Achieving high-quality perovskite films with uniform morphology and homogeneous crystallinity is challenging owing to the coffee ring effect(CRE) in the spray-coating technologies. In this study, an evaporation/spray-...Achieving high-quality perovskite films with uniform morphology and homogeneous crystallinity is challenging owing to the coffee ring effect(CRE) in the spray-coating technologies. In this study, an evaporation/spray-coating two-step deposition method is used to fabricate Cs_(0.19)FA_(0.81)PbI_(2.5)Br_(0.5)light harvesters for perovskite solar cells(PSCs). Considering the solid–liquid reaction, we establish a reaction-dependent regulating strategy that inhibits CRE successfully and prepare a high-quality perovskite layer, wherein the solvent for the FAI/Br solution during the spraying process is changed from isopropanol to n-butyl alcohol(NBA). The retarded-drying-enhanced spreading of the NBA solution inhibits contact line pinning to suppress the capillary flows and increases the reaction between metal halides(CsI/PbI_(2)) and organic salts(FAI/Br), which result in a reduction in the accumulation of solutes in the periphery effectively inhibiting CRE. Consequently, we obtain a high performance Cs_(0.19)FA_(0.81)PbI_(2.5)Br_(0.5) PSC with a power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 19.17%. An enlarged perovskite film(10 × 10 cm^(2)) containing 40 sub-cells is prepared. The average PCE of these devices is 18.33 ± 0.56%, proving the reliability of the "coffee ring" regulating strategy. This study provides an effective approach for CRE controlment in spraying technology to achieve high repeatability devices with good performance.展开更多
Printed micro-supercapacitor exhibits its flexibility in geometry design and integration,showing unprecedented potential in powering the internet of things and portable devices.However,the printing process brings unde...Printed micro-supercapacitor exhibits its flexibility in geometry design and integration,showing unprecedented potential in powering the internet of things and portable devices.However,the printing process brings undesired processing defects(e.g.,coffee ring effect),resulting in severe self-discharge of the printed micro-supercapacitors.The impact of such problems on device performance is poorly understood,limiting further development of microsupercapacitors.Herein,by analyzing the self-discharge behavior of fully printed micro-supercapacitors,the severe self-discharge problem is accelerated by the ohmic leakage caused by the coffee ring effect on an ultrathin polymer electrolyte.Based on this understanding,the coffee ring effect was successfully eradicated by introducing graphene oxide in the polymer electrolyte,achieving a decline of 99%in the self-discharge rate.Moreover,the micro-supercapacitors with uniformly printed polymer electrolyte present 7.64 F cm^(-3)volumetric capacitance(14.37 mF cm^(-2)areal capacitance),exhibiting about 50%increase compared to the one without graphene oxide addition.This work provides a new insight to understand the relationship between processing defects and device performance,which will help improve the performance and promote the application of printed micro-supercapacitors.展开更多
A simple and novel method is firstly reported for controlling coffee ring structure on polystyrene（PS）film surface by O2 plasma. O2 plasma treatment leads to the wettability change of PS surface from hydrophobic to ...A simple and novel method is firstly reported for controlling coffee ring structure on polystyrene（PS）film surface by O2 plasma. O2 plasma treatment leads to the wettability change of PS surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. For hydrophilic PS surface the coffee ring structure is avoided relying on the motion of contact line（CL） while SiO2 microspheres are left. The motion of the CL is produced based on the viscosity and Marangoni effect with the addition of polymer additives. For hydrophobic PS surface coffee ring structure still persists even with polymer additives because SiO2 microspheres transfer with the motion of the CL at the beginning of droplet evaporation and accumulate at the droplet edge at late stage with the pinning of the CL. As a result, uniform and macroscale SiO2 microspheres deposition without coffee ring structure and SiO2 microspheres deposition with coffee ring structure are controlled by O2 plasma. This method provides a new way to tune coffee ring structure with smart surface and may be potentially useful for a range of application at material deposition and diagnosing diseases.展开更多
Ultralow concentration molecular detection is critical in various fields,e.g.,food safety,environmental monitoring,and dis-ease diagnosis.Highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)based on ultra-wettable...Ultralow concentration molecular detection is critical in various fields,e.g.,food safety,environmental monitoring,and dis-ease diagnosis.Highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)based on ultra-wettable surfaces has attracted attention due to its unique ability to detect trace molecules.However,the complexity and cost associated with the preparation of traditional SERS substrates restrict their practical application.Thus,an efficient SERS substrate preparation with high sensitivity,a simplified process,and controllable cost is required.In this study,a superhydrophobic–hydrophilic patterned Cu@Ag composite SERS substrate was fabricated using femtosecond laser processing technology combined with silver plating and surface modification treatment.By inducing periodic stripe structures through femtosecond laser processing,the developed substrate achieves uniform distribution hotspots.Using the surface wettability difference,the object to be measured can be confined in the hydrophilic region and the edge of the hydrophilic region,where the analyte is enriched by the coffee ring effect,can be quickly located by surface morphology difference of micro-nanostructures;thus,greatly improving detec-tion efficiency.The fabricated SERS substrate can detect Rhodamine 6G(R6G)at an extraordinarily low concentration of 10^(−15)mol/L,corresponding to an enhancement factor of 1.53×10^(8).This substrate has an ultralow detection limit,incurs low processing costs and is simple to prepare;thus,the substrate has significant application potential in the trace analysis field.展开更多
In this paper, thickness uniformity of poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films patterned by inkjet printing was im- proved by the use of solvent mixtures （a solvent with higher volatility, higher surface energy and lowe...In this paper, thickness uniformity of poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films patterned by inkjet printing was im- proved by the use of solvent mixtures （a solvent with higher volatility, higher surface energy and lower viscosity, with another solvent with lower volatility, lower surface energy and higher viscosity）. The average thickness of inkjet printed poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films was increased from ca. 30 nm to ca. 100 nm when solvent mixtures were used instead of pure chlorobenzene. More flat PFO films were formed instead of the original films with con- cave-lens like cross-section formed by coffee ring effect. This improvement was explained by combination of in- tense Marangoni flow at early drying process and weak complementary flow at the later drying process formed in the solvent mixture. Patterned poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films were used for fabrication of electroluminescence devices with improved electronic property. Array of pixels with about 80% effective light-emitting area was ob- tained.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFB1500104)the Technological Innovation Key Project of Guangdong Province(skjtdzxrwqd2018005)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U20A20245)。
文摘Achieving high-quality perovskite films with uniform morphology and homogeneous crystallinity is challenging owing to the coffee ring effect(CRE) in the spray-coating technologies. In this study, an evaporation/spray-coating two-step deposition method is used to fabricate Cs_(0.19)FA_(0.81)PbI_(2.5)Br_(0.5)light harvesters for perovskite solar cells(PSCs). Considering the solid–liquid reaction, we establish a reaction-dependent regulating strategy that inhibits CRE successfully and prepare a high-quality perovskite layer, wherein the solvent for the FAI/Br solution during the spraying process is changed from isopropanol to n-butyl alcohol(NBA). The retarded-drying-enhanced spreading of the NBA solution inhibits contact line pinning to suppress the capillary flows and increases the reaction between metal halides(CsI/PbI_(2)) and organic salts(FAI/Br), which result in a reduction in the accumulation of solutes in the periphery effectively inhibiting CRE. Consequently, we obtain a high performance Cs_(0.19)FA_(0.81)PbI_(2.5)Br_(0.5) PSC with a power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 19.17%. An enlarged perovskite film(10 × 10 cm^(2)) containing 40 sub-cells is prepared. The average PCE of these devices is 18.33 ± 0.56%, proving the reliability of the "coffee ring" regulating strategy. This study provides an effective approach for CRE controlment in spraying technology to achieve high repeatability devices with good performance.
基金the financial support of this work by the Science,Technology,and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality(Program No.JCYJ20180508151856806,No.JCYJ20180306171355233)the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University(Program No.CX201944)。
文摘Printed micro-supercapacitor exhibits its flexibility in geometry design and integration,showing unprecedented potential in powering the internet of things and portable devices.However,the printing process brings undesired processing defects(e.g.,coffee ring effect),resulting in severe self-discharge of the printed micro-supercapacitors.The impact of such problems on device performance is poorly understood,limiting further development of microsupercapacitors.Herein,by analyzing the self-discharge behavior of fully printed micro-supercapacitors,the severe self-discharge problem is accelerated by the ohmic leakage caused by the coffee ring effect on an ultrathin polymer electrolyte.Based on this understanding,the coffee ring effect was successfully eradicated by introducing graphene oxide in the polymer electrolyte,achieving a decline of 99%in the self-discharge rate.Moreover,the micro-supercapacitors with uniformly printed polymer electrolyte present 7.64 F cm^(-3)volumetric capacitance(14.37 mF cm^(-2)areal capacitance),exhibiting about 50%increase compared to the one without graphene oxide addition.This work provides a new insight to understand the relationship between processing defects and device performance,which will help improve the performance and promote the application of printed micro-supercapacitors.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation (Nos. 91123031, 20921003, 51403076, 21103112)he National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2012CB933802)
文摘A simple and novel method is firstly reported for controlling coffee ring structure on polystyrene（PS）film surface by O2 plasma. O2 plasma treatment leads to the wettability change of PS surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. For hydrophilic PS surface the coffee ring structure is avoided relying on the motion of contact line（CL） while SiO2 microspheres are left. The motion of the CL is produced based on the viscosity and Marangoni effect with the addition of polymer additives. For hydrophobic PS surface coffee ring structure still persists even with polymer additives because SiO2 microspheres transfer with the motion of the CL at the beginning of droplet evaporation and accumulate at the droplet edge at late stage with the pinning of the CL. As a result, uniform and macroscale SiO2 microspheres deposition without coffee ring structure and SiO2 microspheres deposition with coffee ring structure are controlled by O2 plasma. This method provides a new way to tune coffee ring structure with smart surface and may be potentially useful for a range of application at material deposition and diagnosing diseases.
基金support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52035009,51761135106)2020 Mobility Programme of the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion(M-0396)the'111'project by the State Administration Foreign Experts Affairs and the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.B07014).
文摘Ultralow concentration molecular detection is critical in various fields,e.g.,food safety,environmental monitoring,and dis-ease diagnosis.Highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)based on ultra-wettable surfaces has attracted attention due to its unique ability to detect trace molecules.However,the complexity and cost associated with the preparation of traditional SERS substrates restrict their practical application.Thus,an efficient SERS substrate preparation with high sensitivity,a simplified process,and controllable cost is required.In this study,a superhydrophobic–hydrophilic patterned Cu@Ag composite SERS substrate was fabricated using femtosecond laser processing technology combined with silver plating and surface modification treatment.By inducing periodic stripe structures through femtosecond laser processing,the developed substrate achieves uniform distribution hotspots.Using the surface wettability difference,the object to be measured can be confined in the hydrophilic region and the edge of the hydrophilic region,where the analyte is enriched by the coffee ring effect,can be quickly located by surface morphology difference of micro-nanostructures;thus,greatly improving detec-tion efficiency.The fabricated SERS substrate can detect Rhodamine 6G(R6G)at an extraordinarily low concentration of 10^(−15)mol/L,corresponding to an enhancement factor of 1.53×10^(8).This substrate has an ultralow detection limit,incurs low processing costs and is simple to prepare;thus,the substrate has significant application potential in the trace analysis field.
基金This work was subsidized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China，the Ministry of Science and Technology of China
文摘In this paper, thickness uniformity of poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films patterned by inkjet printing was im- proved by the use of solvent mixtures （a solvent with higher volatility, higher surface energy and lower viscosity, with another solvent with lower volatility, lower surface energy and higher viscosity）. The average thickness of inkjet printed poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films was increased from ca. 30 nm to ca. 100 nm when solvent mixtures were used instead of pure chlorobenzene. More flat PFO films were formed instead of the original films with con- cave-lens like cross-section formed by coffee ring effect. This improvement was explained by combination of in- tense Marangoni flow at early drying process and weak complementary flow at the later drying process formed in the solvent mixture. Patterned poly（9,9-di-n-octylfluorene） films were used for fabrication of electroluminescence devices with improved electronic property. Array of pixels with about 80% effective light-emitting area was ob- tained.
