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 …

Open‐Circuit Voltage Loss in Lead Chalcogenide Quantum Dot Solar Cells

J Liu, K **an, L Ye, Z Zhou - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dot solar cells (CQDSCs) have received considerable
attention due to their broad and tunable absorption and high stability. Presently, lead …

Colloidal quantum dot photodetectors with 10-ns response time and 80% quantum efficiency at 1,550 nm

M Vafaie, JZ Fan, AM Najarian, O Ouellette, LK Sagar… - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Fast and sensitive infrared (IR) photodetection is of interest for depth imaging that is
fundamental to machine vision, augmented reality, and autonomous driving. Colloidal …

Colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics: Current progress and path to gigawatt scale enabled by smart manufacturing

AR Kirmani, JM Luther, M Abolhasani… - ACS Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have lately been pursued with intense vigor for optoelectronic
applications such as photovoltaics (PV), flexible electronics, displays, mid-infrared …

Cation‐exchange synthesis of highly monodisperse PbS quantum dots from ZnS nanorods for efficient infrared solar cells

Y **a, S Liu, K Wang, X Yang, L Lian… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared solar cells that utilize low‐bandgap colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are promising
devices to enhance the utilization of solar energy by expanding the harvested photons of …

Mixed lead halide passivation of quantum dots

JZ Fan, NT Andersen, M Biondi, P Todorović… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared‐absorbing colloidal quantum dots (IR CQDs) are materials of interest in tandem
solar cells to augment perovskite and cSi photovoltaics (PV). Today's best IR CQD solar …

Micron thick colloidal quantum dot solids

JZ Fan, M Vafaie, K Bertens, M Sytnyk, JM Pina… - Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Shortwave infrared colloidal quantum dots (SWIR-CQDs) are semiconductors capable of
harvesting across the AM1. 5G solar spectrum. Today's SWIR-CQD solar cells rely on spin …

Efficiently passivated PbSe quantum dot solids for infrared photovoltaics

S Liu, K **ong, K Wang, G Liang, MY Li, H Tang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Infrared (IR) solar cells are promising devices for significantly improving the power
conversion efficiency of common solar cells by harvesting the low-energy IR photons. PbSe …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of hybrid solar/thermal conversion efficiency enhanced by metamaterial light scattering for ultrathin PbS QDs-STPV cell

O Baitiche, F Bendelala, A Cheknane, A Rabehi… - Crystals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ultrathin cells are gaining popularity due to their lower weight, reduced cost, and enhanced
flexibility. However, compared to bulk cells, light absorption in ultrathin cells is generally …

PbS colloidal quantum dots infrared solar cells: defect information and passivation strategies

GMG Khalaf, M Li, J Yan, X Zhao, T Ma, HY Hsu… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐sized lead sulfide quantum dots (PbS QDs) offer strong absorption in the infrared,
making them suitable for bottom cells in tandem devices. However, current QD‐based …