A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). The special issue Solar Cells is dedicated to recent advances made in basic research and technology of solar energy conversion systems.
Organic solar cells have the potential to fill this gap and put us on the path to achieve "affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all" (UN Sustainable Development Goal 7).
We review several examples of how spectrally-selective photonic structures may be used to improve solar cell systems. Firstly, we introduce different spectrally-selective structures that are based on interference effects. Examples shown include Rugate filter, edge filter and 3D photonic crystals such as artificial [...] Read more.
We present a review of the emerging class of hybrid solar cells based on organic-semiconductor (Group IV, III-V), nanocomposites, which states separately from dye synthesized, polymer-metal oxides and organic-inorganic (Group II-VI) nanocomposite photovoltaics. The structure of such hybrid cell comprises of an organic [...] Read more.
Solar cells are devices for converting sunlight into electricity. Their primary element is often a semiconductor which absorbs light to produce carriers of electrical charge. An applied electric field can then sweep these carriers out of the semiconductor, thus producing an electrical current.
With respect to silicon solar cells, organic solar cells have a variety of advantages including being lighter, flexible and potentially disposable as well as having a reduced cost. Articles will be displayed here once they are published.
Special Issue : New Technologies in Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Photovoltaics (PV) solar cells are an exciting and promising approach for sustainable and clean renewable energy generation, offering different approaches in terms of …
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SPECIAL TOPIC — New generation solar cells
A new hybrid organic-inorganic structure of FTO/TiO 2 /Se/HTL/Au based selenium solar cell has been fabricated through a low-cost spin-coating process in air. In this process, selenium is …
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Crystals | Special Issue : Advances of Perovskite Solar Cells
For perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to become a cost-effective photovoltaic technology, their efficiency, stability and industrialization are the basic merits to consider. Among these aspects, the working stability can become a large obstacle for the development of PSCs, which is mainly due to the light sensitivity of the device. In the past few years, there have been …
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Special Issue: "Solar Cells"
This issue compiles original and review papers covering a broad interdisciplinary spectrum on topics in solid state photodevices, charge carrier dynamics, new photovoltaic materials, …
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Solar Cell
Fundamentals of Solar Cell. Tetsuo Soga, in Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion, 2006. 1. INTRODUCTION. Solar cell is a key device that converts the light energy into the electrical energy in photovoltaic energy conversion. In most cases, semiconductor is used for solar cell material. The energy conversion consists of absorption of light (photon) energy …
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Perovskite Photoelements: A New Generation of Solar Cells
Dear Colleagues, Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a widely studied topic in materials science. Their low cost of production combined with their record-breaking single-junction photovoltaic efficiencies have captured the attention of thousands of researchers in recent years; however, this has come bundled with the challenge of low intrinsic and extrinsic …
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Solar cell | Definition, Working Principle,
Solar cell, any device that directly converts the energy of light into electrical energy through the photovoltaic effect. The majority of solar cells are fabricated from silicon—with increasing efficiency and lowering cost as the …
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Solar cells
Solar cells are devices for converting sunlight into electricity. Their primary element is often a semiconductor which absorbs light to produce carriers of electrical charge. An applied...
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Topic: New Energy Surfaces for Solar Cells, Thermosolar Power, …
Home Special Issues Topic: New Energy Surfaces for Solar Cells, Thermosolar Power, and Hydrogen Generation. Special Issue. Topic: New Energy Surfaces for Solar Cells, Thermosolar Power, and Hydrogen Generation . A Special Issue of Energy Materials. ISSN 2770-5900 (Online) Submission deadline: 31 Jul 2025. Guest Editor(s) Prof. José Luis Endrino. Department of …
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Organic solar cells
This Collection aims to showcase the latest advances in the topic of organic solar cells, paving the way to sustainable energy technologies. This Collection supports and amplifies research related ...
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Special Issue : New Technologies in Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Photovoltaics (PV) solar cells are an exciting and promising approach for sustainable and clean renewable energy generation, offering different approaches in terms of device PV system design, modelling, fabrication, and analysis for …
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Energies | Special Issue : Solar Cells and …
This Special Issue is entitled "Solar Cells and Photoelectrochemical Cells: Current Status, Challenges, and Future". For this Special Issue, we would like to invite researchers to contribute original …
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Topic: Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials, Technologies, and Future ...
Perovskite solar cells stand as an innovative variation in solar energy, using a class of materials called perovskites as the active layer for light harvesting. This remarkable advancement has quickly revolutionized the field of photovoltaics, offering unprecedented potential for achieving high efficiency and low-cost solar energy conversion.
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Energies | Special Issue : Solar Cells
The special issue Solar Cells is dedicated to recent advances made in basic research and technology of solar energy conversion systems. This issue compiles original and …
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Next Generation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Following the important impetus given to the perovskite solar cells (PSC), the common thinking was that the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology was soon coming to an end. However, noticeable advancements have also been realized in the field of DSSC in terms of materials development, power conversion efficiency, and stability, new concepts or, in a …
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Special Issue: "Solar Cells"
This issue compiles original and review papers covering a broad interdisciplinary spectrum on topics in solid state photodevices, charge carrier dynamics, new photovoltaic materials, quantum-dots based solar cells, nano-dimensioned photo-structures, mimetic systems, hydrogen photogeneration, organic and exiton solar cells and also innovative ...
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Solar energy is a renewable and sustainable energy source, which has gained significant attention in recent years due to its potential to mitigate climate change and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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Solar Cells | Journal | ScienceDirect by Elsevier
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Advances in Solar Energy: Special Issue on Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite solar cells are rapidly becoming a new archetype of excitonic solar cells after the discovery of a breakthrough in the photovoltaic filed using organometal perovskites as light harvesters. Though first efficiency reported 2010 was a humble 3.8% the power conversion efficiency has rapidly improved to exceeding 25% in single-junction and to over …
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Energies | Special Issue : Solar Cells and Photoelectrochemical
This Special Issue is entitled "Solar Cells and Photoelectrochemical Cells: Current Status, Challenges, and Future". For this Special Issue, we would like to invite researchers to contribute original research articles, communications, full papers, perspectives and review articles that indicate the importance of solar cells and ...
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Organic solar cells
With respect to silicon solar cells, organic solar cells have a variety of advantages including being lighter, flexible and potentially disposable as well as having a reduced cost. This...
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