Solar Cell Materials
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2019) | Viewed by 582
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Interests: green processes; waste valorization; safe chemicals; green synthesis
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Interests: polymer thin films; semiconductors; dielectrics; surface engineering; self-assembled monolayers; coatings; organics; metal oxide; materials science; thin-film transistors; memory; photovoltaics; optoelectronics
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Interests: materials science, spectroscopic techniques, photovoltaics, organic electronics, materials characterization, nanomaterials
Interests: characterization techniques; polymer science; cement and concrete; photocatalytic materials; nanomaterials; protective coatings
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of solar cells is an extremely thriving research area, where organic solar cells have experienced near exponential growth in several scientific publications and filed patents over recent decades, because of increased focus on renewable energy.
Despite much progress, major challenges still must be overcome to drive organic photovoltaics technology forward towards being used on a very large scale that is technically feasible, and to achieve the realization of reliable devices with long lifetimes that comply with sustainability practices.
This Special Issue of Energies aims to address some of these remaining challenges, by reporting original research and reviews focusing on materials and their synthesis and structure–property relationships in the context of solar cell performance, blend morphology control, morphological stability, and chemical degradation. Research on the use of biodegradable materials in OPV devices is highly encouraged.
State-of-the-art modelling of the relationship between microstructures and properties is also a topic of interest, for understanding both the function and the design of different types of advanced materials.
Studies focusing on encapsulant materials are also welcome.
Prof. Assunta Marrocchi
Prof. Choongik Kim
Dr. Maria Paola Bracciale
Prof. Maria Laura Santarelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new synthetic protocols towards semiconducting materials
- biofeedstock-derived photoactive materials
- interlayer materials
- non-fullerene acceptors
- photoactive ternary blend materials
- morphology control and morphological stability of the photoactive blend materials
- computational materials modelling in the design of OPV devices
- chemical degradation of solar cell materials
- biodegradable materials for organic solar cells
- materials for encapsulation of organic solar cells
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