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The content builds from electrodynamic basics and semiconductor junction theory to solar-cell parameters, equivalent circuits, loss mechanisms, and efficiency limits. It then surveys key PV technologies, module fabrication and performance, and PV system design, economics, and ecology, before introducing alternative solar energy conversion routes such as solar thermal energy and solar fuels.","Solar energy  \nThe physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and  \nsystems  \nSolar energy  \nThe physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and  \nsystems  \nArno HM Smets  \nKlaus Jäger  \nOlindo Isabella René ACMM van Swaaij Miro Zeman  \nContents  \nForeword  \nDean’s message  \nPreface  \nAbout this Book  \nNomenclature  \nI Introduction  \n1 Energy  \n1.1 Some definitions  \n1.2 Human energy consumption  \n1.3 Methods of energy conversion  \n1.4 Exercises  \n2 Status and prospects of PV technology  \n3 The working principle of a solar cell  \nII PV fundamentals  \n4 Electrodynamic basics  \n4.1 The electromagnetic theory  \n4.2 Electromagnetic waves  \n4.3 Optics of flat interfaces  \n4.4 Optics in absorptive media  \n4.5 Continuity and Poisson equations  \n4.6 Exercises  \n5 Solar radiation  \n5.1 The Sun  \n5.2 Radiometric properties  \n5.3 Blackbody radiation  \n5.4 Wave-particle duality  \n5.5 Solar spectra  \n5.6 Exercises  \n6 Basic semiconductor physics  \n6.1 Introduction  \n6.2 Atomic structure  \n6.3 Doping  \n6.4 Carrier concentrations  \n6.5 Transport properties  \n6.6 Exercises  \n7 Generation and recombination of electron-hole pairs  \n7.1 Introduction  \n7.2 Bandgap-to-bandgap processes  \n7.3 Shockley–Read–Hall recombination  \n7.4 Auger recombination  \n7.5 Surface recombination  \n7.6 Carrier concentration in non-equilibrium  \n7.7 Exercises  \n8 Semiconductor junctions  \n8.1 p-n homojunctions  \n8.2 Heterojunctions  \n8.3 Metal-semiconductor junctions  \n8.4 Exercises  \n9 Solar cell parameters and equivalent circuit  \n9.1 External solar cell parameters  \n9.2 The external quantum efficiency  \n9.3 The equivalent circuit  \n9.4 Exercises  \n10 Losses and efficiency limits  \n10.1 The thermodynamic limit  \n10.2 The Shockley-Queisser limit  \n10.3 Additional losses  \n10.4 Design rules for solar cells  \n10.5 Exercises  \nIII PV technology  \n11 A short history of solar cells  \n12 Crystalline silicon solar cells  \n12.1 Crystalline silicon  \n12.2 Production of silicon wafers  \n12.3 Designing c-Si solar cells  \n12.4 Fabricating c-Si solar cells  \n12.5 High-efficiency concepts  \n12.6 Exercises  \n13 Thin-film solar cells  \n13.1 Transparent conducting oxides  \n13.2 The III-V PV technology  \n13.3 Thin-film silicon technology  \n13.4 Chalcogenide solar cells  \n13.5 Organic photovoltaics  \n13.6 Hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells  \n13.7 Exercises  \n14 A closer look to some processes  \n14.1 Plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition 14.2 Physical vapour deposition  \n14.3 Screen printing technology  \n14.4 Electroplating technology  \n15 PV modules  \n15.1 Series and parallel connections in PV modules 15.2 PV module parameters  \n15.3 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effects  \n20.4 Designing grid-connected PV systems  \n20.5 Designing stand alone PV systems  \n20.6 Exercises  \n21 PV system economics and ecology  \n21.1 PV system economics  \n21.2 PV system ecology  \n21.3 Exercises  \nV Alternative solar energy conversion technologies  \n22 Solar thermal energy  \n22.1 Solar thermal basics  \n22.2 Solar thermal heating  \n22.3 Concentra","cbCailSk79alignD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailSk79alignD","pdf",15625476,13,534,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Foreword\n## Dean’s message\n## Preface\n## About this Book\n## Nomenclature\n# I Introduction\n## 1 Energy\n## 2 Status and prospects of PV technology\n## 3 The working principle of a solar cell\n# II PV fundamentals\n## 4 Electrodynamic basics\n## 5 Solar radiation\n## 6 Basic semiconductor physics\n## 7 Generation and recombination of electron-hole pairs\n## 8 Semiconductor junctions\n## 9 Solar cell parameters and equivalent circuit\n## 10 Losses and efficiency limits\n# III PV technology\n## 11 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