Thin Films for Energy Applications
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 (15 July 2022) | Viewed by 7964
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to invite you to submit an article among your best for a special issue in Energies. It will be called “Thin Films for Energy Applications” and aims to collect your results on thin film materials with the purpose to create devices for energy applications.
Solar cells, batteries, super capacitors, thermoelectric, LEDs and any device that can generate, store or release energy can be prepared via a suitable deposition of thin film materials.
The electric and optic properties of these layers as well as the interface between them can play a crucial role for the fabrication of good working devices. Also, the chemistry of the layers is crucial to achieve enhanced contact between the films or to improve the electrical and optic properties of the bulk. The deposition of the layer is an important engineering issue, especially when a homogeneous deposition over large area is the aim of the study. This issue welcomes any paper that focuses on chemical, physical and engineering studies for thin film devices. Device fabrication and up-scaling demonstrations are encouraged but they are not essential.
This special issue aims to give the opportunity to share and discuss results for well-known materials, such as halide perovskites, or new emerging materials.
I look forward to receiving your manuscripts.
Thank you for your consideration,
Dr. Simone Meroni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Thin Films
- Energy applications
- Film deposition and characterization
- Device fabrication and characterization
- Up-scaling
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