The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

Successfully designing an ideal solar cell requires an understanding of the fundamental
physics of photoexcited hot carriers (HCs) and the underlying mechanism of unique …

Multiple exciton generation (MEG) is a process that can occur in semiconductor
nanocrystals, or quantum dots (QDs), whereby absorption of a photon bearing at least twice …

Multiple exciton generation, the creation of two electron-hole pairs from one high-energy
photon, is well established in bulk semiconductors, but assessments of the efficiency of this …

A broad range of challenges faced by the construction industry, ranging from the
performance of the materials to environmental and safety issues, relate to materials and their …

Multiple exciton generation in quantum dots (QDs) has been intensively studied as a way to
enhance solar energy conversion by utilizing the excess energy in the absorbed photons …

Improving the primary photoconversion process in a photovoltaiccell by utilizing the excess
energy that is otherwise lost as heat can lead to an increase in the overall power conversion …

Quantum confinement of electronic particles (negative electrons and positive holes) in
nanocrystals produces unique optical and electronic properties that have the potential to …

Graphene is a unique type of semiconductor with zero band gap and zero effective masses
of charge carriers. Thus, in graphene quantum dots, we expect many interesting phenomena …

Graphene as a zero-bandgap semiconductor is an ideal model structure to study the carrier
relaxation channels, which are inefficient in conventional semiconductors. In particular, it is …