Imaging photogenerated charge carriers on surfaces and interfaces of photocatalysts with surface photovoltage microscopy

R Chen, F Fan, T Dittrich, C Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding photogenerated charge separation on the nano-to micrometer scale is the
key to optimizing the photocatalytic solar energy conversion efficiency. In the past few years …

Scanning probe microscopy applied to organic–inorganic halide perovskite materials and solar cells

J Hieulle, C Stecker, R Ohmann, LK Ono, Y Qi - Small Methods, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To meet the increasing energy demands of the growing society, environmentally friendly and
renewable energy sources are needed. Organic–inorganic halide perovskites are a …

High‐Performance Ultrathin Molecular Rectifying Diodes Based on Organic/Inorganic Interface Engineering

CVS Batista, L Merces, CAR Costa… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The bottom‐up engineering of organic/inorganic hybrids is a crucial step toward advanced
nanomaterial technologies. Understanding the energy level alignment at hybrid interfaces …

Facile one-pot polymerization of a fully conjugated donor–acceptor block copolymer and its application in efficient single component polymer solar cells

CG Park, SH Park, Y Kim, TL Nguyen… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated block copolymers containing donor (D) and acceptor (A) blocks have high
potential for single component polymer solar cells (SC-PSCs), but still exhibit the complexity …

Self-assembled bilayer for perovskite solar cells with improved tolerance against thermal stresses

B Dong, M Wei, Y Li, Y Yang, W Ma, Y Zhang, Y Ran… - Nature Energy, 2025 - nature.com
The adoption of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) requires improved resistance to high
temperatures and temperature variations. Hole-selective self-assembled monolayers …

Direct Benzylic C–H Functionalization with Fluorenones under Visible-Light Irradiation

X Zhao, X Yu, M Liu, Y Huo, S Ji, X Li… - The Journal of Organic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An external photocatalyst-free benzylic C–H functionalization with fluorenones under visible-
light irradiation has been achieved. This transformation provides an efficient synthetic …

Physicochemical Changes of Apoferritin Protein during Biodegradation of Magnetic Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

E Rahimi, A Imani, D Kim, M Rahimi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The biodegradation of therapeutic magnetic-oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) in the human
body raises concerns about their lifespan, functionality, and health risks. Interactions …

Direct observation of plasmon-induced interfacial charge separation in metal/semiconductor hybrid nanostructures by measuring surface potentials

SH Lee, SW Lee, T Oh, SH Petrosko, CA Mirkin… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plasmon-induced interfacial charge separation (PICS) is one of the key processes
responsible for the improved conversion efficiencies of energy-harvesting devices that …

Exploring the Origin of High Dechlorination Activity in Polar Materials M2B5O9Cl (M = Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb) with Built-In Electric Field

X Fan, Z Wu, L Wang, C Wang - Chemistry of Materials, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polar photocatalyst materials usually exhibit ferroelectric characteristics giving rise to
spontaneous polarization behavior which works as a driving force for the separation of …

Thermoelectric polymer films with a significantly high Seebeck coefficient and thermoelectric power factor obtained through surface energy filtering

X Guan, E Yildirim, Z Fan, W Lu, B Li, K Zeng… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric (TE) polymers have unique advantages in converting heat into electricity. But
their Seebeck coefficient is lower than that of inorganic TE materials by about one order of …