Core/shell quantum dots solar cells

GS Selopal, H Zhao, ZM Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor nanocrystals, the so‐called quantum dots (QDs), exhibit versatile optical and
electrical properties. However, QDs possess high density of surface defects/traps due to the …

Towards efficient spectral converters through materials design for luminescent solar devices

B McKenna, RC Evans - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐junction photovoltaic devices exhibit a bottleneck in their efficiency due to incomplete
or inefficient harvesting of photons in the low‐or high‐energy regions of the solar spectrum …

Tandem luminescent solar concentrators based on engineered quantum dots

K Wu, H Li, VI Klimov - Nature Photonics, 2018 - nature.com
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can serve as large-area sunlight collectors for
terrestrial and space-based photovoltaics. Due to their high emission efficiencies and readily …

Energy-Down-Shift CsPbCl3:Mn Quantum Dots for Boosting the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

Q Wang, X Zhang, Z Jin, J Zhang, Z Gao, Y Li… - ACS Energy …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Parasitic absorption by window layer, electrode layer, and interface layer in the near
ultraviolet (UV) region is no longer negligible for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. On …

MoS2 Nanosheet/ZnS Composites for the Visible-Light-Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Oxytetracycline

R Gusain, N Kumar, F Opoku… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater management and treatment are crucial to preserve health and life on the planet.
To achieve efficient wastewater treatment, MoS2 nanosheet/ZnS-based composites were …

Large-area 23%-efficient monolithic perovskite/homojunction-silicon tandem solar cell with enhanced UV stability using down-shifting material

J Zheng, H Mehrvarz, C Liao, J Bing, X Cui… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
UV-induced degradation and parasitic ultraviolet (UV) absorption by the “sun-facing” carrier
transport layer in a perovskite cell hinders stability and electrical performance when the …

Evidence for the Band‐Edge Exciton of CuInS2 Nanocrystals Enables Record Efficient Large‐Area Luminescent Solar Concentrators

A Anand, ML Zaffalon, G Gariano… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ternary I‐III‐VI2 nanocrystals (NCs), such as CuInS2, are receiving attention as
heavy‐metals‐free materials for solar cells, luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs), LEDs …

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) coated with energy down shift layer of nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) for enhanced current density and stability

R Riaz, M Ali, T Maiyalagan, AS Anjum, S Lee… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Utilizing ultraviolet light by using Energy Down Shift (EDS) of quantum dots is a recent
approach to efficiently utilize a broader spectrum of light, for energy harvesting. Other than …

The band structure control of visible-light-driven rGO/ZnS-MoS2 for excellent photocatalytic degradation performance and long-term stability

X Hu, F Deng, W Huang, G Zeng, X Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
ZnS-MoS 2 solid solution anchored on reduced graphene oxide sheet (rGO/ZnS-MoS 2) was
explored as novel visible-light-driven photocatalysts, and synthesized by solvent thermal …

Gradient heating-induced bi-phase synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) on graphene-coated carbon cloth for efficient photoelectrocatalysis

M Ali, AS Anjum, A Bibi, S Wageh, KC Sun, SH Jeong - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
The challenges of secondary pollution and limited stability of metallic catalysts/quantum dots
that are used for water treatment must be resolved in the emerging ecofriendly …