Photon Absorption Models in Nanostructured Semiconductor Solar Cells and Devices

• Main Authors: Luque, Antonio (Author), Mellor, Alexander Virgil (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Electric power production.; Nanotechnology.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

This book is intended to be used by materials and device physicists and also solar cells researchers. It models the performance characteristics of nanostructured solar cells and resolves the dynamics of transitions between several levels of these devices. An outstanding insight into the physical beh...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Calculations derived of the single band effective mass Equation
• Four band approximation
• Interband optical absorption in quantum well solar cells
• Conclusions.