Charge-extraction strategies for colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

Xinzheng Lan; Silvia Masala; E. H. Sargent

doi:10.1038/nmat3816

Charge-extraction strategies for colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

Xinzheng Lan, Silvia Masala, E. H. Sargent

Physical Sciences and Engineering

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Abstract

The solar-power conversion efficiencies of colloidal quantum dot solar cells have advanced from sub-1% reported in 2005 to a record value of 8.5% in 2013. Much focus has deservedly been placed on densifying, passivating and crosslinking the colloidal quantum dot solid. Here we review progress in improving charge extraction, achieved by engineering the composition and structure of the electrode materials that contact the colloidal quantum dot film. New classes of structured electrodes have been developed and integrated to form bulk heterojunction devices that enhance photocharge extraction. Control over band offsets, doping and interfacial trap state densities have been essential for achieving improved electrical communication with colloidal quantum dot solids. Quantum junction devices that not only tune the optical absorption spectrum, but also provide inherently matched bands across the interface between p-and n-materials, have proven that charge separation can occur efficiently across an all-quantum-tuned rectifying junction. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	233-240
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Materials
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3816
State	Published - Mar 1 2014

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-11-009-21
Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge J. Xu for his contributions to the figures. This publication is based in part on work supported by Award KUS-11-009-21, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence Program, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, and Angstrom Engineering and Innovative Technology. X. L. would like to acknowledge a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council (CSC).

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General Materials Science
General Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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