The physics of solar cells /
Nelson, Jenny.
The physics of solar cells / Jenny Nelson. - London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2003. - xix, 363 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction --
Photons in, electrons out : basic principles of PV --
Electrons and holes in semiconductors --
Generation and recombination --
Junctions --
Analysis of the p-n junction --
Monocrystalline solar cells --
Thin film solar cells --
Managing light --
Over the limit : strategies for high efficiency.
An introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It covers the fundamental principles of semiconductor physics and simple models used to describe solar cell operation. It presents theoretical approaches to efficient solar cell design and examines the main practical types of solar cell.
1860943403 1860943497 (pbk.)
2005271257
Photovoltaic cells.
Photovoltaic effect.
Solar cells.
QC715.4 / .N45 2003
537.54 NEP / 2004
The physics of solar cells / Jenny Nelson. - London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2003. - xix, 363 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction --
Photons in, electrons out : basic principles of PV --
Electrons and holes in semiconductors --
Generation and recombination --
Junctions --
Analysis of the p-n junction --
Monocrystalline solar cells --
Thin film solar cells --
Managing light --
Over the limit : strategies for high efficiency.
An introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It covers the fundamental principles of semiconductor physics and simple models used to describe solar cell operation. It presents theoretical approaches to efficient solar cell design and examines the main practical types of solar cell.
1860943403 1860943497 (pbk.)
2005271257
Photovoltaic cells.
Photovoltaic effect.
Solar cells.
QC715.4 / .N45 2003
537.54 NEP / 2004