With attention to the thin film structure of colloidal quantum dot solar cells, in this paper in order to improvement of active layer absorption of them, we have proposed the use of nanostructure pattern for enhancement of their performance. For this purpose we have presented suitable nano hemisphare patterns in colloidal quantum dot solar cells for light trapping in absorption layer. Then with...

Colloidal quantum dots offer broad tuning of semiconductor band structure via the quantum size effect. In this paper, we present a detailed investigation on the influence of the thickness of colloidal lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals (active layer) to the photovoltaic performance of colloidal quantum dot solar cells. The PbS nanocrystals (QDs) were synthesized in a non-coordinating solvent, 1-oc...

colloidal quantum dots offer broad tuning of semiconductor band structure via the quantum size effect. in this paper, we present a detailed investigation on the influence of the thickness of colloidal lead sulfide (pbs) nanocrystals (active layer) to the photovoltaic performance of colloidal quantum dot solar cells. the pbs nanocrystals (qds) were synthesized in a non-coordinating solvent, 1-oc...

Colloidal quantum dot solids combine convenient solution-processing with quantum size effect tuning, offering avenues to high-efficiency multijunction cells based on a single materials synthesis and processing platform. The highest-performing colloidal quantum dot rectifying devices reported to date have relied on a junction between a quantum-tuned absorber and a bulk material (e.g., TiO(2)); h...

We report on a template-stripping method for the direct surface patterning of colloidal quantum-dot thin films to produce highly luminescent structures with feature sizes less than 100 nm. Through the careful design of high quality bull's-eye gratings we can produce strong directional beaming (10° divergence) with up to 6-fold out-coupling enhancement of spontaneous emission in the surface-norm...

Solution-processed planar heterojunction colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics with a hybrid active bilayer is demonstrated. A power conversion efficiency of 1.24% under simulated air mass 1.5 illumination conditions is reported. This was achieved through solid-state treatment with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide of PbS colloidal quantum dot solid films. That treatment was used to passivate Br ato...

Efficient photodetectors that can be easily engineered for a specific spectral window are of high interest. Here, we report on the design, fabrication, and characterization metasurface-enhanced photodiodes using colloidal quantum dots. We fabricate photoconductors optimized wavelength range around 1550 nm featuring responsivities up to 8000 A/W with low noise equivalent powers order tens pW/Hz....

ConspectusElectronic coupling and hence hybridization of atoms serves as the basis for rich properties endless library naturally occurring molecules. Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) manifesting strong confinement possess atomic-like characteristics with s p electronic levels, which popularized notion CQDs artificial atoms. Continuing this analogy, when two are close enough to form a molecule so t...

Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics In article number 2203749, Edward H. Sargent, Hyosung Choi, and co-workers demonstrate a random-oriented, but closed-packed organic bulk heterojunction structure realized by solvent selection compositional design. This enables excellent vertical charge conduction ultrafast hole funneling that minimizes recombination. By integrating the film as transport layer...