A Multiple Structure‐Design Strategy towards Ultrathin Niobate Perovskite Nanosheets with Thickness‐Dependent Photocatalytic Hydrogen‐Evolution Performance

Hydrogen production by catalytic water splitting using sunlight holds great promise for clean and sustainable energy source. Despite the efforts made in the past decades, challenges still exist in pursuing solid catalysts with light‐harvesting capacity, large surface areas and efficient utilities of the photogenerated carrier, at the same time. Here, a multiple structure design strategy leading to highly enhanced photocatalytic performance on hydrogen production from water splitting in Dion–Jacobson perovskites KCa₂Na_{n ‐3}Nb_n O_{3n +1} is described. Specifically, chemical doping (N/Nb⁴⁺) of the parent oxides via ammoniation improved the ability of sunlight harvesting efficiently; subsequent liquid exfoliation of the doped perovskites yielded ultrathin [Ca₂Na_{n ‐3}Nb_n O_{3n +1}]⁻ nanosheets with greatly increased surface areas. Significantly, the maximum hydrogen evolution appears in the n =4 nanosheets, which suggests the most favorable thickness for charge separation in such perovskite‐type catalysts. The optimized black N/Nb⁴⁺‐[Ca₂NaNb₄O₁₃]⁻ nanosheets show greatly enhanced photocatalytic performance, as high as 973 μmol h⁻¹ with Pt loading, on hydrogen evolution from water splitting. As a proof‐of‐concept, this work highlights the feasibility of combining various chemical strategies towards better catalysts and precise thickness control of two‐dimensional materials.     

有机无机杂化固态太阳能电池的研究进展

近年来, 由于钙钛矿材料优良的光学吸收和电荷传导特性, 有机无机杂化固态太阳能电池取得了突破性的进展. 自2009年首次报道了光电转换效率为3.8%的钙钛矿太阳能电池以来, 该类电池的效率不断突破. 基于介孔薄膜的电池已取得了超过16.7%的认证光电转换效率, 基于平板异质结结构电池光电转换效率达到19.3%, 已接近传统硅基太阳能电池的光电转换效率. 本文将介绍有机无机杂化钙钛矿作为光电材料的光学物理结构特性, 以及在固态太阳能电池中的应用. 基于固态钙钛矿太阳能电池结构上的差异, 分别介绍其在多孔结构、平板异质结结构、柔性结构以及无空穴传导材料结构电池工作特性和各自优势, 以及影响电池特性的主要影响因素, 特别是钙钛矿成膜控制等. 并阐述对钙钛矿电池的理解和进一步提高固态钙钛矿电池光电转换效率需要关注的重点以及展望.     

影响杂化钙钛矿太阳能电池稳定性的因素探讨

自从2009年首次报道采用有机-无机杂化钙钛矿作为吸光材料用于太阳能电池以来, 钙钛矿太阳能电池效率的快速提升引起了人们广泛的关注, 这类电池同时具有制备工艺简单、成本低廉等优点, 引发了钙钛矿电池的研究热潮. 目前研究工作大多数集中在如何提高电池的光电转化效率, 但钙钛矿电池要真正实现产业化应用, 急需要解决材料及器件的稳定性问题. 本文探讨影响钙钛矿材料及器件的稳定性因素, 从温度及湿度等方面分析了材料的稳定性, 从传输材料及其界面问题讨论了器件的稳定性.     

高效钙钛矿-有机本体异质结杂化串联太阳能电池

制备了一种有机铅卤钙钛矿-有机本体异质结杂化串联太阳能电池。采用紫外可见吸收光谱、原子力显微镜对薄膜形貌进行了表征。结果表明:有机本体异质结层可以有效改善钙钛矿的表面形貌, 增强了可见光的吸收。优化后的串联结构电池的短路电流可达19.14mA/cm², 开路电压为0.76V, 光电转换效率达到了6.54%。钙钛矿电池和有机本体异质结电池串联结构可以同时提高短路电流及填充因子, 二者具有较好的相容性和协同作用。     

钙钛矿锰氧化物(La1-xGdx)4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7 (x=0, 0.025) 磁性和输运性质研究

采用传统的高温固相烧结法制备了双层钙钛矿锰氧化物(La_1-xGd_x)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂ O₇ (x=0, 0.025)多晶样品. 通过X射线衍射仪研究发现样品为Sr₃Ti₂O₇型四方结构, 空间群为I4/mmm; 磁性测量表明, Gd³⁺掺杂后的样品(La_0.975Gd_0.025)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇的三维磁有序转变温度(T_C1^3D)、磁化强度(M)均降低, 这是由于Gd³⁺的掺杂引起晶格的畸变, 从而使得晶格常数发生改变, 减弱了铁磁耦合而导致的; 通过电子自旋共振谱测量发现, 在T_C^3D<T<300 K温度范围内, 两样品在顺磁的基体上均有短程的铁磁团簇存在, 出现了相分离现象. 电性测量表明: 两样品分别在T_C1^3D (La_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇ 样品的三维磁有序转变温度, T_C0^3D)<T<300 K温度范围内均以三维变程跳跃的方式导电, 分析得出Gd³⁺的掺杂使得载流子局域长度的减小. 这表明载流子需要吸收更多的能量才能克服晶格的束缚进行跳跃, 因此(La_0.975Gd_0.025)_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂ O₇ 样品的电阻较高.     

First-principles investigation of A-B intersite charge transfer and correlated electrical and magnetic properties in BiCu3Fe4O12

First-principles calculations using the augmented plane wave plus local orbitals method, as implemented in the WIEN2K code, have been carried out to study the A-B intersite charge transfer and the correlated electrical and magnetic properties of the perovskite BiCu(3)Fe(4)O(12), especially as regards the charge transfer. The results indicate that the charge transfer between A-site Cu and B-site Fe is by way of O 2p orbitals, and during this process orbital hybridization plays an important role. More importantly, the charge transfer is of 3d(9) + 4d(5)L(0.75) →3d(9)L + 4d(5) type (here L denotes an oxygen hole or a ligand hole). During this process, the magnetic interaction experiences a transition from Cu-Fe ferrimagnetic coupling to G-type antiferromagnetic coupling within B-site Fe with paramagnetic Cu(3+). As to electrical property, it undergoes a metal to insulator transition. All our calculated results are consistent with the available experimental results.     

Structural phase transition and magnetic properties of layered organic-inorganic hybrid compounds: p-Haloanilinium tetrachlorocuparate(II)

Compounds of the general formula A₂CuCl₄, (where A = 4-fluoroanilinium (1) and 4-chloroanilinium (2)) were prepared, structurally characterized and their thermal and magnetic properties studied. These compounds have a layered structure, distorted perovskite, where layers of CuCl₄²⁻ are sandwiched between a 4-haloanilinium cation bilayer. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study on (4-fluoroanilinium)₂CuCl₄, (1), shows that it crystallizes in the monoclinic P2₁/c space group with cell dimensions a = 15.5113(5) Å, b = 7.3788(2) Å, c = 7.0929(2) Å, β = 99.004(2)°, volume 801.81(4) Å³ at 150 K. Compound 2, (4-chloroanilinium)₂CuCl₄, crystallizes isostructurally to 1 at RT, but at 150 K it adopts the Pccn space group. This structural transition for 2 is reversible, and has been observed using Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) measurements. The dc-magnetic studies using a SQUID magnetometer suggest that both compounds are soft ferromagnets and show an onset of long range magnetic ordering below 9 K. The ac-susceptibility measurements confirm the presence of this ferromagnetic ordering in both the compounds.     

The ferroelectric phase of CdTiO3: A powder neutron diffraction study

The synthesis of bulk samples of polycrystalline CdTiO₃ in both the rhombohedral ilmenite and orthorhombic perovskite forms is described and the structures of these have been refined using powder neutron diffraction data. This involved the preparation of samples enriched in ¹¹⁴Cd. Cooling perovskite-type CdTiO₃ to 4 K induces a ferroelectric phase transition, with the neutron data suggesting the low temperature structure is in Pna2₁. Mode analysis shows the polar mode to be dominant at low temperatures. The ilmenite-structure of CdTiO₃ is compared with that of ZnTiO₃. The refined scattering length of the ¹¹⁴Cd is estimated to be 5.56 fm. Attempts to dope CdTiO₃ with Ca and Sr are described.     

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction at megabar pressures and temperatures of thousands of degrees

The most reliable information about crystal structures and their response to changes in pressure and temperature is obtained from single-crystal diffraction experiments. We have developed a methodology to perform single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments in laser-heated diamond anvil cells and demonstrate that structural refinements and accurate measurements of the thermal equation of state of metals, oxides and silicates from single-crystal intensity data are possible in pressures ranging up to megabars and temperatures of thousands of degrees. A new methodology was applied to solve the in situ high pressure, high temperature structure of iron oxide and study structural variations of iron and aluminum bearing silicate perovskite at conditions of the Earth's lower mantle.     

CaTiO3基微波介质陶瓷的频率温度稳定性

通过对克劳修斯-莫索蒂方程的近似, 分析了钙钛矿结构微波介质陶瓷频率温度系数 (τ_f) 的主要影响因素, 发现改变材料介电响应中离子位移极化和电子位移极化的比例, 可调节频率温度系数的正负与大小. 通过电子结构计算和容忍因子分析, 预测引入(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)⁴⁺对具有正温度系数 的CaTiO₃进行B位取代将提高材料电子极化响应比例, 调节τ_f由正变负. 采用偏铌酸盐为前驱体, 通过固相反应法合成了Ca[(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)_xTi_(1-x)]O₃钙钛矿结构陶瓷, 并对其进行结构分析和性能测试, 实验结果与理论分析一致, 获得了具有近零频率温度系数的Ca[(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)_0.7Ti_0.3]O₃介质陶瓷材料. 关键词： B位复合钙钛矿陶瓷 谐振频率温度稳定性 极化机理 6八面体倾斜')" href="#">BO₆八面体倾斜