Solar Cell Device Physics - Stephen J. Fonash

Solar Cell Device Physics

Buch | Hardcover
381 Seiten
2010 | 2nd edition
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-374774-7 (ISBN)
119,70 inkl. MwSt
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There has been a huge infusion of ideas in the field of solar cells over the last many years and, nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for technological advances. This work covers advances in nanomaterials and thin films that pave the way to cheaper, more efficient solar energy production.
There has been an enormous infusion of new ideas in the field of solar cells over the last 15 years; discourse on energy transfer has gotten much richer, and nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for new technological developments. However, solar energy cannot become ubiquitous in the world's power markets unless it can become economically competitive with legacy generation methods such as fossil fuels.

The new edition of Dr. Stephen Fonash's definitive text points the way toward greater efficiency and cheaper production by adding coverage of cutting-edge topics in plasmonics, multi-exiton generation processes, nanostructures and nanomaterials such as quantum dots. The book's new structure improves readability by shifting many detailed equations to appendices, and balances the first edition's semiconductor coverage with an emphasis on thin-films. Further, it now demonstrates physical principles with simulations in the well-known AMPS computer code developed by the author.

Dr. Stephen Fonash is Bayard D. Kunkle Chair Professor Emeritus of Engineering Sciences at Penn State University and Chief Technology Officer of Solarity LCCM, LLC. His activities at Penn State include serving as the director of Penn State’s Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU), director of the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education Center, and director of the Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology Partnership. Prof. Fonash’s education contributions focus on nanotechnology post-secondary education and workforce development. His research activities encompass the processing and device physics of micro- and nanostructures including solar cells, sensors, and transistors. He has published over 300 refereed papers in the areas of education, nanotechnology, photovoltaics, microelectronics devices and processing, sensors, and thin film transistors. His book “Solar Cell Device Physics” has been termed the “bible of solar cell physics” and his solar cell computer modeling code AMPS is used by almost 800 groups around the world. Dr. Fonash holds 29 patents in his research areas, many of which are licensed to industry. He is on multiple journal boards, serves as an advisor to university and government groups, has consulted for a variety of firms, and has co-founded two companies. Prof. Fonash received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society

1. Introduction 2. Properties Basic to Photovoltaic Energy Conversion 3. Solar Cell Materials and Structures 4. Homojunction Solar Cells5. Semiconductor-Semiconductor Heterojunction Cells6. Surface-Barrier Solar Cells

Erscheint lt. Verlag 17.6.2010
Verlagsort San Diego
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 640 g
Themenwelt Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 0-12-374774-0 / 0123747740
ISBN-13 978-0-12-374774-7 / 9780123747747
Zustand Neuware
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