Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics (2nd Edition) (Series on Photoconversion of Solar Energy, 4)

The second edition of Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics, first published in 2001, provides an updated account of the underlying science, technology and market prospects for photovoltaics. All areas have advanced considerably in the decade since the first edition was published, which include: multi-crystalline silicon cell efficiencies having made impressive advances, thin-film CdTe cells having established a decisive market presence, and organic photovoltaics holding out the prospect of economical large-scale power production. Readership: Physicists, chemists, material scientists, engineers, energy analysts, policy makers and other solar energy specialists. The past and present / M.D. Archer Limits to photovoltaic energy conversion efficiency / M.A. Green Crystalline silicon solar cells / M.A. Green Thin-film solar cells based on amorphous and microcrystalline silicon / C. Ballif, M. Despeisse and F.-J. Haug Polycrystalline Cadmium Telluride photovoltaic devices / T.A. Gessert and D. Bonnet Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Related Solar Cells / U. Rau and H.W. Schock Super-high-efficiency III-V tandem and multijunction cells / M. Yamaguchi Organic photovoltaics / D. Credgington Dye- and perovskite-sensitized mesoscopic solar cells / M. Gratzel and J.R. Durrant Quantum well solar cells / J. Nelson and N. Ekins-Daukes Concentrator systems / I. Luque-Heredia and A. Luque Photovoltaic nodules, systems and applications / N.M. Pearsall The photovoltaic business: manufacturers and markets / A. Jager-Waldau. The second edition of Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics , first published in 2001, provides an updated account of the underlying science, technology and market prospects for photovoltaics. All areas have advanced considerably in the decade since the first edition was published, which include: multi-crystalline silicon cell efficiencies having made impressive advances, thin-film CdTe cells having established a decisive market presence, and organic photovoltaics holding out the prospect of economical large-scale power production. Contents: The Past and Present (M D Archer); Limits to Photovol Provides an account of the underlying science, technology and market prospects for photovoltaics. This title includes: multi-crystalline silicon cell efficiencies having made impressive advances, thin-film CdTe cells having established a decisive market presence, and organic photovoltaics.