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Doping Colloidal Quantum Dot Materials and Devices for Photovoltaics

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  • Lingju Meng

    (Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland)

  • Xihua Wang

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4, Canada)

Abstract

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals have generated tremendous interest because of their solution processability and robust tunability. Among such nanocrystals, the colloidal quantum dot (CQD) draws the most attention for its well-known quantum size effects. In the last decade, applications of CQDs have been booming in electronics and optoelectronics, especially in photovoltaics. Electronically doped semiconductors are critical in the fabrication of solar cells, because carefully designed band structures are able to promote efficient charge extraction. Unlike conventional semiconductors, diffusion and ion implantation technologies are not suitable for doping CQDs. Therefore, researchers have creatively developed alternative doping methods for CQD materials and devices. In order to provide a state-of-the-art summary and comprehensive understanding to this research community, we focused on various doping techniques and their applications for photovoltaics and demystify them from different perspectives. By analyzing two classes of CQDs, lead chalcogenide CQDs and perovskite CQDs, we compared different working scenarios of each technique, summarized the development in this field, and raised our own future perspectives.

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  • Lingju Meng & Xihua Wang, 2022. "Doping Colloidal Quantum Dot Materials and Devices for Photovoltaics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-29, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:7:p:2458-:d:780680
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