Advanced Technologies of Solar Cells: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 March 2026) | Viewed by 3018
Special Issue Editors
Interests: perovskite solar cells; up-scaling techniques; characterization of photoelectrochemical devices; electrochemical reactors; chromatographic analysis; organic synthesis
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2. ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Interests: perovskite solar cells; dye-sensitized solar cells; photoelectrochemistry; characterization of photoelectrochemical devices; phenomenological modeling of photoelectrochemical devices; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Guest Editors are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area “Advanced Technologies of Solar Cells”. Solar cells are devices that use the photovoltaic effect to convert energy of sunlight directly into electricity. The actual energetic crisis has reinforced that transition of the energy system from fossil to renewable energy sources. Among the renewable technologies, solar energy takes the advantage of being everlasting, safe, and noise/pollution-free. Silicon solar panels are the most common solar technology, occupying more than 90% of the global photovoltaic market, however the efficiency is significantly under the theoretical limit of 30%. Alternative low-cost and high-efficiency materials are emerging with global efficiencies surpassing the 25% for perovskite solar cells and 30% for the perovskite/silicon tandem devices.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the recent technology advancements in the fabrication of solar cells. Relevant experimental and theoretical papers related to the above-mentioned topic are welcome, including, but not limited to, perovskite solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, organic/inorganic cells, Si, CdTe, CIGS, and tandem devices. Papers submitted to this Special Issue will be subject to a meticulous peer-review process with the goal of fast and effective dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.
Dr. Luísa Andrade
Dr. Vera C. M. Duarte
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emergent solar cells
- tandem devices
- materials
- modelling
- design
- upscaling
- prototyping
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