Photoemission study of the Si(111)-√3 × √3 -Pb mosaic phase: Observation of a large charge transfer

1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 6321-6324 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Karlsson ◽  
E. Landemark ◽  
Y.-C. Chao ◽  
R. I. G. Uhrberg
1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 1347-1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Schmeißer ◽  
A. Gonzales ◽  
J. U. von Schütz ◽  
H. Wachtel ◽  
H. C. Wolf

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Koyasu ◽  
Daiki Atarashi ◽  
Etsuo Sakai ◽  
Masahiro Miyauchi

The performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) is mainly limited by chemical reactions at the interface of the counter electrode. Generally, the fill factor (FF) of QDSSCs is very low because of large charge transfer resistance at the interface between the counter electrode and electrolyte solution containing redox couples. In the present research, we demonstrate the improvement of the resistance by optimization of surface area and amount of catalyst of the counter electrode. A facile chemical synthesis was used to fabricate a composite counter electrode consisting of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) powder and CuS nanoparticles. The introduction of a sputtered gold layer at the interface of the porous-FTO layer and underlying glass substrate also markedly reduced the resistance of the counter electrode. As a result, we could reduce the charge transfer resistance and the series resistance, which were 2.5 [Ω] and 6.0 [Ω], respectively. This solar cell device, which was fabricated with the presently designed porous-FTO counter electrode as the cathode and a PbS-modified electrode as the photoanode, exhibited a FF of 58%, which is the highest among PbS-based QDSSCs reported to date.


2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (15) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaopeng Lu ◽  
Steven A. Cummer ◽  
Jingbo Li ◽  
Feng Han ◽  
Richard J. Blakeslee ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 152-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Gossenberger ◽  
Tanglaw Roman ◽  
Katrin Forster-Tonigold ◽  
Axel Groß

The properties of a halogen-covered platinum(111) surface have been studied by using density functional theory (DFT), because halides are often present at electrochemical electrode/electrolyte interfaces. We focused in particular on the halogen-induced work function change as a function of the coverage of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine. For electronegative adsorbates, an adsorption-induced increase of the work function is usually expected, yet we find a decrease of the work function for Cl, Br and I, which is most prominent at a coverage of approximately 0.25 ML. This coverage-dependent behavior can be explained by assuming a combination of charge transfer and polarization effects on the adsorbate layer. The results are contrasted to the adsorption of fluorine on calcium, a system in which a decrease in the work function is also observed despite a large charge transfer to the halogen adatom.


1994 ◽  
Vol 08 (20) ◽  
pp. 1261-1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.I. STARNBERG ◽  
H.E. BRAUER ◽  
P.O. NILSSON ◽  
L.J. HOLLEBOOM ◽  
H.P. HUGHES

We report photoemission studies of the valence band structure of VSe 2 and of VSe2 intercalated with Cs. Pure VSe 2 showed significant band dispersion both perpendicular and parallel to the layers, i.e. the valence band of VSe 2 is 3D in character, confirming self-consistent LAPW band structure calculations. After Cs intercalation the perpendicular band dispersion vanished, while that parallel to the layers remained, showing that the valence band structure had become 2D. The observed changes go far beyond the rigid band model, but are largely understandable in terms of intercalation-induced decoupling of the VSe 2 layers, and charge transfer from the Cs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 2620-2626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken-ichi Otake ◽  
Kazuya Otsubo ◽  
Kunihisa Sugimoto ◽  
Akihiko Fujiwara ◽  
Hiroshi Kitagawa

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