Thin Film Photovoltaic and Photonic Based Materials and Devices
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 85
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials; photovoltaics; thin-film silicon; perovskites; microfluidics; SERS; biosensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photovoltaics and photonics are important key technologies used to enable a greener and more sustainable future for our society, given our primary dependence on energy to sustain good quality of life.
The novel understanding of the physical phenomena underlying light–matter interactions and propagation within materials could bridge the gap towards the major goals of green energy deals.
Indeed, recent developments have brought the efficiency of many solar cell technologies closer to the theoretical maximum, particularly by being able to capture (and trap) more light in a wider spectral range by reducing recombination and by decreasing the contact resistance.
This Special Issue aims to gather and showcase manuscripts on the latest developments concerning materials and techniques that boost solar cells’ efficiency independently of their base materials.
Experimental and theoretical works related, but not limited to, the following topics are welcome for submission:
- Photonics for solar cells;
- Light-managing systems;
- Passivation techniques;
- Multi-band solar cells;
- Quantum dot solar cells;
- Thin film solar cells;
- Up-and-down converters;
- Transparent conductive materials;
- New materials for solar cells;
- Novel configurations;
- Light coupler and focusing devices;
- Nanophotonics, meta-surfaces, and device designs.
Dr. Hugo Aguas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solar cells
- photovoltaics
- thin films
- photonics
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