BACKGROUND Semiconductor materials feature optical and electronic properties that can
be engineered through their composition and crystal structure. The use of semiconductors …

In this paper, we present a technology summary and update on the latest research advances
in luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). LSCs are optoelectronic devices based on a sun …

Carbon dots (CDs) present an enticing prospect for a variety of optical applications relying
on their high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY). Herein, the synthesis, optical …

Solar energy offers a viable solution to our growing energy need. While adoption of
conventional photovoltaics on rooftops and in solar farms has grown rapidly in the last …

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 …

We describe the close connection between novel chemical synthesis and optimized light
emission by colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (qdots). We describe how new insights …

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) have the potential to serve as energy-harvesting
windows in buildings. Although recent advances in nanotechnology have led to the …

Doping metal ions into lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) has attracted great
attention over the past few years due to the emergence of novel properties relevant to …

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

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are optical systems that absorb, convert, and
concentrate solar light by means of photoluminescence of an emitting material embedded in …