简介:ResultsofinelasticneutronscatteringexperinientsandabinitiomoleculardynamicssimulationsforGeTe一theparentcompoundofphase-changematerialsarereported.TheinelasticneutronspectraofGeTepowdersampleshavebeendeterminedinthetemperaturerangeextendingfrom300to700K.Thephononpeaksundergothermalshiftsresultingfromanharmoniceffectsbeingweakerforacousticthanopticmodes.AsmallconcentrationoffreechargecarriesarisingfromthepresenceofGe-vacancieswasfoundnottoaffectsignificantlytheneutronweightedphonondensitiesofstatesofGeTe.Thespectralpatternchangesqualitativelyacrossthestructuralphasetransition,butthelocalstructureofGeTeremainshardlyaffected,asconfirmedbytheanalysisoftemperaturedependenceofthepairdistributionfunctionobtainedfromabinitiomoleculardynamicsinvestigations.Thepresenttheoreticalstudiessupportinawideextentourexperimentalobservationsandalsothoseprovidedbylocalprobemethods.
简介:Herein,wereportthevictorioussynthesisofmetal-organicframeworks(MOFs)onTiO2nanotubes(NTs)usingalayer-by-layer(LbL)approach.HighlycrystallineandhomogenousthinfilmsofMOFsweregrownandcharacterizedusingXRD,SEM,FT-IRandUV/Visspectroscopy.Moreover,theutilizationoftheMOFfilmsassensitizerswasprobedinbespokeGraetzeltypeliquidjunctionsolarcells.TheconstructedcellperformancerevealedanIscof1.16mAcm–2,Vocof0.63V,FFof0.33,andEffof0.42%.Further,pumpprobetransientlaserspectroscopywasperformedtoinvestigatetheenergyandchargetransferdynamicsoftheMOFs/TiO2NTsinterface.Theresultsindicated86%injectionefficiency.Theultrafastpump-probespectroscopyallowstheinvestigationofthisprocessandthedifferencesbetweenMOFs.ItalsoshowedthattherelaxationoftheMOFchromophoresisincompetitionwithelectroninjectionintheTiO2motif.Thusthisstudyprovidesanewinsightintoelectrontransferfromphotoexcitedmetal-organicframeworks(MOFs)intotitaniumdioxide.