一类窄带隙芴基共聚物的合成及其在发光二极管和太阳电池中的应用

基于9,9-二辛基芴(DOF)与窄带隙单体2,3-二甲基-5,8-二噻吩-喹喔啉(DDQ),通过Suzuki偶合反应,合成了一系列无规和交替窄带隙的芴基共聚物(PFO-DDQ),并对它们的紫外-可见吸收光谱、光致发光光谱、电致发光性能和光伏性能进行了初步研究.共聚物在380 nm和490 nm处有两处明显的吸收峰,其中490nm处的吸收强度随着共聚物中窄带隙单元(DDQ)含量的增加而成比例加强.随着共聚物中窄带隙单元(DDQ)含量的增加,电致发光峰值从580 nm红移到了635 nm.基于该类材料的橙红或饱和红色发光二极管最大外量子效率为1.33%,流明效率为1.54 Cd/A.试验中观察到了窄带隙单元的能量陷阱机制.以窄带隙单元含量为30%的聚合物(PFO-DDQ30)为电子给体、PCBM为电子受体所制备的共混体相异质结太阳电池最大能量转换效率为1.18%,开路电压0.9 V,短路电流密度2.66 mA/cm2.光敏曲线覆盖300 nm~700 nm.     

Surface chemistry and electronics of semiconductor–nanosystem junctions I: metal-nanoemitter-based solar cells

Photoelectrochemically prepared nanotopographies on semiconductors are used for realization of nanoemitter solar devices that are active in the photovoltaic and the photoelectrocatalytic mode. The development of solar devices by a nonlinear electrochemical process and combined chemical/electrochemical metal deposition is described. Based on this low-temperature scalable approach, first efficiencies of 7.3% in the photovoltaic mode are reported for the photoelectrochemical solar cell n-Si/SiO₂/Pt/I₃ ⁻–I⁻. With p-Si/Pt nanocomposite structures, light-induced H₂ evolution is achieved. The surface chemistry and morphology is analyzed by photoelectron spectroscopy (PES), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. The operational principle of Pt-based nanoemitter solar devices that use silicon single crystal absorbers is analyzed by Mott–Schottky plots, chronoamperometric profiles, and PES. Related to simultaneous oxide formation during Pt deposition, evidence for the formation of a metal–oxide–semiconductor junction is obtained that explains the observed electronic behavior. Contribution to the Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society, Symposium D: 9th International Symposium on Electrochemical/Chemical Reactivity of Metastable Materials, Warsaw, 17th–21st September 2007.     

染料敏化太阳电池中多相接触界面电子转移机制和动力学过程

采用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)研究了染料敏化太阳电池(DSC)中由导电玻璃、 纳米多孔TiO₂薄膜和电解质构成的多相复杂接触界面的电子转移机制和动力学过程. 通过沉积聚合物薄膜简化多相接触界面结构, 根据接触界面结构和电子转移途径的变化, 分析了不同偏压下多相接触界面电子转移机制, 构建与之对应的等效电路, 获得了DSC内部各个主要接触界面的电子转移动力学常数. 结果表明, 通过外加偏压的控制和多相接触界面结构的简化, 可以区别分析多相复杂接触界面电子转移机制与动力学过程.     

Fabrication of S-scheme hollow TiO2@Bi2MoO6 composite for efficiently photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Herein, an S-scheme hollow TiO₂@Bi₂MoO₆ heterojunction was synthesized for photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ under simulated sunlight. Among all prepared composites, the TiO₂@Bi₂MoO₆ with 20% of TiO₂ exhibited the highest CO yield (183.97 μmol/g within 6 h), which was 4.0 and 2.4 times higher than pristine TiO₂ and Bi₂MoO₆, respectively. The improved photocatalytic activity may be due to the formation of S-scheme heterojunction to promote the separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers. Additionally, this hollow structure provided abundant sites in terms of CO₂ adsorption and activation. Meanwhile, the photogenerated charge transfer mechanism of the S-scheme was verified by work function calculations, Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements as well as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This research presents a novel approach to improve photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ via morphology modulation and the fabrication of S-scheme heterojunction.     

Photochemical synthesis: Using light to build C–C bonds under mild conditions

A review of recent advancements in metal-free arylations via photogenerated triplet aryl cations and decatungstate anion ([W₁₀O₃₂]⁴⁻) photocatalyzed C–C bond formation is reported herein. These approaches are two examples of the great potentialities of photons as green activants in organic synthesis, allowing the functionalization of different chemical substrates under mild conditions (room temperature, aqueous solvents, absence of aggressive and unstable reactants and of expensive transition metal-based catalysts, and chance to use solar light as the energy source).     

Perovskite-sensitized solar cell utilizing TiO2 nanograss: Effect of dipping time of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite

Organic perovskite has potential to replace organic dye as light absorber in solar cell since it possesses better optical absorption in visible region than organic dye. This work is concerned with the investigation of the influence of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite dipping time on the performance of perovskite-sensitized solar cell (PSSC). The effect of the dipping time on the morphology and photoluminescence of the sample has also been investigated. It was found that the device achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) as high as 5.57 ± 0.4% at the optimum dipping time of 4 h. The highest PCE is due to the highest IPCE, lowest R_ct and the longest carrier lifetime (τ).     

Plasma Treatment Enhanced Magnetic Properties in Manganese Doped Titanium Nitride Thin Films

The ferromagnetic manganese doped TiN films were grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy on MgO(001) substrates. The nitrogen concentration and the ratio of manganese at Ti lattice sites increase after the plasma annealing post treatment. TiN(002) peak shifts toward low angle direction and TiN(111) peak disappears after the post treatment. The lattice expansion and peak shift are mainly ascribed to the reduction of nitrogen vacancies in films. The magnetism was suppressed in as-prepared sample due to the pinning effect of the nitrogen vacancies at defect sites or interface. The magnetism can be activated by the plasma implantation along with nitrogen vacancies reduce. The decrease of nitrogen vacancies leads to the enhancement of ferromagnetism.     

Surface profile optimization of antireflection gratings for solar cells

The solar cell efficiency can be improved by antireflection gratings. In this paper, the antireflection gratings with different symmetrical surface profiles are investigated by numerical simulations based on the Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis. Simulated results show that the antireflection performance of sharp profile such as quadratic profile has a significant improvement compared with triangular and parabolic profiles, while the top cutoff in the grating tip will severely influence the antireflection performance. Meanwhile, proper length of flat region between grating features in the nonclose-packed triangular antireflection grating can have better antireflection performance than the close-packed counterpart for the same grating period and height. Such antireflection gratings with different surface profiles may offer attractive solutions to current commercial silicon solar cell, as well as organic and other semiconductor material based solar cells.     

Enhancement of thermal,mechanical and barrier properties of EVA solar cell encapsulating films by reinforcing with esterified cellulose nanofibres

Solar cell encapsulating film based on ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) was modified by using bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibres. Bacterial cellulose was chemically modified with propionic anhydride prior to compounding with EVA in a twin screw extruder. The effects of fibre content on the mechanical, thermal, optical and barrier properties of the EVA composite films were investigated. Better mechanical and barrier properties of the EVA films were obtained when the modified BC nanofibres were used. The results were ascribed to the different chemical functional groups on the fibre surface, as verified by FTIR spectra. Deacetylation of the EVA was delayed and visible light transparency of the EVA films above 75% was retained. Overall, our study showed that it was possible to improve the barrier properties of EVA film without sacrificing much transparency by using a suitable type and content of cellulose nanofibres.     

Sonochemical synthesis of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite ultrafine nanocrystal sensitizers for solar energy applications

The organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite CH₃NH₃PbI₃ is becoming an interesting material in the field of energy harvesting. This material is one of the cleanest and cheapest components in solar cells which is available in ample amounts. However, most of the previous research work was done on thin film of this material. In the present work we describe the preparation of a powder containing nanoparticles of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ using a sonochemical method. Characterization of the product was done by various methods, such as HRTEM, FTIR, PL, DLS and XRD. The particles were found to be highly crystalline (tetragonal crystal structure), polygonal in shape and having diameters of 10–40 nm.