New Insights into Solar Cells and Their Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1182
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Si tandem solar cells; multi-junction solar cells; device physics; device processing; characterization; defects in semiconductors; concentrator PV; automobile; space; other applications
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Interests: concentrator PV; vehicle-integrated PV; agrivoltaics; hydrogen production from PV; O&M of PV systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photovoltaics (PV) are expected to help create a clean-energy-driven society since they have the highest potential for energy sourcing. In order to enhance PV from 1 TW to more than 50 TW, further development of high-efficiency, low-cost, and highly reliable solar cells is required, as well as the creation of new markets by developing integrated photovoltaics. This Special Issue provides an overview of knowledge regarding various advanced solar cells and the potential of integrated photovoltaics.
Dr. Masafumi Yamaguchi
Prof. Dr. Kensuke Nishioka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solar cells
- Si
- III–V
- II–VI
- chalcopyrite
- perovskite
- quantum effects
- concentrator PV
- space solar cells
- integrated photovoltaics
- agrivoltaics
- Si tandem solar cells
- multi-junction solar cells
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