谐振式压电叠堆的高效换能结构研究

压电叠堆具有纵向机电耦合系数高、耐疲劳性强的特点,但在低频振动条件下,压电叠堆的机电转换效率低,从而限制了其在结构振动能量收集方面的应用。通过将谐振频率接近结构振动频率的谐振器附加在压电叠堆表面形成谐振式压电换能系统,可以有效提高谐振频率附近的机电能量转换效率。对谐振式压电换能结构进行参数建模,以压电叠堆所受纵向力与结构激励力的比值衡量谐振式压电叠堆的换能效率,确定系统有效换能频带的宽度与系统的结构设计参数的关系,从而给出谐振式压电换能系统参数优化设计方法。谐振式压电换能结构的实验表明谐振器能有效增加较低振动频率下的机电能量转换效率,提高输出的开路电压。

Reveal the growth mechanism in perovskite films via weakly coordinating solvent annealing

In this study, we investigated the nucleation mechanism of perovskite films by employing isopropanol(IPA), a weakly coordinating solvent, to anneal both PbI2 and CH3 NH3 PbI3 in the sequential deposition and CsPbI3 in the one-step deposition. IPA solvent annealing(IPA SA) of PbI2 films was carried out at different temperatures. The grain size,compactness, roughness and morphology of PbI2 and CH3 NH3 PbI3 films were seriously affected by annealing methods. Similarly, weakly coordinating solvent annealing process was also employed to anneal all inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite in a one-step method. A continuous and dense CsPbI3 film with uniform grain size was obtained. We recognized that weakly coordinating solvent annealing for perovskite could regulate the dissolution-recrystallization process via controlling the volume of residual solvent in perovskite intermediate films. The power conversion efficiency(PCE) of conventional CH3 NH3 PbI3 perovskite solar cells(PSCs)reached 17.4% and that of CsPbI3 PSCs reached 2.5% based on this sequential IPA SA process.

Control of organic–inorganic halide perovskites in solid-state solar cells: a perspective

Since the year of 2009 when the first appli- cation of organohalide lead perovskite as the light har- vester in solar cells was reported, tremendous attention has been devoted to these new types of perovskite-based solid-state solar cells and remarkable power conversion efficiency of over 20 % has been achieved to date. In this review, we first introduce the properties of organic- inorganic halide perovskites and then focus on the notable achievements made on the perovskite layer to improve the power conversion efficiency of solid-state perovskite solar cells, which is featured by process engineering of the state-of-the-art lead methylammoni- um triiodide perovskite and material control of lead triiodide perovskites and other newly emerged per- ovskites. In the end, we wish to provide an outlook of the future development in solid-state perovskite solar cells. Provided that the instability and toxicity of solid- state perovskite solar cells can be solved, we will wit- ness a new era for cost-effective and efficient solar cells.

Synthesis, crystal structure, and application of an acenaphtho[1,2-k] fluoranthene diimide derivative

Organic electron acceptor materials play an important role in organic electronics.Recently,many organic electron acceptors have been developed,in which aromatic fused-imides have proved to be a promising family of excellent electron acceptors.We report the first synthesis of a novel aromatic fused-imide,acenaphtho[1,2-k]fluoranthene diimide derivative(AFI),using lithium-halogen exchange and Diels-Alder reactions.The construction of a large conjugated plane and the introduction of electron-withdrawing imide groups endow AFI with a low lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO)level of 3.80 e V.AFI exhibits a regular molecular arrangement and strong - interactions in the single-crystal structure,which indicates its potential application in organic electronic devices.Solar cell devices that were fabricated using AFI as the electron acceptor and P3HT as the electron donor achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 0.33%.

3D surfactant-dispersed graphenes as cathode interfacial materials for organic solar cells

Graphene dispersions in low-boiling-point green solvents have wide applications in coatings,conducting inks,batteries,electronics and solar cells.Two three-dimensional(3D)cathode interfacial materials(CIMs)(1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octa-(9-bis(30-(N,N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-vinylpentacyclo-octasiloxane)(POSSFN)and(1,3,5,7-tetra-(9-bis(30-(N,N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-adamantane)(ADMAFN)are excellent surfactants for dispersing graphene in ethanol at the concentration of 0.97–1.18 mg mL−1,in agreement with their calculated large adsorption energies on graphene.The results of electron spin resonance,Raman,scanning Kelvin probe microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements indicate that the amino groups could n-dope graphene or form dipole interaction with graphene.The two 3D-surfactant-based graphene composites(POSSFN-G and ADMAFN-G)can work as high-performance CIMs in organic solar cells(OSCs),which improve the power conversion efficiency(PCE)of the OSCs based on PM6:Y6 to 15.9%–16.1%.ADMAFN forms dipole interaction with graphene in ADMAFN-G and the composite CIM delivers high PCE of 16.11%in the OSCs,while POSSFN forms n-doped composition with graphene in POSSFN-G which works well as thicker CIM film in the OSCs.

15.3% efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells enabled by symmetric phenyl substitution

Synergistic optimization of donor-acceptor blend morphologyis a hurdle in the path of realizing efficient non-fullerene small-molecule organic solar cells(NFSMOSCs)due to the anisotropic conjugated backbones of both donor and acceptor.Therefore,developing a facile molecular design strategy to effectively regulate the crystalline properties of photoactive materials,and thus,enable the optimization of blend morphology is of vital importance.In this study,a new donor molecule B1,comprising phenyl-substituted benzodithiophene(BDT)central unit,exhibits strong interaction with the non-fullerene acceptor BO-4 Cl in comparison with its corresponding thiophene-substituted BDT-based material,BTR.As a result,the B1 is affected and induced from an edgeon to a face-on orientation by the acceptor,while the BTR and the acceptor behave individually for the similar molecular orientation in pristine and blend films according to grazing incidence wide angle X-ray scattering results.It means the donor-acceptor blend morphology is synergistically optimized in the B1 system,and the B1:BO-4 Cl-based devices achieve an outstanding power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 15.3%,further certified to be 15.1%by the National Institute of Metrology,China.Our results demonstrate a simple and effective strategy to improve the crystalline properties of the donor molecule as well as synergistically optimize the morphology of the all-small-molecule system,leading to the high-performance NFSM-OSCs.

Improving the performance of inverted organic solar cells by adjusting the concentration of precursor solution of Al-doped ZnO

Al-doped ZnO(AZO) has been used as an electron transport and hole blocking buffer layer in inverted organic solar cells(IOSCs). In this paper, the AZO morphology, optical and structural properties and IOSCs performance are investigated as a function of precursor solution concentration from 0.1 mol/L to 1.0 mol/L. We demonstrate that the device with 0.1 mol/L precursor concentration of AZO buffer layers enhances the short-circuit current and the fill factor of IOSCs simultaneously. The resulting device shows that the power conversion efficiency is improved by 35.6% relative to that of the 1.0 mol/L device, due to the improved surface morphology and transmittance(300–400 nm) of AZO buffer layer.

Manipulate energy transport via fluorinated spacers towards recordefficiency 2D Dion-Jacobson CsPbI_(3) solar cells

Two-dimensional(2D)Dion-Jacobson(D-J)-type cesium lead iodide CsPbI_(3) perform remarkably in terms of stability.However,the complex interactions between spacer and inorganic layers limit its excellent progress in perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Herein,starting from the considerable structural diversity of organic spacers,we engineer 2D CsPbI_(3) with fine-tuning functionalities.Specifically,for the first time we embedded fluorinated aromatic cations in 2D D-J CsPbI_(3),and successfully applied it into construction of high-performance PSCs.Compared with constitutive 1,4-diaminobenzene(PDA),the fluorinated 2-fluorobenzene-1,4-diamine(F-PDA)component greatly expands the dipole moment from 0.59 D to 3.47 D,which reduces the exciton binding energy of the system.A theoretical study shows that the spacer layer and inorganic plane are more enriched with charge accumulation in(F-PDA)Csn±1 Pb_(n)I_(3n+1).The results show that(F-PDA)Csn±1Pb_(n)I_(3n+1) demonstrates more significant charge transfer between organic and inorganic layers than(PDA)Csn±1 Pb_(n)I_(3n+1),and it is confirmed in the femtosecond transient absorption experiment.Moreover,the interactions of the fluorinated spacer with the[PbI_(6)]_(4)-plane effectively manipulate the crystallization quality,and thus the ion migration and defect formation of target 2D CsPbI_(3) are inhibited.As a result,we obtained a record power conversion efficiency(PCE)beyond 15%for 2D D-J(F-PDA)Cs_(3)Pb_(4)I_(13)(n=4)PSCs with significantly improved environmental stability compared with the three-dimensional(3D)counterparts.

The improved performance in the ternary bulk heterojunction solar cells

The ternary blend films have been fabricated via adding 4,4'-N,N'-dicarbazole-biphenyl(CBP,a hole transport material widely used in organic light emitting diodes) into the poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl C 61-butyric acid methyl ester(P3HT:PCBM).Despite the wide bandgap(3.1 eV) of the CBP,the solar cell utilizing the optimized P3HT:PCBM:CBP blend film showed an increase of 16% in power conversion efficiency and 25% in short-circuit current than the compared standard P3HT:PCBM blend film.This is attributed to the fact that the addition of the CBP could enhance the aggregation of the P3HT chains and thereby reduce the hole-electron recombination at the interface of P3HT and PCBM.We provide a simple,effective way to improve the performance of P3HT based bulk heterojunction solar cells.

Graphdiyne oxide-accelerated charge carrier transfer and separation at the interface for efficient binary organic solar cells

Interfacial engineering for the regulation of the charge carrier dynamics in solar cells is a critical factor in the fabrication of high-efficiency devices.Based on the successful preparation of highly dispersible graphdiyne oxide(GDYO)with a large number of functional groups,we fabricated organic solar cells employing GDYO-modified poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT:PSS)as hole transport materials.Results show that theπ±πinteraction between GDYO and PEDOT:PSS is beneficial to the formation of an optimized charge carrier transfer channel and improves the conductivity and charge carrier mobility in the hole transport layer.Moreover,the improved interfacial contact contributes to the suppression of charge carrier recombination and the elevation of charge carrier extraction between the hole transport layer and the active layer.More importantly,the occurrence of charge carrier separation benefits from the optimized morphology of the active layer,which efficiently improves the performance,as proven by the results of transient absorption measurements.Therefore,with the holistic management approach to the multiobjective optimization of the charge carrier dynamics,a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 17.5%(with the certified value of 17.2%)is obtained for binary organic solar cells.All of these results indicate the potential application of the functionalized graphdiyne in the field of organic optoelectronic devices.

Remove the water-induced traps toward improved performance in organic solar cells

Clusters of water molecules have low ionization energies because of stabilization of charge from the dipole moment of surrounding molecules,and thus can form potential traps resulting in the undesirable photovoltaic performance in organic solar cells(OSCs).Herein,we demonstrated a solvent-water evaporation(SWE)strategy,which can effectively remove the water-induced traps that are omnipresent in photoactive layers,leading to a significant improvement in device performance.A higher power conversion efficiency of 17.10%and a better device photostability are achieved by using this SWE method,as compared with the untreated binary PM6:Y6 system(15.83%).We highlight the water-related traps as a limiting factor for carrier transport and extraction properties,and further reveal the good universality of the SWE strategy applied into OSCs.In addition,organic light-emitting diodes and organic field-effect transistors are investigated to demonstrate the applicability of this SWE approach.This strategy presents a major step forward for advancing the field of organic electronics.

Furan-based liquid-crystalline small-molecule donor guest improving the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells with amorphous packing

Introducing liquid-crystalline small-molecule donors(SMDs)into binary systems based on the strong intermolecular interactions of SMDs is a facile and effective strategy to tune the active layer morphology and improve the performance of organic solar cells(OSCs).Contrary to conventional understanding,this research proposes a new strategy for ternary OSCs implicating that"weakly crystalline materials can also optimize the morphology of the active layer and improve the OSCs performance".Herein,we designed and synthesized two liquid-crystalline SMDs,Z1 and Z2,based on benzodifuran(BDF)units.The amorphous Z2-incorporated ternary devices present an unexpectedly improved power conversion efficiency(PCE)>18%with good stability.By contrast,the highly ordered Z1-based ternary devices possess a significantly depressed efficiency.Multiple characterizations reveal that the Z2-based ternary blend films possess improved miscibility and efficient charge transport.This novel strategy for the selection of the third component is significant for the fabrication of high-efficiency ternary OSCs.

Electronic origin of the enhanced thermoelectric efficiency of CuSe

Thermoelectric materials(TMs)can uniquely convert waste heat into electricity,which provides a potential solution for the global energy crisis that is increasingly severe.Bulk Cu2Se,with ionic conductivity of Cu ions,exhibits a significant enhancement of its thermoelectric figure of merit z T by a factor of^3 near its structural transition around 400 K.Here,we show a systematic study of the electronic structure of Cu2Se and its temperature evolution using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.Upon heating across the structural transition,the electronic states near the corner of the Brillouin zone gradually disappear,while the bands near the centre of Brillouin zone shift abruptly towards high binding energies and develop an energy gap.Interestingly,the observed band reconstruction well reproduces the temperature evolution of the Seebeck coefficient of Cu2 Se,providing an electronic origin for the drastic enhancement of the thermoelectric performance near 400 K.The current results not only bridge among structural phase transition,electronic structures and thermoelectric properties in a condensed matter system,but also provide valuable insights into the search and design of new generation of thermoelectric materials.