Cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based cells have emerged as the leading commercialized thin
film photovoltaic technology and has intrinsically better temperature coefficients, energy …

With rapid progress in a power conversion efficiency (PCE) to reach 25%, metal halide
perovskite-based solar cells became a game-changer in a photovoltaic performance race …

The unique electronic and catalytic properties emerging from low symmetry anisotropic (1D
and 2D) metal chalcogenides (MCs) have generated tremendous interest for use in next …

Understanding carrier loss mechanisms at microscopic regions is imperative for the
development of high-performance polycrystalline inorganic thin-film solar cells. Despite the …

Trap-assisted recombination, despite being lower as compared with traditional inorganic
solar cells, is still the dominant recombination mechanism in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) …

The successful isolation of phosphorene (atomic layer thick black phosphorus) in 2014 has
currently aroused the interest of 2D material researchers. In this review, first, the …

Grain boundaries (GBs) play an important role in most polycrystalline solar cells. In
perovskite solar cells, the research community is just starting to understand their effects on …

Solar cells based on inorganic absorbers, such as Si, GaAs, CdTe and Cu (In, Ga) Se2,
permit a high device efficiency and stability. The crystals' three-dimensional structure means …

Halide perovskites have recently emerged as promising materials for low-cost, high-
efficiency solar cells. The efficiency of perovskite-based solar cells has increased rapidly …

Control of defect processes in photovoltaic materials is essential for realizing high-efficiency
solar cells and related optoelectronic devices. Native defects and extrinsic dopants tune the …