Product Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the field. It covers: basic physics of semiconductors in photovoltaic devices; physical models of solar cell operation; characteristics and design of common types of solar cell; and approaches to increasing solar cell efficiency. The text explains the terms and concepts of solar cell device physics and … More >>
July 29th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Though it is of softcover instead of hardcover edition, but totally new and mailed quite quickly.
Rating: 4 / 5
July 29th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Good book if you are interested in Solar Energy.
Kind of hard material to understand I thought.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 29th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
I am a newcomer to the field of photovoltaics and was looking for a book simple to understand but robust in content that would convey the fundamental concepts effectively. So far I am halfway through the book, reading during my coffee breaks and before bedtime and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I came to choose this book not by anyone’s recommendation or referral but by the affordability and judging the table of content and few sample pages. Most of the other books in this area are so expensive, you have to sort of gamble a hefty amount of money to gain a very little perspective on the nature and scope of the field of photovoltaics. This book so far seems to be very good except there are some countable number of typos that sort of distract during the reading.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 29th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
This is a great book for senior undergrads and graduate students. It focuses on other solar cell materials besides Silicon. It was a great reference for teaching material and I referenced it in my PhD thesis. I recommend this book in addition to Martin Green’s Solar Cell book (standard undergrad solar cell reference book.)
Rating: 4 / 5
July 30th, 2010 at 12:52 am
This book provides a well thought out introduction to the physics of photovoltaic cells and systems. The treatment provides mathematical details at a level that will be accessible to science and engineering graduates and upper class undergraduates. Some derivations are not as well explained as others. However, the working relationships are worth knowing and can serve as a lead into other references. The book is well worth its relatively modest cost.
Rating: 4 / 5