Towards high efficiency inverted Sb2Se3 thin film solar cells

Y Cao, X Zhu, H Chen, X Zhang, J Zhouc, Z Hu… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sb 2 Se 3 as a rising star semiconducting material with a bandgap of 1.1 eV has played a
role of the absorber in the thin film solar cells. Regular device architectures such as metal …

One-dimensional electron transport layers for perovskite solar cells

UK Thakur, R Kisslinger, K Shankar - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The electron diffusion length (Ln) is smaller than the hole diffusion length (Lp) in many
halide perovskite semiconductors meaning that the use of ordered one-dimensional (1D) …

Low-cost, high-yield ZnO nanostars synthesis for pseudocapacitor applications

GM Di Mari, G Mineo, G Franzò, S Mirabella, E Bruno… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Energy storage devices based on earth-abundant materials are key steps towards portable
and sustainable technologies used in daily life. Pseudocapacitive devices, combining high …

Synthesis of ZnO nanofibers by the electrospinning process

A Di Mauro, M Zimbone, ME Fragalà… - Materials Science in …, 2016 - Elsevier
ZnO nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning of a solution containing ZnO precursor,
polyvinylpyrrolidone and solvent. The polymeric component of nanofibers were completely …

ZnO nanowire broadband ultra-wide-angle optical diffusers grown by aqueous chemical bath deposition

VK Arepalli, E Yang, AA Patil, JS Wi, JS Park… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Light traveling path management is one of the key technologies to improve the performance
of lighting, displays, and solar cells. Here we report broadband ultra-wide-angle optical …

Electrostatic charge mitigation by graphene-based thin films for optical solar reflectors in spacecraft

R Joshi, PN Manikanta, S Sinha, A Dey… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of spacecraft engineering, in particular for geostationary and geosynchronous
applications, a significant need exists for a thermal control film to be electrically conductive …

ZnO nanorod array random lasers fabricated by a laser-induced hydrothermal synthesis

H Fujiwara, T Suzuki, R Niyuki… - New Journal of Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate random lasing in ZnO nanorod array (NRA) structures fabricated by a laser-
induced hydrothermal growth, which would make it possible to control structural parameters …

Effect of Pt nanoparticles on the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanofibers

A Di Mauro, M Zimbone, M Scuderi, G Nicotra… - Nanoscale Research …, 2015 - Springer
For this study, we originally realized ZnO nanofibers (∼ 50 nm in mean radius) mixed with Pt
nanoparticles (∼ 30 nm in mean radius), prepared by pulsed laser ablation in liquid, and …

A broadband multiplex living solar cell

MJ Kim, S Lee, CK Moon, JJ Kim, JR Youn… - Nano letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Developing renewable and sustainable energy sources is a compelling goal in materials
science and engineering. In particular, natural photosynthesis with its infinite energy …

The effect of growth temperature of seed layer on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanorods

K Gautam, I Singh, PK Bhatnagar, KR Peta - Superlattices and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The structural and optical properties of ZnO nanorods are investigated as a function of
growth temperature of the seed layer. The seed layer comprising of ZnO nanocrystallites is …