Chalcogenide photovoltaics : physics, technologies, and thin film devices /

• Main Author: Scheer, Roland
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schock, H. W. (Hans-Werner)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ; 2011.
• Subjects: Photovoltaic cells > Materials.; Chalcogenides.; Compound semiconductors.; Thin films.; Heterojunctions.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Semiconductors.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Solid State.; Electronic books.

This first comprehensive description of the most important material properties and device aspects closes the gap between general books on solar cells and journal articles on chalcogenide-based photovoltaics. Written by two very renowned authors with years of practical experience in the field, the bo...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Thin Film Heterostructures
• Design Rules for Heterostructure Solar Cells and Modules
• Thin Film Material Properties
• Thin Film Technology
• Photovoltaic Properties of Standard Devices
• Appendix A: Frequently Observed Anomalies
• Appendix B: Tables.