The role of surface ligands in determining the electronic properties of quantum dot solids and their impact on photovoltaic figure of merits

Quantum-Confined and Enhanced Optical Absorption of Colloidal PbS Quantum Dots at Wavelengths with Expected Bulk Behavior

(2017) Doriana Debellis et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ligand-dependent exciton dynamics and photovoltaic properties of PbS quantum dot heterojunction solar cells

(2017) Jin Chang et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Trap-State Suppression and Improved Charge Transport in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Synergistic Mixed-Ligand Treatments

(2017) Santanu Pradhan et al.   Small

Suppressing Deep Traps in PbS Colloidal Quantum Dots via Facile Iodide Substitutional Doping for Solar Cells with Efficiency >10%

(2017) Alexandros Stavrinadis et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Colloidal quantum dot ligand engineering for high performance solar cells

(2016) Ruili Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Temperature dependent behaviour of lead sulfide quantum dot solar cells and films

(2016) Mark J. Speirs et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Hybrid organic–inorganic inks flatten the energy landscape in colloidal quantum dot solids

(2016) Mengxia Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The surface science of nanocrystals

(2016) Michael A. Boles et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Building devices from colloidal quantum dots

(2016) C. R. Kagan et al.   SCIENCE

Remote Molecular Doping of Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics

(2016) Ahmad R. Kirmani et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Colloidal quantum dot solids for solution-processed solar cells

(2016) Mingjian Yuan et al.   Nature Energy

The role of surface passivation for efficient and photostable PbS quantum dot solar cells

(2016) Yiming Cao et al.   Nature Energy

Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics via Coupling Enhancement and Agglomeration Suppression

(2015) Alexander H. Ip et al.   ACS Nano

“Darker-than-Black” PbS Quantum Dots: Enhancing Optical Absorption of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals via Short Conjugated Ligands

(2015) Carlo Giansante et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Open-Circuit Voltage Deficit, Radiative Sub-Bandgap States, and Prospects in Quantum Dot Solar Cells

(2015) Chia-Hao Marcus Chuang et al.   NANO LETTERS

PbS Nanoparticles Capped with Tetrathiafulvalenetetracarboxylate: Utilizing Energy Level Alignment for Efficient Carrier Transport

(2014) Marcus Scheele et al.   ACS Nano

Energy Level Modification in Lead Sulfide Quantum Dot Thin Films through Ligand Exchange

(2014) Patrick R. Brown et al.   ACS Nano

Remote Trap Passivation in Colloidal Quantum Dot Bulk Nano-heterojunctions and Its Effect in Solution-Processed Solar Cells

(2014) Arup. K. Rath et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carrier Transport in PbS and PbSe QD Films Measured by Photoluminescence Quenching

(2014) Jing Zhang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Improved performance and stability in quantum dot solar cells through band alignment engineering

(2014) Chia-Hao M. Chuang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Charge-extraction strategies for colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

(2014) Xinzheng Lan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Air-stable n-type colloidal quantum dot solids

(2014) Zhijun Ning et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Hydroxylation of the surface of PbS nanocrystals passivated with oleic acid

(2014) D. Zherebetskyy et al.   SCIENCE

Engineering colloidal quantum dot solids within and beyond the mobility-invariant regime

(2014) David Zhitomirsky et al.   Nature Communications

Doping Control Via Molecularly Engineered Surface Ligand Coordination

(2013) Mingjian Yuan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Charge-Orbital Balance Picture of Doping in Colloidal Quantum Dot Solids

(2012) Oleksandr Voznyy et al.   ACS Nano

Remote Doping and Schottky Barrier Formation in Strongly Quantum Confined Single PbSe Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors

(2012) Soong Ju Oh et al.   ACS Nano

All-Inorganic Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics Employing Solution-Phase Halide Passivation

(2012) Zhijun Ning et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hybrid passivated colloidal quantum dot solids

(2012) Alexander H. Ip et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Enhanced Mobility-Lifetime Products in PbS Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics

(2011) Kwang S. Jeong et al.   ACS Nano

Controlling Nanocrystal Superlattice Symmetry and Shape-Anisotropic Interactions through Variable Ligand Surface Coverage

(2011) Joshua J. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Thiocyanate-Capped PbS Nanocubes: Ambipolar Transport Enables Quantum Dot Based Circuits on a Flexible Substrate

(2011) Weon-kyu Koh et al.   NANO LETTERS

Colloidal-quantum-dot photovoltaics using atomic-ligand passivation

(2011) Jiang Tang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Colloidal PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells with High Fill Factor

(2010) Ni Zhao et al.   ACS Nano

Quantum Dot Photovoltaics in the Extreme Quantum Confinement Regime: The Surface-Chemical Origins of Exceptional Air- and Light-Stability

(2010) Jiang Tang et al.   ACS Nano

Depleted-Heterojunction Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells

(2010) Andras G. Pattantyus-Abraham et al.   ACS Nano

Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dots for Photovoltaics: Fundamentals and Recent Progress

(2010) Jiang Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stability Assessment on a 3% Bilayer PbS/ZnO Quantum Dot Heterojunction Solar Cell

(2010) Joseph M. Luther et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dependence of Carrier Mobility on Nanocrystal Size and Ligand Length in PbSe Nanocrystal Solids

(2010) Yao Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Impact of dithiol treatment and air annealing on the conductivity, mobility, and hole density in PbS colloidal quantum dot solids

(2008) Ethan J. D. Klem et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Efficient Schottky-quantum-dot photovoltaics: The roles of depletion, drift, and diffusion

(2008) Keith W. Johnston et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Determining the Internal Quantum Efficiency of PbSe Nanocrystal Solar Cells with the Aid of an Optical Model

(2008) Matt Law et al.   NANO LETTERS