Efficient and stable heterostructured Co9S8/Cu7S4 composite counter electrodes derived from Prussian blue analogs for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Prussian blue and its analogues as functional template materials: control of derived structure compositions and morphologies

“…Both selenides and suldes have essential applications in solar cells, and only a few reports of PBDs address such use. 90,94 Waste treatment is also an overlooked potential application of PBDs. The high porosity and surface area make them ideal for absorption, while the tunable voids and metallic species can induce selectivity towards specic compounds.…”

“…Derivatization of PBA to these chalcogenides can be performed by both hydrothermal and thermal procedures, while suldes have also been achieved by liquid methods. 23,67,71,72,75,76,83,89,90 In the thermal method, H 2 S can be directly used, or sulfur powder can be heated to produce sulfur vapour and combined with H 2 gas to diffuse as H 2 S gas in the PBA structure. Sometimes sulfur or sulfur-containing additives are incorporated in the PBA particles in pretreatment steps, acting as a source of sulfur during the heat treatment.…”

g-C3N4@TiO2 photoanodes for high-efficiency QDSSCs: improved electron transfer and photochemical stability

“…The loading of quantum dots, 43 the preparation of electrodes and the assembly of QDSSCs are the same as the previous methods. 26,44–46…”

Core–shell ZnO@TiO2 hexagonal prism heterogeneous structures as photoanodes for boosting the efficiency of quantum dot sensitized solar cells

“…Quantum dot sensitized solar cells consist of four parts: a semiconductor oxide photoanode, quantum dots, an electrolyte, and a counter electrode. 16,17 In recent years, reports on optimizing the four components of quantum dot solar cells to improve the performance of the cells have been endless, among which the optimization of the photoanode material to improve the performance of the cells is common.…”