Energy conversion efficiency of solar cells. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Takashi Kita, Yukihiro Harada, Shigeo Asahi.
• Authors: Kita, Takashi; Harada, Yukihiro; Asahi, Shigeo
• Contents: 1. The solar cell and the electrochemical cell1.1 Principle of electricity generation in an electrochemical cell1.2 Principle of electricity generation in a solar cell1.3 Comparison between electrochemical cell and solar cell 2. Photons from the Sun2.1 The wavelength of light and its energy2.2 The wavelengths of sunlight2.3 Black-body radiation2.4 Definition of the solid angle2.5 The photon flux from a black body 3. 'Graphical solution' for the solar cell conversion efficiency in the completely ideal case3.1 The conversion efficiency of a solar cell3.2 The semiconductor band gap3.3 Transmission and thermalization losses caused by the band gap3.4 Definition of the ideal solar cell conditions3.5 The three-dimensional visualization of the solar cell's output power3.6 The derivation of the solar cell conversion efficiency curve for the completely ideal case 4. Influences of carrier generation and recombination on the solar cell conversion efficiency4.1 The solar cell's energy input4.2 The relation between electrical current and voltage4.3 Short-circuit current and open-circuit voltage 5. The conversion efficiency of a solar cell as determined by the detailed balance model5.1 The nominal efficiency5.2 The detailed balance limit of the conversion efficiency5.3 Losses in solar cells 6. Actual calculation of solar cell efficiencies6.1 Single-junction solar cell6.2 Concentrator solar cell6.3 Multi-junction solar cell6.4 Intermediate-band solar cell 6.5 Two-step photon up-conversion solar cell6.6 Solar cells with spectral converters6.7 Influence of the weather6.8 Influence of the temperature6.9 Indoor photovoltaic cell 7. Application limits for the ideal conditions7.1 Consideration of the absorption coefficient7.2 The minority-carrier diffusion7.3 Photocurrent densities calculated for different materials under consideration of the layer thickness 8. Fundamentals of semiconductors8.1 The semiconductor band gap8.2 The intrinsic semiconductor 8.3 The extrinsic semiconductor8.4 Energy levels of impurities and carrier generation8.5 The carrier distribution within a band8.6 The Fermi level8.7 Temperature dependence of the carrier density8.8 The currents in a semiconductor: drift current and diffusion current8.9 The quasi-Fermi level8.10 The p–n junction8.11 Current–voltage characteristics of a p–n junction.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.31/244; Solar cells -- Design and construction; Direct energy conversion; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811390890; 9811390894
• Related ISBNs: 9789811390883
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 10, 2019)
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