Nanostructered materials for solar energy conversion / edited by Tetsuo Soga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soga, Tetsuo

Contributor:

Soga, Tetsuo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar cells--Materials.

Solar cells.

Nanostructured materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (615 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Elsevier B. V., 2006.

Elsevier [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion covers a wide variety of materials and device types from inorganic materials to organic materials. This book deals with basic semiconductor physics, modelling of nanostructured solar cell, nanostructure of conventional solar cells such as silicon, CIS and CdTe, dye-sensitized solar cell, organic solar cell, photosynthetic materials, fullerene, extremely thin absorber (ETA) solar cell, quantum structured solar cell, intermediate band solar cell, carbon nanotube, etc. including basic principle and the latest results. There are many books writt

Contents:

Cover; Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion; Copyright page; Preface; Introduction; Table of Contents; Part I: Fundamentals of Nanostructured Solar Cells; Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Solar Cell; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental Properties of Semiconductors [1-5]; 3. Basic Principles of p-n Junction Solar Cell; 4. Basic Principles of Solar Cell using Nanocrystalline Materials; References; Chapter 2. Device Modeling of Nano-Structured Solar Cells; 1. Introduction; 2. Nano-Structured Solar Cells; 3. The Concept of the Flat-Band Solar Cell; 4. The Network Model (NM)

5. The Effective Medium Model (EMM)6. The Equivalence Between the Network Model and the Effective Medium Model; 7. Simulation Results; 8. Excitonic Solar Cells; 9. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Optical and Electrical Modeling of Nanocrystalline Solar Cells; 1. Introduction; 2. Optical Modeling of Nanocrystalline Films; 3. Simulations of Performance of Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cells; 4. Prospects; References; Chapter 4. Mathematical Modelling of the Refractive Index and Reflectivity of the Quantum Well Solar Cell; 1. Introduction

2. Modelling the QWSC's Refractive Index and Reflectivity with the Modified Single Effective Oscillator Model3. Quantum well Solar Cells Designs; References; Part II: Nanostructures in Conventional Thin Film Solar Cells; Chapter 5. Amorphous (Protocrystalline) and Microcrystalline Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells; 1. Introduction; 2. Materials Properties; 3. Deposition Methods; 4. Single Junction Cell; 5. Multiband Gap Cells (Micromorph or Hybrid Cells); 6. Modules and Production; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Nanostructured CdS, CIS, CdTe and Cu2S

1. Background2. Advantages of Nanostructures; 3. Nanostructured CdS-CdTe and CdS-CIS Device Designs; 4. Film and Device Characteristics; 5. Heterojunctions and Schottky Diodes in Porous Alumina; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part III: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Chapter 7. TiO2-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell; 1. Introduction; 2. Electron Transport Model; 3. Electron Lifetime; 4. Kinetic Competitions; 5. Parameters Influencing Electron Diffusion Coefficient and Lifetime; 6. Sensitizing Dyes; 7. Hole Transport Layer; 8. Counter Electrodes; 9. Conclusion

Appendix: Methods to Measure Electron Diffusion Coefficients and Electron LifetimeAcknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. Dye-Sensitized Nanostructured ZnO Electrodes for Solar Cell Applications; 1. Introduction; 2. Material Properties; 3. Preparation of Zno for DNSC Application; 4. The Dye-Sensitized Nanostructured Zno Solar Cell; 5. Future Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 1. Introduction; 2. General Aspects; 3. Fabrication Procedures; 4. Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency; 5. Interfacial Blocking Layers; 6. Operational Stability

7. Future Outlook

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-74726-9

9786610747269

0-08-046830-6

OCLC:

163811179