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This book covers major important aspects of nanostructured solar cells of varying types. From fundamental physicochemical investigations to technological advances, and from single junction solar cells (silicon solar cell, dye sensitized solar cell, quantum dots sensitized solar cell, and small molecule organic solar cell) to tandem multi-junction solar cells, all aspects are included and discussed to advance the use of nanotechnology to improve the performance of solar cells with reduced fabrication costs. Most recent studies of nanostructured solar cells have been integrated in this book, allowing readers to quickly follow recent developments in this area.

light harvesting --- Photovolatics --- light management --- carrier multiplication --- nanomaterials --- solar cells --- engineering --- nanostructures --- plasmonic interface

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The progress in the area of nanotechnology has opened the door for the fabrication of soft, biological, and composite nanomaterials for targeted applications. Nanomaterials are known to enhance the properties and functionality of composite materials several fold. The properties for the desired applications can often be achieved by the addition of small amounts of nanomaterials into soft materials such as polymers, gels, and biomaterials. This book condenses investigations by scientific groups from highly diverse research fields, which will be beneficial for the wider scientific community.

Technology: general issues --- oxygen nanobubbles --- phospholipids --- polyethylene glycol --- ultrasound imaging --- electrospinning --- nanocomposites --- porous TiO2 nanofiber --- light harvesting --- additive --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- graphene oxide --- Sertoli cells --- Leydig cells --- apoptosis --- oxidative stress --- mitochondrial membrane potential --- DNA damage --- chitosan --- polycaprolactone --- shape memory --- stretchability --- polyurethane --- biocomposite --- methotrexate --- cubic phase --- magnetocubosomes --- monoolein --- liquid crystalline phase --- drug delivery system --- alternating magnetic field --- laser ablation --- nanofibers --- poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) --- Au nanoparticles --- neutralization --- characterization of materials --- depth-sensing indentation --- adhesion --- the BG method --- non-destructive testing --- reagent-free colorimetric assay --- galactose determination --- nanoceria --- agarose gel --- galactosemia diagnosis --- nanodiamond --- composite --- 3D-printed scaffold --- n/a

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The energy transition is one of the key approaches in the effort to halt climate changes, and it has become even more essential in the light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Fostering the energy efficiency and the energy independence of the building sector is a focal aim to move towards a decarbonized society. In this context, building physics and building energy systems are fundamental disciplines based on applied physics applications in civil, architectural, and environmental engineering, including technical themes related to the planning of energy and the environment, diagnostic methods, and mitigating techniques. This Special Issue contains information on experimental studies in the following research topics: renewable energy sources, building energy analysis, rational use of energy, heat transmission, heating and cooling systems, thermofluid dynamics, smart energy systems, and energy service management in buildings.

nanocomposite photocatalyst --- environmental remediation --- selective organic transformation --- hydrogen evolution --- disinfection --- Perovskite solar cell --- PMMA --- carbon quantum dots --- down-conversion --- light harvesting --- dye-guest encapsulation --- zeolite --- microporous aluminophosphates --- one-pot synthesis --- hybrid fluorescent system --- white light emitter --- FRET --- hydrogen generation rate --- porous silicon nanopowder --- nanosilicon oxidation --- engineering of silicon nanoparticles --- van der Waals epitaxy --- Bi2Se3 --- mica --- two-dimensional materials --- optoelectronics --- transparent conductive electrode --- electrospinning --- SrTiO3 --- fibers --- photocatalytic --- water splitting --- bandgap --- hydrogen --- titanium dioxide --- photocatalysis --- photodegradation --- phosphomolybdic acid (PMoA) --- polyaniline (PANI) --- protonation --- photochromism --- nanocomposite thin film --- WO3 --- nanocomposites --- heterostructures --- water-splitting --- oxygen evolution --- n/a

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Reprints of Polymers Special Issue entitled "Polymer films for photovoltaic applications", which covers all fields related to polymer films for photovoltaic applications, but special attention will be given to the following aspects:- The synthesis and suitable modification of polymer structure, to obtain polymer thin films for PV devices;- The influence of film deposition (thermal vacuum evaporation (TVE), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), spin coating, spray, etc.) on the properties of polymer films;- The thermo-optical properties of polymer thin films and blends of polymer films, as potential parts of PV systems;- The influence of doping or protonation of polymer thin films and blend polymer films on their properties;- Polymer thin films as active layers in PV solar cells—correlation of chemical structure and PV properties;- BHJ solar cells with polymer blends films—the choice of blend film composition to obtain the best PV parameters.

Research & information: general --- Chemistry --- Organic chemistry --- azomethines --- supramolecular organization --- organic thin films --- polymer:fullerene blends --- organic photovoltaics --- memory device --- organic semiconductors --- poly-N-epoxy-propylcarbazole --- tera-cyanoquino-dimethane --- CsPbBr3 perovskite QDs --- amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) --- light amplification --- surface passivation --- photostability --- 3D helicoidal architecture --- fiber-based polymer composite --- impact resistance --- lightweight photovoltaics (PV) --- integrated PV rooftop --- luminescent solar concentrator --- polymer matrix --- organic fluorophore --- intramolecular charge transfer --- light harvesting --- dye --- organic solar cells --- ellipsometry --- ternary organic films --- morphology examination --- micro --- perovskite --- solar cell --- 3D printing --- fused deposition modeling --- artificially light-harvesting --- luminescent solar concentrators --- molecular alignability prediction --- redirecting diffuse light --- polymer:fullerene blend films --- iodine doping --- annealing effect --- absorption edge parameters --- exciton bandwidth --- structural changes --- BHJ solar cells --- polymer --- bulk heterojunction --- PEDOT:PSS --- PTB7:PC70BM --- PFN-Br --- SCAPS 1D --- encapsulants for PV modules --- lamination process --- EVA --- POE --- power conversion efficiency --- hybrid perovskite --- tandem structure --- photovoltaics --- commercialization --- molecular modeling --- stretching process --- polymers --- mechanical deformation --- density functional theory --- crosslinking kinetics --- dynamic mechanical analysis --- activation energy --- indoloquinoxaline --- low-cost polymer donor --- wide-bandgap polymer --- polymer solar cells --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- redox mediator --- solid polymer electrolytes --- succinonitrile --- electrical conductivity --- bulk-heterojunction solar cells --- perovskite solar cells --- thin layers --- azomethines --- supramolecular organization --- organic thin films --- polymer:fullerene blends --- organic photovoltaics --- memory device --- organic semiconductors --- poly-N-epoxy-propylcarbazole --- tera-cyanoquino-dimethane --- CsPbBr3 perovskite QDs --- amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) --- light amplification --- surface passivation --- photostability --- 3D helicoidal architecture --- fiber-based polymer composite --- impact resistance --- lightweight photovoltaics (PV) --- integrated PV rooftop --- luminescent solar concentrator --- polymer matrix --- organic fluorophore --- intramolecular charge transfer --- light harvesting --- dye --- organic solar cells --- ellipsometry --- ternary organic films --- morphology examination --- micro --- perovskite --- solar cell --- 3D printing --- fused deposition modeling --- artificially light-harvesting --- luminescent solar concentrators --- molecular alignability prediction --- redirecting diffuse light --- polymer:fullerene blend films --- iodine doping --- annealing effect --- absorption edge parameters --- exciton bandwidth --- structural changes --- BHJ solar cells --- polymer --- bulk heterojunction --- PEDOT:PSS --- PTB7:PC70BM --- PFN-Br --- SCAPS 1D --- encapsulants for PV modules --- lamination process --- EVA --- POE --- power conversion efficiency --- hybrid perovskite --- tandem structure --- photovoltaics --- commercialization --- molecular modeling --- stretching process --- polymers --- mechanical deformation --- density functional theory --- crosslinking kinetics --- dynamic mechanical analysis --- activation energy --- indoloquinoxaline --- low-cost polymer donor --- wide-bandgap polymer --- polymer solar cells --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- redox mediator --- solid polymer electrolytes --- succinonitrile --- electrical conductivity --- bulk-heterojunction solar cells --- perovskite solar cells --- thin layers

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The progress in the area of nanotechnology has opened the door for the fabrication of soft, biological, and composite nanomaterials for targeted applications. Nanomaterials are known to enhance the properties and functionality of composite materials several fold. The properties for the desired applications can often be achieved by the addition of small amounts of nanomaterials into soft materials such as polymers, gels, and biomaterials. This book condenses investigations by scientific groups from highly diverse research fields, which will be beneficial for the wider scientific community.

Technology: general issues --- oxygen nanobubbles --- phospholipids --- polyethylene glycol --- ultrasound imaging --- electrospinning --- nanocomposites --- porous TiO2 nanofiber --- light harvesting --- additive --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- graphene oxide --- Sertoli cells --- Leydig cells --- apoptosis --- oxidative stress --- mitochondrial membrane potential --- DNA damage --- chitosan --- polycaprolactone --- shape memory --- stretchability --- polyurethane --- biocomposite --- methotrexate --- cubic phase --- magnetocubosomes --- monoolein --- liquid crystalline phase --- drug delivery system --- alternating magnetic field --- laser ablation --- nanofibers --- poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) --- Au nanoparticles --- neutralization --- characterization of materials --- depth-sensing indentation --- adhesion --- the BG method --- non-destructive testing --- reagent-free colorimetric assay --- galactose determination --- nanoceria --- agarose gel --- galactosemia diagnosis --- nanodiamond --- composite --- 3D-printed scaffold --- oxygen nanobubbles --- phospholipids --- polyethylene glycol --- ultrasound imaging --- electrospinning --- nanocomposites --- porous TiO2 nanofiber --- light harvesting --- additive --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- graphene oxide --- Sertoli cells --- Leydig cells --- apoptosis --- oxidative stress --- mitochondrial membrane potential --- DNA damage --- chitosan --- polycaprolactone --- shape memory --- stretchability --- polyurethane --- biocomposite --- methotrexate --- cubic phase --- magnetocubosomes --- monoolein --- liquid crystalline phase --- drug delivery system --- alternating magnetic field --- laser ablation --- nanofibers --- poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) --- Au nanoparticles --- neutralization --- characterization of materials --- depth-sensing indentation --- adhesion --- the BG method --- non-destructive testing --- reagent-free colorimetric assay --- galactose determination --- nanoceria --- agarose gel --- galactosemia diagnosis --- nanodiamond --- composite --- 3D-printed scaffold