The Section “Solar Energy and Solar Cells” of Nanomaterials (ISSN: 2079-4991) aims to publish original high-quality research, communications, articles, and review articles in the broad areas of solar-related materials, devices, processes, and technology as well as simulations, computational studies, and emerging machine learning applied to these research topics.

As all the articles published in our journal are in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read the top ten selected papers published in 2022 listed below:

1. “All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advancements and Challenges”
by Ibrahim M. Maafa
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(10), 1651; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101651
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/10/1651

2. “Application of Quantum Dot Interface Modification Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Perspectives”
by Yankai Zhou, Xingrui Luo, Jiayan Yang, Qingqing Qiu, Tengfeng Xie and Tongxiang Liang
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(12), 2102; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122102
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/12/2102

3. “The Golden Fig: A Plasmonic Effect Study of Organic-Based Solar Cells”
by Jessica Barichello, Paolo Mariani, Fabio Matteocci, Luigi Vesce, Andrea Reale, Aldo Di Carlo, Maurizio Lanza, Gaetano Di Marco, Stefano Polizzi and Giuseppe Calogero
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(2), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12020267
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/2/267

4. “A Review of Perovskite-Based Photodetectors and Their Applications”
by Haiyan Wang, Yu Sun, Jin Chen, Fengchao Wang, Ruiyi Han, Canyun Zhang, Jinfang Kong, Lan Li and Jing Yang
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(24), 4390; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12244390
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/24/4390

5. “Solution-Processed SnO₂ Quantum Dots for the Electron Transport Layer of Flexible and Printed Perovskite Solar Cells”
by Muhammad Salman Kiani, Zhandos T. Sadirkhanov, Alibek G. Kakimov, Hryhorii P. Parkhomenko, Annie Ng and Askhat N. Jumabekov
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(15), 2615; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12152615
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/15/2615

6. “TiO₂/CuO/Cu₂O Photovoltaic Nanostructures Prepared by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering”
by Grzegorz Wisz, Paulina Sawicka-Chudy, Maciej Sibiński, Dariusz Płoch, Mariusz Bester, Marian Cholewa, Janusz Woźny, Rostyslav Yavorskyi, Lyubomyr Nykyruy and Marta Ruszała
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(8), 1328; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12081328
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/8/1328

7. “Roles of Inorganic Oxide Based HTMs towards Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable PSC—A Review”
by M. Shahinuzzaman, Sanjida Afroz, Hamidreza Mohafez, M. S. Jamal, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Abdelmoneim Sulieman, Nissren Tamam and Mohammad Aminul Islam
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(17), 3003; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12173003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/17/3003

8. “The Use of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Tool for the In-Situ Monitoring and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Aqueous Dispersions”
by Aikaterini Gkaravela, Ioanna Vareli, Dimitrios G. Bekas, Nektaria-Marianthi Barkoula and Alkiviadis S. Paipetis
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(24), 4427; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12244427
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/24/4427

9. “Green Synthesis of Lead Sulphide Nanoparticles for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cell Applications”
by Mohammad Aminul Islam, Dilip Kumar Sarkar, Md. Shahinuzzaman, Yasmin Abdul Wahab, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Nissren Tamam, Abdelmoneim Sulieman, Nowshad Amin and Md. Akhtaruzzaman
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(11), 1933; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12111933
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/11/1933

10. “Transfer-Printed Cuprous Iodide (CuI) Hole Transporting Layer for Low Temperature Processed Perovskite Solar Cells”
by Ravi P. Srivastava, Hyun-Suh Jung and Dahl-Young Khang
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(9), 1467; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091467
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/9/1467

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