LEADER 05929nam 22008533u 450 001 9910830213903321 005 20230725050857.0 010 $a1-283-20444-4 010 $a9786613204448 010 $a1-119-97454-2 010 $a1-119-97455-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000042719 035 $a(EBL)819251 035 $a(OCoLC)747546203 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000540349 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11334572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540349 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585337 035 $a(PQKB)10470440 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC819251 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000042719 100 $a20131230d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPrinciples of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes$b[electronic resource] $eThe role of the PN junction 210 $aHoboken $cWiley$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4443-1833-0 311 $a1-4443-1834-9 327 $aPrinciples of Solar Cells,LEDs and Diodes; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 Semiconductor Physics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Band Theory of Solids; 1.3 The Kronig-Penney Model; 1.4 The Bragg Model; 1.5 Effective Mass; 1.6 Number of States in a Band; 1.7 Band Filling; 1.8 Fermi Energy and Holes; 1.9 Carrier Concentration; 1.10 Semiconductor Materials; 1.11 Semiconductor Band Diagrams; 1.12 Direct Gap and Indirect Gap Semiconductors; 1.13 Extrinsic Semiconductors; 1.14 Carrier Transport in Semiconductors; 1.15 Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Dynamics 327 $a1.16 Carrier Diffusion and the Einstein Relation1.17 Quasi-Fermi Energies; 1.18 The Diffusion Equation; 1.19 Traps and Carrier Lifetimes; 1.20 Alloy Semiconductors; 1.21 Summary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Problems; 2 The PN Junction Diode; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Diode Current; 2.3 Contact Potential; 2.4 The Depletion Approximation; 2.5 The Diode Equation; 2.6 Reverse Breakdown and the Zener Diode; 2.7 Tunnel Diodes; 2.8 Generation/Recombination Currents; 2.9 Ohmic Contacts, Schottky Barriers and Schottky Diodes; 2.10 Heterojunctions; 2.11 Alternating Current (AC) and Transient Behaviour 327 $a2.12 SummarySuggestions for Further Reading; Problems; 3 Photon Emission and Absorption; 3.1 Introduction to Luminescence and Absorption; 3.2 Physics of Light Emission; 3.3 Simple Harmonic Radiator; 3.4 Quantum Description; 3.5 The Exciton; 3.6 Two-Electron Atoms; 3.7 Molecular Excitons; 3.8 Band-to-Band Transitions; 3.9 Photometric Units; 3.10 Summary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Problems; 4 The Solar Cell; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Light Absorption; 4.3 Solar Radiation; 4.4 Solar Cell Design and Analysis; 4.5 Thin Solar Cells; 4.6 Solar Cell Generation as a Function of Depth 327 $a4.7 Solar Cell Efficiency4.8 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Wafer Preparation; 4.9 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Solar Cell Finishing; 4.10 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Advanced Production Methods; 4.11 Thin Film Solar Cells: Amorphous Silicon; 4.12 Telluride/Selenide/Sulphide Thin-Film Solar Cells; 4.13 High-Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells; 4.14 Concentrating Solar Systems; 4.15 Summary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Problems; 5 Light Emitting Diodes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 LED Operation and Device Structures; 5.3 Emission Spectrum; 5.4 Non-Radiative Recombination 327 $a5.5 Optical Outcoupling5.6 GaAs LEDs; 5.7 GaAs1-xPx LEDs; 5.8 Double Heterojunction AlxGa1-xAs LEDs; 5.9 AlGaInP LEDs; 5.10 Ga1-xInxN LEDs; 5.11 LED Structures for Enhanced Outcoupling and Power Output; 5.12 Summary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Problems; 6 Organic Semiconductors, OLEDs and Solar Cells; 6.1 Introduction to Organic Electronics; 6.2 Conjugated Systems; 6.3 Polymer OLEDs; 6.4 Small-Molecule OLEDs; 6.5 Anode Materials; 6.6 Cathode Materials; 6.7 Hole Injection Layer; 6.8 Electron Injection Layer; 6.9 Hole Transport Layer; 6.10 Electron Transport Layer 327 $a6.11 Light Emitting Material Processes 330 $aThe 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. 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