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Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices, 2nd Edition

Author Adrian Kitai
Release Date: 2018/11/01
ISBN: 9781119451020
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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.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Introduction
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 The Classical Electron
    3. 1.3 Two Slit Electron Experiment
    4. 1.4 The Photoelectric Effect
    5. 1.5 Wave Packets and Uncertainty
    6. 1.6 The Wavefunction
    7. 1.7 The Schrödinger Equation
    8. 1.8 The Electron in a One‐Dimensional Well
    9. 1.9 Electron Transmission and Reflection at Potential Energy Step
    10. 1.10 Expectation Values
    11. 1.11 Spin
    12. 1.12 The Pauli Exclusion Principle
    13. 1.13 Summary
    14. Further Reading
    15. Problems
  6. Chapter 2: Semiconductor Physics
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 The Band Theory of Solids
    3. 2.3 Bloch Functions
    4. 2.4 The Kronig–Penney Model
    5. 2.5 The Bragg Model
    6. 2.6 Effective Mass
    7. 2.7 Number of States in a Band
    8. 2.8 Band Filling
    9. 2.9 Fermi Energy and Holes
    10. 2.10 Carrier Concentration
    11. 2.11 Semiconductor Materials
    12. 2.12 Semiconductor Band Diagrams
    13. 2.13 Direct Gap and Indirect Gap Semiconductors
    14. 2.14 Extrinsic Semiconductors
    15. 2.15 Carrier Transport in Semiconductors
    16. 2.16 Equilibrium and Non‐Equilibrium Dynamics
    17. 2.17 Carrier Diffusion and the Einstein Relation
    18. 2.18 Quasi‐Fermi Energies
    19. 2.19 The Diffusion Equation
    20. 2.20 Traps and Carrier Lifetimes
    21. 2.21 Alloy Semiconductors
    22. 2.22 Summary
    23. References
    24. Further Reading
    25. Problems
  7. Chapter 3: The p–n Junction Diode
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 Diode Current
    3. 3.3 Contact Potential
    4. 3.4 The Depletion Approximation
    5. 3.5 The Diode Equation
    6. 3.6 Reverse Breakdown and the Zener Diode
    7. 3.7 Tunnel Diodes
    8. 3.8 Generation/Recombination Currents
    9. 3.9 Metal–Semiconductor Junctions
    10. 3.10 Heterojunctions
    11. 3.11 Alternating Current (AC) and Transient Behaviour
    12. 3.12 Summary
    13. Further Reading
    14. Problems
  8. Chapter 4: Photon Emission and Absorption
    1. 4.1 Introduction to Luminescence and Absorption
    2. 4.2 Physics of Light Emission
    3. 4.3 Simple Harmonic Radiator
    4. 4.4 Quantum Description
    5. 4.5 The Exciton
    6. 4.6 Two‐Electron Atoms
    7. 4.7 Molecular Excitons
    8. 4.8 Band‐to‐Band Transitions
    9. 4.9 Photometric Units
    10. 4.10 Summary
    11. References
    12. Further Reading
    13. Problems
  9. Chapter 5: p–n Junction Solar Cells
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Light Absorption
    3. 5.3 Solar Radiation
    4. 5.4 Solar Cell Design and Analysis
    5. 5.5 Thin Solar Cells, G = 0 = 0
    6. 5.6 Thin Solar Cells, G > 0 > 0
    7. 5.7 Solar Cell Generation as a Function of Depth
    8. 5.8 Surface Recombination Reduction
    9. 5.9 Solar Cell Efficiency
    10. 5.10 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Wafer Preparation
    11. 5.11 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Solar Cell Finishing
    12. 5.12 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Advanced Production Methods
    13. 5.13 Thin‐Film Solar Cells: Amorphous Silicon
    14. 5.14 Telluride/Selenide/Sulphide Thin‐Film Solar Cells
    15. 5.15 High‐efficiency Multi‐junction Solar Cells
    16. 5.16 Concentrating Solar Systems
    17. 5.17 Summary
    18. References
    19. Further Reading
    20. Problems
  10. Chapter 6: Light‐Emitting Diodes
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 LED Operation and Device Structures
    3. 6.3 Emission Spectrum
    4. 6.4 Non‐radiative Recombination
    5. 6.5 Optical Outcoupling
    6. 6.6 GaAs LEDs
    7. 6.7 GaAs1−x P x LEDs
    8. 6.8 Double Heterojunction Al x Ga1−x As LEDs
    9. 6.9 AlGaInP LEDs
    10. 6.10 Ga1−x In x N LEDs
    11. 6.11 LED Structures for Enhanced Outcoupling and High Lumen Output
    12. 6.12 Summary
    13. References
    14. Further Reading
    15. Problems
  11. Chapter 7: Organic Semiconductors, OLEDs, and Solar Cells
    1. 7.1 Introduction to Organic Electronics
    2. 7.2 Conjugated Systems
    3. 7.3 Polymer OLEDs
    4. 7.4 Small‐Molecule OLEDs
    5. 7.5 Anode Materials
    6. 7.6 Cathode Materials
    7. 7.7 Hole Injection Layer
    8. 7.8 Electron Injection Layer
    9. 7.9 Hole Transport Layer
    10. 7.10 Electron Transport Layer
    11. 7.11 Light‐Emitting Material Processes
    12. 7.12 Host Materials
    13. 7.13 Fluorescent Dopants
    14. 7.14 Phosphorescent and Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Dopants
    15. 7.15 Organic Solar Cells
    16. 7.16 Organic Solar Cell Materials
    17. 7.17 Summary
    18. References
    19. Further Reading
    20. Problems
  12. Chapter 8: Junction Transistors
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Bipolar Junction Transistor
    3. 8.3 Junction Field‐Effect Transistor
    4. 8.4 BJT and JFET Symbols and Applications
    5. 8.5 Summary
    6. Further Reading
    7. Problems
  13. Appendix 1: Physical Constants
  14. Appendix 2: Derivation of the Uncertainty Principle
  15. Appendix 3: Derivation of Group Velocity
  16. Appendix 4: The Boltzmann Distribution Function
  17. Appendix 5: Properties of Semiconductor Materials
  18. Index
  19. End User License Agreement
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