Future solar energy devices. (©2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mihaela Girtan.
• Authors: Girtan, Mihaela
• Contents: Preface; Contents; 1 A Parallel Between Electronics and Photonics; 1.1 Materials; 1.2 Carrier Vectors and Transport Cables; 1.3 Pulse Generators; 1.4 Data Transmission by Analog and Digital Signals; References; 2 Theoretical Aspects of Materials Physics; 2.1 Bands Energies Formation in Solids Crystalline Materials; 2.2 Charge Carriers Transport in Bulk Semiconductors; 2.3 Transport Coefficients in Thin Films. Semi-classical Theory; 2.4 Quantum Effects in Charge Transport. Quantum Well, Quantum Wires, Quantum Dots 2.5 Linear Conjugated Systems. Organic Semiconductors. Charge Transport in Organic Materials2.6 Photon-Electron Interactions; 2.7 Superlattices. Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials; References; 3 New Trends in Solar Cells Research; 3.1 Functioning Principles and Current Status; 3.2 Plastic and Paper Substrates; 3.3 New Transparent Electrodes (IMI and Graphene); 3.3.1 Electrodes Work Function; 3.4 Strategies for Increasing the Absorption; 3.4.1 Light Trapping. Plasmonics Solar Cells; 3.4.2 Quantum Dots and Intermediate Band Gap 3.4.3 Absorbing Material-Perovskites (DSSC, OSC, CIS, CIGS, a-Si, C-Si)3.4.4 Optical Materials-Optical Convertors. Optical Systems; References; 4 Trends in Photonics; 4.1 New Materials (Metamaterials and Graphene); 4.2 New Carrier Information Vectors (Plasmons and Surface Plasmons Polaritons); 4.3 Optical and Plasmonic Waveguides; 4.3.1 Optical Waveguides; 4.3.2 Plasmonic Waveguides; 4.4 New Generators (Spasers); 4.5 Modulators (Electro-Optic, Electro-Plasmonic or Opto-Plasmonic); 4.6 Electronic and Optical Transistors 4.7 Electronic Integrated Circuits and Photonics Integrated Circuits (PIC)4.8 Optical Data Transmission (LIFI and VLC); 4.9 Optical Manipulation (Optical Antennas, Optical Tweezers, Photonic Motors); 4.10 Laser Propulsion; References; 5 Energy Conversion or Direct Use?; Conclusions
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 621.042; Energy; Photonics; Electronics; Solar energy; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical; Electronics; Photonics; Solar energy; Energy; Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Materials; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices; Optical and Electronic Materials; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Technology & Engineering -- Lasers & Photonics; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- General; Materials science; Laser technology & holography; Electronic devices & materials; Electronics engineering; Renewable energy sources; Materials science; Force and energy; Optical materials; Science -- Energy; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319673370; 3319673378
• Related ISBNs: 9783319673363; 331967336X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.