Hybrid Photovoltaics: Hybrid Photovoltaics – from Fundamentals towards Application (Adv. Energy Mater. 16/2017)

In hybrid photovoltaics an organic and an inorganic semiconductor are combined in the active layer to have the advantages of both material classes in a single device. In article number 1700248, Peter Müller-Buschbaum and co-workers review research related to hybrid solar cells which combine conjugated polymers with inorganic materials such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, silicon, germanium and quantum dots. Hybrid solar cells based on crystalline Si are discussed for comparison. Particular emphasis is put on different routes to tailor nanostructures of the organic or inorganic component. Cover Image by Christoph Hohmann, Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM).