Solar Energy Materials 2013
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2013) | Viewed by 68745
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photovoltaic solar cells; physics of semiconductor materials; synthesis of nanomaterials; optical properties of nanomaterials; organic-inorganic perovskite; quantum dots; perovskite based solar cells; quantum solar cells; dye sensitized solar cells; photoactive materials
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Dear Colleagues,
More energy from sunlight strikes the Earth in one hour (4.3 × 1020 J) than all the energy consumed on the planet in a year (4.1 × 1020 J). There is a huge gap between our present use of solar energy and its potential, which defines the grand challenge in energy research.
In this special issue on “Solar Energy Materials” we are soliciting original experimental and theoretical papers and some critical reviews that utilized new and advanced materials for solar energy. We are looking for contributions on,
- Photovoltaic solar cells, covering nanostructures solar cells, dye sensitized solar cells, organic photovoltaic, multijunction solar cells and extremely thin absorber cells.
- Photothermal materials and devices, including heat storage materials.
- Photoelectrochemical materials and devices, covering photoelectrodes, photocatalysis, photoconversion and solar desalination systems and their applications.
- Optical Properties of materials, including light trapping, texturizing and solar concentrators.
- Contributions regarding novel absorber materials which can be used in solar energy systems.
- Materials for energy storage.
Experimental and numerical research on design, fabrication, characterization, properties, and applications of solar energy materials and structures are welcomed.
Dr. Lioz Etgar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photovoltaic solar cells
- materials for energy storage
- photoelectrochemical devices and materials.
- nanostructures
- solar thermal
- mesoporous materials
- hole transport materials
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