Front Cover: Tailoring Energy Structure of Low-Toxic Ternary Ag−Bi−S Quantum Dots through Solution-Phase Synthesis for Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells (ChemNanoMat 10/2024)

Abstract

The photoelectrochemical properties and electron energy structure of low-toxic ternary Ag–Bi–S quantum dots (QDs) with near-infrared photoresponse can be tuned by adjusting the size and chemical composition through synthesis reaction temperature control during solution-phase preparation. An optimal solar cell efficiency of 0.74% was achieved using stoichiometric AgBiS₂ QDs synthesized at 150 °C. More information can be found in the Research Article by Kazutaka Akiyoshi and co-workers..