Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures Solar Cell Engineering Series
Coordonnateurs : Sundaram Senthilarasu, Subramaniam Velumani, Raffaelle Ryne P., Nazeeruddin Mohammad Khaja, Morales-Acevedo Arturo, Navarro María Bernechea, Hepp Aloysius F.
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. Photovoltaics overview: Historical background and current technologies
2. Third-generation photovoltaics: Introduction, overview, innovation, and potential markets
Section II: Perovskite materials and devices
3. Perovskite solar cells: Past, present, and future
4. Modeling perovskite solar cells
5. Optical design of perovskite solar cells
6. Organic hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells: Progress and prospects
Section III: Alternative photovoltaic materials
7. Fabrication strategies to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells
8. Development of active layer materials for solution-processable organic photovoltaics
9. Overview of copper zinc tin sulfide thin film solar cells
Section IV: Green and sustainable aspects of photovoltaics
10. Nature-inspired and computer-aided approaches to enable improved photovoltaic materials, more efficient processing, and novel devices
11. Green chemical synthesis of photovoltaic materials
12. Sustainable solution-processed solar cells based on environmentally friendly nanocrystals
13. Life cycle assessment of renewable energy from solar photovoltaic technologies
Section V: Concentrator and multijunction devices
14. Concentrator and multijunction solar cells
15. All perovskite tandem solar cells
16. Recent advances in perovskite-containing tandem structures
Section VI: Practical applications of photovoltaics
17. Transparent photovoltaics: overview and applications
18. Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: current trends and future prospects
19. Space photovoltaics: new technologies, environmental challenges, and missions
Senthilarasu Sundaram is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. His research interests focus on sustainable energy technologies to create environmentally sustainable materials for energy generation and storage, building integrated applications, thermal storage, water remediation, and low-carbon heating applications.
Velumani Subramaniam is currently a Professor at the Mexican Government Research Center, CINVESTAV, Mexico City and also serving as visiting Research Fellow at Texas A & M University, College Station, USA. He earned his M.Sc. in Solid State Physics, as well as aM.Phil and Ph.D. in Thin Film Physics from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. His current duties include teaching, research and administration. He is presently working on novel micro- and nanostructured materials for harvesting renewable energy and also for biomedical applications. In the past 30 years, he’s established various new programs, courses, won prestigious projects from different funding agencies and industries. He has visited more than 25 countries as Director for International Relations (signed 80 MoU`s) and to deliver plenary/invited talks and lectures; he has thus attained a global vision on technical education and administration. He has published 160+ papers in peer-reviewed international journals, serves as an Editor (JMSE, Springer) and has guest edited 12 special journal issues for several publishers (i.e. Elsevier and Springer). Velumani serves as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for bumerous reputed international journals; he has served as visiting professor in Univ. of Twenty, Holland; University of Le Mans, France; and SKKU, ROK.
Ryne P. Raffaelle (RPR) earned both a BS and MS in Physics from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Physics from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is the Vice President for Research a
- Presents a comprehensive overview and detailed discussion of solar energy technology options for sustainable energy conversion
- Provides an understanding of the environmental challenges to be overcome and discusses the importance of efficient materials utilization for clean energy
- Looks at how to design materials processing and optimize device fabrication, including metrics such as power-to-weight ratio, effectiveness at EOL compared to BOL, life-cycle analysis
Date de parution : 06-2024
Ouvrage de 818 p.
15.2x22.8 cm
Thèmes de Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon :
Mots-clés :
Energy conversion; clean energy; photovoltaics; solar energy; renewable energy; sustainability