Solution-processed two-dimensional materials for next-generation photovoltaics

S Bellani, A Bartolotta, A Agresti, G Calogero… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the ever-increasing energy demand scenario, the development of novel photovoltaic (PV)
technologies is considered to be one of the key solutions to fulfil the energy request. In this …

The electrical conductivity of solution-processed nanosheet networks

AG Kelly, D O'Suilleabhain, C Gabbett… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Solution-processed networks of 2D nanosheets are promising for a range of applications in
the field of printed electronics. However, the electrical performance of these networks …

High-operating-temperature mid-infrared photodetectors via quantum dot gradient homojunction

X Xue, M Chen, Y Luo, T Qin, X Tang… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Due to thermal carriers generated by a narrow mid-infrared energy gap, cooling is always
necessary to achieve ideal photodetection. In quantum dot (QD), the electron thermal …

Self-assembly of nanocrystals into strongly electronically coupled all-inorganic supercrystals

I Coropceanu, EM Janke, J Portner, D Haubold… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Colloidal nanocrystals of metals, semiconductors, and other functional materials can self-
assemble into long-range ordered crystalline and quasicrystalline phases, but insulating …

Dual-band infrared imaging using stacked colloidal quantum dot photodiodes

X Tang, MM Ackerman, M Chen, P Guyot-Sionnest - Nature photonics, 2019 - nature.com
Infrared multispectral imaging is attracting great interest with the increasing demand for
sensitive, low-cost and scalable devices that can distinguish coincident spectral information …

Hybrid organic–inorganic inks flatten the energy landscape in colloidal quantum dot solids

M Liu, O Voznyy, R Sabatini, FP García de Arquer… - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
Bandtail states in disordered semiconductor materials result in losses in open-circuit voltage
(V oc) and inhibit carrier transport in photovoltaics. For colloidal quantum dot (CQD) films …

Two-dimensional colloidal nanocrystals

M Nasilowski, B Mahler, E Lhuillier, S Ithurria… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we review recent progress on colloidal growth of 2D nanocrystals. We identify
the four main sources of anisotropy which lead to the formation of plate-and sheet-like …

Mercury chalcogenide quantum dots: material perspective for device integration

C Gréboval, A Chu, N Goubet, C Livache… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals (NCs) are one of the few nanotechnologies to have attained mass market
applications with their use as light sources for displays. This success relies on Cd-and In …

Charge transport in strongly coupled quantum dot solids

CR Kagan, CB Murray - Nature nanotechnology, 2015 - nature.com
The emergence of high-mobility, colloidal semiconductor quantum dot (QD) solids has
triggered fundamental studies that map the evolution from carrier hop** through localized …

2D matrix engineering for homogeneous quantum dot coupling in photovoltaic solids

J Xu, O Voznyy, M Liu, AR Kirmani, G Walters… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are promising photovoltaic (PV) materials because of their
widely tunable absorption spectrum controlled by nanocrystal size,. Their bandgap tunability …