Nanoscale objects provide opportunities to revolutionize the conversion of solar energy by enabling highly efficient and low-cost devices. Challenges associated with demonstrating high efficiency and stability are now being addressed in the research community.
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This material is based on work supported by the Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences; the Solar Photochemistry program supports work on photochemistry of semiconductor nanocrystals, and the Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics within the Energy Frontier Research Centers program supports work on quantum dot solar cells.
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Beard, M., Luther, J. & Nozik, A. The promise and challenge of nanostructured solar cells. Nature Nanotech 9, 951–954 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.292
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