同多钼酸掺杂的聚吡咯薄膜电极的制备及表征

用电化学聚合制备了同多钼酸掺杂的聚吡咯(IPMo/PPy)薄膜电极, 这种电极在硫酸水溶液中扫描时具有良好的稳定性,用循环伏安法,X射线光电子能谱(XPS), 现场紫外可见光谱电化学及电子自旋共振波谱(ESR)对这种修饰电极进行了表征     

薄膜CdSe及CdSexTe1-x电极的光电子能谱研究

用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究了不同含氧气氛中烧结的薄膜CdSe及Cdse_xTe_1-x电极表面,以及薄膜与Ti底基之间的界面。研究中发现,二种薄膜电极的表面形成了CdO,SeO₂及TeO₂氧化物,与薄膜接触的Ti底基表面上形成了TiO₂。用俄歇电子能谱(AES)对在电极表面及Ti表面所生成的氧化层分别进行了深度分析。结果表明,各种氧化物形成的程度有很大的不同,氧化层厚度也存在差异。对影响薄膜电极的光电性能的因素进行了讨论。     

cdSexTe1-x薄膜电极光溶解性能的研究

用循环伏安法对半导体Cdse_xTe_1-x薄膜电池的光溶解性能进行了研究。在1mol/L KCl溶液中测量光溶解产物的阴极还原特性,考察了在多硫化钠,多硫化钾及铁氰化钾溶液中的光腐蚀行为。用此方法还研究了薄膜电极表面的光刻蚀过程和pH的影响,并用X射线光电子能谱分析光刻进行不同时间后,电极表面发生的变化。     

采用新颖喷墨打印技术制备的薄膜LiCoO2电极及其电化学性能

采用喷墨打印技术制备了LiCoO2薄膜电极. 用X射线衍射、扫描电镜(SEM)、循环伏安和恒电流充放电试验对薄膜电极进行结构表征和电化学性能测试. SEM结果表明, 所制备的薄膜电极表面粒子分布均匀, 厚度约为1.27 μm. 经过轻微热处理(450 ℃, 30 min)的薄膜LiCoO2电极呈现出稳定的充放电循环性能. 当以20 μA/cm2进行充放电时, 第50次循环容量保持率约为首次放电容量(81 mA·h/g)的87%, 10次循环后的充放电过程的充放电效率均接近100％.     

高活性硫化铅电极的制备及在量子点敏化太阳能电池中的应用

为了提高量子点敏化纳晶薄膜太阳能电池的光电转换效率,我们通过连续在酸和多硫溶液中处理铅片制备了对多硫电解液具有高电催化活性的硫化铅电极. 通过电化学阻抗谱测试评价所制备硫化铅电极的催化活性,从而确定制备高效硫化铅电极的最佳条件. 以在最佳条件下制备的硫化铅为对电极、CdSe量子点敏化TiO₂纳晶薄膜为工作电极和多硫电解液组装成量子点敏化太阳能电池. 光电性能测试结果表明所制备的电极具有良好的催化活性和光电转换性能. 与已报导的方法相比,新方法大幅度地减少制备过程所需的时间,但却提高了所制备的硫化铅对电极的催化活性. 通过X射线衍射和扫描电镜测试表征了硫化铅的生成过程,探讨了催化活性提高的原因.     

表面修饰的TiO_2太阳能电池界面特性研究

用水热法制备了具有典型锐钛矿晶型的TiO2纳米材料,采用Cr(NO3)3对TiO2薄膜电极进行修饰改性。用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和光电子能谱(XPS)测试电极的物相及表面结构,结果显示TiO2薄膜表面包覆一层粒径较大的氧化铬颗粒,整个电极仍保持均匀的多孔结构。电流-电压(I-V)曲线测试结果显示,改性后最佳电极的短路电流和光电转换效率分别比改性前提高了31.1%和40.4%。用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)测试电池的界面特性,从测试结果可以看出,相同偏压下,改性后电池的TiO2/染料/电解质界面电阻更大,说明氧化铬包覆层在一定程度上抑制了界面的电子复合,改善了电池的光电输出特性。     

表面修饰的TiO2太阳能电池界面特性研究

用水热法制备了具有典型锐钛矿晶型的TiO₂纳米材料,采用Cr(NO₃)₃对TiO₂薄膜电极进行修饰改性。用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和光电子能谱(XPS)测试电极的物相及表面结构,结果显示TiO₂薄膜表面包覆一层粒径较大的氧化铬颗粒,整个电极仍保持均匀的多孔结构。电流-电压(Ⅰ-Ⅴ)曲线测试结果显示,改性后最佳电极的短路电流和光电转换效率分别比改性前提高了31.1%和40.4%。用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)测试电池的界面特性,从测试结果可以看出,相同偏压下,改性后电池的TiO₂/染料/电解质界面电阻更大,说明氧化铬包覆层在一定程度上抑制了界面的电子复合,改善了电池的光电输出特性。     

高活性硫化铅电极的制备及在量子点敏化太阳能电池中的应用

为了提高量子点敏化纳晶薄膜太阳能电池的光电转换效率,我们通过连续在酸和多硫溶液中处理铅片制备了对多硫电解液具有高电催化活性的硫化铅电极.通过电化学阻抗谱测试评价所制备硫化铅电极的催化活性,从而确定制备高效硫化铅电极的最佳条件.以在最佳条件下制备的硫化铅为对电极、CdSe量子点敏化TiO2纳晶薄膜为工作电极和多硫电解液组装成量子点敏化太阳能电池.光电性能测试结果表明所制备的电极具有良好的催化活性和光电转换性能.与已报导的方法相比,新方法大幅度地减少制备过程所需的时间,但却提高了所制备的硫化铅对电极的催化活性.通过X射线衍射和扫描电镜测试表征了硫化铅的生成过程,探讨了催化活性提高的原因.     

含氟水溶液中电化学刻蚀氟化WO3薄膜电极增强可见光光电化学性能

报道了在含氟的酸性水溶液中, 对电沉积制备的WO3薄膜电极进行电化学刻蚀, 并采用光电化学、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱、光致发光(PL)等方法对电极进行了表征. 结果表明, 刻蚀使电极比表面积增大, 质量减少, 重要的是可使电极表面状态发生变化. 在相同催化剂质量和比表面积的条件下, 这种变化显著提高了WO3薄膜电极在可见光和紫外-可见光照下的光电转换性能. 机理研究表明, 电极光电化学性能提高可归因于刻蚀使电极表面发生氟化, 光生载流子表面复合中心数目减少, 平带电位负移. 刻蚀对电极的吸光性质和晶体结构等未检测出明显变化. 氟化电极在酸性中具有良好的光电化学稳定性.     

低温吸附制备Au-TiO2复合薄膜及其光电化学性质

在低温条件下将预先合成的Au溶胶吸附到TiO₂薄膜上以制备纳米Au-TiO₂复合薄膜,以超高分辨率场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表征Au-TiO₂膜,并在UV辐照下测定了Au-TiO₂薄膜电极的光电化学性质。纳米Au呈金属态,平均粒径为(4.3±1.2) nm,负载量高,均匀地沉积于TiO₂薄膜表面。光电化学测试表明,沉积纳米Au后,TiO₂电极的光生电流提高近5倍,光生电压明显向负值增大,说明纳米Au可增强光生载流子的分离效率,促进电荷在电极与溶液界面间的转移。Au-TiO₂电极的电荷传递法拉第阻抗(R_ct)是TiO₂电极的一半,说明负载的纳米Au粒抑制了光生电子-空穴的复合,提高了电极中载流子浓度。     

Layer-by-layer assembled multilayer TiO(x) for efficient electron acceptor in polymer hybrid solar cells

We demonstrate that TiO(x) nanocomposite films fabricated using electrostatic layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly improve the power conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells compared to conventional TiO(x) films fabricated via the sol-gel process. For this study, titanium precursor/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) multilayer films were first deposited onto indium tin oxide-coated glass to produce TiO(x) nanocomposites (TiO(x)NC). The specific effect of the LbL processed TiO(x) on photovoltaic performance was investigated using the planar bilayer TiO(x)NC and highly regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) solar cells, and the P3HT/LbL TiO(x)NC solar cells showed a dramatic increase in power efficiency, particularly in terms of the short current density and fill factor. The improved efficiency of this device is mainly due to the difference in the chemical composition of the LbL TiO(x)NC films, including the much higher Ti(3+)/Ti(4+) ratio and the highly reactive facets of crystals as demonstrated by XPS and XRD measurement, thus enhancing the electron transfer between electron donors and acceptors. In addition, the grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) study revealed the presence of more highly oriented P3HT stacks parallel to the substrate on the LbL TiO(x)NC film compared to those on the sol-gel TiO(x) films, possibly influencing the hole mobility of P3HT and the energy transfer near and at the interface between the P3HT and TiO(x) layers. The results of this study demonstrate that this approach is a promising one for the design of hybrid solar cells with improved efficiency.     

Inclined Substrate Deposition of Nanostructured TiO2 Thin Films for DSSC Application

Nanostructured TiO₂ films were deposited onto Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and glass substrates by dc reactive magnetron sputtering at different substrate inclination angles. The structural and optical properties of the deposited films were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and UV–Vis spectrophotometer, respectively. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) were assembled using these TiO₂ films as photoelectrodes and the effect of the substrate inclination angle in the preparing process of TiO₂ films on the DSSC conversion efficiency was studied.     

Layer-by-layer deposition of rhenium-containing hyperbranched polymers and fabrication of photovoltaic cells

Multilayer thin films were prepared by the layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition method using a rhenium-containing hyperbranched polymer and poly[2-(3-thienyl)ethoxy-4-butylsulfonate] (PTEBS). The radii of gyration of the hyperbranched polymer in solutions with different salt concentrations were measured by laser light scattering. A significant decrease in molecular size was observed when sodium trifluoromethanesulfonate was used as the electrolyte. The conditions of preparing the multilayer thin films by LBL deposition were studied. The growth of the multilayer films was monitored by absorption spectroscopy and spectroscopic ellipsometry, and the surface morphologies of the resulting films were studied by atomic force microscopy. When the pH of a PTEBS solution was kept at 6 and in the presence of salt, polymer films with maximum thickness were obtained. The multilayer films were also fabricated into photovoltaic cells and their photocurrent responses were measured upon irradiation with simulated air mass (AM) 1.5 solar light. The open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current, fill factor, and power conversion efficiency of the devices were 1.2 V, 27.1 mu A cm(-2), 0.19, and 6.1x10(-3) %, respectively. The high open-circuit voltage was attributed to the difference in the HOMO level of the PTEBS donor and the LUMO level of the hyperbranched polymer acceptor. A plot of incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency versus wavelength also suggests that the PTEBS/hyperbranched polymer junction is involved in the photosensitization process, in which a maximum was observed at approximately 420 nm. The relatively high capacitance, determined from the measured photocurrent rise and decay profiles, can be attributed to the presence of large counter anions in the polymer film.     

Electrochemical deposition of germanium sulfide from room-temperature ionic liquids and subsequent Ag doping in an aqueous solution

A facile room-temperature electrochemical deposition process for germanium sulfide (GeS(x)) has been developed with the use of an ionic liquid as an electrolyte. The electrodeposition mechanism follows the induced codeposition of Ge and S precursors in ionic liquids generating GeS(x) films. The electrodeposited GeS(x) films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). An aqueous-based Ag doping method was used to dope electrochemically grown GeS(x) films with controlled doping compared to the conventional process, which can be used in next-generation solid-state memory devices.     

SiW12、PbS对提高TiO2纳米管光电转换效率的协同效应研究

复合薄膜可以改善TiO2纳米管在光电转换时电子-空穴易复合和吸收光谱范围窄的缺陷。用电沉积法将多酸H4SiW12O40（SiW12）沉积在TiO2纳米管表面形成SiW12/TiO2纳米管复合薄膜,再用连续离子层吸附反应法（SILAR）将PbS吸附到SiW12 /TiO2纳米管复合薄膜表面,形成PbS/ SiW12/TiO2纳米管复合薄膜,所得薄膜的光电转换效率相较于TiO2纳米管提高了57倍。X射线衍射（XRD）和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）表征结果表明,用电沉积法和连续离子层吸附反应法实现了PbS/SiW12/TiO2纳米管复合薄膜的制备;紫外可见（UV-vis）吸收光谱测试表明,复合薄膜的光吸收带边扩展到了可见光区域,电化学阻抗测试（EIS）表明,复合薄膜具有更高的电子转移速率;荧光光谱（PL）测试表明,复合薄膜拥有更小的电子-空穴复合率。以上结果说明,SiW12、PbS与TiO2纳米管复合,很好地抑制了TiO2纳米管电子-空穴的复合,并拓宽了吸收光谱范围,能显著地提高TiO2纳米管的光电性能。本文探索了一种有效提高TiO2纳米管光电转换效率的方法,对TiO2纳米管复合薄膜的制备具有一定的参考意义。     

Microstructure design of nanoporous TiO2 photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cell modules

The optimization of dye-sensitized solar cells, especially the design of nanoporous TiO2 film microstructure, is an urgent problem for high efficiency and future commercial applications. However, up to now, little attention has been focused on the design of nanoporous TiO2 microstructure for a high efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cell modules. The optimization and design of TiO2 photoelectrode microstructure are discussed in this paper. TiO2 photoelectrodes with three different layers, including layers of small pore size films, larger pore size films, and light-scattering particles on the conducting glass with the desirable thickness, were designed and investigated. Moreover, the photovoltaic properties showed that the different porosities, pore size distribution, and BET surface area of each layer have a dramatic influence on short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage, and fill factor of the modules. The optimization and design of TiO2 photoelectrode microstructure contribute a high efficiency of DSC modules. The photoelectric conversion efficiency around 6% with 15 x 20 cm2 modules under illumination of simulated AM1.5 sunlight (100 mW/cm2) and 40 x 60 cm2 panels with the same performance tested outdoor have been achieved by our group.     

Effects of electron beam irradiation on the photoelectrochemical properties of TiO2 film for DSSCs

TiO₂ has been widely utilized for various industrial applications such as photochemical cells, photocatalysts, and electrochromic devices. The crystallinity and morphology of TiO₂ films play a significant role in determining the overall efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this study, the preparation of nanostructured TiO₂ films by electron beam irradiation and their characterization were investigated for the application of DSSCs. TiO₂ films were exposed to 20–100 kGy of electron beam irradiation using 1.14 MeV energy acceleration with a 7.46 mA beam current and 10 kGy/pass dose rates. These samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. After irradiation, each TiO₂ film was tested as a DSSC. At low doses of electron beam irradiation (20 kGy), the energy conversion efficiency of the film was approximately 4.0% under illumination of simulated sunlight with AM 1.5 G (100 mW/cm²). We found that electron beam irradiation resulted in surface modification of the TiO₂ films, which could explain the observed increase in the conversion efficiency in irradiated versus non-irradiated films.     

CdS量子点敏化ZnO纳米棒阵列电极的制备和光电化学性能

采用连续式离子层吸附与反应法制备了CdS量子点敏化的ZnO纳米棒电极.应用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对CdS量子点/ZnO纳米棒电极的形貌、晶型和颗粒尺寸进行了分析和表征;采用光电流-电位曲线和光电流谱研究了不同CdS循环沉积次数及不同沉积浓度对复合电极的光电性能影响.结果表明,前驱体浓度都为0.1mol·L-1且沉积15次敏化后的ZnO纳米棒阵列电极光电性能最好.与单纯的ZnO纳米棒阵列电极和单纯的CdS量子点电极相比,其光电转换效率显著提高,单色光光子-电流转换效率(IPCE)在380nm处达到76%.这是因为CdS量子点可以拓宽光的吸收到可见光区,并且在所形成的界面上光生载流子更容易分离.荧光光谱实验进一步说明了光电增强的原因是,两者间形成的界面中表面态大大减少,有利于减少光生电子和空穴的复合.     

Dual lithium insertion and conversion mechanisms in a titanium-based mixed-anion nanocomposite

The electrochemical reaction of lithium with a vacancy-containing titanium hydroxyfluoride was studied. On the basis of pair distribution function analysis, NMR, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we propose that the material undergoes partitioning upon initial discharge to form a nanostructured composite containing crystalline Li(x)TiO(2), surrounded by a Ti(0) and LiF layer. The Ti(0) is reoxidized upon reversible charging to an amorphous TiF(3) phase via a conversion reaction. The crystalline Li(x)TiO(2) is involved in an insertion reaction. The resulting composite electrode, Ti(0)-LiF/Li(x)TiO(2) ? TiF(3)/ Li(y)TiO(2), allows reaction of more than one Li per Ti, providing a route to higher capacities while improving the energy efficiency compared to pure conversion chemistries.     

Modification of TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> electrode films in dye-sensitized solar cells with PMMA

Nanocrystalline porous TiO₂ electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) are modified by adding polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The result shows that large holes are formed in the TiO₂ films, and the short circuit photocurrent density and photoelectric conversion efficiency of DSCs are obviously enhanced compared with those without adding the PMMA. The relationship between the photoelectric conversion efficiency and the amount of PMMA is presented. In particular, the highest conversion efficiency was obtained with TiO₂ electrode films of adding 7.5 wt% PMMA, increasing the conversion efficiency by 27.5%.