Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon

Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures

Senthilarasu Sundaram, Velumani Subramaniam, Ryne P. Raffaelle, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Arturo Morales-Acevedo, María Bernechea Navarro, Aloysius F. Hepp, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Velumani Subramaniam, Ryne P. Raffaelle, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Arturo Morales-Acevedo, María Bernechea Navarro, Aloysius F. Hepp

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9780323901888
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323901895
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Energy
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures presents the latest innovations in materials, processing and devices to produce electricity via advanced, sustainable photovoltaics technologies. The book provides an overview of the novel materials and device architectures that have been developed to optimize energy conversion efficiencies and minimize environmental impacts. Advances in technologies for harnessing solar energy are extensively discussed, with topics including materials processing, device fabrication, sustainability of materials and manufacturing, and the current state-of-the-art. Contributions from leading international experts discuss the applications, challenges and future prospects of research in this increasingly vital field, providing a valuable resource for students and researchers working in this area. - Presents a comprehensive overview and detailed discussion of solar energy technology options for sustainable energy conversion - Provides an understanding of the environmental challenges to be overcome and discusses the importance of efficient materials utilization for clean energy - Looks at how to design materials processing and optimize device fabrication, including metrics such as power-to-weight ratio, effectiveness at EOL compared to BOL, life-cycle analysis

Table of contents

• Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon
• Chapter One Photovoltaics overview: Historical background and current technologies
• Chapter Two Third-generation photovoltaics: Introduction, overview, innovation, and potential markets
• Chapter Three Perovskite solar cells: Past, present, and future
• Chapter Four Modeling perovskite solar cells
• Chapter Five Optical design of perovskite solar cells
• Chapter Six Organic hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells: Progress and prospects
• Chapter Seven Advanced fabrication strategies to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells
• Chapter Eight Development of active layer materials for solution-processable organic photovoltaics
• Chapter Nine Copper zinc tin sulfide thin-film solar cells: An overview
• Chapter Ten Nature-inspired and computer-aided approaches to enable improved photovoltaic materials, more efficient processing, and novel devices
• Chapter Eleven Green chemical synthesis of photovoltaic materials
• Chapter Twelve Sustainable solution-processed solar cells based on environmentally friendly nanocrystals
• Chapter Thirteen Life cycle assessment of renewable energy from solar photovoltaic technologies
• Chapter Fourteen Concentrator and multijunction solar cells
• Chapter Fifteen All perovskite tandem solar cells
• Chapter Sixteen Recent advances in perovskite-containing tandem structures
• Chapter Seventeen Transparent photovoltaics: Overview and applications
• Chapter Eighteen Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects
• Chapter Nineteen Space photovoltaics: New technologies, environmental challenges, and missions
• Index