BACKGROUND Semiconductor materials feature optical and electronic properties that can
be engineered through their composition and crystal structure. The use of semiconductors …

The development of electronics is increasingly dependent on low-cost, flexible, solution-
processed semiconductors. Colloidal quantum dots are solution-processed semiconducting …

Photodetectors that are sensitive in the shortwave-infrared (SWIR) range (1–2 µm) are of
great interest for applications such as machine vision, autonomous driving and three …

Lead sulfide colloidal quantum dot solar cells (CQDSCs), the next generation of
photovoltaics, are hampered by non‐radiative recombination induced by defects and an …

Strong optical absorption by a semiconductor is a highly desirable property for many
optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. The optimal thickness of a semiconductor …

This review examines the application of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) for building
integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), both in terms of opaque façade elements and as semi …

The remarkable development in photovoltaic (PV) technologies over the past 5 years calls
for a renewed assessment of their performance and potential for future progress. Here, we …

Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) not only share the common feature of
quantum confinement effect found in traditional quantum dots but also exhibit favorable …

All-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dots have received substantial research interest
for photovoltaic applications because of higher efficiency compared to solar cells using other …

Zinc oxide is an extensively studied semiconductor with a wide band gap in the near-UV. Its
many interesting properties have found use in optics, electronics, catalysis, sensing, as well …