Photovoltaic Materials and Manufacturing Issues

Manufacturing and sales of photovoltaic (PV) energy have been growing at rates in excess of 40% for the last several years. Advances in materials research have been the basis for much of this progress - resulting in reduced costs and improved conversion efficiencies and reliabilities for solar systems. This volume features studies from a cross-section of current industry research leaders, new start-up companies, and university and laboratory researchers. It highlights the most significant advances in PV materials and device research, and examines research challenges to reaching the ultimate potential of current-generation (crystalline silicon), next-generation (thin films and concentrators), and future-generation PV technologies. The latter includes innovative materials and device concepts that hold the promise of significantly higher conversion efficiencies and/or much lower costs. Topics include: silicon solar cells and devices; thin-film polycrystalline materials and devices; characterization and new technologies.

Sommario

Part I. Silicon Solar Cells and Devices; Part II. Thin Film Polycrystalline Materials and Devices; Part III. Characterization; Part IV. New Technologies; Author index; Subject index.

Riassunto

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Bernhard Dimmler (Editore), B. Sopori (Editore), Bhushan Sopori (Editore), T. Surek (Editore), Thomas Surek (Editore), J. Yang (Editore), Jeff Yang (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9781605110950
• ISBN: 978-1-60511-095-0
• Pagine: 194
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 440 g
• Serie: MRS Proceedings; MRS Proceedings
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Altro