Solar energy is an ample renewable energy resource, with photovoltaic (PV) technology
enabling a direct route from light to electricity. Currently, PVs are limited in photon …

Among the semiconductor metal oxides, some semiconductor structures are identified for
their unique and vast potential applications in optoelectronic, field effect transistors, solar …

Despite the rapid development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) over the past few years, the
conversion of solar energy into electricity is not efficient enough or cost-competitive yet. The …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline porous materials formed from bi‐or
multipodal organic linkers and transition‐metal nodes. Some MOFs have high structural …

Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are promising for applications as
wide as biological imaging, multimodal imaging, photodynamic therapy, volumetric displays …

The progress of environment friendly and cost-effective energy storage and conversion
technologies to combat pollution and the impending energy problem has recently attracted …

Lanthanide doped nanoparticles (Ln: NPs) hold promise as novel luminescent probes for
numerous applications in nanobiophotonics. Despite excellent photostability, narrowband …

The rapid growth and evolution of solar panel technology have been driven by continuous
advancements in materials science. This review paper provides a comprehensive overview …

All photovoltaic solar cells transmit photons with energies below the absorption threshold
(bandgap) of the absorber material, which are therefore usually lost for the purpose of solar …