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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462035703321

Titolo

Solar cells [[electronic resource] ] : materials, manufacture and operation / / edited by Augustin McEvoy, Tom Markvart, Luis Castañer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2013

ISBN

1-283-70655-5

0-08-099379-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (655 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McEvoyAugustin

MarkvartT

CastañerLuis

Disciplina

621.31244

Soggetti

Solar cells - Design and construction

Solar cells - Materials

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. IA. Solar cells -- pt. IB. Crystalline silicon solar cells -- pt. IC. Thin film technologies -- pt. ID. Dye-sensitized and organic solar cells -- pt. II. Testing, industry and environment -- pt. IIA. Testing, monitoring and calibration -- pt. IIB. Environment -- pt. IIC. Industry.

Sommario/riassunto

Enormous leaps forward in the efficiency and the economy of solar cells are being made at a furious pace. New materials and manufacturing processes have opened up new realms of possibility for the application of solar cells. Crystalline silicon cells are increasingly making way for thin film cells, which are spawning experimentation with third-generation high-efficiency multijunction cells, carbon-nanotube based cells, UV light for voltage enhancement, and the use of the infrared spectrum for night-time operation, to name only a few recent advances.   This thoroughly updated new editio