Cadmium sulphide (CdS) quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) based on screen-printed TiO₂ were assembled using a screen-printing technique. The CdS quantum dots (QDs) were grown by using the Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR) method. The optical properties were studied by UV-Vis absorbance spectroscopy. Photovoltaic characteristics and impedance spectroscopic measureme...

Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their low cost and the wide variety of cathode materials available. As battery size and adoption in critical applications increases, safety concerns are resurfacing due to the inherent flammability of organic electrolytes currently in use in both lithium and sodium battery chemistries. Development of solid-sta...

The influence of the reaction pathway sacrificial molecule oxidation to generate hydrogen is here investigated for lean and rich methanol mixtures. Pt-TiO2 powders promoted or not with tin sulfide were used as catalysts. With help in situ infrared experiments under conditions, evolution was shown take place by hole-related steps, alkoxy carbon-centered species key radical species. study analyze...

Sulfur-deficient SnS thin films for sodium-ion battery anode application are prepared using aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition. Growth directly onto the metal foil current collector forms sulfur-deficient microrod structures via a vapor–liquid–solid growth mechanism, with 92 nm average crystallite size and an 800 film thickness. The sulfur deficiency is demonstrated energy-dispersive X-...

Copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) is a promising material for harvesting solar energy due to its abundance and non-toxicity. However, its poor performance hinders their wide application. In this paper gold (Au) nanoparticles are successfully incorporated into CZTS to form Au@CZTS core-shell nanostructures. The photocathode of Au@CZTS nanostructures exhibits enhanced optical absorption characterist...