Abundant interfacial defects remain a significant challenge that hampers both the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Herein,an alcohol-dispersed conducting polymer complex,denoted as PEDOT:F(Poly...Abundant interfacial defects remain a significant challenge that hampers both the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Herein,an alcohol-dispersed conducting polymer complex,denoted as PEDOT:F(Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):Perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomers),is introduced into the interface between perovskite and hole transporting layer in regular-structured PSCs.PEDOT:F serves as a multi-functional interface layer(filling grain boundaries and covering perovskite's grain-surface)to achieve a robust interaction with organic groups within perovskites,which could induce a structural transformation of PEDOT to increase its conductivity for the efficient hole-transport.Furthermore,the strong interaction between PEDOT and perovskites could promote an effective coupling of undercoordinated Pb~(2+)ions with the lone electron pairs near O&S atoms in PEDOT molecules,thereby enhancing defect passivation.Additionally,PEDOT:F with inherent hydrophobic properties prevents effectively moisture invasion into perovskites for the improved long-term stability of the PSCs.Consequently,the PEDOT:F-based PSCs achieved a champion efficiency of 24.81%,and maintained ca.92%of their initial efficiency after 7680 h of storage in a dry air environment,accompanied by the enhanced photothermal stability.展开更多
Quasi-2D Dion-Jacobson(DJ)tin halide perovskite has attracted much attention due to its elimination of Van der Waals gap and enhanced environmental stability.However,the bulky organic spacers usually form a natural qu...Quasi-2D Dion-Jacobson(DJ)tin halide perovskite has attracted much attention due to its elimination of Van der Waals gap and enhanced environmental stability.However,the bulky organic spacers usually form a natural quantum well structure,which brings a large quantum barrier and poor film quality,further limiting the carrier transport and device performance.Here,we designed three organic spacers with different chain lengths(ethylenediamine(EDA),1,3-propanediamine(PDA),and 1,4-butanediamine(BDA))to investigate the quantum barrier dependence.Theoretical and experimental characterizations indicate that EDA with short chain can reduce the lattice distortion and dielectric confinement effect,which is beneficial to the effective dissociation of excitons and the inhibition of trap-free non-radiative relaxation.In addition,EDA cation shows strong interaction with the inorganic octahedron,realizing large aggregates in precursor solution and high-quality films with improved structural stability.Furthermore,femtosecond transient absorption proves that EDA cations can also weaken the formation of small n-phases with large quantum barrier to achieve effective carrier transport between different nphases.Finally,the quasi-2D DJ(EDA)FA_(9)Sn_(10)I_(31)solar cells achieves a 7.07%power conversion efficiency with good environment stability.Therefore,this work sheds light on the regulation of the quantum barrier and carrier transport through the chain length of organic spacer for qua si-2D DJ lead-free perovskites.展开更多
A key physics issue for achieving steady-state high-performance plasmas on EAST tokamak is to decrease beam-ion losses to improve plasma confinement during neutral beam injections(NBIs).To decrease the beam losses,pre...A key physics issue for achieving steady-state high-performance plasmas on EAST tokamak is to decrease beam-ion losses to improve plasma confinement during neutral beam injections(NBIs).To decrease the beam losses,previous counter-I_(p)NBI injections are upgraded to co-I_(p)injections.Analysis shows that due to the reversed direction of drift across the flux surfaces caused by the pitch angle,the beam prompt loss fraction decreases from about 49%to 3%after the upgrade.Moreover,because of the change of entire beam path,beam shine-through(ST)loss fraction for counter-I_(p)tangential and counter-I_(p)perpendicular injections is reversed to co-I_(p)tangential and co-I_(p)perpendicular injections,respectively.Due to the change in the initial trapped-confined beam ion fraction caused by the peaked pitch profiles,the losses induced by toroidal ripple field are also reversed after the upgrade.To further improve the beam-ion confinement under the present NBI layout,the amplitudes of toroidal field are increased from 1.75 to 2.20 T.Result shows that,due to the smaller orbit width and peaked pitch angle profile,the beam prompt loss power is lower with higher toroidal field.Due to the synergy of higher initial trapped-confined beam ion fraction and narrower Goldston-White-Boozer(GWB)boundary,the loss induced by ripple diffusion is higher with higher toroidal field.The combined effect of beam ST loss,prompt loss and ripple loss,contributes to the increase in beam ion density.The decrease in beam loss power enhances beam heating efficiency,especially the fraction of beam heating ions.Finally,comparison between simulation and measurement by^(235)U fission chamber(FC)indicates that the increase in neutron rate is mainly contributed by improvement of beam-ion confinement.This study can provide potential support for beam operation and high-T_(i)experiment on EAST tokamak.展开更多
基金supported by the Science Foundation(K201827)the Open Foundation of Hubei Key Laboratory of Optical Information and Pattern Recognition(202103,202206)the Graduate Education Innovation Fund of Wuhan Institute of Technology(CX2023279,CX2023277,CX2023272)。
文摘Abundant interfacial defects remain a significant challenge that hampers both the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Herein,an alcohol-dispersed conducting polymer complex,denoted as PEDOT:F(Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):Perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomers),is introduced into the interface between perovskite and hole transporting layer in regular-structured PSCs.PEDOT:F serves as a multi-functional interface layer(filling grain boundaries and covering perovskite's grain-surface)to achieve a robust interaction with organic groups within perovskites,which could induce a structural transformation of PEDOT to increase its conductivity for the efficient hole-transport.Furthermore,the strong interaction between PEDOT and perovskites could promote an effective coupling of undercoordinated Pb~(2+)ions with the lone electron pairs near O&S atoms in PEDOT molecules,thereby enhancing defect passivation.Additionally,PEDOT:F with inherent hydrophobic properties prevents effectively moisture invasion into perovskites for the improved long-term stability of the PSCs.Consequently,the PEDOT:F-based PSCs achieved a champion efficiency of 24.81%,and maintained ca.92%of their initial efficiency after 7680 h of storage in a dry air environment,accompanied by the enhanced photothermal stability.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFE0118400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51702038)+1 种基金the Science&Technology Department of Sichuan Province(2020YFG0061)the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals。
文摘Quasi-2D Dion-Jacobson(DJ)tin halide perovskite has attracted much attention due to its elimination of Van der Waals gap and enhanced environmental stability.However,the bulky organic spacers usually form a natural quantum well structure,which brings a large quantum barrier and poor film quality,further limiting the carrier transport and device performance.Here,we designed three organic spacers with different chain lengths(ethylenediamine(EDA),1,3-propanediamine(PDA),and 1,4-butanediamine(BDA))to investigate the quantum barrier dependence.Theoretical and experimental characterizations indicate that EDA with short chain can reduce the lattice distortion and dielectric confinement effect,which is beneficial to the effective dissociation of excitons and the inhibition of trap-free non-radiative relaxation.In addition,EDA cation shows strong interaction with the inorganic octahedron,realizing large aggregates in precursor solution and high-quality films with improved structural stability.Furthermore,femtosecond transient absorption proves that EDA cations can also weaken the formation of small n-phases with large quantum barrier to achieve effective carrier transport between different nphases.Finally,the quasi-2D DJ(EDA)FA_(9)Sn_(10)I_(31)solar cells achieves a 7.07%power conversion efficiency with good environment stability.Therefore,this work sheds light on the regulation of the quantum barrier and carrier transport through the chain length of organic spacer for qua si-2D DJ lead-free perovskites.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFE03020004)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12175272 and 12347186)+3 种基金Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.2008085J04)Anhui Provincial Key R&D Program(No.202104b11020003)Collaborative Innovation Program of Hefei Science Center,CAS(No.YZJJ2023QN17)State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Technology(No.AET 2024KF010)。
文摘A key physics issue for achieving steady-state high-performance plasmas on EAST tokamak is to decrease beam-ion losses to improve plasma confinement during neutral beam injections(NBIs).To decrease the beam losses,previous counter-I_(p)NBI injections are upgraded to co-I_(p)injections.Analysis shows that due to the reversed direction of drift across the flux surfaces caused by the pitch angle,the beam prompt loss fraction decreases from about 49%to 3%after the upgrade.Moreover,because of the change of entire beam path,beam shine-through(ST)loss fraction for counter-I_(p)tangential and counter-I_(p)perpendicular injections is reversed to co-I_(p)tangential and co-I_(p)perpendicular injections,respectively.Due to the change in the initial trapped-confined beam ion fraction caused by the peaked pitch profiles,the losses induced by toroidal ripple field are also reversed after the upgrade.To further improve the beam-ion confinement under the present NBI layout,the amplitudes of toroidal field are increased from 1.75 to 2.20 T.Result shows that,due to the smaller orbit width and peaked pitch angle profile,the beam prompt loss power is lower with higher toroidal field.Due to the synergy of higher initial trapped-confined beam ion fraction and narrower Goldston-White-Boozer(GWB)boundary,the loss induced by ripple diffusion is higher with higher toroidal field.The combined effect of beam ST loss,prompt loss and ripple loss,contributes to the increase in beam ion density.The decrease in beam loss power enhances beam heating efficiency,especially the fraction of beam heating ions.Finally,comparison between simulation and measurement by^(235)U fission chamber(FC)indicates that the increase in neutron rate is mainly contributed by improvement of beam-ion confinement.This study can provide potential support for beam operation and high-T_(i)experiment on EAST tokamak.
