Quantum junction solar cells: Development and prospects

S Aftab, MZ Iqbal, S Hussain, F Kabir… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocrystals, called semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), contain excitons that are three‐
dimensionally bound. QDs exhibit a discontinuous electronic energy level structure that is …

CsPbBr3 QD/AlOx Inorganic Nanocomposites with Exceptional Stability in Water, Light, and Heat

A Loiudice, S Saris, E Oveisi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the assembly of CsPbBr3 QD/AlOx inorganic nanocomposites, by using atomic layer
deposition (ALD) for the growth of the amorphous alumina matrix (AlOx), is described as a …

Lattice anchoring stabilizes solution-processed semiconductors

M Liu, Y Chen, CS Tan, R Quintero-Bermudez… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The stability of solution-processed semiconductors remains an important area for
improvement on their path to wider deployment. Inorganic caesium lead halide perovskites …

Impact of size dispersity, ligand coverage, and ligand length on the structure of PbS nanocrystal superlattices

MC Weidman, Q Nguyen, DM Smilgies… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Understanding self-assembly is a critical step toward controlling structure at the nanometer
length scale. Furthermore, small changes in nanoscale morphology can have large impacts …

Solution Annealing Induces Surface Chemical Reconstruction for High-Efficiency PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells

X Liu, T Fu, J Liu, Y Wang, Y Jia, C Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have a large specific surface area and a complex surface
structure. Their properties in diverse optoelectronic applications are largely determined by …

Quantum dot in perovskite hybrids for photovoltaics: Progress and perspective

HR You, HN Yu, EJ Lee, HS Ma, Y Kim… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are receiving great attention as promising nanomaterials for
optoelectronic applications due to their unique electronic properties and straightforward …

Controlled steric hindrance enables efficient ligand exchange for stable, infrared-bandgap quantum dot inks

M Liu, F Che, B Sun, O Voznyy, A Proppe… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), which benefit from a size-tuned bandgap, are a solution-
processed material for infrared energy harvesting. This characteristic enables the fabrication …

High efficiency luminescence from PbS quantum dots embedded glasses for near-infrared light emitting diodes

Q Yin, W Zhang, Y Zhou, R Wang, Z Zhao, C Liu - Journal of Luminescence, 2022 - Elsevier
PbS quantum dots (QDs) embedded glasses have been investigated for decades, but their
applications are limited to the color filters and saturable absorbers for laser pulse generation …

Controllable modulation of precursor reactivity using chemical additives for systematic synthesis of high-quality quantum dots

J Park, A Jayaraman, AW Schrader, GW Hwang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The optical and electronic performance of quantum dots (QDs) are affected by their size
distribution and structural quality. Although the synthetic strategies for size control are well …

Monitoring Nanocrystal Self‐Assembly in Real Time Using In Situ Small‐Angle X‐Ray Scattering

I Lokteva, M Koof, M Walther, G Grübel, F Lehmkühler - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembled nanocrystal superlattices have attracted large scientific attention due to their
potential technological applications. However, the nucleation and growth mechanisms of …