太阳能-空气光伏/光热一体化热泵热水系统实验特性

本文研究了一种新型光伏/光热一体化(PV/T)复合热源热泵热水系统,将多孔扁盒式PV/T集热板与空气源热泵相结合,根据不同控制方式组合成双热源并联、单太阳能和单空气能三种不同运行模式。在室外环境温度28.5℃下,将200 L 30℃热水加热到55℃,研究了加热时间、热水温度、COP等性能的变化规律,结果表明双热源并联运行模式下分别比单太阳能模式和单空气能模式的加热时间缩短了42%和54%,COP分别提高了32.78%和47.64%;同时实验研究了在夏季工况下将200 L水从9∶00循环加热到17∶00过程中系统热性能,探讨了太阳辐射强度、PV/T集热板温度对光电/光热效率的影响,通过实验对比可以得出在热电模式下系统的光电效率η_(pv)比单一光电模式平均高25.8%.     

Photoelectric properties of the photoconducting film composites based on ferrocenyl‐ and carbazolyl‐containing oligomer doped with polymethine dye

New photosensitive polymeric film composites based on oligomer containing ferrocenyl and carbazolyl fragments doped with symmetric polymethine dye are synthesized. Their photoelectric properties are investigated. Photovoltaic properties of these composites are detected. The mechanisms and peculiarities of the photovoltaic and photodielectric effects are discussed.     

双通TiO2纳米管阵列膜制备及应用研究

双通TiO_2纳米管阵列膜的成功制备可有效提高TiO_2纳米管阵列膜的光催化活性,同时还可扩展其在太阳能电池、气体敏感器等方面的应用,具有很强的实际意义。在大量文献调研的基础上,综述了双通TiO_2纳米管阵列膜的阳极氧化制备方法及其在催化与制氢、氢敏特性、分子过滤等方面的应用进展,并侧重讨论了双通TiO_2纳米管阵列膜的分离机制。最后,对双通TiO_2纳米管阵列膜的后续发展方向和应用前景进行了展望。     

Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on High Surface Area TiO2 Nanotube Arrays

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) can harvest mechanical energy through coupling triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction. Typically, TENGs consist of organic materials, however on account of the potentially wide range of applications of TENGs as the self‐powered portable/wearable electronics, biomedical devices, and sensors; semiconductor metal oxide materials can be promising candidates to be incorporating in TENG structure. Here, flexible TENG based on self‐organized TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TNTAs) is fabricated via anodization method. The introduced flexible large area nanotubular electrode is employed as the moving electrode in contact with Kapton film in vertical contact separation mode of TENG. The fabricated TENG can deliver output voltage of 40 V with the current density of 1 μA cm^?2. To evaluate the role of nanostructured interface, its performance has been compared to the thin film flat compact TiO₂ electrode. The results of extracted charge measurements under short circuit condition indicate that larger triboelectric charge density formed in TNTA‐based electrode (about 110 nC per cycle of press and release) is in comparison to 15 nC in flat TiO₂ electrode. Due to the extensive range of applications of TiO₂, the introduced structure can potentially be applicable in various types of self‐powered systems such as photo‐detectors and environmental gas and bio‐sensors.

     

Fabrication and Optical Properties of Periodic Ag Nano‐Pore and Nano‐Particle Arrays with Controlled Shape and Size over Macroscopic Length Scales

A facile and economical route to preparation of highly ordered sliver pore or particle arrays with controlled pore‐shape and size extended over cm² areas is described. The substrates are prepared at planar and curved surfaces via sphere‐imprinted polymer (PDMS) templating using polystyrene spheres with diameters of 820, 600, or 430 nm. Nano‐pore arrays are created by sputtering 80 nm of Ag directly onto the templates and nano‐particle arrays are prepared by electrode‐less deposition of Ag from Tollen's reagent. The shape of the nano‐pore or particles in the array conformed to that of the imprint of the sphere on the template. Stretching the flexible template enable creation of cuboid shaped nano‐voids and nano‐particles following Ag deposition. Diffuse reflectance from the spherical Ag nano‐cavity arrays showed absorbance maxima at wavelengths comparable similar to the diameter of the templating sphere, whereas reflectance from the cuboid arrays, showed little correlation with the sphere diameter. The cuboid nano‐particle arrays showed the most intense visible absorption which is red‐shifted compared to the spherical arrays. White light diffraction from the arrays, observed by rotating 1 cm² substrates relative to a fixed light source, reflected exactly the symmetry axes of the periodic nano‐features in the arrays demonstrating the remarkable macroscopic order of the periodic structures. Raman spectra of 1‐benzenethiol adsorbed at the arrays indicated SERS enhancements from the substrates are attributed mainly to surface nano‐roughness with only moderate contributions from the periodically corrugated structures. Despite excitation at the major resonance dip in the reflectance spectrum, a weak, localized rim dipole mode is found to elicit a small increase in the SERS enhancement factor for the 430 nm diameter spherical arrays. FDTD studies of nano‐void arrays provided insights into v arious factors affecting the SERS experiment and confirmed the array's plasmonic spectra are dominated by propagating plasmon modes under microscope excitation/collection angles.     

Is floating photovoltaic better than conventional photovoltaic? Assessing environmental impacts

Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy installations are growing all over the world as a promising renewable alternative to generate electricity. However, many studies have highlighted some drawbacks associated with the installation and operation of conventional solar energy power plants. Thus, floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems have been emerging as a new concept in solar energy to lessen negative environmental impacts caused by allocation of conventional PV facilities. This paper is an overview of the potential negative and positive environmental impacts caused by photovoltaic systems with particular interest on large-scale conventional and floating photovoltaic. This study addresses and compares the impacts at all phases of project implementation, which covers planning, construction, and operation and decommissioning, focusing on ambient located in the tropics. The overall impacts associated with project allocation such as deforestation (for the project implementation and site accessing), bird mortality, erosion, runoff, and change in microclimate are expected to have higher magnitudes for the implementation of conventional PV facilities. The results highlight advantages of FPV over conventional PV during the operational and decommissioning phases as well. Though, further studies are required to assess both qualitative and quantitative aspects of installations in similar areas.     

Tailoring NiO Nanostructured Arrays by Sulfate Anions for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

In this contribution, a novel sulfate‐ion‐controlled synthesis is developed to fabricate freestanding nickel hydroxide nanoarrays on Ni substrate. As an inorganic morphology‐controlled agent, SO₄²⁻ ions play a critical role in controlling the crystal growth and the nanoarray morphologies, by modulating the growth rate of adsorbed crystal facets or inserting into the metal hydroxide interlayers. By controlling the SO₄²⁻ concentration, the nanostructured arrays are tailored from one‐dimensional (1D) Ni(SO₄)_0.3(OH)_1.4 nanobelt arrays to hierarchical β ‐ Ni(OH)₂ nanosheet arrays. With further graphene oxide modification and postheat treatment, the obtained NiO/graphene hybrid nanoarrays show great potential for high‐performance sodium‐ion batteries, which exhibit a cyclability of 380 mAh g⁻¹ after undergoing 100 cycles at 0.5 C and reach a rate capability of 335 mA h g⁻¹ at 10 C.     

UV Photodetectors Based on BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays: The Effects of Morphologies and Electrode Configurations

A facile chemical bath method is adopted to grow bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) nanosheet arrays on a piece of Cu foil (denoted as BiOCl‐Cu) and isolated BiOCl nanosheets are collected by ultrasonication. A self‐supporting BiOCl film is obtained by the removal of Cu foil. Photodetectors (PDs) based on these BiOCl materials are assembled and the effects of morphologies and electrode configurations on the photoelectric performance of these PDs are examined. The BiOCl nanosheet PD achieves high responsivities in the spectral range from 250 to 350 nm, while it presents quite a small photocurrent and slow response speed. The BiOCl film PD yields low photocurrents and near‐unity on–off ratios, demonstrating poor photoelectric performance. The photocurrent of the BiOCl‐Cu PD with both electrodes on the BiOCl film is much higher than those of these above‐mentioned PDs, and the response times are fast. Meanwhile, the BiOCl‐Cu PD with separate electrodes on the BiOCl film and Cu foil achieves even higher photocurrents and presents a self‐powering characteristic, depicting the improved photodetecting performances induced by the specific morphology and distinct electrode configuration. These results would promote the applications of BiOCl nanostructures in the photoelectric devices.