聚3-氯噻吩修饰CdSe纳米棒复合膜电极光电化学性能研究

采用水热法制备了具有闪锌矿和纤维锌矿结构的CdSe纳米棒. 纳米棒直径约为100 nm, 长度约为300 nm. 当外加电极电势为-0.6 V 时, 经聚3-氯噻吩[Poly(3-chlorothiophene), P3CT]修饰的CdSe纳米棒具有最大光电流, 并且CdSe/P3CT复合膜电极最高光电转换效率(IPCE)为13.5%, 低于CdSe纳米棒膜电极17.7%的最高IPCE. CdSe/P3CT复合膜电极中存在p-n异质结, p-n异质结的存在使得CdSe/P3CT复合膜电极在长波区(>410 nm)的IPCE整体高于CdSe纳米棒薄膜电极的IPCE.     

两种菁类染料复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学研究

应用光电化学方法研究了两种菁类染料Cy3和Cy5复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为. 结合两种染料的紫外-可见光谱和循环伏安曲线, 确定了Cy3和Cy5的电子基态和激发态能级位置. 结果表明两种染料的激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配, 复合敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流, 使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区. 复合敏化降低了染料Cy3在电极吸附时的聚集程度, 使其单色光的转换效率(IPCE)提高了169%, 复合敏化电极总的光电转换效率η为2.09%, 分别是Cy3和Cy5单独敏化时光电转换效率的2.069和1.229倍.     

两种菁类染料复合敏化TiO_2纳米晶电极的光电化学研究

应用光电化学方法研究了两种菁类染料Cy3和Cy5复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为.结合两种染料的紫外-可见光谱和循环伏安曲线,确定了Cy3和Cy5的电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明两种染料的激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,复合敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流,使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区.复合敏化降低了染料Cy3 在电极吸附时的聚集程度,使其单色光的转换效率(IPCE)提高了169%,复合敏化电极总的光电转换效率η为2.09%,分别是Cy3和Cy5单独敏化时光电转换效率的2.069 和1.229倍.     

PMC敏化SnO2纳米结构多孔膜电极的光电化学特性

研究了五甲川菁(PMC)敏化SnO2纳米结构电极的光电化学行为.结合循环伏安曲线及五甲川菁的光吸收阈值,初步确定了五甲川菁染料电子基态和激发态能级.结果表明,五甲川菁染料电子激发态能级能与SnO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著地提高SnO2纳米结构电极的光电流,使SnO2纳米结构电极吸收波长红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率(IPCE)得到明显改善,其值最高可达45.7%.     

五甲川菁染料敏化SnO_2纳光结构多孔膜电极的光电化学研究

研究了五甲川菁敏化SnO_2纳米结构电极的光电化学行为.结合循环伏安曲线图及五甲川菁的光吸收阈值,初步确定五甲川菁染料电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明,五甲川菁染料电子激发态能级位置能与SnO_2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著地提高SnO_2纳米结构电极的光电流,使SnO_2纳米结构电极吸收波长红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率得到明显改善,IPCE值(单色光的转换效率)最高可达45.7％.     

叶绿素敏化二氧化钛纳米管电极光电性能及其增强机理

为了研究叶绿素的敏化机理,本文以菠菜叶片叶绿素的乙醇浸提液敏化纳米管TiO_2电极,在Na2SO4水溶液电解液中测定其光电性能。敏化电极的光电流响应曲线显示,叶绿素浸提液敏化纳米管TiO_2电极时会显著改变电极的光电流值,而敏化Ti电极时则产生光电流极小。电极的循环伏安曲线则表明,叶绿素浸提液使电极上的氧化反应更容易发生。测定不同浓度的叶绿素浸提液敏化纳米管TiO_2电极的单色光光电转化效率(IPCE)图谱,结果表明,合适的叶绿素浓度(7.123~71.23μg/L)使电极IPCE平均增加2倍以上,但浓度增大至7123μg/L时,其敏化电极IPCE则明显降低;同时发现叶绿素的敏化作用未明显改变TiO_2电极IPCE图谱的特征谱峰位置。根据实验数据和结果,得出在水溶液中叶绿素改变纳米管TiO_2光电性能的机理,主要是通过叶绿素分子与TiO_2电极中的光生空穴发生反应,进而减少光生电子与空穴的复合,使电极有效光生电子数量增加,光电流密度增大,最终提高TiO_2电极的IPCE。     

五甲川菁染料敏化SnO~2纳米结构多孔膜电极的光电化学研究

研究了五甲川菁敏化SnO~2纳米结构电极的光电化学行为。结合循环伏安曲线图及五甲川菁的光吸收阈值,初步确定五甲川菁染料电子基态和激发态能级位置。结果表明,五甲川菁染料电子激发态能级位置能与SnO~2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著地提高SnO~2纳米结构电极的光电流,使SnO~2纳米结构电极吸收波长红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率得到明显改善,IPCE值(单色光的转换效率)最高可达45.7%。     

不对称菁染料敏化纳米TiO2的光生电流过程

用光电化学方法研究了不对称菁类染料敏化TiO2纳米结构电极的光电转换过程.结果表明,该染料的电子激发态能级位置与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置匹配较好,光激发染料后,其激发态电子可以注入到TiO2纳米多孔膜的导带,从而使TiO2纳米结构电极的吸收光谱和光电流谱红移至可见光区,其 IPCE(Incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency)值最高可达84.3%.并进一步结合现场紫外-可见吸收光谱研究了外加电势对激发态染料往TiO2纳米多孔膜注入电子过程的影响.     

苝四羧酸铈在TiO_2纳米晶膜上的光电转化性质

报道了Ce3+和Ce4+两种金属离子桥联苝四羧酸在二氧化钛纳米晶电极上自组装膜的制备,并利用紫外可见光谱、红外光谱、光电子能谱等手段对自组装膜进行了表征. 通过同步辐射光电子能谱确定了自组装膜的HOMO能级. 基于自组装膜敏化二氧化钛纳米晶电极的薄层三明治型太阳能电池具有较好的光电转化性质. 在480 nm, 苝四羧酸敏化二氧化钛电极产生了26.9%的入射单色光子-电子转化效率(IPCE), 而由Ce4+离子或Ce3+离子桥联所形成的自组装膜分别产生了55.8%和39.1%的IPCE. 金属离子桥联苝四羧酸自组装膜相当于一种配合物, 其HOMO能级比苝四羧酸自组装膜的高, 这是形成铈离子桥联苝四羧酸后IPCE提高的一个主要原因.     

卟啉衍生物敏化纳米TiO2多孔膜电极的光电性质研究

采用中位-四[邻-(3-磺酸基丙氨基)苯基]卟啉(TArP1)和中位-四[对-(3-磺酸基丙氨基)苯基]卟啉(TArP2)分别对纳米TiO2多孔膜电极进行敏化。对两种敏化电极进行了UV-V is光谱测试,结果表明,TiO2与TArP2的作用比与TArP1的作用强。在相同浸泡条件下,TiO2电极吸附TArP2的量大于吸附TArP1的量。将两种敏化电极分别组装成光电化学电池,从光电化学电池的I-V曲线计算TArP2敏化的光电化学电池的总光电转换效率(η)为0.15%,而TArP1敏化的光电化学电池的η为0.09%。     

Photosensitization of TiO2 nanoparticulate thin film electrodes by CdS nanoparticles

Surface photovoltage spectra (SPS) measurements of TiO₂ show that a large surface state density is present on the TiO₂ nanoparticles and these surface states can be efficiently decreased by sensitization using CdS nanoparticles as well as by suitable heat treatment. The photoelectrochemical behavior of the bare TiO₂ thin film indicates that the mechanism of photoelectron transport is controlled by the trapping/detrapping properties of surface states within the thin films. The slow photocurrent response upon the illumination can be explained by the trap saturation effect. For a TiO₂ nanoparticulate thin film sensitized using CdS nanoparticles, the slow photocurrent response disappears and the steady-state photocurrent increases drastically, which suggests that photosensitization can decrease the effect of surface states on photocurrent response. Electronic Publication     

电沉积法制备介孔TiO_2/CdS薄膜光电极

采用阴极恒电位沉积法,在介孔TiO2薄膜上制备了介孔TiO2/CdS薄膜光电极,用XRD,SEM,Raman,SPS和UV-Vis等多种手段对薄膜电极进行了表征.结果表明,CdS成功沉积到介孔TiO2的表面和孔道内,形成了异质结结构.通过光电流作用谱考察了该复合体薄膜电极的光电性能,结果表明,与单纯的介孔TiO2薄膜相比,其光电转换效率显著提高,这是由于CdS具有吸收可见光的特性以及CdS与介孔TiO2形成异质结从而使得光生载流子更容易分离的结果.     

ITO/TiO2表面电沉积CdS纳米粒子及其薄膜的光电性能

采用阴极恒电位沉积方法, 在TiO2表面沉积制备出CdS纳米粒子. XRD和SEM测试结果表明, CdS粒子的结构以六方晶相为主, 粒径分布均匀, 表面形貌呈菜花状. 通过调节沉积电位和沉积时间等因素在一定程度上可以控制CdS纳米粒子的生长. 随着沉积电位变负, CdS粒子的粒径逐渐减小. 沉积时间越短, 粒子粒径越小. 紫外-可见吸收光谱测试结果表明, 不同条件下制备出来的CdS粒子表现出一定的量子尺寸效应. 此外, 沉积条件也会影响ITO/TiO2/CdS复合半导体薄膜的光电性能.     

银纳米颗粒负载TiO2复合薄膜的光催化活性及其光电流性质

制备了3种不同粒径的Ag纳米颗粒,将它们分别掺入二氧化钛溶胶, 制备成复合二氧化钛薄膜。利用TEM测定了Ag粒子的大小,测量TiO₂复合膜的光电流,以亚甲基蓝降解反应评价了Ag/TiO₂薄膜的光催化活性.结果表明,负载不同粒径Ag纳米粒子后,TiO₂薄膜的光电流和光催化活性均得到一定程度的提高.当负载平均粒径6.9 nm的Ag粒子后,薄膜具有最高的光电流和最强的光催化活性.     

Morphological and photoelectrochemical characterization of core-shell nanoparticle films for dye-sensitized solar cells: Zn-O type shell on SnO2 and TiO2 cores

Core-shell type nanoparticles with SnO2 and TiO2 cores and zinc oxide shells were prepared and characterized by surface sensitive techniques. The influence of the structure of the ZnO shell and the morphology ofnanoparticle films on the performance was evaluated. X-ray absorption near-edge structure and extended X-ray absorption fine structure studies show the presence of thin ZnO-like shells around the nanoparticles at low Zn levels. In the case of SnO2 cores, ZnO nanocrystals are formed at high Zn/Sn ratios (ca. 0.5). Scanning electron microscopy studies show that Zn modification of SnO2 nanoparticles changes the film morphology from a compact mesoporous structure to a less dense macroporous structure. In contrast, Zn modification of TiO2 nanoparticles has no apparent influence on film morphology. For SnO2 cores, adding ZnO improves the solar cell efficiency by increasing light scattering and dye uptake and decreasing recombination. In contrast, adding a ZnO shell to the TiO2 core decreases the cell efficiency, largely owing to a loss of photocurrent resulting from slow electron transport associated with the buildup of the ZnO surface layer.     

The influence of DMSO on the formation and photoelectrochemical properties of CdS thin films by electrodeposition method

The homodispersed CdS nanoparticles were prepared on Sn-doped indium oxide substrates (ITO) to form smooth and uniform CdS thin films by electrodeposition method from a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solution containing cadmium chloride and sulfur. The structure and morphologies of samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The results indicate that DMSO played an important role in formation of CdS nanofilms by affecting the nucleation and growth of the CdS nanoparticles. So, a DMSO-assisted growth process was proposed as a plausible mechanism for the formation of smooth and uniform CdS nanofilms. According to the photoelectrochemical test, the CdS thin film prepared in 30 % DMSO + 70 % H₂O system exhibited maximum photocurrent and open circuit potentials. This is because the deposited CdS nanoparticles had better dispersity on ITO, which facilitated the propagation and kinetic separation of photogenerated charges.     

CdS/TiO2复合纳米微粒的原位合成及性质研究

采用一种新方法,在TiO₂表面原位合成CdS纳米微粒,并用红外光谱跟踪了CdS/TiO₂复合纳米微粒的形成过程.紫外吸收光谱研究表明TiO₂对CdS纳米微粒的形成有很好的稳定作用,荧光光谱研究结果表明,这种纳米异质结构有着良好的电荷分离.     

Quantum dot solar cells. harvesting light energy with CdSe nanocrystals molecularly linked to mesoscopic TiO2 films

By using bifunctional surface modifiers (SH-R-COOH), CdSe quantum dots (QDs) have been assembled onto mesoscopic TiO(2) films. Upon visible light excitation, CdSe QDs inject electrons into TiO(2) nanocrystallites. Femtosecond transient absorption as well as emission quenching experiments confirm the injection from the excited state of CdSe QDs into TiO(2) nanoparticles. Electron transfer from the thermally relaxed s-state occurs over a wide range of rate constant values between 7.3 x 10(9) and 1.95 x 10(11) s(-1). The injected charge carriers in a CdSe-modified TiO(2) film can be collected at a conducting electrode to generate a photocurrent. The TiO(2)-CdSe composite, when employed as a photoanode in a photoelectrochemical cell, exhibits a photon-to-charge carrier generation efficiency of 12%. Significant loss of electrons occurs due to scattering as well as charge recombination at TiO(2)/CdSe interfaces and internal TiO(2) grain boundaries.