Thin-Film Solar Cells
Author | : Yoshihiro Hamakawa |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783662105498 |
ISBN-13 | : 3662105497 |
Rating | : 4/5 (497 Downloads) |
Download or read book Thin-Film Solar Cells written by Yoshihiro Hamakawa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive book on thin-film solar cells, potentially a key technology for solving the energy production problem in the 21st century in an environmentally friendly way. It covers a wide range of scientific and technological aspects of thin film semiconductors - deposition technologies, growth mechanisms and the basic properties of amorphous and nano-crystalline silicon - as well as the optimum design theory and device physics of high-efficiency solar cells, especially of single-junction and multi-junction solar cells. The development of large-area solar cell modules using single and multi-junction solar cells is also considered. Examples of recent photovoltaic systems are presented and analysed.