A deep understanding of defects is essential for the optimization of materials for solar energy
conversion. This is particularly true for metal oxide photo (electro) catalysts, which typically …

Copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) is a ternary A (I) B (III) X (VI) 2-type semiconductor featuring
a direct bandgap with a high absorption coefficient. In attempts to explore their practical …

Unordered vacancies engineered in host anode materials cannot well maintain the uniform
Na+ adsorbed and possibly render the local structural stress intense, resulting in electrode …

The recent surge of scientific interest for lead halide perovskite semiconductors and
optoelectronic devices has seen a mix of materials science sub-fields converge on the same …

Wide band gap semiconductors are essential for today's electronic devices and energy
applications because of their high optical transparency, controllable carrier concentration …

The rapid development of solar cells (SCs) based on organic–inorganic hybrid metal
triiodide perovskite (MTP) materials holds great promise for next-generation photovoltaic …

This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) based solar cells are receiving worldwide attention
for solar power generation. They are efficient thin film solar cells that have achieved 22.8 …

Control of defect processes in photovoltaic materials is essential for realizing high-efficiency
solar cells and related optoelectronic devices. Native defects and extrinsic dopants tune the …

Lead-halide perovskites have demonstrated astonishing increases in power conversion
efficiency in photovoltaics over the last decade. The most efficient perovskite devices now …