Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue concerning “Advances in Solar Energy Nanomaterials and Technical Applications”.

Micro/nanostructured materials have played a fundamental role in the increase in photovoltaic solar cells’ efficiency in recent years. Examples are plasmonic enhancement, reflection enhancement, light scattering, and enhanced carrier collection efficiency, among others. One reason for this is that micro-/nanostructures are able to significantly enhance light harvesting in the near infrared or infrared region of the solar spectrum. On the other hand, the incorporation of nanoparticles in solar cells has led to the development of several novel concept cells that have a disruptive importance in the PV field, such as perovskite solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, intermediate band solar cells, epitaxial solar cells, nanowire solar cells, organic heterojunction solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum dots, and up and down converters. Additionally, solution-processed solar cells incorporating nanostructures have allowed us to improve the performance of solar cells, as well as allowing cells to be made flexibe and be mass produced via roll to roll techniques.This Special Issue aims to be a comprehensive collection of works related to the improved performance of photovoltaic solar cells through the application of micro/nanostructures and micro/nanomaterials in solar cell fabrication. Therefore, we invite authors to contribute with original research articles and review articles covering the current progress in solar cells. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Quantum dot solar cells and photonic devices;
• Perovskite solar cells and devices;
• Dye-sensitized solar cells;
• Nanowire solar cells;
• Epitaxial solar cells;
• Hybrid solar cells;
• Thin film solar cells, including thin film silicon, and compond solar cells based on nanostructures;
• Nanostructured crystalline silicon solar cells;
• Litght-harvesting and -trapping enhancers;
• Up and down converters;
• Solution processed solar cells.

Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Martins
Dr. Hugo Aguas
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• photovolatics
• solar cells
• nanomaterials
• nanostructures
• light harvesting
• light management
• plasmonic
• interface engineering
• carrier multiplication