Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical systems: similarities and differences

H Wu, HL Tan, CY Toe, J Scott, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical processes are two key systems in harvesting
sunlight for energy and environmental applications. As both systems are employing …

Intriguing optoelectronic properties of metal halide perovskites

JS Manser, JA Christians, PV Kamat - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
A new chapter in the long and distinguished history of perovskites is being written with the
breakthrough success of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) as solution-processed …

Band filling with free charge carriers in organometal halide perovskites

JS Manser, PV Kamat - Nature Photonics, 2014 - nature.com
The unique and promising properties of semiconducting organometal halide perovskites
have brought these materials to the forefront of solar energy research. Here, we present new …

Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion

CS Ponseca Jr, P Chábera, J Uhlig, P Persson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Colloidal Synthesis and Charge‐Carrier Dynamics of Cs2AgSb1−yBiyX6 (X: Br, Cl; 0 ≤y ≤1) Double Perovskite Nanocrystals

B Yang, F Hong, J Chen, Y Tang, L Yang… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A series of lead‐free double perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) Cs2AgSb1− yBiyX6 (X: Br, Cl;
0≤ y≤ 1) is synthesized. In particular, the Cs2AgSbBr6 NCs is a new double perovskite …

Exciton dynamics and annihilation in WS 2 2D semiconductors

L Yuan, L Huang - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We systematically investigate the exciton dynamics in monolayered, bilayered, and
trilayered WS2 two-dimensional (2D) crystals by time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) …

Charge-carrier dynamics of lead-free halide perovskite nanocrystals

B Yang, K Han - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have been widely studied for
application in optoelectronic devices due to their excellent optical properties and low-cost …

Quantum dot solar cells. Semiconductor nanocrystals as light harvesters

PV Kamat - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008 - ACS Publications
The emergence of semiconductor nanocrystals as the building blocks of nanotechnology
has opened up new ways to utilize them in next generation solar cells. This paper focuses …

Quantum confined colloidal nanorod heterostructures for solar-to-fuel conversion

K Wu, T Lian - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy conversion, particularly solar-driven chemical fuel formation, has been
intensely studied in the past decades as a potential approach for renewable energy …

Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Tuning Photoresponse through Size and Shape Control of CdSe−TiO2 Architecture

A Kongkanand, K Tvrdy, K Takechi… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Different-sized CdSe quantum dots have been assembled on TiO2 films composed of
particle and nanotube morphologies using a bifunctional linker molecule. Upon band-gap …