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Title
Photovoltaic solar energy conversion [electronic resource] / Gottfried H. Bauer.
ISBN
9783662466841 electronic book
3662466848 electronic book
9783662466834
Published
Heidelberg : Springer, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 227 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-662-46684-1 doi
Call Number
TK1087
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.31/244
Summary
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), eventually contributing to its ongoing advancement. The book is based on lectures given to graduate students in the Physics Department at the University of Oldenburg over the last two decades, yet also provides an easy-to-follow introduction for doctoral and postdoctoral students from related disciplines such as the materials sciences and electrical engineering. Inspired by classic textbooks in the field, it reflects the author{u2019}s own ideas on how to understand, visualize and eventually teach the microscopic physical mechanisms and effects, while keeping the text as concise as possible so as to introduce interested readers to the field and balancing essential knowledge with open questions.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 24, 2015).
Series
Lecture notes in physics ; volume 901.
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.
