Screen-printed p-n BiOCl/BiFeO heterojunctions for efficient photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B.

Colloidal-free screen-printed p-n BiOCl/BiFeO heterojunctions are successfully synthesized to achieve photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) using visible light ( ≥ 400 nm). The crystalline structure of dense BiOCl nanosheets self-assembled with impressive aspect ratio atop BFO powders is confirmed by XRD, Raman and TEM measurements. Iron impurities inside these 10 ± 2 nm-thick BiOCl nanosheets increase visible light absorption.

High performance BiFeO ferroelectric nanostructured photocathodes.

Ferroelectric materials may be used as effective photoelectrocatalysts for water splitting due to enhanced charge carrier separation driven by their spontaneous polarization induced internal electric field. Compared to other ferroelectric materials, BiFeO exhibits a high catalytic efficiency due to its comparatively smaller bandgap, which enables light absorption from a large part of the solar spectrum and its higher bulk ferroelectric polarization. Here, we compare the photoelectrochemical properties of three different BiFeO morphologies, namely, nanofibers, nanowebs, and thin films synthesized via electrospinning, directly on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrates.

Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Next-Generation Optoelectronics.

Colloidal perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) combine the outstanding optoelectronic properties of bulk perovskites with strong quantum confinement effects at the nanoscale. Their facile and low-cost synthesis, together with superior photoluminescence quantum yields and exceptional optical versatility, make PNCs promising candidates for next-generation optoelectronics. However, this field is still in its early infancy and not yet ready for commercialization due to several open challenges to be addressed, such as toxicity and stability.

Highly Efficient and Ultrasensitive Large-Area Flexible Photodetector Based on Perovskite Nanowires.

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites have shown exceptional semiconducting properties and microstructural versatility for inexpensive, solution-processable photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. In this work, an all-solution-based technique in ambient environment for highly sensitive and high-speed flexible photodetectors using high crystal quality perovskite nanowires grown on Kapton substrate is presented. At 10 V, the optimized photodetector exhibits a responsivity as high as 0.

Hysteresis-Free 1D Network Mixed Halide-Perovskite Semitransparent Solar Cells.

The morphology of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite films is known to strongly affect the performance of perovskite-based solar cells. CH NH PbI Cl (MAPbI Cl ) films have been previously fabricated with 100% surface coverage in glove boxes. In ambient air, fabrication generally relies on solvent engineering to obtain compact films.

Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Microgenerators Using Nearly Room Temperature Pulsed Laser Deposition.

Thermoelectric BiTe and SbTe thin films with high power factor were successfully obtained by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Here, we demonstrate a well-controlled deposition of BiTe/SbTe structures on glass substrates, through a shadow mask with micrometer-scale features. We establish an optimal growth temperature of 45 °C to attain compounds with suitable stoichiometric composition, as well as structural and electrical properties, to achieve high thermoelectric power factor.