SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial l...SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film and the FTO substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSCs）. Experimental results show that the introduction of a SnO2 nanosheet film not only suppresses the electron back-transport reaction at the electrolyte/FTO interface but also provides an efficient electron transition channel along the SnO2 nanosheets, and as a result, increasing the open circuit voltage and short current density, and finally improving the conversion efficiency for the DSCs from 3.89% to 4.62%.展开更多
A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO_(2)).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition...A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO_(2)).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition of the Co-based catalyst on TiO_(2) films have been optimized.It was found that the electrode with 3 layers of TiO_(2) film(in 8 m thickness) and 1 hour photo-deposition of the cobalt-based catalyst by light irradiation from a 500 W Xenon lamp gave the highest current density(~5 mA/cm^(2)).Using this cobalt-modified TiO_(2) film as a working electrode in an electrochemical device,highly efficient water oxidation has been demonstrated in a pH 7.0 aqueous solution with low overpotential.展开更多
Micro-supercapacitors（MSCs） have emerged as one competitive candidate of high-performance, flexible, safe,portable and wearable energy storage devices. However, improving their electrochemical performance from elect...Micro-supercapacitors（MSCs） have emerged as one competitive candidate of high-performance, flexible, safe,portable and wearable energy storage devices. However, improving their electrochemical performance from electrode materials to assembled devices still remains huge challenges.Here, we for the first time synthesized two-dimensional（2D）,ultrathin, mesoporous polypyrrole-based graphene nanosheets uniformly anchored with redox polyoxometalate（mPPy@rGO-POM） by soft template approach. Further, using a layer-by-layer deposition and mask-assisted technique, the compactly stacked and sandwich-like hybrid film（mPGM）based on pseudocapacitive mPPy@rGO-POM nano sheets and electrochemically exfoliated graphene was directly fabricated as binder-and additive-free interdigital electrodes for all-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors（mPGM-MSCs）. Notably, the resulted mPGM-MSCs exhibited outstanding areal capacitance（115 mF cm^-2）, remarkably enhanced volumetric capacitance（137 F cm^-3 at 1 mV s^-1） in comparison with MSCs based on the films of mPPy@rGO without POM anchoring（95 F cm^-3）, and non-porous polypyrrole-graphene（68 F cm^-3）.Further, mPGM-MSCs disclosed robust mechanical flexibility with ～96% of capacitance retention at a highly bending angle of 180°, and impressive parallel or serial interconnection for boosting capacitance or voltage output. As a consequence, our proposed strategy of filling the redox species into mesoporous graphene and other 2D nanosheets will open up new ways to manufacture high-compact and flexible energy storage devices ranging from supercapacitors to batteries.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.20903073 and 20671070)the Key Project of Education Ministry of China (No.207008)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No.09JCYBJC07000)the Science and Technology Developing Foundation for Tianjin Universities (No.20080309)
文摘SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film and the FTO substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSCs）. Experimental results show that the introduction of a SnO2 nanosheet film not only suppresses the electron back-transport reaction at the electrolyte/FTO interface but also provides an efficient electron transition channel along the SnO2 nanosheets, and as a result, increasing the open circuit voltage and short current density, and finally improving the conversion efficiency for the DSCs from 3.89% to 4.62%.
基金supported by Swedish Energy Agency,the Knutand Alice Wallenberg Foundation,China Scholarship Council (CSC)the Natural Natural Science Foundation of China (21120102036)the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB220009)
文摘A cobalt-based catalyst was directly photo-deposited on the surface of a widely used n-type nano-structured semiconductor(TiO_(2)).Different thicknesses of the TiO 2 films as well as different time of photo-deposition of the Co-based catalyst on TiO_(2) films have been optimized.It was found that the electrode with 3 layers of TiO_(2) film(in 8 m thickness) and 1 hour photo-deposition of the cobalt-based catalyst by light irradiation from a 500 W Xenon lamp gave the highest current density(~5 mA/cm^(2)).Using this cobalt-modified TiO_(2) film as a working electrode in an electrochemical device,highly efficient water oxidation has been demonstrated in a pH 7.0 aqueous solution with low overpotential.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51572259)National Key R&D Program of China (2016YBFO100100 and 2016YFA0200200)+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (201602737)Recruitment Program of Global Expert (1000 Talent Plan),DICPChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M601348)Exploratory Research Program of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co.,LTD & DICP
文摘Micro-supercapacitors（MSCs） have emerged as one competitive candidate of high-performance, flexible, safe,portable and wearable energy storage devices. However, improving their electrochemical performance from electrode materials to assembled devices still remains huge challenges.Here, we for the first time synthesized two-dimensional（2D）,ultrathin, mesoporous polypyrrole-based graphene nanosheets uniformly anchored with redox polyoxometalate（mPPy@rGO-POM） by soft template approach. Further, using a layer-by-layer deposition and mask-assisted technique, the compactly stacked and sandwich-like hybrid film（mPGM）based on pseudocapacitive mPPy@rGO-POM nano sheets and electrochemically exfoliated graphene was directly fabricated as binder-and additive-free interdigital electrodes for all-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors（mPGM-MSCs）. Notably, the resulted mPGM-MSCs exhibited outstanding areal capacitance（115 mF cm^-2）, remarkably enhanced volumetric capacitance（137 F cm^-3 at 1 mV s^-1） in comparison with MSCs based on the films of mPPy@rGO without POM anchoring（95 F cm^-3）, and non-porous polypyrrole-graphene（68 F cm^-3）.Further, mPGM-MSCs disclosed robust mechanical flexibility with ～96% of capacitance retention at a highly bending angle of 180°, and impressive parallel or serial interconnection for boosting capacitance or voltage output. As a consequence, our proposed strategy of filling the redox species into mesoporous graphene and other 2D nanosheets will open up new ways to manufacture high-compact and flexible energy storage devices ranging from supercapacitors to batteries.
