Thin Film Photovoltaics

Thin Film Photovoltaics: Single-junction and Tandem provides a comprehensive introduction to thin film solar cells, and the latest developments in this expanding field. This book includes detailed information on material properties required for solar cells, working principles, energy band structure, charge transport to the electrodes and approaches to improve efficiency. Front-end and back-end processes are discussed in detail. Current challenges to commercial translation and potential opportunities to overcome to those challenges are discussed. Factors limiting solar cells parameters are also considered. The emphasis is on new materials and state-of-the-art technologies used for fabrication and characterization. Thin Film Photovoltaics is suitable for researchers in academia and R&D in the subject areas of materials science and engineering, energy, physics and chemistry.

• Introduces fundamentals of thin film solar cells such as materials properties, device working principles, and the material property and device efficiency relationship

• Reviews technologies utilized for thin film deposition, device fabrication and characterization for thin film solar cells

• Discusses current challenges and opportunities in commercial translation of thin film solar cells including device stability and reliability, and scaling of manufacturing