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ISBN: 1860943497 - The Physics of Solar Cells (Properties of Semiconductor Materials) (Properties of Semiconductor Materials)

Title:	The Physics of Solar Cells (Properties of Semiconductor Materials) (Properties of Semiconductor Materials)
Author:	Jenny Nelson
Publisher:	Imperial College Press
Type:	Book / Paperback
Publication Date:	05 September, 2003
ISBN / ISBN-13:	1860943497 / 9781860943492
List Price:	$52.00
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Amazon Price:	$46.80

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Product Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field. It covers: basic physics of semiconductors in photovoltaic devices; physical models of solar cell operation; characteristics and design of common types of solar cell; and approaches to increasing solar cell efficiency. The text explains the terms and concepts of solar cell device physics and shows the reader how to formulate and solve relevant physical problems. Exercises and worked solutions are included.

Contents: Photons In, Electrons Out: Basic Principles of PV; Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors; Generation and Recombination; Junctions; Analysis of the p n Junction; Monocrystalline Solar Cells; Thin Film Solar Cells; Managing Light; Over the Limit: Strategies for Higher Efficiency.

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Customer Reviews:

• Very Good Book.

13 September, 2008

I feel this is a very good book for advanced undergraduates and graduate students interested in the physics of solar cells. It is not a beginner book, as some background is expected. Solid state physics is difficult and complicated. There are a lot of different things going on at the same time, and I feel it's good to get explanations from several different authors viewpoints. I have several books now on the subject, but I find myself looking at this one more than the others. I think the author fills in a lot of details missing in other texts.

- Reviewed by customer ID: A2SKYICF0ZUGOV

• Very Good Coverage

13 August, 2008

This book provides a well thought out introduction to the physics of photovoltaic cells and systems. The treatment provides mathematical details at a level that will be accessible to science and engineering graduates and upper class undergraduates. Some derivations are not as well explained as others. However, the working relationships are worth knowing and can serve as a lead into other references. The book is well worth its relatively modest cost.

- Reviewed by customer ID: A3GA84UMI1U38F

• Good

21 March, 2007

Though it is of softcover instead of hardcover edition, but totally new and mailed quite quickly.

- Reviewed by customer ID: A1W8AVEDT4RADB

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