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Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics — 2009

Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics — 2009

Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics — 2009

Volume 1165:
Akira Yamada, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Clemens Heske, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Miguel A. Contreras, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado
Malgorzata Igalson, Warsaw University of Technology
Stuart J. C. Irvine, OpTIC Technium/NEWI North Wales, UK
February 2010
1165
Hardback
9781605111384
£98.99
GBP
Hardback
Paperback

    Due to increased urgency for alternative energy sources, and because of significant advances in the understanding of materials and devices, thin-film photovoltaics are currently a topic of great importance and are leading candidates for providing affordable energy. This book offers the latest research, scale-up and commercialization advances in the field, focusing on a variety of different and novel materials classes for absorbers and contacts. There is a strong emphasis on future developments of thin-film solar cells, as well as materials issues in scaling up to gigawatt production levels. For the first time, thin-film compound semiconductor photovoltiacs are entering large-scale manufacture and this book reflects the enthusiasm of the materials research community to take on the challenges that this technology will likely see. Topics include: characterization of absorber materials; materials deposition and process monitoring; device modeling and characterization; new materials and devices; grain boundaries and TCOs; commercialization issues; and advanced devices and materials characterization.

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    February 2010
    Hardback
    9781605111384
    448 pages
    235 × 156 × 28 mm
    0.72kg
    Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
      Editors
    • Akira Yamada , Tokyo Institute of Technology
    • Clemens Heske , University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    • Miguel A. Contreras , National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado
    • Malgorzata Igalson , Warsaw University of Technology
    • Stuart J. C. Irvine , OpTIC Technium/NEWI North Wales, UK