Self-Organized Heterocyclic Amines Films on Carbon Substrates for Photovoltaic Applications
Weiguo Zhu
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This manuscript reported three different heterocyclic amines, namely sodium sulfacyl, clonidine, and cyanocobalamin. When these heterocyclic amines were deposited on four types of carbon-on-paper substrates by the self-organization assembly method, their effect on morphology was researched in detail. This paper is well written and organized. However, this paper can be accepted after some minor revisions as follows:
1. There were some formatting problems in the manuscript, such as commas in numbers should be replaced with dots; FIG. 5a, 5b and 6a, 6b are not clearly marked; all the image used should be reformatted and aligned.
2. Why the CVCs of 10 minutes deposited sulfacyl sodium on carbon substrate 3 or 4 in the dark and under illumination; and DS of CVC not be shown? Author should give a proper explanation.
3. Why the author used heterocyclic amines? What are the characteristics and advantages of this substance, the author should give a description in the introduction section.
4. The authors should analyze the reasons for the differences in the effects of these three heterocyclic amines on morphology in detail.
Author Response
- There were some formatting problems in the manuscript, such as commas in numbers should be replaced with dots; FIG. 5a, 5b and 6a, 6b are not clearly marked; all the image used should be reformatted and aligned.
Answer: We made appropriate changes in Figs 5 and 6.
- Why the CVCs of 10 minutes deposited sulfacyl sodium on carbon substrate 3 or 4 in the dark and under illumination; and DS of CVC not be shown? Author should give a proper explanation.
Answer: The behavior of CVCs of 10 minutes deposited sulfacyl sodium on carbon substrate 3 or 4 in the dark and under illumination are similar to substrate 1. The differences in CVCs are shown in Table 3. We introduces a little explanation in the text of the article.
3.Why the author used heterocyclic amines? What are the characteristics and advantages of this substance, the author should give a description in the introduction section.
Answer: We add explanation in Introduction.
4.The authors should analyze the reasons for the differences in the effects of these three heterocyclic amines on morphology in detail.
Answer: We add some arguments about the differences in the influence of these three heterocyclic amines on formation of morphology.
Reviewer 2 Report
1) What is unit m cm?
2) Page 5, line 148: It would be appropriate to provide a sketch of the designed solar cell and provide the dimensions including electroconducting painted comb type contact.
3) How was the measurement of the current-voltage characteristics made?
4) Was the generated energy from solar cells measured?
Author Response
- What is unit m cm?
Answer: this is micrometer, we have made appropriate changes in Figures 3-5 (former Figures 2-4).
- Page 5, line 148: It would be appropriate to provide a sketch of the designed solar cell and provide the dimensions including electroconducting painted comb type contact.
Answer: We have introduced a new Figure 2 and shown the corresponding dimensions.
- How was the measurement of the current-voltage characteristics made?
Answer: In the tester control program, the measurement range (0.01 V – 5.0 V), the measurement time (150 mS) and the variable measurement steps (1; 1.5; 2; 3; 4, 5; 6; 8) in each voltage decade were set.
4) Was the generated energy from solar cells measured?
Answer: no, the generated energy from the solar cells was not measured.
