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Photovoltaic cells provide clean, reversible electrical power from the sun. Made from semiconductors, they are durable, silent in operation and free of polluting emissions. In this book, experts from all sectors of the PV community -- materials scientists, physicists, production engineers, economists and environmentalists -- give their critical appraisals of where the technology is now and what its prospects are.
List of contents
The past and present, M.D. Archer; device physics of silicon solar cells, J.O. Schumacher and W. Wettling; principles of cell design, J. Poortmans et al; crystalline silicon solar cells, M.A. Green; amorphous silicon solar cells, C.R. Wronski and D.E. Carlson; cadmium telluride solar cells, D. Bonnet; Cu (In,Ga)Se2 solar cells, U. Rau and H.W. Schock; super-high efficiency III-V tandem and multijunction cells, M. Yamaguchi; organic photovoltaic devices, J.J.M. Halls and R.H. Friend; quantum well solar clls, J. Nelson; thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity, T.J. Coutts; concentrator cells and systems, A. Luque; cells and systems for space applications, C.M. Hardingham; storage of electrical energy, R.M. Dell; photovoltaic modules, systems and applications, N.M. Pearsall and R. Hill; the photovoltaic business - manufacturers and markets, B. McNelis; the economics of photovoltaic technologies, D. Anderson; the outlook for PV in the 21st century, E.H. Lysen and B. Yordi.
Summary
In this volume, experts from all sectors of the photovoltaic community - materials scientists, physicists, production engineers, economists and environmentalists - give their critical appraisals of where the technology is now and what its prospects are.
