Photoanodic properties greatly determine the overall performance of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells（QDSCs）. In the present report, the microdynamic behaviors of carriers in the nanocomposite thin-film, a Zn Se QD...Photoanodic properties greatly determine the overall performance of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells（QDSCs）. In the present report, the microdynamic behaviors of carriers in the nanocomposite thin-film, a Zn Se QD-sensitized mesoporous La-doped nano-TiO2 thin-film, as a potential candidate for photoanode, are probed via nanosecond transient photovoltaic（TPV） spectroscopy. The results confirm that the L-Cys ligand has a dual function serving as a stabilizer and molecular linker. Large quantities of interface states are located at the energy level with a photoelectric threshold of1.58 eV and a quantum well（QW） depth of 0.67 eV. This QW depth is approximately 0.14 eV deeper than the depth of QW buried in the Zn Se QDs, and a deeper QW results in a higher quantum confinement energy. A strong quantum confinement effect of the interface state may be responsible for the excellent TPV characteristics of the photoanode. For example, the peak intensity of the TPV response of the QD-sensitized thin-film lasts a long time, from 9.40 × 10^（-7） s to 2.96 × 10^（-4） s,and the end time of the PTV response of the QD-sensitized thin-film is extended by approximately an order of magnitude compared with those of the TiO2 substrate and the QDs. The TPV characteristics of the QD-sensitized thin-film change from p-type to n-type for the QDs before and after sensitizing. These properties strongly depend on the extended diffusion length of the photogenerated carries and the reduced recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, resulting in prolonged carrier lifetime and an increased level of electron injection into the TiO2 thin-film substrate.展开更多
PEO modified Ti02 -PEO organic-inorganic hybrid thin films were prepared via, sol-gel dipping process on glass substrate pre-coated with ITO. The preparation parameters were studied. Electrochemical and optical proper...PEO modified Ti02 -PEO organic-inorganic hybrid thin films were prepared via, sol-gel dipping process on glass substrate pre-coated with ITO. The preparation parameters were studied. Electrochemical and optical properties of the films were characterized by cyclic voltammetric response and visible transmittance. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to determined the crystalline structure of the gel. The results show the sols added with PEO have acceptable stable periods for practical use. The PEO modified optical transitivity of the hybrid films has heavy effects on the crystallization of TiO2 during structural evolution because of the interaction between PEO and Ti02 . PEO-TiO2 films have better electrochemical activity than the TiO2 equivalent behaved as higher Li + insertion/extraction current density and cyclic reversibility.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,China(Grant Nos.E2013203296 and E2017203029)
文摘Photoanodic properties greatly determine the overall performance of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells（QDSCs）. In the present report, the microdynamic behaviors of carriers in the nanocomposite thin-film, a Zn Se QD-sensitized mesoporous La-doped nano-TiO2 thin-film, as a potential candidate for photoanode, are probed via nanosecond transient photovoltaic（TPV） spectroscopy. The results confirm that the L-Cys ligand has a dual function serving as a stabilizer and molecular linker. Large quantities of interface states are located at the energy level with a photoelectric threshold of1.58 eV and a quantum well（QW） depth of 0.67 eV. This QW depth is approximately 0.14 eV deeper than the depth of QW buried in the Zn Se QDs, and a deeper QW results in a higher quantum confinement energy. A strong quantum confinement effect of the interface state may be responsible for the excellent TPV characteristics of the photoanode. For example, the peak intensity of the TPV response of the QD-sensitized thin-film lasts a long time, from 9.40 × 10^（-7） s to 2.96 × 10^（-4） s,and the end time of the PTV response of the QD-sensitized thin-film is extended by approximately an order of magnitude compared with those of the TiO2 substrate and the QDs. The TPV characteristics of the QD-sensitized thin-film change from p-type to n-type for the QDs before and after sensitizing. These properties strongly depend on the extended diffusion length of the photogenerated carries and the reduced recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, resulting in prolonged carrier lifetime and an increased level of electron injection into the TiO2 thin-film substrate.
文摘PEO modified Ti02 -PEO organic-inorganic hybrid thin films were prepared via, sol-gel dipping process on glass substrate pre-coated with ITO. The preparation parameters were studied. Electrochemical and optical properties of the films were characterized by cyclic voltammetric response and visible transmittance. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to determined the crystalline structure of the gel. The results show the sols added with PEO have acceptable stable periods for practical use. The PEO modified optical transitivity of the hybrid films has heavy effects on the crystallization of TiO2 during structural evolution because of the interaction between PEO and Ti02 . PEO-TiO2 films have better electrochemical activity than the TiO2 equivalent behaved as higher Li + insertion/extraction current density and cyclic reversibility.
