High-Efficient Low-Cost Photovoltaics Recent Developments /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Petrova-Koch, Vesselinka (Editor), Hezel, Rudolf (Editor), Goetzberger, Adolf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 140
• Subjects: Physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Engineering, general.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

A bird's-eye view of the development and problems of recent photovoltaic cells and systems and prospects for Si feedstock is presented. High-efficient low-cost PV modules, making use of novel efficient solar cells (based on c-Si or III-V materials), and low cost solar concentrators are in the f...

Table of Contents:

• Milestones of Solar Conversion and Photovoltaics
• From Extraterrestrial to Terrestrial Applications
• PV Solar Electricity: From a Niche Market to One of the Most Important Mainstream Markets for Electricity
• Advanced Solar-Grade Si Material
• EFG Ribbon Technology
• A Novel High-Efficiency Rear-Contact Solar Cell with Bifacial Sensitivity
• Commercial High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells
• III-V Solar Cells and Concentrator Arrays
• The Economic Perspective: Is Concentrator PV Capable of Breaking the Economic Barrier
• Fluorescent Solar Energy Concentrators: Principle and Present State of Development
• Hybrid Photovoltaic/Thermal Collector Based on a Luminescent Concentrator
• Installation Concept and Future Applications
• Design Rules for Efficient Organic Solar Cells.