Photovoltaic cells provide clean, reversible electrical power from the sun. Made from semiconductors, they are durable, silent in operation and free of polluting emissions. In this book, experts from all sectors of the PV community — materials scientists, physicists, production engineers, economists and environmentalists — give their critical appraisals of where the technology is now and what its prospects are.
Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 2.1: Introduction (306 KB)
Chapter 2.2: Semiconductor device equations (121 KB)
Chapter 2.3: The p-n junction model of Shockley (1,017 KB)
Chapter 2.4: Real diode characteristics (771 KB)
Chapter 2.5: Numerical solar cell modelling (2,218 KB)
Chapter 4: Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (360 KB)
Chapter 15: Photovoltaic Modules, Systems and Applications (350 KB)
Contents:
- The Past and Present (M D Archer)
- Device Physics of Silicon Solar Cells (J O Schumacher & W Wettling)
- Principles of Cell Design (J Poortmans et al.)
- Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (M A Green)
- Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells (C R Wronski & D E Carlson)
- Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells (D Bonnet)
- Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells (U Rau & H W Schock)
- Super-High Efficiency III-V Tandem and Multijunction Cells (M Yamaguchi)
- Organic Photovoltaic Devices (J J M Halls & R H Friend)
- Quantum Well Solar Cells (J Nelson)
- Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (T J Coutts)
- Concentrator Cells and Systems (A Luque)
- Cells and Systems for Space Applications (C M Hardingham)
- Storage of Electrical Energy (R M Dell)
- Photovoltaic Modules, Systems and Applications (N M Pearsall & R Hill)
- The Photovoltaic Business: Manufacturers and Markets (B McNelis)
- The Economics of Photovoltaic Technologies (D Anderson)
- The Outlook for PV in the 21st Century (E H Lysen & B Yordi)
Readership: Physicists, chemists and engineers.
