Advancements in Solar Cells and Materials for Photovoltaics 2.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 445
Special Issue Editors
Interests: semiconductors; optoelectronics; electronics; solar cells; light-emitting diodes; laser diodes; high-electron mobility transistors; compound and wide bandgap semiconductors
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Interests: industrial applications of light; optoelectronics; electronics; solar cells; light-emitting diodes; laser diodes; photobioreactors; renewable technologies and energy sources
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to contribute to this special issue on “Advancements in Solar Cells and Materials for Photovoltaics 2.0”, for the MDPI journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Photovoltaics is a credible and sustainable way of producing green energy, and several materials and technologies are currently explored, with the aim of improving efficiency, stability and reliability, and of minimizing cost.
This Special Issue aims to rapidly publish contributions on the synthesis, properties’ characterization and application of all aspects of solar cells and photovoltaics with a focus on molecular research and material-related aspects. Topics include, without being limited to:
- methods to increase the efficiency of silicon solar cells
- tandem cells
- bifacial cells
- thin film materials and devices (e.g., CIGS, CdTe, CzTS, SbSe, …)
- perovskites and related materials/devices
- III-V and InGaN-based solar cells
- solutions for building-integrated photovoltaics
- advanced material functionalization and deposition for photovoltaics
- characterization techniques
- device degradation and stability
- modeling of solar cell materials and devices
- defect identification
Dr. Matteo Meneghini
Dr. Nicola Trivellin
Dr. Matteo Buffolo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photovoltaic
- materials
- solar
- perovskite
- thin film
- efficiency
- characterization
- degradation
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