Biomass-Derived Carbon Quantum Dot Sensitizers for Solid-State Nanostructured Solar Cells

Joe Briscoe, Adam Marinovic, Marta Sevilla, Steve Dunn, Magdalena Titirici

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    Abstract

    New hybrid materials consisting of ZnO nanorods sensitized with three different biomass-derived carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized, characterized, and used for the first time to build solid-state nanostructured solar cells. The performance of the devices was dependent on the functional groups found on the CQDs. The highest efficiency was obtained using a layer-by-layer coating of two different types of CQDs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4463-4468
    Number of pages6
    JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
    Volume54
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 2015

    Keywords

    • biomass
    • carbon dots
    • hydrothermal carbonization
    • solar cells
    • sustainable chemistry

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