DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2018
·Vol. 47
·期 7
·2214-2221
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IF 4.099
Qiang Wu,Juan Hou,Haifeng Zhao,Zhiyong Liu,Xuanyu Yue,Shanglong Peng,Haibin Cao
ZnS as an inorganic passivation agent has been proven to be effective in suppressing charge recombination and enhancing power conversion efficiency (PCE) in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). In the present study, we constructed a novel TiO2/ZnS/CdS/ZnCdS/CdSe/ZnS photoelectrode via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) and chemical bath deposition (CBD). The complementary effects of multi-ZnS layers on the optical and electrochemical performance of the QDSCs were systematically investigated. The multi-ZnS can not only facilitate the growth and distribution of QDs, but also suppress the different interface charge recombination effectively. We suggest that the formation of the ZnCdS intermediate layers via ion-exchange route during CBD process contributes to the higher photoelectrochemical cell performance of the QDSCs with the middle ZnS layer. When the three-layer ZnS was employed in CdS/CdSe co-sensitized system, the PCE reached 6.05%, which is much higher than that observed for solar cells with the conventional single ZnS treatments and the two layers inserted at the interface between CdS QDs and CdSe QDs and electrolyte (4.80% and 5.42%, respectively).
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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光电子学
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能源化学
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半导体器件
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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
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2017
·Vol. 123
·期 3
·189
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IF 1.455
Lin Yibing,Lin Yu,Wu Jihuai,Zhang Xiaolong,Fang Biaopeng
The composite photoanodes based on the ZnO/SnO 2 hierarchical structures with high photoelectricity properties have been successfully synthesized, and used in the CdS and CdSe quantum dots co-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). In this experiment, the ZnO/SnO 2 nanoparticles (ZS-NP) and hierarchical nanosheets-based microflowers (ZS-MF) were prepared by the one-step hydrothermal route and the morphologies of the products were controlled by the solvent variation. An improved power conversion efficiency of 4.98% was achieved for the cell based on the ZS-MF composite photoanodes, which showed an increase of 21.8% compared to the ZS-NP photoanodes (4.09%). This result is mainly connected to the unique superiority of the three-dimensional hierarchical microflower nanostructures for light scattering and quantum dots loading, which is responsible for the increase of photocurrent values and eventual PCE.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2026
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IF 4.6
Siqi Wang,Jiawang Liu,Meiting Chen,Xueqi An,Shuang Guo,Zihui Liang,Ping Wang,Yinghui Wang,Xiaotian Yang
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are attractive building blocks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution because their optical and electronic properties can be tailored through nanoscale structural design. However, in many QD-based hybrid systems, limited interfacial coupling between the QDs and cocatalyst hinders charge transfer and obscures the relationship between the interfacial structure and function. Herein, we report a Ni-modified giant reverse type-I CdS/CdSe core/shell QD system prepared by photodeposition, in which the Ni loading can be quantitatively tuned from 1 to 7 atoms per QD. Structural and spectroscopic characterizations indicate that the deposited Ni species are intimately associated with the CdS/CdSe QDs, while the giant core/shell architecture is retained. This interfacial modification leads to systematic changes in charge-carrier behavior, as evidenced by photoluminescence, photocurrent, electrochemical impedance, transient photovoltage, and transient absorption measurements. Among the series, CdS/CdSe-Ni4 exhibits the most efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution, with a rate of 4492 μmol g–1 h–1 and a turnover frequency of 2.6 s–1 per Ni site. The results show that the regulation of the QD/Ni interface plays an important role in promoting electron extraction and interfacial charge transfer. This study provides a useful model for understanding how surface metal-site modification influences the photophysical and photocatalytic properties of colloidal semiconductor core/shell nanostructures.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2018
·Vol. 47
·期 29
·9634-9642
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IF 4.099
Shuqi Lu,Shanglong Peng,Zhiya Zhang,Yunlong Deng,Tianfeng Qin,Juanjuan Huang,Fei Ma,Juan Hou,Guozhong Cao
Surface passivation in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) plays a very important role in preventing surface charge recombination and thus enhancing the power conversion efficiency (PCE). ZnSe passivation with dopant in CdS/CdSe co-sensitized QDSSCs has been demonstrated as an effective way to improve the PCE. In the present study, a series of characterizations revealed that a Mn-doped ZnSe passivation layer can not only reduce surface charge recombination, but also enhance light harvesting. By means of density functional theory calculation along with a systematic study of electronic band structure, it has been found that the valence band of ZnSe moves upward on Mn-ion doping which leads to acceleration of charge separation and broader light absorption range. The impact of the Mn ion on charge recombination and light harvesting has been interpreted reasonably and the PCE of CdS/CdSe co-sensitized QDSSCs with Mn-doped ZnSe passivation layer is as high as 6.46%, which is 1.5 times that of the solar cell without the passivation layer.
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能源科学
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计算化学
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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 4.1
Libo Yu,Zhen Li,Weiqiang Qiao,Junke Wang,Chengshuang Zhao
Light harvesting plays crucial role for high photovoltaic performance of quantum dots sensitized solar cell (QDSSC). However, there are still issues need to be tackled, such as enlarging light response range and enhancing light scattering capability. In this work, TiO 2 eggshell hollow microspheres (EHMS) were synthesized by carbonaceous microspheres (CMS) template method and co-sensitized by CdS/CdSe/PbS quantum dots (QDs) for application in QDSSC . Compared with QDSSC based on TiO 2 nanoparticles (NP) and TiO 2 hollow microspheres (HMS), the TiO 2 EHMS based QDSSC showed a remarkable increase of short-circuit current density (J sc ) to 24.81 mA cm −2 with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.07 %. Photoelectrochemical analysis of QDSSC indicate that CdS/CdSe/PbS QDs can enlarge the light response range, and the TiO 2 EHMS improve the light scattering, leading to the improvement of light harvesting efficiency. Charges dynamics tests results proved that a larger charges recombination resistance at photoanode/electrolyte interface and longer electron lifetime can be achieved with TiO 2 EHMS, contributing to the boost of J sc . The presented study introduces a simple strategy for researchers interested in designing photoanode for various photoelectrochemical applications.
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光电化学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2016
·Vol. 27
·期 7
·6656-6664
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IF 1.798
Lin Yibing,Lin Yu,Wu Jihuai,Zhang Xiaolong,Fang Biaopeng
In this study, after CdS quantum dots sensitized ZnO hierarchical spheres (ZnO HS), we used a simple process to deposit CdSe QDs on ZnO by spin-coating-based SILAR, and applied to photoanodes of quantum dots-sensitized solar cells. Before CdS and CdSe QDs deposition, the ZnO HS photoanodes were modified by Zn(CH 3 COO) 2 ·2H 2 O methanol solution to further enhance the open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency (PCE). The program of modifying photoanodes and the number of CdSe spin-SILAR cycles are evaluated on the optical and electrochemical properties of the cells. As a result, a high energy conversion efficiency of 2.49 % was obtained by using modified ZnO HS/CdS photoanode under AM 1.5 illumination of 100 mW cm −2 . And further decorated by the CdSe QDs, the ZnO HS/CdS/CdSe cell achieved a PCE of 5.36 % due to the modification of ZnO HS nanostructure, the enhanced absorption in the visible region, the lower recombination reaction and higher electron lifetime.
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纳米技术
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能源科学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Danwen Yao,Zhenyu Hu,Liansheng Zheng,Shanming Chen,Wei Lü,Huailiang Xu
The research deals with fabrication of CdS/CdSe-sensitized quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) with laser-engineered black rutile TiO 2 nanoparticles (TiO 2 -NPs) as the photoanode material. Three QDSSC devices with pristine and two types of black rutile TiO 2 -NPs engineered respectively in water and ethanol by intense femtosecond laser propagating in the filamentation regime were prepared in the same architecture. Extremely different power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 1.43 %, 3.68 % and 9.11 %, in which the black TiO 2 -NPs-based devices show respectively a two-fold and six-fold PCE higher than the pristine TiO 2 -NPs, were obtained. The absorption and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyses revealed that the device with the highest PCE has the highest absorption efficiency in the wide spectral range from UV to mid-infrared and shunt resistance ( R sh ) of 1364.9 Ω, but the smallest series resistance ( R s ) of 190.3 Ω, which are attributed to the surface modification on the structural and optical properties of TiO 2 -NPs by femtosecond laser pulses.
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光化学
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SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
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2020
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IF 6.984
Jie Liu,Jianqiang Liu,Chenglei Wang,Zhongwei Ge,Dali Wang,Lixin Xia,Liang Guo,Na Du,Xiaotao Hao,Hongdi Xiao
The surface passivation strategy is one of the effective ways to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of quantum dots-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). In this work, a novel ZnS/SiO 2 coating serves as the passivation layers for the CdS/CdSe co-sensitized solar cells based on zinc titanium mixed metal oxides (MMOs) obtained from layered double hydroxides (LDHs) precursor. The incorporation of passivation layers effectively improved the performance of the corresponding CdS/CdSe quantum dots co-sensitized solar cells and the best PCE of 4.91% has been achieved, which represents an over 55% improvement than that of devices without passivation. The effects of ZnS/SiO 2 double passivation layers were systematically investigated, especially by 2D time-resolved fluorescence imaging and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique . It was revealed that the existence of ZnS/SiO 2 outer layers caused the suppression of charge recombination, higher electrons collection efficiency, and superior surface quality.
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能源技术
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光电化学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2016
·Vol. 4
·期 8
·1633-1644
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IF 5.066
Rui Zhang,Baochang Zhang,Yingbo Liu,Shuqing Sun
In this paper, we firstly report the preparation of 3D graphene networks (GNs) by sonication-free liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE) and C dot grafted graphene (CD–G) hybrids. The 3D GNs and CD–G hybrids were incorporated into TiO2 photoanodes for improving the photovoltaic performance of CdS/CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) due to their unique structures and excellent conductivities. When the amounts of incorporation are 1.6 wt% for GNs and 2.0 wt% for CD–G, η (photoelectric conversion efficiency) exhibited improvements from 4.04% to 4.37% and 4.69%, respectively. The remarkable improvements in η are predominantly ascribed to the fact that the electron transport from TiO2 to graphene decreased the probability of recombination of charge carriers and ultimately improved the photoelectric conversion efficiency. For CD–G/TiO2, the electron transport from C dots to graphene may strengthen the effect. This work demonstrates a possibility of fabricating superior photoanodes for enhancing the performances of QDSSCs by designing graphene nanoarchitectures with unique structures and morphologies as the dopants.
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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光伏技术
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半导体器件
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界面工程
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