LEADER 01919oam 2200289z- 450 001 9910140473903321 005 20210107175706.0 010 $a1-62681-213-6 010 $a1-62681-067-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000612933 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5503700 035 $a(BIP)045809759 035 $a(BIP)046139997 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781626810679 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000612933 100 $a20161031cuuuuuuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 $aSilencing Sapphire: A Sapphire Dubois Mystery 210 $cDiversion Books 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 225 $aSapphire Dubois Mysteries 330 8 $aFirst comes serial-killer hunting, then comes marriage in the sequel to the bestselling Stalking Sapphire starring the "'Dexter' of the debutante set" (Francine LaSala, author of A Comfortable Madness).As a new serial killer dubbed the "Stripper Slayer" plagues Los Angeles, Sapphire once again sheds her socialite persona, this time to go undercover as a penniless stripper. Struggling to find the brutal man before he slays again, Sapphire finds that the thin wall separating her double life is cracking. Her family and friends expect her to walk down the aisle with the most eligible bachelor among the Beverly Hills elite; a man she doesn't want. Meanwhile, the man she does want, handsome Detective Aston Ridder, is making her life hell as he closes in on her trail.Sapphire scrambles to keep the chaos at bay, unaware that someone else is tracking her as well. A serial killer from her past is back and will stop at nothing to get his vengeance." Sapphire Dubois] kicks butt and takes names. You wouldn't expect that from a spoiled, rich girl." --Ionia Martin, author of Plundering the Romance Novel 700 $aThompson$b Mia$01432674 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140473903321 996 $aSilencing Sapphire: A Sapphire Dubois Mystery$94177612 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03969nam 2200649 a 450 001 9911004828603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781628701029 010 $a1628701021 010 $a9780819480491 010 $a0819480495 024 7 $a10.1117/3.446028 035 $a(CKB)2470000000003006 035 $a(EBL)728550 035 $a(OCoLC)606694640 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000386815 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11298588 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000386815 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10400300 035 $a(PQKB)10094051 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728550 035 $a(CaBNVSL)gtp00538544 035 $a(SPIE)9780819480491 035 $a(PPN)237372584 035 $a(Perlego)2605779 035 $a(EXLCZ)992470000000003006 100 $a20011228d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||m|||a 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOptoelectronics of solar cells /$fGreg P. Smestad 210 $aBellingham, Wash. $cSPIE Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (118 p.) 225 1 $aSPIE Press monograph ;$vPM115 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780819444400 311 08$a0819444405 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 93-96) and index. 327 $ach. 1. Introduction to solar cells -- 1.1. Philosophy of the text -- 1.2. Renewable energy and photovoltaics background -- 1.3. What is a solar cell? -- 1.4. Solar cell modules -- ch. 2 Absorbing solar energy -- 2.1. Air mass and the solar spectrum -- 2.2. Optical properties of solar-cell materials -- 2.3. Photoluminescence -- ch. 3. Solar cell equations -- 3.1 PV device characteristics -- 3.2. Quantum efficiency for current collection -- 3.3. Lifetime, diffusion length, and electron concentrations -- 3.4. The transport equation and current extraction -- ch. 4. Photoelectrochemistry -- 4.1. Basic photoelectrochemistry -- 4.2. The dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cell -- ch. 5. Generalized model of a solar converter -- 5.1. General thermodynamics of light conversion -- 5.2. Detailed balance : the generalized Planck equation -- 5.3. The luminescent output -- 5.4. The relationship between voltage and luminescence efficiency -- 5.5. Current-voltage characteristics and luminescence -- ch. 6. Concentrators of light -- 6.1. The thermodynamic limits of light concentrators -- 6.2. Geometrical optics -- 6.3. Active concentrators (luminescent systems) -- 6.4. Light enhancement in the environment -- ch. 7. Economics of photovoltaic cells and systems -- 7.1. The basics of PV economics -- 7.2. Estimated solar module cost -- 7.3. Economics of photovoltaic systems -- 7.4. Economics of solar energy in the world economy -- 7.5. Conclusions and further study -- Appendix -- A basic solar energy library for the optical specialist -- Index. 330 $aWith concerns about worldwide environmental security, global warming, and climate change due to emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels, it is desirable to have a wide range of energy technologies in a nation's portfolio. Photovoltaics, or solar cells, are a viable option as a nonpolluting renewable energy source. 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