AMORPHOUS AND MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS

AMORPHOUS AND MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS MODELING, MATERIALS AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION IN THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS. IT IS THE FIRST BOOK THAT COMPARES EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTER-MODELING METHODS, COMBINING THE STATE OF THE ART IN TECHNOLOGY WITH THE LATEST INSIGHTS IN DEVICE MODELING. A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIMENTAL ISSUES ARE EXPLORED, FROM MATERIALS AND BASIC DEVICE PHYSICS OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS TO POTENTIAL MASS PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR SOLAR PANELS. THE MODELING SECTION PRESENTS AN APPROACH TO INTEGRATED OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL MODELING OF COMPLETE DEVICES, INCLUDING OPTICAL LIGHT TRAPPING, AND DESCRIBES THE PHYSICAL MATERIALS PARAMETERS RELATED TO AMORPHOUS SILICON THAT ARE CRUCIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL MODELING. THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF MULTIJUNCTION CELLS WITH DIFFERENT BANDGAP COMPONENTS FOR THIN FILM SILICON CELLS IS REFLECTED IN A DESCRIPTION OF THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGHS ACQUIRED EXPERIMENTALLY AND BY