Overview
- Introduces the field in an intuitive and accessible manner
- Provides an up-to-date survey of research and development of crystalline silicon wafer-based and thin-film solar cells
- Presents important production techniques and applications of this technology
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 301)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the field of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and modules. In thirteen chapters, it addresses a wide range of topics including the spectrum of light received by PV devices, the basic functioning of a solar cell, and the physical factors limiting the efficiency of solar cells. It places particular emphasis on crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, which constitute today more than 90 % of all modules sold worldwide. Describing in great detail both the manufacturing process and resulting module performance, the book also touches on the newest developments in this sector, such as Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCON) and heterojunction modules, while dedicating a major chapter to general questions of module design and fabrication. Overall, it presents the essential theoretical and practical concepts of PV solar cells and modules in an easy-to-understand manner and discusses current challenges facing the global research and development community.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
In October 2005, Arvind Shah retired from his position as Head of the PV Lab and as Professor at the University of Neuchâtel and at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Since then he has been active as scientific consultant to various industries throughout Europe, India and the USA. He is author or co-author of more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and editor of the book “Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells”, published by the EPFL Press in 2010. Together with Johannes Meier, he was awarded, in 2005, the Swiss Solar Prize. In 2007 he received the Becquerel Prize, during the 22nd EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar Cells and Modules
Editors: Arvind Shah
Series Title: Springer Series in Materials Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46487-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46485-1Published: 17 July 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46487-5Published: 16 July 2020
Series ISSN: 0933-033X
Series E-ISSN: 2196-2812
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 346
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 176 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Optical and Electronic Materials, Semiconductors