The crystallization and aggregation characteristics of the active layer components in organic solar cells(OSCs)are one of the core factors determining photovoltaic performance,influencing the entire process from light...The crystallization and aggregation characteristics of the active layer components in organic solar cells(OSCs)are one of the core factors determining photovoltaic performance,influencing the entire process from light absorption to charge separation,transport,and ultimately charge collection.Dynamic changes in crystallization and aggregation states can also disrupt the microstructure of the active layer,thus shortening the lifetime of the cell.In this study,a morphology modulation strategy is proposed to regulate the crystallization kinetics of non-fullerene acceptors by employing the polymer molecule PYIT as a nucleating agent.An appropriate amount of PYIT was first completely dissolved with the non-fullerene acceptor Y6 and left to stand for 24 h,followed by the fabrication of layer-by-layer processed OSCs.Experiments demonstrated that high crystallinity of PYIT allows it to act as a crystallization nucleus,promoting the crystallization,orientation consistency,and ordered stacking of the acceptor.These nanoscale structural optimizations facilitate efficient charge transport,enhance exciton dissociation efficiency,and suppress unfavorable energetic disorder.Consequently,not only was the power conversion efficiency(PCE)of D18-Cl/Y6-based layer-by-layer processed OSC increased from 18.08%to 19.13%,but the atmospheric stability and long-term lifetime of the OSCs were also significantly improved.Notably,this strategy is also applicable to indoor OSCs,and the PYIT-optimized device can achieve a PCE of 27.0%under 1000 lux light-emitting diode(LED,3200K)irradiation,which is superior to that of the control device(24.2%).This work develops a crystal engineering strategy that is able to simultaneously optimize the microscopic morphology and charge dynamics properties in OSCs,thereby achieving simultaneous improvement in efficiency and stability.展开更多
Perovskite single crystals(PSCs)have attracted significant interest for next-generation radiation detection.However,the lack of in-depth crystal growth kinetics of PSCs limits the development of high-quality PSCs.Here...Perovskite single crystals(PSCs)have attracted significant interest for next-generation radiation detection.However,the lack of in-depth crystal growth kinetics of PSCs limits the development of high-quality PSCs.Here,with an in-situ real-time monitoring system for MAPbBr3 PSCs growth during the antisolvent vapor-assisted crystallization(AVC)process,the growth curves of MAPbBr3 PSCs are obtained and the growth kinetics are theoretically modeled.Two important factors,including antisolvent vapor flux and initial precursor concentration,have been investigated experimentally for their impacts on crystal quality.By controlling the antisolvent vapor flux,the nucleation of PSCs at the container-solution interface can be regulated;while by controlling the initial precursor concentration,the crystal quality can be improved.The optimized MAPbBr3 PSCs exhibited significantly high qualities,with the narrowest reported full width at half maximum(0.00637°)of X-ray diffraction rocking curve as reported,a trap-state density as low as 2.12×10^(10 )cm^(−3),and a mobility-lifetime(μτ)product of 1.4×10^(−2) cm^(2) V^(−1).The fabricated X-ray detectors demonstrated optimal performance at an electric field of 20 V/mm,with a sensitivity of 9.02×10^(3)μC Gy^(−1) cm^(−2) and the lowest detectable dose rate of 0.08μGy s^(−1) under irradiation with continuum X-ray energy up to 20 keV.This work provides valuable insights for the development of high-quality PSCs for direct radiation detection.展开更多
The microstructure of as-cast Zr60Al15Ni25 bulk metallic glass was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. It is found that there exist numerous short-range order regions （SRORs） in the met...The microstructure of as-cast Zr60Al15Ni25 bulk metallic glass was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. It is found that there exist numerous short-range order regions （SRORs） in the metallic glass though it is identified to be amorphous by X-ray diffraction method. Furthermore, the amorphous degree shows a close correlation with the microstructure of corresponding mother ingot. The crystallization kinetics was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry under isochronal and isothermal conditions. The results show that the crystallization is triggered by the growth of the pre-existing SRORs and the growth is three-dimension diffusion-controlled. The amorphous degree of Zr60Al15Ni25 bulk metallic glass considerably influences its crystallization kinetics, namely, the more homogeneous distribution of atoms results in a more sluggish nucleation behavior.展开更多
0.5% （molar fraction） Sb was added to Mg61Cu28Gd11 glass forming alloy to improve its thermal stability and corrosion resistance. The crystallization kinetics of Mg61Cu28Gd11 and （Mg0.61Cu0.28Gd0.11）99.5Sb0.5 amor...0.5% （molar fraction） Sb was added to Mg61Cu28Gd11 glass forming alloy to improve its thermal stability and corrosion resistance. The crystallization kinetics of Mg61Cu28Gd11 and （Mg0.61Cu0.28Gd0.11）99.5Sb0.5 amorphous alloys was investigated under continuous heating. The temperatures of glass transition, onset and peak crystallization for the two glasses exhibit strong heating-rate dependence. The activation energies for the onset and peak crystallization were determined based on the Oawza plots. Vogel-Fulcher-Tamman equation analysis shows that the larger strength parameter and much longer relaxation time are obtained due to the Sb addition. The corrosion properties of the two glassy alloys were studied by means of potentiodynamic and immersion tests. Compared with the parent alloy, （Mg0.61Cu0.28Gd0.11）99.5Sb0.5 glassy alloy exhibits a superior corrosion resistance in Cl--containing alkaline solution, as indicated by the lower passive current density and corrosion rate. Based on the point defect model, the effect mechanism of Sb addition on corrosion resistance of Mg-Cu-Gd glassy alloy is carefully identified.展开更多
Bio-sourced nylon 69,one of promising engineering plastics,has a great potential in developing sustainable technology and various commercial applications.Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon ...Bio-sourced nylon 69,one of promising engineering plastics,has a great potential in developing sustainable technology and various commercial applications.Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 69 is a base to optimize the process conditions and establish the structure–property correlations for nylon 69,and it is also highly bene ficial for successful applications of nylon products in industry.Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics has been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry for nylon 69,bio-sourced even–odd nylon.The isothermal crystallization kinetics has been analyzed by the Avrami equation,the calculated Avrami exponent at various crystallization temperatures falls into the range of 2.28 and 2.86.In addition,the Avrami equation modi fied by Jeziorny and the equation suggested by Mo have been adopted to study the nonisothermal crystallization.The activation energies for isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization have also been determined.The study demonstrates that the crystallization model of nylon 69 might be a twodimensional(circular)growth at both isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization conditions.Furthermore,the value of the crystallization rate parameter(K)decreases signi ficantly but the crystallization half-time(t1/2)increases with the increase of the isothermal crystallization temperature.To nonisothermal crystallization,the crystallization rate increases as the cooling rate increases according to the analysis of Jeziorny's theory.The results of Mo's theory suggest that a faster cooling rate is required to reach a higher relative degree of crystallinity in a unit of time,and crystallization rate decreases when the relative degree of crystallinity increases at nonisothermal crystallization conditions.展开更多
Nylon 10 T and Nylon 10T/1010 samples were synthesized by direct melt polymerization. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of Nylon 10 T and Nylon 10T/1010 was investigated by means of differential scanning cal...Nylon 10 T and Nylon 10T/1010 samples were synthesized by direct melt polymerization. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of Nylon 10 T and Nylon 10T/1010 was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). Jeziorny equation and Mo equation were applied to describe the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the Nylon 10 T and the Nylon 10T/1010. The activation energies for non-isothermal crystallization were obtained by Vyazovkin's method and Friedman's method, respectively. These results showed that Jeziorny equation and Mo equation well described the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the Nylon 10 T and the Nylon 10T/1010. It was found that the values of the activation energy for non-isothermal crystallization of the Nylon 10T/1010 were lower than those of the Nylon 10 T at a given temperature or relative crystallinity degree,which revealed that crystallization ability of the Nylon 10T/1010 was higher. The crystal morphology was observed by means of a polarized optical microscope(POM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD). It was found that the addition of sebacic acid comonomer not only did not change the crystal form of the Nylon 10 T, but also significantly increased the number and decreased the size of spherulites. Comparing with the Nylon 10 T, the crystallization rate was increased with the addition of the sebacic acid comonomer.展开更多
Three types of organic compounds--two carboxylic acids and an anhydride, were used as additives for polyketone （PK）. The effect of the additive structure and their feed ratios on the melting temperature, crystalliza...Three types of organic compounds--two carboxylic acids and an anhydride, were used as additives for polyketone （PK）. The effect of the additive structure and their feed ratios on the melting temperature, crystallization temperature, and crystallization rate of PK were studied. We found that the crystallization temperature could be reduced significantly by introducing a small quantity of organic additive, in particular, an anhydride. On addition of 1 phr of anhydride, the crystallization temperature was reduced by 10.7 ℃. Therefore, the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of aliphatic PKJanhydride blends with various feed ratios was investigated using DSC. The results were analyzed by various theoretical models, such as Avrami, Ozawa and combined Avrami-Ozawa models.展开更多
Wollastonite glass ceramics were prepared using the reactive crystallization sintering method by mixing waste glass powders with gehlenite.The crystallization property,thermodynamics,and kinetics of the prepared wolla...Wollastonite glass ceramics were prepared using the reactive crystallization sintering method by mixing waste glass powders with gehlenite.The crystallization property,thermodynamics,and kinetics of the prepared wollastonite glass ceramics were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis,scanning electron microscopy,energy-dispersive spectroscopy,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,and differential thermal analysis.Results showed that crystals of wollastonite and alumina could be found in the gehlenite through its reaction with silicon dioxide.The wollastonite crystals showed a lath shape with a certain length-to-diameter ratio.The crystals exhibited excellent bridging and reinforcing effects.In the crystallization process,the aluminum ions in gehlenite diffused into the glass and the silicon ions in the glass diffused into gehlenite.Consequently,the three-dimensional frame structure of gehlenite was partially damaged to form a chain-like wollastonite.The results of crystallization thermodynamics and kinetics indicated that crystallization reaction could occur spontaneously under a low temperature(1173 K),with 20 wt%gehlenite added as the reactive crystallization promoter.The crystallization activation energy was evaluated as 261.99 kJ/mol by using the Kissinger method.The compression strength of the wollastonite glass ceramic samples(7.5 cm×7.5 cm)reached 251 MPa.展开更多
The classical crystallization theories proposed by Avrami, Evans, and Mandelkern wereextended to the nonisothermal situation. The expressions derived from the classical equations canbe expressed in either the differen...The classical crystallization theories proposed by Avrami, Evans, and Mandelkern wereextended to the nonisothermal situation. The expressions derived from the classical equations canbe expressed in either the differential form or the integral form. A method was provided so as toobtain the parameters characterizing the crystallization rate and mechanism from DSC curves withseveral constant heating or cooling rates. The rate constants of crystallization obtained from bothisothermal and nonisothermal curves of poly(ethylene terephthalate)were compared.展开更多
The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyamide 6/diamine-modified multi-walled carbon nanotube （PA6/D-MWNT） nanocomposite was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. The modified Avrami ...The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyamide 6/diamine-modified multi-walled carbon nanotube （PA6/D-MWNT） nanocomposite was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. The modified Avrami equation, the Ozawa equation and the combined Avrami/Ozawa equation were employed to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization data. The crystallization activation energies were also evaluated by the Kissinger method. It was found that the combined Avrami/Ozawa equation could successfully describe the non-isothermal crystallization process. The results showed that D-MWNTs not only acted as effective heterogeneous nucleating agents for PA6 and noticeably increased the crystallization temperature of PA6, but also influenced the mechanism of nucleation and crystal growth of PA6 and then reduced the overall crystallization rate of the neat PA6 matrix. The crystallization activation energy for the nanocomposite sample was greater than that of the neat PA6, which indicated that the addition of D-MWNTs hindered the mobility of PA6 chain segments.展开更多
Crystallization kinetics of metastable B-quartz solid solution as a desirable phase for the production of trans- parent lithium aluminosilicate （LAS） glass ceramics was investigated in the presence of Y203. Accordin...Crystallization kinetics of metastable B-quartz solid solution as a desirable phase for the production of trans- parent lithium aluminosilicate （LAS） glass ceramics was investigated in the presence of Y203. Accordingly, differential thermal analysis scans were performed thoroughly to study the mechanism of crystallization kinetics. The aim of this investigation is to discover the complicated mechanism of crystallization process in the presence of co-additives and ac- cordingly find a way for increasing the transparency of glass ceramics. It is shown that the bulk （3D） growth is intensively increased by the enhancement of Y203. Then again, reducing nucleation and increasing growth mechanisms were recog- nized for the LAS system in the presence of Y2O3. Results of the investigation illustrate that when co-additives are added to glasses, it is necessary to nucleate the optical component separately before the growth process.展开更多
In this research, the morphologies, isothermal-crystallization kinetics, and spherulite growth of aliphatic polyketone/polyamide-6 blends were studied. A single glass-transition temperature （Tg） was determined, and ...In this research, the morphologies, isothermal-crystallization kinetics, and spherulite growth of aliphatic polyketone/polyamide-6 blends were studied. A single glass-transition temperature （Tg） was determined, and the composition dependence of Tg for these blends was well described by the Kwei equation. The strong intermolecular interaction between the two polymer components was confirmed by melting-point depression. The isothermal-crystallization kinetics were analyzed on the basis of the Avrami approach. A linear increase in the radii of the spherulites with time was observed for all compositions. All the spherulites continued to grow at nearly identical growth rates. With increasing polyamide-6 content, the size of the spherulites in the polyketone/polyamide-6 blends gradually decreased, and the number of spherulites in the blends increased.展开更多
The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene （PP）, PP/anhydrite composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） with various cooling rates. The Avrami analysis modified by J...The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene （PP）, PP/anhydrite composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） with various cooling rates. The Avrami analysis modified by Jeziorny and a method developed by Mo were employed to describe the non-isothermal crystallization process of these samples. The difference in the exponent n between PP and PP/anhydrite composites indicated that non-isothermal kinetic crystallization corresponded to tri-dimensional growth with heterogeneous nucleation. The values of half-time, Zc and F（T） showed that the crystallization rate increased with the increasing of cooling rates for PP and PP/anhydrite composites, but the crystallization rate of PP/anhydrite composites was faster than that of PP at a given cooling rate. The method developed by Ozawa did not describe the non-isothermal crystallization process of PP very well. Moreover, the method proposed by Kissinger was used to evaluate the activation energy of the mentioned samples. The result showed that the activation energy of PP/anhydrite was greatly larger than that of PP.展开更多
Poly（vinylidene fluoride） （PVDF） and poly（butylene succinate-co-24 mol% hexamethylene succinate） （PBHS）, both crystalline polymers, formed melt-miscible crystalline/crystalline polymer blends. Both the charact...Poly（vinylidene fluoride） （PVDF） and poly（butylene succinate-co-24 mol% hexamethylene succinate） （PBHS）, both crystalline polymers, formed melt-miscible crystalline/crystalline polymer blends. Both the characteristic diffraction peaks and nonisothermal melt crystallization peak of each component were found in the blends, indicating that PVDF and PBHS crystallized separately. The crystalline morphology and crystallization kinetics of each component were studied under different crystallization conditions for the PVDF/PBHS blends. Both the spherulitic growth rates and overall isothermal melt crystallization rates of blended PVDF decreased with increasing the PBHS composition and were lower than those of neat PVDF, when the crystallization temperature was above the melting point of PBHS component. The crystallization mechanism of neat and blended PVDF remained unchanged, despite changes of blend composition and crystallization temperature. The crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of neat and blended PBHS were further studied, when the crystallization temperature was below the melting point of PBHS component. Relative to neat PBHS, the overall crystallization rates of the blended PBHS first increased and then decreased with increasing the PVDF content in the blends, indicating that the preexisting PVDF crystals may show different effects on the nucleation and crystal growth of PBHS component in the crystalline/crystalline polymer blends.展开更多
Abstract： The crystallization kinetics of Li20-A12O3-GeO2-P205 （LAGP） glass fabricated via the conventional melt-quenching method was studied by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） under non- isothermal condi...Abstract： The crystallization kinetics of Li20-A12O3-GeO2-P205 （LAGP） glass fabricated via the conventional melt-quenching method was studied by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） under non- isothermal condition at different heating rates. The activation energy of glass transition Eg is 634.4 kJ/mol, indicating that LAGP glass is easy to crystallize at an elevated temperature. The activation energy of crystallization Eo and Avrami index n obtained from Matusita＇s model are 442.01 kJ/mol and 1.7, respectively. The value of n reveals that bulk crystallization predominates slightly over surface crystallization during crystallization process. LAGP glass-ceramics after different heat treatments have the same crystalline phases determined as major phase LiGe2（PO4）3, with A1PO4 and GeO2 as their impurity phases.展开更多
The influence of hard magnetic phase on the crystallization kinetics and magnetization behavior in nanocomposite RE3.5Fe66.5Co10B20（RE = Pr, Nd） ribbons prepared by melt-spinning was studied. Differential scanning c...The influence of hard magnetic phase on the crystallization kinetics and magnetization behavior in nanocomposite RE3.5Fe66.5Co10B20（RE = Pr, Nd） ribbons prepared by melt-spinning was studied. Differential scanning calorimeter（DSC） measurement of the as-cast meltspun amorphous ribbons during the crystallization process shows that precipitation energy of Pr2Fe14 B phase is higher than that for Nd2Fe14 B phase, confirmed by X-ray diffraction（XRD） patterns. It can be explained by the different radii of Pr and Nd atoms. Scanning electron microscopy（SEM）images indicate that the average grain size in Pr3.5Fe66.5Co10B20 ribbon is smaller than that in Nd3.5Fe66.5Co10B20,resulting in an enhancement of exchange coupling between hard and soft phases. It is responsible for the better hard magnetic properties in Pr3.5Fe66.5Co10B20. In addition, the process of magnetization reversal of nanocomposite RE3.5Fe66.5Co10B20（RE = Pr, Nd） ribbons was discussed in detail by the recoil loops.展开更多
The liquid state undercoolability and crystal growth kinetics of ternary Ni-5%Cu-5%Sn and Ni-10%Cu-10%Sn alloys are investigated by the glass fluxing method. In these two alloys, experimental maximum undercoolings of ...The liquid state undercoolability and crystal growth kinetics of ternary Ni-5%Cu-5%Sn and Ni-10%Cu-10%Sn alloys are investigated by the glass fluxing method. In these two alloys, experimental maximum undercoolings of 304 K （0.18TL ） and 286K （0.17TL ） are achieved and the dendritic growth velocities attain 39.8 and 25.1 m/s, respectively. The transition of morphology from coarse dendrite into equiaxed structure occurs and the grain size of the a （Ni） phase decreases remarkably when the undercooling increases. Both the lattice constant and microhardness increase obviously with the enhancement of undercooling. The enrichment of Cu and Sn solute contents reduces the dendritic growth velocity, while enhances the lattice constant and microhardness of a （Ni） phase.展开更多
Nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 samples were synthesized by direct melt polymerization.The isothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetr...Nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 samples were synthesized by direct melt polymerization.The isothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）.The crystallization kinetics under isothermal condition has been analyzed by the Avrami equation.It was found that the Avrami equation was well-suited to describe the isothermal crystallization kinetics,combined with the results of the Turnbull-Fisher equation.The values of Tm^0 and Kg were obtained by Hoffman-Weeks and Lauritzen-Hoffman equations,respectively.The activation energies for isothermal crystallization of nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 were determined using the Arrhenius equation and found to be-123.24 and-81.86 kJ·mol^（-1）,respectively,which reveals that the crystallization ability of nylon 10T/1010was lower than that of nylon 10T during the isothermal crystallization process.The crystal morphology was observed by means of polarized optical microscopy（POM）and X-ray diffraction（XRD）.It was found that the addition of sebacic acid comonomer did not change the crystal form of nylon 10T,but significantly increased the number and decreased the size of spherulites.展开更多
The crystallization kinetics of Mm55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5 bulk metallic glass （BMG） was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） in the mode of continuous heating or isothermal annealing. It was f...The crystallization kinetics of Mm55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5 bulk metallic glass （BMG） was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） in the mode of continuous heating or isothermal annealing. It was found that the apparent activation energy Eg, Ex and Ep of the BMG calculated by Kissinger＇s method were 189.58, 170.68 and 170.41 kJ·mol^-1, respectively, which was bigger than those of La55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5 BMG indicating that thermal stability of the former was higher than that of the latter. The local activation energy obtained using Ozawa equation decreased as crystallization proceeded except for the initial stage. The Avrami exponents were calculated to be in the range of 3.26 - 5.23 for different crystallization stages and isothermal temperatures. This implied that crystallization of Mm55Al25Cu10Ni5Co2 BMG was governed by diffusion-controlled three-dimensional growth with either reduced or increased nucleation rate, depending on isothermal temperature. Inconsistency of thermal stability with glass-forming ability for Mm（La）-Al-Cu-Ni-Co BMGs was discussed.展开更多
The influence of Ultrafine Full-Vulcanized Acrylate Powdered Rubber(UFAPR) on the isothermal crystallization kinetics and nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PA6 has been studied by means of DSC. The results sho...The influence of Ultrafine Full-Vulcanized Acrylate Powdered Rubber(UFAPR) on the isothermal crystallization kinetics and nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PA6 has been studied by means of DSC. The results show that with the introduction of a small amount of UFAPR, the crystallization rate of PA6 can be increased obviously, and the crystallization temperature range can be augmented and the crystallite size distribution of the crystal can be narrowed down. The change of free energy perpendicular to the crystal nucleus, which has been calculated according to the Hoffman theory, is consistent with the result of Avrami′s equation. The unit surface free energy of the radial-developing crystal spherulite decreases while the crystallization rate of PA6 increases with the introduction of UFAPR. Meanwhile, it is shown by means of the polarizing microscope(PLM) that the crystal size drops down and the number of the crystal grains augments with the addition of UFAPR, which shows that UFAPR can function as a nucleating agent.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC grant no. 62474028, 52130304, and62222503)the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2025ZNSFSC0037, 2025ZNSFSC1460, and 2024NSFSC1447)+1 种基金the National Key R and D Program of China (2023YFB2604101)sponsored by the Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Display Science and Technology
文摘The crystallization and aggregation characteristics of the active layer components in organic solar cells(OSCs)are one of the core factors determining photovoltaic performance,influencing the entire process from light absorption to charge separation,transport,and ultimately charge collection.Dynamic changes in crystallization and aggregation states can also disrupt the microstructure of the active layer,thus shortening the lifetime of the cell.In this study,a morphology modulation strategy is proposed to regulate the crystallization kinetics of non-fullerene acceptors by employing the polymer molecule PYIT as a nucleating agent.An appropriate amount of PYIT was first completely dissolved with the non-fullerene acceptor Y6 and left to stand for 24 h,followed by the fabrication of layer-by-layer processed OSCs.Experiments demonstrated that high crystallinity of PYIT allows it to act as a crystallization nucleus,promoting the crystallization,orientation consistency,and ordered stacking of the acceptor.These nanoscale structural optimizations facilitate efficient charge transport,enhance exciton dissociation efficiency,and suppress unfavorable energetic disorder.Consequently,not only was the power conversion efficiency(PCE)of D18-Cl/Y6-based layer-by-layer processed OSC increased from 18.08%to 19.13%,but the atmospheric stability and long-term lifetime of the OSCs were also significantly improved.Notably,this strategy is also applicable to indoor OSCs,and the PYIT-optimized device can achieve a PCE of 27.0%under 1000 lux light-emitting diode(LED,3200K)irradiation,which is superior to that of the control device(24.2%).This work develops a crystal engineering strategy that is able to simultaneously optimize the microscopic morphology and charge dynamics properties in OSCs,thereby achieving simultaneous improvement in efficiency and stability.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFB2206103)the Na-tional Natural Science Foundation(Nos.61975196,62274160,and 62250010)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB43020100)the Youth Innova-tion Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2021111).
文摘Perovskite single crystals(PSCs)have attracted significant interest for next-generation radiation detection.However,the lack of in-depth crystal growth kinetics of PSCs limits the development of high-quality PSCs.Here,with an in-situ real-time monitoring system for MAPbBr3 PSCs growth during the antisolvent vapor-assisted crystallization(AVC)process,the growth curves of MAPbBr3 PSCs are obtained and the growth kinetics are theoretically modeled.Two important factors,including antisolvent vapor flux and initial precursor concentration,have been investigated experimentally for their impacts on crystal quality.By controlling the antisolvent vapor flux,the nucleation of PSCs at the container-solution interface can be regulated;while by controlling the initial precursor concentration,the crystal quality can be improved.The optimized MAPbBr3 PSCs exhibited significantly high qualities,with the narrowest reported full width at half maximum(0.00637°)of X-ray diffraction rocking curve as reported,a trap-state density as low as 2.12×10^(10 )cm^(−3),and a mobility-lifetime(μτ)product of 1.4×10^(−2) cm^(2) V^(−1).The fabricated X-ray detectors demonstrated optimal performance at an electric field of 20 V/mm,with a sensitivity of 9.02×10^(3)μC Gy^(−1) cm^(−2) and the lowest detectable dose rate of 0.08μGy s^(−1) under irradiation with continuum X-ray energy up to 20 keV.This work provides valuable insights for the development of high-quality PSCs for direct radiation detection.
基金Project (50804032) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (2008011046) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, ChinaProject (20080321036) supported by the Key Technologies R & D Program of Shanxi Province, China
文摘The microstructure of as-cast Zr60Al15Ni25 bulk metallic glass was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. It is found that there exist numerous short-range order regions （SRORs） in the metallic glass though it is identified to be amorphous by X-ray diffraction method. Furthermore, the amorphous degree shows a close correlation with the microstructure of corresponding mother ingot. The crystallization kinetics was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry under isochronal and isothermal conditions. The results show that the crystallization is triggered by the growth of the pre-existing SRORs and the growth is three-dimension diffusion-controlled. The amorphous degree of Zr60Al15Ni25 bulk metallic glass considerably influences its crystallization kinetics, namely, the more homogeneous distribution of atoms results in a more sluggish nucleation behavior.
基金Project (1006-56Y1064) supported by the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Funding, China
文摘0.5% （molar fraction） Sb was added to Mg61Cu28Gd11 glass forming alloy to improve its thermal stability and corrosion resistance. The crystallization kinetics of Mg61Cu28Gd11 and （Mg0.61Cu0.28Gd0.11）99.5Sb0.5 amorphous alloys was investigated under continuous heating. The temperatures of glass transition, onset and peak crystallization for the two glasses exhibit strong heating-rate dependence. The activation energies for the onset and peak crystallization were determined based on the Oawza plots. Vogel-Fulcher-Tamman equation analysis shows that the larger strength parameter and much longer relaxation time are obtained due to the Sb addition. The corrosion properties of the two glassy alloys were studied by means of potentiodynamic and immersion tests. Compared with the parent alloy, （Mg0.61Cu0.28Gd0.11）99.5Sb0.5 glassy alloy exhibits a superior corrosion resistance in Cl--containing alkaline solution, as indicated by the lower passive current density and corrosion rate. Based on the point defect model, the effect mechanism of Sb addition on corrosion resistance of Mg-Cu-Gd glassy alloy is carefully identified.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LY15B060006)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21104066)the Zhejiang Province Public Technology Research and Industrial Grant(2012C21078)
文摘Bio-sourced nylon 69,one of promising engineering plastics,has a great potential in developing sustainable technology and various commercial applications.Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 69 is a base to optimize the process conditions and establish the structure–property correlations for nylon 69,and it is also highly bene ficial for successful applications of nylon products in industry.Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics has been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry for nylon 69,bio-sourced even–odd nylon.The isothermal crystallization kinetics has been analyzed by the Avrami equation,the calculated Avrami exponent at various crystallization temperatures falls into the range of 2.28 and 2.86.In addition,the Avrami equation modi fied by Jeziorny and the equation suggested by Mo have been adopted to study the nonisothermal crystallization.The activation energies for isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization have also been determined.The study demonstrates that the crystallization model of nylon 69 might be a twodimensional(circular)growth at both isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization conditions.Furthermore,the value of the crystallization rate parameter(K)decreases signi ficantly but the crystallization half-time(t1/2)increases with the increase of the isothermal crystallization temperature.To nonisothermal crystallization,the crystallization rate increases as the cooling rate increases according to the analysis of Jeziorny's theory.The results of Mo's theory suggest that a faster cooling rate is required to reach a higher relative degree of crystallinity in a unit of time,and crystallization rate decreases when the relative degree of crystallinity increases at nonisothermal crystallization conditions.
基金Supported by the National Science and Technology Support Program of China(No.2013BAE02B01)the Special Project on the Integration of Industry,Education and Research of Guangdong Province(No.2013B090500003)the Commissioner Workstation Project of Guangdong Province(No.2014A090906002)
文摘Nylon 10 T and Nylon 10T/1010 samples were synthesized by direct melt polymerization. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of Nylon 10 T and Nylon 10T/1010 was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). Jeziorny equation and Mo equation were applied to describe the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the Nylon 10 T and the Nylon 10T/1010. The activation energies for non-isothermal crystallization were obtained by Vyazovkin's method and Friedman's method, respectively. These results showed that Jeziorny equation and Mo equation well described the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the Nylon 10 T and the Nylon 10T/1010. It was found that the values of the activation energy for non-isothermal crystallization of the Nylon 10T/1010 were lower than those of the Nylon 10 T at a given temperature or relative crystallinity degree,which revealed that crystallization ability of the Nylon 10T/1010 was higher. The crystal morphology was observed by means of a polarized optical microscope(POM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD). It was found that the addition of sebacic acid comonomer not only did not change the crystal form of the Nylon 10 T, but also significantly increased the number and decreased the size of spherulites. Comparing with the Nylon 10 T, the crystallization rate was increased with the addition of the sebacic acid comonomer.
文摘Three types of organic compounds--two carboxylic acids and an anhydride, were used as additives for polyketone （PK）. The effect of the additive structure and their feed ratios on the melting temperature, crystallization temperature, and crystallization rate of PK were studied. We found that the crystallization temperature could be reduced significantly by introducing a small quantity of organic additive, in particular, an anhydride. On addition of 1 phr of anhydride, the crystallization temperature was reduced by 10.7 ℃. Therefore, the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of aliphatic PKJanhydride blends with various feed ratios was investigated using DSC. The results were analyzed by various theoretical models, such as Avrami, Ozawa and combined Avrami-Ozawa models.
基金Project(51308086)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(LJQ2015020)supported by the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University,ChinaProject(2016RQ051)supported by the Program of Science-Technology Star for Young Scholars by the Dalian Municipality,China
文摘Wollastonite glass ceramics were prepared using the reactive crystallization sintering method by mixing waste glass powders with gehlenite.The crystallization property,thermodynamics,and kinetics of the prepared wollastonite glass ceramics were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis,scanning electron microscopy,energy-dispersive spectroscopy,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,and differential thermal analysis.Results showed that crystals of wollastonite and alumina could be found in the gehlenite through its reaction with silicon dioxide.The wollastonite crystals showed a lath shape with a certain length-to-diameter ratio.The crystals exhibited excellent bridging and reinforcing effects.In the crystallization process,the aluminum ions in gehlenite diffused into the glass and the silicon ions in the glass diffused into gehlenite.Consequently,the three-dimensional frame structure of gehlenite was partially damaged to form a chain-like wollastonite.The results of crystallization thermodynamics and kinetics indicated that crystallization reaction could occur spontaneously under a low temperature(1173 K),with 20 wt%gehlenite added as the reactive crystallization promoter.The crystallization activation energy was evaluated as 261.99 kJ/mol by using the Kissinger method.The compression strength of the wollastonite glass ceramic samples(7.5 cm×7.5 cm)reached 251 MPa.
基金This work was supported by the Tianjin Youth Science Foundation for the 21th Century,Tianjin,China.
文摘The classical crystallization theories proposed by Avrami, Evans, and Mandelkern wereextended to the nonisothermal situation. The expressions derived from the classical equations canbe expressed in either the differential form or the integral form. A method was provided so as toobtain the parameters characterizing the crystallization rate and mechanism from DSC curves withseveral constant heating or cooling rates. The rate constants of crystallization obtained from bothisothermal and nonisothermal curves of poly(ethylene terephthalate)were compared.
基金Guoxin Sui would like to acknowledge the financial supports of the Hundreds’ Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyamide 6/diamine-modified multi-walled carbon nanotube （PA6/D-MWNT） nanocomposite was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. The modified Avrami equation, the Ozawa equation and the combined Avrami/Ozawa equation were employed to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization data. The crystallization activation energies were also evaluated by the Kissinger method. It was found that the combined Avrami/Ozawa equation could successfully describe the non-isothermal crystallization process. The results showed that D-MWNTs not only acted as effective heterogeneous nucleating agents for PA6 and noticeably increased the crystallization temperature of PA6, but also influenced the mechanism of nucleation and crystal growth of PA6 and then reduced the overall crystallization rate of the neat PA6 matrix. The crystallization activation energy for the nanocomposite sample was greater than that of the neat PA6, which indicated that the addition of D-MWNTs hindered the mobility of PA6 chain segments.
文摘Crystallization kinetics of metastable B-quartz solid solution as a desirable phase for the production of trans- parent lithium aluminosilicate （LAS） glass ceramics was investigated in the presence of Y203. Accordingly, differential thermal analysis scans were performed thoroughly to study the mechanism of crystallization kinetics. The aim of this investigation is to discover the complicated mechanism of crystallization process in the presence of co-additives and ac- cordingly find a way for increasing the transparency of glass ceramics. It is shown that the bulk （3D） growth is intensively increased by the enhancement of Y203. Then again, reducing nucleation and increasing growth mechanisms were recog- nized for the LAS system in the presence of Y2O3. Results of the investigation illustrate that when co-additives are added to glasses, it is necessary to nucleate the optical component separately before the growth process.
文摘In this research, the morphologies, isothermal-crystallization kinetics, and spherulite growth of aliphatic polyketone/polyamide-6 blends were studied. A single glass-transition temperature （Tg） was determined, and the composition dependence of Tg for these blends was well described by the Kwei equation. The strong intermolecular interaction between the two polymer components was confirmed by melting-point depression. The isothermal-crystallization kinetics were analyzed on the basis of the Avrami approach. A linear increase in the radii of the spherulites with time was observed for all compositions. All the spherulites continued to grow at nearly identical growth rates. With increasing polyamide-6 content, the size of the spherulites in the polyketone/polyamide-6 blends gradually decreased, and the number of spherulites in the blends increased.
文摘The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene （PP）, PP/anhydrite composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） with various cooling rates. The Avrami analysis modified by Jeziorny and a method developed by Mo were employed to describe the non-isothermal crystallization process of these samples. The difference in the exponent n between PP and PP/anhydrite composites indicated that non-isothermal kinetic crystallization corresponded to tri-dimensional growth with heterogeneous nucleation. The values of half-time, Zc and F（T） showed that the crystallization rate increased with the increasing of cooling rates for PP and PP/anhydrite composites, but the crystallization rate of PP/anhydrite composites was faster than that of PP at a given cooling rate. The method developed by Ozawa did not describe the non-isothermal crystallization process of PP very well. Moreover, the method proposed by Kissinger was used to evaluate the activation energy of the mentioned samples. The result showed that the activation energy of PP/anhydrite was greatly larger than that of PP.
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文摘Poly（vinylidene fluoride） （PVDF） and poly（butylene succinate-co-24 mol% hexamethylene succinate） （PBHS）, both crystalline polymers, formed melt-miscible crystalline/crystalline polymer blends. Both the characteristic diffraction peaks and nonisothermal melt crystallization peak of each component were found in the blends, indicating that PVDF and PBHS crystallized separately. The crystalline morphology and crystallization kinetics of each component were studied under different crystallization conditions for the PVDF/PBHS blends. Both the spherulitic growth rates and overall isothermal melt crystallization rates of blended PVDF decreased with increasing the PBHS composition and were lower than those of neat PVDF, when the crystallization temperature was above the melting point of PBHS component. The crystallization mechanism of neat and blended PVDF remained unchanged, despite changes of blend composition and crystallization temperature. The crystallization kinetics and crystalline morphology of neat and blended PBHS were further studied, when the crystallization temperature was below the melting point of PBHS component. Relative to neat PBHS, the overall crystallization rates of the blended PBHS first increased and then decreased with increasing the PVDF content in the blends, indicating that the preexisting PVDF crystals may show different effects on the nucleation and crystal growth of PBHS component in the crystalline/crystalline polymer blends.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 60808024)
文摘Abstract： The crystallization kinetics of Li20-A12O3-GeO2-P205 （LAGP） glass fabricated via the conventional melt-quenching method was studied by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） under non- isothermal condition at different heating rates. The activation energy of glass transition Eg is 634.4 kJ/mol, indicating that LAGP glass is easy to crystallize at an elevated temperature. The activation energy of crystallization Eo and Avrami index n obtained from Matusita＇s model are 442.01 kJ/mol and 1.7, respectively. The value of n reveals that bulk crystallization predominates slightly over surface crystallization during crystallization process. LAGP glass-ceramics after different heat treatments have the same crystalline phases determined as major phase LiGe2（PO4）3, with A1PO4 and GeO2 as their impurity phases.
基金financially supported by the Project of Zhejiang Province Innovative Research Team (No. 2010R50016)the Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. LQ12E01006)the National natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51301158)
文摘The influence of hard magnetic phase on the crystallization kinetics and magnetization behavior in nanocomposite RE3.5Fe66.5Co10B20（RE = Pr, Nd） ribbons prepared by melt-spinning was studied. Differential scanning calorimeter（DSC） measurement of the as-cast meltspun amorphous ribbons during the crystallization process shows that precipitation energy of Pr2Fe14 B phase is higher than that for Nd2Fe14 B phase, confirmed by X-ray diffraction（XRD） patterns. It can be explained by the different radii of Pr and Nd atoms. Scanning electron microscopy（SEM）images indicate that the average grain size in Pr3.5Fe66.5Co10B20 ribbon is smaller than that in Nd3.5Fe66.5Co10B20,resulting in an enhancement of exchange coupling between hard and soft phases. It is responsible for the better hard magnetic properties in Pr3.5Fe66.5Co10B20. In addition, the process of magnetization reversal of nanocomposite RE3.5Fe66.5Co10B20（RE = Pr, Nd） ribbons was discussed in detail by the recoil loops.
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文摘The liquid state undercoolability and crystal growth kinetics of ternary Ni-5%Cu-5%Sn and Ni-10%Cu-10%Sn alloys are investigated by the glass fluxing method. In these two alloys, experimental maximum undercoolings of 304 K （0.18TL ） and 286K （0.17TL ） are achieved and the dendritic growth velocities attain 39.8 and 25.1 m/s, respectively. The transition of morphology from coarse dendrite into equiaxed structure occurs and the grain size of the a （Ni） phase decreases remarkably when the undercooling increases. Both the lattice constant and microhardness increase obviously with the enhancement of undercooling. The enrichment of Cu and Sn solute contents reduces the dendritic growth velocity, while enhances the lattice constant and microhardness of a （Ni） phase.
基金Supported by the National Science and Technology Support Program of China(No.2013BAE02B01)the Special Project on the Integration of Industry,Education and Research of Guangdong Province(No.2013B090500003)the Commissioner Workstation Project of Guangdong Province(No.2014A090906002)
文摘Nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 samples were synthesized by direct melt polymerization.The isothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）.The crystallization kinetics under isothermal condition has been analyzed by the Avrami equation.It was found that the Avrami equation was well-suited to describe the isothermal crystallization kinetics,combined with the results of the Turnbull-Fisher equation.The values of Tm^0 and Kg were obtained by Hoffman-Weeks and Lauritzen-Hoffman equations,respectively.The activation energies for isothermal crystallization of nylon 10T and nylon 10T/1010 were determined using the Arrhenius equation and found to be-123.24 and-81.86 kJ·mol^（-1）,respectively,which reveals that the crystallization ability of nylon 10T/1010was lower than that of nylon 10T during the isothermal crystallization process.The crystal morphology was observed by means of polarized optical microscopy（POM）and X-ray diffraction（XRD）.It was found that the addition of sebacic acid comonomer did not change the crystal form of nylon 10T,but significantly increased the number and decreased the size of spherulites.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (20032137)
文摘The crystallization kinetics of Mm55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5 bulk metallic glass （BMG） was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） in the mode of continuous heating or isothermal annealing. It was found that the apparent activation energy Eg, Ex and Ep of the BMG calculated by Kissinger＇s method were 189.58, 170.68 and 170.41 kJ·mol^-1, respectively, which was bigger than those of La55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5 BMG indicating that thermal stability of the former was higher than that of the latter. The local activation energy obtained using Ozawa equation decreased as crystallization proceeded except for the initial stage. The Avrami exponents were calculated to be in the range of 3.26 - 5.23 for different crystallization stages and isothermal temperatures. This implied that crystallization of Mm55Al25Cu10Ni5Co2 BMG was governed by diffusion-controlled three-dimensional growth with either reduced or increased nucleation rate, depending on isothermal temperature. Inconsistency of thermal stability with glass-forming ability for Mm（La）-Al-Cu-Ni-Co BMGs was discussed.
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文摘The influence of Ultrafine Full-Vulcanized Acrylate Powdered Rubber(UFAPR) on the isothermal crystallization kinetics and nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PA6 has been studied by means of DSC. The results show that with the introduction of a small amount of UFAPR, the crystallization rate of PA6 can be increased obviously, and the crystallization temperature range can be augmented and the crystallite size distribution of the crystal can be narrowed down. The change of free energy perpendicular to the crystal nucleus, which has been calculated according to the Hoffman theory, is consistent with the result of Avrami′s equation. The unit surface free energy of the radial-developing crystal spherulite decreases while the crystallization rate of PA6 increases with the introduction of UFAPR. Meanwhile, it is shown by means of the polarizing microscope(PLM) that the crystal size drops down and the number of the crystal grains augments with the addition of UFAPR, which shows that UFAPR can function as a nucleating agent.
