Flexible Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

12Flexible Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells

Yueli Liu¹, Keqiang Chen¹, Zhuoyin Peng² and Wen Chen¹

¹Wuhan University of Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, No. 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China

²Changsha University of Science and Technology, School of Energy and Power Engineering, No. 960, Second Section, South of Wanjiali Road, Changsha, 410111, China

12.1 Introduction

Energy shortage and environmental pollution are two major problems that mankind faces in the twenty‐first century. To date, the focus on energy resources in the world is still mainly on coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower, and nuclear energy. However, most of these resources are not inexhaustible ...