1-xCr_xPO₄F有着较高的放电平台和良好的循环稳定性。     

三维多孔碳负载氧化锡并协同氟化锂制备高性能锂离子阳极

新型多孔碳纳米片/碳纳米管（PC/CNT）材料表现出丰富的分级孔隙结构,具有较高的氧化锡（SnO₂）负载量。通过PC和CNT交联形成的三维结构能够有效地提高锂离子传输速率和电子的传导。此外,在电极中掺杂的氟化锂（LiF）不仅能够降低SnO₂-PC/CNT-LiF电极的电荷转移电阻,而且还能补充SEI膜形成时消耗的Li⁺,降低不可逆容量,增强SEI膜的稳定性。研究表明,SnO₂-PC/CNT-LiF电极在电流密度为100 mA·g^-1时,首次可逆比容量达到1 642.98 mAh·g^-1,活性物质的利用率高达90.12%,循环100次后,放电比容量仍然达到745.11 mAh·g^-1,且库仑效率仍然保持在95.1%以上,显示出优异的倍率和循环性能。     

Effects of Cr2O3 modification on the performance of SnO2 electrodes in DSSCs

In this paper, we demonstrate that Cr(2)O(3), a visible absorbing insulator, can be used as an efficient blocking layer material for the anode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). We prepared SnO(2) electrodes surface-modified with Cr(2)O(3) with various Cr/Sn ratios and studied the effect of the modification on the performance of DSSCs. DSSCs with Cr/Sn ratios 0.02, 0.05, and 0.10 showed increased overall photon-to-electricity conversion efficiency from that of pure SnO(2). Especially, the DSSC with the Cr/Sn ratio 0.02 showed a remarkably large increase by 55%. The electrode materials were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, N(2) adsorption studies, and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The Cr-containing species appears to be Cr(2)O(3) nanoparticles, spread evenly on the SnO(2) nanoparticles and filling the gap space between SnO(2) particles. The electrochemical properties of the electrodes were characterized by Mott-Schottky plots and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. As the Cr-content increases, the flat-band potential is negatively shifted. The impedance spectroscopy data show that Cr/Sn = 0.02 and 0.05 samples have lower charge transport resistance at the electrode, which can be explained by the rise of the conduction level due to the charge transfer from the more basic Cr(2)O(3) nanoparticles to SnO(2) nanoparticles. These observations corroborate with the trends of the short-circuit current and the open-circuit voltage of the DSSCs.