JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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IF 3.133
Jianguang Jia,Chunmei Liu,Yuan Lin,Xiaowen Zhou
Charge recombination is an important factor that limits the cell efficiency of quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). Herein, we report a facile way to improve the cell performance of CdSe sensitized ZnO QDSSC by overcoating a thin layer of ZnSe on CdSe/ZnO film through a successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) procedure. Photovoltaic investigations indicate that ZnSe overcoating can increase photocurrent and photovoltage of the cell, resulting in significant enhancement of the cell efficiency, which is much better than the widely used traditional ZnS material. The superior role of ZnSe overcoating is ascribed to its large inhibition of charge recombination loss owing to its suitable band structure, efficient passivation of ZnO and CdSe QDs as well as its small lattice mismatch with CdSe that leads to the large decrease of surface/interface defects in CdSe/ZnO photoanode . This finding provides an alternative efficient way to enhance the cell performance of ZnO based QDSSC by suppressing the charge recombination.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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半导体物理
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光伏技术
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2018
·Vol. 7
·期 11
·5991-6000
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IF 9.931
Weiguang Wang,Hua Tian,Gequn Shu,Dongxing Huo,Fang Zhang,Xiuping Zhu
A bimetallic thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery (B-TRAB) using inexpensive materials efficiently converts low-grade thermal energy into electricity with high power density. Through thermal regeneration of the anolyte, the B-TRAB system realized high-voltage discharge (1.38 V) with redox couples [Cu(II)/Cu and Zn(NH3)42+/Zn] and low-voltage charge (0.72 V) with Zn(II)/Zn and Cu(NH3)42+/Cu. Adding 2 M NH3 to the anolyte of a Cu/Zn-TRAB produced a peak discharge power density of 525 W m−2-electrode (120 W m−2-membrane), and the voltage (or current) and peak power could be doubled by connecting two cells in series (or parallel). In successive regeneration cycles, a maximum power density of 115 W m−2-electrode (26 W m−2-membrane) and a net energy density of 714 W h m−3 were produced at a constant current density of 100 A m−2. The power density was enhanced to 515 W m−2-electrode (118 W m−2-membrane) and maintained in successive cycles by adding acid to the regenerated catholytes, with a net energy density of 299 W h m−3 (discharged at a constant load of 12 Ω and charged at a constant current density of 100 A m−2). A thermal-electricity conversion efficiency of 0.95% (10.7% relative to the Carnot efficiency) was achieved.
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能源材料
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电化学工程
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热电转换技术
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可持续能源
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功能材料
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Decai Huang,Sisi Liang,Dejian Chen,Jie Hu,Kunyuan Xu,Haomiao Zhu
The emerging applications of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy technology in medicine and food security call for compact and efficient NIR light source such as NIR phosphor converted LEDs (pc-LED). Currently, most of the NIR phosphors suffer from low photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield and poor thermal or chemical stability. Herein, a fluoride garnet NIR Na 3 Al 2 Li 3 F 12 :Cr 3+ phosphor was successfully synthesized via coprecipitation method. It can be excited efficiently by blue or red light and shows a broad emission band covering 650–1000 nm (bandwidth of ~110 nm) with a PL quantum yield of 78%. The fine electronic structure of Cr 3+ ions in the host was revealed by the measurement of temperature-dependent (8–300 K) excitation and emission spectra analysis. Particularly, at 423 K, the Na 3 Al 2 Li 3 F 12 :5%Cr 3+ sample retained ~99% of the PL intensity at room temperature, exhibiting excellent PL thermal stability. A NIR pc-LED was fabricated by combining the Na 3 Al 2 Li 3 F 12 :5%Cr 3+ phosphor with a commercial blue LED chip, and radiant flux of 14.3 mW in NIR region was obtained at 60 mA drive current. Furthermore, the penetration of NIR light generated by this pc-LED in chicken breast was reached. The results suggested that Na 3 Al 2 Li 3 F 12 :Cr 3+ is a promising candidate for broadband pc-LED in NIR spectroscopy applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光学工程
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生物医学光子学
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半导体器件
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分析化学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2012
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IF 3.832
Pingfan Du,Lixin Song,Jie Xiong,Ni Li,Zhenqiang Xi,Longcheng Wang,Dalai Jin,Shaoyi Guo,Yongfeng Yuan
Novel TiO 2 /ZnO core–sheath nanofibers (NFs) film was fabricated through an extraordinary coaxial electrospinning technique . Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were assembled using the TiO 2 /ZnO NFs film as photoanode . FESEM , TEM, FTIR , XRD , XPS and UV–vis were used to characterize the NFs electrode film. Photocurrent–voltage ( I – V ) characteristic, incident photo-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) spectrum, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were performed to evaluate the DSSCs performance. The results reveal that the DSSCs based on the TiO 2 /ZnO core–sheath NFs are superior to their bare TiO 2 NFs-based counterparts. Compared with the latter, the overall energy conversion efficiency was enhanced from 4.47 to 5.17%. And the possible mechanism for this enhancement was discussed.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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能源材料
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光电化学
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半导体薄膜
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 3.15
Xi-Ming Song,Xin Zhou,Chunxue Yuan,Yu Zhang,Qiang Tong,Ying Li,Luxia Cui,Daliang Liu,Wei Zhang
We reported a novel Fe 2 O 3 /rutile TiO 2 nanorod (NR) arrays with the heterogeneous structure for photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells, which were fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass (FTO) substrates that serve as model architecture via a hydrothermal method. Fe 2 O 3 was revealed as an inexpensive and eco-friendly semiconductor sensitizer to make TiO 2 respond to visible light . By using this photoanode, the photoelectric conversion and water splitting properties of PEC cells based on the one-dimensional (1D) Fe 2 O 3 /TiO 2 heterostructures were investigated in detail under simulated sunlight. Meanwhile, the optimization of photovoltaic performance was also achieved by regulating the amount of Fe 2 O 3 . The open circuit voltage and short circuit current of the Fe 2 O 3 /TiO 2 solar cell can reach 0.435 V and 1.840 mA/cm 2 , respectively. In addition, theoretical analysis of the photoelectric effect is preliminarily explored on the basis of the flat band potential results.
研究领域:
材料科学
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物理化学
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能源科学
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纳米科技
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光催化
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ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
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2019
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IF 3.495
Xin Qi,Ganghong Liu,Duo Wang,Ning Zhu,Yuqing Zhang,Zehao Zhang,Cuncun Wu,Xiangdong Li,Wei Luo,Yingqiang Li,Haozhe Hu,Zhijian Chen,Lixin Xiao,Shufeng Wang,Bo Qu
Interfacial modification as a feasible strategy to improve the properties of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has been widely studied in recent years. In this work, PbCl 2 modification at the interface of SnO 2 /CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 was used for CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 -based planar PSCs. The introduction of PbCl 2 between SnO 2 and CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 layers boosted the crystallization of perovskite film, which promoted the photovoltaic properties of corresponding PSCs. The open circuit voltage ( V OC ) and fill factor (FF) of the PbCl 2 -modified devices (1 mg/mL) were 1.11 V and 0.79, respectively, which were both higher than those of the reference devices without PbCl 2 (1.04 V and 0.76). Moreover, a steady-state power output efficiency exceeding 19% was obtained for the PbCl 2 -modified devices (1 mg/mL), which implied that PbCl 2 modification was an effective and low cost strategy for efficient PSCs.
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材料科学
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光伏技术
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纳米科技
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表面与界面工程
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能源材料
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半导体器件
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功能材料
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 15.1
Haisheng Chen,Wenwen Chen,Jiaying Shen,Xiaona Du,Tianhong Zhou,Zhengang Dong,Taiyu Bian,Jiaxing Guo,Yiyang Wen,Yuanlin Liang,Zhenping Wu,Yang Zhang
Developing smart luminescent materials with desirable and tunable characteristics has always been an overriding priority of fluorescence technology. However, huge challenges encompass the single functionality of the luminescent materials and the traditional chemical synthetic techniques with rigorously controlling over the miscellaneous experimental conditions and variables. Herein, the lanthanide-doped bismuth-layered ferroelectric (Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 ) 0.96 Er 0.04 Bi 2 Nb 2 O 9.02 has been prepared to be utilized as a platform that not only serves the in-situ and reversible tailoring of the upconverted emission via physical methods, but also enable the versatile functionalities such as photomemory and multi-modal temperature sensing. High luminescent contrast that can reach up to 83.7 % before and after the 405 nm irradiation has been realized on the basis of the photochromic phenomenon of the as-prepared (Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 ) 0.96 Er 0.04 Bi 2 Nb 2 O 9.02 sample, and the fundamental application in the photomemory has been exhibited. Moreover, the performances of triple-mode thermometry built on the fluorescent intensity ratio techniques ( 2 H 11/2 / 4 S 3/2 and 4 S 3/2 / 4 F 9/2 ) as well as the lifetime of the 4 S 3/2 excited state of the Er 3+ ion have been investigated in carefulness, with the maximal relative sensitivities of 1.22 % K −1 at 300 K, 0.92 % K −1 at 510 K, and 0.18 % K −1 at 450 K, respectively. Our results provide significant insights into the methodology of physically modulating the upconversion luminescence, and offer a glamorous pathway for multifunctional high-end applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光学工程
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功能材料
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纳米光子学
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传感技术
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固态物理
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智能材料
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2016
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IF 6.333
Yanchun Yang,Xiaojiao Kang,Lijian Huang,Song Wei,Daocheng Pan
Earth abundant Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 (CZTSSe) has been considered as one of the most promising thin film solar cell absorber candidates. Here, we develop a facile water-based precursor solution approach for depositing high-efficiency Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin film solar cells. In this environmentally friendly approach, inexpensive elemental Cu, Zn, Sn and S powders are used as the starting materials and are dissolved in the aqueous solution of thioglycolic acid and methylamine, forming a homogeneous precursor solution for depositing Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 nanocrystal thin film . As-deposited CZTS nanocrystal thin films are selenized to form the large-grain CZTSSe absorber layers . It was found that Na doping plays an important role in the formation of the extremely dense and flat CZTSSe absorber layer, and fill factor can be significantly improved for Na-doped CZTSSe solar cells, which lead to a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 6.96% with an open-circuit voltage of 378 mV, a short current density of 28.17 mA cm −2 , and a fill factor of 65.4%.
研究领域:
材料科学
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新能源材料
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半导体薄膜
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光伏技术
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无机功能材料
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 5.091
Shuai Ma,Lifeng Dong,Hongzhou Dong,Jie Wang,Yingjie Chen,Beili Pang,Jianguang Feng,Liyan Yu,Mei Zhao
We concretely report feasible synthesis procedures of colloidal Cu 2 ZnSn(S 1- x ,Se x ) 4 -Au (CZTSSe-Au) nano-heterostructured composites, and creatively employ them as the counter electrodes (CEs) of all-solid-state solar cells with inorganic CsSnI 2.95 F 0.05 perovskite hole conductor. Acquired optical characterization indicates that integration of noble metal nanoparticles with cuprum-chalcogenide could heighten light absorption within visible-band due to localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) generated by Au, and the forbidden gap of nanocomposites gets adjustment accordingly. It is demonstrated that this novel photocathode alternative with favorable conductivity can not only match the energy level within the device band structure construction, but also restrain recombination so that accelerate charge transfer and extraction occurring on the photocathode. The photocurrent and photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of cells conjugating CZTS-Au photocathodes turn to be respectively 43% and 25% higher than those using pure CZTS. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that CZTS-Au, coupling very well with inorganic perovskite, owns comparable electrocatalytic performance and even higher output photocurrent with respect to platinum CEs, which portends a potential substitution for conventional costly photocathodes. A comprehensive analysis on impedance spectroscopy data is subsequently carried out for the sake of deep understanding charge accumulation and transfer response at CsSnI 2.95 F 0.05 /CE interface, attempting to orient further optimization of device performance.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2018
·Vol. 6
·期 46
·23773-23779
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IF 9.931
Zhiyuan Wang,Ruqin Zhang,Min Zhao,Zhongqiang Wang,Bingwei Wei,Xuefeng Zhang,Shuai Feng,Hailiang Cao,Peizhi Liu,Yuying Hao,Hua Wang,Bingshe Xu,Stephen J. Pennycook,Junjie Guo
High-performance organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are of great scientific and technological importance due to their potential large-scale industrial applications. Introducing semiconductor quantum dots has been proven to be an effective way to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of OPVs. In this paper, we report a novel approach to fabricate atomically thin antimonene quantum sheets (AMQSs) possessing a uniform size (≈2.2 nm) via imidazolium ionic liquid-assisted exfoliation. In this method, the yield of AMQSs (1.1 mg mL−1) has been increased by nearly two orders of magnitude compared with that of previously reported methods. Furthermore, upon adding AMQSs into the light absorber in OPVs, the optimal device with 1.0 mg mL−1 AMQSs shows the highest PCE of 9.75%, resulting in over 25% enhancement in PCE compared to that of the reference device. It also leads to a noticeable enhancement in the short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 16.7% and the fill factor (FF) of 8.4%. The increased PCE is mainly due to the two-dimensional electronic structure of AMQSs that can enhance the light absorption, assist exciton dissociation and reduce charge recombination of OPVs. This work provides a new avenue toward mass production of two-dimensional quantum sheets and points to a new strategy for highly efficient OPVs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光伏技术
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半导体物理
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能源材料
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2018
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IF 2.732
Qinghua Yang,Benxue Jiang,Shuilin Chen,Yiguang Jiang,Pande Zhang,Jun Wang,Shiqing Xu,Long Zhang
Al 2 O 3 : Er 3+ /Yb 3+ transparent ceramics codoped with Zn 2+ ions with intense upconversion and near infrared emission were prepared by conventional solid-state reaction and vacuum and hot isostatic pressing sintering. The effects of Zn 2+ incorporation to the structure, transparent, upconversion and NIR luminescence were discussed in detail. The as prepared Al 2 O 3 ceramics exhibited a total transmittance of ~ 75% in infrared regions (800–3300 nm) and ~ 50% in visible regions (500–800 nm). Under the excitation of a 980 nm laser diode , the as prepared Al 2 O 3 ceramics displayed two tense upconversion emission peaks of a green one centered at 550 nm and a red one centered at 660 nm and a tense near infrared emission peak centered at 1.532 µm, characteristic of Er 3+ emission. Compared with Er 3+ /Yb 3+ doped only, Zn 2+ codoped Al 2 O 3 :Er 3+ /Yb 3+ transparent ceramics showed higher upconversion and near infrared emission of ~ 11 times and ~ 4 times, respectively. The enhancement mechanism due to incorporation of Zn 2+ ions was also discussed in detail.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光学材料
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无机非金属材料
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发光材料
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陶瓷工程
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2016
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IF 6.333
Fanli Meng,Yi Luo,Yali Zhou,Jinwen Zhang,Yanzhen Zheng,Guozhong Cao,Xia Tao
A plasmon-enhanced upconversion composite Y 2 O 3 :Er/Au@TiO 2 (SYE/A@T) with a three-dimensional starlike morphology is prepared and then mixed with submicron TiO 2 (200 nm) to form a multifunctional scattering layer in TiO 2 -based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In such starlike micronsized upconverter, Au nanoparticle-assisted plasmon effect can intensify the upconversion emission of Y 2 O 3 :Er, and simultaneously TiO 2 coating can improve the charge transport within SYE/A@T. Therefore, the SYE/A@T shows extended light-absorbing range to near-infrared region and improved light-scattering ability, leading to an improved photovoltaic performance of DSSCs. With the optimum mixing ratio, a conversion efficiency of 8.62% is attained, which is a significant improvement of 27.6% compared with the cell without adding SYE/A@T. Our work provides a feasible strategy to prepare an upconversion composite with plasmon-enhanced emission and enable this composite to accommodate the DSSCs system and improve the conversion efficiency of DSSCs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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纳米光学
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能源材料
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表面等离激元
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