Publisher's Synopsis
The utilization of renewable sources of energy in everyday life is of significant interest due to the growing interest in addressing global warming, reducing carbon footprints and the associated challenges with climate change and the environment. In this context, the enhanced use of solar energy is particularly on the rise. It has been reported by the International Energy Agency that solar photovoltaic power generation is becoming the lowest-cost option in most of the world. The reference text will present the most recent advances in the area of solar cells, including silicon and GaAs solar cells, CIGS, CdTe and CZTS-based solar cells, perovskite solar cells, polymer solar cells, concentrator solar cell systems and tandem solar cells.
Key Features:
- Presents the most recent advances in the area of solar cells
- Addresses the evolution in photovoltaics from the material to the device to the panel
- Discusses the challenges in the area and the solutions to these problems from a materials, device, and systems processing and characterization perspective
- Includes case studies that describe the process-properties-performance correlations in solar cells
- Provides an overview of the various computational methods that are being utilized to simulate the performance of solar cells
- Covers detailed approaches to the recycling of solar panels
