Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures presents the latest innovations in materials, processing and devices to produce electricity via advanced, sustainable photovoltaics technologies. The book provides an overview of the novel materials and device architectures that have been developed to optimize energy conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts. Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing, device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing, and the current state-of-the-art.
Contributions from leading international experts discuss the applications, challenges and future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field, providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working in this area.
1. Chapter Two Third-generation photovoltaics: Introduction, overview, innovation, and potential markets - p. 75 2. Chapter Three Perovskite solar cells: Past, present, and future - p. 113 3. Chapter Four Modeling perovskite solar cells - p. 165 4. Chapter Five Optical design of perovskite solar cells - p. 183 5. Chapter Six Organic hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells: Progress and prospects - p. 195 6. Chapter Seven Advanced fabrication strategies to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells - p. 223 7. Chapter Eight Development of active layer materials for solution-processable organic photovoltaics - p. 255 8. Chapter Nine Copper zinc tin sulfide thin-film solar cells: An overview - p. 303 9. Chapter Ten Nature-inspired and computer-aided approaches to enable improved photovoltaic materials, more efficient processing, and novel devices - p. 325 10. Chapter Eleven Green chemical synthesis of photovoltaic materials - p. 405 11. Chapter Twelve Sustainable solution-processed solar cells based on environmentally friendly nanocrystals - p. 437 12. Chapter Thirteen Life cycle assessment of renewable energy from solar photovoltaic technologies - p. 479 13. Chapter Fourteen Concentrator and multijunction solar cells - p. 499 14. Chapter Fifteen All perovskite tandem solar cells - p. 523 15. Chapter Sixteen Recent advances in perovskite-containing tandem structures - p. 545 16. Chapter Seventeen Transparent photovoltaics: Overview and applications - p. 585 17. Chapter Eighteen Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects - p. 647 18. Chapter Nineteen Space photovoltaics: New technologies, environmental challenges, and missions - p. 675 19. Index - p. 767
Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures presents the latest innovations in materials, processing and devices to produce electricity via advanced, sustainable photovoltaics technologies. The book provides an overview of the novel materials and device architectures that have been developed to optimize energy conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts. Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing, device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing, and the current state-of-the-art.
Contributions from leading international experts discuss the applications, challenges and future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field, providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working in this area.
1. Chapter Two Third-generation photovoltaics: Introduction, overview, innovation, and potential markets - p. 75 2. Chapter Three Perovskite solar cells: Past, present, and future - p. 113 3. Chapter Four Modeling perovskite solar cells - p. 165 4. Chapter Five Optical design of perovskite solar cells - p. 183 5. Chapter Six Organic hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells: Progress and prospects - p. 195 6. Chapter Seven Advanced fabrication strategies to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells - p. 223 7. Chapter Eight Development of active layer materials for solution-processable organic photovoltaics - p. 255 8. Chapter Nine Copper zinc tin sulfide thin-film solar cells: An overview - p. 303 9. Chapter Ten Nature-inspired and computer-aided approaches to enable improved photovoltaic materials, more efficient processing, and novel devices - p. 325 10. Chapter Eleven Green chemical synthesis of photovoltaic materials - p. 405 11. Chapter Twelve Sustainable solution-processed solar cells based on environmentally friendly nanocrystals - p. 437 12. Chapter Thirteen Life cycle assessment of renewable energy from solar photovoltaic technologies - p. 479 13. Chapter Fourteen Concentrator and multijunction solar cells - p. 499 14. Chapter Fifteen All perovskite tandem solar cells - p. 523 15. Chapter Sixteen Recent advances in perovskite-containing tandem structures - p. 545 16. Chapter Seventeen Transparent photovoltaics: Overview and applications - p. 585 17. Chapter Eighteen Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects - p. 647 18. Chapter Nineteen Space photovoltaics: New technologies, environmental challenges, and missions - p. 675 19. Index - p. 767
