We review the technical progress made in the past several years in the area of mono-and
polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies based on Si, III–V, II–VI, and I–III–VI2 …

Because of the strong spatial confinement of electronic wave functions and reduced
dielectric screening, the effects of carrier-carrier Coulomb interactions are greatly enhanced …

We calculate the maximum power conversion efficiency for conversion of solar radiation to
electrical power or to a flux of chemical free energy for the case of hydrogen production from …

The core-shell quantum dots (CSQDs) are three-dimensional (3D) confined semiconductor
nanoparticles that are widely researched to accommodate the needs of modern-day …

A review is presented of recent work on (1) the origin of the concept of enhanced multiple
electron–hole pair (ie exciton) production in semiconductor quantum dots (QDs),(2) various …

In this review, we present and discussed the main trends in photovoltaics (PV) with
emphasize on the conversion efficiency limits. The theoretical limits of various photovoltaics …

Semiconductor nanocrystals can respond to absorption of a single photon by producing
multiple electron-hole pairs with extremely high efficiencies. This letter analyzes the impact …

A detailed balance chemical kinetic model is applied to exciton fission in photovoltaic
devices. Energy conversion efficiency limits are found to be significantly higher than …

We demonstrate novel methods for the study of multiple exciton generation from a single
photon absorption event (carrier multiplication) in semiconductor nanocrystals (or …

This article reviews the structural and electronic features of colloidal quantum dot (QD)–
organic complexes that influence the rate of photoinduced charge separation (PCS) across …