Energies
·
2024
·Vol. 17
·期 2
·406
·
IF 3
Musa Abubakar Bilya,Aleksey Nabok,Yashodhan P. Purandare,Ashfaque E. Alam,I. M. Dharmadasa
In this study, a two-electrode electrodeposition technique was employed to grow thin films of antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) on glass/fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates. The highest quality thin films were consistently obtained within the range of 1600 mV to 1950 mV. Subsequent electrodeposition experiments were conducted at discrete voltages to produce various layers of thin films. Photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) measurements were performed to characterize the semiconductor material layers, leading to the identification of both p-Type and n-Type conductivity types. Optical absorption spectroscopic analysis revealed energy bandgap values ranging from 1.10 eV to 1.90 eV for AD-deposited Sb2Se3samples and 1.08 eV to 1.68 eV for heat-treated Sb2Se3samples, confirming the semiconducting nature of the Sb2Se3material. Additionally, other characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction analysis, reveal that the AD-deposited layers are almost amorphous, and heat treatment shows that the material is within the orthorhombic crystalline system. Heat-treated layers grown at ~1740 mV showed highly crystalline material with a bandgap nearing the bulk bandgap of Sb2Se3. Raman spectroscopy identified vibrational modes specific to the Sb2Se3phase, further confirming its crystallinity. To explore the thin-film morphology, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was employed, revealing uniformly deposited material composed of grains of varying sizes at different voltages. Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) confirmed the presence of antimony and selenium in the material layers.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
半导体物理
·
太阳能电池
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
Small
·
2022
·Vol. 18
·期 18
·2107145
·
IF 15.153
Jiong Li,Chenghao Duan,Qiaoyun Wen,Ligang Yuan,Shibing Zou,Chang Chen,Weiguang Xie,Dongxu Lin,Christopher C. S. Chan,Kam Sing Wong,Keyou Yan
Integrating highly efficient photovoltaic (PV) function into light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for multifunctional display is of great significance for compact low-power electronics, but it remains challenging. Herein, it is demonstrated that solution engineered perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs, ≈100 nm) enable efficient electroluminescence (EL) and PV performance within a single device through tailoring the dispersity and interface. It delivers the maximum brightness of 490 W sr −1 m −2 at 2.7 V and 23.2% EL external quantum efficiency, a record value for near-infrared perovskite LED, as well as 15.23% PV efficiency, among the highest value for nanocrystal perovskite solar cells. The PV–EL performance is well in line with the reciprocity relation. These all-solution-processed PV-LED devices open up viable routes to a variety of advanced applications, from touchless interactive screens to energy harvesting displays and data communication.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
纳米技术
·
光电子学
·
能量收集
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM
·
2015
·
IF 0
Wei Cai,Chun Lin Fu,Rong Li Gao,Wei Hai Jiang,Xiao Ling Deng,Gang Chen
Bismuth ferrite is an important material in ferroelectric photovoltaic field, because of its narrow band gap and large polarization. Doping is a common method to further improve the photovoltaic properties of bismuth ferrite. Mn-doped bismuth ferrite thin films were prepared by sol-gel method. The effects of manganese on the crystal structure, ferroelectric and photovoltaic properties have been investigated. The result indicates that Mn-doped bismuth ferrite thin films are single phase and the lattice constant increases with the increase of manganese content. As manganese content increases, the remnant polarization and coercive electric field increase, while the short circuit photocurrent density and power conversion efficiency decrease. The open circuit photovoltage increases first and reaches the maximum and then decreases as manganese content increases. The results indicate that enhanced ferroelectricity caused by addition of manganese doesn’t make improvement on the photovoltaic characteristic.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
物理学
✓ 已验证
DOI
SOLAR ENERGY
·
2020
·
IF 4.608
Bing Liu,Rongli Cui,Huan Huang,Xihong Guo,Shouwei Zuo,Jinquan Dong,Huanli Yao,Ying Li,Dangui Zhao,Jiahao Wang,Jing Zhang,Yu Chen,Junliang Yang,Baoyun Sun
The crystal structure of perovskite has a significant influence on the photovoltaic performance and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Pb 4+ is introduced into CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 (MAPbI 3 )-based PSCs by participating the octahedral [PbI 6 ] 4- structure, then to induce the formation of stronger Pb-I bond and reduce [PbI 6 ] 4- octahedron distortion, which would improve structural symmetry, decrease the degree of disorder and be beneficial to the crystallization of perovskites . Synchrotron based X-ray absorption fine spectroscope (XAFS) revealed that the existence of higher valence state lead could be realized by doping Pb 4+ directly or induced by electron withdrawing group, in consequence the [PbI 6 ] 4- octahedral structure becomes more stable. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) especially demonstrates that Pb 4+ with appropriate proportion may well replace part of Pb 2+ to form an uniform phase in the primal perovskite structure to improve the crystallization on the surface and homogeneous out-of-plane (OOP) ordered crystal accumulation in the bulk, which is also important for improving the efficiency and stability of PSCs. As a result, a power conversion efficiency (PCE) exhibits a 42.1% increase with the doping of 0.03% PbF 4 and 0.075% PCBM compared with a pristine device and its stability improves markedly after 30 days of storage in ambient atmosphere.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
能源研究
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
SOLAR ENERGY
·
2024
·
IF 6
Wuzhi Yuan,Huaming Li,Kui He,Ya Ge,Si-Min Huang
Dust on the PV surface is well known to cause significant losses in energy yield. Complex physical and chemical interactions occur between dust and condensate on the surface of PV module under condensation, which determine the mode and severity of surface contamination. In this work, dynamic behavior of dust particle on surface is investigated from a microscopic perspective. Dust mainly experiences particle aggregation, dusty droplet coalescence, growth, movement and drying. After condensation & drying, surface transmittance is quantitatively measured to provide an assessment of surface contamination. The results show that for SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 particles, that do not react with condensate, surface transmittance increases after drying, especially for superhydrophobic surface (SHS). However, CaO particle easily react with condensate and atmospheric carbon dioxide to form insoluble substances. After drying, a dense layer of dust is formed on the hydrophilic surface with transmittance of 49.2 %. SHS has excellent ability of self-cleaning and it increases with extension of condensation time. As condensation time is 120 min, transmittance of SiO 2 -contaminated SHS can recover to 99.1 % of clean surface. This finding may guide for development of suitable strategies to prevent or mitigate surface-soiling under condensation.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
能源工程
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
·
2019
·
IF 6.019
Shenghua Lin,Ling Ai,Jing Zhang,Tongle Bu,Hongjiang Li,Fuzhi Huang,Jun Zhang,Yuehui Lu,Weijie Song
Silver ants forage at extremely high environmental temperatures, the hairs of which play a crucial role in reducing the body temperature via enhanced optical reflection and radiative heat dissipation as a passive daytime radiative cooler. Inspired by the hierarchical feature structure of the hairs, we fabricated the flexible photonic architectures (FPA) on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). With some modification to the feature structure, the FPA-PDMS exhibited not only a large emittance in the mid-infrared spectral range , comparable with that of state-of-the-art thermal emitters , but also the record-high transmittance and haze in the visible and near-infrared range, which would be particularly appealing to photovoltaic devices for maximizing sunlight absorption and minimizing parasitic heat. The ease of application of the FPA-PDMS was demonstrated in both emerging perovskite and mature commercial crystalline silicon solar cells , where the FPA-PDMS was electrostatically attached to their glass superstrates or covers and the improvements in photovoltaic characteristics as a result of enhanced light harvesting were confirmed through laboratory measurements. Though the synergetic effects of the improved transparency and heat radiation brought by the FPA-PDMS need to be characterized outdoors in the future, these findings pave the way for suppressing optical and thermal losses simultaneously in opto-electric-thermal coupled devices through learning sophistically evolved photonic architectures from nature.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
光学工程
·
能源技术
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Nano Energy
·
2019
·
IF 15.548
Nan Ma,Ya Yang
Research of photovoltaic effect has been increased based on ferroelectric materials , generating a series of important discoveries. However, the conventional ferroelectric ceramics usually have low photocurrent values. How to increase the photocurrent of ceramics becomes an important issue to push forward the practical application of these devices. Here, we report the intrinsic properties about the temperature dependence of photocurrent and its relationship with the ferroelectric polarization. The photocurrent of BaTiO 3 ceramics strongly depends on the temperature, which can achieve an enhancement of 121.9～179.6% at low temperature (80–240 K) as compared with that at room temperature. The enhancement of photocurrent is associated with ferro-pyro-phototronic effect, evidencing by the enhanced ferroelectric polarization and the activation of shallow trap levels at low temperature, which can be used for detecting 405 nm light under low temperature. This research provides a potential approach to boost the photocurrent of ferroelectric ceramics and enable the development of a wide range of optoelectronic devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
光电技术
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Nanomaterials
·
2021
·Vol. 11
·期 11
·2844
·
IF 5.076
Zheng Lu,Hu Zhou,Chao Ye,Shi Chen,Jinyan Ning,Mohammad Abdul Halim,Sardor Burkhanovich Donaev,Shenghao Wang
Iron pyrite is a cheap, stable, non-toxic, and earth-abundant material that has great potential in the field of photovoltaics. Electrochemical deposition is a low-cost method, which is also suitable for large-scale preparation of iron pyrite solar cells. In this work, we prepared iron pyrite films by electrochemical deposition with thiourea and explored the effect of sulfurization on the synthesis of high-quality iron pyrite films. Upon sulfurization, the amorphous precursor film becomes crystallized iron pyrite film. Optical and electrical characterization show that its band gap is 0.89 eV, and it is an n type semiconductor with a carrier concentration of 3.01 × 1019cm−3. The corresponding photovoltaic device shows light response. This work suggests that sulfurization is essential in the electrochemical preparation for fabricating pure iron pyrite films, and therefore for low-cost and large-scale production of iron pyrite solar cells.Keywords:iron pyrite;electrochemical deposition;thiourea;sulfurization
研究领域:
材料科学
·
光伏技术
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
Energy Material Advances
·
2024
·
IF 14.8
Yanbing Han,Jiao Fang,Han Zhang,Yiyang Sun,Yifang Yuan,Xu Chen,Mochen Jia,Xinjian Li,Han Gao,Zhifeng Shi
Chalcogenide perovskites represent a promising class of materials known for their robust stability, environmentally friendly composition, and intriguing optoelectronic characteristics. Their A-site cation is largely dependent on nonmagnetic Ca, Sr, Ba elements, showing little influences on the optoelectronic properties of chalcogenide perovskites. Here, by introducing magnetic element Eu as A-site cation, we present a comprehensive investigation into the crystal structures, band characteristics, optoelectronic features, and magnetic behaviors of EuHfS3, targeting for photovoltaics. EuHfS3 adopts a distorted perovskite structure within the Pnma space group. This structure allows for various magnetic configurations, setting foundations for multiple photovoltaic effect. The conduction band maximum primarily originates from the Hf 5d orbitals, akin to SrHfS3. Intriguingly, the presence of Eu spin-up 4f orbitals lifts the covalence band minimum, consequently narrowing the band gap of EuHfS3 (1.6 eV), which is suitable for absorber layer in p-i-n junction solar cells. Moreover, zero field cooled magnetization measurements reveal antiferromagnetic behavior in EuHfS3, indicating further spin photovoltaic effect. The integration of magnetic properties into chalcogenide perovskites, in conjunction with their inherent semiconducting attributes, holds promise for future advancements in photovoltaics and other spintronic device technologies.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
光电子学
·
磁学
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
·
2025
·
IF 5.6
Jiahao Wu,Jielei Tu,Hua Yang,Hao Wu,Zhangyang Xv,Weichen Wang
The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) modules, the core unit for converting solar energy to electricity, is limited by the reflection loss of the glass cover and the adsorption of organic pollutants. Thus, the development of coatings with antireflective and self-cleaning composite functions is important. In this study, based on the sol-gel method, hollow MgF 2 /TiO 2 (MgF 2 @TiO 2 ) composites were prepared and, combined with the Essential Macleod software, coatings were designed and optimized. Using this approach, a three-layer antireflective coating with a self-cleaning function was developed. Moreover, subjecting the MgF 2 @TiO 2 composites to 24 h heat treatment resulted in the production of MgF 2 with a stable hollow rod structure and a refractive index of 1.18. The photocatalytic performance of TiO 2 was enhanced by optimizing the annealing temperature, and the strongest effect was achieved at 300 °C. In addition, the optimization of the coating structure resulted in a gradient refractive index coating with high process tolerance, with an average reflectance of 0.81% in the visible wavelength band. The application of the coating to mini-PV modules increased the light transmittance to 97.58% and the efficiency of the module by 5.71%, with a strong self-cleaning effect. The coating was demonstrated to have excellent durability and reliability upon exposing it to 2000 h of damp heat and subjecting it 1000 abrasion cycles. This study promotes the design and application of functional coatings on the surfaces of PV modules.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
能源技术
·
环境科学
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF PORPHYRINS AND PHTHALOCYANINES
·
2018
·
IF 1.217
Xiangfei Kong,Hongkang Gong,Shengping Dai,Wei Yao,Linping Mu,Shufen Zhang,Guixia Wang
Five novel dyads, consisting of a tetraphenylporphyrine unit connected to a perylene monoimide diester unit via a flexible bridge -CONH-(CH 2 ) n - (n = 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12), have been synthesized. Their structures were characterized by 13 C and 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The UV-vis absorption spectra revealed these dyads have broad optical absorption in the ultraviolet and visible regions due to the complementary absorption of the two units. The differential scanning calorimetry traces and polarized optical microscopy textures showed all these dyads have columnar liquid crystal phases. Cyclic voltammetry revealed the highest occupied molecular orbitals of the dyads located on the porphyrin units, and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals located on the perylene units. In addition, these results were in agreement with that of the theoretical modeling. When excited at 423 or 473 nm, the photoluminescent emission spectra showed that the degree of fluorescence quenching of porphyrin units increased as the spacers became shorter. This quenching was ascribed to intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer, which also induced the dyad molecules to form the charge-separated states. The charge-separated molecules were further confirmed by the photocurrent response curves. These behaviors of broad absorption of the ultraviolet-visible light, yielding the charge-separated states of the molecules when excited and the formation of columnar liquid crystal phase made these dyads candidates for single-component photovoltaic active materials.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
化学
·
光子学
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
·
2024
·
IF 5.3
Bao Guo,Hongjun Kang,Xinzhi Wang,Yitong Duan,Xiaotong Li,Baiqi Gao,Zhiqiang Wang,Yang Li,Songtao Lu,Xiaohong Wu
Addressing the issue of dust deposition on photovoltaic (PV) panels is of profound scientific significance and practical value for enhancing PV power generation. Transparent superhydrophobic coating is expected to be applied in the self-cleaning of PV panels. However, developing the transparent superhydrophobic dust removal coatings remains a challenge. Herein, we developed a highly transparent F-SiO 2 coating with dual self-cleaning and dust removal functions, composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and SiO 2 . The coating demonstrates a high transmittance of 97 %. After self-cleaning and dust removal tests, conversion efficiency of F-SiO 2 coated PV decreased by only 0.03 % and 0.01 %, respectively, demonstrating excellent self-cleaning and dust removal performance. Additionally, the F-SiO 2 exhibits high stability. Mechanism analysis of dust removal performance reveals that the decreased effective dielectric constant from the porous structure and the reduced actual contact area between the particles and the superhydrophobic surface, thereby effectively reduces the van der Waals force between dust and coating. This work provides a novel strategy to prepare self-cleaning and dust removal coatings on PV cover plate.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
能源技术
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）