Interface Engineering and Stability Investigation for Organic, Perovskite, and Thin Film Solar Cells
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2024 | Viewed by 342
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic solar cells (OSCs); perovskite solar cells (PSC); thin film solar cell technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solar cell technologies, including organic, perovskite, and thin-film solar cells, hold great promise for clean and renewable energy generation. However, to fully exploit their potential, it is crucial to understand and improve the interfaces within these devices. Interfaces play a vital role in charge generation, transport, recombination, and overall device performance. Moreover, stability issues, such as degradation mechanisms, environmental effects, and device lifetime, are significant challenges for the commercialization and widespread adoption of these solar cell technologies.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers to present their cutting-edge work on interface engineering strategies to enhance the performance and stability of organic, perovskite, and thin-film solar cells.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Interface modification techniques;
- Novel materials and architectures for efficient and stable organic, perovskite, and thin-film solar cells;
- Characterization techniques for interface and photoactive layer analysis, including spectroscopy, microscopy, and electrical measurements;
- Interface design and optimization for tandem solar cells and multi-junction architectures;
- Strategies to mitigate interfacial degradation and improve long-term stability;
- Device modeling and simulation studies;
- Technological advancements in scalable manufacturing processes for organic, perovskite, and thin-film solar cells.
Authors are encouraged to submit original research papers that present significant findings, comprehensive reviews, and perspectives that discuss future directions and emerging trends in the field.
Dr. Nafees Ahmad
Prof. Dr. Guangbao Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organic solar cells
- perovskite solar cells
- thin-film solar cells
- interface engineering
- stability
- device efficiency
- device optimization
- photoactive layer materials
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