The Workshop aims at discussing prospects and challenges in the emerging area of next generation thin films photovoltaics with the focus on non-fullerene acceptor organic and perovskite based solar cells. In particular, recent advances and urgent fundamental scientific issues on the way to commercially effective and sustainable thin films solar technology, as well as their practical implementation in the renewable energy sector will be addressed.
Keynote and introductory talks will be focused on the following topics: :
- Tandem and multi-absorber solar cells;
- Electron and hole transport materials, contacts, electrode materials;
- Exciton diffusion, charge carrier generation, transport, and recombination;
- Interface phenomena and interface engineering;
- Structure/processing/property interrelationships;
- Encapsulation, stability, lifetime, and reliability ;
- The role of defects and defect management;
- Multiscale modeling of perovskite solar cells;
- Technological challenges for building integration and commercialization.