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Kovalev M, Podlesnykh I, Nastulyavichus A, Stsepuro N, Mushkarina I, Platonov P, Terukov E, Abolmasov S, Dunaev A, Akhmatkhanov A, Shur V, Kudryashov S. Efficient Broadband Light-Trapping Structures on Thin-Film Silicon Fabricated by Laser, Chemical and Hybrid Chemical/Laser Treatments. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:ma16062350. [PMID: 36984230 PMCID: PMC10056786 DOI: 10.3390/ma16062350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Light-trapping structures formed on surfaces of various materials have attracted much attention in recent years due to their important role in many applications of science and technology. This article discusses various methods for manufacturing light-trapping "black" silicon, namely laser, chemical and hybrid chemical/laser ones. In addition to the widely explored laser texturing and chemical etching methods, we develop a hybrid chemical/laser texturing method, consisting in laser post-texturing of pyramidal structures obtained after chemical etching. After laser treatments the surface morphology was represented by a chaotic relief of microcones, while after chemical treatment it acquired a chaotic pyramidal relief. Moreover, laser texturing of preliminarily chemically microtextured silicon wafers is shown to take five-fold less time compared to bare flat silicon. In this case, the chemically/laser-treated samples exhibit average total reflectance in the spectral range of 250-1100 nm lower by 7-10% than after the purely chemical treatment.
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- Michael Kovalev
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Laser and Optoelectronic Systems Department, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2nd Baumanskaya St. 5/1, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- Laser and Optoelectronic Systems Department, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2nd Baumanskaya St. 5/1, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Electronics, St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University, ul. Professora Popova 5, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- R&D Center of Thin Film Technologies in Energetics, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- All-Russian Research Institute for Optical and Physical Measurements, 119361 Moscow, Russia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 620000 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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Santinacci L. Atomic layer deposition: an efficient tool for corrosion protection. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Zhou Z, Li L, Niu Y, Song H, Xing XS, Guo Z, Wu S. Understanding the varying mechanisms between the conformal interlayer and overlayer in the silicon/hematite dual-absorber photoanode for solar water splitting. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:2936-2944. [PMID: 33555279 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03486j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dual-absorber photoelectrodes have been proved to have great potential in the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting application due to their broadband absorption and suitable energy-band position, while the surface/interface issues are still not clearly resolved and understood. Here, during the preparation of a silicon/hematite dual-absorber photoanode achieved via synthesizing a Sn-doped hematite film on the silicon nanowire (SiNW) substrate, we separately introduced the conformal overlayer and interlayer of an Al2O3 thin film by atomic layer deposition. With the thickness-optimized interlayer (overlayer) of the Al2O3 thin film, the photocurrent density at 1.23VRHE can be enhanced from 0.85 mA cm-2 to 1.51 mA cm-2 (1.25 mA cm-2), and the on-set potential has a cathodic shift of ∼0.32 V. Although both the overlayer and interlayer modification can substantially improve the PEC performance, the underlying mechanisms are obviously different. The overlayer can only reduce the carrier recombination on the top surface and in the bulk of the hematite film; in contrast, the interlayer not only passivates the SiNW surface and bottom surface of the hematite film, but also the top surface of the photoanode due to Al3+ thermal diffusion from the bottom to the top surface of the hematite film and the resultant Al2O3 formation. This work deepens our understanding for the roles of the surface and interface engineering in the achievement of high-performance PEC systems based on dual or more absorbers.
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- Zhongyuan Zhou
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Nanocomposite Sensing Materials, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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Chen T, Wang W, Tao T, Pan A, Mei X. Broad-Band Ultra-Low-Reflectivity Multiscale Micro-Nano Structures by the Combination of Femtosecond Laser Ablation and In Situ Deposition. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:49265-49274. [PMID: 33064460 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Functional surfaces with broad-band ultralow optical reflection have many potential applications in areas like national defense and energy conversion. For efficient, high-quality manufacturing of material surfaces with antireflection features, a novel machining method for multiscale micro-nano structures is proposed. This method can enable the collaborative manufacturing of both microstructures via laser ablation and micro-nano structures with high porosity via in situ deposition, and it can simplify the fabrication process of multiscale micro-nano structures. As a result, substantially improved antireflection properties of the treated material surface can be realized by optimizing light trapping of the microstructures and enhancing the effective medium effect for the micro-nano structures with high porosity. In ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared regions, average reflectances, as low as 2.21 and 3.33%, are achieved for Si and Cu surfaces, respectively. Furthermore, the antireflection effect of the treated surface can also be extended to the mid-infrared wavelength range, where the average reflectances for the Si and Cu surfaces decrease to 5.28 and 5.18%, respectively. This novel collaborative manufacturing method is both simple and adaptable for different materials, which opens new doors for the preparation of broad-band ultra-low-reflectivity materials.
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- Tong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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Zhao S, Yuan G, Wang Q, Liu W, Wang R, Yang S. Quasi-hydrophilic black silicon photocathodes with inverted pyramid arrays for enhanced hydrogen generation. Nanoscale 2020; 12:316-325. [PMID: 31825048 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06635g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Micro-/nanostructured silicon (Si) photoelectrodes are promising for efficient solar-driven water splitting. In this work, an elaborate study on textured Si photocathodes is reported. Compared to conventional textured Si photocathodes, the well-designed Si photocathode with randomly-distributed inverted pyramid arrays (SiIPs) generates a larger photovoltage of 440 mV for its higher effective minority carrier density, and produces a higher photocurrent density at a high reverse bias voltage due to its quasi-hydrophilicity. With the help of cobalt disulfide (CoS2) nanocrystals, sluggish charge kinetics of SiIP photocathodes can be further improved. The optimal SiIP/CoS2 photocathode yields an onset potential of 0.22 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a saturated photocurrent density of 10.4 mA cm-2 at -0.45 V (vs. RHE). Besides, this cathode produces a stable photocurrent density of ∼6.60 mA cm-2 at 0 V (vs. RHE) for 12 000 s in acidic media. Notably, our work presents a facile and inexpensive method to fabricate efficient Si photoelectrodes, which may promote the evolution of textured Si-based electrodes for potential photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic applications.
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- Shuai Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Electronic Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Electronic Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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Sheridan MV, Hill DJ, Sherman BD, Wang D, Marquard SL, Wee KR, Cahoon JF, Meyer TJ. All-in-One Derivatized Tandem p +n-Silicon-SnO 2/TiO 2 Water Splitting Photoelectrochemical Cell. Nano Lett 2017; 17:2440-2446. [PMID: 28240557 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Mesoporous metal oxide film electrodes consisting of derivatized 5.5 μm thick SnO2 films with an outer 4.3 nm shell of TiO2 added by atomic layer deposition (ALD) have been investigated to explore unbiased water splitting on p, n, and p+n type silicon substrates. Modified electrodes were derivatized by addition of the water oxidation catalyst, [Ru(bda)(4-O(CH2)3PO3H2)-pyr)2], 1, (pyr = pyridine; bda = 2,2'-bipyridine-6,6'-dicarboxylate), and chromophore, [Ru(4,4'-PO3H2-bpy) (bpy)2]2+, RuP2+, (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), which form 2:1 RuP2+/1 assemblies on the surface. At pH 5.7 in 0.1 M acetate buffer, these electrodes with a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) back contact under ∼1 sun illumination (100 mW/cm2; white light source) perform efficient water oxidation with a photocurrent of 1.5 mA/cm2 with an 88% Faradaic efficiency (FE) for O2 production at an applied bias of 600 mV versus RHE ( ACS Energy Lett. , 2016 , 1 , 231 - 236 ). The SnO2/TiO2-chromophore-catalyst assembly was integrated with the Si electrodes by a thin layer of titanium followed by an amorphous TiO2 (Ti/a-TiO2) coating as an interconnect. In the integrated electrode, p+n-Si-Ti/a-TiO2-SnO2/TiO2|-2RuP2+/1, the p+n-Si junction provided about 350 mV in added potential to the half cell. In photolysis experiments at pH 5.7 in 0.1 M acetate buffer, bias-free photocurrents approaching 100 μA/cm2 were obtained for water splitting, 2H2O → 2H2 + O2. The FE for water oxidation was 79% with a hydrogen efficiency of ∼100% at the Pt cathode.
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- Matthew V Sheridan
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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