Perovskite Nanomaterials for Energy-Related Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (16 August 2021) | Viewed by 413
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The most critical scientific challenge for the foreseeable future is without a doubt the supply of energy to meet an ever-growing demand. We are already seeing the dramatic effects that climate change, caused primarily by the emission of CO2 from fossil fuels, is having on large portions of society, especially in poorer countries. Developing renewable and clean sources of energy is therefore extremely important if we intend to reduce CO2 emissions.
Perovskite solar cells have taken the world of photovoltaics by storm by rising from 4% to over 25% in just over a decade. Their remarkable optoelectronics properties (high absorption coefficient, long carrier diffusion length, low trap density and small exciton binding energy, just to name a few), coupled with ease of processing from solution at room temperature could enable mass production of highly efficient modules or the improvement of existing technologies (such as silicon-perovskite tandem cells).
However, the exact physical properties behind material and device functioning, such as ion distribution, charge extraction, along with the nanoscale morphology of the film are not yet fully understood. Furthermore, hybrid perovskite nanomaterials suffer from rapid degradation upon exposure to water, oxygen, and heat and/or UV light. Perovskite solar cells must be able to demonstrate sufficient stability in field conditions in order to compete with established PV technologies.
This Special Issue is devoted to the applications of hybrid perovskite materials for energy harvesting through photovoltaic devices and their optoelectronic characterization at the nanoscale. Particularly welcome will be original, in-depth studies on the stability of those cells and on the fundamental understanding and mitigation of degradation mechanisms.
Prof. Giulia Grancini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Perovskite Solar Cells
- Photovoltaics
- Nanomaterial
- Energy
- Stability
- Degradation
