Materials and Process Design for Enhanced Performance and Novel Applications of Solar Cells
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 November 2025 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of novel materials and advanced fabrication techniques has enabled breakthroughs in the field of photovoltaics (PVs). Limits are being pushed as we continue to search for materials that perform better, are easy to process and work with, and reduce the total cost of fabricating a solar cell or PV module. Several new areas of application for PVs have been identified, namely buildings facades, infrastructure support, agriculture, and mobility and transport. The widespread proliferation of PV technologies is partly due to the development of innovative materials and processing techniques which enable PV technologies to adapt to a specific use.
This Special Issue will comprise novel materials and processing techniques which allow for increased energy yield, longer active life, performance stability, and innovative applications of PV systems. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Photovoltaic materials synthesis;
- Photovoltaic materials properties and characterization;
- Photovoltaic materials processing techniques;
- Advanced solar cells and module design;
- Materials for enhanced solar cell/module performance;
- Materials or design for increased longevity of PV modules;
- Modelling and optimization of PV systems;
- Novel application of photovoltaics.
We invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue on “Materials and Process Design for Enhanced Performance and Novel Applications of Solar Cells”. Full papers showcasing recent results and reviews that focus on novel application areas are welcome.
Dr. Pradeep Padhamnath
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photovoltaic materials synthesis
- photovoltaic materials properties and characterization
- photovoltaic materials processing techniques
- advanced solar cells and module design
- materials for enhanced solar cell/module performance
- materials or design for increased longevity of PV modules
- modelling and optimization of PV systems
- novel application of photovoltaics
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