Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells—perspective and recent developments: a review of Cd chalcogenide quantum dots as sensitizers

HK Jun, MA Careem, AK Arof - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The emergence of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) has provided an alternative
way to harvest sunlight for energy conversion. Among all the QDSSCs, cadmium …

Electrodeposition of ZnO nanorod arrays on transparent conducting substrates–a review

M Skompska, K Zarębska - Electrochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
ZnO nanorods (NRs) are promising components in a wide range of nanoscale devices for
future applications in photocatalysis, solar cells, optical devices and biochemical sensing …

Colloidal quantum dot solar cells

S Emin, SP Singh, L Han, N Satoh, A Islam - Solar Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
In recent years colloidal quantum dots solar cells have been the subject of extensive
research. A promising alternative to existing silicon solar cells, quantum dot solar cells are …

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells incorporating nanomaterials

Z Yang, CY Chen, P Roy, HT Chang - Chemical Communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) are interesting energy devices because of
their (i) impressive ability to harvest sunlight and generate multiple electron/hole pairs,(ii) …

Double-shelled CdS-and CdSe-cosensitized ZnO porous nanotube arrays for superior photoelectrocatalytic applications

PY Kuang, YZ Su, K Xiao, ZQ Liu, N Li… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The effective separation and transport of photoinduced electron–hole pairs in photoanodes
is of great significance to photoelectrochemical and catalytic performance. Here, a facile and …

ZnO nanowires for solar cells: A comprehensive review

V Consonni, J Briscoe, E Kärber, X Li… - Nanotechnology, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
As an abundant and non-toxic wide band gap semiconductor with a high electron mobility,
ZnO in the form of nanowires (NWs) has emerged as an important electron transporting …

CdS/CdSe-Cosensitized TiO2 Photoanode for Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by a Microwave-Assisted Chemical Bath Deposition Method

G Zhu, L Pan, T Xu, Z Sun - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2011 - ACS Publications
A CdS/CdSe quantum-dot (QD)-cosensitized TiO2 film has been fabricated using a
microwave-assisted chemical bath deposition technique and used as a photoanode for QD …

Effects of boron doping in TiO2 nanotubes and the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

A Subramanian, HW Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Titanium nanotubes doped with boron used as the photoelectrode for dye-sensitized solar
cells were investigated. The materials were characterized by SEM, XRD, and UV–vis …

Role of co-sensitization in dye-sensitized and quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

S Ananthakumar, D Balaji, J Ram Kumar… - SN Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Novel materials for third generation solar cells have emerged as one of the major scientific
contribution in alternative energy approaches. In this scenario, semiconductor …

Ethyl cellulose and cetrimonium bromide assisted synthesis of mesoporous, hexagon shaped ZnO nanodisks with exposed±{0001} polar facets for enhanced …

TR Chetia, MS Ansari, M Qureshi - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Hexagon shaped mesoporous zinc oxide nanodisks (ZnO NDs) with exposed±{0001} polar
facets have been synthesized by using ethyl cellulose (EC) and cetrimonium bromide …