Thiocyanate functionalized ionic liquid electrolyte for photoelectrochemical study of cadmium selenide pebbles

Understanding the role of inorganic carrier transport layer materials and interfaces in emerging perovskite solar cells

“…5 Moreover, over the years, various materials such as amorphous-Si, GaAs, CdTe/Se, PbSe/S, CIGS, and CZTS have been successfully deposited and optimized into thin films with required thickness and quality and are used as absorbers in second-generation solar cells to further address and combat related problems. 6–11 The advantages of these second-generation solar cells include their low production cost, flexibility, and light weightedness. 12…”

“…5 Moreover, over the years, various materials such as amorphous-Si, GaAs, CdTe/Se, PbSe/S, CIGS, and CZTS have been successfully deposited and optimized into thin films with required thickness and quality and are used as absorbers in secondgeneration solar cells to further address and combat related problems. [6][7][8][9][10][11] The advantages of these second-generation solar cells include their low production cost, flexibility, and light weightedness. 12 During the last few decades, third-generation solar cells based on nanocrystals, polymers, sensitized dyes, organicinorganic and inorganic halide perovskites have shown tremendous progress bringing a high degree of novelty and versatility in both the design of new materials and solar cell architectures.…”

Improved Electrochemical Performance of a ZnFe2O4 Nanoflake‐Based Supercapacitor Electrode by Using Thiocyanate‐Functionalized Ionic Liquid Electrolytes

“…Despite these efforts, the energy density is still lower than that of batteries; this is dependent on the potential window, which is influenced by the electrolyte 7. Aqueous electrolytes usually offer lower potential windows (< 1 V), and, thus, organic electrolytes, including ionic liquid (ILs), are being explored with great interest owing to their excellent properties such as higher ionic conductivity, moderate viscosity, non‐flammability, lower toxicity, low volatility, good thermal stability, and safety 8,9. Among the various ILs, functionalized ILs such as 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [BMIM][BF 4 ],10 1‐methyl‐3‐octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [OMIM][BF 4 ],11 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [BMIM][PF 6 ],12 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [EMIM][TFSI],13 etc.…”