Research on Solar Cell Materials
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 June 2024 | Viewed by 1277
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photonic band gap materials, advanced materials: design, synthesis, characterization, and applications; numerical methods, linear and nonlinear plasmonics and nanophotonics, metamaterials and their applications to achieve new optical functions, transformation optics, novel energy harvesting devices and computational electromagnetic, photocatalysis and photovoltaics
Interests: thin film deposition; material characterization; X-ray diffraction; XRD analysis; SEM analysis; EDX nanomaterials; nanostructured materials & nanomaterials synthesis; thin film materials for photovoltaic and photocatalysis applications; vacuum nanoscience; spray pyrolysis; thermal evaporation; thin film fabrication; solar cellsthin film technology; sputtering; heterojunction solar cells; thin film synthesis; thin film processing; nanofabrication; chemical vapor deposition; hall effect; EDAX annealing
Interests: solid oxide fuel cells; solid state ionics; electrochemical analysis; material characterization; advanced materials for solar cells; materials for energy; electrical conductivity; nanocomposite ferroelectrics; superconductivity and superconductors; thermoelectric and thermoelectrochemical cells; absorption spectroscopy; phase transitions; powder X-ray diffraction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The overuse of non-renewable energy sources along with their noxious environmental impacts are among the most pressing problems facing humanity nowadays. Consequently, it is necessary to promote the emergence of other sources of clean and renewable energies such as geothermal, biomass, solar, wind, hydroelectricity. Photovoltaic technology which consists of direct conversion of sunlight into electricity is one of the most challenging areas in the field of renewable energies. It is qualified as sustainable and ecologically clean source of energy that has the potential to serve the needs of our society. Because of the intermittent nature of photovoltaic energy, a sustainable energy production process for the end user requires efficient energy storage devices. Due to the significance of this subject, numerous academic and industrial researchers have created and manufactured advanced materials that offer exceptional qualities according to their intended applications. This Special Issue builds upon the vast potential use of advanced materials in various photovoltaic technologies. It is intended to display the current state-of-the-art for novel advanced materials to handle the numerous exciting issues that researchers have been confronted with in this field for various sustainable energy conversion and storage applications.
Dr. Walid Belhadj
Dr. Abdelmajid Timoumi
Prof. Dr. Madani Adel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solar cells
- fuel cells
- thermoelectric cells
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion
- photoactive materials
- polymer and composites
- piezoelectric materials & self-charging devices
- smart materials & energy harvesting
- photo-capacitors for energy storage
- solar energy conversion
- rechargeable batteries
- supercapacitors
- energy conversion devices
- microgrid building design
