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Han J, Yan H, Hu C, Song Q, Kang J, Guo Y, Liu Z. Simultaneous Modulation of Interface Reinforcement, Crystallization, Anti-Reflection, and Carrier Transport in Sb Gradient-Doped SnO 2 /Sb 2 S 3 Heterostructure for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Cell. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105026. [PMID: 35142067 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, an effective quadruple optimization integrated synergistic strategy is designed to fabricate quality Sb gradient-doped SnO2 /Sb2 S3 heterostructure for an efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell. The experimental results and theoretical calculations reveal that i) optical absorption matching is realized by combining the anti-reflection of SnO2 and high light absorption ability of Sb2 S3 in the visible region; ii) interface reinforcement is carried out by coordinating gradient-distributed Sb in SnO2 with S in S-rich precursor of Sb2 S3 for improving the Sb2 S3 crystallization process and matching crystalline lattice of Sb:SnO2 and Sb2 S3 ; iii) ultrahigh electron mobility is achieved by making Sb gradient-doped SnO2 ; iv) carrier separation and transport are accelerated by constructing type-II heterojunction with appropriate energy level alignment and forming a high-speed electron transport channel. All of above-mentioned optimization effects are integrated into a synergistic strategy for constructing the Sb:SnO2 /Sb2 S3 photoanode, achieving a photocurrent density of 2.30 mA cm-2 , hydrogen generation rate of 30.03 µmol cm-2 h-1 , and decent working stability. Notably, this method can also be used in other large-scale fabrication processes, such as drop-casting, spray-coating, blade-coating, printing, slot-die, etc. Moreover, this universal integrated strategy paves an avenue to fabricate efficient photoelectrodes with excellent photoelectrochemical performances.
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- Jianhua Han
- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
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- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
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- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
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- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
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- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
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- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
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- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Green Functional Materials, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, China
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Hector G, Eensalu JS, Katerski A, Roussel H, Chaix-Pluchery O, Appert E, Donatini F, Acik IO, Kärber E, Consonni V. Optimization of the Sb 2S 3 Shell Thickness in ZnO Nanowire-Based Extremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:198. [PMID: 35055217 PMCID: PMC8777826 DOI: 10.3390/nano12020198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Extremely thin absorber (ETA) solar cells made of ZnO/TiO2/Sb2S3 core-shell nanowire heterostructures, using P3HT as the hole-transporting material (HTM), are of high interest to surpass solar cell efficiencies of their planar counterpart at lower material cost. However, no dimensional optimization has been addressed in detail, as it raises material and technological critical issues. In this study, the thickness of the Sb2S3 shell grown by chemical spray pyrolysis is tuned from a couple of nanometers to several tens of nanometers, while switching from a partially to a fully crystallized shell. The Sb2S3 shell is highly pure, and the unwanted Sb2O3 phase was not formed. The low end of the thickness is limited by challenges in the crystallization of the Sb2S3 shell, as it is amorphous at nanoscale dimensions, resulting in the low optical absorption of visible photons. In contrast, the high end of the thickness is limited by the increased density of defects in the bulk of the Sb2S3 shell, degrading charge carrier dynamics, and by the incomplete immersion of the P3HT in the structure, resulting in the poor hole collection. The best ETA solar cell with a short-circuit current density of 12.1 mA/cm2, an open-circuit voltage of 502 mV, and a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 2.83% is obtained for an intermediate thickness of the Sb2S3 shell. These findings highlight that the incorporation of both the absorber shell and HTM in the core-shell heterostructures relies on the spacing between individual nanowires. They further elaborate the intricate nature of the dimensional optimization of an ETA cell, as it requires a fine-balanced holistic approach to correlate all the dimensions of all the components in the heterostructures.
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- Guislain Hector
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (G.H.); (H.R.); (O.C.-P.); (E.A.)
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- Laboratory of Thin Film Chemical Technologies, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (J.S.E.); (A.K.); (I.O.A.)
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- Laboratory of Thin Film Chemical Technologies, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (J.S.E.); (A.K.); (I.O.A.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (G.H.); (H.R.); (O.C.-P.); (E.A.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (G.H.); (H.R.); (O.C.-P.); (E.A.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (G.H.); (H.R.); (O.C.-P.); (E.A.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institut NEEL, F-38000 Grenoble, France;
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- Laboratory of Thin Film Chemical Technologies, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (J.S.E.); (A.K.); (I.O.A.)
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- Laboratory of Thin Film Chemical Technologies, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; (J.S.E.); (A.K.); (I.O.A.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (G.H.); (H.R.); (O.C.-P.); (E.A.)
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Wibowo A, Marsudi MA, Amal MI, Ananda MB, Stephanie R, Ardy H, Diguna LJ. ZnO nanostructured materials for emerging solar cell applications. RSC Adv 2020; 10:42838-42859. [PMID: 35514924 PMCID: PMC9058181 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07689a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been considered as one of the potential materials in solar cell applications, owing to its relatively high conductivity, electron mobility, stability against photo-corrosion and availability at low-cost. Different structures of ZnO materials have been engineered at the nanoscale, and then applied on the conducting substrate as a photoanode. On the other hand, the ZnO nanomaterials directly grown on the substrate have been attractive due to their unique electron pathways, which suppress the influence of surface states typically found in the former case. Herein, we review the recent progress of ZnO nanostructured materials in emerging solar cell applications, such as sensitized and heterojunction architectures, including those embedded with promising perovskite materials. The remarkable advancement in each solar cell architecture is highlighted towards achieving high power conversion efficiency and operational stability. We also discuss the foremost bottleneck for further improvements and the future outlook for large-scale practical applications.
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- Arie Wibowo
- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
- Research Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
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- Research Center for Metallurgy and Materials, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences Puspitek Serpong Banten 15314 Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132 Indonesia
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- Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya Kavling Edutown I.1, Jl. BSD Raya Utama, BSD City Tangerang 15339 Indonesia
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Büttner P, Scheler F, Pointer C, Döhler D, Barr MK, Koroleva A, Pankin D, Hatada R, Flege S, Manshina A, Young ER, Mínguez-Bacho I, Bachmann J. Adjusting Interfacial Chemistry and Electronic Properties of Photovoltaics Based on a Highly Pure Sb 2S 3 Absorber by Atomic Layer Deposition. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2019; 2:8747-8756. [PMID: 31894204 PMCID: PMC6931240 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The combination of oxide and heavier chalcogenide layers in thin film photovoltaics suffers limitations associated with oxygen incorporation and sulfur deficiency in the chalcogenide layer or with a chemical incompatibility which results in dewetting issues and defect states at the interface. Here, we establish atomic layer deposition (ALD) as a tool to overcome these limitations. ALD allows one to obtain highly pure Sb2S3 light absorber layers, and we exploit this technique to generate an additional interfacial layer consisting of 1.5 nm ZnS. This ultrathin layer simultaneously resolves dewetting and passivates defect states at the interface. We demonstrate via transient absorption spectroscopy that interfacial electron recombination is one order of magnitude slower at the ZnS-engineered interface than hole recombination at the Sb2S3/P3HT interface. The comparison of solar cells with and without oxide incorporation in Sb2S3, with and without the ultrathin ZnS interlayer, and with systematically varied Sb2S3 thickness provides a complete picture of the physical processes at work in the devices.
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- Pascal Büttner
- Chemistry of Thin
Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, Cauerstr. 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Chemistry of Thin
Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, Cauerstr. 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh
University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Chemistry of Thin
Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, Cauerstr. 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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S. Barr
- Chemistry of Thin
Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, Cauerstr. 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Centre for Physical Methods of Surface
Investigation, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia
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- Centre for Optical and Laser Materials
Research, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- Materials Analysis, Department of Materials
Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 2, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Materials Analysis, Department of Materials
Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 2, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg
State University, Universitetskii
pr. 26, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh
University, 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
- E-mail:
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- Chemistry of Thin
Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, Cauerstr. 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- E-mail:
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- Chemistry of Thin
Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, Cauerstr. 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg
State University, Universitetskii
pr. 26, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia
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Consonni V, Briscoe J, Kärber E, Li X, Cossuet T. ZnO nanowires for solar cells: a comprehensive review. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:362001. [PMID: 31051478 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab1f2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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As an abundant and non-toxic wide band gap semiconductor with a high electron mobility, ZnO in the form of nanowires (NWs) has emerged as an important electron transporting material in a vast number of nanostructured solar cells. ZnO NWs are grown by low-cost chemical deposition techniques and their integration into solar cells presents, in principle, significant advantages including efficient optical absorption through light trapping phenomena and enhanced charge carrier separation and collection. However, they also raise some significant issues related to the control of the interface properties and to the technological integration. The present review is intended to report a detailed analysis of the state-of-the-art of all types of nanostructured solar cells integrating ZnO NWs, including extremely thin absorber solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, organic and hybrid solar cells, as well as halide perovskite-based solar cells.
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- Vincent Consonni
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Yang D, Cho I, Kim D, Lim MA, Li Z, Ok JG, Lee M, Park I. Gas Sensor by Direct Growth and Functionalization of Metal Oxide/Metal Sulfide Core-Shell Nanowires on Flexible Substrates. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:24298-24307. [PMID: 31187618 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We have developed a novel fabrication method for flexible gas sensors for toxic gases based on sequential wet chemical reaction. In specific, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires were locally synthesized and directly integrated on a flexible polymer substrate using localized hydrothermal synthesis methods and their surfaces were selectively functionalized with palladium (Pd) nanoparticles using a liquid phase deposition process. Because the entire process is conducted at a low temperature in a mild precursor solution, it can be applied for flexible substrates. Furthermore, the surface of ZnO nanowires was sulfurized by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas to form zinc oxide/zinc sulfide (ZnO/ZnS) core-shell nanowires for stable sensing of H2S gas. The locally synthesized ZnO/ZnS core-shell nanowires enable an ultracompact-sized device, and Pd nanoparticles improve the sensing performance and reduce the operating temperature (200 °C). The device shows a high sensitivity [(Ggas - Gair)/Gair × 100% = 4491% to 10 ppm], fast response (response/recovery time <100 s) to hydrogen sulfide, and outstanding selectivity (>100 times) to other toxic gases (e.g., carbon monoxide, acetone, ethanol, and toluene). Moreover, vertically synthesized nanowires provide a long bending path, which reduces the mechanical stresses on the structure. The devices showed stable gas sensing performance under 9 mm positive radius of curvature and 5 mm negative radius of curvature. The mechanical robustness of the device was also verified by numerical simulations which showed dramatic decrease of maximum stress and strain to 4.2 and 5.0%, respectively.
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- Daejong Yang
- Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering , Kongju National University , 1223-24 Cheonan-daero , Seobuk-gu, Cheonan , Chungcheongnam-do 31080 , South Korea
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- Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI) , Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) , 105 Munji-ro , Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34056 , South Korea
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- Systems Research Lab , Hewlett Packard Laboratory , 1501 Page Mill Rd , Palo Alto , California 94304 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering , Seoul National University of Science and Technology , 232 Gongneung-ro , Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811 , South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering , 1312-32 Yuseong-daero , Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34103 , South Korea
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Jeong S, Kim MW, Jo YR, Kim TY, Leem YC, Kim SW, Kim BJ, Park SJ. Crystal-Structure-Dependent Piezotronic and Piezo-Phototronic Effects of ZnO/ZnS Core/Shell Nanowires for Enhanced Electrical Transport and Photosensing Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:28736-28744. [PMID: 30070111 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b06192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report the crystal-structure-dependent piezotronic and piezo-phototronic effects of ZnO/ZnS core/shell nanowires (CS NWs) having different shell layer crystalline structures. The wurtzite (WZ) ZnO/WZ ZnS CS NWs showed higher electrical transport and photosensing properties under external strain than the WZ ZnO/zinc blende (ZB) ZnS CS NWs. The WZ ZnO/WZ ZnS CS NWs under a compressive strain of -0.24% showed 4.4 and 8.67 times larger increase in the output current (1.93 × 10-4 A) and photoresponsivity (8.76 × 10-1 A/W) than those under no strain. However, the WZ ZnO/ZB ZnS CS NWs under the same strain condition showed 3.2 and 2.16 times larger increase in the output current (1.13 × 10-4 A) and photoresponsivity (2.16 × 10-1 A/W) than those under no strain. This improvement is ascribed to strain-induced piezopolarization charges at both the WZ ZnO NWs and the grains of the WZ ZnS shell layer in WZ ZnO/WZ ZnS CS NWs, whereas piezopolarization charges are induced only in the ZnO core region of the WZ ZnO/ZB ZnS CS NWs. These charges can change the type-II band alignment in the ZnO and ZnS interfacial region as well as the Schottky barrier height at the junction between the semiconductor and the metal, thus facilitating electrical transport and reducing the recombination probability of charge carriers under UV irradiation.
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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Dong S, Li C, Li Z, Zhang L, Yin L. Mesoporous Hollow Sb/ZnS@C Core-Shell Heterostructures as Anodes for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1704517. [PMID: 29575525 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Combining the advantage of metal, metal sulfide, and carbon, mesoporous hollow core-shell Sb/ZnS@C hybrid heterostructures composed of Sb/ZnS inner core and carbon outer shell are rationally designed based on a robust template of ZnS nanosphere, as anodes for high-performance sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). A partial cation exchange reaction based on the solubility difference between Sb2 S3 and ZnS can transform mesoporous ZnS to Sb2 S3 /ZnS heterostructure. To get a stable structure, a thin contiguous resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) layer is introduced on the surface of Sb2 S3 /ZnS heterostructure. The effectively protective carbon layer from RF can be designed as the reducing agent to convert Sb2 S3 to metallic Sb to obtain core-shell Sb/ZnS@C hybrid heterostructures. Simultaneously, the carbon outer shell is beneficial to the charge transfer kinetics, and can maintain the structure stability during the repeated sodiation/desodiation process. Owing to its unique stable architecture and synergistic effects between the components, the core-shell porous Sb/ZnS@C hybrid heterostructure SIB anode shows a high reversible capacity, good rate capability, and excellent cycling stability by turning the optimized voltage range. This novel strategy to prepare carbon-layer-protected metal/metal sulfide core-shell heterostructure can be further extended to design other novel nanostructured systems for high-performance energy storage devices.
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- Shihua Dong
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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Parize R, Cossuet T, Appert E, Chaix-Pluchery O, Roussel H, Rapenne L, Consonni V. Synthesis and properties of ZnO/TiO2/Sb2S3 core–shell nanowire heterostructures using the SILAR technique. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00789f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) technique is found to be of high potential for the formation of ZnO core–shell nanowire heterostructures with high uniformity at moderate temperature.
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- Romain Parize
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS
- Grenoble INP
- LMGP
- F-38000 Grenoble
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS
- Grenoble INP
- LMGP
- F-38000 Grenoble
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS
- Grenoble INP
- LMGP
- F-38000 Grenoble
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS
- Grenoble INP
- LMGP
- F-38000 Grenoble
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Dong S, Li C, Ge X, Li Z, Miao X, Yin L. ZnS-Sb 2S 3@C Core-Double Shell Polyhedron Structure Derived from Metal-Organic Framework as Anodes for High Performance Sodium Ion Batteries. ACS NANO 2017; 11:6474-6482. [PMID: 28590720 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b03321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Taking advantage of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8), ZnS-Sb2S3@C core-double shell polyhedron structure is synthesized through a sulfurization reaction between Zn2+ dissociated from ZIF-8 and S2- from thioacetamide (TAA), and subsequently a metal cation exchange process between Zn2+ and Sb3+, in which carbon layer is introduced from polymeric resorcinol-formaldehyde to prevent the collapse of the polyhedron. The polyhedron composite with a ZnS inner-core and Sb2S3/C double-shell as anode for sodium ion batteries (SIBs) shows us a significantly improved electrochemical performance with stable cycle stability, high Coulombic efficiency and specific capacity. Peculiarly, introducing a carbon shell not only acts as an important protective layer to form a rigid construction and accommodate the volume changes, but also improves the electronic conductivity to optimize the stable cycle performance and the excellent rate property. The architecture composed of ZnS inner core and a complex Sb2S3/C shell not only facilitates the facile electrolyte infiltration to reduce the Na-ion diffusion length to improve the electrochemical reaction kinetics, but also prevents the structure pulverization caused by Na-ion insertion/extraction. This approach to prepare metal sulfides based on MOFs can be further extended to design other nanostructured systems for high performance energy storage devices.
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- Shihua Dong
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan 250061, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan 250061, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan 250061, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan 250061, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan 250061, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan 250061, PR China
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Lu X, Liu Z. Efficient all p-type heterojunction photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:7351-7360. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt01285c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Co3O4 nanostructures with different morphologies are directly grown on an ITO substrate and Sb2S3 is loaded onto these to construct a Co3O4/Sb2S3 heterojunction, which is used as an all p-type photocathode for PEC water splitting for the first time.
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- Xue Lu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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Guo M, Song M, Li S, Yin Z, Song X, Bu Y. Facile and economical synthesis of ZnS nanotubes and their superior adsorption performance for organic dyes. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce00360a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hong T, Liu Z, Zhang J, Li G, Liu J, Zhang X, Lin S. Flower-like Cu2In2ZnS5Nanosheets: A Novel Promising Photoelectrode for Water Splitting. ChemCatChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tiantian Hong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Tianjin Chengjian University; 300384 Tianjin China
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Zhou X, Meng W, Dong C, Liu C, Qiu Z, Qi J, Chen J, Wang M. Cu2ZnSnS4 quantum dots as effective electron acceptors for hybrid solar cells with a broad spectral response. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra16898h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cu2ZnSnS4 quantum dots are synthesized by a facile solvothermal technique and used as a novel effective acceptor material for polymer-based hybrid solar cells with a broad spectral response.
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- Xun Zhou
- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Technology
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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Hong T, Liu Z, Yan W, Liu J, Zhang X. Inorganic–organic solar cells based on quaternary sulfide as absorber materials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:30993-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp05742f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a novel promising quaternary sulfide (CuAgInS) to serve as a semiconductor sensitizer material in the photoelectrochemical field.
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- Tiantian Hong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- China
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Liu Z, Han J, Guo K, Zhang X, Hong T. Jalpaite Ag3CuS2: a novel promising ternary sulfide absorber material for solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:2597-600. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09111f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A novel promising Ag3CuS2 absorber material for tertiary generation solar cells.
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- Zhifeng Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Chengjian University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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Han J, Liu Z, Guo K, Ya J, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Hong T, Liu J. High-efficiency AgInS(2)-modified ZnO nanotube array photoelectrodes for all-solid-state hybrid solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:17119-17125. [PMID: 25208689 DOI: 10.1021/am5047813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Highly ordered AgInS2-modified ZnO nanoarrays were fabricated via a low-cost hydrothermal chemical method, and their application as all-solid-state solar cells was also tested. A sensitizer and a buffer layer were developed around the surface of ZnO nanotubes in the preparation process, and this method is easily be manipulated to produce uniform structure. In this structure, the ZnO served as direct electron transport path, the ZnS as the buffer layer, and the ternary sensitizer AgInS2 as absorber and outer shell. The novel all-solid-state hybrid solar cells (ITO/ZnO/ZnS/AgInS2/P3HT/Pt) showed improved short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 7.5 mA/cm(2), open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 512 mV, giving rise to a power conversion efficiency of 2.11%, which is the relatively highest value ever reported for ZnO-based all-solid-state hybrid solar cells. This better result is attributed to the improved absorption spectrum, high speed of photoinduced charge transmission velocity, and appropriate gradient energy gap structure, which implies a promising application in all-solid-state solar cells.
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- Jianhua Han
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University , Tianjin 300384, China
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