The physics of solar cells / Jenny Nelson.

By: Nelson, Jenny Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2003. Description: xix, 363 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN: 1860943403; 1860943497 (pbk.)Subject(s): Photovoltaic cells | Photovoltaic effect | Solar cellsDDC classification: 537.54 NEP LOC classification: QC715.4 | .N45 2003Online resources: OCLC

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	537.54 NEP 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		25497

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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.

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