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 …

Inorganic perovskite solar cells: an emerging member of the photovoltaic community

J Duan, H Xu, WEI Sha, Y Zhao, Y Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted tremendous interest because of their rapid
improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) from the initial PCE of 3.8% for the first …

Efficient hybrid colloidal quantum dot/organic solar cells mediated by near-infrared sensitizing small molecules

SW Baek, S Jun, B Kim, AH Proppe, O Ouellette… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Solution-processed semiconductors are promising materials to realize optoelectronic
devices that combine high performance with inexpensive manufacturing. In particular, the …

Open‐Circuit Voltage Loss in Lead Chalcogenide Quantum Dot Solar Cells

J Liu, K Xian, L Ye, Z Zhou - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dot solar cells (CQDSCs) have received considerable
attention due to their broad and tunable absorption and high stability. Presently, lead …

Brominated Polythiophene Reduces the Efficiency‐Stability‐Cost Gap of Organic and Quantum Dot Hybrid Solar Cells

J Liu, Y Liu, J Wang, H Li, K Zhou, R Gui… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging solution‐processed solar cells have attracted worldwide effort in the last
decade. Developing efficient, stable, and cost‐effective solar cells is strongly desirable in …

Recent progress in quantum dot sensitized solar cells: an inclusive review of photoanode, sensitizer, electrolyte, and the counter electrode

VT Chebrolu, HJ Kim - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing energy demands and global population together with concerns over global
warming are driving the search and development of clean and renewable energy sources …

A tuned alternating D–A copolymer hole‐transport layer enables colloidal quantum dot solar cells with superior fill factor and efficiency

HI Kim, SW Baek, HJ Cheon, SU Ryu, S Lee… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The need for optoelectronic and chemical compatibility between the layers in colloidal
quantum dot (CQD) photovoltaic devices remains a bottleneck in further increasing …

Photoexcited carrier dynamics in colloidal quantum dot solar cells: insights into individual quantum dots, quantum dot solid films and devices

Y Zhang, G Wu, F Liu, C Ding, Z Zou… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) record of colloidal quantum dot solar cells
(QDSCs) has considerably improved from below 4% to 16.6% in the last few years …

Highly Efficient (>9%) Lead‐Free AgBiS2 Colloidal Nanocrystal/Organic Hybrid Solar Cells

C Kim, I Kozakci, J Kim, SY Lee… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmentally friendly colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) are promising materials for next‐
generation solar cells because of their low cost, solution processability, and facile bandgap …

Towards the commercialization of colloidal quantum dot solar cells: perspectives on device structures and manufacturing

H Lee, HJ Song, M Shim, C Lee - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, colloidal quantum dot solar cells (CQD-SCs) have been developed
rapidly, with their performances reaching over 16% power conversion efficiency …