WO3 nanoflakes decorated with CuO clusters for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

The low quantum efficiency arising from poor charges transfer and insufficient light absorption is one of the critical challenges toward achieving highly efficient water splitting in photoelectrochemical cells. Three dimensions(3D) structures and heterojunctions have received intensive research interests recent years due to their excellent ability to separate photo-generated charges as well as the enhanced light harvesting property. Herein,3 D Cu O/WO_3 structure was fabricated through a facile solvothermal method followed by chemical bath deposition. The loading of Cu O clusters on WO_3 nanoflake arrays results in a much improved photocurrent density compared with that of pristine WO_3 nanoflake arrays, which reaches 1.8 m A/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurement demonstrates that the improved performance of Cu O/WO_3 electrode is attributed to the accelerated charge transfer kinetics as a result of the desirable band alignment in Cu O/WO_3 heterojunction. This work demonstrates a facile strategy to construct superior WO_3 electrode, which will ultimately allow for efficient storage of solar energy into hydrogen.     

聚乙烯亚胺对ZnO纳米线阵列膜的形貌和光电性能的影响

采用X射线衍射仪、投射电镜仪和扫描电镜仪等测试手段,系统地研究了不同聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)浓度对ZnO纳米线阵列膜的形貌、线密度和尺寸的影响及ZnO纳米线阵列膜的光电性能.研究结果表明,在PEI浓度从3.2 mmol.L-1变化到9.3 mmol.L-1所制备的所有ZnO纳米线阵列膜中,使用7.3 mmol.L-1PEI浓度合成的ZnO纳米线阵列膜,制成染料敏化太阳能电池后获得0.66%的最高的光电转换效率.     

分子水氧化催化剂及其光电催化分解水研究进展

总结了近年来基于不同第一过渡系列金属的分子水氧化催化剂,包括贵金属分子水氧化催化剂和非金属分子水氧化催化剂;以及常用的氧化物半导体电极材料,例如α-Fe₂O₃、WO₃和BiVO₄等。概述了目前分子水氧化催化剂在电极表面的负载方式,包括物理吸附方式、共价键结合方式、分子催化剂修饰吸附基团方式、静电作用和π-π堆积作用等。提出构建高效稳定的光致水分解分子器件需要解决的问题,从而实现利用太阳能大规模裂解水制备清洁能源的设想。     

量子点敏化太阳能电池ZnO光阳极的制备及性能

先用水热法合成ZnO颗粒, 再用溶胶 凝胶法将ZnO颗粒制备成量子点敏化太阳能电池光阳极, 并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)和光电流密度 电压曲线分析不同厚度的六方纤锌矿型ZnO光阳极对量子点敏化太阳能电池性能的影响. 结果表明, 增加量子点的吸附面积可使ZnO光阳极的UV-Vis谱吸收带边红移, 进而提升太阳能电池的光电转换效率.     

Preparation of photoanode and its application to flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

A TiO2 slurry was prepared by hydrothermal treating mixture of commercial TiO2 (P25),ethanol and distilled water in an autoclave.A flexible photoanode and dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was fabricated on an ITO-coated poly (ethylene naphthalate) sheet (ITO/PEN) substrate by a doctor-blade technique.The sample was characterized with SEM,UV-vis,FTIR,and the photoelectric properties of the DSSC were measured.The influence of preparation conditions on the properties of the flexible DSSC was investigated.It is...     

基于多功能层TiO2薄膜增强染料敏化太阳能电池性能?

利用粒径为20和200nm TiO2在导电玻璃表面制备光阳极的光透明层薄膜、混合层薄膜以及散射层薄膜,通过有效地调整3种薄膜结构进而制备了染料敏化太阳能电池.研究表明,多功能层TiO2膜结构大幅度地提升了光电流,而且电子在多功能层TiO2膜内的界面传输阻抗较低.将3种薄膜有效结合并控制其厚度,可以有效地提高染料敏化太阳能电池的性能,在AM1.5,光强度为100 mW·cm-2的条件下,染料敏化太阳能电池光电转化效率可以提升至5.29%,电流密度达到11.7mA·cm-2.     

染料敏化太阳电池及其光阳极研究

染料敏化太阳电池因其安全无毒、制作工艺简单、成本低廉等优势,在研究和开发方面得到广泛关注和重视。该文介绍了染料敏化太阳电池及其光阳极研究进展。指出了染料敏化太阳电池光阳极新材料和结构改进努力的方向。     

ZnO纳米棒阵列的两步法制备及其在DSCs中的应用

采用溶胶凝胶法一水热法两步工艺法制备了ZnO纳米棒阵列,研究了溶胶凝胶法制备种晶层的形貌、晶体结构、透光性能和对水热法制备ZnO阵列的遗传性,以及基于ZnO阵列光阳极DSCs的光电性能。实验结果表明：种晶层沿（002）方向择优生长,颗粒大小在50～100nm之间,其透光率随厚度的增加呈下降趋势;基于种晶层生长的ZnO阵列很好的保持了种晶的尺寸大小和结晶取向,沿（002）方向垂直生长。由此阵列作为光阳极构成的DSCs的短路电流（JSC）和填充因子（FF）较低,分别为4．70mAYcm2和0．39,从而使得转换效率（η）只有1．18％,主要原因可能是ZnO与染料的结合太弱以及对染料的吸附量太低。     

High conversion efficiency of pristine TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanotube arrays based dye-sensitized solar cells

We prepared highly-ordered titanium dioxide nanotube arrays (TNAs) by anodizing Ti foils in F-containing electrolytes.The crystalline nature and morphology of the TNAs were studied using X-ray diffraction patterns and scanning electron microscopy.We found the morphology of TNAs affects the light-to-electricity conversion efficiency (η) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).The efficiency of DSSCs reached 5.95% under the condition of light illuminated from the counter electrode.The high efficiency of TNA-based DSSCs was attributed to the neat top surface of TNAs,which allows more dye molecule loading on the surface of the TiO 2 nanotubes,and fewer electron recombination centers and a low interface resistance of integrated TNAs.     

TiO2双层薄膜电极与背反射共构DSSC制备及表征

提出并设计制备了一种新型的染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的结构.该结构是在DSSC的光阳极上通过丝网印刷技术制备由尺寸不同的纳晶粒子构成的双层纳米晶TiO2薄膜,并在DSSC对电极的背面置放一层镀银反光膜.采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线电子衍射仪(XRD)等手段分析了双层纳米晶TiO2薄膜的结构和形貌.通过实验,获得了双层纳米晶TiO2薄膜的最佳膜厚,分析了镀银反光膜的反光率.研究结果表明:在AM15、光强100mW/cm2的模拟太阳光下测试,这种新型结构的开路电压、短路电流、填充因子分别为075V,1117mA/cm2和0523;光电转换效率达到438%,比相同条件下传统的三明治型结构提高了241%.