Tao Zhu

ORCID: 0000-0001-9614-3476
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Research Areas
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Kunming University of Science and Technology
2014-2025

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2023-2025

Qingdao University of Science and Technology
2025

University of Akron
2017-2024

Changzhou University
2024

Tiangong University
2024

University of Warwick
2024

Imperial College London
2024

Chongqing University
2003-2024

Civil Aviation Flight University of China
2023-2024

Lithium metal battery (LMB) possessing a high theoretical capacity is promising candidate of advanced energy storage devices. However, its safety and stability are challenged by lithium dendrites the leakage liquid electrolyte. Here, self-enhancing gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) created in situ polymerizing 1,3-dioxolane (DOL) nanofibrous skeleton for enabling safe LMB. The nanofiber membrane possesses better affinity with poly-DOL (PDOL) than commercial separator constructing homogeneous GPE...

10.1002/advs.202103663 article EN Advanced Science 2021-12-11

Here the aggregation behavior differences induced by solvent–material and material–material interactions are clearly revealed combined ex situ in morphology characterization studies on representative high-efficiency OPV systems.

10.1039/d3ee00294b article EN Energy & Environmental Science 2023-01-01

Perovskite solar cells in which 2D perovskites are incorporated within a 3D perovskite network exhibit improved stability with respect to purely systems, but lower record power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). Here, breakthrough is reported achieving enhanced PCEs, increased stability, and suppressed photocurrent hysteresis by incorporating n-type, low-optical-gap conjugated organic molecules into 2D:3D mixed composites. The resulting ternary perovskite-organic composites display extended...

10.1002/adma.202109348 article EN Advanced Materials 2022-01-17

Lead-based organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials have been developed for advanced optoelectronic applications. However, the toxicity of lead and chemical instability lead-based so far demonstrated to be an overwhelming challenge. The discovery based on low-toxicity elements, such as Sn, Bi, Sb, Ge, Cu, with superior properties provides alternative approaches realize high-performance optoelectronics. In this review, recent advances in aspects solar cells, photodetectors,...

10.1021/acsami.0c02575 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020-05-20

Halide perovskites have attracted great attention in recent years as promising materials for optoelectronic devices, especially inorganic like CsPbX3 (X = I, Br, Cl). Herein, CsPb(Br/I)3 nanorods with a photoluminescence (PL) spectrum located at 610 nm been obtained by facile hot-injection method, and the UV-vis absorption further revealed that bandgap is around 1.98 eV. Furthermore, photoelectric response of showed relatively short rise-time (0.68 s) decay-time (0.66 s), on/off photocurrent...

10.1039/c6nr01828a article EN Nanoscale 2016-01-01

A facile hydrothermal method is utilized to synthesize zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for an electrochemical hydrazine sensor.

10.1039/c5ra00884k article EN RSC Advances 2015-01-01

Among the three-dimensional (3D) organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites (OIHPs), mixed formamidinium and methylammonium cation lead iodide is one of most promising for solar cell application. After optimizing use a chloride (MACl) additive preparation compact, high-quality, large crystal grain layers made pure α-phase perovskite with FA0.94MA0.06PbI3 composition, treatment surface by 2-phenylethylammonium (PEAI) solution has been performed. This treatment, without any thermal annealing, leads...

10.1021/acsami.0c09970 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020-08-05

Abstract Room‐temperature solution‐processed flexible photodetectors with spectral response from 300 to 2600 nm are reported. Solution‐processed polymeric thin film transparency ranging 7000 and superior electrical conductivity as the transparent electrode is broadband a “vertical” device structure incorporating perovskite/PbSe quantum dot bilayer based on above demonstrated. The utilization of photoactive layer extends infrared region boosts photocurrent densities in both visible regions...

10.1002/adfm.201909487 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2020-02-20

Abstract The uncontrolled crystallization of perovskite generates a significant number internal and interfacial defects, posing major challenge to the performance solar cells (PSCs). In this paper, novel bi‐interfacial modification strategy utilizing 5‐fluoropyridinic acid (FPA) is proposed modulate crystal growth provide defect passivation. It demonstrated that FPA self‐deposited at both top bottom interfaces films during thermal annealing. CO N functional groups in serve as chelating...

10.1002/aenm.202404335 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2024-10-31

Flexible perovskite solar cells (fPSCs) prepared on flexible plastic substrates exhibit poor stability under illumination in ambient, due to inferior gas barrier properties of substrates. Herein, we investigated effect different modifications the back surface substrate improve ambient. T 80 simulated at maximum power point ambient (ISOS‐L‐1) can be increased from h over 350 with deposition a single layer (by spin‐coating or by atomic (ALD)). While ALD layers resulted best value and...

10.1002/ente.202300958 article EN cc-by-nc Energy Technology 2024-01-11

Abstract Hybrid metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are emerging as highly competitive next‐generation photovoltaics due to their excellent performance and low production cost. However, the construction of high‐efficiency PSCs typically requires an inert nitrogen environment within a glove box, inadvertently increasing manufacturing costs hindering transition from lab‐scale industrial‐scale production. In this work, air ambient fabrication pure α‐phase FAPbI 3 with stability,...

10.1002/advs.202407401 article EN cc-by Advanced Science 2025-02-19

Abstract In this work, room‐temperature‐operated ultrasensitive solution‐processed perovskite photodetectors (PDs) with near infrared (NIR) photoresponse are reported. order to enable PDs possessing extended NIR photoresponse, novel n‐type low bandgap conjugated polymer, poly[( N,N ′‐bis(2‐octyldodecyl)‐1,4,5,8‐naphthalene diimide‐2,6‐diyl) (2,5‐dioctyl‐3,6‐di(thiophen‐2‐yl)pyrrolo[3,4‐ c ]pyrrole‐1,4‐dione‐5,5′‐diyl)] (NDI‐DPP), which has strong absorption in the region, is developed and...

10.1002/adfm.201705541 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2017-12-15

The family of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite (OIHPs) materials is one the most promising for very high-efficiency photovoltaic solar cell application. In present work, effect a series self-assembled monolayers placed at TiO2-perovskite junction, on functioning triple cation cells has been investigated. We show that employing 4-chlorobenzoic acid leads to marked boosting performances. starting pristine had power conversion efficiency (PCE) 20.3% and chemical engineering permitted reach...

10.1021/acsami.9b18034 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019-12-09

Abstract Three‐dimensional (3D) organic–inorganic metal halide perovskite materials possess great potential applications for approaching efficient optoelectronics due to the unique optoelectronic properties of and cost‐effective manufacturing possibilities optoelectronics. However, scientific technical challenges 3D were their inferior long‐term stability, which hampered practical applications. The low‐dimensional composed alternating organic inorganic layers are one most credible paths...

10.1002/inf2.12211 article EN cc-by InfoMat 2021-06-22

Abstract Incorporating multiple cations of the 1A alkali metal column periodic table (K + /Rb /Cs ) to prepare perovskite films is promising for boosting photovoltaic properties but requires a uniform distribution. The effects NH 4 Cl additives and on one‐step formation process methylammonium‐free, formamidinium‐based, iodide are analyzed in step‐by‐step manner. improves solubility PbI 2 solution by forming an intermediate then favors phase formation. Moreover, during annealing process, this...

10.1002/aenm.202103618 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2022-02-15
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