Next-Generation Solar Cells Principles and Materials (Second Edition)

Building a sustainable energy system is one of the great challenges of our time, which has prompted both academia and industry to seek alternative energy and renewable energy solutions. Recently, advanced materials and technologies for next-generation solar cells have been exploited to develop economically viable, high-performance solar cells. This book addresses the principles and materials for the development of next-generation solar cells for a sustainable global society. It targets advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students, researchers, and everyone with an interest in next-generation solar cells.

In this second edition, Chapter 13, Next-Generation Photovoltaics for Indoor Energy Harvesting, has been added, which thoroughly examines indoor photovoltaic (IPV) technologies and presents a comparative analysis of established systems, such as amorphous silicon, III-V, CdTe, and CIGS solar cells, as well as emerging alternatives, including organic, dye-sensitized, and perovskite solar cells. In addition to this chapter, solutions to the problems given in each chapter have also been included in this edition.

Yoon-Bong Hahn is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), South Korea, an EMNI Research Fellow, and a Fellow member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), and the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). He worked for LG Metals Research Center before joining JBNU in 1991. His research focuses on the synthesis of metal oxides and graphene-based functional nanomaterials and their applications for solar cells, sensors, and printed electronics. He was recognized as the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford/Elsevier in 2020–2025 and as Top 100 Scientists by the International Biography Center (IBC), UK in 2005, 2011, 2014, and 2015.

Yousheng Wang is an associate professor at the Institute of New Energy Technology, Jinan University, China. He received his MS and PhD in semiconductor and chemical engineering from JBNU, where he later became a postdoctoral fellow. His research focuses on the development of hybrid perovskite composites and their applications for next-generation solar cells, including tandems and indoor photovoltaics.

Tahmineh Mahmoudi is a research scientist at the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, RMIT University, Australia. She received her PhD in semiconductor and chemical engineering from JBNU. Her research focuses on metal oxides and graphene-based materials and their applications for hybrid and perovskite solar cells.