Developing in situ spectroelectrochemistry methods,which can provide detailed information about species trans-formation during electrochemical reactions,is very important for studying electrode reaction mechanisms and...Developing in situ spectroelectrochemistry methods,which can provide detailed information about species trans-formation during electrochemical reactions,is very important for studying electrode reaction mechanisms and improving battery performance.Studying real-time changes in the surface of electrode materials during normal operation can be an effective way to assess and optimize the practical performance of electrode materials,thus,in situ and in operando characterization techniques are particularly important.However,batteries are hard to be studied by in situ characterization measurements due to their hermetically sealed shells,and there is still much room for battery characterizations.In this work,a specially designed battery based on the structure of coin cells,whose upper cover was transparent,was constructed.With such a device,acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra of electrode materials during charging and discharging was realized.This not only provided a simple measurement accessory for diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(DRS),but also complemented in situ characterization techniques for batteries.Taking commonly used cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),including LiFePO_(4)(LFP),NCM811 and LiCoO_(2)(LCO)as examples,we managed tofind out the response relationships of different electrode materials to visible light of different wavelengths under ordinary reflectance illumination conditions.Heterogeneity of different cathode ma-terials on interaction relationships with the lights of different wavelengths was also revealed.This work demonstrated the capability of guiding wavelength selection for different materials and assessing electrochemical performances of in situ diffuse reflectance spectroelectrochemistry.By combining electrochemistry with diffuse reflectance spectroscopy,this work made an effective complementary for spectroelectrochemistry.展开更多
The article developed a lithium iron phosphate - composite cathode material of lithium vanadium phosphate. Using X-ray diffraction （XRD）, electronic scanning electron microscopy surface （SEM）, laser particle size ...The article developed a lithium iron phosphate - composite cathode material of lithium vanadium phosphate. Using X-ray diffraction （XRD）, electronic scanning electron microscopy surface （SEM）, laser particle size analyzer, carbon and sulfur analyzer, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, etc. for the prepared composites were characterized and found the material is mainly crystalline structure of lithium iron phosphate, and lithium vanadium, wherein a small amount of impurities; finer particle size of the material, the particle size distribution is narrow and uniform, smooth particle surface, wrapping in good carbon composite with other materials prepared in comparison the case has a carbon content of about optimum conductivity. To assemble the material into a cell after the 0.1C, IC, 2C when and 5C, the first discharge capacity were 160,145,127 and 109 mA·h·g^-1, after 50 cycles, the discharge capacity of 162, respectively, 144,126 and 106 mA·h·g^-1, which showed good rate characteristics and cycle characteristics.展开更多
Two-dimensional （2D） materials have attracted substantial attention in electronic and optoelectronic applications with the superior advantages of being flexible, transparent, and highly tunable. Gapless graphene exh...Two-dimensional （2D） materials have attracted substantial attention in electronic and optoelectronic applications with the superior advantages of being flexible, transparent, and highly tunable. Gapless graphene exhibits ultra-broadband and fast photoresponse while the 2D semiconducting MoS2 and GaTe exhibit high sensitivity and tunable responsivity to visible light. However, the device yield and repeatability call for further improvement to achieve large-scale uniformity. Here, we report a layer-by-layer growth of wafer-scale GaTe with a high hole mobility of 28.4 cm^2/（V.s） by molecular beam epitaxy. The arrayed p-n ）unctions were developed by growing few-layer GaTe directly on fhree-inch Si wafers. The resultant diodes reveal good rectifying characteristics and a high photovoltaic external quantum efficiency up to 62% at 4.8 μW under zero bias. The photocurrent reaches saturation fast enough to capture a time constant of 22 μs and shows no sign of device degradation after 1.37 million cycles of operation. Most strikingly, such high performance has been achieved across the entire wafer, making the volume production of devices accessible. Finally, several photoimages were acquired by the GaTe/Si photodiodes with reasonable contrast and spatial resolution, demonstrating the potential of integrating the 2D materials with silicon technology for novel optoelectronic devices.展开更多
Photoelectorchemical（PEC） water splitting is an attractive approach for producing sustainable and environment-friendly hydrogen. An efficient PEC process is rooted in appropriate semiconductor materials, which shoul...Photoelectorchemical（PEC） water splitting is an attractive approach for producing sustainable and environment-friendly hydrogen. An efficient PEC process is rooted in appropriate semiconductor materials, which should possess small bandgap to ensure wide light harvest, facile charge separation to allow the generated photocharges migrating to the reactive sites and highly catalytic capability to fully utilize the separated photocharges. Proper electrode fabrication method is of equal importance for promoting charge transfer and accelerating surface reactions in the electrodes. Moreover,powerful characterization method can shed light on the complex PEC process and provide deep understanding of the rate-determining step for us to improve the PEC systems further. Targeting on high solar conversion efficiency, here we provide a review on the development of PEC water splitting in the aspect of materials exploring, fabrication method and characterization. It is expected to provide some fundamental insight of PEC and inspire the design of more effective PEC systems.展开更多
Although monoclinic WO3 is widely studied as a prototypical photoanode material for solar water splitting,limited success,hitherto,in fabricating WO3 photoanodes that simultaneously demonstrate high efficiency and rep...Although monoclinic WO3 is widely studied as a prototypical photoanode material for solar water splitting,limited success,hitherto,in fabricating WO3 photoanodes that simultaneously demonstrate high efficiency and reproducibility has been realized.The difficulty in controlling both the efficiency and reproducibility is derived from the ever-changing structures/compositions and chemical environments of the precursors,such as peroxytungstic acid and freshly prepared tungstic acid,which render the fabrication processes of the WO3 photoanodes particularly uncontrollable.Herein,a highly reproducible sol-gel process was developed to establish efficient and translucent WO3 photoanodes using a chemically stable ammonium metatungstate precursor.Under standard simulated sunlight of air mass 1.5 G,100 m W cm-2,the WO3 photoanode delivered photocurrent densities of ca.2.05 and2.25 m A cm^-2at 1.23 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE),when tested in 1 mol L^-1H2SO4 and CH3SO3H,respectively.Hence,the WO3 photoanodes fabricated herein are one of the WO3 photoanodes with the highest performance ever reported.The reproducibility of the fabrication scheme was evaluated by testing 50 randomly selected WO3 samples in1 mol L^-1H2SO4,which yielded an average photocurrent density of 1.8 m A cm^-2at 1.23 VRHEwith a small standard deviation.Additionally,the effectiveness of the ammonium metatungstate precursor solution was maintained for at least 3weeks,when compared with the associated upper-limit values of peroxytungstic and tungstic acid-based precursors after 3 d.This study presents a key step to the future development of WO3 photoanodes for efficient solar water splitting.展开更多
Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting for solar energy conversion into chemical fuels has attracted intense research attention.The semiconductor hematite(α-Fe_(2)O_(3)),with its earth abundance,chemical stability,...Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting for solar energy conversion into chemical fuels has attracted intense research attention.The semiconductor hematite(α-Fe_(2)O_(3)),with its earth abundance,chemical stability,and efficient light harvesting,stands out as a promising photoanode material.Unfortunately,its electron affinity is too deep for overall water splitting,requiring additional bias.Interface engineering has been used to reduce the onset potential of hematite photoelectrode.Here we focus instead on energy band engineering hematite by shrinking the crystal lattice,and the water-splitting onset potential can be decreased from 1.14 to 0.61 V vs.the reversible hydrogen electrode.It is the lowest record reported for a pristine hematite photoanode without surface modification.X-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic properties suggest the redistribution of 3d electrons in the as-synthesized grey hematite electrode.Density function theory studies herein show that the smaller-lattice-constant hematite benefits from raised energy bands,which accounts for the reduced onset potential.展开更多
This article summarized the recent advance on the structural design and synthetic strategies of intramolec- ular charge-transfer compounds as well as their potential ap- plications in two-photon absorption chromophore...This article summarized the recent advance on the structural design and synthetic strategies of intramolec- ular charge-transfer compounds as well as their potential ap- plications in two-photon absorption chromophores, organic photovoltaics and organic light-emitting diodes.展开更多
Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite material has been considered as a potential candidate for various optoelectronic applications. However, their high sensitivity to the environment hampers the actual applicati...Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite material has been considered as a potential candidate for various optoelectronic applications. However, their high sensitivity to the environment hampers the actual application.Hence the technology replacing the organic part of the hybrid solar cells needs to be developed. Herein, we fabricated fullyinorganic carbon-based perovskite CsPbBr_3 solar cells via a sequential deposition method with a power conversion efficiency of 2.53% and long-time stability over 20 d under ambient air conditions without any encapsulation. An evolution process from tetragonal CsPb_2Br_5 to CsPb_2Br_5-CsPbBr_3 composites to quasi-cubic CsPbBr_3 was found, which was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectra, UV-vis absorption spectra and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Detailed evolution process was studied to learn more information about the formation process before10 min. Our results are helpful to the development of inorganic perovskite solar cells and the CsPb_2Br_5 based optoelectronic devices.展开更多
There has been an increasing demand for high-performance and cost-effective organic electron-transport materials for organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs）. In this contribution, we present a simple compound 3-（3-（...There has been an increasing demand for high-performance and cost-effective organic electron-transport materials for organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs）. In this contribution, we present a simple compound 3-（3-（4,6-diphenyl-l,3,5-triazin-2-yl）phenyl）-1,10-phenanthroline through the facile Pd-catalyzed coupling of a triphenyltriazine boronic ester with 3-hromo-1,10-phenanthroline. It shows a high Tg of 112℃. The ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy measurements reveal a deep HOMO level of -6.5 eV. The LUMO level is derived as -3.0 eV, based on the optical bandgap. The low-temperature solid-state phosphorescent spectrum gives a triplet energy of -2.36eV. n-Doping with 8-hydroxyquinolatolithium （Liq, 1：1） leads to considerably improved electron mobility of 5.2 × 10 -6 -5.8 × 10 -5 cm2 v-1 S-1 at E=（2-5） × 10 5Vcm -1, in contrast with the triarylphosphine oxide- phenantroline molecular conjugate we reported previously. It has been shown that through optimizing the device structure and hence suppressing polaron-exciton annihilation, introducing this single Liq-doped electron-transport layer could offer high-efficiency and stable phosphorescent OLEDs.展开更多
A novel crosslinkable water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymer PFN-C containing oxetane groups and aminoalkyl groups in the side chains has been developed and used as highly efficient electron injection and transporti...A novel crosslinkable water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymer PFN-C containing oxetane groups and aminoalkyl groups in the side chains has been developed and used as highly efficient electron injection and transporting material for polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). The unique solubility in polar solvents and crosslinkable ability of PFN-C render it a good can- didate for solution processed multilayer PLEDs. It was found that PFN-C can greatly enhance the electron injection from high work-function metal cathode, due to its pendant amino groups. As a result, PLEDs with PFN-C/Al cathode exhibited compara- ble device performance to the devices with Ba/Al cathode. The resulting green light-emitting device showed promising perfor- mance with a maximum luminance efficiency of 13.53 cd A-1.展开更多
Several mesoporous TiO2 （MT） materials were synthesized under different conditions following a hydrothermal procedure using poly（ethylene-glycol）- block-poly（propylene-glycol）-block-poly（ethylene-glycol） （P12...Several mesoporous TiO2 （MT） materials were synthesized under different conditions following a hydrothermal procedure using poly（ethylene-glycol）- block-poly（propylene-glycol）-block-poly（ethylene-glycol） （P123） as the template and titanium isopropoxide as the titanium source. The molar ratios of Ti/P123, and the pH values of the reaction solution in an autoclave were investigated. Various techniques such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, laser Raman spectrometry （LRS）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） were used to characterize the products. Then, these materials were assembled into dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs）. Analysis of the J-V curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） were applied to characterize the cells. The results indicated that the specific surface area and crystalline structure of these materials provide the possibility of high photocurrent for the cells, and that the structural characteristics of the specimens led to increased electron transfer resistance of the cells, which was beneficial for the improvement of the photovoltage of the DSSCs. The highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cells involving MT materials reached 8.33%, which, compared with that of P25- based solar cell （5.88%）, increased by 41.7%.展开更多
Organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs） have been extensively studied since the first efficient device based on small molecular luminescent materials was reported by Tang. Organic electroluminescent material, one of t...Organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs） have been extensively studied since the first efficient device based on small molecular luminescent materials was reported by Tang. Organic electroluminescent material, one of the centerpieces of OLEDs, has been the focus of studies by many material scientists. To obtain high luminosity and to keep material costs low, a few remarkable design concepts have been developed. Aggregation-induced emission （AIE） materials were invented to overcome the common fluorescence-quenching problem, and cross-dipole stacking of fluorescent molecules was shown to be an effective method to get high solid-state luminescence. To exceed the limit of internal quantum efficiency of conventional fluorescent materials, phosphorescent materials were successfully applied in highly efficient electroluminescent devices. Most recently, delayed flu- orescent materials via reverse-intersystem crossing （RISC） from triplet to singlet and the ＂hot exciton＂ materials based on hy- bridized local and charge-transfer （HLCT） states were developed to he a new generation of low-cost luminescent materials as efficient as phosphorescent materials. In terms of the device-fabrication process, solution-processible small molecular lumi- nescent materials possess the advantages of high purity （vs. polymers） and low procession cost （vs. vacuum deposition）, which are garnering them increasing attention. Herein, we review the progress of the development of small-molecule luminescent materials with different design concepts and features, and also briefly examine future development tendencies of luminescent materials.展开更多
Two-dimensional(2D) ternary materials have sprung up in a broad variety of optoelectronic applications due to their robust degree of freedom to design the physical properties of the materials through adjusting the sto...Two-dimensional(2D) ternary materials have sprung up in a broad variety of optoelectronic applications due to their robust degree of freedom to design the physical properties of the materials through adjusting the stoichiometric ratio. However, the controlled growth of high-quality 2D ternary materials with good chemical stoichiometry remains challenging, which severely impedes their further development and future device applications. Herein, we synthesize ternary Bi_(2)Te_(2)Se(BTS) flakes with a thickness down to 4 nm and a lateral dimension about 60 μm by an atmospheric-pressure solid source thermal evaporation method on a mica substrate. The phonon vibration and electrical transportation of 2D BTS are respectively investigated by temperature-dependent Raman spectrum and conductivity measurements. Furthermore, the photodetector based on 2D BTS exhibits excellent performance with a high light on/off ratio of 1300(365 nm), a wide spectral response range from 365 to 980 nm, and an ultra-fast response speed up to 2 μs. In addition, its electrical and photoelectric properties can be modulated by the gate voltage, offering an improved infrared responsivity to 2.74 A W^(-1) and an on/off ratio of 2266 under 980 nm. This work introduces an effective approach to obtain 2D BTS flakes and demonstrates their excellent prospects in optoelectronics.展开更多
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21925403)the Excellent Research Program of Nanjing University (Grant No. ZYJH004)。
文摘Developing in situ spectroelectrochemistry methods,which can provide detailed information about species trans-formation during electrochemical reactions,is very important for studying electrode reaction mechanisms and improving battery performance.Studying real-time changes in the surface of electrode materials during normal operation can be an effective way to assess and optimize the practical performance of electrode materials,thus,in situ and in operando characterization techniques are particularly important.However,batteries are hard to be studied by in situ characterization measurements due to their hermetically sealed shells,and there is still much room for battery characterizations.In this work,a specially designed battery based on the structure of coin cells,whose upper cover was transparent,was constructed.With such a device,acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra of electrode materials during charging and discharging was realized.This not only provided a simple measurement accessory for diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(DRS),but also complemented in situ characterization techniques for batteries.Taking commonly used cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),including LiFePO_(4)(LFP),NCM811 and LiCoO_(2)(LCO)as examples,we managed tofind out the response relationships of different electrode materials to visible light of different wavelengths under ordinary reflectance illumination conditions.Heterogeneity of different cathode ma-terials on interaction relationships with the lights of different wavelengths was also revealed.This work demonstrated the capability of guiding wavelength selection for different materials and assessing electrochemical performances of in situ diffuse reflectance spectroelectrochemistry.By combining electrochemistry with diffuse reflectance spectroscopy,this work made an effective complementary for spectroelectrochemistry.
文摘The article developed a lithium iron phosphate - composite cathode material of lithium vanadium phosphate. Using X-ray diffraction （XRD）, electronic scanning electron microscopy surface （SEM）, laser particle size analyzer, carbon and sulfur analyzer, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, etc. for the prepared composites were characterized and found the material is mainly crystalline structure of lithium iron phosphate, and lithium vanadium, wherein a small amount of impurities; finer particle size of the material, the particle size distribution is narrow and uniform, smooth particle surface, wrapping in good carbon composite with other materials prepared in comparison the case has a carbon content of about optimum conductivity. To assemble the material into a cell after the 0.1C, IC, 2C when and 5C, the first discharge capacity were 160,145,127 and 109 mA·h·g^-1, after 50 cycles, the discharge capacity of 162, respectively, 144,126 and 106 mA·h·g^-1, which showed good rate characteristics and cycle characteristics.
基金This work was supported by the National Young 1000 Talent Plan, Pujiang Talent Plan in Shanghai, National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 61322407, 11474058, and 11322441）, the Chinese Na- tional Science Fund for Talent Training in Basic Science （No. J1103204）, and Ten Thousand Talents Program for young talents. Part of the sample fabrication was performed at Fudan Nano-fabrication Laboratory. We acknowledge Yuanbo Zhang, Yizheng Wu, Zuimin Jiang, Likai Li, Boliang Chen for great assistance during the device fabrication and measurements.
文摘Two-dimensional （2D） materials have attracted substantial attention in electronic and optoelectronic applications with the superior advantages of being flexible, transparent, and highly tunable. Gapless graphene exhibits ultra-broadband and fast photoresponse while the 2D semiconducting MoS2 and GaTe exhibit high sensitivity and tunable responsivity to visible light. However, the device yield and repeatability call for further improvement to achieve large-scale uniformity. Here, we report a layer-by-layer growth of wafer-scale GaTe with a high hole mobility of 28.4 cm^2/（V.s） by molecular beam epitaxy. The arrayed p-n ）unctions were developed by growing few-layer GaTe directly on fhree-inch Si wafers. The resultant diodes reveal good rectifying characteristics and a high photovoltaic external quantum efficiency up to 62% at 4.8 μW under zero bias. The photocurrent reaches saturation fast enough to capture a time constant of 22 μs and shows no sign of device degradation after 1.37 million cycles of operation. Most strikingly, such high performance has been achieved across the entire wafer, making the volume production of devices accessible. Finally, several photoimages were acquired by the GaTe/Si photodiodes with reasonable contrast and spatial resolution, demonstrating the potential of integrating the 2D materials with silicon technology for novel optoelectronic devices.
基金supported by the Australian Research Council through its Discovery Project (DP)Federation Fellowship (FF) Program
文摘Photoelectorchemical（PEC） water splitting is an attractive approach for producing sustainable and environment-friendly hydrogen. An efficient PEC process is rooted in appropriate semiconductor materials, which should possess small bandgap to ensure wide light harvest, facile charge separation to allow the generated photocharges migrating to the reactive sites and highly catalytic capability to fully utilize the separated photocharges. Proper electrode fabrication method is of equal importance for promoting charge transfer and accelerating surface reactions in the electrodes. Moreover,powerful characterization method can shed light on the complex PEC process and provide deep understanding of the rate-determining step for us to improve the PEC systems further. Targeting on high solar conversion efficiency, here we provide a review on the development of PEC water splitting in the aspect of materials exploring, fabrication method and characterization. It is expected to provide some fundamental insight of PEC and inspire the design of more effective PEC systems.
基金supported by the Ministry of Education(MOE)Tier 1(M4011959 and M4011528)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0209303)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1663228 and 51902153)the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
文摘Although monoclinic WO3 is widely studied as a prototypical photoanode material for solar water splitting,limited success,hitherto,in fabricating WO3 photoanodes that simultaneously demonstrate high efficiency and reproducibility has been realized.The difficulty in controlling both the efficiency and reproducibility is derived from the ever-changing structures/compositions and chemical environments of the precursors,such as peroxytungstic acid and freshly prepared tungstic acid,which render the fabrication processes of the WO3 photoanodes particularly uncontrollable.Herein,a highly reproducible sol-gel process was developed to establish efficient and translucent WO3 photoanodes using a chemically stable ammonium metatungstate precursor.Under standard simulated sunlight of air mass 1.5 G,100 m W cm-2,the WO3 photoanode delivered photocurrent densities of ca.2.05 and2.25 m A cm^-2at 1.23 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE),when tested in 1 mol L^-1H2SO4 and CH3SO3H,respectively.Hence,the WO3 photoanodes fabricated herein are one of the WO3 photoanodes with the highest performance ever reported.The reproducibility of the fabrication scheme was evaluated by testing 50 randomly selected WO3 samples in1 mol L^-1H2SO4,which yielded an average photocurrent density of 1.8 m A cm^-2at 1.23 VRHEwith a small standard deviation.Additionally,the effectiveness of the ammonium metatungstate precursor solution was maintained for at least 3weeks,when compared with the associated upper-limit values of peroxytungstic and tungstic acid-based precursors after 3 d.This study presents a key step to the future development of WO3 photoanodes for efficient solar water splitting.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars (51725201)the International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51920105003)+3 种基金the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (E00014)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51902105)the Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials (18DZ2252400)the Shanghai Sailing Program (19YF1411600)
文摘Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting for solar energy conversion into chemical fuels has attracted intense research attention.The semiconductor hematite(α-Fe_(2)O_(3)),with its earth abundance,chemical stability,and efficient light harvesting,stands out as a promising photoanode material.Unfortunately,its electron affinity is too deep for overall water splitting,requiring additional bias.Interface engineering has been used to reduce the onset potential of hematite photoelectrode.Here we focus instead on energy band engineering hematite by shrinking the crystal lattice,and the water-splitting onset potential can be decreased from 1.14 to 0.61 V vs.the reversible hydrogen electrode.It is the lowest record reported for a pristine hematite photoanode without surface modification.X-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic properties suggest the redistribution of 3d electrons in the as-synthesized grey hematite electrode.Density function theory studies herein show that the smaller-lattice-constant hematite benefits from raised energy bands,which accounts for the reduced onset potential.
基金supported by AcRF Tier 1(RG 8/16,RG 133/14 and RG 13/15)from MOE,SingaporeSTU Scientific Research Foundation for Talents(NTF15005)+1 种基金STU Youth Research Fund(YR15001)the Foundation for Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong(2015KQNCX042)
文摘This article summarized the recent advance on the structural design and synthetic strategies of intramolec- ular charge-transfer compounds as well as their potential ap- plications in two-photon absorption chromophores, organic photovoltaics and organic light-emitting diodes.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2016YFA0202400 and 2015CB932200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21403247)+2 种基金Distinguished Youth Foundation of Anhui Province (1708085J09)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017XS079)the Major/Innovative Program of Development Foundation of Hefei Center for Physical Science and Technology (2016FXZY003)
文摘Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite material has been considered as a potential candidate for various optoelectronic applications. However, their high sensitivity to the environment hampers the actual application.Hence the technology replacing the organic part of the hybrid solar cells needs to be developed. Herein, we fabricated fullyinorganic carbon-based perovskite CsPbBr_3 solar cells via a sequential deposition method with a power conversion efficiency of 2.53% and long-time stability over 20 d under ambient air conditions without any encapsulation. An evolution process from tetragonal CsPb_2Br_5 to CsPb_2Br_5-CsPbBr_3 composites to quasi-cubic CsPbBr_3 was found, which was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectra, UV-vis absorption spectra and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Detailed evolution process was studied to learn more information about the formation process before10 min. Our results are helpful to the development of inorganic perovskite solar cells and the CsPb_2Br_5 based optoelectronic devices.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFB0400701)NSFC-Guangdong Joint Program(U1301243)+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB655000)support of Dongguan Major Special Project(2017215117010)
文摘There has been an increasing demand for high-performance and cost-effective organic electron-transport materials for organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs）. In this contribution, we present a simple compound 3-（3-（4,6-diphenyl-l,3,5-triazin-2-yl）phenyl）-1,10-phenanthroline through the facile Pd-catalyzed coupling of a triphenyltriazine boronic ester with 3-hromo-1,10-phenanthroline. It shows a high Tg of 112℃. The ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy measurements reveal a deep HOMO level of -6.5 eV. The LUMO level is derived as -3.0 eV, based on the optical bandgap. The low-temperature solid-state phosphorescent spectrum gives a triplet energy of -2.36eV. n-Doping with 8-hydroxyquinolatolithium （Liq, 1：1） leads to considerably improved electron mobility of 5.2 × 10 -6 -5.8 × 10 -5 cm2 v-1 S-1 at E=（2-5） × 10 5Vcm -1, in contrast with the triarylphosphine oxide- phenantroline molecular conjugate we reported previously. It has been shown that through optimizing the device structure and hence suppressing polaron-exciton annihilation, introducing this single Liq-doped electron-transport layer could offer high-efficiency and stable phosphorescent OLEDs.
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (50990065, 51010003, 51073058 & 20904011)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2009CB623601)the Fun-damental Research Funds for the Central Universities, South China Uni-versity of Technology
文摘A novel crosslinkable water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymer PFN-C containing oxetane groups and aminoalkyl groups in the side chains has been developed and used as highly efficient electron injection and transporting material for polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). The unique solubility in polar solvents and crosslinkable ability of PFN-C render it a good can- didate for solution processed multilayer PLEDs. It was found that PFN-C can greatly enhance the electron injection from high work-function metal cathode, due to its pendant amino groups. As a result, PLEDs with PFN-C/Al cathode exhibited compara- ble device performance to the devices with Ba/Al cathode. The resulting green light-emitting device showed promising perfor- mance with a maximum luminance efficiency of 13.53 cd A-1.
文摘Several mesoporous TiO2 （MT） materials were synthesized under different conditions following a hydrothermal procedure using poly（ethylene-glycol）- block-poly（propylene-glycol）-block-poly（ethylene-glycol） （P123） as the template and titanium isopropoxide as the titanium source. The molar ratios of Ti/P123, and the pH values of the reaction solution in an autoclave were investigated. Various techniques such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, laser Raman spectrometry （LRS）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） were used to characterize the products. Then, these materials were assembled into dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs）. Analysis of the J-V curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） were applied to characterize the cells. The results indicated that the specific surface area and crystalline structure of these materials provide the possibility of high photocurrent for the cells, and that the structural characteristics of the specimens led to increased electron transfer resistance of the cells, which was beneficial for the improvement of the photovoltage of the DSSCs. The highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cells involving MT materials reached 8.33%, which, compared with that of P25- based solar cell （5.88%）, increased by 41.7%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21334002,51303057,51373054,91233113)the National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB834705,2014CB643504,2015CB655003)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2013ZZ0001)the Introduced Innovative R&D Team of Guangdong(201101C0105067115)
文摘Organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs） have been extensively studied since the first efficient device based on small molecular luminescent materials was reported by Tang. Organic electroluminescent material, one of the centerpieces of OLEDs, has been the focus of studies by many material scientists. To obtain high luminosity and to keep material costs low, a few remarkable design concepts have been developed. Aggregation-induced emission （AIE） materials were invented to overcome the common fluorescence-quenching problem, and cross-dipole stacking of fluorescent molecules was shown to be an effective method to get high solid-state luminescence. To exceed the limit of internal quantum efficiency of conventional fluorescent materials, phosphorescent materials were successfully applied in highly efficient electroluminescent devices. Most recently, delayed flu- orescent materials via reverse-intersystem crossing （RISC） from triplet to singlet and the ＂hot exciton＂ materials based on hy- bridized local and charge-transfer （HLCT） states were developed to he a new generation of low-cost luminescent materials as efficient as phosphorescent materials. In terms of the device-fabrication process, solution-processible small molecular lumi- nescent materials possess the advantages of high purity （vs. polymers） and low procession cost （vs. vacuum deposition）, which are garnering them increasing attention. Herein, we review the progress of the development of small-molecule luminescent materials with different design concepts and features, and also briefly examine future development tendencies of luminescent materials.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21825103)Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (2019CFA002)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2019kfy XMBZ018)。
文摘Two-dimensional(2D) ternary materials have sprung up in a broad variety of optoelectronic applications due to their robust degree of freedom to design the physical properties of the materials through adjusting the stoichiometric ratio. However, the controlled growth of high-quality 2D ternary materials with good chemical stoichiometry remains challenging, which severely impedes their further development and future device applications. Herein, we synthesize ternary Bi_(2)Te_(2)Se(BTS) flakes with a thickness down to 4 nm and a lateral dimension about 60 μm by an atmospheric-pressure solid source thermal evaporation method on a mica substrate. The phonon vibration and electrical transportation of 2D BTS are respectively investigated by temperature-dependent Raman spectrum and conductivity measurements. Furthermore, the photodetector based on 2D BTS exhibits excellent performance with a high light on/off ratio of 1300(365 nm), a wide spectral response range from 365 to 980 nm, and an ultra-fast response speed up to 2 μs. In addition, its electrical and photoelectric properties can be modulated by the gate voltage, offering an improved infrared responsivity to 2.74 A W^(-1) and an on/off ratio of 2266 under 980 nm. This work introduces an effective approach to obtain 2D BTS flakes and demonstrates their excellent prospects in optoelectronics.
