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Huang S, Lin J, Lin X, Wang Z, Xie Y, Chen X, Kong X, Zheng W, Hu Q. Application of Graphene-Combined Rare-Earth Oxide (Sm 2O 3) in Solar-Blind Ultraviolet Photodetection. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:37649-37657. [PMID: 37490695 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Rare-earth oxide Sm2O3 is theoretically expected to be used in the preparation of ultraviolet (UV) detectors with low dark currents and high radiation resistance due to its characteristics of a wide bandgap, a high dielectric constant, and high chemical stability. However, certain features that rare-earth oxides possess, such as high resistivity and weak photoelectric response currents, have hindered relevant research on these kinds of materials in the field of UV detection. In this work, a p-Gr/i-Sm2O3/n-SiC heterojunction photovoltaic solar-blind UV sensor was constructed for the first time. Because of the high mobility of graphene (Gr) and the contribution of double built-in electric fields in the heterojunction, the collection efficiency of photogenerated carriers has been greatly improved, with the typical shortcomings of high resistivity and poor photoelectric response performance of rare-earth oxides having been overcome. This detector has exhibited outstanding performance at 0 V, including a responsivity of 19.8 mA/W and an open-circuit voltage of 0.68 V. Additionally, this detector has a detectivity as high as 1.2 × 1011 jones, which is at the front position of most ultraviolet detectors. The fabrication of this high-performance Sm2O3-based photovoltaic UV detector has broadened the application fields of rare-earth oxide semiconductors. Therefore, this project has important value for future research in relevant fields.
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- Shiya Huang
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Yan G, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Dong Y, Wang J, Carlos C, Zhang P, Cao Z, Mao Y, Wang X. Nanoparticle-Decorated Ultrathin La 2O 3 Nanosheets as an Efficient Electrocatalysis for Oxygen Evolution Reactions. Nanomicro Lett 2020; 12:49. [PMID: 34138270 PMCID: PMC7770806 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-0387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Electrochemical catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction are a critical component for many renewable energy applications. To improve their catalytic kinetics and mass activity are essential for sustainable industrial applications. Here, we report a rare-earth metal-based oxide electrocatalyst comprised of ultrathin amorphous La2O3 nanosheets hybridized with uniform La2O3 nanoparticles (La2O3@NP-NS). Significantly improved OER performance is observed from the nanosheets with a nanometer-scale thickness. The as-synthesized 2.27-nm La2O3@NP-NS exhibits excellent catalytic kinetics with an overpotential of 310 mV at 10 mA cm-2, a small Tafel slope of 43.1 mV dec-1, and electrochemical impedance of 38 Ω. More importantly, due to the ultrasmall thickness, its mass activity, and turnover frequency reach as high as 6666.7 A g-1 and 5.79 s-1, respectively, at an overpotential of 310 mV. Such a high mass activity is more than three orders of magnitude higher than benchmark OER electrocatalysts, such as IrO2 and RuO2. This work presents a sustainable approach toward the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts with largely reduced mass loading of precious elements.
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- Guangyuan Yan
- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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Flege JI, Krisponeit JO, Höcker J, Hoppe M, Niu Y, Zakharov A, Schaefer A, Falta J, Krasovskii EE. Nanoscale analysis of the oxidation state and surface termination of praseodymium oxide ultrathin films on ruthenium(0001). Ultramicroscopy 2017; 183:61-66. [PMID: 28526269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The complex structure and morphology of ultrathin praseodymia films deposited on a ruthenium(0001) single crystal substrate by reactive molecular beam epitaxy is analyzed by intensity-voltage low-energy electron microscopy in combination with theoretical calculations within an ab initio scattering theory. A rich coexistence of various nanoscale crystalline surface structures is identified for the as-grown samples, notably comprising two distinct oxygen-terminated hexagonal Pr2O3(0001) surface phases as well as a cubic Pr2O3(111) and a fluorite PrO2(111) surface component. Furthermore, scattering theory reveals a striking similarity between the electron reflectivity spectra of praseodymia and ceria due to very efficient screening of the nuclear charge by the extra 4f electron in the former case.
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- J I Flege
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany; MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany; MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany; MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del Pais Vasco UPV/EHU, 20080 San Sebastián/Donostia, Basque Country, Spain; Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Basque Country, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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