Solution Processed Nanomaterials for Solar Technologies

We describe wet chemistry approaches, solution based synthesis and hydrothermal processing of various nanomaterials, primarily Quantum Dots (QDs). By varying the size, shape and composition of the QDs we are able to optimize their bandgap and optoelectronic properties. The QDs are then used as building blocks to fabricate three types of solar technologies: (i) Quantum Dot Solar Cells [1,2]; (ii) Quantum Dot Photoelectrochemical cells for Hydrogen Production [3–11]; (iii) Luminescent Solar Concentrators [12–15] and in optical nanothermometers [16–18].<br/><br/><b>References</b><br/>[1] <i>Adv. Func. Mater.</i> <b>27</b>, 1701468 (2017); [2] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>55</b>, 377 (2019); [3] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>31</b>, 441 (2017); [4] <i>Appl. Cat. B</i> <b>250</b>, 234 (2019); [5] <i>Appl. Cat. B</i> <b>264</b>, 118526 (2020); [6] <i>J. Mater. Chem. A</i> <b>8</b>, 20698 (2020); [7] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>79</b>, 105416 (2021); [8] <i>Appl. Cat. B</i> <b>280</b>, 119402 (2021); [9] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>81</b>, 105626 (2021); [10] <i>Chem. Eng. J.</i> <b>429</b>, 132425 (2022); [11] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>100</b>, 107524 (2022); [12] <i>Adv. En. </i><i>Mater.</i> <b>6</b>, 1501913 (2016); <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>37</b>, 214 (2017); [13] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>44</b>, 378 (2018); [14] <i>Nano Energy</i> <b>50</b>, 756 (2018); [15] <i>J. Mater. Chem. A</i> <b>8</b>, 1787 (2020); [16] <i>ACS Phot.</i> <b>6</b>, 2479 (2019); [17] <i>ACS Phot.</i> <b>6</b>, 2421 (2019); [18] <i>Small</i> <b>16</b>, 2000804 (2020).