CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
·Vol. 49
·期 23
·39700-39706
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IF 5.2
Xinkun Liu,Ying Dai,Xinmei Pei,Wen Chen
Ferroelectric thin films with giant room-temperature electrocaloric effect (ECE) could be very useful in design of solid-state refrigeration devices. Here, lead-free Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15-x Sr x Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9 O 3 (BCZT-xSr, 0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) thin films are successfully prepared on the substrates (Pt/Ti/SiO 2 /Si) via sol-gel route, and the effect of the Sr substitution on the structure, electric properties and ECE of the films were investigated. The dielectric analyses show that the rhombohedral-tetragonal phase transition temperature (T R-T ) move to a higher temperature and the tetragonal-cubic phase transition temperature (T m ) shift to a lower temperature with increasing Sr content, and finally the T R-T peaks merge into the T m peaks at room temperature. The BCZT-0.05Sr film presents a giant ECE with ΔT = 27.1 K and ΔS = 30.6 J K −1 kg −1 at 800 kV cm -1 near room temperature (301 K). The giant ΔT benefits from a multiphase coexisting region with successive R-T and T-C phase transition character near room temperature. These results indicate that the lead-free Sr-doped BCZT thin film is an attractive material for application in ECE refrigeration devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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功能材料
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热电转换
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固态制冷
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 2.779
Guonan Cui,Yanchun Yang,Ruilan Chen,Chengjun Zhu
Cations substitutions are known to make much significant contribution on achieving the high-quality kesterite Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin films . And the optimal ratios of Mn, Ni and Co substitutions are reported to be ~0.05, belong to the low doping to reduce their defect density , which looks like to some extent the effect of Na doping. In this study, learning the research experience of alkali metal doping, we introduced the extra trace Mn 2+ ion into the precursor solution without affecting the compositions of other elements (i.e. Cu, Zn, and Sn), and the effect of trace addition on properties of the absorber layer was also studied. It was discovered that crystalline, electrical properties, and hole carrier concentration of Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin films increased with an increase of Mn incorporation, and the best doping ratio of Mn/(Cu + Zn + Sn) was considered to be 0.03. In addition, the effect of extra trace Mn-doping on the film thickness and elemental compositions of Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 absorber layer were studied in detail.
研究领域:
材料科学
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半导体物理
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薄膜制备
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光伏材料
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固体化学
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2020
·Vol. 4
·期 8
·3943-3950
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IF 5.503
Hongpeng Zhou,Menglei Feng,Peiyuan Li,Xiangnan Gong,Dingke Zhang,Shijian Chen
Layered Sb2Se3 consists of infinite chains of repeating Sb4Se6 units stacked along the c-axis via Sb–Se covalent bonds, whereas they are linked by van der Waals force along the a-axis and b-axis. It usually tends to grow along the [hk0] orientation with low surface energy. However, [001]-oriented growth, which efficiently enhances charge transport, is often considered unstable due to its high surface energy. Herein, we propose a growth method to fabricate Sb2Se3 thin films with the preferential [001]-orientation on various substrates (Mo, MoSe2, SLG, NiO, SiO2 and FTO). This crystal facet design of preferentially [001]-oriented Sb2Se3 exposes the majority of the nanoribbons vertically aligned to the substrate, and thus maximally improves the charge transport, which may find applications in diverse optoelectronic devices. We confirmed their performance in photoelectrochemical water reduction. The preferentially [001]-oriented Sb2Se3 photocathode exhibited an impressive photocurrent density of −20.5 mA cm−2 at 0 V vs. RHE and a maximum photocurrent density of −28 mA cm−2 at −0.2 V vs. RHE under 1 sun AM 1.5 G illumination. Thus, the successful use of this [001]-Sb2Se3 photocathode paves the way for the development of high-efficiency Sb2Se3-based devices for optoelectronic applications.
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材料科学
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半导体物理
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光电化学
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纳米材料
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能源材料
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Small Methods
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2018
·Vol. 2
·期 6
·1800017
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IF 0
Pingan Zhu,Tiantian Kong,Chunmei Zhou,Leyan Lei,Liqiu Wang
Natural systems have exceptional capabilities of constructing structures across multiple length scales for remarkable performances from limited choices of building blocks. However, simultaneous control over structures at both the macroscopic and microscopic length scales is restricted by the high requirements in the type and property of building blocks. Here, directed self-assembly of microdroplets in an evaporating liquid is harnessed to fabricate large-scale ordered films with precisely controlled microstructures. Evaporation-induced variations in liquid confinement allow microdroplets to reassemble for large-scale ordered patterns. Deformation of microdroplets into different shapes accurately defines multiple topographical structures at the microdroplet level. The fabrication process is facile and scalable, and works with various materials for manufacturing functional films with tunable properties. These results suggest a facile yet effective strategy for engineering microstructures by combining directed self-assembly with manipulation of the property of building components for both structural fidelity and diversity.
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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软物质物理
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表面科学
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功能薄膜
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Small
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2019
·Vol. 15
·期 44
·1902819
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IF 10.856
Xiaojun Ruan,Jiangjiang Luo,Rui Wang,Yanbo Yao,Jingjiao Guan,Tao Liu
A nanometer-thick carbon film with a highly ordered pattern structure is very useful in a variety of applications. However, its large-scale, high-throughput, and low-cost fabrication is still a great challenge. Herein, microcontact printing (µCP) and direct laser writing carbonization (DLWc) are combined to develop a novel method that enables ease of fabrication of nanometer-thick and regularly patterned carbon disk arrays (CDAs) and holey carbon films (HCFs) from a pyromellitic dianhydride-oxydianiline-based polyamic acid (PAA) solution. The effect of PAA concentration and pillar lattice structure of the polydimethyl siloxane stamp are systematically studied for their influence on the geometrical parameter, surface morphology, and chemical structure of the finally achieved CDAs and HCFs. Within the PAA concentration being investigated, the averaged thickness of CDAs and HCFs can be tailored in a range from a few tens to a few hundred of nanometers. The µCP+DLWc-enabled electrically conductive CDAs and HCFs possess the characteristics of ease-of-fabrication, nanometer-thickness, highly regular and controlled patterns and structures, and the ability to form on both hard and soft substrates, which imparts usefulness in electronics, photonics, energy storage, catalysis, tissue engineering, as well as physical, chemical, and bio-sensing applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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生物医学工程
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表面化学
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微纳加工
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2022
·Vol. 49
·期 2
·1846-1854
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IF 5.532
Xinkun Liu,Ying Dai,Xinmei Pei,Wen Chen
The electrocaloric (EC) effect cooling technique of environmentally friendly lead-free thin film materials driven by electric fields has recently gained tremendous attention due to the urgent demand for microelectronic and integrated circuit refrigeration devices. However, the widespread use of lead-free materials in EC devices is seriously hindered due to the small electrocaloric temperature change (ΔT) within a narrow operation temperature span (T span ) near room temperature. Here, lead-free Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15 Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9-x Sn x O 3 (BCZT-xSn, 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.03) thin films were prepared on substrates (Pt/Ti/SiO 2 /Si) via a sol-gel route. The BCZT-0.02Sn thin film presents an excellent EC effect (ΔT = 32.74 K, ΔS = 37.18 J kg −1 K −1 ) and large EC strength (ΔT/ΔE = 0.033 K cm kV −1 , ΔS/ΔE = 0.037 J cm K −1 kg −1 kV −1 ) over a wide T span (∼26 K) under 1000 kV cm −1 near room temperature. The giant ΔT is mainly attributed to the emergence of an intermediate O phase and the formation of a multiphase (R, O and T phases) coexistence structure at room temperature, while the diffuse phase transition behavior is responsible for the wide T span . Our study provides a new idea for developing environment-friendly EC materials with an excellent room-temperature ΔT over a broad operational temperature region.
研究领域:
材料科学
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功能材料
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固态物理
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环境友好材料
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制冷技术
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RSC Advances
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 14
·8039-8047
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IF 3.049
Peng Gu,Xinghua Zhu,Dingyu Yang
Mn-doped ZnO (MZO) films were prepared on glass substrates using sol–gel dip-coating technology. The microstructural, morphological, optical and photoelectric properties of MZO films were investigated at different withdrawal speeds (WS: 20, 40, 60 and 80 mm s−1). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns showed that all the films obtained were polycrystalline with a hexagonal structure, and the highest crystallinity of MZO films was observed as films were deposited at 40 mm s−1. The UV-Vis spectra revealed that the average optical transmittance of all samples was over 60% and the energy band gap of films decreased from 3.616 to 3.254 eV with the increase in withdrawal speed. The formed Au/MZO/Au photodetectors (PDs) indicate that a device prepared at 40 mm s−1 shows superior properties both in response speed and detection capability, and the rise time is 1.871 s and fall time is 3.309 s at 365 nm for 3 V bias and the detectivity (D*) reaches ∼1.7 × 1010 Jones. Moreover, the responsivity of PDs is also affected by the distance between Au electrodes and external bias. This research provides a simple way to fabricate the UV PDs based on MZO films with faster response and higher detectivity.
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材料科学
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半导体物理
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光电子学
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薄膜技术
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纳米材料
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Ruxia Ning,Xichuang Cheng,Fuhou Lei,Jiufang Duan,Kun Wang,Jianxin Jiang
Natural and high-quality biomass-based coating films are considered promising packaging to consumers. However, the poor mechanical properties and weak antimicrobial activity of biomass materials have limited their practical application. A cleaner and low-cost strategy is used to prepare antimicrobial, self-recovery, and biocompatible coating films using tamarind kernel powder (TKP) and chitosan (CS). The TKP protein and chitosan chains were covalently cross-linked with tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride (THPC) to form a three-dimensional network based on THPC-amine dynamic bonds, and act as a sacrificial bond. Then, the hydrogen bond forms an interpenetrating network to build a strong multi-network film. Thus, the THPC multi-crosslinking TKP based films showed enhanced stretchable property (increased from 3.23 % to 77.54 %), and self-recovery after 30 min of recovery. Additionally, the film has been found to exhibit low water vapor permeability, low oxygen transmittance rate, and excellent antimicrobial efficiency (maximum inhibition zones: 24.39 mm). Moreover, the prepared films were demonstrated to be biocompatible and non-hemolytic based on cell viability and hemolytic activity assays. The method described herein could broaden the scope of biomass-based materials in the realm of antimicrobial coating films.
研究领域:
高分子材料科学
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食品包装工程
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生物医学材料
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天然高分子化学
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抗菌材料
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可再生资源利用
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PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2016
·Vol. 213
·期 5
·1324-1328
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IF 1.648
Yongzheng Zhang,Yuxiu Sun,Hao Wang,Hui Yan
Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 (CZTSe) solar cell with a facile superstrate structure of carbon/CZTSe/CdS/ITO was fabricated entirely by non-vacuum processes. The influence of selenization temperature on the composition of CZTSe layer was briefly investigated. Compared with current superstrate-type CZTS(e) solar cells, the present CZTSe superstrate solar cell exhibited a higher power conversion efficiency of 2.44%.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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无机半导体
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能源材料
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薄膜器件
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2013
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IF 3.777
Heng Zhang,Yi Lu,Chang-Dong Gu,Jian-Bin Cai,Xiu-Li Wang,Jiang-Ping Tu
Amorphous Ni–P–C films are fabricated by combining the electrodeposition of Ni–P films from a eutectic-based ionic liquid and the direct current magnetron sputtering of amorphous carbon top-layer. The carbon top-layer with a thickness of about 10 nm is homogeneously coated on the surface of the Ni–P films. A comparison study is undertaken between Ni–P and Ni–P–C films to evaluate the microstructure and the electrochemical performances of the composite films as anode materials for lithium ion batteries , which allow the decoupling of the effect of the carbon layer . It is found that at lower discharge–charge current densities, the cyclability of both Ni–P and Ni–P–C films is similar. As the discharge–charge current density increases, the Ni–P–C film exhibits improved capability and reversibility over the Ni–P film. The Ni–P–C film delivers an initial discharge capacity of 1060 mAh g −1 at 250 mA g −1 and the capacity retention after 50 cycles is 62%, much higher than that of the Ni–P film (51%). The cyclability of Ni–P–C film at different discharge–charge current densities from 200 to 500 mA g −1 is also much better than those of Ni–P film. This study indicates that the introduction of a carbon top-layer on Ni–P film could significantly improve the electrochemical performances due to the decreased interface electric resistance and the structure stability.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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薄膜技术
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2020
·Vol. 47
·期 4
·4769-4774
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IF 3.83
Hongfei Liu,Chenjun Zhang,Zhiping Zhang,Xiangdong Meng,Xianghua Zeng
Orthorhombic Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 films have been successfully prepared via spin coating technique followed by annealing at 500–750 °C. The phase composition, microstructure, morphology and negative thermal behavior of the synthesized Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 films were investigated. XRD and XPS analysis indicate that as-deposited film is amorphous . Orthorhombic Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 films can be prepared after post-annealing at 500–750 °C for 1 h. The crystallinity of Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 films gradually improved with the increase of post-annealing temperature. SEM analysis shows as-deposited film is smooth and compact, and the grain size of Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 film grows up as the post-annealing temperature increases. Variable temperature XRD analysis demonstrates that the synthesized orthorhombic Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 films show stable thermo-chemical and anisotropic NTE property in 25–700 °C. The corresponding coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of the orthorhombic Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 film in a, b and c directions are −6.68 × 10 −6 °C −1 , 5.08 × 10 −6 °C −1 and −4.76 × 10 −6 °C −1 , respectively. The whole unit cell of the orthorhombic Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 film shrinks and the volumetric CTE of the Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 thin film is −6.36 × 10 −6 °C −1 , and the linear CTE is about −2.12 × 10 −6 °C −1 ( α v = 3 α l ).
研究领域:
材料科学
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无机非金属材料
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功能薄膜
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热学性能
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晶体结构
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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2018
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IF 2.873
Wenjie Lin,Weiliang Wu,Jie Bao,Zongtao Liu,Kaifu Qiu,Lun Cai,Zhirong Yao,Youjun Deng,Zongcun Liang,Hui Shen
The dopant-free back contact solar cells are demonstrated based on hole selective contact material, chromium trioxide (CrO x , x < 3) with a low melting point for high stability and high performance. In this contribution, CrO x is first applied in silicon based solar cell as the emitter. Integrating 5 nm CrO x and 2 nm LiF x into solar cell as the emitter and the back surface filed, resulted in a device efficiency of 13.6%. For further improvement, the back contact solar cell reaching an efficiency of 15.8% was fabricated, by implementing the multilayer films of CrO x (5 nm)/Au (4 nm)/ CrO x (5 nm) as the emitter. The formation of Cr(OH) 3 in ambient condition, resulted in a lower work function (4.8 eV) of the CrO x film. Furthermore, the multilayer back contact solar cell demonstrated a high stability due to CrO x covered with 500 nm Ag, when stored in ambient air longer than 170 days.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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半导体器件
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表面工程
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能源材料
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危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）