Electrochemical Deposition of ZnO Porous Nanoplate Network for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Mesoporous ZnO films composed of interconnected porous nanoplates were prepared by an electrochemical deposition-pyrolytic conversion approach and constructed into the photoanodes of dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Precursor nanoplates grown on conducting glass substrates were transformed into ZnO porous nanoplates by calcination at 400 °C for 1 h. Correlations between the ZnO film thickness and the electrochemical deposition time were determined in order to prepare ZnO films of various thicknesses and to study the effect of the film thickness on the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs.

Optimization of dye adsorption time and film thickness for efficient ZnO dye-sensitized solar cells with high at-rest stability.

Photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated using commercially available zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and sensitized with the dye N719. This study systematically investigates the effects of two fabrication factors: the ZnO film thickness and the dye adsorption time. Results show that these two fabrication factors must be optimized simultaneously to obtain efficient ZnO/N719-based cells.

Solution-processed Li-Al layered-double-hydroxide platelet structures for high efficiency InGaN light emitting diodes.

High-oriented Li-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) films were grown on an InGaN light-emitting diode (LED) structures by immersing in an aqueous alkaline Al(3+)- and Li+-containing solution. The stand upward and adjacent Li-Al LDH platelet structure was formed on the LED structure as a textured film to increase the light extraction efficiency. The light output power of the LED structure with the Li-Al LDH platelet structure had a 31% enhancement compared with a conventional LED structure at 20 mA.

Size-dependent properties of small unilamellar vesicles formed by model lipids.

The size-dependent behavior of small unilamellar vesicles is explored by dissipative particle dynamics, including the membrane characteristics and mechanical properties. The spontaneously formed vesicles are in the metastable state and the vesicle size is controlled by the concentration of model lipids. As the vesicle size decreases, the bilayer gets thinner and the area density of heads declines.

InGaN light emitting diodes with a laser-treated tapered GaN structure.

InGaN light-emitting diode (LED) structures get an air-void structure and a tapered GaN structure at the GaN/sapphire interface through a laser decomposition process and a lateral wet etching process. The light output power of the treated LED structure had a 70% enhancement compared to a conventional LED structure at 20 mA. The intensities and peak wavelengths of the micro-photoluminescence spectra were varied periodically by aligning to the air-void (461.

Solubilization mechanism of vesicles by surfactants: effect of hydrophobicity.

Simulations based on dissipative particle dynamics are performed to investigate the solubilization mechanism of vesicles by surfactants. Surfactants tend to partition themselves between vesicle and the bulk solution. It is found that only surfactants with suitable hydrophobicity are able to solubilize vesicles by forming small mixed micelles.

The interactions between surfactants and vesicles: dissipative particle dynamics.

The interactions between surfactants and vesicles formed by double-tail amphiphiles are investigated by the dissipative particle dynamics. As the surfactant concentration is increased, vesicle solubilization can be generally described by the three-stage hypothesis including vesicular region, vesicle-micelle coexistence, and mixed micellar region. We study the partition of surfactants between the bilayer phase and the aqueous phase where a higher value of K indicates that more surfactant molecules are incorporated in the bilayer.