Advances in Perovskite Solar Cells Research
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 5573
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solar cells and lasers; excitons; light polarization; opto-electronic devices; electronic transport; superconductivity; strong correlations; phonons; phase transitions; 2D materials (TMDs, MXenes); perovskites; GaN; quantum wells
Interests: photovoltaic solar cells; physics of semiconductor materials; synthesis of nanomaterials; optical properties of nanomaterials; organic-inorganic perovskite; quantum dots; perovskite based solar cells; quantum solar cells; dye sensitized solar cells; photoactive materials
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Interests: theoretical solid state physics; density functional theory; many-body perturbation theory; thermoelectrics; optical and transport properties of materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world desperately needs green energy sources. Perovskite solar cells are efficient and cheap to produce, making them attractive for researchers and many start-up companies. However, due to the doubly lower ionicity of halide perovskites compared with that of their oxide cousins, the stability of the former is poor. Material degradation processes under exposure to light, moisture, temperature, and device operation conditions such as current and voltage must be controlled to obtain long-lived and stable devices.
To date, our knowledge of degradation mechanisms includes an evolution of defects, grain boundary, surfaces, and interfaces with charge transporting layers. Nevertheless, more work is required in this field to achieve the goal. Further intensive and comprehensive studies on perovskite materials and device properties under harsh conditions are crucial for future development.
The aim of this Special Issue of Materials is to attract reports on the most recent achievements of device technology for stable and durable operation. We also invite works devoted to basic experimental research on processes in these compounds and theoretical modeling designed to achieve a deep understanding of degradation mechanisms and ideas to prevent degradation.
Dr. Malgorzata Wierzbowska
Prof. Dr. Lioz Etgar
Dr. Juan José Meléndez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- halide perovskites
- perovskite solar cells
- perovskite degradation
- harsh condition processes
- operando methods
- device durability
- enhancing stability
- materials protective solutions
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