Quantum dots for photovoltaics: a tale of two materials

L Duan, L Hu, X Guan, CH Lin, D Chu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dot (QD) solar cells, benefiting from unique quantum confinement effects and
multiple exciton generation, have attracted great research attention in the past decades …

Anisotropic heavy-metal-free semiconductor nanocrystals: Synthesis, properties, and applications

L Liu, B Bai, X Yang, Z Du, G Jia - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heavy-metal (Cd, Hg, and Pb)-containing semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been
explored widely due to their unique optical and electrical properties. However, the toxicity …

Flexible and efficient perovskite quantum dot solar cells via hybrid interfacial architecture

L Hu, Q Zhao, S Huang, J Zheng, X Guan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
All-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dots have received substantial research interest
for photovoltaic applications because of higher efficiency compared to solar cells using other …

14.1% CsPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dot Solar Cells via Cesium Cation Passivation

X Ling, S Zhou, J Yuan, J Shi, Y Qian… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surface manipulation of quantum dots (QDs) has been extensively reported to be crucial to
their performance when applied into optoelectronic devices, especially for photovoltaic …

Self‐Healing and Recyclable Polymer Electrolyte Enabled with Boronic Ester Transesterification for Stabilizing Ion Deposition

B Zhou, T Deng, C Yang, M Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Damage to solid polymer electrolytes can lead to mechanical degradation, short circuits, or
functional failures. Therefore, introducing a self‐healing function to solid polymer …

Short‐Chain Ligand‐Passivated Stable α‐CsPbI3 Quantum Dot for All‐Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

K Chen, Q Zhong, W Chen, B Sang… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cubic phase CsPbI3 (α‐CsPbI3) perovskite quantum dots (QDs) have received
extensive attention due to their all‐inorganic composition and suitable band gap (1.73 eV) …

Merging Passivation in Synthesis Enabling the Lowest Open‐Circuit Voltage Loss for PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Y Liu, H Wu, G Shi, Y Li, Y Gao, S Fang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The high open‐circuit voltage (Voc) loss arising from insufficient surface passivation is the
main factor that limits the efficiency of current lead sulfide colloidal quantum dots (PbS …

Transparent recombination layers design and rational characterizations for efficient two‐terminal perovskite‐based tandem solar cells

Y Lin, W Yang, H Gu, F Du, J Liao, D Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐terminal (2T) perovskite‐based tandem solar cells (TSCs) arouse burgeoning
interest in breaking the Shockley–Queisser (S–Q) limit of single‐junction solar cells by …

Room-temperature direct synthesis of semi-conductive PbS nanocrystal inks for optoelectronic applications

Y Wang, Z Liu, N Huo, F Li, M Gu, X Ling… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Lead sulphide (PbS) nanocrystals (NCs) are promising materials for low-cost, high-
performance optoelectronic devices. So far, PbS NCs have to be first synthesized with long …

Integrated structure and device engineering for high performance and scalable quantum dot infrared photodetectors

K Xu, W Zhou, Z Ning - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are emerging as promising materials for the next generation
infrared (IR) photodetectors, due to their easy solution processing, low cost manufacturing …