Nanomaterials for Photovoltaics Application
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 341
Special Issue Editor
Interests: material science; energy conversion and storage materials; nanoparticles; hydrogen storage materials; interfaces; optoelectrical devices; organic–inorganic photovoltaics; perovskite solar cells; sensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The main challenge in the solar power generation field, which is a sustainable energy, is to increase the competitiveness of solar energy by reducing costs and improving conversion efficiency to replace conventional fossil energy. Nanomaterials are one of the approaches for the development of inexpensive and efficient solar cells and are a promising technology for the development of future next-generation solar cells.
This Special Issue of the journal Applied Sciences entitled “Nanomaterials for Photovoltaics Applications” will focus on contribution of nanomaterials in photovoltaics cell technology advancement. It aims to provide recent advances in the manufacture and fundamentals of nanomaterials for solar cells, including characterization techniques. It covers various types of nanomaterials for solar cells, i.e., nanoparticles, nanowire, nanorod and nanoporous materials, thin film, and more. Other topics cover inorganic quantum dot solar cells, perovskite quantum dot solar cells, and polymer-nanocomposite-based solar cells. This Special Issue will be an ideal resource for those working in nanomaterials and photovoltaics applications.
All interested authors are invited to submit their newest results on nanomaterials and photovoltaic applications for possible publication in this Special Issue. All papers need to present original, previously unpublished work and will be subject to the normal standards and peer-review processes of this journal.
Prof. Dr. Sung-Nam Kwon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanoparticles
- Nanowire
- Nanorod
- Nanoporous materials
- Quantum dots
- Photovoltaics
- Nanomaterial-based solar cells
- Inorganic quantum dot solar cells
- Perovskite quantum dot solar cells
- Polymer-nanocomposite-based solar cells
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