Carbon dots in the center of the spotlight: A full evaluation of their synthesis and understanding of their fundamental properties and applications

M de Conti, AA de Castro, LC Assis, NM Lima… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the simplicity of fabricating the carbon dots (CQDs), which allows for scalability and
cost-effectiveness, and their fascinating size-dependent physical properties, such functional …

Sustainable energy development combining natural dyes with titanium dioxide quantum dots in high-efficiency biological solar cells

M Onyemowo, R Ramaraj, Y Unpaprom… - Energy, Ecology and …, 2024 - Springer
This study utilizes natural dye extracts from inthanin and mahogany, along with synthesized
TiO2QD as the photoanode, to increase the photoconversion productivity and performance …

The development of biochar obtained from agricultural waste as a reducing agent in the ironmaking process

A Chuanchai, KT Wu - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the viability of employing biochar made from agricultural waste, such
as mushroom cultivation waste (MR), specifically looking at its production under high …

The effects of periodic textured substrate to control diffusion angle on the conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells

R Kimura, C Oka, S Hata, J Sakurai - Japanese Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We suggested improving the conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by
the micro-nano periodic textures to control the diffusion angle of the incident light for certain …