Physics of Solar Cells

From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts
3. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-527-41312-6
Verlag: WILEY-VCH

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Studenten, die mehr über die Grundlagen von Solarzellen erfahren möchten, werden von diesem Buch in hohem Maße profitieren. Auch Forscher, die sich erstmals mit der Erforschung von Solarzellen beschäftigen, erhalten ein nützliches Referenzwerk.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Würfel, Peter

Würfel, Uli

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Solarenergie, Photovoltaik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Halb- und Supraleitertechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Problems of the Energy Economy
2 Photons
3 Semiconductors
4 Conversion of Thermal Radiation into Chemical Energy
5 Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
6 Basic Structure of Solar Cells
7 Limitations on Energy Conversion in Solar Cells
8 Concepts for Improving the Efficiency of Solar Cells
9 Characterization of Solar Cells (NEW)
9.1 Spectral Response
9.2 Quasi Steady-State Photoconductance (QSSPC)
9.3 Photoluminescence
9.4 Electroluminescence
9.5 Thermography
9.6 Light Beam Induced Current (LBIC)
9.7 Suns-VOC
9.8 Transient Techniques (Photovoltage Decay, Transient Absorption, Charge Extraction Through Linearily Increasing Voltage, Impedance Spectroscopy)
10 Prospects for the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Wurfel studied physics at the University of Karlsruhe where he later became Professor. His research activities started with ferroelectric thin films, mostly for pyroelectric infrared detectors. He has a keen interest in the physics of photovoltaics and has more than 25 years research and teaching experience in this field.

Uli Wurfel studied physics at the Universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg. He received a PhD from the University of Freiburg in 2006. Since 2009 he is head of the group "dye and organic solar cells" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg. Besides an ambition to realize low-cost organic solar cells, he is also highly interested in selective contacts and modelling solar cells.