Energy is essential for economic development and growth. With the rapid growth of
development and the drive to expand the economy, society demands more electricity …

The wide bandgap Sb2S3 is considered to be one of the most promising absorber layers in
single‐junction solar cells and a suitable top‐cell candidate for multi‐junction (tandem) solar …

Rapid hot‐carrier cooling is a major loss channel in solar cells. Thermodynamic calculations
reveal a 66% solar conversion efficiency for single junction cells (under 1 sun illumination) if …

Nonthermal plasmas have emerged as a viable synthesis technique for nanocrystal
materials. Inherently solvent and ligand-free, nonthermal plasmas offer the ability to …

Silicon wafer solar cells continue to be the leading photovoltaic technology, and in many
places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of …

The indispensability and innovations in thin-film-based solar cells are gaining attention
among researchers due to their tremendous growth as a sustainable energy source. The …

The meteoric rise of perovskite single‐junction solar cells has been accompanied by similar
stunning developments in perovskite tandem solar cells. Debuting with efficiencies less than …

The syntheses of colloidal silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) with dimensions in the 3–4 nm size
regime as well as effective methodologies for their functionalization with alkyl, amine …

Third-generation approaches to photovoltaics (PVs) aim to achieve high-efficiency devices
but still use thin-film, second-generation deposition methods. The concept is to do this with …

In the 1990s, nanoparticles and quantum dots began to be used in optical, electronic, and
biological applications. Now they are being studied for use in solid-state quantum …