Quantum dot (QD) solar cells, benefiting from unique quantum confinement effects and
multiple exciton generation, have attracted great research attention in the past decades …

The emergence of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) has provided an alternative
way to harvest sunlight for energy conversion. Among all the QDSSCs, cadmium …

Strongly confined colloidal quantum dots have been investigated for low-cost light emission
and lasing for nearly two decades. However, known materials struggle to combine …

Carbon nanodots (CDs) have been synthesized at gram scale with a high yield (41.8%) by
carbonization of sucrose with oil acid in one simple step. The synthesized CDs are …

The p–n heterojunctions fabricated from one-dimensional (1D) p-type tin sulfide nanorods
(SnS NRs) decorated with n-type zero-dimensional (0D) cadmium sulfide quantum dots …

Dye-sensitized solar cell's (DSSC) performances are enhanced by engineering the
materials at the interface of various device components owing to easy and inexpensive …

Copper sulfide (Cu1. 8S) has attained widespread recognition over the past few years
because of its superior electrical conductivity, thermal stability and low-cost raw materials. In …

Organometal halide perovskite (MAPbX 3; MA= CH 3 NH 3, X= Br, I) quantum dots (QDs)
have attracted significant interest as color-adjustable and high-purity light-emitting materials …

Abstract Undoped and Mn-doped ZnS nanoparticles were synthesized at 95° C in basic
aqueous solution using the nucleation-doping strategy. Various samples of the Mn: ZnS NPs …

The phenomenon of band gap widening, attributed to quantum confinement resulting from
films' thinning, is of significant interest in the photovoltaic field. Specifically, changes in CdTe …