Principles of solar cells, LEDs, and diodes
Subtitle: the role of the PN junction
By: Adrian Kitai
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444318333
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Material Science; Junctions; Semiconductor Diodes; Semiconductors; Light emitting diodes; Solar cells
Description: "The book will cover the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes - solar cells and LEDs - together with quantitative coverage of the physics of the PN junction at the senior undergraduate level. It will include: Review of semiconductor physics Introduction to PN diodesThe solar cell Physics of efficient conversion of sunlight into electrical energy  Semiconductor solar cell materials and device physics Advanced solar cell materials and devices The light emitting diode Physics of efficient conversion of electrical energy into light Semiconductor light emitting diode materials  and device physics Advanced light emitting diode materials and devices"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction CHAPTER 1. Semiconductor physics CHAPTER 2. The p-n junction diode CHAPTER 3. Photon Emission and Absorption CHAPTER 4. The Solar Cell CHAPTER 5. Light Emitting Diodes CHAPTER 6. Organic Semiconductors, OLEDs and Solar CellsIndex.