Advanced Study of Solar Cells and Energy Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photovoltaic materials; perovskite solar cells; semitransparent perovskite solar cell; perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
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Interests: photovoltaic materials; hybrid materials; silicon solar cells; perovskite solar cells; energy storage systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability can announce a multidisciplinary Special Issue on "Advanced Study of Solar Cells and Energy Sustainability". We invite researchers, engineers, policymakers, and industry professionals to contribute their latest findings on cutting-edge solar energy technologies, focusing on organic–inorganic hybrid photovoltaics, advanced functional materials, interfacial engineering, stability enhancement, physical mechanism, and applications in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs), agrivoltaics, indoor internet of things, etc.
Over the past decades, the urgent need to combat climate change has driven rapid advancements in solar energy technologies. However, challenges such as material efficiency, long-term stability, scalability, and integration with existing infrastructure remain critical barriers to widespread adoption. This Special Issue will address these challenges by fostering innovative research on next-generation photovoltaic materials and systems, while emphasizing sustainability across their lifecycle.
Dr. Fuhua Hou
Dr. Tiantian Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organic–inorganic hybrid photovoltaics
- advanced functional materials
- interfacial engineering
- stability enhancement
- physical mechanism
- building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs)
- indoor internet of things
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