The unstable zinc(Zn)/electrolyte interfaces formed by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions greatly hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries.Herein,the hydroxy-rich sorbitol was used as an addi...The unstable zinc(Zn)/electrolyte interfaces formed by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions greatly hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries.Herein,the hydroxy-rich sorbitol was used as an additive to reshape the solvation structure and modulate the interface chemistry.The strong interactions among sorbitol and both water molecules and Zn electrode can reduce the free water activity,optimize the solvation shell of water and Zn^(2+)ions,and regulate the formation of local water(H_(2)O)-poor environment on the surface of Zn electrode,which effectively inhibit the decomposition of water molecules,and thus,achieve the thermodynamically stable and highly reversible Zn electrochemistry.As a result,the assembled Zn/Zn symmetric cells with the sorbitol additive realized an excellent cycling life of 2000 h at 1 mA·cm^(-2)and 1 mAh·cm^(-2),and over 250 h at 5 mA.cm^(-2)and 5 mAh.cm^(-2).Moreover,the Zn/Cu asymmetric cells with the sorbitol additive achieved a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.6%,obtaining a better performance than that with a pure 2 mol-L^(-1)ZnSO_(4)electrolyte.And the constructed Zn/poly1,5-naphthalenediamine(PNDA)batteries could be stably discharged for 2300 cycles at 1 A g^(-1)with an excellent capacity retention rate.This result indicates that the addition of 1 mol-L^(-1)non-toxic sorbitol into a conventional ZnSO_(4)electrolyte can successfully protect the Zn anode interface by improving the electrochemical properties of Zn reversible deposition/decomposition,which greatly promotes its cycle performance,providing a new approach in future development of high performance aqueous Zn ion batteries.展开更多
In order to improve the properties of the nickel?zinc battery and study the effects of the additives on performance of zinc electrode, 3 levels and 4 factors (acetylene black, Bi2O3, PbO, Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O coated...In order to improve the properties of the nickel?zinc battery and study the effects of the additives on performance of zinc electrode, 3 levels and 4 factors (acetylene black, Bi2O3, PbO, Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O coated by La(OH)3 ) that affect the zinc electrode were tested with orthogonal design experiments. The charge?discharge experiments of zinc electrode made up of only zinc oxide were done in 20% KOH solution to investigate the function of the additive. In order to better understand the discharge capability attenuation of electrode, the ratios of zinc to calcium in the worst sample and the best sample of the orthogonal design test were analyzed. The samples were characterized by charge?discharge cycling, phase structure analysis, cyclic voltammetry and X-ray diffraction. Experimental evidences indicate that the optimum ratio of electrode additive is as follows: 0.02 g acetylene black, 0.5 g Bi2O3, 0.3 g PbO and 0.2 g Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O coated with La(OH)3 in 5 g sample.展开更多
Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) thin films have been grown by electrodeposition technique onto ITO-coated glass substrates from aqueous copper acetate solutions with addition of sodium thiosulfate at 60 ℃ The effects of sodiu...Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) thin films have been grown by electrodeposition technique onto ITO-coated glass substrates from aqueous copper acetate solutions with addition of sodium thiosulfate at 60 ℃ The effects of sodium thiosulfate on the electrochemical deposition of Cu2O films were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques. Deposited films were obtained at - 0.58 V vs. SCE and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FrIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and optical, photoelectrochemical and electrical measurements. X-ray diffraction results indicated that the synthesized Cu2O films had a pure cubic phase with a marked preferential orientation peak along (200) plane and with lattice constants a = b = c = 0.425 rim. FFIR results confirmed the presence of Cu2O films at peak 634 cm 1. SEM images of Cu2O films showed a better compactness and spherical-shaped composition. Optical properties of Cu2O films reveal a high optical transmission (〉80%) and high absorption coefficient (α 〉 104 cm- 1 ) in visiblelight region. The optical energy band gap was found to be 2.103 eV. Photoelectrochemical measurements indicated that Cu2O films had n-type semiconductor conduction, which confirmed by Hall Effect measurements. Electrical properties of Cu2O films showed a low electrical resistivity of 61.30 Ω. cm-1, carrier concentration of-4.94×1015cm -3andmobility of20.61cm2.V 1,s-l.Theobtained Cu2O thin films with suitable properties are promising semiconductor material for fabrication of photovoltaic solar cells,展开更多
Effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon additives in the respective positive and negative material properties and the influence on the performance of the battery were investigated. The electrode samples were ch...Effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon additives in the respective positive and negative material properties and the influence on the performance of the battery were investigated. The electrode samples were characterized by BET (Brunauer Emmett Teller), XRD (X-ray diffractometer), SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) to understand the surface area, phase, structure, morphology and electrical conductivity of the respective electrode material. The surface area was obtained as 2.312 m2"g"l and 0.892 m2"g"1, respectively for 12% of activated carbon in the expander of negative and 0.70% of TiO2 (Titanium dioxide) in the PAM (positive active material). The structural analysis reveals an increase in the tetrabasic lead sulfate and also evidenced by well grown crystals in the PAM with the TiO2, respectively obtained by XRD and SEM techniques. The impedance spectra analysis shows an increase of electrical conductivity of negative active mass with temperature. The battery results showing two fold enhancements in the charge acceptance were attributed to the high surface area activated carbon in the NAM (negative active material). The materials properties of electrodes and their influence on the battery performance were discussed.展开更多
Photovoltaic performance of the organic solar cells (OSCs) based on 2-((5'-(4-((4-((E)-2-(5'-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)-3',4-dihexyl- 2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)vinyl) phenyl)(phenyl)amino)styryl)-4~4'-dihe...Photovoltaic performance of the organic solar cells (OSCs) based on 2-((5'-(4-((4-((E)-2-(5'-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)-3',4-dihexyl- 2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)vinyl) phenyl)(phenyl)amino)styryl)-4~4'-dihexyl-2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)methylene)malononitrile (L(TPA- bTV-DCN)) as donor and PC70BM as acceptor was optimized using 0.25 vol% high boiling point solvent additive of 1-chloronaphthalene (CN), 1,6-hexanedithiol (HDT), or 1,8-diodooctane (DIO). The optimized OSC based on L(TPA-bTV- DCN)-PC70BM (1:2, w/w) with 0.25 vol% CN exhibits an enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.61%, with Voc of 0.87 V, Jsc of 6.95 mA/cm2, and FF of 43.2%, under the illumination of 100 mW/cm2 AM 1.5 G simulated solar light, whereas the PCE of the OSC based on the same active layer without additive is only 1.79%. The effect of the additive on absorption spectra and the atomic force microscopy images of L(TPA-bTV-DCN)-PCv0BM blend films were further investigated. The improved efficiency of the device could be ascribed to the enhanced absorption and optimized domain size in the L(TPA-bTV-DCN)-PC70BM blend film.展开更多
Perovskite crystal film quality is critical for obtaining efficient perovskite solar cells. Anti-solvent processing was used for fast crystallization of perovskite precursor film, which can form dense perovskite film....Perovskite crystal film quality is critical for obtaining efficient perovskite solar cells. Anti-solvent processing was used for fast crystallization of perovskite precursor film, which can form dense perovskite film. However, the crystals from this method are usually small due to the fast crystal growth process, which could lead to grain boundary recombination. Here, element chloride is introduced to enhance the perovskite layer crystallinity via slowing down the perovskite crystallization process by simultaneous introduction of methylammounium chloride (MACI) and cesium chloride (CsCl) into precursor solution. As a result, we achieve high quality of pin-hole free perovskite film with large crystal size. A power conversion efficiency of 21.55% with free of hysteresis of the device is obtained, which is among the highest efficiency of planar structure perovskite solar cells.展开更多
We report the enhanced performance of organic solar cells(OSCs) based on regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) and methanofullerene [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester(PCBM) blend by using dihydroxybenzene ...We report the enhanced performance of organic solar cells(OSCs) based on regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) and methanofullerene [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester(PCBM) blend by using dihydroxybenzene as additive in the active layer.The effect of the content of the additives on electrical characteristics of the device is studied.The device with 0.2 wt% dihydroxybenzene additive achieves the best power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 4.58% with Jsc of 12.5 mA/cm2,Voc of 0.65 V,and FF of 66.6% under simulated solar illumination of AM 1.5G(100 mW/cm2),compared with the control device with PCE of 3.39%(35% improvement compared with the control device).The XRD measurement reveals that the addition of additives induces the crystallization of P3HT and establishes good inter-network to increase the contact area of donor and acceptor,and then helps charge to be effectively transferred to the electrode to reduce the chance of recombination.All evidences indicate that the dihydroxybenzene is likely to be a promising new type additive that can enhance the performance of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells.展开更多
Super P carbon black (SPCB) has been widely used as a conducting additive in Li/Na ion batteries to improve the electronic conductivity. However, there has not yet been a comprehensive study on its structure and elect...Super P carbon black (SPCB) has been widely used as a conducting additive in Li/Na ion batteries to improve the electronic conductivity. However, there has not yet been a comprehensive study on its structure and electrochemical properties for Li/Na ion uptake, though it is important to characterize its contribution in any study of active materials that uses this additive in non-negligible amounts. In this article the structure of SPCB has been characterized and a comprehensive study on the electrochemical Li/Na ion uptake capability and reaction mechanisms are reported. SPCB exhibits a considerable lithiation capacity (up to 310 mAh g^(–1)) from the Li ion intercalation in the graphite structure. Sodiation in SPCB undergoes two stages: Na ion intercalation into the layers between the graphene sheets and the Na plating in the pores between the nano-graphitic domains, and a sodiation capacity up to 145 mAh g^(–1) has been achieved. Moreover, the influence of the type and content of binders on the lithiation and sodiation properties has been investigated. The cycling stability is much enhanced with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) binder in the electrode and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) in the electrolyte; and a higher content of binder improves the Coulombic efficiency during dis-/charge.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22279063,52001170)Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(22JCYBJC00590)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.We thank the Haihe Laboratoryof Sustainable Chemical Transformations for financial support.
文摘The unstable zinc(Zn)/electrolyte interfaces formed by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions greatly hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries.Herein,the hydroxy-rich sorbitol was used as an additive to reshape the solvation structure and modulate the interface chemistry.The strong interactions among sorbitol and both water molecules and Zn electrode can reduce the free water activity,optimize the solvation shell of water and Zn^(2+)ions,and regulate the formation of local water(H_(2)O)-poor environment on the surface of Zn electrode,which effectively inhibit the decomposition of water molecules,and thus,achieve the thermodynamically stable and highly reversible Zn electrochemistry.As a result,the assembled Zn/Zn symmetric cells with the sorbitol additive realized an excellent cycling life of 2000 h at 1 mA·cm^(-2)and 1 mAh·cm^(-2),and over 250 h at 5 mA.cm^(-2)and 5 mAh.cm^(-2).Moreover,the Zn/Cu asymmetric cells with the sorbitol additive achieved a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.6%,obtaining a better performance than that with a pure 2 mol-L^(-1)ZnSO_(4)electrolyte.And the constructed Zn/poly1,5-naphthalenediamine(PNDA)batteries could be stably discharged for 2300 cycles at 1 A g^(-1)with an excellent capacity retention rate.This result indicates that the addition of 1 mol-L^(-1)non-toxic sorbitol into a conventional ZnSO_(4)electrolyte can successfully protect the Zn anode interface by improving the electrochemical properties of Zn reversible deposition/decomposition,which greatly promotes its cycle performance,providing a new approach in future development of high performance aqueous Zn ion batteries.
文摘In order to improve the properties of the nickel?zinc battery and study the effects of the additives on performance of zinc electrode, 3 levels and 4 factors (acetylene black, Bi2O3, PbO, Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O coated by La(OH)3 ) that affect the zinc electrode were tested with orthogonal design experiments. The charge?discharge experiments of zinc electrode made up of only zinc oxide were done in 20% KOH solution to investigate the function of the additive. In order to better understand the discharge capability attenuation of electrode, the ratios of zinc to calcium in the worst sample and the best sample of the orthogonal design test were analyzed. The samples were characterized by charge?discharge cycling, phase structure analysis, cyclic voltammetry and X-ray diffraction. Experimental evidences indicate that the optimum ratio of electrode additive is as follows: 0.02 g acetylene black, 0.5 g Bi2O3, 0.3 g PbO and 0.2 g Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O coated with La(OH)3 in 5 g sample.
基金Supported by the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research(CNEPRU project number:J0101520090018)
文摘Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) thin films have been grown by electrodeposition technique onto ITO-coated glass substrates from aqueous copper acetate solutions with addition of sodium thiosulfate at 60 ℃ The effects of sodium thiosulfate on the electrochemical deposition of Cu2O films were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques. Deposited films were obtained at - 0.58 V vs. SCE and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FrIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and optical, photoelectrochemical and electrical measurements. X-ray diffraction results indicated that the synthesized Cu2O films had a pure cubic phase with a marked preferential orientation peak along (200) plane and with lattice constants a = b = c = 0.425 rim. FFIR results confirmed the presence of Cu2O films at peak 634 cm 1. SEM images of Cu2O films showed a better compactness and spherical-shaped composition. Optical properties of Cu2O films reveal a high optical transmission (〉80%) and high absorption coefficient (α 〉 104 cm- 1 ) in visiblelight region. The optical energy band gap was found to be 2.103 eV. Photoelectrochemical measurements indicated that Cu2O films had n-type semiconductor conduction, which confirmed by Hall Effect measurements. Electrical properties of Cu2O films showed a low electrical resistivity of 61.30 Ω. cm-1, carrier concentration of-4.94×1015cm -3andmobility of20.61cm2.V 1,s-l.Theobtained Cu2O thin films with suitable properties are promising semiconductor material for fabrication of photovoltaic solar cells,
文摘Effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon additives in the respective positive and negative material properties and the influence on the performance of the battery were investigated. The electrode samples were characterized by BET (Brunauer Emmett Teller), XRD (X-ray diffractometer), SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) to understand the surface area, phase, structure, morphology and electrical conductivity of the respective electrode material. The surface area was obtained as 2.312 m2"g"l and 0.892 m2"g"1, respectively for 12% of activated carbon in the expander of negative and 0.70% of TiO2 (Titanium dioxide) in the PAM (positive active material). The structural analysis reveals an increase in the tetrabasic lead sulfate and also evidenced by well grown crystals in the PAM with the TiO2, respectively obtained by XRD and SEM techniques. The impedance spectra analysis shows an increase of electrical conductivity of negative active mass with temperature. The battery results showing two fold enhancements in the charge acceptance were attributed to the high surface area activated carbon in the NAM (negative active material). The materials properties of electrodes and their influence on the battery performance were discussed.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB643501)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91333204)the support from Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province(20100092120037,XNY-48-037)
文摘Photovoltaic performance of the organic solar cells (OSCs) based on 2-((5'-(4-((4-((E)-2-(5'-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)-3',4-dihexyl- 2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)vinyl) phenyl)(phenyl)amino)styryl)-4~4'-dihexyl-2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)methylene)malononitrile (L(TPA- bTV-DCN)) as donor and PC70BM as acceptor was optimized using 0.25 vol% high boiling point solvent additive of 1-chloronaphthalene (CN), 1,6-hexanedithiol (HDT), or 1,8-diodooctane (DIO). The optimized OSC based on L(TPA-bTV- DCN)-PC70BM (1:2, w/w) with 0.25 vol% CN exhibits an enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.61%, with Voc of 0.87 V, Jsc of 6.95 mA/cm2, and FF of 43.2%, under the illumination of 100 mW/cm2 AM 1.5 G simulated solar light, whereas the PCE of the OSC based on the same active layer without additive is only 1.79%. The effect of the additive on absorption spectra and the atomic force microscopy images of L(TPA-bTV-DCN)-PCv0BM blend films were further investigated. The improved efficiency of the device could be ascribed to the enhanced absorption and optimized domain size in the L(TPA-bTV-DCN)-PC70BM blend film.
基金supported by National 1000 Young Talents AwardsNational Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFB0700700)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(61634001,61574133)supported by Hanergy Group
文摘Perovskite crystal film quality is critical for obtaining efficient perovskite solar cells. Anti-solvent processing was used for fast crystallization of perovskite precursor film, which can form dense perovskite film. However, the crystals from this method are usually small due to the fast crystal growth process, which could lead to grain boundary recombination. Here, element chloride is introduced to enhance the perovskite layer crystallinity via slowing down the perovskite crystallization process by simultaneous introduction of methylammounium chloride (MACI) and cesium chloride (CsCl) into precursor solution. As a result, we achieve high quality of pin-hole free perovskite film with large crystal size. A power conversion efficiency of 21.55% with free of hysteresis of the device is obtained, which is among the highest efficiency of planar structure perovskite solar cells.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.60876046 and 60976048)the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No.209007)+1 种基金Tianjin Natural Science Council (No.10ZCKFGX01900)the Scientific Developing Foundation of Tianjin Education Commission (No.20100723) and the Tianjin Key Discipline of Material Physics and Chemistry
文摘We report the enhanced performance of organic solar cells(OSCs) based on regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) and methanofullerene [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester(PCBM) blend by using dihydroxybenzene as additive in the active layer.The effect of the content of the additives on electrical characteristics of the device is studied.The device with 0.2 wt% dihydroxybenzene additive achieves the best power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 4.58% with Jsc of 12.5 mA/cm2,Voc of 0.65 V,and FF of 66.6% under simulated solar illumination of AM 1.5G(100 mW/cm2),compared with the control device with PCE of 3.39%(35% improvement compared with the control device).The XRD measurement reveals that the addition of additives induces the crystallization of P3HT and establishes good inter-network to increase the contact area of donor and acceptor,and then helps charge to be effectively transferred to the electrode to reduce the chance of recombination.All evidences indicate that the dihydroxybenzene is likely to be a promising new type additive that can enhance the performance of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells.
基金supported by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC), Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanicsthe “A Green Deal in Energy Materials” (ADEM) grant funded by Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and ADEM industrial partners
文摘Super P carbon black (SPCB) has been widely used as a conducting additive in Li/Na ion batteries to improve the electronic conductivity. However, there has not yet been a comprehensive study on its structure and electrochemical properties for Li/Na ion uptake, though it is important to characterize its contribution in any study of active materials that uses this additive in non-negligible amounts. In this article the structure of SPCB has been characterized and a comprehensive study on the electrochemical Li/Na ion uptake capability and reaction mechanisms are reported. SPCB exhibits a considerable lithiation capacity (up to 310 mAh g^(–1)) from the Li ion intercalation in the graphite structure. Sodiation in SPCB undergoes two stages: Na ion intercalation into the layers between the graphene sheets and the Na plating in the pores between the nano-graphitic domains, and a sodiation capacity up to 145 mAh g^(–1) has been achieved. Moreover, the influence of the type and content of binders on the lithiation and sodiation properties has been investigated. The cycling stability is much enhanced with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) binder in the electrode and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) in the electrolyte; and a higher content of binder improves the Coulombic efficiency during dis-/charge.