Biomass‐Derived Carbon Quantum Dot Sensitizers for Solid‐State Nanostructured Solar Cells |
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| Authors: | Dr Joe Briscoe Adam Marinovic Dr Marta Sevilla Dr Steve Dunn Dr Magdalena Titirici |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London (UK);2. Instituto Nacional del Carbón (CSIC), Francisco Pintado Fe, 26, Ap. Co. 73, 33011 Oviedo (Spain) |
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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. |
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| Keywords: | biomass carbon dots hydrothermal carbonization solar cells sustainable chemistry |
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