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Determination of the Thin-Film Structure of Zwitterion-Doped Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(styrenesulfonate): A Neutron Reflectivity Study
摘要： Doping poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is known to improve its conductivity, however little is known about the thin film structure of PEDOT:PSS when doped with an asymmetrically charged dopant. In this study, PEDOT:PSS was doped with different concentrations of the zwitterion 3-(N,N Dimethylmyristylammonio)propanesulfonate (DYMAP), and its effect on the bulk structure of the films characterized by neutron reflectivity. The results show that at low doping concentration, the film separates into a quasi bi-layer structure with lower roughness (10%), increased thickness (18%), and lower electrical conductivity compared to the un-doped sample. However when the doping concentration increases the film forms into a homogeneous layer and experiences an enhanced conductivity by more than an order of magnitude, a 20% smoother surface, and a 60% thickness increase relative to the pristine sample. Atomic force microscopy and profilometry measurements confirmed these findings, and AFM height and phase images showed the gradually increasing presence of DYMAP on the film surface as a function of the concentration. Neutron reflectivity also showed that the quasi bi-layer structure of the lowest concentration doped PEDOT:PSS is separated by a graded rather than a well defined interface. Our findings provide an understanding of the layer structure modification for doped PEDOT:PSS films that should be prove important for device applications.
关键词： neutron reflectivity,hole transporting layer,conductivity,film structure,zwitterion,PEDOT:PSS
更新于2025-11-14 15:19:41
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Methylene-Blue-Encapsulated Liposomes as Photodynamic Therapy Nano Agents for Breast Cancer Cells
摘要： Methylene blue (MB) is a widely used dye and photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent that can produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) after light exposure, triggering apoptosis. However, it is hard for the dye to penetrate through the cell membrane, leading to poor cellular uptake; thus, drug carriers, which could enhance the cellular uptake, are a suitable solution. In addition, the defective vessels resulting from fast vessel outgrowth leads to an enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, which gives nanoscale drug carriers a promising potential. In this study, we applied poly(12-(methacryloyloxy)dodecyl phosphorylcholine), a zwitterionic polymer-lipid, to self-assemble into liposomes and encapsulate MB (MB-liposome). Its properties of high stability and fast intracellular uptake were confirmed, and the higher in vitro ROS generation ability of MB-liposomes than that of free MB was also verified. For in vivo tests, we examined the toxicity in mice via tail vein injection. With the features found, MB-liposome has the potential of being an effective PDT nano agent for cancer therapy.
关键词： methylene blue,zwitterion,liposome,photodynamic therapy,breast cancer cell
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Boosting the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells through facile molecular engineering approaches
摘要： Not only the poor interaction but also trap states at interfaces and grain boundaries are suspected to be responsible for carrier losses in perovskite solar cell (PSC) architecture, leading to inferior photovoltaic performance and long-term stability. Here, facile and effective molecular engineering approaches have been reported by employing a CsF-doped SnO2 electron-transporting layer (ETL) and inserting zwitterion molecules as building blocks between perovskite and hole-transporting layer (HTL). The modification of SnO2 by alkali metal fluoride significantly improved the opto-electronic properties, indicating rapid extraction of photogenerated electrons and better light-harvesting. On the other hand, zwitterion interlayer demonstrated a considerable passivation in multiple defect states at grain boundaries of perovskite film. This strategy yielded an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 1.23 V for triple-cation perovskite composition with the loss in potential of only 0.37 V. As a result, a considerable efficiency of 21.7% was achieved with negligible hysteresis. More importantly, such engineering approaches exhibited an admissible long-term stability under continuous light soaking at the maximum power point (MPP) tracking by retaining 90% of initial efficiency after ~800 h. In short, these initiatives have simultaneously improved the photovoltaic performance and long-term stability of PSCs. This work severely highlights the utility of molecular engineering approaches in perovskite devices and provides the basis for facilitating industrial applications in the near future.
关键词： Stability,Perovskite solar cells,Zwitterion molecules,SnO2 electron transporting layer,Cesium fluoride
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Zwitterion Nondetergent Sulfobetaine-Modified SnO <sub/>2</sub> as an Efficient Electron Transport Layer for Inverted Organic Solar Cells
摘要： Tin oxide (SnO2) has been widely accepted as an effective electron transport layer (ETL) for optoelectronic devices because of its outstanding electro-optical properties such as its suitable band energy levels, high electron mobility, and high transparency. Here, we report a simple but effective interfacial engineering strategy to achieve highly efficient and stable inverted organic solar cells (iOSCs) via a low-temperature solution process and an SnO2 ETL modified by zwitterion nondetergent sulfobetaine 3-(4-tert-butyl-1-pyridinio)-1-propanesulfonate (NDSB-256-4T). We found that NDSB-256-4T helps reduce the work function of SnO2, resulting in more efficient electron extraction and transport to the cathode of iOSCs. NDSB-256-4T also passivates the defects in SnO2, which serves as recombination centers that greatly reduce the device performance of iOSCs. In addition, NDSB-256-4T provides the better interfacial contact between SnO2 and the active layer. Thus, a higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) and longer device stability of iOSCs are expected for a combination of SnO2 and NDSB-256-4T than for devices based on SnO2 only. With these enhanced interfacial properties, P3HT:PC60BM-based iOSCs using SnO2/NDSB-256-4T (0.2 mg/mL) as an ETL showed both a higher average PCE of 3.72%, which is 33% higher than devices using SnO2 only (2.79%) and excellent device stability (over 90% of the initial PCE remained after storing 5 weeks in ambient air without encapsulation). In an extended application of the PTB7-Th:PC70BM systems, we achieved an impressive average PCE of 8.22% with SnO2/NDSB-256-4T (0.2 mg/mL) as the ETL, while devices based on SnO2 exhibited an average PCE of only 4.45%. Thus, the use of zwitterion to modify SnO2 ETL is a promising way to obtain both highly efficient and stable iOSCs.
关键词： inverted organic solar cells (iOSCs),zwitterion nondetergent sulfobetaine (NDSB-256-4T),Tin oxide (SnO2),power conversion efficiency (PCE),electron transport layer (ETL)
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Quinonoid Zwitterion: an Amphiphilic Cathode Interlayer with Initial Thickness-Insensitive and Self-Organizing Properties for Inverted Polymer Solar Cells
摘要： Orthogonal solvent processability is generally considered one of the key requirements for an efficient interfacial material. Here we showed that in inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs), solvent orthogonality is not required for an effective and reliable cathode interlayer. A quinonoid zwitterionic molecule with amphiphilic property (dissolved in both methanol and o-dichlorobenzene (o-DCB)) named ZW-Bu was first applied as the cathode interlayer in the inverted PSCs. For three different photoactive systems, the devices with ZW-Bu CBL exhibited better performance than those with commonly used ZnO CBL. Most importantly, the device efficiency was fairly insensitive to the initial thickness of ZW-Bu. In addition, due to the high surface energy of ZW-Bu film, it was successfully used as self-organized CBL in P3HT:PC61BM system, yielding a desirable efficiency compared to the PSCs fabricated via layer-by-layer deposition method.
关键词： polymer solar cells,non-orthogonal solvent,self-organization,quinonoid zwitterion,initial thickness-insensitivity
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22