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A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Solar energy materials and solar cells vol 93, issue 9, pages. In many such cells, the absorber layer and the back junction layer are both made of the same material. An introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. Physics of solar cells, the series on properties of.
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The physics of solar cells by jenny nelson, imperial college press, 2003. Provides an extensive physics analysis of most important types of solar cells and their. Lecture 7 solar cells mit opencourseware free online. The simplest solar cells have 3 active layers a top junction layer made of ntype. This acclaimed book by olindo isabella is available at in several formats for your ereader. Description download the physics of solar cells jenny nelson. Jan 01, 2003 an introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. Silicon is what is known as a semiconductor, meaning that it shares some of the properties of metals and some of those of an. As part of the effort to increase the contribution of solar cells photovoltaics to. Zwarts, in het openbaar te verdedigen op maandag 14 november 2005 om. Nelson 8 19 february 2010 imperial college london u. Whether theyre adorning your calculator or orbiting our planet on satellites, they rely on the the photoelectric effect. For this reason it is useful to characterize light radiation by parameters associated with waves.
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