Tri-functionalized TiOxCl4-2x accessory layer to boost efficiency of hole-free, all-inorganic perovskite solar cells

Tin dioxide(SnO2) is generally regarded as a promising electron-transporting layer(ETL) for state-of-theart perovskite solar cells(PSCs), however, the ubiquitous oxygen-vacancy-related defects at SnO2 surface and the large energy difference between conduction band of SnO2 and perovskite layer undoubtedly cause severe charge carrier recombination, resulting in sluggish charge extraction efficiency and non-negligible open-circuit voltage(Voc) loss. Herein, a chlorine-containing TiOxCl4-2x accessory layer is fabricated by immersing SnO2 layer into the TiCl4 aqueous solution to passivate the surface oxygen-vacancy-related defects of SnO2 layer and to set an intermediate energy level at ETL/perovskite interface in all-inorganic cesium lead tri-bromine(CsPbBr3) PSCs. Furthermore, the TiOxCl4-2x layer also improves the infiltration of SnO2 layer surface toward perovskite precursor for high-quality perovskite film. Finally, the hole-free, allinorganic CsPbBr3PSC with a structure of FTO/SnO2/TiOxCl4-2x/Cs0.91Rb0.09PbBr3/carbon achieves a champion efficiency of 10.44% with a Vocas high as 1.629 V in comparison to 8.31% for control device. Moreover, the optimized solar cell presents good stability in 80% humidity in air.

Organic Electrofluorescent Materials Using Pyridine-Containing Macrocyclic Compounds

Novel pyridine-containing macrocyclic compounds, such as 6,12,19,25-tetramethyl-7,11,20,24-dinitrilo-dibenzo [b,m]1,4,12,15-tetra-azacyclodoc osine （TMCD）, were synthesized and used as electron transport layer in organic electroluminescent devices. Devices with a structure of glass/indium-tin oxide/arylamine derivative/ tris（quinolinolato）aluminum（Ⅲ） （Alq）/TMCD/LiF/Al exhibited green emission from the Alq layer with external quantum efficiency of 0.84% and luminous efficiency of 1.3 lm/W. The derivatives of TMCD were synthesized and characterized as well. These compounds were also found to be useful as the electron-transporting materials in organic electroluminescent devices.

Fano Interference versus Kondo Effect in Strongly Correlated T-Shaped Quantum Dots Embedded in an Aharonov-Bohm Ring

We theoretically investigate the properties of the ground state of the strongly correlated T-shaped double quantum dots embedded in an Aharonov-Bohm ring in the Kondo regime by means of the one-impurity Anderson Hamiltonian. It is found that in this system, the persistent current depends sensitively on the parity and size of the ring. With the increase of interdot coupling, the persistent current is suppressed due to the enhancing Fano interference weakening the Kondo effect. Moreover, when the spin of quantum dot embedded in the Aharonov- Bohm ring is screened, the persistent current peak is not affected by interdot coupling. Thus this model may be a new candidate for detecting Kondo screening cloud.

Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Bipolar Triphenylamine Charge Transport Materials

Four bipolar triphenylamine(TPA) charge transport materials were constructed by introducing imidazole and trifluoroacetyl groups into the TPA units, and characterized by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum(NMR) and mass spectrometry(MS). Among them, 4-(2-(1,3-trifluoroacetyl)imidazole)-phenyl-4,4?-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amine(2 Me OTPA-IOS, 1) was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 24.338(5), b = 9.565(2), c = 11.456(2) ?, β = 99.427(3)°, Mr = 565.47, V = 2631.0(8) ?3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.428 g/cm3, μ = 0.125 mm–1, F(000) = 1160, the final R = 0.0559 and wR = 0.1265 for 5150 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The optimized configurations of the target compounds were obtained by quantum chemical calculation, and the bipolarity of transportable holes and electrons was predicted by the frontier molecular orbital(HOMO and LUMO), which was further confirmed by the time of flight(TOF) method. In addition, the introduction of the terminal flexible chain enhances the solubility, thermal stability(DSC and TGA) and film-forming property of all compounds, and the frontier orbital energy of the solid film of the compounds was also tested(UV-vis and PYS). Thus, these compounds have the bipolarity of transportable holes and electrons and show good solubility and thermal stability.

Molecular engineering of an electron-transport triarylphosphine oxide-triazine conjugate toward high-performance phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes with remarkable stability

Organic electron-transport materials are an essential component to boost performances and stability of organic light-emitting diodes. We present a robust organic electron-transport compound 3-(6-(3-(4,6-bis(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)phenyldiphenylphosphine oxide by facilely coupling the triphenylphosphine oxide moiety to the 2-phenyl-4,6-bis(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,5-triazine unit via a 2,6-pyridinylene linker. It is well soluble in weakly polar solvents and possesses a high Tg of 123 ℃ with an exceptional Td≈470 ℃ at 1% weight loss and deep HOMO/LUMO levels of ca.-6.45/-3.06 eV. The phosphorescent spectrum measured in solid state at 77 K reveals a notable triplet energy of 2.88 eV. n-Doping with 8-hydroxyquinolatolithium(Liq) produces the electron mobility value of 4.66×10-5–3.21×10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1@(2–5)×105 V cm-1.Moreover, the contrasting solubility of the bromo reaction intermediate and the new compound in alcoholic solvents facilitates separation. The characterizations of bottom-and top-emission green phosphorescent OLEDs involving this single Liq-doped electron-transport layer reveal long stability. In particular, the latter provides outstanding performances with 77.4 cd A–1(corresponding to an EQE of 18.7%) and 86.8 lm W–1@ca. 1000 cd m-2, based on the green emitter bis(2-phenylpyridine)(2-(4-methyl-3-phenylphenyl)pyridine)iridium(Ⅲ). Moreover, driven by a constant current for ca. 640 h, the initial luminance of 1000 cd m–2 appears almost no decay.

Electronic Structure and Electron-transport Properties of Peanut-shaped C_(60) Polymers with a Negative Gauss Curvature

1 Results When a C60 film was irradiated with electron-beam (EB) with an incident energy of 3 kV, a peanut-shaped C60 polymer with metallic properties was formed[1], as shown in Fig.1. To elucidate the origin of the metallic properties of the peanut-shaped polymer, we examined the valence photoelectron spectra of the polymer using in situ high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy and found that the electronic states of the polymer came across the Fermi level (EF)[2]. Interestingly, the spectral shape i...

Synthesis and electroluminescent properties of naphthalimide derivatives

Naphthalimide derivatives, N-ethyl-4-acetylamino-l,8-naphthalimide (EAAN) and polymer with N-propyl-4-acetylamino-1,8-naphthalimide (PAAN) side-chain (P-PAAN) were successfully synthesized. Electroluminescent devices of ITO/PVK(120nm)/EAAN(50nm)/Al(150nm) (I) and ITO/PVK+ P-PhAN(10:1) (50nm)/Al( 150nm) (II) constructed with EAAN and P-PAAN as the emitting layer were investigated, whereas the single-layer devices of ITO/EAAN or P-PAAN(50nm)/Al(150nm) (III) were not observed to have any e-mission light. The emission results revealed that the exaction recombination formed by positive and negative charge carriers injected from electrodes of devices I and II was much more balanced than that of devices III, which implied that naphthalimide derivatives are a new type of electron-transporting materials with high performance. The electron-transporting properties of naphthalimide derivatives were also elucidated by investigation of the electroluminescent behaviors from both devices of ITO/PPV (80nm)/Al and ITO/PPV (80nm)/EAAN (20)nm)/Al hch fabricated with EAAN as the electron-transporting layer.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Photophysical Properties of a Novel Molecule Containing a Triarylamine and an Oxadiazole Units

N,N-Di-p-tolylaminophenyl)ethenyl]phenyl}-5-(4-bromophenyl)- 1,3,4-oxadiazole (1) containing triarylamine and 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazole units was prepared by Horner-Witting reactions. The structure of the compound was confirmed by 1H NMR, IR, MS and elemental analyses. The crystal structure of 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. UV absorption spectra and photoluminescent spectra were measured.

High temperature electron transport properties of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures with different Al-contents

Electron transport properties in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures with different Al-contents have been in-vestigated from room temperature up to 680 K. The temperature dependencies of electron mobility have been systematically measured for the samples. The electron mobility at 680 K were measured as 154 and 182 cm2/V.s for Al0.15Ga0.85N/GaN and Al0.40Ga0.60N/GaN heterostructures,respectively. It was found that the electron mobility of low Al-content Al0.15Ga0.85N/GaN heterostructure was less than that of high Al-content Al0.40Ga0.60N/GaN heterostructure at high temperature of 680 K,which is different from that at room temperature. Detailed analysis showed that electron occupations in the first subband were 75% and 82% at 700 K for Al0.15Ga0.85N/GaN and Al0.40Ga0.60N/GaN heterostructures,respectively,and the two dimensional gas (2DEG) ratios in the whole electron system were 30% and near 60%,respectively. That indicated the 2DEG was better confined in the well,and was still dominant in the whole electron system for higher Al-content AlGaN/GaN heterostructure at 700 K,while lower one was not. Thus it had a higher electron mobility. So a higher Al-content AlGaN/GaN heterostructure is more suitable for high-temperature applications.