This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Over the last decade, energy demand from the power grid has increased significantly due to
the increasing number of users and the emergence of high-power industries. This has led to …

Organometal trihalide perovskite solar cells offer the promise of a low-cost easily
manufacturable solar technology, compatible with large-scale low-temperature solution …

Photovoltaic (PV) systems have witnessed a rapid increment, the yield mainly relies on the
working condition. In most cases, it is hard to obtain the optimal yield. Therefore, Maximum …

Nanocrystals (NCs) discussed in this Review are tiny crystals of metals, semiconductors,
and magnetic material consisting of hundreds to a few thousand atoms each. Their size …

Despite the promise of thin-film Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSSe) chalcopyrite and CdTe
photovoltaic technologies with respect to reducing cost per watt of solar energy conversion …

Chalcogenide-based solar cells provide a critical pathway to cost parity between
photovoltaic (PV) and conventional energy sources. Currently, only Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 …

Metal sulfide nanomaterials have attracted great attention because of their excellent
properties and promising applications in electronic, optical and optoelectronic devices. Well …

Recently, CuSbS2 has been proposed as an alternative earth-abundant absorber material
for thin film solar cells. However, no systematic study on the chemical, optical, and electrical …

Today's thin film photovoltaic technologies comprising CuInS2 (CIS), CuInGaSe2 (CIGS)
and CdTe rely on elements that are costly and rare in the earth's crust (eg In, Ga, Te) and are …