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Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable
Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures presents the
latest innovations in materials, processing and devices to produce
electricity via advanced, sustainable photovoltaics technologies.
The book provides an overview of the novel materials and device
architectures that have been developed to optimize energy
conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts.
Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are
extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing,
device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing,
and the current state-of-the-art. Contributions from leading
international experts discuss the applications, challenges and
future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field,
providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working
in this area.
PV has traditionally been used for electric power in space. Solar
panels on spacecraft are usually the sole source of power to run
the sensors, active heating and cooling, and communications.
Photovoltaics for Space: Key Issues, Missions and Alternative
Technologies provides an overview of the challenges to efficiently
produce solar power in near-Earth space and beyond: the materials
and device architectures that have been developed to surmount these
environmental and mission-specific barriers. The book is organized
in four sections consisting of detailed introductory and background
content as well as a collection of in-depth space environment,
materials processing, technology, and mission overviews by
international experts. This book will detail how to design and
optimize a space power system's performance for power-to-weight
ratio, effectiveness at end of operational life (EOL) compared to
beginning of operational life (BOL), and specific mission
objectives and goals. This book outlines the knowledge required for
practitioners and advanced students interested in learning about
the background, materials, devices, environmental challenges,
missions, and future for photovoltaics for space exploration.
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