Advances in Nanomaterials for Photovoltaic Applications

• Other Authors: Antohe, Vlad-Andrei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; rotating disk electrode; photovoltaic; electrodeposition; mass transport; thin film; hydrogen evolution; CIGS; PV cells; fill factor; quantum efficiency; oxide/metal/oxide; OMO; DMD; ellipsometry; transparent conductive electrodes; plastic substrates; organic solar cells; perovskite solar cells; contact angle; wettability; tantalum; titanium oxide; atomic layer deposition; bubbler temperature; perovskite solar cell; electron transport layer; CdTe nanocrystals; blade coating; large area fabrication; o-SnS; c-SnS; SnS2; Sn2S3; CBD; solar cells; ultra-flexible organic solar cells; IZTO; transparent electrode; mechanical stability; 1D grating pattern; ZnO; ultrathin; window layer; zinc selenide (ZnSe); thin films; radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering; physical properties; spectroscopic ellipsometry; electrical measurements; antimony selenoiodide; SbSeI; solution process; one-step method; hole transporting layer; photoconversion efficiency; stability; metal oxides; metal sulfides; nanocarbon materials; conducting polymers; conjugated polyelectrolyte; small organic molecules; compact SnO2; mesoporous TiO2; oxygen plasma; perovskite solar cell low process temperature; InAs quantum dots solar cells; AlAs capping; (S)TEM; n/a
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This reprint includes contributions focusing on theoretical and experimental studies that report on the innovative processing and characterization of materials and nanostructured materials engineered for photovoltaic applications. In particular, the reprint presents a collection of twelve high-quality articles, among which are two comprehensive reviews, one communication letter and nine original research papers. These articles exhaustively cover state-of-the-art aspects of the four essential constitutive building-blocks of a photovoltaic element: the main absorber component, the "window" layer, the electron- and hole-transporter media, as well as the back- and top-electrodes of the solar cell.