Nanochemistry and nanomaterials for photovoltaics

G Chen, J Seo, C Yang, PN Prasad - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Nanochemistry and nanomaterials provide numerous opportunities for a new generation of
photovoltaics with high solar energy conversion efficiencies at low fabrication cost. Quantum …

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells—perspective and recent developments: a review of Cd chalcogenide quantum dots as sensitizers

HK Jun, MA Careem, AK Arof - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The emergence of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) has provided an alternative
way to harvest sunlight for energy conversion. Among all the QDSSCs, cadmium …

Core/shell colloidal quantum dot exciplex states for the development of highly efficient quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

J Wang, I Mora-Seró, Z Pan, K Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
Searching suitable panchromatic QD sensitizers for expanding the light-harvesting range,
accelerating charge separation, and retarding charge recombination is an effective way to …

Near Infrared Absorption of CdSexTe1–x Alloyed Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells with More than 6% Efficiency and High Stability

Z Pan, K Zhao, J Wang, H Zhang, Y Feng, X Zhong - ACS nano, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
CdSe0. 45Te0. 55 alloyed quantum dots (QDs) with excitonic absorption onset at 800 nm
and particle size of 5.2 nm were prepared via a noninjection high-temperature pyrolysis …

[HTML][HTML] Tailored indium sulfide-based materials for solar-energy conversion and utilization

J Zhang, H Wang, X Yuan, G Zeng, W Tu… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
To relieve the growing pressure originated from the energy shortage and environmental
issues, solar-energy conversion into chemical or electrical energy has undergone an …

Band engineering in core/shell ZnTe/CdSe for photovoltage and efficiency enhancement in exciplex quantum dot sensitized solar cells

S Jiao, Q Shen, I Mora-Seró, J Wang, Z Pan, K Zhao… - ACS …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Even though previously reported CdTe/CdSe type-II core/shell QD sensitizers possess
intrinsic superior optoelectronic properties (such as wide absorption range, fast charge …

Progressive horizons of energy generation and storage: Nook and cranny of photo-supercapacitors

BA Kumar, F Ran, PS Maram, S Sangaraju - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In our ecologically concerned world, the growing demand for energy to support human
needs presents an increasing issue. The current primary energy source's heavy reliance on …

Quantum dot sensitized solar cell: recent advances and future perspectives in photoanode

D Sharma, R Jha, S Kumar - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Quantum dot (QD) has emerged as a promising agent in the field of solar energy conversion
due to its distinct size-dependent optoelectronic characteristics. As next generation solar cell …

Efficient CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells prepared by a postsynthesis assembly approach

H Zhang, K Cheng, YM Hou, Z Fang, ZX Pan… - Chemical …, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
A postsynthesis assembly approach, an ex situ ligand exchange route, was developed for
fast (within 2 h) and high loading (34% coverage) deposition of CdSe QDs on TiO2 films …

Large‐scale Synthesis of Urchin‐like Mesoporous TiO2 Hollow Spheres by Targeted Etching and Their Photoelectrochemical Properties

JH Pan, XZ Wang, Q Huang, C Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
A versatile targeted etching strategy is developed for the large‐scale synthesis of urchin‐like
mesoporous TiO2 hollow spheres (UMTHS) with tunable particle size. Its key feature is the …