ZnO nanostructured materials for emerging solar cell applications

A Wibowo, MA Marsudi, MI Amal, MB Ananda… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been considered as one of the potential materials in solar cell
applications, owing to its relatively high conductivity, electron mobility, stability against photo …

A review on quantum dot sensitized solar cells: Past, present and future towards carrier multiplication with a possibility for higher efficiency

A Sahu, A Garg, A Dixit - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells are considered as the potential third
generation solar cells due to their suitable optoelectronic properties for photovoltaic …

Quantum Dot Solar Cells. The Next Big Thing in Photovoltaics

PV Kamat - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
The recent surge in the utilization of semiconductor nanostructures for solar energy
conversion has led to the development of high-efficiency solar cells. Some of these recent …

Solar Hydrogen Generation by a CdS-Au-TiO2 Sandwich Nanorod Array Enhanced with Au Nanoparticle as Electron Relay and Plasmonic Photosensitizer

J Li, SK Cushing, P Zheng, T Senty… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a sandwich-structured CdS-Au-TiO2 nanorod array as the photoanode
in a photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) for hydrogen generation via splitting water. The gold …

Mn-doped quantum dot sensitized solar cells: a strategy to boost efficiency over 5%

PK Santra, PV Kamat - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012 - ACS Publications
To make Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSC) competitive, it is necessary to achieve
power conversion efficiencies comparable to other emerging solar cell technologies. By …

Interface engineering for modulation of charge carrier behavior in ZnO photoelectrochemical water splitting

Z Kang, H Si, S Zhang, J Wu, Y Sun… - Advanced functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical water splitting via consumption of solar energy is considered an
alternative approach to address both fossil resource and global warming issues. On the …

Heavy‐Metal‐Free Colloidal Quantum Dots: Progress and Opportunities in Solar Technologies

L **, GS Selopal, X Tong, DF Perepichka… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) hold great promise as building blocks in solar technologies
owing to their remarkable photostability and adjustable properties through the rationale …

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Z Pan, H Rao, I Mora-Seró, J Bisquert… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) have emerged as a promising candidate for
next-generation solar cells due to the distinct optoelectronic features of quantum dot (QD) …

Manipulation of charge transfer across semiconductor interface. A criterion that cannot be ignored in photocatalyst design

PV Kamat - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
The Perspective focuses on photoinduced electron transfer between semiconductor–metal
and semiconductor–semiconductor nanostructures and factors that influence the rate of …

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells—perspective and recent developments: a review of Cd chalcogenide quantum dots as sensitizers

HK Jun, MA Careem, AK Arof - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The emergence of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) has provided an alternative
way to harvest sunlight for energy conversion. Among all the QDSSCs, cadmium …