Inorganic Thin Films for Solar Cell and Catalytic Applications
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 97
Editors
Interests: thin films; microstructure and microanalysis (SEM, TEM, STEM, FIB, APT); electronic structure; photovoltaic; catalysis; material science
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Interests: thin films; microstructure and microanalysis (SEM, FIB, APT); electronic structure; photovoltaic; catalysis; material science
Interests: thin films; MEMS, (SEM, FIB, APT); photovoltaic; material science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite the submission of original research articles and mini-reviews presenting the latest advances in the field of inorganic thin films for solar cell and catalytic applications. This Special Issue aims to encompass a wide range of contributions, including, but not limited to, studies on chemical synthesis, materials processing and device fabrication strategies. Submissions are encouraged to include the comprehensive characterization of materials and devices using advanced techniques such as atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy alongside evaluations of electrical and photovoltaic and catalytic performance. Contributions incorporating theoretical and computational approaches, including the density functional theory, finite element analysis and machine learning, are also highly welcome. Interdisciplinary studies that bridge experimental and modeling perspectives are particularly encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Manuel Ramos
Dr. Oscar Alberto López-Galán
Dr. Roberto Carlos Ambrosio Lázaro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- novel methods of fabrication and synthesis of solar cells and catalytic thin films
- thin films and nucleation dynamics
- SiGe, Si, CdTe, 2D materials, Graphene, TiO2, etc
- characterization via AFM, SEM, TEM and APT
- electrical and catalytical conversion
- computational modeling via DFT, finite element analysis and machine learning
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