Advanced optical materials for energy efficiency and solar conversion

Editorial Advanced Catalysis and Nanostructure Design for Solar Energy Conversion

1 International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China 2 Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA 3 Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Aus...

Project title : Novel luminescent materials for a concentrator approach to enhanced efficiency solar energy conversion

We used the limited funds of this grant to conduct cutting edge research on perovskite materials and their use in solar cells. We have made breakthroughs and are having strong impact in the field. We have submitted two major proposals to DOE-EERE SunShot program for funding in cooperation with an industrial partner OmniPV Inc and Dyesol Inc but both times we were turned down. Our efforts howeve...

PREFACE Theory of materials for solar energy conversion

Optical durability of reflector materials for solar energy applications

In line with The Paris Agreement, the world is now changing towards more sustainable options for all sorts of energy development. The solar energy sector is growing rapidly as a result of this. One area that holds great potential in changing many of the worlds heating processes, is concentrating solar power (CSP). The basic principle of CSP is to reflect incoming sunlight and concentrate it to ...

Materials for Clean Energy Conversion