An International Journal Devoted to Photovoltaic, Photothermal, and Photochemical Solar Energy Conversion

Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion. Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, optics, materials fabrication and analysis for all types of materials.

Of particular interest are:
Solar Cells, covering single crystal, polycrystalline and amorphous materials utilising homojunctions and heterojunctions, Schottky barriers, liquid junctions and their applications. Also of interest is analysis of component materials, individual cells and complete systems, including their economic aspects.
Photothermal Devices, in the broadest sense, including solar absorber devices, heat storage materials, radiative cooling systems and their applications.
Photoelectrochemical and Photochemical Devices, covering photoelectrodes, photocatalysis, photoconversion and solar desalination systems and their applications.
Optical Properties of materials, including light trapping, texturising, solar concentrators which include imaging and non-imaging optical collectors.
Light Control, including systems for energy efficient architecture and daylighting, chromogenics and smart windows.

The pertinent issues are comprehensive and encompass bulk materials, coatings and thin films and surface treatments, from basic as well as from applications-oriented and manufacturing related perspectives.

Manuscripts of general interest not being suitable for Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells can be submitted to Refocus, which publishes magazine-style feature articles concerning all aspects of renewable energy. Please e-mail David Hopwood, Editor for further details (d.hopwood@elsevier.com) and visit http://www.re-focus.net.

Technical articles not specifically related to the materials aspects of Solar Energy conversion can be submitted to Solar Energy, the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society. For details, visit https://www.elsevier.com/locate/se-online.

This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy)

Original research papers, reviews, letters.

Editor-in-Chief – Crystalline Silicon and Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells
Ivan Gordon
Interuniversity Micro-Electronic Centre, Leuven, Belgium Email Ivan Gordon
Editor – CSP/Thermal Storage
Zhengguo Zhang
South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China Email Zhengguo Zhang
Editor – Space Photovoltaics and Emerging PV Concepts
Ignacio Rey-Stolle
Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Email Ignacio Rey-Stolle
Editor – III-V Multi-junction Solar Cells, CPV and Economics of Solar Materials
Simon Philipps
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany Email Simon Philipps
Editor - Non-Silicon Thin Film Solar Cell
Xavier Mathew
Institute for Renewable Energy, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico Email Xavier Mathew
Editor - Optical and Electrical Properties
Aline Rougier
Institute for Condensed Matter Chemistry Bordeaux, Pessac, France Email Aline Rougier
Editor - Organic and Polymer Solar Cell
Frederik C. Krebs
Elite Science, Lyngby, Denmark Email Frederik C. Krebs
Editor - Thin Film Deposition, Oxide Materials & Device
Aryasomayajula Subrahmanyam
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India Email Aryasomayajula Subrahmanyam
Emeritus Editor
Carl Lampert
Star Science, Cotati, California, United States Email Carl Lampert
Greg P. Smestad
Sol Ideas Technology Development
Editorial Board
Anoop Agrawal
AJJER LLC, Tucson, Arizona, United States Email Anoop Agrawal
Markus Beck
Siva Power, San Jose, California, United States Email Markus Beck
Andreas Bett
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany Email Andreas Bett
Robert Birkmire
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States Email Robert Birkmire
Andrew Blakers
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Email Andrew Blakers
Dave Carlson
BP America Inc, Houston, Texas, United States Email Dave Carlson
Gavin Conibeer
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Email Gavin Conibeer
Ahmed Ennaoui
Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies, Rabat, Morocco Email Ahmed Ennaoui
Alan Fahrenbruch
Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States Email Alan Fahrenbruch
Ana Inés Fernández
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Email Ana Inés Fernández
Kostadinka Gesheva
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofiya, Bulgaria Email Kostadinka Gesheva
Sophia Haussener
Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Email Sophia Haussener
Michael Hutchins
Sonnergy Ltd, Oxford, United Kingdom Email Michael Hutchins
Geoffrey Kinsey
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Email Geoffrey Kinsey
Sarah Kurtz
University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States Email Sarah Kurtz
Antonio Luque
Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Email Antonio Luque
Tom Markvart
University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Email Tom Markvart
Santo Martinuzzi
Aix-Marseille I University, Marseille, France Email Santo Martinuzzi
Nilgun Ozer
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, United States Email Nilgun Ozer
Terry Peterson
Solar Power Consulting, San Carlos, California, United States Email Terry Peterson
Ajeet Rohatgi
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Email Ajeet Rohatgi
Harry Ruda
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Email Harry Ruda
Bart Vermang
Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium and Imec, Leuven, Belgium Email Bart Vermang
Baojie Yan
Rochester Hills, Michigan, 48309, USA Email Baojie Yan