Applications and Research Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of thin-film solar cells has experienced remarkable progress in recent years, driven by the global demand for sustainable and low-cost energy sources. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the design, fabrication, and characterization of thin-film solar cells, including, but not limited to, technologies based on copper indium gallium selenide solar cell, CdTe, perovskites, organic photovoltaics, and tandem structures. Special emphasis will be placed on innovations in materials engineering, interface optimization, and scalable deposition techniques, including sputtering, atomic layer deposition (ALD), pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and others. Furthermore, the issue will include studies focused on improving the stability, flexibility, and environmental performance of these devices. Contributions addressing simulation, modeling, life cycle analysis, and the integration of these cells into emerging applications—such as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), portable devices, and agrivoltaics—are also welcome. Both experimental and theoretical works that advance the efficiency and feasibility of next-generation photovoltaic technologies are strongly encouraged. This Special Issue offers an open platform for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to share their findings and insights on the future of thin film solar energy.
Prof. Dr. Ana Fabíola Leite Almeida
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thin-film solar cells
- perovskite photovoltaics
- CIGS and CdTe technologies
- deposition techniques
- interface engineering
- device stability and lifetime
- flexible solar devices
- photovoltaic simulation and modeling
- sustainable energy materials
- building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)
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