Perovskite Structures and Their Novel Photovoltaic Devices
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2022) | Viewed by 240
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hybrid lead halide perovskite semiconductors exhibit a confluence of attractive merits. For example, the structures show unprecedented flexibility that can be tuned by using both organic and inorganic components, direct bandgaps present high tunability with strong light absorption, electronic structures tolerate a rich variety of defects that is conducive to achieving high-performance optoelectronic devices, and the fabrication of high-quality films is feasible, which enables facile device optimization. These inherent advantages of hybrid perovskite materials capture a significant amount of research interest, which has led to an explosive growth in photovoltaic (PV) techniques that can convert solar energy into electricity with an efficiency of up to 25.7% for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in only ~10 years, which is comparable to the performance of crystalline silicon and semiconductor thin film solar cells (e.g., CdTe and Cu-In-Ga-Se), offering a practical solution to address the challenge of ever-increasing energy needs.
It is our great pleasure to propose this Special Issue on “Perovskite Structures and Their Novel Photovoltaic Devices” in Materials, an open accessible journal dedicated to a special place for publishing spotlights and reviews. This issue will highlight important advances in hybrid perovskite research, ranging from fundamental research and commercialization of PSCs. We aim to present to readers a comprehensive picture of the study of perovskite materials and PV technology. All types of papers are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Wenhua Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- perovskite
- solar cells
- defect passivation
- stability
- photovoltaic performance
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