Nanotechnology and Photovoltaic Devices
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-4463-63-8 (ISBN)
In view of the increasing research effort devoted to nanostructures’ applications in PV, this book aims to provide a background to students and newcomer researchers as well as to point out some open questions and promising directions for future development. It presents a useful overview of group IV nanostructures for PV, which includes the theoretical background, presentation of main solar cell principles, technological aspects, and nanostructure characterization techniques, and finishes with the design and testing of prototype devices. It is not intended to be just a review of the most up-to-date literature, but the authors aim to provide an educative background of the field. All authors are renowned researchers and experienced teachers in the field of semiconductor nanostructures and photovoltaics.
Jan Valenta is professor of quantum optics and optoelectronics at the Department of Chemical Physics and Optics, Charles University, Prague. His research is oriented toward optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures, especially silicon. He is developing special spectroscopy set-ups and methods to measure photo- and electroluminescence spectra (down to single nano-objects), optical gain, and absolute quantum yields. His other interests include the history of science, scientific photography, and science-for-art applications. He is co-author (with I. Pelant) of the textbook Luminescence Spectroscopy of Semiconductors (Oxford, 2012). Salvo Mirabella received his laurea (1999) and PhD (2003) in physics from the University of Catania, Italy, and is now researcher at the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, National Council of Research (CNR IMM), Italy. His research activity is mainly experimental, focusing on group IV advanced materials for applications in photovoltaics (light absorption mechanisms in Si- or Ge-based nanostructures, sunlight-energy conversion, and transparent conductive electrodes) and microelectronics (point-defect engineering and dopant diffusion in crystalline or amorphous semiconductors and ion beam modification of materials).
Introduction to photovoltaics and potential applications of group IV nanostructures. Dielectric function and spectrophotometry: from bulk to nanostructures. Ab initio calculations of the electronic and optical properties of group IV semiconductor nanostructures embedded in different matrices. Silicon nanoclusters embedded in dielectric matrices: nucleation, growth, crystallization, defects. Excited-state relaxation in group IV nanocrystals investigated using optical methods. Carrier multiplication in isolated and interacting silicon nanocrystals. The introduction of majority carriers into group IV nanocrystals. Electrical transport in Si-based nanostructured superlattices. Ge nanostructures for harvesting and detection of light. Application of surface-engineered silicon nanocrystals with quantum confinement and carbon nanomaterials in solar cells. Prototype PV cells with Si nanoclusters.
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Illustrations, color; 140 Illustrations, black and white |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 990 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 981-4463-63-9 / 9814463639 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-4463-63-8 / 9789814463638 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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