The Use of Organic Electronics and Soft Nanomaterials in Solar Energy Technology
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 May 2024) | Viewed by 2423
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic electronics; solar energy; metamaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Organic nanomaterials and organic electronics are contributing significantly to the production of cost-effective sources of renewable power over a large area with a reduced environmental impact. Despite tremendous efforts to propose different inorganic materials for the production of photovoltaic (PV) devices that are capable of efficiently harvesting solar energy, organic nanomaterials are of great importance for cultivating and diversifying soft materials’ applications in photovoltaic technology.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform with which researchers may present new research findings and reviews of significant works in the field of organic electronics and soft nanomaterials that serve in the development of solar energy technology and address the critical issues in solar power generation, and PV design and assessment. We are particularly interested in papers presenting the latest achievements and current problems in organic electronics and soft nanomaterials for solar energy technology and that propose corresponding solutions to key technical challenges in the utilization of solar power, pointing out future directions for the sustainable development of solar power generation technology.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Organic solar cells, devices, materials, and simulation;
- Nanomaterials and polymers for solar energy harvesting;
- modeling, simulation, optimization, and performance assessment of organic electronic devices;
- Solar energy storage technologies;
- Solar-based hybrid PV/T systems;
- Solar in technological applications;
- Semi-transparent organic solar cells;
- Solar applications in buildings;
- Maximum power point trackers;
- Reconfiguration of solar PV systems;
- Parameter estimation of PV cells and modules;
- PV design and sizing;
- Nanomaterial selection and optimization for solar cells;
- Synthesis of nanomaterials for solar cells.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Fahmi Fariq Muhammadsharif
Dr. Peshawa O. Amin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- nanostructures
- organic materials
- solar energy
- PV design
- PV sizing
- solar cell modeling
- PV parameters
- solar cell parameters
- organic solar cells
- semitransparent organic solar cells
- MPPT
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