A PbI2−xClx seed layer for obtaining efficient planar-heterojunction perovskite solar cells via an interdiffusion process

Investigated were the effects of the correlation between the chlorine and PbI2 contents on the perovskite solar cell performance.

Void Formation during Diffusion – Two-Dimensional Approach

The final set of equations defining the interdiffusion process in solid state is presented. The model is supplemented by vacancy evolution equation. The competition between the Kirkendall shift, backstress effect and vacancy migration is considered. The proper diffusion flux based on the Nernst–Planck formula is proposed. As a result, the comparison of the experimental and calculated evolution of the void formation in the Fe-Pd diffusion couple is shown.

Interdiffusion: Consistency of Darken's and Onsager's Methods

The Nernst-Planck flux formula is used in Darken's method to obtain the interdiffusion fluxes. The effective interdiffusion potentials, derived for the independent components in the system, allow obtaining the symmetrical matrix of the interdiffusion coefficients. The transport coefficients for 2, 3 andr-component system are presented. Interpretation of obtained matrixes in the light of Onsager's theory of irreversible thermodynamics is shown. Equation for the entropy production in the interdiffusion process is displayed. The presented approach allows calculation of entropy production during interdiffusion, as well as formulating Onsager's phenomenological coefficients for the interdiffusion in an explicit form, a form which is directly correlated with the mobilities of the atoms present in the system.

Oxidation Behavior of Aluminide Coated Ti-Al-Cr-Nb-Zr-Y Alloys at High Temperatures

In this study the oxidation behavior of diffusion aluminide coating containing layers of TiAl3 and TiAl2, develop on a substrate of Zr-Y doped α2-Ti3Al/γ-TiAlCrNb intermetallic alloy using pack aluminizing method, was investigated isothermally at 800°C, 900°C, and 1000°C under atmospheric air pressure. The pack cementation was carried out at 850°C for 25 hours in a pack containing 20%-wt Al, 2%-wt NH4Cl, and 78%-wt Al2O3.The phases in the coatings and oxide layers were examined by optical and scanning electron microscopy as well as X-ray diffraction method, while chemical composition of the oxides and phases were examined with EDS attached on the SEM. The experimental results showed that the addition of Zr and Y increases the oxidation resistance of the coating by formation of complex oxides mainly of Al2O3 at the coating surfaces and sub-surface. Combination of oxidation and interdiffusion process cause transformation of TiAl3 layer to TiAl2 that decrease the oxidation resistance through the formation of TiO2 rod crystals on the junction between TiAl2 and Al2O3 in the outer layer.

Kirkendall Effect during Grain Boundary Interdiffusion in Polycrystalline Thin Films

We consider the kinetics of chemical interdiffusion along the grain boundaries in stressed thin metal film attached to inert substrate. We show that the kinetics of stress relaxation in the film can be either accelerated or slowed down if compared with the same kinetics in a single-component film, depending on the difference of intrinsic GB diffusion coefficients of the two components. In the case of faster matrix atoms the tensile stress in the film significantly increases beyond its initial value at the beginning of interdiffusion process, while in the case of faster diffuser atoms the compressive stresses develop in the film at the intermediate stages of stress evolution.

Diffusion Mechanism in the μ Phase in Nb-X (X= Ni, Co, Fe) Systems

Nb is one of the common refractory elements added in Ni, Co and Fe based superalloys. This lead to the formation of brittle topological close packed (tcp) μ phase, which is deleterious to the structure. It mainly grows by interdiffusion and in the present article, the interdiffusion process in different Nb-X (X=Ni, Co, Fe) systems is discussed. The activation energy for interdiffusion is lower in the Co-Nb system (173 kJ/mol) than Fe-Nb system (233 kJ/mol), which is again lower than the value found in the Ni-Nb system (319.7 kJ/mol). The mole fraction of Nb in this phase is less than Fe or Co at stoichiometric compositions in the Nb-Fe (that is Fe7Nb6) and Nb-Co (that is Co7Nb6) systems. On the other hand, the mole fraction of Nb is higher than Ni in the same phase (Ni6Nb7) in Ni-Nb system. However, in all the phases, Nb has lower diffusion rate. Possible diffusion mechanism in this phase is discussed with respect to the crystal structure.