TY - BOOK ID - 133839254 TI - Advanced Thin Film Materials for Photovoltaic Applications PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - History of engineering & technology KW - electroplating KW - semiconductors KW - large-area electronics KW - characterisation KW - solar cells KW - perovskite solar cell KW - hole blocking layer KW - solution spin-coating KW - TiO2/SnO2 layer KW - anti-reflection coating KW - potential-induced degradation KW - solar cell KW - plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition KW - organic solar cells KW - perovskite solar cells KW - encapsulation KW - stability KW - Cu(In,Ga)Se2 KW - mini-module KW - numerical simulation KW - P1 shunt KW - space charge region (SCR) KW - TCAD KW - transistor effect KW - electrodeposition KW - CdTe film KW - two-electrode configuration KW - thin films KW - electroplating temperature KW - photovoltaic KW - CdTe KW - CdS KW - luminescence KW - spectroscopy KW - CdSe KW - CdTe1−xSex KW - photovoltaics KW - review KW - tin monosulfide KW - tin disulfide KW - chemical solution process KW - absorber KW - buffer KW - renewable energy KW - ethlammonium KW - formamidinium KW - microstructure KW - perovskite KW - SnS/SnS2 KW - CdS/CdTe KW - CIGS KW - silicon KW - electroplating of semiconductors UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133839254 AB - The direct conversion of sunlight into electricity (photovoltaic or PV for short) is evolving rapidly, and is a technology becoming a mainstream clean energy production method. However, to compete with conventional energy production methods using fossil fuels, the conversion efficiency needs to be increased, and the manufacturing cost should be reduced further. Both of these require the improvement of solar energy materials, and the device architectures used for the conversion of light into electrical energy. This Special Issue presents the latest developments in some solar energy materials like Si, CdTe, CIGS, SnS and Perovskites), and the device structures suitable for next generation solar cells. In particular, the progress in graded bandgap multi-layer solar cells are presented in this Special Issue. ER -