Researchers adopt a new ligand to enhance the efficiency and stability of perovskite quantum dot solar cells. Solar cell efficiency increases to 15.3% by correcting distortions on the surface of ...

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) represent a promising class of photovoltaic devices that exploit the unique optoelectronic properties of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) to harvest solar ...

Quantum dots are microscopic semiconductor crystals developed in the lab that share many properties with atoms, including the ability to absorb or emit light, a technology that Los Alamos researchers ...

Among them, Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs)—nanocrystals only a few nanometers in size—stand out for their extraordinary photoluminescence and quantum confinement effects, offering nearly 100% ...

U.S.-based thin-film solar module manufacturer First Solar announced it has entered a supply agreement with UbiQD, a developer of quantum dot nanotechnology. The collaboration is expected to enable ...

Both UbiQD and NREL have expressed optimism about the potential of quantum dots, pictured. Image: UbiQD. US quantum dot researcher UbiQD has signed a multi-year supply agreement with US solar ...

An international research team from China, Germany, Japan, and the United States has found a method to economically synthesize and stabilize conductive colloidal quantum dot (CQD) inks. The material ...

Arizona-based First Solar has signed an agreement with quantum dot nanotechnology developer UbiQD (“ubiquity”) to bring quantum dots (QD) into its thin film bifacial solar panels. The multi-year deal ...

Quantum dot intermediate band solar cells (QD‐IBSCs) represent an innovative approach to photovoltaic energy conversion by incorporating nanoscale semiconductor particles into a traditional absorber ...

This mismatch creates several problems. In QD-LEDs, some electrons pass through the quantum dot layer without encountering a hole, wasting energy. Others recombine inefficiently, releasing heat ...

Professor Jongmin Choi’s team from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) conducted joint research with Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology ...