Advances in thin-film solar cells. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: I.M. Dharmadasa.
• Authors: Dharmadasa, I. M
• Contents: Cover; Half title; Title; Copyrights; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; List of Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Photovoltaic Effect; 1.3 Solar Energy Materials; 1.4 Electronic Devices Used for Solar Energy Conversion; 1.4.1 p-n Junctions; 1.4.2 p-i-n Junctions; 1.4.3 Hetero-junctions; 1.4.4 n-n and p-p Junctions; 1.4.5 Metal/Semiconductor (or Schottky) Contacts; 1.4.6 Metal/Insulator/Semiconductor Interfaces; 1.5 Characteristics of a Solar Cell; 1.5.1 I-V Characteristics of a Solar Cell Under Dark Conditions 1.5.2 I-V Characteristics of a Solar Cell Under Illuminated Conditions1.5.3 How to Maximise Voc; 1.5.4 How to Maximise Jsc; 1.5.5 How to Maximise FF; 1.6 Summary; Exercises; 2 Status Report on Solar Energy Technologies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Si Solar Cell Technology; 2.3 PV Manufacturing Cost Based on Si Technology; 2.4 PV Technology Based on III-V Compounds; 2.5 Disruptive Technology for PV Development; 2.6 Emerging Low-Cost Thin-Film Technologies; 2.7 Next-Generation Solar Cells; 2.8 Summary; Exercise; 3 Electrochemical Deposition of Solar Energy Materials; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Electrodeposition of Semiconductors3.3 Strengths and Advantages of Electrodeposition; 3.3.1 Simplicity, Low-Cost, Scalability, and Manufacturability; 3.3.2 Self-Purification and Built-In Hydrogen Passivation; 3.3.3 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Doping; 3.3.4 Ability in Bandgap Engineering; 3.3.5 Other Advantages of Electrodeposition; 3.4 Experimental Evidence; 3.4.1 Observations in XRD; 3.4.2 Observations in XRF; 3.4.3 Observations in PEC Cell Measurements; 3.4.4 Observations in Optical Absorption Measurements; 3.4.5 Observations in Photoluminescence; 3.4.6 Impurity Control in Semiconductors 3.5 Issues in Electrodeposition of Semiconductors3.6 Summary of Electroplated Materials to Date; 3.7 Applications in PV Devices; 3.8 Summary; Exercises; 4 Background of the CdTe Solar Cell and the New Device Concept; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Previous Model for a Glass/Conducting Glass/CdS/CdTe/Metal Solar Cell; 4.3 Key Observations That Led to the Formulation of a New Model; 4.3.1 Surface Modification of CdTe; 4.3.2 Effects of Surface Modification on Defect Levels; 4.3.3 Effects of Defect Levels on Electronic Devices; 4.3.4 Similar Observations on Thin-Film CdS/CdTe Solar Cells 4.4 New Concept for CdS/CdTe Solar Cell4.5 Description of Experimental Results Using the Two Models; 4.5.1 Current-Voltage (I-V) Characteristics; 4.5.2 Capacitance-Voltage (C-V) Characteristics; 4.5.3 Electron Beam-Induced Current Measurements; 4.5.4 Observation of Discrete Barrier Heights and Voc Values; 4.5.5 A Thin-Film CdTe Solar Cell Device Without a CdS Layer; 4.5.6 Results from Electrical ContactingWork; 4.5.7 Doping of CdS and CdTe Layers; 4.5.8 Further Experimental Evidence to Confirm the True Structure of the Device
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Pan Stanford Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume)
• Subjects: 621.31244; Solar cells; Thin films; SCIENCE / Physics; TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & Technology; TECHNOLOGY / Material Science; Solar cells; Thin films; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429020841; 0429020848; 9780429668395; 0429668392; 9780429668371; 0429668376; 9780429668388; 0429668384
• Related ISBNs: 9789814800129; 9814800120
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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