Luminescent quantum dots: Synthesis, optical properties, bioimaging and toxicity

J Sobhanan, JV Rival, A Anas, ES Shibu… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Luminescent nanomaterials such as semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) and quantum dots
(QDs) attract much attention to optical detectors, LEDs, photovoltaics, displays, biosensing …

Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Zn–Cu–In–Se quantum dot solar cells with a certified power conversion efficiency of 11.6%

J Du, Z Du, JS Hu, Z Pan, Q Shen, J Sun… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The enhancement of power conversion efficiency (PCE) and the development of toxic Cd-,
Pb-free quantum dots (QDs) are critical for the prosperity of QD-based solar cells. It is known …

Tandem luminescent solar concentrators based on engineered quantum dots

K Wu, H Li, VI Klimov - Nature Photonics, 2018 - nature.com
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can serve as large-area sunlight collectors for
terrestrial and space-based photovoltaics. Due to their high emission efficiencies and readily …

Solar light harvesting with multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals

O Stroyuk, A Raevskaya, N Gaponik - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The paper reviews the state of the art in the synthesis of multinary (ternary, quaternary and
more complex) metal chalcogenide nanocrystals (NCs) and their applications as a light …

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Z Pan, H Rao, I Mora-Seró, J Bisquert… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) have emerged as a promising candidate for
next-generation solar cells due to the distinct optoelectronic features of quantum dot (QD) …

Thick-Shell CuInS2/ZnS Quantum Dots with Suppressed “Blinking” and Narrow Single-Particle Emission Line Widths

H Zang, H Li, NS Makarov, KA Velizhanin, K Wu… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Quantum dots (QDs) of ternary I–III–VI2 compounds such as CuInS2 and CuInSe2 have
been actively investigated as heavy-metal-free alternatives to cadmium-and lead-containing …

Tuning the composition of multicomponent semiconductor nanocrystals: The case of I–III–VI materials

O Yarema, M Yarema, V Wood - Chemistry of Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Among the advantages of multicomponent nanocrystals is the possibility to adjust their
electronic and optical properties with composition as well as size. However, the synthesis of …

Charge-extraction strategies for colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

X Lan, S Masala, EH Sargent - Nature materials, 2014 - nature.com
The solar-power conversion efficiencies of colloidal quantum dot solar cells have advanced
from sub-1% reported in 2005 to a record value of 8.5% in 2013. Much focus has deservedly …

Zn‐Cu‐In‐S‐Se Quinary “Green” Alloyed Quantum‐Dot‐Sensitized Solar Cells with a Certified Efficiency of 14.4%

H Song, Y Lin, M Zhou, H Rao, Z Pan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The photoelectronic properties of quantum dots (QDs) have a critical impact on the
performance of quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). Currently, I‐III‐VI group QDs …