摘要:
A method to provide an article of manufacture of iron oxide on indium tin oxide for solar energy conversion. An atomic layer epitaxy method is used to deposit an uncommon bixbytite-phase iron (III) oxide (β-Fe2O3) which is deposited at low temperatures to provide 99% phase pure β-Fe2O3 thin films on indium tin oxide. Subsequent annealing produces pure α-Fe2O3 with well-defined epitaxy via a topotactic transition. These highly crystalline films in the ultra thin film limit enable high efficiency photoelectrochemical chemical water splitting.
摘要翻译:一种在氧化铟锡上提供氧化铁制品用于太阳能转换的方法。 使用原子层外延法沉积在低温下沉积的不寻常的双氧化铁(III)氧化铁(III),以在铟锡氧化物上提供99%的相纯度和重量比的Fe 2 O 3薄膜。 随后的退火通过拓扑转变产生具有明确定义的外延的纯α-Fe2O3。 这些超薄膜极高的结晶膜能够实现高效光电化学水分解。
摘要:
A method to provide an article of manufacture of iron oxide on indium tin oxide for solar energy conversion. An atomic layer epitaxy method is used to deposit an uncommon bixbytite-phase iron (III) oxide (β-Fe2O3) which is deposited at low temperatures to provide 99% phase pure β-Fe2O3 thin films on indium tin oxide. Subsequent annealing produces pure α-Fe2O3 with well-defined epitaxy via a topotactic transition. These highly crystalline films in the ultra thin film limit enable high efficiency photoelectrochemical chemical water splitting.
摘要翻译:一种在氧化铟锡上提供氧化铁制品用于太阳能转换的方法。 使用原子层外延法沉积在低温下沉积的不寻常的双氧化铁(III)氧化铁(III),以在铟锡氧化物上提供99%的相纯度和重量比的Fe 2 O 3薄膜。 随后的退火通过拓扑转变产生具有明确定义的外延的纯α-Fe 2 O 3。 这些超薄膜极高的结晶膜能够实现高效光电化学水分解。
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Tailoring the emission spectra of a solar thermophotovoltaic emitter away from that of a blackbody, thereby minimizing transmission and thermalization loss in the energy receiver, is a viable approach to circumventing the Shockley-Queisser limit to single junction solar energy conversion. Embodiments allow for radically tuned selective thermal emission that leverages the interplay between two resonant phenomena in a simple planar structure—absorption in weakly-absorbing thin films and reflection in multi-layer dielectric stacks. A virtual screening approach is employed based on Pareto optimality to identify a small number of promising structures for a selective thermal emitter from a search space of millions, several of which approach the ideal values of a step-function selective thermal emitter
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An electrochemical cell that allows for in-situ structural characterization of amorphous thin film materials during the course of electrolysis using high-energy X-ray scattering (>50 keV). The compact and versatile cell employs a three-electrode configuration and minimizes X-ray scattering contributions from the cell, reference and counter electrodes, as well as the working electrode support. A large surface area working electrode has a physically robust support and is largely transparent to X-rays. This design, which utilizes a three-dimensional working electrode, also greatly improves the intensity and quality of the scattered signal compared to a two-dimensional working electrode. The in-situ cell can be used not only to investigate structural evolution during electrolysis using X-ray scattering (e.g. pair distribution function), but also to perform electrochemical potential-dependent structural analysis by extended X-ray absorption fine structure.
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A significant improvement in the stability of inverted perovskite solar cells against liquid water and high operating temperature (100° C.) by integrating an ultrathin overlayer in the electron transport layer via atomic layer deposition (ALD). These unencapsulated inverted devices exhibit stable operation over at least 10 hours when subjected to high thermal stress (100° C.) in ambient environments, as well as upon direct contact with a droplet of water without further encapsulation.
摘要:
An electrochemical cell that allows for in-situ structural characterization of amorphous thin film materials during the course of electrolysis using high-energy X-ray scattering (>50 keV). The compact and versatile cell, fabricated using a 3D printer, employs a three-electrode configuration and minimizes X-ray scattering contributions from the cell, reference and counter electrodes, as well as the working electrode support. A large surface area working electrode has a physically robust support and is largely transparent to X-rays. This design, which utilizes a three-dimensional working electrode, also greatly improves the intensity and quality of the scattered signal compared to a two-dimensional working electrode. The in-situ cell can be used not only to investigate structural evolution during electrolysis using X-ray scattering (e.g. pair distribution function), but also to perform electrochemical potential-dependent structural analysis by extended X-ray absorption fine structure. The in-situ electrochemical cell opens new opportunity to characterize amorphous thin films thinner than 70 nm.
摘要:
A method of protecting a perovskite halide film from moisture and temperature includes positioning the perovskite halide film in a chamber. The chamber is maintained at a temperature of less than 200 degrees Celsius. An organo-metal compound is inserted into the chamber. A non-hydrolytic oxygen source is subsequently inserted into the chamber. The inserting of the organo-metal compound and subsequent inserting of the non-hydrolytic oxygen source into the chamber is repeated for a predetermined number of cycles. The non-hydrolytic oxygen source and the organo-metal compound interact in the chamber to deposit a non-hydrolytic metal oxide film on perovskite halide film. The non-hydrolytic metal oxide film protects the perovskite halide film from relative humidity of greater than 35% and a temperature of greater than 150 degrees Celsius, respectively.