Cardon Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4615-9233-4
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 69, 422 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: NATO Science Series B:

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cardon, F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Recombination in Solar Cells: Theoretical Aspects.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Conventions Usually Made for p-n Junctions and Solar Cells.- 3. Three Laws of Photovoltaics.- 4. Maximum Power, Recombination and the Ideality Factor.- 5. Junction Currents as Recombination Currents.- 6. Steady-State Recombination Rates at a Given Plane X.- 7. Junction Model and Space-Dependences.- 8. Transition Region Recombination Current Density.- 9. The Bulk-Regions Recombination Current Density.- 10. Summery of p-n Junction Current Densities from Sections 8 and 9.- 11. Configuration and Electrostatics of the Schottky Barrier Solar Cell.- 12. The Place of Recombination Effects in (p-type) Schottky Barrier Solar Cells.- 13. Recombination Currents and Voltage Drops in (p-type) Schottky Barrier Solar Cells.- 14. Conclusion.- A Few More General Topics.- (I) Thermodynamic Efficiency.- (II) Simple Theory to See that an Optimum Energy Gap Exists.- (III) Is Dollars per Peak Watt a Good Unit?.- (IV) Energy Unit for Global Use.- (V) When will Solar Conversion be Economically Viable?.- References.- Schottky Barrier Solar Cells.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Schottky Barrier Cell Principle.- 3. Solar Cell Parameters and Design Considerations.- 4. Results and Discussion of Typical Silicon MIS Cells.- Acknowledgement.- References.- CdS-Cux S Thin Film Solar Cells.- 1. Introduction.- 2. CdS Thin Film Technology.- 3. CuxS Thin Film Technology.- 4. Properties of the CdS Layer.- 5. Properties of CuxS Films.- 6. Properties of the Heterojunction.- 7. Technology of CdS-CuxS Photovoltaic Generators.- 8. Performance Characteristics of Solar Cells and Generators.- References.- Conversion of Solar Energy Using Tandem Photovoltaic Cells Made from Multi-Element Semiconductors.- I. Introduction.- II. Increasing Efficiency byRecourse to Tandem PV Cell Systems.- III. Design of an Optimized Solar Cell Structure for Tandem Cell Systems.- IV. Selection of Semiconductors for Tandem Solar Cell Systems.- V. Optimized Design of Direct Gap Photovoltaic Cells.- VI. Monolothic and Split Spectrum Tandem Cell Systems.- VII. Synthesis and Properties of Ternary Alloy Chalcopyrite Semiconductors.- VIII. Thin Films of CuInSe2 and Solar Cells Made from Them.- IX. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- The Principles of Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion.- I. Sunlight Conversion into Chemical Energy.- II. Fundamentals of Semiconductor Electrochemistry.- III. The Semiconductor Electrolyte Contact under Illumination and Photodecomposition Reactions.- IV. Photoelectrochemical Cells and their Problems.- Photoelectrochemical Devices for Solar Energy Conversion.- General Discussion of Photoelectrochemical Devices.- Acknowledgement.- References.- The Iron Thionine Photogalvanic Cell.- Homogeneous Kinetics.- Electrode Selectivity.- The Efficiencies of Photogalvanic Cells.- Final Summary.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Charge Separation and Redox Catalysis in Solar Energy Conversion Processes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Design of Photoredox Reactions for Photodissociation of Water.- 3. Stabilization of Redox Intermediates through the Use of Multiphase Systems.- 4. Redox Catalysis.- 5. Photoelectrochemical Cells Based on Redox Reactions.- References.- Author Index.