Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion

This concise primer on photovoltaic solar energy conversion invites readers to reflect on the conversion of solar light into energy at the most fundamental level and encourages newcomers to the field to help find meaningful answers on how photovoltaic solar energy conversion can work (better), event...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bauer, Gottfried H. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Lecture Notes in Physics, 901
Subjects:
Electric power production.
Semiconductors.
Renewable energy sources.
Electrical Power Engineering.
Mechanical Power Engineering.
Renewable Energy.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Global Energy Situtation
  • Sun as Energy Source
  • Theoretical Limits for Solar Light Conversion
  • Real Photovoltaic Converters
  • Advanced Concepts. Beyond the Shockley-Queisser Limit
  • Radiation in Condensed Matter
  • Absorption of Photons in Condensed Matter
  • Photon Density in Matter
  • Surface Recombination and Carrier Depth Profiles
  • Finite Lengt of a Homogenous Diode
  • Boltzmann Transport Equation.

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