TiO2 nanotube(NT) was firstly prepared on titanium foil by an electrochemical anodization method, and then modified via subsequent deposition of a layer of SrAl2O4:Eu2+ phosphor embedded within TiO2 nanoparticles to f...TiO2 nanotube(NT) was firstly prepared on titanium foil by an electrochemical anodization method, and then modified via subsequent deposition of a layer of SrAl2O4:Eu2+ phosphor embedded within TiO2 nanoparticles to fabricate photoanodes of dye–sensitized solar cells(DSSCs). The effect of doping down–conversion Sr Al2O4:Eu2+ phosphor in DSSCs was investigated. SrAl2O4:Eu2+ can effectively convert ultraviolet light to visible light within the range of the dye commonly used in DSSC to increase the photocurrent of DSSC, and enhance the open–circuit voltage by a p–type doping effect. When the ratio of Sr Al2O4:Eu2+ in the doping layer is optimized to be 1wt.%, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the DSSC reaches 3.09%, which is increased by 38.6%, compared to that of the DSSC without Sr Al2O4:Eu2+ doping.展开更多
Based on the traditional sintering model incorporating the characteristic of microwave sintering, the ionic conductance diffusion mechanism in microwave sintering was studied. A flat-ball model was presented to descri...Based on the traditional sintering model incorporating the characteristic of microwave sintering, the ionic conductance diffusion mechanism in microwave sintering was studied. A flat-ball model was presented to describe the kinetics process in microwave sintering, and was applied to the sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3 ceramics. The results indicate that the shrinkage rate of materials in microwave sintering is proportional to t2/3 and r-4/3, respectively, where t is the sintering time and r is the particle radius. Whereas, the shrinkage rate of materials in conventional sintering is proportional to sintering time t2/5. Our model suggests that microwave sintering is faster than conventional sintering, which shows a good agreement with the experimental observation in sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3.展开更多
基金supported by Open Research Fund Project of National Engineering Research Center of Seafood (No.2012FU125X03)Key Science and Technology Platform of Liaoning Provincial Education Department (No.2011–191)Science and Technology Platform of Dalian (No.2010–354)
文摘TiO2 nanotube(NT) was firstly prepared on titanium foil by an electrochemical anodization method, and then modified via subsequent deposition of a layer of SrAl2O4:Eu2+ phosphor embedded within TiO2 nanoparticles to fabricate photoanodes of dye–sensitized solar cells(DSSCs). The effect of doping down–conversion Sr Al2O4:Eu2+ phosphor in DSSCs was investigated. SrAl2O4:Eu2+ can effectively convert ultraviolet light to visible light within the range of the dye commonly used in DSSC to increase the photocurrent of DSSC, and enhance the open–circuit voltage by a p–type doping effect. When the ratio of Sr Al2O4:Eu2+ in the doping layer is optimized to be 1wt.%, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the DSSC reaches 3.09%, which is increased by 38.6%, compared to that of the DSSC without Sr Al2O4:Eu2+ doping.
基金Supported by the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No. 50332010)the National Key Technology Research and Development Program for Resource and Environment of China (Grant Nos. 2006BAB12B03, 2006BAB12B05)
文摘Based on the traditional sintering model incorporating the characteristic of microwave sintering, the ionic conductance diffusion mechanism in microwave sintering was studied. A flat-ball model was presented to describe the kinetics process in microwave sintering, and was applied to the sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3 ceramics. The results indicate that the shrinkage rate of materials in microwave sintering is proportional to t2/3 and r-4/3, respectively, where t is the sintering time and r is the particle radius. Whereas, the shrinkage rate of materials in conventional sintering is proportional to sintering time t2/5. Our model suggests that microwave sintering is faster than conventional sintering, which shows a good agreement with the experimental observation in sintering process of TZP and ZrO2-Al2O3.