Dharmadasa, I. M. <br/><br/>
Advanced Thin Film Materials for Photovoltaic Applications 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2020 
 - 1 electronic resource (148 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> The direct conversion of sunlight into electricity (photovoltaic or PV for short) is evolving rapidly, and is a technology becoming a mainstream clean energy production method. However, to compete with conventional energy production methods using fossil fuels, the conversion efficiency needs to be increased, and the manufacturing cost should be reduced further. Both of these require the improvement of solar energy materials, and the device architectures used for the conversion of light into electrical energy. This Special Issue presents the latest developments in some solar energy materials like Si, CdTe, CIGS, SnS and Perovskites), and the device structures suitable for next generation solar cells. In particular, the progress in graded bandgap multi-layer solar cells are presented in this Special Issue. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03943-041-3 9783039430406 9783039430413 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03943-041-3  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History of engineering & technology
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>electroplating semiconductors large-area electronics characterisation solar cells perovskite solar cell hole blocking layer solution spin-coating TiO2/SnO2 layer anti-reflection coating potential-induced degradation solar cell plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition organic solar cells perovskite solar cells encapsulation stability Cu(In,Ga)Se2 mini-module numerical simulation P1 shunt space charge region (SCR) TCAD transistor effect electrodeposition CdTe film two-electrode configuration thin films electroplating temperature photovoltaic CdTe CdS luminescence spectroscopy CdSe CdTe1−xSex photovoltaics review tin monosulfide tin disulfide chemical solution process absorber buffer renewable energy ethlammonium formamidinium microstructure perovskite SnS/SnS2 CdS/CdTe CIGS silicon electroplating of semiconductors