Plasmonic solar cells: from rational design to mechanism overview

YH Jang, YJ Jang, S Kim, LN Quan, K Chung… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic effects have been proposed as a solution to overcome the limited light absorption
in thin-film photovoltaic devices, and various types of plasmonic solar cells have been …

Colloidal quantum dots for optoelectronics

AP Litvin, IV Martynenko, F Purcell-Milton… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This review is focused on new concepts and recent progress in the development of three
major quantum dot (QD) based optoelectronic devices: photovoltaic cells, photodetectors …

Quantum junction solar cells: Development and prospects

S Aftab, MZ Iqbal, S Hussain, F Kabir… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocrystals, called semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), contain excitons that are three‐
dimensionally bound. QDs exhibit a discontinuous electronic energy level structure that is …

Diverse applications of MoO 3 for high performance organic photovoltaics: fundamentals, processes and optimization strategies

Y Gong, Y Dong, B Zhao, R Yu, S Hu… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of efficient and stable interface materials is an important part of the
research in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), which aims to realize higher efficiency, longer …

Inorganic and hybrid interfacial materials for organic and perovskite solar cells

LC Palilis, M Vasilopoulou, A Verykios… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) move closer to
commercialization, further efforts toward optimizing both cell efficiency and stability are …

Interfacial layer engineering for performance enhancement in polymer solar cells

H Zeng, X Zhu, Y Liang, X Guo - Polymers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Improving power conversion efficiency and device performance stability is the most critical
challenge in polymer solar cells for fulfilling their applications in industry at large scale …

Strategically integrating quantum dots into organic and perovskite solar cells

M Chen, J Wang, F Yin, Z Du, LA Belfiore… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Urgent requirements for high-efficiency and low-cost photovoltaic devices are constantly
pushing forward the development of emerging solar cells. Currently, organic solar cells …

A Critical Review on Recent Progress of Solution‐Processed Monolayer Assembly of Nanomaterials and Applications

L Zhao, J Fan, C Gong, A Dyke, W Gao, B Li - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development in nanotechnology has necessitated accurate and efficient assembly
strategies for nanomaterials. Monolayer assembly of nanomaterials (MAN) represents a …

Enhanced photovoltaic performance of inverted polymer solar cells utilizing versatile chemically functionalized ZnO@ graphene quantum dot monolayer

BJ Moon, KS Lee, J Shim, S Park, SH Kim, S Bae… - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently, interfacial engineering approaches as an efficient strategy for improving the power
conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of inverted polymer solar cells (iPSCs) has attracted …

Role of CdSe and CdSe@ ZnS quantum dots interlayers conjugated in inverted polymer solar cells

YJ Park, KS Lee, GH Lim, HW Seo, SW Kim, M Kim… - Organic …, 2020 - Elsevier
We demonstrate the use of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) as an interlayer for improving
photovoltaic performance in the inverted polymer solar cells (iPSCs). The conjugation of …