Polymer semiconductors are fascinating materials that could enable delivery of chemical
fuels from water and sunlight, offering several potential advantages over their inorganic …

The basics of dopant-free materials used as carrier-selective layers at the surfaces and
interfaces in c-Si or poly-Si solar cells have been reviewed. Emphasis has been given to the …

The hole-storage layer (HSL) strategy has been demonstrated as an efficient interfacial
modification method to overcome the instability of tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) photoanodes …

Silicon (Si) is a suitable absorber for constructing highly efficient solar cells and
photoelectrodes, because of its narrow band gap (1.12 eV), Earth abundance, and excellent …

Arrays of GaAs nanowires have been grown by selective-area metal–organic chemical-
vapor deposition (MOCVD) onto photoactive planar Si substrates. This tandem, vertical-wire …

The development of stable materials, processable on a large area, is a prerequisite for
perovskite industrialization. Beyond the perovskite absorber itself, this should also guide the …

Photocorrosion of the anode participating in photo-electrochemical (PEC) water splitting is
one of the obstacles for long-term stability. To prevent photocorrosion, an “electrically leaky” …

Photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising technology for converting solar energy
into chemical energy. For this system to be practically viable, the materials and processes …

The need for an efficient energy storage material has provoked research in fabricating novel
nanocomposites. This study focuses on the synthesis of CeO 2@ NiO nanocomposite via the …

Boosting oxygen evolution reaction by local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) provides
breakthrough opportunities for the promotion of solar energy conversion; the potential of …