Back Cover: Solar Cell Materials by Design: Hybrid Pyroxene Corner‐Sharing VO4 Tetrahedral Chains (ChemSusChem 9/2017). Issue 9 (2nd May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: El‐Mellouhi, Fedwa; Akande, Akinlolu; Motta, Carlo; Rashkeev, Sergey N.; Berdiyorov, Golibjon; Madjet, Mohamed El‐Amine; Marzouk, Asma; Bentria, El Tayeb; Sanvito, Stefano; Kais, Sabre; Alharbi, Fahhad H.
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 10:Issue 9(2017)
• Page Start: 2107
• Page End: 2107
• Publication Date: 2017-05-02
• Subjects: density functional calculations -- organic–inorganic hybrid composites -- photovoltaics -- solar cells -- vanadium; Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700688
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

Abstract : The Back Cover picture shows hybrid pyroxene corner‐sharing VO4 tetrahedral chains that were screened as potential solar‐cell active materials using electronic structure calculations in combination with analysis of existing experimental materials databases. We found that low‐dimensional hybrid vanadate pyroxenes [A]VO3 with organic cations [A] and corner‐shared VO4 tetrahedral chains can satisfy all physical requirements (bandgap of 1.0‐1.7 eV, strong light absorption, and good electronic transport properties) needed to develop efficient solar cells. More details can be found in the Full Paper by El‐Mellouhi et al. on page 1931 in Issue 9, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700121 ).