Solar selective absorbing coatings directly harvest solar energy in the form of heat.The higher temperatures are required to drive higher power-cycle efficiencies in favor of lower costs of energy.According to differe...Solar selective absorbing coatings directly harvest solar energy in the form of heat.The higher temperatures are required to drive higher power-cycle efficiencies in favor of lower costs of energy.According to different dielectrics,high temperature coatings can mainly be divided to double cermet solar selective coatings,transition metal nitride multilayer coatings and transition metal oxide multilayer coatings.This paper assesses the photothermal conversion efficiency and thermal stability,and discusses the challenges and strategies of improving both thermal and optical properties.Double cermet layers can stabilize nanocrystalline structures by alloying,while transition metal nitride/oxide layers generally choose the reliable materials with superior mechanical properties and thermal stability.The purpose of this review is to get the optimized systems,and propose further research directions at higher temperature,such as all-ceramic absorbing coatings.展开更多
Perovskite solar cells present one of the most prominent photovoltaic technologies,yet their stability,and engineering at the molecular level remain challenging.We have demonstrated multifunctional molecules to improv...Perovskite solar cells present one of the most prominent photovoltaic technologies,yet their stability,and engineering at the molecular level remain challenging.We have demonstrated multifunctional molecules to improve the operating stability of perovskite solar cells while depicting a high-power conversion efficiency.The multifunctional molecule 4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulphanyl]-aniline(4TA)with trifluoromethyl(-CF_(3))and aniline(-NH_(2))moieties is meticulously designed to modulate the perovskite.The-CF_(3) and-NH_(2) functional groups have strong interaction with perovskite to suppress surface defects to improve device stability,as well as obtain large crystal grains through delaying crystallization.Moreover,this-CF_(3) forms a hydrophobic barrier on the surface of the perovskite to prevent cell decomposition.Consequently,the performance of the perovskite solar cells is remarkably improved with the efficiency increased from 18.00% to 20.24%.The perovskite solar cells with multifunctional molecular maintaining 93% of their original efficiency for over 30 days(-55%humidity)in air without device encapsulation,exhibiting a high long-term stability.Moreover,the lead leakage issue of perovskite solar cells has also been suppressed by the built-in 4TA molecule,which is beneficial to environment-friendly application.Ultimately,we believe this multifunctional small molecule provides an available way to achieve high performance perovskite solar cells and the related design strategy is helpful to further develop more versatile materials for perovskite-based optoelectronic devices.展开更多
A high energy pulsed terahertz（THz） laser is studied experimentally.The laser cavity simply consists of a quartz glass waveguide,a coated GaAs input window,and a crystal quartz output window.NH3 is filled in the cav...A high energy pulsed terahertz（THz） laser is studied experimentally.The laser cavity simply consists of a quartz glass waveguide,a coated GaAs input window,and a crystal quartz output window.NH3 is filled in the cavity as gain medium,and pumped by an 8-J line-tunable transversely excited atmospheric（TEA） CO_2 laser.When 9R（16） transition acts as the pump line,55.6-mJ THz radiation（90μm） is obtained at 730-Pa NH_3 pressure.The corresponding conversion efficiency is 13.54%.Energy and optimal pressure of amplified spontaneous emission and laser oscillation are compared.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.51801178).
文摘Solar selective absorbing coatings directly harvest solar energy in the form of heat.The higher temperatures are required to drive higher power-cycle efficiencies in favor of lower costs of energy.According to different dielectrics,high temperature coatings can mainly be divided to double cermet solar selective coatings,transition metal nitride multilayer coatings and transition metal oxide multilayer coatings.This paper assesses the photothermal conversion efficiency and thermal stability,and discusses the challenges and strategies of improving both thermal and optical properties.Double cermet layers can stabilize nanocrystalline structures by alloying,while transition metal nitride/oxide layers generally choose the reliable materials with superior mechanical properties and thermal stability.The purpose of this review is to get the optimized systems,and propose further research directions at higher temperature,such as all-ceramic absorbing coatings.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61775081,11904127,22075101,and 61904066)Program for the development of Science and Technology of Jilin province(Nos.20200801032GH and 20190103002JH)The Thirteenth Five-Year Program for Science and Technology of Education Department of Jilin Province(Nos.JJKH20200417KJ and JJKH20210440KJ).
文摘Perovskite solar cells present one of the most prominent photovoltaic technologies,yet their stability,and engineering at the molecular level remain challenging.We have demonstrated multifunctional molecules to improve the operating stability of perovskite solar cells while depicting a high-power conversion efficiency.The multifunctional molecule 4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulphanyl]-aniline(4TA)with trifluoromethyl(-CF_(3))and aniline(-NH_(2))moieties is meticulously designed to modulate the perovskite.The-CF_(3) and-NH_(2) functional groups have strong interaction with perovskite to suppress surface defects to improve device stability,as well as obtain large crystal grains through delaying crystallization.Moreover,this-CF_(3) forms a hydrophobic barrier on the surface of the perovskite to prevent cell decomposition.Consequently,the performance of the perovskite solar cells is remarkably improved with the efficiency increased from 18.00% to 20.24%.The perovskite solar cells with multifunctional molecular maintaining 93% of their original efficiency for over 30 days(-55%humidity)in air without device encapsulation,exhibiting a high long-term stability.Moreover,the lead leakage issue of perovskite solar cells has also been suppressed by the built-in 4TA molecule,which is beneficial to environment-friendly application.Ultimately,we believe this multifunctional small molecule provides an available way to achieve high performance perovskite solar cells and the related design strategy is helpful to further develop more versatile materials for perovskite-based optoelectronic devices.
基金supported by the Creative Foundation of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics under Grant No.Z080007
文摘A high energy pulsed terahertz（THz） laser is studied experimentally.The laser cavity simply consists of a quartz glass waveguide,a coated GaAs input window,and a crystal quartz output window.NH3 is filled in the cavity as gain medium,and pumped by an 8-J line-tunable transversely excited atmospheric（TEA） CO_2 laser.When 9R（16） transition acts as the pump line,55.6-mJ THz radiation（90μm） is obtained at 730-Pa NH_3 pressure.The corresponding conversion efficiency is 13.54%.Energy and optimal pressure of amplified spontaneous emission and laser oscillation are compared.
