Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells is a journal published by Elsevier devoted to the materials science and technology of photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion, the present title dating from 1992 with a 2025 impact factor of 6.6.（Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells）是由 Elsevier 出版的期刊，聚焦光伏、光热与光电化学太阳能转换的材料科学与技术，现名沿用自 1992 年，2025 年影响因子为 6.6。

Scope

• The journal treats materials science in its broadest sense, spanning physics, chemistry, optics and materials fabrication.该刊在最广泛的意义上讨论材料科学，涵盖物理、化学、光学与材料制备。
• Topics include solar cells, photothermal devices and photoelectrochemical and photochemical devices.主题包括太阳电池、光热器件以及光电化学与光化学器件。
• The optical properties of materials and light control are also within scope.材料的光学特性与光调控也在收稿范围之内。
• Both bulk material development and device-level studies are welcomed.既欢迎块体材料开发，也欢迎器件层面的研究。
• Work on all types of materials for solar energy conversion is considered.面向各类太阳能转换材料的研究均在考虑之列。

History

• The journal traces its origins to Solar Energy Materials, founded in 1979 with Bernard Seraphin as founding editor.该刊源于 1979 年创刊的（Solar Energy Materials），其创刊主编为 Bernard Seraphin。
• In January 1992 it merged with Solar Cells to form Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells at volume 25.1992 年 1 月，它与（Solar Cells）合并，自第 25 卷起更名为（Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells）。
• It is published by Elsevier, whose original imprint for the title was North-Holland.现由 Elsevier 出版，早期出版方为（North-Holland）。
• It appears twenty times a year and its 2025 impact factor is 6.6.该刊每年出版二十期，2025 年影响因子为 6.6。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Ivan Gordon of imec in Leuven, Belgium.现任主编为（imec）的 Ivan Gordon（比利时 Leuven）。
• Specialist editors cover concentrator photovoltaics and emerging III-V concepts, multi-junction III-V cells and non-silicon thin-film cells.专业编辑分别负责聚光光伏与新兴 III-V 概念、多结 III-V 电池及非硅薄膜电池。
• Ignacio Rey-Stolle of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid covers concentrator photovoltaics and emerging III-V concepts.（Universidad Politécnica de Madrid）的 Ignacio Rey-Stolle 负责聚光光伏与新兴 III-V 概念。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, with editors covering organic, silicon and thin-film photovoltaics.稿件经同行评审，编辑分别覆盖有机、硅基与薄膜光伏方向。