Organic photovoltaic(OPV) devices hold great promise for indoor light harvesting,offering a theoretical upper limit of power conversion efficiency that surpasses that of other photovoltaic technologies.However,the pre...Organic photovoltaic(OPV) devices hold great promise for indoor light harvesting,offering a theoretical upper limit of power conversion efficiency that surpasses that of other photovoltaic technologies.However,the presence of high leakage currents in OPV devices commonly constrains their effective performance under indoor conditions.In this study,we identified that the origin of the high leakage currents in OPV devices lay in pinhole defects present within the active layer(AL).By integrating an automated spin-coating strategy with sequential deposition processes,we achieved the compactness of the AL and minimized the occurrence of pinhole defects therein.Experimental findings demonstrated that with an increase in the number of deposition cycles,the density of pinhole defects in the AL underwent a marked reduction.Consequently,the leakage current experienced a substantial decrease by several orders of magnitude which achieved through well-calibrated AL deposition procedures.This enabled a twofold enhancement in the power conversion efficiency(PCE) of the OPV devices under conditions of indoor illumination.展开更多
Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting process is regarded as a promising route to generate hydrogen by solar energy and at the heart of PEC is efficient electrode design.Great progress has been achieved in the aspe...Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting process is regarded as a promising route to generate hydrogen by solar energy and at the heart of PEC is efficient electrode design.Great progress has been achieved in the aspects of material design,cocatalyst study,and electrode fabrication over the past decades.However,some key challenges remain unsolved,including the most demanded conversion efficiency issue.As three critical steps,i.e.light harvesting,charge transfer and surface reaction of the PEC process,occur in a huge range of time scale(from10-12s to100s),how to manage these subsequent steps to facilitate the seamless cooperation between each step to realize efficient PEC process is essentially important.This review focuses on an integral consideration of the three key criteria based on the recent progress on high efficient and stable photoelectrode design in PEC.The basic principles and potential strategies are summarized.Moreover,the challenge and perspective are also discussed.展开更多
In order to improve the test accuracy of CCD,a new type of CCD device is proposed.Several columns(rows) of photoelectric diodes(PDs) are combined together,and staggered with the distance of H1=H/N,where H is the space...In order to improve the test accuracy of CCD,a new type of CCD device is proposed.Several columns(rows) of photoelectric diodes(PDs) are combined together,and staggered with the distance of H1=H/N,where H is the space between two adjacent PDs,and N is the number of columns(rows).The photoelectric signals are collected simultaneously by multi-channel A/D,and the accurate measurement result is obtained through appropriate signal processing.Without changing the size or space of PDs,more photographic pixels are arranged in the given direction within a finite length.Diameters of three standard poles are measured by a single CCD and two staggered CCDs,respectively with length of 30 mm and diameters of 5 mm,8 mm and 12 mm,respectively.The results show that the accuracy of double staggered CCDs is two times of that of single CCD.The new type of CCDs can avoid the impact of PD space theoretically and higher measurement accuracy can be obtained.展开更多
基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China (No. 2232022A13)。
文摘Organic photovoltaic(OPV) devices hold great promise for indoor light harvesting,offering a theoretical upper limit of power conversion efficiency that surpasses that of other photovoltaic technologies.However,the presence of high leakage currents in OPV devices commonly constrains their effective performance under indoor conditions.In this study,we identified that the origin of the high leakage currents in OPV devices lay in pinhole defects present within the active layer(AL).By integrating an automated spin-coating strategy with sequential deposition processes,we achieved the compactness of the AL and minimized the occurrence of pinhole defects therein.Experimental findings demonstrated that with an increase in the number of deposition cycles,the density of pinhole defects in the AL underwent a marked reduction.Consequently,the leakage current experienced a substantial decrease by several orders of magnitude which achieved through well-calibrated AL deposition procedures.This enabled a twofold enhancement in the power conversion efficiency(PCE) of the OPV devices under conditions of indoor illumination.
文摘Photoelectrochemical(PEC)water splitting process is regarded as a promising route to generate hydrogen by solar energy and at the heart of PEC is efficient electrode design.Great progress has been achieved in the aspects of material design,cocatalyst study,and electrode fabrication over the past decades.However,some key challenges remain unsolved,including the most demanded conversion efficiency issue.As three critical steps,i.e.light harvesting,charge transfer and surface reaction of the PEC process,occur in a huge range of time scale(from10-12s to100s),how to manage these subsequent steps to facilitate the seamless cooperation between each step to realize efficient PEC process is essentially important.This review focuses on an integral consideration of the three key criteria based on the recent progress on high efficient and stable photoelectrode design in PEC.The basic principles and potential strategies are summarized.Moreover,the challenge and perspective are also discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51005188)the Fund of Key Laboratory of Manufacturing and Automation of Xihua University (No.SZJJ2009-023)the University Talent Foundation of Xihua University (No.R0720221)
文摘In order to improve the test accuracy of CCD,a new type of CCD device is proposed.Several columns(rows) of photoelectric diodes(PDs) are combined together,and staggered with the distance of H1=H/N,where H is the space between two adjacent PDs,and N is the number of columns(rows).The photoelectric signals are collected simultaneously by multi-channel A/D,and the accurate measurement result is obtained through appropriate signal processing.Without changing the size or space of PDs,more photographic pixels are arranged in the given direction within a finite length.Diameters of three standard poles are measured by a single CCD and two staggered CCDs,respectively with length of 30 mm and diameters of 5 mm,8 mm and 12 mm,respectively.The results show that the accuracy of double staggered CCDs is two times of that of single CCD.The new type of CCDs can avoid the impact of PD space theoretically and higher measurement accuracy can be obtained.
