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Hossain MK, Toki GFI, Samajdar DP, Mushtaq M, Rubel MHK, Pandey R, Madan J, Mohammed MKA, Islam MR, Rahman MF, Bencherif H. Deep Insights into the Coupled Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Analysis of Lead-Free CsSnI 3 Perovskite-Based Solar Cell Using DFT Calculations and SCAPS-1D Simulations. ACS Omega 2023; 8:22466-22485. [PMID: 37396227 PMCID: PMC10308408 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
CsSnI3 is considered to be a viable alternative to lead (Pb)-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to its suitable optoelectronic properties. The photovoltaic (PV) potential of CsSnI3 has not yet been fully explored due to its inherent difficulties in realizing defect-free device construction owing to the nonoptimized alignment of the electron transport layer (ETL), hole transport layer (HTL), efficient device architecture, and stability issues. In this work, initially, the structural, optical, and electronic properties of the CsSnI3 perovskite absorber layer were evaluated using the CASTEP program within the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) approach. The band structure analysis revealed that CsSnI3 is a direct band gap semiconductor with a band gap of 0.95 eV, whose band edges are dominated by Sn 5s/5p electrons After performing the DFT analysis, we investigated the PV performance of a variety of CsSnI3-based solar cell configurations utilizing a one-dimensional solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D) with different competent ETLs such as IGZO, WS2, CeO2, TiO2, ZnO, PCBM, and C60. Simulation results revealed that the device architecture comprising ITO/ETL/CsSnI3/CuI/Au exhibited better photoconversion efficiency among more than 70 different configurations. The effect of the variation in the absorber, ETL, and HTL thickness on PV performance was analyzed for the above-mentioned configuration thoroughly. Additionally, the impact of series and shunt resistance, operating temperature, capacitance, Mott-Schottky, generation, and recombination rate on the six superior configurations were evaluated. The J-V characteristics and the quantum efficiency plots for these devices are systematically investigated for in-depth analysis. Consequently, this extensive simulation with validation results established the true potential of CsSnI3 absorber with suitable ETLs including ZnO, IGZO, WS2, PCBM, CeO2, and C60 ETLs and CuI as HTL, paving a constructive research path for the photovoltaic industry to fabricate cost-effective, high-efficiency, and nontoxic CsSnI3 PSCs.
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Affiliation(s)
- M. Khalid Hossain
- Institute
of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
- Department
of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate
School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua
University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department
of ECE, Indian Institute of Information
Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur 482005, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department
of Physics, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Rawalakot 12350, Pakistan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- VLSI
Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering
and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India
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- VLSI
Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering
and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India
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- Radiological
Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University
College, 51001 Hillah, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur 2012, Bangladesh
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- LEREESI, Higher
National School of Renewable Energies, Environment
and Sustainable Development, Batna 05078, Algeria
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Hossain MK, Toki GFI, Kuddus A, Rubel MHK, Hossain MM, Bencherif H, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Mushtaq M. An extensive study on multiple ETL and HTL layers to design and simulation of high-performance lead-free CsSnCl 3-based perovskite solar cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2521. [PMID: 36781884 PMCID: PMC9925818 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28506-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Cesium tin chloride (CsSnCl3) is a potential and competitive absorber material for lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The full potential of CsSnCl3 not yet been realized owing to the possible challenges of defect-free device fabrication, non-optimized alignment of the electron transport layer (ETL), hole transport layer (HTL), and the favorable device configuration. In this work, we proposed several CsSnCl3-based solar cell (SC) configurations using one dimensional solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D) with different competent ETLs like indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (IGZO), tin-dioxide (SnO2), tungsten disulfide (WS2), ceric dioxide (CeO2), titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), C60, PCBM, and HTLs of cuprous oxide (Cu2O), cupric oxide (CuO), nickel oxide (NiO), vanadium oxide (V2O5), copper iodide (CuI), CuSCN, CuSbS2, Spiro MeOTAD, CBTS, CFTS, P3HT, PEDOT:PSS. Simulation results revealed that ZnO, TiO2, IGZO, WS2, PCBM, and C60 ETLs-based halide perovskites with ITO/ETLs/CsSnCl3/CBTS/Au heterostructure exhibited outstanding photoconversion efficiency retaining nearest photovoltaic parameters values among 96 different configurations. Further, for the six best-performing configurations, the effect of the CsSnCl3 absorber and ETL thickness, series and shunt resistance, working temperature, impact of capacitance, Mott-Schottky, generation and recombination rate, current-voltage properties, and quantum efficiency on performance were assessed. We found that ETLs like TiO2, ZnO, and IGZO, with CBTS HTL can act as outstanding materials for the fabrication of CsSnCl3-based high efficiency (η ≥ 22%) heterojunction SCs with ITO/ETL/CsSnCl3/CBTS/Au structure. The simulation results obtained by the SCAPS-1D for the best six CsSnCl3-perovskites SC configurations were compared by the wxAMPS (widget provided analysis of microelectronic and photonic structures) tool for further validation. Furthermore, the structural, optical and electronic properties along with electron charge density, and Fermi surface of the CsSnCl3 perovskite absorber layer were computed and analyzed using first-principle calculations based on density functional theory. Thus, this in-depth simulation paves a constructive research avenue to fabricate cost-effective, high-efficiency, and lead-free CsSnCl3 perovskite-based high-performance SCs for a lead-free green and pollution-free environment.
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Affiliation(s)
- M. Khalid Hossain
- grid.466515.50000 0001 0744 4550Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349 Bangladesh
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.262576.20000 0000 8863 9909Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, 525-0058 Japan
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- grid.412656.20000 0004 0451 7306Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205 Bangladesh
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- grid.442957.90000 0004 0371 3778Department of Physics, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong, 4349 Bangladesh
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- Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development, 05078 Batna, Algeria
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- grid.443106.40000 0004 4684 0312Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur, 2012 Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Rawalakot, 12350 Pakistan
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Hossain MK, Toki GFI, Alam I, Pandey R, Samajdar DP, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Rubel MHK, Bencherif H, Madan J, Mohammed MKA. Numerical simulation and optimization of CsPbI3-based perovskite solar cell to enhance the power conversion efficiency. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj06206b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In this study, we investigated the potential of CsPbI3 as an absorber material for use in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). To optimize the device, we used TiO2 as the electron...
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Islam MMM, Kowsar A, Haque AKMM, Hossain MK, Ali MH, Rubel MHK, Rahman MF. Techno-economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Healthcare Centre in Northwest Bangladesh. Process Integr Optim Sustain 2023; 7:315-328. [PMCID: PMC9684884 DOI: 10.1007/s41660-022-00294-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Assessments for the techno-economic viability of the hybrid renewable energy system have been stimulated due to the frequent price hike and falls of fossil fuels, the derivatives generated during the burning of the fuels that are emitted into the environment, and the very high installation cost of the present day’s conventional photovoltaic energy system. This paper reports on the techno-economic performance assessments of a hybrid renewable energy system for a rural healthcare center in Bangladesh. These healthcare centers are essential for the residents of rural areas in Bangladesh. In this regard, a microgrid solar hybrid photovoltaic system has been designed to power a healthcare center in Gangachara Upazila (sub-district), Rangpur district, a northwest region in Bangladesh. The rooftop PV system comprises 400 Wp solar panels, a 25 kW bi-directional inverter, a 28 kW generator, connecting wires, a mounting system, and related accessories. In this assessment, state-of-the-art PV design software, HOMER Powering Health Tool, has been utilized for estimating the load requirements and for techno-economic and environmental evaluation of the microgrid system. The load analysis revealed that a 32 kW grid–connected solar PV system was required for the selected healthcare and the estimated net present cost was US$ 33,818, with a levelized cost of energy was US$ 0.022.
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- Md. Mahai Menul Islam
- Institute of Fuel Research and Development (IFRD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205 Bangladesh
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Fuel Research and Development (IFRD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, IGSES, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 816-8580 Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh
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Hossain MK, Toki GFI, Madan J, Pandey R, Bencherif H, Mohammed MKA, Islam MR, Rubel MHK, Rahman MF, Bhattarai S, Samajdar DP. A comprehensive study of the optimization and comparison of cesium halide perovskite solar cells using ZnO and Cu2FeSnS4 as charge transport layers. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d3nj00320e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Scientists are always working to increase the efficiency of solar cells in order to fulfill the rising need for energy sources. In these circumstances, Cs-based perovskites attracted attention due to...
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Hossain MK, Arnab AA, Das RC, Hossain KM, Rubel MHK, Rahman MF, Bencherif H, Emetere ME, Mohammed MKA, Pandey R. Combined DFT, SCAPS-1D, and wxAMPS frameworks for design optimization of efficient Cs 2BiAgI 6-based perovskite solar cells with different charge transport layers. RSC Adv 2022; 12:34850-34873. [PMID: 36540224 PMCID: PMC9727753 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06734j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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In this study, combined DFT, SCAPS-1D, and wxAMPS frameworks are used to investigate the optimized designs of Cs2BiAgI6 double perovskite-based solar cells. First-principles calculations are employed to investigate the structural stability, optical responses, and electronic contribution of the constituent elements in Cs2BiAgI6 absorber material, where SCAPS-1D and wxAMPS simulators are used to scrutinize different configurations of Cs2BiAgI6 solar cells. Here, PCBM, ZnO, TiO2, C60, IGZO, SnO2, WS2, and CeO2 are used as ETL, and Cu2O, CuSCN, CuSbS2, NiO, P3HT, PEDOT:PSS, spiro-MeOTAD, CuI, CuO, V2O5, CBTS, CFTS are used as HTL, and Au is used as a back contact. About ninety-six combinations of Cs2BiAgI6-based solar cell structures are investigated, in which eight sets of solar cell structures are identified as the most efficient structures. Besides, holistic investigation on the effect of different factors such as the thickness of different layers, series and shunt resistances, temperature, capacitance, Mott-Schottky and generation-recombination rates, and J-V (current-voltage density) and QE (quantum efficiency) characteristics is performed. The results show CBTS as the best HTL for Cs2BiAgI6 with all eight ETLs used in this work, resulting in a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.99%, 21.55%, 21.59%, 17.47%, 20.42%, 21.52%, 14.44%, 21.43% with PCBM, TiO2, ZnO, C60, IGZO, SnO2, CeO2, WS2, respectively. The proposed strategy may pave the way for further design optimization of lead-free double perovskite solar cells.
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- M Khalid Hossain
- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Dhaka 1349 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Dhaka 1208 Bangladesh
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Florida State University Tallahassee FL 32306 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi Rajshahi 6205 Bangladesh
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi Rajshahi 6205 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- HNS-RE2SD, Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development Batna 05078 Algeria
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- Department of Physics and Solar Energy, Bowen University Iwo 232101 Osun Nigeria
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- Radiological Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College Hillah 51001 Babylon Iraq
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Punjab 140401 India
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Hossain MK, Hasan SMK, Hossain MI, Das RC, Bencherif H, Rubel MHK, Rahman MF, Emrose T, Hashizume K. A Review of Applications, Prospects, and Challenges of Proton-Conducting Zirconates in Electrochemical Hydrogen Devices. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:nano12203581. [PMID: 36296771 PMCID: PMC9609721 DOI: 10.3390/nano12203581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In the future, when fossil fuels are exhausted, alternative energy sources will be essential for everyday needs. Hydrogen-based energy can play a vital role in this aspect. This energy is green, clean, and renewable. Electrochemical hydrogen devices have been used extensively in nuclear power plants to manage hydrogen-based renewable fuel. Doped zirconate materials are commonly used as an electrolyte in these electrochemical devices. These materials have excellent physical stability and high proton transport numbers, which make them suitable for multiple applications. Doping enhances the physical and electronic properties of zirconate materials and makes them ideal for practical applications. This review highlights the applications of zirconate-based proton-conducting materials in electrochemical cells, particularly in tritium monitors, tritium recovery, hydrogen sensors, and hydrogen pump systems. The central section of this review summarizes recent investigations and provides a comprehensive insight into the various doping schemes, experimental setup, instrumentation, optimum operating conditions, morphology, composition, and performance of zirconate electrolyte materials. In addition, different challenges that are hindering zirconate materials from achieving their full potential in electrochemical hydrogen devices are discussed. Finally, this paper lays out a few pathways for aspirants who wish to undertake research in this field.
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- M. Khalid Hossain
- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, IGSES, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
- Institute of Electronics, AERE, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development, Batna 05078, Algeria
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, IGSES, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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Khan MI, Hossain MI, Hossain MK, Rubel MHK, Hossain KM, Mahfuz AMUB, Anik MI. Recent Progress in Nanostructured Smart Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy: A Review. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 5:971-1012. [PMID: 35226465 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Traditional treatment approaches for cancer involve intravenous chemotherapy or other forms of drug delivery. These therapeutic measures suffer from several limitations such as nonspecific targeting, poor biodistribution, and buildup of drug resistances. However, significant technological advancements have been made in terms of superior modes of drug delivery over the last few decades. Technical capability in analyzing the molecular mechanisms of tumor biology, nanotechnology─particularly the development of biocompatible nanoparticles, surface modification techniques, microelectronics, and material sciences─has increased. As a result, a significant number of nanostructured carriers that can deliver drugs to specific cancerous sites with high efficiency have been developed. This particular maneuver that enables the introduction of a therapeutic nanostructured substance in the body by controlling the rate, time, and place is defined as the nanostructured drug delivery system (NDDS). Because of their versatility and ability to incorporate features such as specific targeting, water solubility, stability, biocompatibility, degradability, and ability to reverse drug resistance, they have attracted the interest of the scientific community, in general, and nanotechnologists as well as biomedical scientists. To keep pace with the rapid advancement of nanotechnology, specific technical aspects of the recent NDDSs and their prospects need to be reported coherently. To address these ongoing issues, this review article provides an overview of different NDDSs such as lipids, polymers, and inorganic nanoparticles. In addition, this review also reports the challenges of current NDDSs and points out the prospective research directions of these nanocarriers. From our focused review, we conclude that still now the most advanced and potent field of application for NDDSs is lipid-based, while other significantly potential fields include polymer-based and inorganic NDDSs. However, despite the promises, challenges remain in practical implementations of such NDDSs in terms of dosage and stability, and caution should be exercised regarding biocompatibility of materials. Considering these aspects objectively, this review on NDDSs will be particularly of interest for small-to-large scale industrial researchers and academicians with expertise in drug delivery, cancer research, and nanotechnology.
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- Md Ishak Khan
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.,Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, South Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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