Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) represent a promising class of photovoltaic devices that exploit the unique optoelectronic properties of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) to harvest solar ...

Professor Yoke Khin Yap and his research group are improving the efficiency of solar cells one quantum dot at a time. × To sustainably power our digital future, the world needs more — and more ...

Among them, Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs)—nanocrystals only a few nanometers in size—stand out for their extraordinary photoluminescence and quantum confinement effects, offering nearly 100% ...

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Quantum dots are microscopic semiconductor crystals developed in the lab that share many properties with atoms, including the ability to absorb or emit light, a technology that Los Alamos researchers ...

U.S.-based thin-film solar module manufacturer First Solar announced it has entered a supply agreement with UbiQD, a developer of quantum dot nanotechnology. The collaboration is expected to enable ...

Solar power is already the cheapest way to generate large amounts of clean electricity, yet conventional panels still waste a significant share of the sunlight that hits them. A new class of quantum ...

An international research team from China, Germany, Japan, and the United States has found a method to economically synthesize and stabilize conductive colloidal quantum dot (CQD) inks. The material ...

Arizona-based First Solar has signed an agreement with quantum dot nanotechnology developer UbiQD (“ubiquity”) to bring quantum dots (QD) into its thin film bifacial solar panels. The multi-year deal ...

Both UbiQD and NREL have expressed optimism about the potential of quantum dots, pictured. Image: UbiQD. US quantum dot researcher UbiQD has signed a multi-year supply agreement with US solar ...

UbiQD, the Los Alamos spinout that specializes in cadmium-free quantum dot materials with potential in a variety of optical applications, has signed a new research collaboration agreement and supply ...

Colloidal quantum dots are solution-based nanocrystals prized for their unique light-harvesting abilities. They can illuminate, create color, harness solar energy and function as semiconductors. These ...