Electronic Characterisation of Earth‐Abundant Sulphides for Solar Photovoltaics

• Main Author: Whittles, Thomas James (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Force and energy.; Solid state physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Energy Materials.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

This book examines the electronic structure of earth-abundant and environmentally friendly materials for use as absorber layers within photovoltaic cells. The corroboration between high-quality photoemission measurements and density of states calculations yields valuable insights into why these mate...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Experimental Methods
• The Electronic Structure of CuSbS₂ for Use as a PV Absorber
• The Electronic Structure of Cu₃BiS₃ for Use as a PV Absorber
• The Electronic Structure of Cu₃BiS₃ for Use as a PV Absorber
• The Use of Photoemission Spectroscopies for the Characterisation and Identification of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ and its Secondary Phases
• Conclusions and Recommendations for the Future.