Advances in Electrodes for Perovskite Solar Cells
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 400
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Interests: photovoltaic; surface-enhanced raman scattering; carbon-based nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
At present, perovskite solar cells, (PSCs) are used in academia and industry due to their exceptional optoelectronic material properties. Furthermore, the commercial feasibility and appeal of PSCs are strongly supported by their low-cost solution-friendly manufacturing methods, which are unprecedented among mainstream silicon-based cells. The potential of PSCs is clearly evidenced by the record-breaking cell efficiency progression rising from ~3% in 2009 to over 25% to date. In PSCs, as well as all other solar cells, electrodes (opaque and transparent) are essential components that critically affects the cells’ photovoltaic performance and manufacturing complexity/cost. The rapidly growing interest in PSCs has fueled cell electrode research for PSCs, with there being remarkable progress recently.
This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances related to the performance, stability, material, design and fabrication of all types of electrodes for perovskite solar cells.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- The design of transparent electrodes in PSCs;
- The design of rear electrodes in PSCs;
- Electrode materials for PSCs, such as carbon-based, polymeric, oxide and metal materials, etc.;
- The interface engineering of electrodes for PSCs;
- Processing and fabrication approaches to electrodes for PSCs;
- Flexible electrodes for bendable PSCs;
- Stability and degradation of electrodes in PSCs.
Dr. Di Zhang
Dr. Mejd Almheiri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrodes in PSCs
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