Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices (eBook)

The Role of the PN Junction

Adrian Kitai (Autor)

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2018 | 2. Auflage
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-45099-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The second edition of the text that offers an introduction to the principles of solar cells and LEDs, revised and updated The revised and updated second edition of Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices offers an introduction to the physical concepts required for a comprehensive understanding of p-n junction devices, light emitting diodes and solar cells. The author a noted expert in the field presents information on the semiconductor and junction device fundamentals and extends it to the practical implementation of semiconductors in both photovoltaic and LED devices. In addition, the text offers information on the treatment of a range of important semiconductor materials and device structures including OLED devices and organic solar cells. This second edition contains a new chapter on the quantum mechanical description of the electron that will make the book accessible to students in any engineering discipline. The text also includes a new chapter on bipolar junction and junction field effect transistors as well as expanded chapters on solar cells and LEDs that include more detailed information on high efficiency devices. This important text: Offers an introduction to solar cells and LEDs, the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes Provides a solid theoretical basis for p-n junction devices Contains updated information and new chapters including better coverage of LED out-coupling design and performance and improvements in OLED efficiency Presents student problems at the end of each chapter and worked example problems throughout the text Written for students in electrical engineering, physics and materials science and researchers in the electronics industry, Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices is the updated second edition that offers a guide to the physical concepts of p-n junction devices, light emitting diodes and solar cells.

Autor

Adrian Kitai, PhD, is Professor in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, and Engineering Physics at McMaster University (Canada). He is a world leader in electroluminescent science and technology. His research interests include solar cell materials and devices, and LED materials and devices, and he is involved in start-up companies in both solar cells and display systems using LED devices.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Components & Devices • doped semiconductors • Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Excitons • Festkörperphysik • gallium nitride LEDs • Guide to the Principles of Solar Cells • Introduction to band theory • Introduction to Junction Transistors • Introduction to Organic Semiconductors • Introduction to quantum mechanics • Introduction to Semiconductor Physics • Komponenten u. Bauelemente • LED • LEDs • LED Technology • light emitting diode technology • Materialien f. Energiesysteme • Materials for Energy Systems • Materials Science • Materialwissenschaften • molecular energy transfer • molecular excitons • organic light emitting diodes • organic solar cells • Perovskite solar cells • Photon Emission and Absorption • Physics • Physik • P-N-Übergang • polymer OLEDs • Principles of light emitting diodes • Principles of The PN Junction Diode • resource to the principles of solar cells and LEDS • Silicon Solar Cells • small molecule OLEDs • Solar Cell Technology • Solarzelle • Solid state physics • Tandem Solar Cells • text on the principles of solar cells and LEDs • the bipolar junction transistor • The Bloch Function • the junction field effect transistor • Theory of radiation • the Role of the PN Junction • Thin film solar cells • Understanding the principles of solar cells and LEDs
• ISBN-10: 1-119-45099-3 / 1119450993
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-45099-3 / 9781119450993