Thin Film Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
Jef Poortmans (Editor), Vladimir Arkhipov (Co-Editor)
Currently, there is a surge in research and development in the field of organic and hybrid solar cells. In order to exploit the full potential of these materials, novel and radically different cell concepts have been suggested.
Thin-film solar cells are either emerging or about to emerge from the research laboratory to become commercially available devices finding various practical applications. Currently no textbook outlining the basic theoretical background, methods of fabrication and applications currently exist.
This book aims to present for the first time an in-depth overview of this topic covering a broad range of thin-film solar cell technologies including both organic and inorganic materials, presented in a systematic fashion, by the scientific leaders in their respective domains. It covers a broad range of related topics, from physical principles to design, fabrication, characterization, and applications of novel photovoltaic devices.
