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Lian W, Tu D, Weng X, Yang K, Li F, Huang D, Zhu H, Xie Z, Chen X. Near-Infrared Nanophosphors Based on CuInSe 2 Quantum Dots with Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield for Micro-LEDs Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311011. [PMID: 38041490 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Highly efficient near-infrared (NIR) luminescent nanomaterials are urgently required for portable mini or micro phosphors-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs). However, most existing NIR-emitting phosphors are generally restricted by their low photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY) or large particle size. Herein, a kind of highly efficient NIR nanophosphors is developed based on copper indium selenide quantum dots (CISe QDs). The PL peak of these QDs can be exquisitely manipulated from 750 to 1150 nm by altering the stoichiometry of Cu/In and doping with Zn2+ . Their absolute PLQY can be significantly improved from 28.6% to 92.8% via coating a ZnSe shell. By combining the phosphors with a commercial blue chip, an NIR pc-LED is fabricated with remarkable photostability and a record-high radiant flux of 88.7 mW@350 mA among the Pb/Cd-free QDs-based NIR pc-LEDs. Particularly, such QDs-based nanophosphors acted as excellent luminescence converter for NIR micro-LEDs with microarray diameters below 5 µm, which significantly exceeds the resolutions of current commercial inkjet display pixels. The findings may open new avenues for the exploration of highly efficient NIR micro-LEDs in a variety of applications.
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- Wei Lian
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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Lopes TS, de Wild J, Rocha C, Violas A, Cunha JMV, Teixeira JP, Curado MA, Oliveira AJN, Borme J, Birant G, Brammertz G, Fernandes PA, Vermang B, Salomé PMP. On the Importance of Joint Mitigation Strategies for Front, Bulk, and Rear Recombination in Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:27713-27725. [PMID: 34086435 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Several optoelectronic issues, such as poor optical absorption and recombination, limit the power conversion efficiency of ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells. To mitigate recombination losses, two combined strategies were implemented: a potassium fluoride (KF) post-deposition treatment (PDT) and a rear interface passivation strategy based on an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) point contact structure. The simultaneous implementation of both strategies is reported for the first time on ultrathin CIGS devices. Electrical measurements and 1D simulations demonstrate that in specific conditions, devices with only KF-PDT may outperform rear interface passivation based devices. By combining KF-PDT and rear interface passivation, an enhancement in an open-circuit voltage of 178 mV is reached over devices that have a rear passivation only, and of 85 mV over devices with only a KF-PDT process. Time-Resolved Photoluminescence measurements showed the beneficial effects of combining KF-PDT and the rear interface passivation at decreasing recombination losses in the studied devices, enhancing charge carrier lifetime. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements indicate the presence of an In and Se-rich layer that we linked to be a KInSe2 layer. Our results suggest that when bulk and front interface recombination values are very high, they dominate, and individual passivation strategies work poorly. Hence, this work shows that for ultrathin devices, passivation mitigation strategies need to be implemented in tandem.
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- Tomás S Lopes
- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance), Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Institute for Material Research (IMO), Hasselt University (partner in Solliance), Agoralaangebouw H, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thorpark, Poort Genk 8310 & 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance), Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Institute for Material Research (IMO), Hasselt University (partner in Solliance), Agoralaangebouw H, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thorpark, Poort Genk 8310 & 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- i3N, Departamento de Física da Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, CFisUC, R. Larga, P-3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance), Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Institute for Material Research (IMO), Hasselt University (partner in Solliance), Agoralaangebouw H, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thorpark, Poort Genk 8310 & 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance), Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Institute for Material Research (IMO), Hasselt University (partner in Solliance), Agoralaangebouw H, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thorpark, Poort Genk 8310 & 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- CIETI, Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
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- Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance), Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Institute for Material Research (IMO), Hasselt University (partner in Solliance), Agoralaangebouw H, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thorpark, Poort Genk 8310 & 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Clark JA, Murray A, Lee JM, Autrey TS, Collord AD, Hillhouse HW. Complexation Chemistry in N,N-Dimethylformamide-Based Molecular Inks for Chalcogenide Semiconductors and Photovoltaic Devices. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:298-308. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- James A. Clark
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Institute, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Institute, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Institute, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Institute, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Institute, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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Rojas-Chávez H, Cruz-Martínez H, Flores-Rojas E, Juárez-García JM, González-Domínguez JL, Daneu N, Santoyo-Salazar J. The mechanochemical synthesis of PbTe nanostructures: following the Ostwald ripening effect during milling. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:27082-27092. [PMID: 30328855 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04915g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A fundamental understanding of the Ostwald ripening effect (ORE) during the mechanochemical synthesis of PbTe nanostructures is presented. The ripening process involves the coarsening of larger particles from those of smaller size; this phenomenon was systematically evaluated at different stages of milling by microscopy analyses (AFM, TEM, STEM and HRTEM). At the early stage of milling, smaller particles and quantum dots are eventually dissolved to lower the total energy assciated with their surfaces. The ripening process - during milling - involves short-range mass transfer among particles. HRTEM analyses allowed us to identify that coarsening occurs by thermo-mechanically activated cooperative mechanisms. The detachment of the atoms from smaller particles to form bigger ones plays a major role in the particle coarsening. It was found that the coarsening process was not limited to crystalline nanostructures; so grain boundaries, edge dislocations and boundaries among crystalline and amorphous phases also play an important role to determine how species migration contributes to generate coarse particles. Those serve as sites for inducing coarsening in an equivalent way as surfaces do. Secondary ion mass spectrometry and elemental chemical mapping (EDX-STEM) revealed that both the purity and the chemical homogeneity of the PbTe nanostructures are prominent features of this material. Additionally, a direct band gap enhancement (780 nm) compared to bulk PbTe (3859 nm) was detected. It occurred due to the quantum confinement effect, lattice imperfections and even surface properties of the nanostructures. It is important to point out that the whole optical behaviour of the PbTe nanostructures was dependent upon the embedded nanoparticles and quantum dots in the clusters and coarse particles ranging from 15 nm to 35 nm.
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- H Rojas-Chávez
- Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, CDMX 07360, Mexico.
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Stroyuk O, Raevskaya A, Gaponik N. Solar light harvesting with multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:5354-5422. [PMID: 29799031 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00029h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The paper reviews the state of the art in the synthesis of multinary (ternary, quaternary and more complex) metal chalcogenide nanocrystals (NCs) and their applications as a light absorbing or an auxiliary component of light-harvesting systems. This includes solid-state and liquid-junction solar cells and photocatalytic/photoelectrochemical systems designed for the conversion of solar light into the electric current or the accumulation of solar energy in the form of products of various chemical reactions. The review discusses general aspects of the light absorption and photophysical properties of multinary metal chalcogenide NCs, the modern state of the synthetic strategies applied to produce the multinary metal chalcogenide NCs and related nanoheterostructures, and recent achievements in the metal chalcogenide NC-based solar cells and the photocatalytic/photoelectrochemical systems. The review is concluded by an outlook with a critical discussion of the most promising ways and challenging aspects of further progress in the metal chalcogenide NC-based solar photovoltaics and photochemistry.
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- Oleksandr Stroyuk
- L.V. Pysarzhevsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03028 Kyiv, Ukraine.
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