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High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Physics, Materials, and Devices

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Xiaodong Wang

    1. Engineering Research Center for Semiconductor Integrated Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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  2. Zhiming M. Wang

    1. Engineering Research Center for Semiconductor Integrated Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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  • Offers comprehensive coverage of novel physics, materials, and devices for high-efficiency solar cells
  • Provides the keys to understanding this critical area of renewable energy research
  • Written by leading experts on each topic
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 190)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Status and Progress of High-efficiency Silicon Solar Cells

    • Shaoqing Xiao, Shuyan Xu
    Pages 1-58

  3. Luminescent Study of Recombination Processes in the Single-Crystal Silicon and Silicon Structures Fabricated Using High-Efficiency Solar Cell Technology

    • A. M. Emel’yanov
    Pages 59-83

  4. Emerging PV Nanomaterials: Capabilities Versus Recombination Losses

    • Kimberly A. Sablon, Andrei Sergeev
    Pages 85-113

  5. Chalcopyrite Quantum Wells and Dots in Solar-Cell Applications

    • Esa Räsänen, Sascha Sadewasser, Sebastian Lehmann, David Fuertes Marrón
    Pages 115-130

  6. Nanostructured Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Cells

    • Mohamed M. Hilali, S. V. Sreenivasan
    Pages 131-164

  7. High-Bandgap Silicon Nanocrystal Solar Cells: Device Fabrication, Characterization, and Modeling

    • Philipp Löper, Mariaconcetta Canino, Manuel Schnabel, Caterina Summonte, Stefan Janz, Margit Zacharias
    Pages 165-194

  8. Thiophene-Based Copolymers Synthesized by Electropolymerization for Application as Hole Transport Layer in Organic Photovoltaics Cells

    • Spyridon Soulis, Despina Triantou
    Pages 195-214

  9. Molecular Engineering of Efficient Dyes for p-Type Semiconductor Sensitization

    • Fabrice Odobel, Yann Pellegrin, Frédéric B. Anne, Denis Jacquemin
    Pages 215-246

  10. Dye-Doped Polysiloxane Rubbers for Luminescent Solar Concentrator Systems

    • Marta Buffa, Michael G. Debije
    Pages 247-266

  11. Engineering FRET-Based Solar Cells: Manipulation of Energy and Electron Transfer Processes in a Light Harvesting Assembly

    • Soumik Sarkar, Samim Sardar, Abhinandan Makhal, Joydeep Dutta, Samir Kumar Pal
    Pages 267-318

  12. Chlorophyll-Derived, Cyclic Tetrapyrrole-Based Purpurins as Efficient Near-Infrared-Absorption Donor Materials for Dye-Sensitized and Organic Solar Cells

    • Taojun Zhuang, Yuwei Wang, Xiao-Feng Wang
    Pages 319-355

  13. Hybrid Solar Cells: Materials, Interfaces, and Devices

    • Giacomo Mariani, Yue Wang, Richard B. Kaner, Diana L. Huffaker
    Pages 357-387

  14. Implication of Porous TiO2 Nanoparticles in PEDOT:PSS Photovoltaic Devices

    • Yahia Djaoued, Jacques Robichaud, Srinivasan Priya, Balaji Subramanian, E. Gondek, M. Pokladko-Kowar et al.
    Pages 389-447

  15. Light Trapping for Solar Cells

    • Hsin-Hung Cheng, Shih-Wen Chen, Jen-You Chu, Ding-Zheng Lin, Tsung-Dar Cheng, Yi-Ping Chen et al.
    Pages 449-473

  16. Anti-reflective Silicon Oxide p-Layer for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells

    • Konrad Schwanitz, Stefan Klein
    Pages 475-496

  17. Design Guidelines for High Efficiency Plasmonics Silicon Solar Cells

    • Pushpa Raj Pudasaini, Arturo A. Ayon
    Pages 497-514

  18. Plasmon-Enhanced Excitonic Solar Cells

    • Shuai Chang, Lawrence Tien Lin Lee, Tao Chen
    Pages 515-544

  19. Interfaces in III–V High Efficiency Solar Cells

    • Alexander S. Gudovskikh, Nikolay A. Kalyuzhnyy, Sergey A. Mintairov, Vladimir M. Lantratov
    Pages 545-570

  20. Broadband and Omnidirectional Anti-reflection Coating for III/V Multi-junction Solar Cells

    • Silke L. Diedenhofen, Gabriele Vecchi, Gerard Bauhuis, Jaime Gómez Rivas
    Pages 571-595
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As part of the effort to increase the contribution of solar cells (photovoltaics) to our energy mix, this book addresses three main areas: making existing technology cheaper, promoting advanced technologies based on new architectural designs, and developing new materials to serve as light absorbers. Leading scientists throughout the world create a fundamental platform for knowledge sharing that combines the physics, materials, and device architectures of high-efficiency solar cells. While providing a comprehensive introduction to the field, the book highlights directions for further research, and is intended to stimulate readers’ interest in the development of novel materials and technologies for solar energy applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Engineering Research Center for Semiconductor Integrated Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China

    Xiaodong Wang, Zhiming M. Wang

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