Organic optocoupler(OOC) or organic photocoupler,optical coupler is a novel and one of the most promising organic optoelectronic devices for its well electrical isolation and anti-jamming ability in long-distance and real-time digital communications.The performance parameters of OOC were greatly raised during the past decade,and its development was strongly associated with basic organic devices such as organic light emitting diodes(OLED),organic photodiodes(OPD) and organic phototransistors(OPT) etc.Here we describe the principles of OOC,review recent breakthroughs in this field,and summarize the photosensor and light emitting parts which could be used in the device.Key technical points,such as current transfer ratio,frequency,matching and stability were also discussed in this paper.
A core-shell hybrid nanostructure,a hard core of single-crystalline lanthanum hydroxide nanowires and a soft shell of brushes of poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL), has been successfully prepared by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) on the surface of nanowires. Such special structures were proved by TEM images. Meanwhile, the thickness of polymer layers was measured. The chemical component and the grafted PCL quantity of the sample were characterized by FTIR and TGA, which provides a simple and universal method to functionalize non-carbon nanowires. The modified lanthanum hydroxide nanowires can be well-dispersed in good solvents for PCL.
Interface modification on the TiO2/dye/electrolyte interface of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) is one of the most effective approaches to suppress the charge recombination,improve electron injection and transportation,and thus ameliorate the conversion efficiency and stability of DSCs.Conventional research focusing on the photoanodes interface modification before sensitization in dye-sensitized solar cells has been carried out and reviewed.However,recent studies showed that post-modification after sensitization of the TiO2 electrode also plays a significant role on the TiO2/dye/electrolyte interface.This post-modification using the immersing method could deprotonate dye molecules,prohibit the dye aggregation and retard the recombination reaction.As a result,it has great influence on the devices' photovoltaic performance.This interface modification could also provide an approach to broaden the response of the solar spectrum by introducing an alternative assembling structure.An in-situ meaning of using a co-adsorbent is employed to modify the interface in the DSCs,which could retard the aggregation of the dye molecules and enhance the conversion efficiency.In addition,electrolyte additives can be used to modify the TiO2/dye/electrolyte interface through some unique mechanisms.Based on the background of interface modification of photoanodes before sensitization,this review introduces various interface modifications after sensitization of dye-sensitized solar cells and their mechanisms.
MA BeiBei,GAO Rui,WANG LiDuo,ZHU YiFeng,SHI YanTao,GENG Yi,DONG HaoPeng & QIU Yong Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
