THE PHYSICS o SOLAR CELLS Jenny Nelson snp as 1ee ttre ss he Ba Ly. inn os 6 7.28 00 gr Cale ‘tierce gang bn yam) ‘Chat Cen, non Ds Ber HANDS USA operon ory rt pas nv Peameten roa Prd Sgcy MeidPr P at Preface (Over the ttn yeas, photvltai basenergd a become an apletion ‘escola otra dhe tracted theatre of ineresing nambers fstadens and researchers. The purpose f this book is to provide an intro Seti to, an oer ofthe phys ofthe photovaa cll. T should be slab for undergradane pyc and engineer wha ae intersted in ‘his aplication of seeondueor pls and to owspecialst grades ‘doers ha reqs talon the physical pine fla cla ‘he fru on the bse senicnuctor pie rlevant to phetorla, plas mol of photorleai dven and hw thew rel tothe dein ed faction of practical devs Ieshould cable he wader to understand how solar cals Work, to undertand the coneps nd odes of ela all fevce phy, und to orate asl eect pial probs, A ‘hough practical motels aa davicodegas wt wed a3 examples, che book sat intended ae» comprohenriv review of photonic materials sd deve, nor ofthe lat development in photovoltaics esearch ‘Chaper 1 ntzodaces the solar call as a suple cute: generator a Aefsar the peclrmancechracaritir whith neo to dseribe un eo pare solr ell Chapter 2 deeibs in geet tems how Light ebergy Is nero int els comparing the patsolse eonrcter with ther ‘ystens aad evlanting the Lite to elceny. Chapters 3 and cover the ‘use physic ofthe nmleondctr, the smzoadurtarteanpor uations ‘sd the process of ght abortion al erie rennet, Chagte foes onthe concep of the seymmeti junction, apd deta the di ‘erent typ of Justin which are expla In phetovlas, Chapter 6 ‘pple the theory of eater chapter juneton the cli del asl call Chapters and ae concuoid wih the range of photo ‘okaie mates and device designs. Chapter 7 dels wth monocysalie rm juneion deve, lating toe mol of Chapter 6 to pacts devine,vung entalne silicon and gall arvenie lls as example. Chapter 8 Gels with thin fin photorltae materials, dscusing physical procaes ‘and dg inc leant to hi ln and focaning on the ways in whch ‘th stad ode mt be adapted fr tia Bim devi. Chapter 9 eae wth vvions tches for sanaging Igbt in order to maximise perfor Inne, and Chapter 10 ores a ange of sppanci, mainly theoretical, to laecesng the fiiney’of clr ells above te mit fo singe bad ap photocanetar Tam grtefal tal fhe people who ave helped me pepe this bok ptr, to Kath Barbar or paing the oil propo rom Ir pedal Colege Prem i ny dition to Leon Pre and David Ind for [ving me Ue opportunity to tsk the physics af solar ol Yo Ses ‘eat at Loxehborough, and wo eta the bate course fom which hs brook developed; ta all tho seeach stadt in photvaale wt Ipeca College fr tling so many interesting qutons,espeilly Jenny Brae, “James Connoyand Benjamin Klligeto Ralph Gotaolg, Tom Mosk ‘at and Peter Wher! for beip with qesons related to material a ts brooks to Ned Eli Dau ond Jane Nebon for that spf comments ‘on thet; to Cle Neon forthe caver tration and Yo aller a Tongs who ve bnlped in ay edenvons to understand bow these tgs work, in pata to Richard Corks, Jes Daan, Michel Gite, rin Green, Chriana Honsberg, Sean Kettazn and Ellen Moots Tam grat tothe Gregprace Eavirouuetal Trot fr funding me 10 ‘sy cr nl Before they wee pope an tothe UK Engineering and ‘Psi cence Rewarch Coul end fran Advanced Research Folow= ship which allmed me to spend my Saturday afternoon writing chapter Tasted of tecture Finally Tam grateful to John Nova fr bi encoaegee set toatrt on his projet ad a LaentCharsiade nd hi ota a IC Pres ad to Lalahn!Narayen and colleagues ot Worl Stati, or the help in ing hour ‘hiebook dented tothe memory of Stophan Rebinan and MLV. MeCoughn, Jenny Naloa Tandon, Apa 202 Contents Place (Chapter 1 Introduetos 11 Photons Ia Bleeuons Out: Th Photovoltaic Beet 12, Bilt History ofthe Selae Cl 13. Photvoltse Cela and Power Genurtion 181, Photvltal cll, dle and syste 132, Some important defatioas 1A. Gharactrae ofthe Photorotaie Cll A Sunmary TAL Photocrent and qunstun eicency 142, Dar eweat and open deus wltage 143. EMfleny 144, Parsi ristanes YAS, Nowideal dnd behaviour 18, Sumuary Rebenee (Chapter 2 Photons Ia, Electrons Out: Basic Principles of PV 21, Introduction 22, The Solar Resource 28. Typeset Solar Enegy Conerter 24. Detaled Balance 242. Te agullaun, 2.42, Under flnioaion 25, Weck Ava rm # Photovelae Deve 283, Photocurat pee