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 …

AgBiS 2 as a photoabsorber for eco-friendly solar cells: a review

S Akhil, RG Balakrishna - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The search for non-toxic and non-heavy metal absorbers for use is solar cells is attracting a
lot of attention, and this research has led to the development of many non-toxic nanocrystal …

Cation disorder engineering yields AgBiS2 nanocrystals with enhanced optical absorption for efficient ultrathin solar cells

Y Wang, SR Kavanagh, I Burgués-Ceballos, A Walsh… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Strong optical absorption by a semiconductor is a highly desirable property for many
optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. The optimal thickness of a semiconductor …

Perovskite-inspired materials for photovoltaics and beyond—from design to devices

YT Huang, SR Kavanagh, DO Scanlon, A Walsh… - …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Lead-halide perovskites have demonstrated astonishing increases in power conversion
efficiency in photovoltaics over the last decade. The most efficient perovskite devices now …

Thin film AgBiS2 solar cells with over 10% power conversion efficiency enabled by vapor-assisted solution process treatment

X Li, H Yu, X Ma, Z Liu, J Huang, Y Shen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, thin film photovoltaic solar energy has grown rapidly with new materials for
achieving high conversion efficiency and long-term stability. Especially, silver bismuth …

Near‐infrared photoactive semiconductor quantum dots for solar cells

R Zhou, J Xu, P Luo, L Hu, X Pan, J Xu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are nanocrystals whose excitons are bound in 3D
space. Owning to their remarkable quantum confinement effect, QDs exhibit a discontinuous …

Environmentally Friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Inks for Efficient Solar Cells Employing Green Solvent Processing

Y Wang, L Peng, Z Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Silver bismuth sulfide nanocrystals (AgBiS2 NCs) are emerging absorber materials for low‐
cost solar cells, owing to their solution‐processability, environmentally friendliness, earth …

Design strategy of quantum dot thin‐film solar cells

T Kim, S Lim, S Yun, S Jeong, T Park, J Choi - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) are emerging photovoltaic materials that display exclusive
characteristics that can be adjusted through modification of their size and surface chemistry …

Eco-Friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal/ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells with Enhanced Carrier Collection Efficiency

Y **ao, H Wang, F Awai, N Shibayama… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
AgBiS2 nanocrystals (NCs) are nontoxic, lead-free, and near-infrared absorbing materials.
Eco-friendly solar cells were constructed using interdigitated layers of ZnO nanowires (NWs) …

Improved Eco-Friendly Photovoltaics Based on Stabilized AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Inks

SY Bae, JT Oh, JY Park, SR Ha, J Choi… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
AgBiS2 nanocrystals (NCs) have emerged as attractive absorbers in eco-friendly
photovoltaics because of their nontoxic components and high absorption coefficient. Native …