Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Modeling, Materials and Device Technology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)

Amorphous silicon solar cell technology has evolved considerably since the first amorphous silicon solar cells were made at RCA Laboratories in 1974. Scien tists working in a number of laboratories worldwide have developed improved alloys based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon and microcrystalline silicon. Other scientists have developed new methods for growing these thin films while yet others have developed new photovoltaic (PV) device structures with im proved conversion efficiencies. In the last two years, several companies have constructed multi-megawatt manufacturing plants that can produce large-area, multijunction amorphous silicon PV modules. A growing number of people be lieve that thin-film photovoltaics will be integrated into buildings on a large scale in the next few decades and will be able to make a major contribution to the world's energy needs. In this book, Ruud E. I. Schropp and Miro Zeman provide an authoritative overview of the current status of thin film solar cells based on amorphous and microcrystalline silicon. They review the significant developments that have occurred during the evolution of the technology and also discuss the most im portant recent innovations in the deposition of the materials, the understanding of the physics, and the fabrication and modeling of the devices.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Electronic Materials: Science & Technology, 5
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	1998
Authors:	Ruud E.I. Schropp • Miro Zeman
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	207
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
ISBN-13:	978-1-4613-7576-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Ceramics & glass technology Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Electrical engineering > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Testing of materials > General Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Electronic devices & materials > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4613-7576-2
Barcode:	9781461375760

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