Device Physics of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells

Dear Colleagues,

Organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been well recognized as the most promising solar energy harvesting devices to replace silicon solar cells, owing to their multi-functionalities, facile processability, and low manufacturing cost. Although OSCs and PSCs have successfully exceeded the typical silicon solar cells in terms of efficiency by far, the short lifetime still limits their further commercialization. Therefore, further developing fundamental science and device engineering, including materials science, device fabrication technology, and theoretical study, are the key to achieving commercially feasible solar cells with low cost, high efficiency, and a long lifetime.

In this Special Issue, frontier research and studies, including the fundamentals for materials and device physics of OSCs and PSCs, are highlighted and discussed.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Haosheng Lin
Prof. Dr. Zhongmin Zhou
Guest Editors

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• organic solar cells
• perovskite solar cells
• photovoltaic materials
• material chemistry
• device physics
• device engineering
• simulation