ABSTRACT
Presenting a comprehensive overview of a rapidly burgeoning field blending solar cell technology with nanotechnology, the book covers topics such as solar cell basics, nanotechnology fundamentals, nanocrystalline silicon-based solar cells, nanotextured-surface solar cells, plasmon-enhanced solar cells, optically-improved nanoengineered solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, 2D perovskite and 2D/3D multidimensional perovskite solar cells, carbonaceous nanomaterial-based solar cells, quantum well solar cells, nanowire solar cells and quantum dot solar cells. The book provides an in-depth and lucid presentation of the subject matter in an elegant, easy-to-understand writing style, starting from basic knowledge through principles of operation and fabrication of devices to advanced research levels encompassing the recent breakthroughs and cutting-edge innovations. It will be useful for graduate and PhD students, scientists, and engineers.
Key features:
* Builds an integrated perspective of photovoltaics by highlighting the essential role of nanotechnology in each type of solar cell.
* Performs simplified mathematical analysis of operational mechanisms of nanostructured solar cells supplemented with solved examples.
* Enhances learning with clear explanations of technological advances and illustrative diagrams without sacrificing scientific rigor.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|63 pages
Preliminaries and Nanocrystalline Silicon Photovoltaics
chapter 1|26 pages
Solar Cell Basics
chapter 2|20 pages
Nanotechnology Fundamentals
chapter 3|15 pages
Nanocrystalline Silicon-Based Solar Cells
part II|96 pages
Nanotechnological Approaches to Sunlight Harvesting
chapter 4|40 pages
Nanotextured-Surface Solar Cells
chapter 5|27 pages
Plasmonic-Enhanced Solar Cells
chapter 6|26 pages
Optically Improved Nanoengineered Solar Cells
part III|21 pages
Electrochemical Photovoltaics Using Nanomaterials
chapter 7|19 pages
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
part IV|48 pages
Photovoltaics with 2D Perovskites and Carbon Nanomaterials
chapter 8|21 pages
2D Perovskite and 2D/3D Multidimensional Perovskite Solar Cells
chapter 9|24 pages
Carbonaceous Nanomaterials–Based Solar Cells
part V|212 pages
Quantum Well, Nanowire, and Quantum Dot Photovoltaics