Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are nanocrystals whose excitons are bound in 3D
space. Owning to their remarkable quantum confinement effect, QDs exhibit a discontinuous …

Urgent requirements for high-efficiency and low-cost photovoltaic devices are constantly
pushing forward the development of emerging solar cells. Currently, organic solar cells …

Low electrocatalytic activity and/or high charge transfer resistance of counter electrodes
(CEs) in quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) are the main reasons for the low …

PbS quantum dot solar cells are promising candidates for low-cost and highly efficient light
harvesting devices owing to their solution processability and bandgap tunability. The p-type …

Honeycomb spherical metallic 1T-MoS 2 was fabricated as an efficient counter electrode
(CE) for quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) via facile hydrothermal method using …

The environmentally friendly antimony selenosulfide (Sb2 (S, Se) 3) semiconductor emerges
as a promising light harvester for thin-film photovoltaics owing to its excellent material and …

The cadmium sulfide (CdS) is a promising electron transport layer (ETL) material for
perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to its low photocatalytic activity toward perovskite materials …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) and organic-inorganic halide perovskites have
emerged as two important families of excellent photovoltaic materials and contributed to the …

One of the challenges in research into photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of pollutants
is finding the appropriate photoanode material, which has a significant impact on the …

The traditional counter electrodes (CEs) catalysts are mainly noble Pt-based materials, but
their scarcity and high cost impede their practical applications, especially in dye sensitized …