Fiber Solar Cells Materials, Processing and Devices /

• Main Author: Hou, Shaocong (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy harvesting.; Electrochemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Harvesting.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.

This thesis presents the fundamental research and latest findings on novel flexible/wearable photovoltaic technology, and comprehensively summarizes the rapid developments in flexible photovoltaics, from traditional planar solar cells to fiber solar cells. It discusses the rational design of fiber s...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Solar Photovoltaic technology
• Film deposition on a wire/fiber via in-situ Joule heating process
• Fiber solar cells utilizing polymer fibers
• Carbon fibers as versatile substrates for fiber solar cells
• Graphene electrocatalysts for fiber dye-sensitized solar cells
• Architectures and working principles of fiber solar cells
• Conclusion.