Understanding biomineralization mechanisms to produce size-controlled, tailored nanocrystals for optoelectronic and catalytic applications: a Review

TN Vigil, LC Spangler - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biomineralization, the use of biological systems to produce inorganic materials, has recently
become an attractive approach for the sustainable manufacturing of functional …

Counter electrodes for quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells

I Hwang, K Yong - ChemElectroChem, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
On the basis of the many advantages of quantum dots (QDs) including multiple exciton
generation, high absorption coefficient, and band‐gap energy controllability, quantum‐dot …

Colloidal Synthesis of Air-Stable Alloyed CsSn1–xPbxI3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Use in Solar Cells

F Liu, C Ding, Y Zhang, TS Ripolles… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells have demonstrated unprecedented high
power conversion efficiencies in the past few years. Now, the universal instability of the …

Surface engineering of PbS quantum dot sensitized solar cells with a conversion efficiency exceeding 7%

S Jiao, J Wang, Q Shen, Y Li, X Zhong - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of PbS quantum dot sensitized solar cells
(QDSCs) reported are typically below 6%. This poor efficiency is mainly derived from the …

Materials aspects of semiconductor nanocrystals for optoelectronic applications

SV Kershaw, L **g, X Huang, M Gao, AL Rogach - Materials Horizons, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots are at last starting to emerge in commercial
applications such as flat panel displays. Meanwhile, they are also showing seriously …

Recent progress in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells employing metal chalcogenides

D Wang, F Yin, Z Du, D Han, J Tang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
As one of the most promising third-generation photovoltaics devices, quantum dot-sensitized
solar cells (QDSCs) have attracted increasing attention due to their easy fabrication, low …

Near-infrared quantum dot emission enhanced by stabilized self-assembled J-aggregate antennas

FS Freyria, JM Cordero, JR Caram, S Doria, A Dodin… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Enhancing photoluminescent emission (PL) in the near-infrared–infrared (NIR–IR) spectral
region has broad applications from solar energy conversion to biological imaging. We show …

Fabrication of back-contact electrodes using modified natural lithography

AN Jumabekov, JA Lloyd, DM Bacal… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The fabrication of back-contact electrodes with micron-sized features by microsphere
lithography is implemented via a modified “natural lithography” approach. The solution …

TiO2 nanotube arrays decorated with plasmonic Cu, CuO nanoparticles, and eosin Y dye as efficient photoanode for water splitting

L Sang, S Zhang, J Zhang, Z Yu, G Bai, C Du - Materials Chemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) splitting of water over a semiconductor is an ideal and clean
way to produce hydrogen by using solar energy. Herein, a photoanode of TiO 2 nanotube …

One-pot fabrication of high coverage PbS quantum dot nanocrystal-sensitized titania nanotubes for photoelectrochemical processes

P Pathak, M Podzorski, D Bahnemann… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lead sulfide quantum dot nanocrystal (QDNC) sensitized TiO2 nanotubes have been
fabricated using a simple, wet chemical method that is both time-and cost-effective. A single …