Tiwari / Boukherroub / Sharon Solar Cell Nanotechnology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-84578-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 544 Seiten, E-Book

Focusing on the cutting-edge technologies available in the field of photovoltaics, Solar Cell Nanotechnology explores the latest research and development activities related to organic, inorganic, and hybrid materials being used in solar cell manufacturing. Several chapters are dedicated to explaining the fundamentals of photovoltaics and nanomaterials utilized in the manufacturing of solar cells. Other essential subjects, such as microcontact printing, plasmonic light trapping, outdoor and indoor efficiency, luminescent solar concentrators, and photon management in photovoltaics, are comprehensively reviewed. Written for a broad audience, this is an essential book for engineers, nanotechnologists, and materials scientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tiwari, Atul

Boukherroub, Rabah

Sharon, Maheshwar

Über Autor(innen)

Atul Tiwari is a research faculty member in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawaii.He received a PhD in polymer materials science and has beendesignated a Chartered Chemist and Chartered Scientist by the RoyalSociety of Chemistry, UK. As an organic chemist and mechanicalengineer, Dr. Tiwari has sought in his research work to bridge thegap between science and engineering. His area of research interestincludes the development of smart materials including silicones,graphene, and bio-inspired biomaterials for industrialapplications. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed researchpublications and has 6 patents or patents pending.
Rabah Boukherroub received a PhD in chemistry from theUniversity Paul Sabatier, France. He is a group leader at theInterdisciplinary Research Institute, University of Lille, France.He is a coauthor of more than 250 research publications and haswritten several book chapters in subjects related tonanotechnology, materials chemistry, biosensors, and lab-on-chipdevices. He has 8 patents or patents pending. Dr. Boukherroub'sresearch interests are in the area of functional materials, surfacechemistry, and photophysics of semiconductor nanostructures.
Maheshwar Sharon obtained his PhD from University ofLeicester, UK, and two postgraduate diplomas in nuclear power andradio chemistry. In 1978, he joined the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Bombay, as a Professor in Chemistry, retiring in 2003.He is now a Research Director at the NSNR Centre for Nanotechnology& Bionanotechnology, Ambernath, India. He is a pioneer indeveloping plant-based precursors like camphor, kerosene, andvarious non-edible oils for synthesizing almost all forms ofcarbon: nanobeads, nanotubes, nanofibers, and various new types ofcarbon nanomaterials. He is the first to successfully develop ahomojunction carbon (n-C/p-C) photovoltaic solar cell fromcamphoric carbon. He has also pioneered a solar-chargeable batteryand a concept known as the Sharon-Schottky type solar cell. He hasalso pioneered the development of a photoactive lead oxideelectrode for application in a photoelectrochemical cell. He haspublished more than 172 publications in national and internationaljournals and has published 4 books.