Fundamentals of Solar Cell Design (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Inamuddin; Rezakazemi, Mashallah; Boddula, Rajender; Ahamed, Mohd Imran

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Edited by one of the most well-respected and prolific engineers in the world and his team, this book provides a comprehensive overview of solar cells and explores the history of evolution and present scenarios of solar cell design, classification, properties, various semiconductor materials, thin films, wafer-scale, transparent solar cells, and other fundamentals of solar cell design. Solar cells are semiconductor devices that convert light photons into electricity in photovoltaic energy conversion and can help to overcome the global energy crisis. Solar cells have many applications including remote area power systems, earth-orbiting satellites, wristwatches, water pumping, photodetectors and remote radiotelephones. Solar cell technology is economically feasible for commercial-scale power generation. While commercial solar cells exhibit good performance and stability, still researchers are looking at many ways to improve the performance and cost of solar cells via modulating the fundamental properties of semiconductors. Solar cell technology is the key to a clean energy future. Solar cells directly harvested energy from the sun's light radiation into electricity are in an ever-growing demand for future global energy production. Solar cell-based energy harvesting has attracted worldwide attention for its notable features, such as cheap renewable technology, scalable, lightweight, flexibility, versatility, no greenhouse gas emission, and economy friendly and operational costs. Thus, solar cell technology is at the forefront of renewable energy technologies which are used in telecommunications, power plants, small devices to satellites. Large-scale implementation can be manipulated by various types used in solar cell design and exploration of new materials towards improving performance and reducing cost. Therefore, in-depth knowledge about solar cell design is fundamental for those who wish to apply this knowledge and understanding in industries and academics. This book provides a comprehensive overview on solar cells and explores the history to evolution and present scenarios of solar cell design, classification, properties, various semiconductor materials, thin films, wafer-scale, transparent solar cells, and so on. It also includes solar cells' characterization, analytical tools, theoretical modeling, practices to enhance conversion efficiencies, applications and patents. This outstanding new volume: * Provides state-of-the-art information about solar cells * Is a unique reference guide for researchers in solar energy * Includes novel innovations in the field of solar cell technology Audience: This book is a unique reference guide that can be used by faculty, students, researchers, engineers, device designers and industrialists who are working and learning in the fields of semiconductors, chemistry, physics, electronics, light science, material science, flexible energy conversion, industrial, and renewable energy sectors..

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119725046
• Artikelnr.: 62420655

Autorenporträt

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Fast Track Young Scientist Award and the Young Researcher of the Year Award for 2020, from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published almost 200 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 120 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. Mohd Imran Ahamed, PhD, is a research associate in the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has published several research and review articles in various international scientific journals and has co-edited multiple books. His research work includes ion-exchange chromatography, wastewater treatment, and analysis, bending actuator and electrospinning. Rajender Boddula, PhD, is currently working for the Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative (CAS-PIFI) at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST, Beijing). His academic honors include multiple fellowships and scholarships, and he has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He is also serving as an editorial board member and a referee for several reputed international peer-reviewed journals. He has published edited books with numerous publishers and has authored over twenty book chapters. Mashallah Rezakazemi, PhD, received his doctorate from the University of Tehran (UT) in 2015. In his first appointment, he served as associate professor in the Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Shahrood University of Technology. He has co-authored in more than 140 highly cited journal publications, conference articles and book chapters. He has received numerous major awards and grants from various funding agencies in recognition of his research. Notable among these are Khwarizmi Youth Award from the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), and the Outstanding Young Researcher Award in Chemical Engineering from the Academy of Sciences of Iran. He was named a top 1% most Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science (ESI).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xv

1 Organic Solar Cells 1
Yadavalli Venkata Durga Nageswar and Vaidya Jayathirtha Rao

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Classification of Solar Cells 3

1.3 Solar Cell Structure 4

1.4 Photovoltaic Parameters or Terminology Used in BHJOSCs 5

1.4.1 Open-Circuit Voltage Voc 5

1.4.2 Short-Circuit Current Jsc 5

1.4.3 Incident-Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE) 5

1.4.4 Power Conversion Efficiency etap (PCE) 6

1.4.5 Fill Factor (FF) 6

1.5 Some Basic Design Principles/Thumb Rules Associated With Organic Materials Required for BHJOSCs 6

1.6 Recent Research Advances in Small-Molecule Acceptor and Polymer Donor Types 7

1.7 Recent Research Advances in All Small-Molecule Acceptor and Donor Types 30

1.8 Conclusion 47

Acknowledgement 48

References 48

2 Plasmonic Solar Cells 55
T. Shiyani, S. K. Mahapatra and I. Banerjee

2.1 Introduction 56

2.1.1 Plasmonic Nanostructure 58

2.1.2 Classification of Plasmonic Nanostructures 59

2.2 Principles and Working Mechanism of Plasmonic Solar Cells 60

2.2.1 Working Principle 60

2.2.2 Mechanism of Plasmonic Solar Cells 61

2.3 Important Optical Properties 62

2.3.1 Trapping of Light 63

2.3.2 Scattering and Absorption of Sunlight 63

2.3.3 Multiple Energy Levels 63

2.4 Advancements in Plasmonic Solar Cells 64

2.4.1 Direct Plasmonic Solar Cells 65

2.4.2 Plasmonic-Enhanced Solar Cell 69

2.4.3 Plasmonic Thin Film Solar Cells 69

2.4.4 Plasmonic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (PDSSCs) 70

2.4.5 Plasmonic Photoelectrochemical Cells 71

2.4.6 Plasmonic Quantum Dot (QD) Solar Cells 71

2.4.7 Plasmonic Perovskite Solar Cells 72

2.4.8 Plasmonic Hybrid Solar Cells 72

2.5 Conclusion and Future Aspects 72

Acknowledgements 73

References 73

3 Tandem Solar Cell 83
Umesh Fegade

List of Abbreviations 83

3.1 Introduction 85

3.2 Review of Organic Tandem Solar Cell 86

3.3 Review of Inorganic Tandem Solar Cell 89

3.4 Conclusion 95

References 96

4 Thin-Film Solar Cells 103
Gobinath Velu Kaliyannan, Raja Gunasekaran, Santhosh Sivaraj, Saravanakumar Jaganathan and Rajasekar Rathanasamy

4.1 Introduction 104

4.2 Why Thin-Film Solar Cells? 105

4.3 Amorphous Silicon 105

4.4 Cadmium Telluride 108

4.5 Copper Indium Diselenide Solar Cells 111

4.6 Comparison Between Flexible a-Si:H, CdTe, and CIGS Cells and Applications 112

4.7 Conclusion 113

References 114

Contents vii

5 Biohybrid Solar Cells 117
Sapana Jadoun and Ufana Riaz

Abbreviations 117

5.1 Introduction 118

5.2 Photovoltaics 119

5.3 Solar Cells 119

5.3.1 First-Generation 120

5.3.2 Second-Generation 120

5.3.3 Third-Generation 120

5.3.4 Fourth-Generation 121

5.4 Biohybrid Solar Cells 121

5.5 Role of Photosynthesis 122

5.6 Plant-Based Biohybrid Devices 122

5.6.1 PS I-Based Biohybrid Devices 123

5.6.2 PS II-Based Biohybrid Devices 125

5.7 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 126

5.8 Polymer and Semiconductors-Based Biohybrid Solar Cells 126

5.9 Conclusion 129

References 129

6 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 137
Santhosh Sivaraj, Gobinath Velu Kaliyannan, Mohankumar Anandraj, Moganapriya Chinnasamy and Rajasekar Rathanasamy

6.1