Mixed-quantum-dot solar cells

Solution processed colloidal quantum dots are emerging photovoltaic materials with tuneable infrared bandgaps. Here, Yang et al. create a class of quantum dot bulk heterojunction solar cell via ligand design, enabling longer photocarrier diffusion lengths for greater photocurrent and performance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhenyu Yang, James Z. Fan, Andrew H. Proppe, F. Pelayo García de Arquer, David Rossouw, Oleksandr Voznyy, Xinzheng Lan, Min Liu, Grant Walters, Rafael Quintero-Bermudez, Bin Sun, Sjoerd Hoogland, Gianluigi A. Botton, Shana O. Kelley, Edward H. Sargent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01362-1