SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion. Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, optics, materials fabrication and analysis for all types of materials.Of particular interest are:Solar Cells, covering single crystal, polycrystalline and amorphous materials utilising homojunctions and heterojunctions, Schottky barriers, liquid junctions and their applications. Also of interest is analysis of component materials, individual cells and complete systems, including their economic aspects.Photothermal Devices, in the broadest sense, including solar absorber devices, heat storage materials, radiative cooling systems and their applications.Photoelectrochemical and Photochemical Devices, covering photoelectrodes, photocatalysis, photoconversion and solar desalination systems and their applications.Optical Properties of materials, including light trapping, texturising, solar concentrators which include imaging and non-imaging optical collectors.Light Control, including systems for energy efficient architecture and daylighting, chromogenics and smart windows.

太阳能材料与太阳能电池是传播光伏、光热和光电化学太阳能转换相关材料科学与技术研究成果的载体。材料科学是在尽可能广泛的意义上采取，包括物理，化学，光学，材料制造和分析所有类型的材料。特别值得注意的是:太阳能电池，包括单晶、多晶和非晶材料，利用同质结和异质结、肖特基势垒、液体结及其应用。同样有趣的是对组成材料、单个细胞和完整系统的分析，包括它们的经济方面。广义上的光热器件，包括太阳能吸收装置、蓄热材料、辐射冷却系统及其应用。光电化学和光化学器件，包括光电极、光催化、光转化和太阳能淡化系统及其应用。光学性质的材料，包括光捕获，纹理，太阳能集中器，其中包括成像和非成像光学收集器。灯光控制，包括节能建筑和采光系统，变色和智能窗户。