Continuing growth in global energy consumption and the growing concerns regarding
climate change and environmental pollution are the strongest drivers of renewable energy …

Hybrid thin films that combine organic conjugated molecules and semiconductors
nanocrystals (NCs) have been deeply investigated in the previous years, due to their …

The treatment of organic pollutants contaminated by wastewater from textile industries is a
serious concern around the globe, and several techniques are being employed for its …

Abstract Metallic gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) with an average size of less than 20 nm
exhibit surface plasmon resonance (SPR), which makes them intriguing candidates for …

In this paper, CdSe quantum dots (QDs) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by a
hydrothermal method. The factors affecting synthesized CdSe QDs were investigated under …

Efficient charge transfer is closely related to improvement of the performance of quantum dot
(QD)-based solar cells. In this paper, the effects of surface ligands with different alkyl chain …

Recently, organic ligands have been shown to play a significant role in optical and
electronic properties of CdSe quantum dots and also in solar cell applications. We report …

The efficiencies of organic-inorganic halide perovskites have shown subjective increment in
recent years, but the instability issues encumber their further development and applications …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are promising candidates for next-generation display
technology because of their unique optical properties and have already appeared in the …

We use photoinduced absorption (PIA) spectroscopy to investigate pathways for
photocurrent generation in hybrid organic/inorganic quantum dot bulk heterojunction solar …