Advanced Materials and Technologies for Photovoltaics
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Vinod Kumar, Dinesh Pathak, Davinder Pal Sharma, Jean-Michel Nunzi
- Language: English
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Photovoltaics explores the transformative developments in photovoltaic energy conversion, offering insightful coverage on the theore… Read more
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Description
Description
In addition to theoretical foundations, the book emphasizes practical tools, such as detailed sections on characterization techniques for solar cells and advanced modeling methods using software like COMSOL. It offers a balanced perspective on the intersection of materials science and photovoltaic applications, making it a crucial resource for researchers and professionals working on solar energy solutions.
Key features
Key features
- Provides comprehensive coverage for researchers working in materials for solar cells
- Includes the theoretical modeling and optimization of several solar cells using COMSOL and other software
- Describes the working principles of different instruments and the data analysis methods used to measure the performance of solar cells
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Theoretical aspect of solar cells
3. Advance characterization tools for photovoltaics technology
4. Silicon technology
5. Thin film based solar cells
6. Multijunction solar cells
7. Bulk heterojunctions solar cells
8. III-V compound-based solar cell technologies
9. Dye sensitized solar cells
10. Quantum dots solar cells
11. Lead halide perovskite solar cells
12. Lead-free perovskite solar cells
13. Organic solar cells
14. Plasmonic aspect in solar cells
15. Photon management in solar cells
16. Life-cycle analysis for solar cells
17. Internet of Things (IoT) for advanced photovoltaics technology
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 2, 2025
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Vinod Kumar
Vinod Kumar is an Assistant Professor in Renewable Energy and Coordinator of the MSc Renewable Energy Technology (RENT) program in the Department of Physics at The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. His primary research interests include oxide-based nanomaterials, dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite and organic solar cells, photon management in solar cells, and the development of advanced materials for WLEDs.
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Dinesh Pathak
Dinesh Pathak serves as Head of the Department of Physics at The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. His primary research focuses on nanostructured compound semiconductors, oxide nanocomposites, ion beam synthesis of nanomaterials, organic semiconductors, and organic–inorganic hybrid semiconductor systems.
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Davinder Pal Sharma
Davinder Pal Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. His main research interests lie in modeling and optimization of solar cells, microbial fuel cells for electricity generation and wastewater treatment, application of digital signal processing for communication systems, speech recognition, smart grid technology, and medical devices.
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Jean-Michel Nunzi
Jean-Michel Nunzi is a Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, and the Department of Chemistry at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. His research focuses on the optical and electronic properties of organic materials and devices, chiral photonics, and solar cells.