Colloidal quantum dot solar cells

GH Carey, AL Abdelhady, Z Ning, SM Thon… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), nanometer-scale semiconductor crystals capped with
surfactant molecules and dispersed in solution, have provided a powerful platform for the …

Recent advances of synthesis, properties, film fabrication methods, modifications of poly (3, 4‐ethylenedioxythiophene), and applications in solution‐processed …

Y Jiang, T Liu, Y Zhou - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (3, 4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) is a very unique polymer. It can be
very conductive, highly transparent, and environmentally stable. It is highly switchable …

High-efficiency colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics via robust self-assembled monolayers

GH Kim, FP García de Arquer, YJ Yoon, X Lan… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The optoelectronic tunability offered by colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) is attractive for
photovoltaic applications but demands proper band alignment at electrodes for efficient …

Charge transport layer engineering toward efficient and stable colloidal quantum dot solar cells

Y Zhang, Z Liu, W Ma - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lead sulfide (PbS) colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cell, as a new type of solution-
processed photovoltaic technology, have always attracted great interest. Early studies …

Chloride passivation of ZnO electrodes improves charge extraction in colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

J Choi, Y Kim, JW Jo, J Kim, B Sun… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The tunable bandgap of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) makes them an attractive material
for photovoltaics (PV). The best present‐day CQD PV devices employ zinc oxide (ZnO) as …

Highly efficient inverted structural quantum dot solar cells

R Wang, X Wu, K Xu, W Zhou, Y Shang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Highly efficient PbS colloidal quantum dot (QD) solar cells based on an inverted structure
have been missing for a long time. The bottlenecks are the construction of an effective p–n …

Toward scalable PbS quantum dot solar cells using a tailored polymeric hole conductor

Y Xue, F Yang, J Yuan, Y Zhang, M Gu, Y Xu… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells processed from pre-exchanged lead sulfide (PbS)
inks have received great attention in the development of scalable and stable photovoltaic …

Plasmonic nanoparticle enhancement of solution-processed solar cells: practical limits and opportunities

ES Arinze, B Qiu, G Nyirjesy, SM Thon - Acs Photonics, 2016 - ACS Publications
Solution-processed solar cells are particularly suited to benefit from absorption
enhancement by plasmonic nanoparticles, due to their transport-limited film thicknesses and …

Materials aspects of semiconductor nanocrystals for optoelectronic applications

SV Kershaw, L Jing, X Huang, M Gao, AL Rogach - Materials Horizons, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots are at last starting to emerge in commercial
applications such as flat panel displays. Meanwhile, they are also showing seriously …

Synthesis of cesium-doped ZnO nanoparticles as an electron extraction layer for efficient PbS colloidal quantum dot solar cells

F Yang, Y Xu, M Gu, S Zhou, Y Wang, K Lu… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells based on lead sulfide (PbS) have attracted
tremendous interest due to their strong near-infrared absorption and air-stable photovoltaic …