Thin Layers for Applications in Photovoltaic Solar Cells
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2026 | Viewed by 26
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Interests: absorption and reflection spectroscopy of solids and thin films; radiation defects in laser materials and materials for optoelectronics; influence of heat treatment and irradiation on optical properties of materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Solar energy is a stable, clean, and unlimited source of energy reaching the surface of the Earth. Photovoltaic devices are one of the most common solutions used to convert solar energy to electricity. Currently, the solar panel market is dominated by traditional silicon cells, but their production is still expensive. That is why, in recent years, there has been a growing demand for new, better, and cheap materials. Thin-layer sunlight has become an alternative to traditional devices, e.g., PSC, CZTS/SE, CIGS, CIS, CDTE, DSSC, PEC, and MOS. Many of these solutions are characterized by low energy consumption in the production process, low production cost, high theoretical performance, chemical neutrality, and ease of synthesis; hence, they seem promising as materials for use in photovoltaic devices.
Please consider submitting your work to this Special Issue. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Thin film deposition for solar cells;
- Investigation of thin film for solar cells (optical properties, structural characterization, I-V characterization, etc.);
- Modification of thin layers for photovoltaics (e.g., post-growth annealing treatment);
- Nanoparticles buffer layers for PV.
Dr. Piotr Potera
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thin solid films for PV
- buffer layer for PV
- optical properties
- structural characterization
- I-V characterization
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