The annual increases in global energy consumption, along with its environmental issues
and concerns, are playing significant roles in the massive sustainable and renewable global …

In the ever-increasing energy demand scenario, the development of novel photovoltaic (PV)
technologies is considered to be one of the key solutions to fulfil the energy request. In this …

Imagers that operate in the near-infrared region (wavelengths of 0.7–1.4 µm) are of use in
applications such as material sorting, machine vision and autonomous driving. However …

All-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dots have received substantial research interest
for photovoltaic applications because of higher efficiency compared to solar cells using other …

BACKGROUND The Information Age was founded on the semiconductor revolution, marked
by the growth of high-purity semiconductor single crystals. The resultant design and …

The field of nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) is already more than 30 years old, and yet
continuing interest in these structures is driven by both the fascinating physics emerging …

All nanomaterials share a common feature of large surface-to-volume ratio, making their
surfaces the dominant player in many physical and chemical processes. Surface ligands …

Mechanically deformable photodetectors (PDs) are key device components for wearable
health monitoring systems based on photoplethysmography (PPG). Achieving high …

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), nanometer-scale semiconductor crystals capped with
surfactant molecules and dispersed in solution, have provided a powerful platform for the …

Light detection is the underlying principle of many optoelectronic systems. For decades,
semiconductors including silicon carbide, silicon, indium gallium arsenide and germanium …