Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Photovoltaic Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 406
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dye sensitized solar cell; perovskite solar cell; nanotechnology; plasmonics solar cells; indoor photovoltaics; oxide semiconductor; thin films deposition
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Interests: dye sensitized solar cell; agrivoltaics; nanotechnology; oxide semiconductor; thin films deposition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the rapid development of society and the economy, the excessive consumption of fossil fuels has prompted a shift to renewable energy resources. In this context, solar cell technology (SCT) has gained increasing attention due to its key role in global energy transformations and may prove to be a sustainable solution to the impending energy crisis. In recent years, SCT has experienced significant advances in both materials and systems, leading to improvements in efficiency, stability, and cost. The development of novel materials for solar cells holds great potential for revolutionizing the field of renewable energy through the enhancement of existing solar panels’ performance and enabling the creation of new, more efficient photovoltaic devices. The adoption of these materials could have significant implications for the transition toward a more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy system.
This research topic is aimed at showcasing the recent developments and future challenges in new advanced materials for solar cell technology using methods other than fabrication and characterization, followed by the demonstration of their innovative applications for photovoltaic solar cells (e.g., first, second, and third generations of solar cells). Furthermore, we intend to create an open space for debate, and invite the whole community of academic and industrial researchers involved in both fundamental studies and applied solutions to share their recent findings, views, and expectations in this challenging field of research concerning new advanced materials and their integration in a solar cell technology.
Specific research areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advances in the synthesis and characterization of new advanced materials for solar cell technology;
- Quantum dot photovoltaic materials and devices;
- New methods for the deposition of advanced materials based on thin films;
- New concepts and device architectures for the next generation of solar cells;
- Carbon nanomaterials for the improvement of PV devices;
- The large-scale production of third-generation solar cell technologies using nanostructured metal oxide.
Dr. Daniel Horatiu Ursu
Dr. Marinela Miclau
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new advanced materials
- solar cells applications
- outdoor–indoor photovoltaics
- next generation of solar cells
