Small
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2024
·Vol. 21
·期 1
·2403051
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IF 13
Yandi Luo,Hongli Ma,Nafees Ahmad,Usman Ali Shah,Zhuanghao Zheng,Shuo Chen,Zhenghua Su,Jun Zhao,Xianghua Zhang,Guangxing Liang
Antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3 ) has demonstrated considerable potential and advancement as a light-absorbing material for thin-film solar cells owing to its exceptional optoelectronic characteristics. However, challenges persist in the crystal growth, particularly regarding the nucleation mechanism during pre-selenization process for Sb 2 Se 3 . The defects originating from this process significantly impact the quality of the absorber layer, leading to the degradation in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the device. Herein, the evolution of pre-selenization using rapid thermal processing (RTP) on the crystallization quality of Sb 2 Se 3 film is systematically investigated. By optimizing the initial nucleation process during pre-selenization, resulting in a reduction of grain boundaries and nucleation centers, the Sb 2 Se 3 thin films demonstrate enhanced crystallinity and pinholes-free morphology. It is found that the improved quality of the grain interior and interfaces of the Sb 2 Se 3 absorber can mitigate intrinsic defects within the bulk layer, and passivate interfacial defect recombination. As a result, the short circuit current density ( J SC ) is elevated to 28.97 mA cm −2 , and a competitive efficiency of 9.03% is achieved in Sb 2 Se 3 device. This study provides comprehensive insight into the process of crystal growth and the mechanism for defect suppression, which holds guiding significance for advancing photovoltaic performance.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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半导体物理
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薄膜制备
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凝聚态物理
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能源材料
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.387
Hongchao Li,Jianpeng Zou,Senlin Xie,Xian Leng,Di Gao,Xu Mao
WSe 2 films were prepared on inexpensive graphite substrate through direct-current magnetron sputtering and rapid selenization for catalytic application in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The effects of the temperature and time in selenization process on the HER activity were studied in details. Scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy indicates that the graphite surface is covered by WSe 2 nanosheets . The HER activity of WSe 2 samples prepared at different conditions has been evaluated via linear sweep voltammetry. Through adjusting selenization parameters, the WSe 2 nanofilms consists of the proper nanosheets has been prepared with the optimal HER activity. It’s important to control the number, the size and crystallinity of WSe 2 nanosheets which take responsibility for the HER activity. WSe 2 electrodes prepared at 500 °C for 10 min exhibit high stability in acidic solution and get the optimal activity with an over potential around −179 mV vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) at the current density of 10 mA cm −2 .
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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催化化学
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能源材料
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Enze Xu,Yan Zhang,Hui Wang,Zhifeng Zhu,Junjie Quan,Yajing Chang,Pengcheng Li,Dabin Yu,Yang Jiang
Establishing advanced sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with high energy density and eco-friendly electrode materials are still far from satisfactory due to the large-size of sodium-ions and sluggish redox kinetics during electrochemical processes. Herein, a novel ultrafast kinetics net electrode assembled via MoSe 2 /MXene heterojunction is synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method followed by thermal annealing. Featuring the Van der Waals force interaction between MoSe 2 and MXene , the volumetric change during the sodium ions insertion/extraction courses is effectively restrained, and the reaction kinetics is greatly enhanced further. Meanwhile, both the high electrical and ion conductivity (lower diffusion barrier between Na + /MXene ~0.066 eV) provided by the unique MXene based net heterostructure of our hybrid materials, as evidenced by DFT calculations, are beneficial to the transportation of sodium ions, thus enabling an outstanding rate and long-cycling capability. As a result, the fabricated cells exhibit high reversible capacities of 490 mAh g −1 at 1 A g −1 , as well as 250 mAh g −1 at a high current of 10 A g −1 with a coulombic efficiency of 99.8%, indicating the excellent electrochemical performance of our hybrid materials, especially at high current. This novel net MoSe 2 /MXene heterostructure, combined with our simple synthesis strategy together, are expected to have great potential in sodium-ions storage application.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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固态物理
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2017
·Vol. 2
·期 2
·444-454
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IF 0
Xiaohong Xia,Chunming Wang,Lang Liu,Yonglin Du,Weichun Ye
Transition metal dichalcogenides for electrocatalytic water splitting are important in renewable energy research, with studies showing that the edge structure and specific surface area are crucial to their electrocatalytic activity. Herein, the design and construction of yolk–shell nanospheres based on molybdenum diselenide-encapsulated molybdenum oxide are reported. Their structures were characterized using various techniques, which showed that the void space between the interior core and outer shell increased the number of active sites. This yolk–shell structure exhibited enhanced and stable electrocatalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The HER current density at −0.5 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode was increased by 95% (to −256 mA cm−2) compared to that of traditional flower-like molybdenum diselenide. The overpotential of this yolk–shell structure, which was required to drive a current density of −10 mA cm−2, was 65 mV lower than that of flower-like molybdenum diselenide (286 mV). Furthermore, long-term potential cycling and potentiostatic measurement of this catalyst showed favorable stability and durability of electrocatalytic activity. This yolk–shell structure plays a key role in energy conversion processes central to several renewable energy technologies.
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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电化学
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能源化学
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催化化学
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DOI
Journal of Materiomics
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2024
·Vol. 11
·期 4
·100995
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IF 8.4
Yuqing Sun,Zhihao Li,Yujie Zong,Fulong Liu,Hongxiang Wang,Hui Sun,Chunlei Wang,Hongchao Wang
The intrinsic low lattice thermal conductivities originates from the complex anion bonding environment make quaternary chalcogenides potential thermoelectric materials. Here, the bonding environment of Se atom in Cu 2.1 Mn 0.9 SnSe 4 is further regulated by substituting Mn 2+ with equimolar pairing elements (Ag + and In 3+ ). The increase in both bond length and angle, together with the reduction in bond strength of Ag Se and In Se bonds, cause the doped samples to display strong anharmonicities ( γ ∼ 1.84–2.04). And the weakened bond strength also lower the sound velocities. Consequently, the κ L of the doped samples is effectively constrained, achieving a minimum value of 0.55 W⸱m −1 ⸱K −1 at 673 K in x = 0.10 sample. Ultimately, a zT value of 0.53 at 673 K is attained in x = 0.10 sample. The modification of bonding environment around anion is considered as an effective mean to optimize the thermoelectric performance of quaternary chalcogenides.
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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固态化学
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Advanced Electronic Materials
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2022
·Vol. 8
·期 7
·2101383
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IF 7.633
Changsheng Zhu,Bin Lei,Fanbao Meng,Jianhua Cui,Weizhuang Zhuo,Wenxiang Wang,Ziji Xiang,Xianhui Chen
Ferromagnetic order in 2D2D materials has triggered widespread interest because of their applications in spintronic devices. Monolayer 1T-VSe 2 , as a recently emerged candidate of 2D2D ferromagnetic material, exhibits complicated behaviors that contradict the theoretical predictions. In this work, a systematic investigation is presented on the evolution of the transport properties in VSe 2 thin flakes controlled by gate voltage. Notably, for the first time, a paramagnetic-to-ferromagnetic transition is realized in a VSe 2 thin flake using a field-effect transistor setup with solid ion conductor of polycrystalline Li 1+ x + y Al x (Ti 2− y Ge y )P 3− z Si z O 12 serving as the gate dielectric. The Curie temperature determined from the electrical transport measurements is ≈40 K. The electric-field-controlled ferromagnetism in exfoliated VSe 2 flakes provides an excellent platform for developing advanced spintronics as well as investigating unusual emergent physics in 2D systems.
研究领域:
凝聚态物理
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材料科学
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纳米电子学
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自旋电子学
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低维系统
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2017
·Vol. 43
·期 8
·6257-6262
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IF 2.986
Zhongdong Zhao,Yihan Qi,Qiuying Chen,Xuerong Zheng,Qiuyan Hao,Wen Zhang,Jing Mao,Caichi Liu,Hui Liu
Compared with the expensive and complicated vacuum techniques, the solution-based process to deposit I-III-VI 2 chalcogenide thin films (I=Cu, III=In or Ga, VI=S or Se) has attracted great interests due to its lower cost, higher scalable production and better application in flexible substrate . Herein, a low-toxic and high-active mixture solvent comprised of 1, 2-ethanedithiol and 1,2-ethylenediamine is utilized to dissolve elemental Cu, In and S powders at 60 °C, forming the CuInS 2 (CIS) precursor solution . After spin coating and annealing in a both Ar gas and selenium atmosphere, a dense and large-grained chalcopyrite CuIn(S,Se) 2 (CISSe) thin films with a close-packed grain size of ~800 nm are prepared, eliminating a undesired fine fine-grained bottom layer. In addition, the selenization temperature of the CISSe thin films is also discussed, which influences the phase composition, crystallinity and morphology of CISSe thin films. Photovoltaic device of the CISSe-based thin films is fabricated, obtaining a power conversion efficiency of 6.2% with an active cell area of 0.5 cm 2 under AM 1.5 illumination.
研究领域:
材料科学
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薄膜制备
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光伏器件
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无机功能材料
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半导体材料
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DOI
高影响因子
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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DOI
高影响因子
Small
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2021
·Vol. 18
·期 8
·2105599
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IF 13.281
Wuhong Xue,Qitao Jiang,Fakun Wang,Ri He,Ruixue Pang,Huali Yang,Peng Wang,Ruilong Yang,Zhicheng Zhong,Tianyou Zhai,Xiaohong Xu
2D ferroelectrics with robust polar order in the atomic-scale thickness at room temperature are needed to miniaturize ferroelectric devices and tackle challenges imposed by traditional ferroelectrics. These materials usually have polar point group structure regarding as a prerequisite of ferroelectricity. Yet, to introduce polar structure into otherwise nonpolar 2D materials for producing ferroelectricity remains a challenge. Here, by combining first-principles calculations and experimental studies, it is reported that the native Ga vacancy-defects located in the asymmetrical sites in cubic defective semiconductor α‑Ga 2 Se 3 can induce polar structure. Meanwhile, the induced polarization can be switched in a moderate energy barrier. The switched polarization is observed in 2D α‑Ga 2 Se 3 nanoflakes of ≈4 nm with a high switching temperature up to 450 K. Such polarization switching could arise from the displacement of Ga vacancy between neighboring asymmetrical sites by applying an electric field. This work removes the point group limit for ferroelectricity, expanding the range of 2D ferroelectrics into the native defective semiconductors.
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材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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纳米电子学
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功能材料
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半导体物理
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Energy Technology
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2022
·Vol. 11
·期 11
·2200376
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IF 4.149
Peng Xu,Decheng Zhao,Shupei Liu,Jinghui Ren,Jian Zhou,Ning Wang,Zhoulu Wang,Xiang Liu,Yutong Wu,Yi Zhang
Selenium cathodes are expected to become next-generation energy storage materials due to their high electronic conductivity and volumetric capacity. However, their commercial applications are hindered by polyselenides dissolution and low Se utilization. Herein, a biomass compound, namely lychee seed, is used as a sustainable precursor to design hierarchically porous carbon by a single-step carbonization activation method. With a unique hierarchical porous structure, the lychee seed–derived activated carbon (LSDAC) used to encapsulate selenium delivers a reversible capacity of 446 mA h g −1 at 2 C and 291 mA h g −1 at 5 C after 1000 cycles. The Se/LSDAC electrodes show the most favorable fast-charging and good cycling behavior compared to the previously reported biomass-based carbon materials. By increasing the Se area loading to 9.5 mg cm −2 , the Se/LSDAC cathode maintains an areal capacity of 3.7 mA h cm −2 (3.2 mA cm −2 areal current density) after 80 cycles. High Se loading and economical and fast-charging cathode designs in Li–Se batteries are inspired.
研究领域:
电化学储能
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材料科学
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纳米能源材料
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可持续能源技术
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先进电池技术
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高影响因子
Advanced Electronic Materials
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2019
·Vol. 5
·期 10
·1900552
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IF 6.312
Li Yang,Hao Wu,Wenfeng Zhang,Xun Lou,Zijian Xie,Xu Yu,Yuan Liu,Haixin Chang
Room temperature ferromagnetic semiconductors remain one of the most puzzling issues to be solved in tens of years. Nowadays, 2D ferromagnetic transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) nanosheets attract continuous interest due to their exceptional electronic structure and properties. Here, it is identified that semiconducting 2H-phase MoTe 2 few/mono-layer mixed nanosheets present a room temperature ferromagnetic property with Curie temperature above 400 K, although the MoTe 2 bulk counterpart shows diamagnetic properties. The origin of such observed room temperature ferromagnetism is attributed to the combination of their structural defects including Te vacancies, disorders, and amorphous imperfections and edge-states caused by reduced dimensionality. Moreover, a distinct enhancement of ferromagnetic properties at room temperature is revealed by a non-magnetic Ta doping strategy. Such structural defects and edge-states modulated ferromagnetism offers a feasible strategy to search for more robust room temperature ferromagnetic TMDCs nanosheets, which is essential to explore novel electronic and spintronic devices where both carrier charge and spin freedom can be controlled.
研究领域:
凝聚态物理
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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自旋电子学
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半导体物理
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DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
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2012
·Vol. 22
·期 43
·22873-22880
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IF 5.968
Xiwei Zhang,Xiujuan Zhang,Xiaozhen Zhang,Yuping Zhang,Liang Bian,Yiming Wu,Chao Xie,Yuanyuan Han,Yan Wang,Peng Gao,Liu Wang,Jiansheng Jie
The narrow indirect bandgap of Si hinders the full absorption and utilization of the solar light. Energy band engineering to the Si based photovoltaic devices is essential to address this problem. Here we report the fabrication of ZnSe nanoribbon (ZnSeNR)/Si nanowire (SiNW) p–n heterojunction arrays by directly growing or simply drop-casting the p-type ZnSeNRs on highly aligned n-type SiNW arrays. Phosphorus (P) was used as dopant to achieve robust p-type doping in the ZnSe nanostructures with a hole concentration as high as 6.5 × 1018 cm−3. Thanks to the matched bandgap and the light trapping arising from the one-dimensional (1D) array structure, the heterojunction arrays exhibited improved light absorption, particularly in the blue/UV wavelength range. Moreover, by taking advantage of the ohmic contact between graphene and p-ZnSeNR, heterojunction array solar cells with graphene transparent electrode were fabricated, giving rise to a power conversion efficiency of ∼0.78% under AM 1.5G illumination. It was found that the surface passivation to the SiNW array played an important role in determining the device performance; an efficiency up to 2.27% was obtained after surface modification with methyl groups. Our results demonstrate the heterojunction arrays, together with the graphene transparent electrodes, could be promising candidates for high-performance and low-cost photovoltaic applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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半导体物理
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光电子学
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能源材料
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表面科学
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