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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Physics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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