Cadmium sulfide(CdS)is an n-type semiconductor with excellent electrical conductivity that is widely used as an electron transport material(ETM)in solar cells.At present,numerous methods for preparing CdS thin films h...Cadmium sulfide(CdS)is an n-type semiconductor with excellent electrical conductivity that is widely used as an electron transport material(ETM)in solar cells.At present,numerous methods for preparing CdS thin films have emerged,among which magnetron sputtering(MS)is one of the most commonly used vacuum techniques.For this type of technique,the substrate temperature is one of the key deposition parameters that affects the interfacial properties between the target film and substrate,determining the specific growth habits of the films.Herein,the effect of substrate temperature on the microstructure and electrical properties of magnetron-sputtered CdS(MS-CdS)films was studied and applied for the first time in hydrothermally deposited antimony selenosulfide(Sb_(2)(S,Se)_(3))solar cells.Adjusting the substrate temperature not only results in the design of the flat and dense film with enhanced crystallinity but also leads to the formation of an energy level arrangement with a Sb_(2)(S,Se)_(3)layer that is more favorable for electron transfer.In addition,we developed an oxygen plasma treatment for CdS,reducing the parasitic absorption of the device and resulting in an increase in the short-circuit current density of the solar cell.This study demonstrates the feasibility of MS-CdS in the fabrication of hydrothermal Sb_(2)(S,Se)_(3)solar cells and provides interface optimization strategies to improve device performance.展开更多
The microstructure,room temperature and 650℃ tensile properties of an(α+β) titanium alloy were investigated after aging over a temperature range of 600-750℃ following solution treatment.The results exhibit that bo...The microstructure,room temperature and 650℃ tensile properties of an(α+β) titanium alloy were investigated after aging over a temperature range of 600-750℃ following solution treatment.The results exhibit that both aging temperature and aging time influence the precipitation behavior of α_(2) phase,and the size ofα_(2) phase affects the tensile properties.The growth speed ofα_(2) phase gets quicker with the aging temperature increasing under the same aging time.For a given aging temperature,the size of α_(2) phase gets larger when prolonging the aging time.There are significant improvements in yield and ultimate tensile strength at room temperature and 650 ℃ after aging at 600℃ for 2 h,but these values decrease with the size of α_(2) phase increasing.It is found that α_(2) phase,less than 7 nm,does not impair the roomtemperature ductility.However,when the size of α_(2) phase grows up from 7 to 15 nm,ductility decreases drastically.During 650 ℃ tensile process,with the particle size increasing from 3 to 15 nm,the interaction between moving dislocations and coherent particles changes from cutting mechanism to bypass mechanism.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22275180)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFA0405600)the Collaborative Innovation Program of Hefei Science Center,CAS,and the University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province(GXXT-2023-031).
文摘Cadmium sulfide(CdS)is an n-type semiconductor with excellent electrical conductivity that is widely used as an electron transport material(ETM)in solar cells.At present,numerous methods for preparing CdS thin films have emerged,among which magnetron sputtering(MS)is one of the most commonly used vacuum techniques.For this type of technique,the substrate temperature is one of the key deposition parameters that affects the interfacial properties between the target film and substrate,determining the specific growth habits of the films.Herein,the effect of substrate temperature on the microstructure and electrical properties of magnetron-sputtered CdS(MS-CdS)films was studied and applied for the first time in hydrothermally deposited antimony selenosulfide(Sb_(2)(S,Se)_(3))solar cells.Adjusting the substrate temperature not only results in the design of the flat and dense film with enhanced crystallinity but also leads to the formation of an energy level arrangement with a Sb_(2)(S,Se)_(3)layer that is more favorable for electron transfer.In addition,we developed an oxygen plasma treatment for CdS,reducing the parasitic absorption of the device and resulting in an increase in the short-circuit current density of the solar cell.This study demonstrates the feasibility of MS-CdS in the fabrication of hydrothermal Sb_(2)(S,Se)_(3)solar cells and provides interface optimization strategies to improve device performance.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51801177)。
文摘The microstructure,room temperature and 650℃ tensile properties of an(α+β) titanium alloy were investigated after aging over a temperature range of 600-750℃ following solution treatment.The results exhibit that both aging temperature and aging time influence the precipitation behavior of α_(2) phase,and the size ofα_(2) phase affects the tensile properties.The growth speed ofα_(2) phase gets quicker with the aging temperature increasing under the same aging time.For a given aging temperature,the size of α_(2) phase gets larger when prolonging the aging time.There are significant improvements in yield and ultimate tensile strength at room temperature and 650 ℃ after aging at 600℃ for 2 h,but these values decrease with the size of α_(2) phase increasing.It is found that α_(2) phase,less than 7 nm,does not impair the roomtemperature ductility.However,when the size of α_(2) phase grows up from 7 to 15 nm,ductility decreases drastically.During 650 ℃ tensile process,with the particle size increasing from 3 to 15 nm,the interaction between moving dislocations and coherent particles changes from cutting mechanism to bypass mechanism.