Advances in Photovoltaics
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 2332
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Energy issues are important challenges that must be solved in the 21st century. Energy generation systems that rely on fossil fuels carry the risk of rapidly changing the global environment, and concerns about the risk are permeating the general public.
Considering these risks, realizing a sustainable society is a challenge for humankind. Obviously, the use of renewable energy is an effective means of breaking away from fossil fuel-dependent societies, but energy generation from renewable sources is still not the main energy source in terms of efficiency, costs, and supply systems.
However, research on energy generation systems from renewable energies, especially sunlight, is more active than ever before. Although the materials used for photovoltaic power generation are mainly silicon, organic semiconductor materials and organic–inorganic hybrid materials (perovskite materials) are gaining recognition. Relatively new organic materials and perovskite materials are expected to develop solar power generation devices for mobile applications, which are difficult with silicon semiconductor materials, and have great significance in realizing unprecedented forms of energy creation.
This Special Issue is focused on materials from photovoltaic energy-harvesting systems, from devices to application of modules, and especially research papers on organic materials and perovskite materials. Perovskite materials have shown tremendous efficiency gains over the past decade and have demonstrated a high capacity. On the other hand, organic materials have a half-century of history, have steadily improved energy conversion efficiency, and are showing momentum close to silicon solar cells. To accelerate this momentum, we publish this Special Issue.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Prof. Dr. Makoto Karakawa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organic photovoltaics
- organic semiconductor
- perovskite photovoltaics
- modules
