Mengxia Liu

TL;DR: This work introduces a new method for the synthesis of solution-phase ligand-exchanged CQD inks that enable a flat energy landscape and an advantageously high packing density and demonstrates solar cells with higher Voc and more efficient charge injection into the electron acceptor, allowing the use of a closer-to-optimum bandgap to absorb more light.

TL;DR: A solution-based passivation scheme is developed featuring the use of molecular iodine and PbS colloidal quantum dots, which translates into a longer carrier diffusion length in the solid film, leading to a certified power conversion efficiency of 9.9%, which is a new record in CQD solar cells.

TL;DR: A cosolvent system is employed to tune the solvent polarity in order to achieve the solvation of methylammonium iodide (MAI) and the dispersion of hydrophobic PbS CQDs simultaneously in a homogeneous phase, leading to a new certified record in CQD photovoltaics.

TL;DR: Sargent et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a catalyst design strategy that promotes C3 formation via the nanoconfinement of C2 intermediates, and thereby promotes C2:C1 coupling inside a reactive nanocavity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a materials processing strategy based on in situ electrodeposition of copper under CO2 reduction conditions that preferentially expose and maintain Cu(100) facets, which favor the formation of C2+ products.