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Naveen V. Kulkarni, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India. He obtained his PhD from Karnatak University Dharwad, India, and has worked at Technion (Israel), the University of Texas at Arlington (USA), the University of Rochester (USA), and the University of Cambridge (UK). Dr. Kulkarni has 18 years of experience in research relating to coordination chemistry, catalysis, energy materials, and environmental science. He has published over 50 research articles in reputed journals, authored book chapters, edited books and journal special issues, and conference proceedings.

Boris I. Kharissov, PhD, is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Mexico. He received his PhD in inorganic chemistry in 1993 from the Moscow State University, Russia and Dr. Hab. in physical chemistry in 2006 from Rostov State University, Russia. He also took part in the effort to deal with the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, working in the contaminated zone in 1987.

His research specialisms include materials chemistry, coordination and inorganic chemistry, phthalocyanines, ultrasound, nanotechnology, chemical treatment of petroleum, and environmental remediation. Prof. Kharissov is the co-author of 16 books, 215 articles, 25 book chapters, and holds 8 patents. He has co-edited 3 invited special issues of international journals and is the member of the Editorial board of 6 journals. According to Elsevier's data report (2023), he is within the top 2% of most cited scientists in the world.

Klappentext

Handbook of Solar Cells: From Fundamentals to Recent Advances is a comprehensive, practical resource that enables the reader to understand the development of advanced solar cell technologies and materials. Coverage is clearly organized by solar cell type, taking the reader through the principles, theory, methodology, recent advances, challenges, and future prospects in each area, all of which are supported with case studies, supplementary data, clear definitions, learning objectives, and questions to test understanding.

This handbook will be valuable to all those with an interest in solar cells, solar power plants, solar energy, and renewable energy, including advanced students, graduates, researchers, faculty, engineers, plant operators, R&D, and other industry professionals.

Inhalt

1. Amorphous silicon solar cells
   
   2. Crystalline silicon solar cells
   3. Cadmium telluride solar cells
   4. Gallium arsenide germanium solar cells
   5. Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells
   6. Concentrated photo voltaic cells
   7. Multi-junction solar cells
   8. Heterojunction solar cells
   9. Thin-film solar cells
   10. Dye-sensitized solar cells
   11. Hybrid solar cells
   12. Nanocrystal solar cells
   13. Organic solar cells
   14. Perovskite solar cells
   15. Photoelectrochemical cells
   16. Solid-state solar cells
   17. Quantum dot solar cells
   18. Other classes of solar cells