Solar cell device physics
There has been an enormous infusion of new ideas in the field of solar cells over the last 15 years; discourse on energy transfer has gotten much richer, and nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for new technological developments. However, solar energy cannot become...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Burlington, Mass. :
Academic Press/Elsevier
c2010.
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Edición: | 2nd ed |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627978606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Solar Cell Device Physics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Symbols; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1.2 Solar Cells and Solar Energy Conversion; 1.3 Solar Cell Applications; References; Chapter 2 Material Properties and Device Physics Basic to Photovoltaics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Material Properties; 2.2.1 Structure of solids; 2.2.2 Phonon spectra of solids; 2.2.3 Electron energy levels in solids; 2.2.4 Optical phenomena in solids; 2.2.5 Carrier recombination and trapping; 2.2.6 Photocarrier generation
- 2.3 Transport2.3.1 Transport processes in bulk solids; 2.3.2 Transport processes at interfaces; 2.3.3 Continuity concept; 2.3.4 Electrostatics; 2.4 The Mathematical System; 2.5 Origins of Photovoltaic Action; References; Chapter 3 Structures, Materials, and Scale; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic Structures for Photovoltaic Action; 3.2.1 General comments on band diagrams; 3.2.2 Photovoltaic action arising from built-in electrostatic fields; 3.2.3 Photovoltaic action arising from diffusion; 3.2.4 Photovoltaic action arising from effective fields; 3.2.5 Summary of practical structures
- 3.3 Key Materials3.3.1 Absorber materials; 3.3.2 Contact materials; 3.4 Length Scale Effects for Materials and Structures; 3.4.1 The role of scale in absorption and collection; 3.4.2 Using the nano-scale to capture lost energy; 3.4.3 The role of scale in light management; References; Chapter 4 Homojunction Solar Cells; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Overview of Homojunction Solar Cell Device Physics; 4.2.1 Transport; 4.2.2 The homojunction barrier region; 4.3 Analysis of Homojunction Device Physics: Numerical Approach; 4.3.1 Basic p-n homojunction; 4.3.2 Addition of a front HT-EBL
- 4.3.3 Addition of a front HT-EBL and back ET-HBL4.3.4 Addition of a front high-low junction; 4.3.5 A p-i-n cell with a front HT-EBL and back ET-HBL; 4.3.6 A p-i-n cell using a poor μτ absorber; 4.4 Analysis of Homojunction Device Physics: Analytical Approach; 4.4.1 Basic p-n homojunction; 4.5 Some Homojunction Configurations; References; Chapter 5 Semiconductor-semiconductor Heterojunction Cells; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Overview of Heterojunction Solar Cell Device Physics; 5.2.1 Transport; 5.2.2 The heterojunction barrier region; 5.3 Analysis of Heterojunction Device Physics: Numerical Approach
- 5.3.1 Absorption by free electron-hole pair excitations5.3.2 Absorption by exciton generation; 5.4 Analysis of Heterojunction Device Physics: Analytical Approach; 5.4.1 Absorption by free electron-hole excitations; 5.4.2 Absorption by excitons; 5.5 Some Heterojunction Configurations; References; Chapter 6 Surface-barrier Solar Cells; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Overview of Surface-barrier Solar Cell Device Physics; 6.2.1 Transport; 6.2.2 The surface-barrier region; 6.3 Analysis of Surface-barrier Device Physics: Numerical Approach; 6.4 Analysis of Surface-barrier Device Physics: Analytical Approach
- 6.5 Some Surface-barrier Configurations