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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798485003321

Autore

Schmidt-Mende Lukas

Titolo

Organic and hybrid solar cells : an introduction / / Lukas Schmidt-Mende, Jonas Weickert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

3-11-028320-4

3-11-038851-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages) : color illustrations, graphs

Collana

De Gruyter Graduate

Disciplina

621.31/244

Soggetti

Solar cells

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Semiconductors and Junctions -- 3. Working Mechanisms of Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells -- 4. Characterization Techniques -- 5. Fabrication and Device Lifetime -- 6. Conclusion and Outlook -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

With the increasing world-energy demand there is a growing necessity for clean and renewable energy. The sun being one of the most abundant potential sources accounts for less than 1% of the global energy supply. The market for solar cells is one of the most strongly increasing markets, even though the prize of conventional solar cells is still quite high. New emerging technologies, such as organic and hybrid solar cells have the potential to decrease the price of solar energy drastically. This book offers an introduction to these new types of solar cells and discusses fabrication, different architectures and their device physics on the bases of the author's teaching course on a master degree level. A comparison with conventional solar cells will be given and the specialties of organic solar cells emphasized.