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ArticleNature communications2021

Faradaic junction and isoenergetic charge transfer mechanism on semiconductor/semiconductor interfaces.

Mingzhi Chen, Hongzheng Dong, Mengfan Xue, Chunsheng Yang, Pin Wang, Yanliang Yang, Heng Zhu, Congping Wu, Yingfang Yao, Wenjun Luo and 1 more

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Mingzhi Chen *Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Hongzheng Dong *Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Mengfan Xue *Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Chunsheng YangEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Pin WangEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Yanliang YangEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Heng ZhuEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Congping WuEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Yingfang YaoEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Wenjun LuoEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China. wjluo@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6760-6929
Zhigang ZouEco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-8335

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 21875105, 51972164
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Energy band alignment theory has been widely used to understand interface charge transfer in semiconductor/semiconductor heterojunctions for solar conversion or storage, such as quantum-dot sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells and photo(electro)catalysis. However, abnormally high open-circuit voltage and charge separation efficiency in these applications cannot be explained by the classic theory. Here, we demonstrate a Faradaic junction theory with isoenergetic charge transfer at semiconductor/semiconductor interface. Such Faradaic junction involves coupled electron and ion transfer, which is substantively different from the classic band alignment theory only involving electron transfer. The Faradaic junction theory can be used to explain these abnormal results in previous studies. Moreover, the characteristic of zero energy loss of charge transfer in a Faradaic junction also can provide a possibility to design a solar conversion device with a large open-circuit voltage beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit by the band alignment theory.

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