Semiconductor nanocrystals: structure, properties, and band gap engineering

AM Smith, S Nie - Accounts of chemical research, 2010 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor nanocrystals are tiny light-emitting particles on the nanometer scale.
Researchers have studied these particles intensely and have developed them for broad …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical limits of photovoltaics efficiency and possible improvements by intuitive approaches learned from photosynthesis and quantum coherence

FH Alharbi, S Kais - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
In this review, we present and discussed the main trends in photovoltaics (PV) with
emphasize on the conversion efficiency limits. The theoretical limits of various photovoltaics …

Comparing multiple exciton generation in quantum dots to impact ionization in bulk semiconductors: implications for enhancement of solar energy conversion

MC Beard, AG Midgett, MC Hanna, JM Luther… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Multiple exciton generation (MEG) in quantum dots (QDs) and impact ionization (II) in bulk
semiconductors are processes that describe producing more than one electron− hole pair …

Efficient carrier multiplication in CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals

C de Weerd, L Gomez, A Capretti, DM Lebrun… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals are currently in the research spotlight owing to
their physical stability and superior optical properties—these features make them interesting …

Design of experiments for nanocrystal syntheses: a how-to guide for proper implementation

EM Williamson, Z Sun, L Mora-Tamez… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The understanding and control of colloidal nanocrystal syntheses are essential for discovery
and optimization of desired properties and therefore play a key role in the applications of …

Carrier multiplication in semiconductor nanocrystals: influence of size, shape, and composition

LA Padilha, JT Stewart, RL Sandberg… - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
During carrier multiplication (CM), also known as multiexciton generation (MEG), absorption
of a single photon produces multiple electron-hole pairs, or excitons. This process can …

Aspect ratio dependence of auger recombination and carrier multiplication in PbSe nanorods

LA Padilha, JT Stewart, RL Sandberg, WK Bae… - Nano …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials with efficient carrier multiplication (CM), that is, generation of multiple
electron–hole pairs by single photons, have been the object of intense scientific interest as …

[HTML][HTML] Novel silicon phases and nanostructures for solar energy conversion

S Wippermann, Y He, M Vörös, G Galli - Applied Physics Reviews, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Silicon exhibits a large variety of different bulk phases, allotropes, and composite structures,
such as, eg, clathrates or nanostructures, at both higher and lower densities compared with …

Multiple Exciton Generation and Recombination Dynamics in Small Si and CdSe Quantum Dots: An Ab Initio Time-Domain Study

K Hyeon-Deuk, OV Prezhdo - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
Multiple exciton generation and recombination (MEG and MER) dynamics in semiconductor
quantum dots (QDs) are simulated using ab initio time-dependent density functional theory …

Interfacial misfit array formation for GaSb growth on GaAs

S Huang, G Balakrishnan, DL Huffaker - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The manuscript reports that the initial strain relaxation of highly mismatched GaSb layers
grown on GaAs (001) is governed by the two-dimensional (2D), periodic interfacial misfit …