Recent Advances in Solar Photovoltaics
A special issue of Solar (ISSN 2673-9941).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 258
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As global solar capacity moves toward the multi-terawatt era, the focus of research on photovoltaic (PV) technology has shifted from mere efficiency gains to the “trivalent” challenge of high efficiency, long-term stability, and scalable sustainability. For example, while silicon–perovskite tandem cells have now surpassed the 35% efficiency mark in laboratory settings, the industry faces critical hurdles in managing the “long tail” of real-world degradation and the environmental impact of new material chemistries. This Special Issue invites original research and comprehensive reviews that address recent advancements in the field of solar photovoltaics with areas of interest that include, but need not be limited to, the following topics:
- Perovskite solar cells, and lead-free perovskite alternatives;
- Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), organic photovoltaics (OPVs), CZTSSe, and quantum dot solar cells;
- Advances in thin-film PV technologies: CIGS, CdTe, and thin-film silicons;
- Advances in crystalline silicon solar cells: TOPCon, and heterojunction technology (HJT);
- Tandem and multi-junction architectures: perovskite–silicon, all-perovskite, and organic–inorganic hybrid tandem configurations;
- Reliability and “long tail” degradation studies on solar cells and solar modules;
- Life cycle assessment (LCA) of emerging solar technologies;
- Emerging solar cell applications: transparent and semi-transparent PV, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), and bifacial panels.
Dr. Zhihua Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- perovskite solar cells
- lead-free perovskites
- dye-sensitized solar cells
- CIGS
- thin-film silicons
- CZTS
- organic photovoltaics
- quantum dots
- TOPCon
- heterojunction technology
- tandem and multi-junction solar cells
- degradation
- life cycle assessment
- transparent and semi-transparent PV
- building-integrated photovoltaics
- bifacial solar panels
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