Solution-processed solar cells materials and device engineering Richard A. Taylor, Karthik Ramasamy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Richard A. (Ph. D. in chemistry), author.

Ramasamy, Karthik (Ph. D. in chemsitry), author.

Contributor:

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP series in renewable and sustainable power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar cells.

Solar cells--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

IOP Publishing, 2025.

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) IOP Publishing [2025]

Biography/History:

Richard A. Taylor is Senior Lecturer in materials chemistry at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. He gained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica in 2009. His research focuses on optoelectronic materials for use in electronic devices, including solar cells, metal-organic liquid crystals, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films and luminescent metal-organic frameworks. Karthik Ramasamy is a Scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, US. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK in 2010. His main research interests are development and studies of materials and material composites for energy and catalytic applications

Summary:

The field of photovoltaics (PV) is rapidly advancing to meet global energy needs. Traditional vacuum-based PV fabrication is costly, prompting a shift toward solution-based methods. This has led to the rise of emerging technologies like perovskite solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, organic solar cells, nano-ink based solar cells, and dye-sensitized solar cells, achieving efficiencies near 30%. This book offers a comprehensive overview of these technologies, focusing on their chemical and physical foundations, components, and working mechanisms. It highlights recent developments, challenges, and future prospects, making it a valuable resource for researchers and students exploring the capabilities of solution-processed solar cells. Part of IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power

Contents:

1. Energy and the solar photovoltaics landscape : an overview

1.1. The global renewable energy and photovoltaics sector

1.2. Developments in solar PV cell technologies

1.3. The next-generation photovoltaics market sector

2. Introduction to solar cell devices

2.1. Overview of solar cell device architectures

2.2. Basics of device performance characteristics

2.3. Photoconductivity and charge transport properties

2.4. Strategies for defect and interface engineering

3. Solution-processed fabrication methods

3.1. Types of processing methods

3.2. Strategies towards scaling up

3.3. Conclusion and prospects

4. Copper-based chalcogenide solar cells

4.1. Structure and properties of copper-based chalcogenide materials

4.2. Solar cell architecture

4.3. Solution processing of Cu-based chalcogenide materials

4.4. Cell degradation and failure diagnostics

4.5. Conclusion, challenges and future prospects

5. Colloidal quantum dot solar cells

5.1. Structure and chemical properties of CQDs

5.2. Strategies for engineering colloidal quantum dots

5.3. Cell architecture, device physics and performance

5.4. Cell degradation and failure analysis

5.5. Conclusion, challenges and future prospects

6. Dye-sensitized solar cells

6.1. Working principles of dye-sensitized solar cells

6.2. Structure and properties of dye sensitizer materials

6.3. Photoanode development

6.4. Electrolyte development

6.6. Transparent and flexible conducting substrates

6.7. Cell architecture, device physics and performance

6.8. Cell degradation and failure

6.9. Conclusion, challenges and future prospects

7. Perovskite-based solar cells

7.1. Structure and properties of perovskites

7.2. Solution preparation of perovskites

7.3. Cell architecture, device physics and performance

7.4. Cell degradation and failure diagnostics

7.5. Conclusion, challenges and future prospects

8. Organic and polymer-based cells

8.1. Working principles of organic and polymer-based solar cells

8.2. Structures and properties of photoactive materials

8.3. Cell architecture, device physics and performance

8.4. Cell degradation and failure

8.5. Conclusion, challenges and future prospects

Notes:

"Version: 20250801"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 5, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Solution-processed solar cells

ISBN:

9780750332552

9780750332545

OCLC:

1535156499

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