{"product_id":"thinfilm-silicon-solar-cells-9781420066746","title":"ThinFilm Silicon Solar Cells","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGives a treatment of thin-film silicon as a novel semiconductor material. Beginning with fundamental physical properties, this work focuses on device applications, solar cells in particular. Intended for students and professional scientists, it also discusses the limitations and design optimization of the devices, as well as fabrication methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction;\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eChristophe Ballif\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining the role of thin-film silicon within PV today and tomorrow\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasic Properties of amorphous silicon (a-Si);\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eArvind Shah and Wolfhard Beyer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of amorphous silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Free\" and \"trapped\" carriers (electrons and holes), mobility gap\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGap states\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptical absorption; optical gap and sub-bandgap absorption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransport, conductivity and recombination\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoping of amorphous silicon layers \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydrogen in amorphous silicon layers; \u003cem\u003eWolfhard Beyer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlloys (with Germanium and Carbon); \u003cem\u003eWolfhard Beyer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasic properties of hydrogenated µc-Si:H; \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriedhelm Finger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural properties of µc-Si:H\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptical properties\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectrical properties and transport\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetastabilty -- Instabilty \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison with amorphous silicon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlloys (ongoing research work) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheory of solar cell devices; \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eArvind Shah, Corinne Droz and Martin Python\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversion of light into electrical carriers by a semi-conductor diode\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"pn-type\" or \"classical\" diode: Dark characteristics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"pn-type\" or \"classical\" diode: Properties under illumination\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits on solar cell efficiency η\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"pin-type\" diode\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and conclusions of theoretical part\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTandem and multi-junction solar cells;\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMartin Python and Arvind Shah \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction; general concept\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple of two-terminal tandem cell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical problems of two-terminal tandem cells \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypical tandem and multi-junction cells\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpectral response (SR) and External Quantum Efficiency (EQE) measurements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModule Fabrication and Performance; \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorst Schade and Jean-Eric Bourée \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHot Wire chemical vapour deposition (HWCVD)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoped layers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransparent conductive oxides (TCO) as contact layers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaser scribing and series connection of cells \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModule performance \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModule finishing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplication Examples of Solar Cells; \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVarious contributors, edited by Horst Schade and Arvind Shah \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) - aspects and examples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStand-alone and portable applications (Oppizzi)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndoor applications of a-Si solar cells; \u003cem\u003eJ. 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