Polymer solar cells （PSCs） based on poly（3-hexylthiophene） （P3HT） and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester （PCBM） are fabricated by using 1,8-diiodooctane （DIO） as a solvent additive to control the dop...Polymer solar cells （PSCs） based on poly（3-hexylthiophene） （P3HT） and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester （PCBM） are fabricated by using 1,8-diiodooctane （DIO） as a solvent additive to control the doping density of the PSCs. It is shown that the processing of DIO does not change the doping density of the P3HT phase, while it causes a dramatic reduction of the doping density of the PCBM phase, which decreases the doping density of the whole blend layer from 3.7 × 10^16 cm-3 to 1.2 ×10^16 cm-3. The reduction of the doping density in the PCBM phase originates from the increasing crystallinity of PCBM with DIO addition, and it leads to a decreasing doping density in the blend film and improves the short circuit current of the PSCs.展开更多
Lithium-air battery has emerged as a viable electrochemical energy technology;yet a substantial overpotential is typically observed,due to the insulating nature of the discharge product Li_(2)O_(2) that hinders the re...Lithium-air battery has emerged as a viable electrochemical energy technology;yet a substantial overpotential is typically observed,due to the insulating nature of the discharge product Li_(2)O_(2) that hinders the reaction kinetics and device performance.Furthermore,finite solid–solid/-liquid interfaces are formed between Li_(2)O_(2) and catalysts and limit the activity of the electrocatalysts in battery reactions,leading to inadequate electrolytic efficiency.Herein,in-situ doping of Li_(2)O_(2) by select metal ions is found to significantly enhance the lithium-air battery performance,and Co^(2+)stands out as the most effective dopant among the series.This is ascribed to the unique catalytic activity of the resulting Co-O_(x) sites towards oxygen electrocatalysis,rendering the lithium-air battery self-catalytically active.Theoretical studies based on density functional theory calculations show that structural compression occurs upon Co^(2+)doping,which lowers the energy barrier of Li_(2)O_(2) decomposition.Results from this study highlight the significance of in situ electrochemical doping of the discharge product in enhancing the performance of lithium-air battery.展开更多
Si(111)electrode has been widely used in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical studies.The potential dependent measurements of the second harmonic generation(SHG)were performed to study Si(111)electrode interface.A...Si(111)electrode has been widely used in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical studies.The potential dependent measurements of the second harmonic generation(SHG)were performed to study Si(111)electrode interface.At different azimuthal angles of the Si(111)and under different polarization combinations,the curve of the intensity of SHG with extern potential has a different form of line or parabola.Quantitative analysis showed that these differences in the potential-dependence can be explained by the isotropic and anisotropic contribution of the Si(111)electrode.The change in the isotropic and anisotropic contribution of the Si(111)electrode may be attributed to the increase in the doping concentration of Si(111)electrodes.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 21174016 and 11474017the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20120009110031
文摘Polymer solar cells （PSCs） based on poly（3-hexylthiophene） （P3HT） and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester （PCBM） are fabricated by using 1,8-diiodooctane （DIO） as a solvent additive to control the doping density of the PSCs. It is shown that the processing of DIO does not change the doping density of the P3HT phase, while it causes a dramatic reduction of the doping density of the PCBM phase, which decreases the doping density of the whole blend layer from 3.7 × 10^16 cm-3 to 1.2 ×10^16 cm-3. The reduction of the doping density in the PCBM phase originates from the increasing crystallinity of PCBM with DIO addition, and it leads to a decreasing doping density in the blend film and improves the short circuit current of the PSCs.
基金This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (21771024,and 21871028)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M680430).
文摘Lithium-air battery has emerged as a viable electrochemical energy technology;yet a substantial overpotential is typically observed,due to the insulating nature of the discharge product Li_(2)O_(2) that hinders the reaction kinetics and device performance.Furthermore,finite solid–solid/-liquid interfaces are formed between Li_(2)O_(2) and catalysts and limit the activity of the electrocatalysts in battery reactions,leading to inadequate electrolytic efficiency.Herein,in-situ doping of Li_(2)O_(2) by select metal ions is found to significantly enhance the lithium-air battery performance,and Co^(2+)stands out as the most effective dopant among the series.This is ascribed to the unique catalytic activity of the resulting Co-O_(x) sites towards oxygen electrocatalysis,rendering the lithium-air battery self-catalytically active.Theoretical studies based on density functional theory calculations show that structural compression occurs upon Co^(2+)doping,which lowers the energy barrier of Li_(2)O_(2) decomposition.Results from this study highlight the significance of in situ electrochemical doping of the discharge product in enhancing the performance of lithium-air battery.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21673251,No.21773258,No.21873104,and No.91856121)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.JKYYQ20180014)。
文摘Si(111)electrode has been widely used in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical studies.The potential dependent measurements of the second harmonic generation(SHG)were performed to study Si(111)electrode interface.At different azimuthal angles of the Si(111)and under different polarization combinations,the curve of the intensity of SHG with extern potential has a different form of line or parabola.Quantitative analysis showed that these differences in the potential-dependence can be explained by the isotropic and anisotropic contribution of the Si(111)electrode.The change in the isotropic and anisotropic contribution of the Si(111)electrode may be attributed to the increase in the doping concentration of Si(111)electrodes.
