Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes: The role of the PN junction

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Название: Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes: The role of the PN junction

Автор: Kitai A.

Издательство: Wiley

Год: 2011

ISBN: 978-1443-1834-0

Страниц: 316

Формат: PDF

Размер: 2.71 Mb

Язык: Английский

The book will cover the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes – solar cells and LEDs - together with quantitative coverage of the physics of the PN junction at the senior undergraduate level. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to introduce the physical concepts required for a thorough understanding of p-n junctions starting with semiconductor fundamentals and extending this to the practical implementation of semiconductors in both PV and LED devices. The treatment of a range of important semiconductor materials and device structures is also presented.

The book is aimed at senior undergraduate levels (years three and four). An introductory background in quantum mechanics is assumed, together with general knowledge of junior mathematics, physics and chemistry; however, no background in electronic materials is required. As such this book is designed to be relevant to all engineering students with an interest in semiconductor devices and not specifically to electrical or engineering physics/engineering science students only. This is intentional since solar cells and LEDs involve a wide range of engineering disciplines and should not be regarded as belonging to only one branch of engineering.

It will include:

-Review of semiconductor physics

-Introduction to PN diodes

-The solar cell

-Physics of efficient conversion of sunlight into electrical energy

-Semiconductor solar cell materials and device physics

-Advanced solar cell materials and devices

-The light emitting diode

-Physics of efficient conversion of electrical energy into light

-Semiconductor light emitting diode materials and device physics

-Advanced light emitting diode materials and devices