Thin Film Coatings for Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Device Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Solar energy offers an effective way to capture naturally available power. The development of efficient solar absorber materials and devices is important and relevant in the context of clean and renewable energy sources for terrestrial applications. Nowadays, a variety of highly efficient thermal coatings and solar cells are constantly emerging. Thin films in solar selective stacks and in solar cells play an important role to improve the temperature in concentrating systems and efficiency of photovoltaics devices and durability. Understanding the growth of the absorber layers, transparent conducting layers, antireflection coatings, and key strategies for performance enhancement is essential both in solar thermal and photovoltaic devices.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the fabrication and characterization of novel solar thermal absorber coatings, solar cell materials and devices using different chemical and physical vapor deposition methods and to study the material properties and the device performance. Original research papers and short reviews addressing the synthesis and characterization of new and novel materials for solar thermal and photovoltaic device applications are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Paruchuri Kondaiah
Guest Editor

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