Advances in Emerging Photovoltaic: From Materials and Devices to Modules
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 862
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: design and synthesis of organic functional materials; organic solar cell materials and devices; perovskite solar cell materials and devices
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to capture the latest groundbreaking research and comprehensive reviews in the rapidly evolving field of next-generation photovoltaics. While silicon-based technology continues to dominate the market, emerging photovoltaic technologies such as perovskite solar cells, organic photovoltaics, and quantum dot solar cells have demonstrated unprecedented progress in power conversion efficiencies, offering unique advantages like tunable bandgaps, flexibility, lightweight, and potential for low-cost production.
The scope of this Issue is intentionally broad to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the field. We invite contributions that explore novel material design and synthesis, including but not limited to new perovskite compositions, non-fullerene acceptors for organic cells, and advanced quantum dot structures.
Furthermore, recognizing the critical pathway from laboratory-scale achievement to real-world application, this Issue particularly welcomes studies addressing the key challenges of scalability, long-term operational stability, and lifetime assessment. Topics of interest also include module fabrication and encapsulation techniques.
By bringing together contributions from leading scientists in materials science and chemistry, this Special Issue seeks to provide a valuable platform for sharing knowledge, stimulating discussion, and accelerating the development of efficient, stable, and commercially viable photovoltaic technologies for a sustainable energy future.
Dr. Guilong Cai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- design and synthesis of photovoltaic materials
- perovskite photovoltaics
- organic photovoltaics
- quantum dot solar cells
- scalability and stability
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