Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Z Pan, H Rao, I Mora-Seró, J Bisquert… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) have emerged as a promising candidate for
next-generation solar cells due to the distinct optoelectronic features of quantum dot (QD) …

Ambient Aqueous Synthesis of Ultrasmall PEGylated Cu2-x Se Nanoparticles as a Multifunctional Theranostic Agent for Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal …

S Zhang, C Sun, J Zeng, Q Sun, G Wang… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Ultrasmall PEGylated Cu 2-x Se nanoparticles with strong near-infrared absorption have
been prepared by an ambient aqueous method. The resultant water-soluble and …

Cosensitized quantum dot solar cells with conversion efficiency over 12%

W Wang, W Feng, J Du, W Xue, L Zhang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The improvement of sunlight utilization is a fundamental approach for the construction of
high‐efficiency quantum‐dot‐based solar cells (QDSCs). To boost light harvesting …

Thermoelectric enhancement of different kinds of metal chalcogenides

C Han, Q Sun, Z Li, SX Dou - Advanced Energy Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the urgency of our energy and environmental issues, a variety of cost‐effective and
pollution‐free technologies have attracted considerable attention, among which …

Performance improvement strategies for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: a review

Z Du, M Artemyev, J Wang, J Tang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of new low-cost technologies for high-efficiency quantum dot-sensitized solar
cells (QDSCs) is an effective way to solve current energy and environmental problems. Over …

Recent advances in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: insights into photoanodes, sensitizers, electrolytes and counter electrodes

M Ye, X Gao, X Hong, Q Liu, C He, X Liu… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs), as promising candidates for cost-effective
photoelectrochemical solar cells, have attracted much attention due to their characteristic …

Doubling the power conversion efficiency in CdS/CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cells with a ZnSe passivation layer

F Huang, J Hou, Q Zhang, Y Wang, RC Massé, S Peng… - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The surface passivation layer in quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) plays a very
important role in preventing surface charge recombination and, thus, improving the power …

Nanostructured binary copper chalcogenides: synthesis strategies and common applications

X Chen, J Yang, T Wu, L Li, W Luo, W Jiang, L Wang - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured binary copper chalcogenides (NBCCs) have been the subject of extensive
research as promising candidates in energy-related and biological applications due to their …

Metal chalcogenides as counter electrode materials in quantum dot sensitized solar cells: a perspective

K Meng, G Chen, KR Thampi - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The quantum dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC), which has an analogous structure and
working principle to the dye sensitized solar cell, has drawn much attention due to its …