Recent progress in semiconductor‐based nanocomposite photocatalysts for solar‐to‐chemical energy conversion

F Wang, Q Li, D Xu - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis, which can directly convert solar energy into chemical energy and
simultaneously accomplish solar energy conversion and storage objectives, is regarded as …

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 …

Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of two dimensional BiOCl/MoS2 with tunable band gap and fast charge separation for enhanced photocatalytic performance under …

D Wu, X Wang, H Wang, F Wang, D Wang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Janus shaped BiOCl/MoS 2 composites with two dimensional configuration are
successfully prepared via a facile pulse ultrasonic assisted method, which spontaneously …

Mesoporous Ag/ZnO hybrid cages derived from ZIF-8 for enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities

J Cui, D Wu, Z Li, G Zhao, J Wang, L Wang, B Niu - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
Ag/ZnO hybrid cages with well-preserved polyhedron shape and rich mesoporous structures
were prepared thorough in situ pyrolysis of AgNO 3 impregnated ZIF-8 precursor. Due to the …

Effects of PbS quantum dots layer and different light scattering films on the photovoltaic performance of double passivated PbS, CdS and CdSe quantum dots …

M Sotodeian, M Marandi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, two novel multi-layer photoelectrodes were fabricated and applied in
quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). The double layer scaffolds were composed of a …

Facile synthesis and application of hyperbranched TiO2 hollow spheres for enhancement of power conversion efficiency of CdSeTe quantum dot-sensitized solar …

M Marandi, S Alejaber, F Mirahmadi - Applied Physics A, 2024 - Springer
In this research TiO2 hollow spheres (HSs) were prepared using hydrothermally grown
carbon spheres as the templates through a sol gel, liquid phase deposition method followed …

Interface engineering in quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

G Halder, D Ghosh, MY Ali, A Sahasrabudhe… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
The unique properties of II–VI semiconductor nanocrystals such as superior light absorption,
size-dependent optoelectronic properties, solution processability, and interesting …

Single-crystal-like ZnO mesoporous spheres derived from metal organic framework delivering high electron mobility for enhanced energy conversion and storage …

D Wu, Y Wang, N Ma, K Cao, W Zhang, J Chen… - Electrochimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
A rational solvothermal method is proposed to achieve the conversion from a Zn contented
metal organic framework to ZnO mesoporous single-crystal-like spheres. The as-prepared …

ZnO nano-cages derived from ZIF-8 with enhanced anti mycobacterium-tuberculosis activities

J Cui, L Wang, Y Han, W Liu, Z Li, Z Guo, Y Hu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A facile and reproducible method was proposed to synthesize ZnO nano-cages (ZNC) using
zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) as precursor. The ZNCs were in situ formed taking …

Multi-dimensional titanium dioxide with desirable structural qualities for enhanced performance in quantum-dot sensitized solar cells

D Wu, J He, S Zhang, K Cao, Z Gao, F Xu… - Journal of Power Sources, 2015 - Elsevier
Multi-dimensional TiO 2 hierarchal structures (MD-THS) assembled by mesoporous
nanoribbons consisted of oriented aligned nanocrystals are prepared via thermal …