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 …

Three-dimensional nanostructured electrodes for efficient quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

JK Sun, Y Jiang, X Zhong, JS Hu, LJ Wan - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Quantum dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) has been considered as a promising candidate
for the low-cost third-generation photovoltaics due to the unique optoelectronic properties of …

Direct Z-Scheme TiO2/NiS Core–Shell Hybrid Nanofibers with Enhanced Photocatalytic H2-Production Activity

F Xu, L Zhang, B Cheng, J Yu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic water splitting to generate hydrogen (H2) is a sustainable approach for
solving the current energy crisis. A novel TiO2/NiS core–shell nanohybrid was fabricated …

Visible light driven hydrogen evolution by photocatalytic reforming of lignin and lactic acid using one-dimensional NiS/CdS nanostructures

C Li, H Wang, SB Naghadeh, JZ Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Uniform one-dimensional (1D) NiS/CdS nanocomposites have been fabricated
using CdS nanowires (NWs) and NiS nanoparticles as building blocks through two-pot …

Platinum-free metal sulfide counter electrodes for DSSC applications: Structural, electrochemical and power conversion efficiency analyses

K Subalakshmi, KA Kumar, OP Paul, S Saraswathy… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/Nanoscale binary (CoS, NiS, and ZnS) and ternary (CoNi 2 S 4 and Zn 0.76
Co 0.24 S) metal sulfides were directly grown on FTO substrates by a novel one step …

Eco-friendly preparation of ultrathin biomass-derived Ni 3 S 2-doped carbon nanosheets for selective hydrogenolysis of lignin model compounds in the absence of …

C Chen, D Wu, P Liu, J Li, H Xia, M Zhou, J Jiang - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is an abundant source of aromatics, and the depolymerization of lignin provides
significant potential for producing high-value chemicals. Selective hydrogenolysis of the C …

Synthesis of NiS–MoO3 nanocomposites and decorated on graphene oxides for heterogeneous photocatalysis, antibacterial and antioxidant activities

MA Ashraf, Y Yang, A Fakhri - Ceramics International, 2020 - Elsevier
Preparation of metal sulfide/oxide nanoparticles and decoration on graphene oxide is the
aim of significant research for extending great stable catalysts in wide-area light. Here, we …

Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/Cu2S composite as catalytic counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

B Yuan, Q Gao, X Zhang, L Duan, L Chen, Z Mao, X Li… - Electrochimica …, 2018 - Elsevier
For improving the counter electrodes (CEs) quality of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
(QDSSCs), reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/Cu 2 S composite material has been prepared …

Recent progress in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells employing metal chalcogenides

D Wang, F Yin, Z Du, D Han, J Tang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
As one of the most promising third-generation photovoltaics devices, quantum dot-sensitized
solar cells (QDSCs) have attracted increasing attention due to their easy fabrication, low …

Microflower-like nickel sulfide-lead sulfide hierarchical composites as binder-free electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors

CH Mun, CVVM Gopi, R Vinodh, S Sambasivam… - Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nickel sulfide (NiS), lead sulfide (PbS) and composite of NiS-PbS hybrid are deposited onto
nickel (Ni) foam current collector via a simple and cost-effective chemical bath deposition …