**Meet the editors**

Dr. Sadia Ameen obtained her PhD degree in Chemistry (2008) and then moved to Chonbuk National University. Presently, she is working as an assistant research professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University. Her current research focuses on dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, organic solar cells, chemical sensors, photocatalytic degradation,

and optoelectronic devices. She received a gold medal in academics and is a holder of merit scholarship for the best academic performances. She is a recipient of a Best Researcher Award (2016). She has published more than 95 peer-reviewed papers in the field of solar cells, photocatalytic degradation, and sensors, contributed to book chapters, and edited books. She is an inventor and a coinventor of patents.

Professor M. Shaheer Akhtar received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering (2008) from the Chonbuk National University, South Korea. Presently, he is working as a full-time associate professor at the Chonbuk National University, South Korea. His research interest constitutes the photoelectrochemical characterizations of thinfilm semiconductor nanomaterials, composite materials,

polymer-based solid-state films, solid polymer electrolytes and electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells, small molecule-based organic solar cells, and photocatalytic reactions.

Professor Hyung-Shik Shin received his PhD degree in the kinetics of initial oxidation Al (111) surface from the Cornell University, USA, in 1984. Presently, he is a professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, South Korea. He is a promising researcher and visited several universities as a visiting professor/an invited speaker worldwide. He is an active

executive member of various renowned scientific committees such as KiChE, copyright protection, and KAERI. He has an extensive experience in electrochemistry, renewable energy sources, solar cells, organic solar cells, charge transport properties of organic semiconductors, inorganic-organic solar cells, biosensors, chemical sensors, nano-patterning of thin-film materials, photocatalytic degradation, and so on.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Functional Solar Energy Materials 1**

Xun Cao and Ping Jin

**Preparations 45**

**Solar Panels 107**

Zhao Xu and Jingfeng Yuan

**III-VI2 Thin-Film Solar Cells 129**

Chapter 1 **Solar Modulation Utilizing VO2-Based Thermochromic Coatings for Energy-Saving Applications 3**

Chapter 2 **Nanopyramid Structures with Light Harvesting and Self-Cleaning Properties for Solar Cells 25** Amalraj Peter Amalathas and Maan M. Alkaisi

Chapter 4 **Porous Carbon Materials as Supreme Metal-Free Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 59** Mohammad Aftabuzzaman and Hwan Kyu Kim

Chapter 6 **A BIM-Based Study on the Sunlight Simulation in Order to**

Renat B. Salikhov, Yuliya N. Biglova and Akhat G. Mustafin

**Calculate Solar Energy for Sustainable Buildings with**

Chapter 7 **Some Essential Issues and Outlook for Industrialization of Cu-**

Yijian Liu, Huey-Liang Hwang, Ying Wang, Jun Zhang and Lexi Shao

Chapter 3 **Fabrication of ZnO Thin Film through Chemical**

Ersan Y. Muslih and Badrul Munir

Chapter 5 **New Organic Polymers for Solar Cells 83**

**Section 2 New Concepts in Solar Energy Materials 105**
