Physics of Solar Cells (eBook)

From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts

Peter Würfel, Uli Würfel (Autoren)

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2016 | 3. Auflage
XII, 274 Seiten
Wiley-VCH (Verlag)
978-3-527-41311-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The new edition of this highly regarded textbook provides a detailed overview of the most important characterization techniques for solar cells and a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages.
It describes in detail all aspects of solar cell function, the physics behind every single step, as well as all the issues to be considered when improving solar cells and their efficiency. The text is now complete with examples of how the appropriate characterization techniques enable the distinction between several potential limitation factors, describing how quantities that have been introduced theoretically in earlier chapters become experimentally accessible.
With exercises after each chapter to reinforce the newly acquired knowledge and requiring no more than standard physics knowledge, this book enables students and professionals to understand the factors driving conversion efficiency and to apply this to their own solar cell development. Studenten, die mehr über die Grundlagen von Solarzellen erfahren möchten, werden von diesem Buch in hohem Maße profitieren. Auch Forscher, die sich erstmals mit der Erforschung von Solarzellen beschäftigen, erhalten ein nützliches Referenzwerk.

Autor

Peter Würfel studied physics at the University of Karlsruhe where he later became Professor. His research activities started with ferroelectric thin films, mostly for pyroelectric infrared detectors. He has a keen interest in the physics of photovoltaics and has more than 25 years research and teaching experience in this field. Uli Würfel studied physics at the Universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg. He received a PhD from the University of Freiburg in 2006. Since 2009 he is head of the group "dye and organic solar cells" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg. Besides an ambition to realize low-cost organic solar cells, he is also highly interested in selective contacts and modelling solar cells.

Inhalt

1 Problems of the Energy Economy
2 Photons
3 Semiconductors
4 Conversion of Thermal Radiation into Chemical Energy
5 Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
6 Basic Structure of Solar Cells
7 Limitations on Energy Conversion in Solar Cells
8 Concepts for Improving the Efficiency of Solar Cells
9 Characterization of Solar Cells (NEW)
9.1 Spectral Response
9.2 Quasi Steady-State Photoconductance (QSSPC)
9.3 Photoluminescence
9.4 Electroluminescence
9.5 Thermography
9.6 Light Beam Induced Current (LBIC)
9.7 Suns-VOC
9.8 Transient Techniques (Photovoltage Decay, Transient Absorption, Charge Extraction Through Linearily Increasing Voltage, Impedance Spectroscopy)
10 Prospects for the Future

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.6.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Energie • Energietechnik • Energy • Festkörperphysik • Festkörperphysik • Halbleiter • Halbleiterphysik • Photovoltaik • Physics • Physik • Power Technology & Power Engineering • semiconductors • Solarenergie u. Photovoltaik • Solar Energy & Photovoltaics • Solarzelle • Solid state physics
• ISBN-10: 3-527-41311-1 / 3527413111
• ISBN-13: 978-3-527-41311-9 / 9783527413119