简介：Titaniumandtitaniumalloyshaveseveraladvantages,butthecostoftitaniumalloysisveryexpensivecomparedwiththetraditionalmetalmaterials.Thisarticleintroducestwonewlow-costtitaniumalloysTi-2.1Cr-1.3Fe(TCFalloy)andTi-3Al-2.1Cr-1.3Fe(TACFalloy).Inthisstudy,weusedCr-Femasteralloyasoneoftherawmaterialstodevelopthetwonewalloys.Weintroducethemicrostructureandtensilepropertiesofthetwonewalloysfromβsolutiontreatedwithdifferentcoolingmethods.Optica...

简介：Reducingthemanufacturingcostofsolarcellsisnecessarytotheirindustrialproduction.Electrodepositingisaneffective,non-vacuummethodwhichisverysuitableforcuttingthemanufacturingcostofthinfilmsaswellasdevelopingitslarge-scaleindustrialproduction.Inthisstudy,about1-μm-thickCu(In,Ga)Se_2(CIGS)precursorswereelectrodepositedonMo/glasssubstratesinaqueoussolutionutilizingathree-electrodepotentiostaticsystem.Triethanolaminewasusedascomplexingagent,andallparametersofelectrodepositionwerepreciselycontrolled.Afterthat,theelectrodepositedprecursorswereselenizedinaSeatmospherewithdifferentheatingramprates(60and600℃·min~(-1)).High-qualityCIGSfilmswereobtained,andtheircharacteristicswereinvestigatedbyX-rayfluorescence,scanningelectronmicroscopy,energydispersivespectroscopy,X-raydiffraction,Ramanspectraandnear-infrared-visible(NIR-Vis)spectra.Theresultsrevealthattherearemanydifferencesbetweenthepropertiesofthefilmsunderdifferentheatingrates.Finally,CIGSsolarcellswerefabricatedusingafastandaslowheatingrate.Themaximumefficienciesachievedforthefilmsselenizedat60and600℃-min~(-1)are3.15%and0.71%,respectively.