共吸附剂修饰TiO2电极及其在染料敏化太阳电池中的应用

在染料敏化太阳电池中, 引入共吸附剂通常有抑制染料聚集和提高电池性能的作用. 通过光谱电化学、线性伏安扫描和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)研究了几种以单羧酸基为吸附基团的共吸附剂对纳米TiO₂薄膜的修饰作用. 结果表明本实验中的共吸附剂均能使TiO₂平带电势负移, 并抑制TiO₂导带电子的复合, 其中胆酸类共吸附剂表现出较好的暗电流抑制性能. 适当浓度共吸附剂的引入能够提高N719染料敏化太阳电池的开路电压、填充因子和光电转换效率.     

共吸附剂修饰TiO2薄膜电极

共吸附剂修饰纳晶TiO₂薄膜电极是目前染料敏化太阳电池研究的一个热点. 本文通过平带电势和电化学阻抗研究了二(3,3-二甲基丁基)次膦酸和鹅脱氧胆酸两种共吸附剂修饰对TiO₂薄膜电极的平带电势和电极表面钝化能力的影响及其在染料敏化太阳电池中的应用. 结果表明, 二(3,3-二甲基丁基)次膦酸能更有效地钝化TiO₂薄膜表面, 并使TiO₂薄膜平带电势负移. 电化学阻抗谱测试结果表明, 在染料敏化太阳电池中, 相对于鹅脱氧胆酸, 二(3,3-二甲基丁基)次膦酸能更显著地提高器件的电子寿命和开路电压.     

染料敏化太阳电池中TiO2/染料/电解质界面的修饰

染料敏化太阳电池(DSC)作为新型太阳电池自问世以来受到了广泛关注, 其系统内部的接触界面尤其是TiO₂/染料/电解质界面一直是该领域的研究热点. 光敏染料的吸附以及电子的注入、传输和复合都发生在该界面, 其界面性质对DSC性能具有很大影响. 对染料敏化太阳电池中TiO₂/染料/电解质界面进行修饰可以有效抑制染料聚集和电子复合, 提高电子的注入效率与传输速率; 同时, 对TiO₂导带边的位置及染料吸附等也产生一定的影响, 最终提高电池的光电转换效率和稳定性. 本文主要从不同的修饰途径详细评述了TiO₂/染料/电解质界面修饰方法及机理研究进展,包括TiO₂光阳极的修饰改性、染料溶液中共吸附剂的引入和多种染料共敏化处理以及电解质中不同功能添加剂的应用. 指出了这些修饰方法目前存在的主要问题, 并对未来的发展方向进行了展望.     

共吸附剂在染料敏化太阳电池中的应用

简述了染料敏化太阳电池中引入共吸附剂对光阳极界面进行修饰的作用机制。按照共吸附剂的分子结构特性和应用状况,初步将共吸附剂划分为胆酸衍生物共吸附剂、链状脂肪酸共吸附剂和多羟基化合物共吸附剂。综述了这几类共吸附剂在染料敏化太阳电池中的应用状况并进行了展望。     

十六烷基膦酸表面修饰纳米镍粉及其复合材料的制备和性能

以十六烷基膦酸作为修饰剂, 对纳米镍粉进行表面改性处理, 通过溶液共混的方法制备改性镍粉与聚丙烯的聚合物基复合材料. 利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 X射线衍射(XRD)及透射电子显微镜(TEM)等测试手段研究改性镍粉的表面形态; 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究复合材料断面形貌; 利用介电频谱分析系统对复合材料的介电常数和介电损耗等进行了测试. 结果表明, 纳米镍粉表面形成厚度为2~4 nm的十六烷基膦酸包覆层, 使纳米镍粉由亲水性变为亲油性; 聚丙烯基复合材料中, 改性镍粉均匀分散; 复合材料的介电常数在镍填充量为40%时, 可以达到纯聚丙烯的近10倍.     

二烷基二硫代次膦酸的合成

以PSCl3和卤代烷为原料,经格氏反应、硫化和酸化合成了用于镧/锕分离的4个萃取剂--二烷基二硫代次膦酸,其结构经NMR,IR和MS表征.     

离子色谱法测定2-羧乙基苯基次膦酸中的氯离子

建立离子色谱法测定2-羧乙基苯基次膦酸中氯离子的含量。样品用超纯水溶解稀释,过0.22μm滤膜;选用SH–AC–2阴离子分离柱,以30 mmol/L Na OH溶液作为淋洗液,流量为1.0 m L/min,进样体积为50μL,以抑制电导检测器测定氯离子的含量。氯离子的质量浓度在0.01~1.00 mg/L范围内与色谱峰面积线性关系良好,相关系数为0.996,氯离子的检出限(S/N=3)为1.0μg/L。测定结果的相对标准偏差小于10%(n=6),样品加标回收率为94.7%~103.5%。该方法简便、快速且灵敏,可用于2-羧乙基苯基次膦酸中氯离子的测定。     

4-(取代苯基)(2-氯吡啶-5-亚甲基)次膦酸脂肪醇酯的合成

4-(取代苯基)(2-氯吡啶-5-亚甲基)次膦酸脂肪醇酯的合成与生物活性;次膦酸酯;吡啶;合成;生物活性     

二(2-乙基己基)二硫代次膦酸对硝酸溶液中Am3+和Eu3+的萃取

以正十二烷作稀释剂, 研究了二(2-乙基己基)二硫代次膦酸(D2EHDTPA)对HNO₃溶液中Am³⁺和Eu³⁺的萃取行为. 考察了酸度、 萃取剂及N{\mathrm{O}}_3^{-}浓度和皂化度对萃取的影响. 在考察的pH范围(2.5~4.5)内, D2EHDTPA萃取Am³⁺和Eu³⁺的分配比(D)随pH值增大而增加; pH=3.65时, 分离因子(SF_Am/Eu)值达到最大(4000). 随D2EHDTPA浓度的增加, D_Am和D_Eu值均增加. 斜率分析表明, D2EHDTPA萃取Am³⁺和Eu³⁺主要形成3:1和2:1型的萃合物. N{\mathrm{O}}_3^{-}未直接参与D2EHDTPA对Am³⁺和Eu³⁺的萃取反应. D2EHDTPA经NaOH皂化后, 萃取能力显著增强, SF_Am/Eu值提高到10⁴量级, 萃取容量约为理论值的60%. 此外, 使用高分辨质谱、 红外光谱和等温微量热滴定方法研究了D2EHDTPA与Eu³⁺的配位化学行为, 得到了金属离子与配体的组成比、 络合物稳定常数以及配位热力学参数ΔH, ΔS和ΔG值.     

A module of a TiO2 nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cell with effective dimensions

As dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have advanced to large-scale applications from lab-level research, the large-scale performance has attracted much attention. Modules of DSSCs with size up to 10 cm × 15 cm have been investigated to optimize the efficiency for effective application. Essentially, these modules have an extended structure with lab-scale works with the exception of the dimensions and methods for the series connection. The 10 cm × 10 cm modules have shown an efficiency of 6.3% without a scattering layer and over 6.6% with a scattering layer. While the fill factors of modules depend on the width of each TiO₂ unit cell, they are much less dependent on the lengths of the unit cells.     

Effect of Surface Protonation on Device Performance and Dye Stability of Dye-sensitized TiO2 Solar Cell

A flat thin TiO₂ film was employed as the photo-electrode of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC), on which only a geometrical mono-layer of dye was attached. The effect of sur-face protonation by HCl chemical treatment on the performance of DSSCs was studied. The results showed that the short-circuit current Jsc increased significantly upon the HCl treatment, while the open-circuit voltage Voc decreased slightly. Compared to the untreated DSSC, the Jsc and energy conversion efficiency was increased by 31% and 25%, respectively, for the 1 mol/L HCl treated cell. TiO₂ surface protonation improved electronic coupling between the chemisorbed dye and the TiO₂ surface, resulting in an enhanced electron in-jection. The decreased open-circuit voltage after TiO₂ surface protonation was mainly due to the TiO₂ conduction band edge downshift and was partially caused by increased electron recombination with the electrolyte. In situ Raman degradation study showed that the dye stability was improved after the TiO₂ surface protonation. The increased dye stability was contributed by the increased electron injection and electron back reaction with the electrolyte under the open-circuit condition.     

Effects of Metal Oxide Modifications on Photoelectrochemical Properties of Mesoporous TiO2 Nanoparticles Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Mesoporous TiO₂ (m-TiO₂) nanoparticles were used to prepare the porous film electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, and a second metal oxide (MgO, ZnO, Al₂O₃, or NiO) modifi-cation was carried out by dipping the m-TiO₂ electrode into their respective nitrate solution followed by annealing at 500 oC. Experimental results indicated that the above second metal oxide modifications on m-TiO₂ electrode are shown in all cases to act as barrier layer for the interfacial charge transfer processes, but film electron transport and interfacial charge recombination characteristics under applied bias voltage were dependent significantly on the existing states and kinds of these second metal oxides. Those changes based on sec-ond metal oxide modifications showed good correlation with the current-voltage analyses of dye-sensitized solar cell, and all modifications were found to increase the open-circuit photo-voltage in various degrees, while the MgO, ZnO, and NiO modifications result in 23%, 13%, and 6% improvement in cell conversion efficiency, respectively. The above observations indi-cate that controlling the charge transport and recombination is very important to improve the photovoltaic performance of TiO₂-based solar cell.     

含有TiO2刺球散射中心光阳极的设计及其在染料敏化太阳能电池的应用

采用水热法制备了一种刺球状TiO₂（NT）,将其作为光散射中心,与纳米晶TiO₂混合,制备成一种底层为P25薄膜（作为染料吸收层）,上层为添加NT散射层的混合结构的薄膜光阳极。探讨了NT添加量对薄膜性能的影响,实验结果表明,当NT与P25粉体的质量比为35%时电池光电性能最优,电池短路光电流密度为14.30 mA·cm^-2,其光电转换效率达到7.38%。质量比继续增大,当达到50%时电池性能有所下降,光电转换效率降为5.99%,同时染料吸附量也由73.2 μmol·cm^-2降到70.1 μmol·cm^-2。这表明过量的大颗粒TiO₂刺球散射中心会减少光阳极的比表面积从而降低染料的有效吸附量,并且还会引起不必要的反向散射,只有适量的散射中心才能得到最佳性能的太阳能电池器件。     

The preparation and characterization of nanostructured TiO2-ZrO2 mixed oxide electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

The preparation of nanostructured mixed metal oxide based on a sol-gel method with surfactant-assisted mechanism, and its application for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) are reported. The mixed zirconia (ZrO₂) and titania (TiO₂) mesoporous powder possessed larger surface area than the corresponding titania. For the UV action spectra of unsensitized photochemical cell, the mixed zirconia/titania electrode can absorb UV light below 380 nm, corresponding to band gap (E_g) around 3.27 eV, which is higher than that of pure component of titania (). Both of these improved properties, i.e., BET surface area and band gap, contributed to the improvement on a short-circuit photocurrent up to 11%, an open-circuit voltage up to 4%, and a solar energy conversion efficiency up to 17%, for the DSSC fabricated by mesoporous zirconia/titania mixed system when compared to the cell that was fabricated only by nanostructured TiO₂. The cell fabricated by 5 μm thick mixed TiO₂-ZrO₂ electrode gave the short-circuit photocurrent about 13 mA/cm², open-circuit voltage about 600 mV and the conversion efficiency 5.4%.     

The enhanced photoelectric conversion efficiency of N3 sensitized MgTiO3 modified nanoporous TiO2 electrodes

The preparation of nanoporous TiO₂ electrodes modified with an MgTiO₃ layer and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were reported. The conduction band of MgTiO₃ stands higher than that of TiO₂, so the MgTiO₃ layer can be beneficial to the improvement of nanoporous TiO₂ electrodes. The as-prepared TiO₂/MgTiO₃ electrodes were characterized by XRD and the diffraction of its crystal plane (1 0 4) was detected, demonstrating the existence of MgTiO₃ phase on the surface of TiO₂. Compared with bare TiO₂ electrodes, MgTiO₃ modified TiO₂ electrodes presented more dye adsorption. Moreover an energy barrier formed as TiO₂ electrodes were modified with MgTiO₃ layer, which suppresses the charge recombination. As a result, the photoelectrochemical properties of the modified electrodes were improved and the overall energy conversion efficiency η was increased from 6.12% to 8.75% under the illumination of a white light of 100 mW/cm².     

磷酸对TiO2纳米粒子光催化剂的改性

通过浸渍过程实现了磷酸对溶胶水热法合成的锐钛矿相TiO2纳米粒子的改性.重点研究了磷酸修饰对纳米锐钛矿相TiO2的热稳定性及光催化活性的影响.结果表明,磷酸修饰显著地提高了纳米锐钛矿相TiO2热稳定性,甚至经过800℃热处理后仍然具有以锐钛矿相为主的相组成.在光催化降解罗丹明B(RhB)过程中经过700℃热处理的磷酸修饰的样品表现出了优于商品P25-TiO2的活性.     

TiO2 nanorods branched on fast-synthesized large clearance TiO2 nanotube arrays for dye-sensitized solar cells

A large clearance TiO₂ nanotube arrays (LTAs) has been synthesized by a not more than 12 h anodization duration and based on this a branched TiO₂ nanotube arrays (BLTs) has been achieved through TiO₂ nanorods branch-like grown on the LTAs. Some key factors and probable mechanisms of the fabrication processes on two novel nanoarchitectures are discussed. Exhilaratingly, it is found that the obtained LTAs has demonstrated large pore diameter and void spaces (pore diameter ∼350 nm; void spaces ∼160 nm; and tube length ∼3.5 μm), and the synthesized hierarchical BLTs, compared with conventional TiO₂ nanotube arrays, has shown a much stronger dye absorption performance and an approximately double of the solar cell efficiency (in our case from 1.62% to 3.18% under simulated AM 1.5 conditions).     

Dye-sensitized solar cells made from BaTiO3-coated TiO2 nanoporous electrodes

We reported on the preparation of a thin BaTiO₃-coated layer (2.27 nm) on the surface of TiO₂ and its further application in the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The as-prepared BaTiO₃–TiO₂ films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The performances of the DSCs with and without BaTiO₃ coating were analyzed by cyclic voltammograms (CVs), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and current–voltage measurements. It was found that the BaTiO₃–TiO₂ films with about 12 μm thickness increased the dye adsorption, resulting in increased J_sc. In the meantime, the BaTiO₃ modification on the TiO₂ surface is beneficial to the formation of an energy barrier against the electron transfer from TiO₂ to I₃⁻, providing the increase of V_oc due to the increased electron density in the TiO₂ that is caused by the increased electron lifetime.