A reflection on ‘Using carbon nanodots as inexpensive and environmentally friendly sensitizers in mesoscopic solar cells’

Guldi DM, Zdrazil L, Cadranel A (2026)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2026

Journal

Nanoscale Horizons Royal Society of Chemistry

Book Volume: 11

Pages Range: 606-609

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.1039/d5nh90077h

Abstract

In this reflection article, we review our journey with carbon dots (CDs), which began with using them in dye-sensitised solar cells (J. T. Margraf, F. Lodermeyer, V. Strauss, P. Haines, J. Walter, W. Peukert, R. D. Costa, T. Clark and D. M. Guldi, Nanoscale Horiz., 2016, 1, 220-226, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NH00010J) and ultimately led to their use in photocatalytic proton reduction. Key milestones along this journey included establishing the structure-function relationship and gaining a mechanistic understanding of how CDs participate in proton reduction.

Authors with CRIS profile

Dirk Michael Guldi Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie I Lukas Zdrazil Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie I Alejandro Cadranel Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie I

How to cite

APA:

Guldi, D.M., Zdrazil, L., & Cadranel, A. (2026). A reflection on ‘Using carbon nanodots as inexpensive and environmentally friendly sensitizers in mesoscopic solar cells’. Nanoscale Horizons, 11(3), 606-609. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh90077h

MLA:

Guldi, Dirk Michael, Lukas Zdrazil, and Alejandro Cadranel. "A reflection on ‘Using carbon nanodots as inexpensive and environmentally friendly sensitizers in mesoscopic solar cells’." Nanoscale Horizons 11.3 (2026): 606-609.

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