Organic, Inorganic and Hybrid Solar Cells

<p><b><i>Provides detailed descriptions of organic, inorganic, and hybrid solar cells and the latest developments in the quest to produce low-cost, long-lasting solar cells</i></b></p> <p>What will it take to transform solar energy from an important alternative source to a truly competitive and, perhaps, dominant one? Lower cost and longer life.<i> Organic, Inorganic, and Hybrid Solar Cells: Principles and Practice</i> provides in-depth information on the three types of existing solar cells, giving readers a good foundation for evaluating the technologies with the most potential for competing with energy from fossil fuels.</p> <p>Featuring a Foreword written by Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Dr. Woodrow W. Clark, this timely and comprehensive guide:</p> <ul> <li>Focuses on the realization of low-cost and long-life solar cells study and applications</li> <li>Reviews the properties of inorganic materials, primarily semiconductors</li> <li>Explores the electrical and optical properties of organic materials</li> <li>Discusses the interfacing of organic and inorganic materials: compatibility of deposition, the adhesion problem, formation of surface states, and band-level realignment</li> <li>Provides a detailed description of organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells, from the basic principles to practical devices</li> <li>Introduces a sandwiched structure for hybrid solar cells, which combines a far lower production cost than inorganic solar cells while stabilizing and extending the life of organic material far beyond that of organic solar cells</li> </ul> <p><i>Organic, Inorganic, and Hybrid Solar Cells: Principles and Practice</i> is a first-rate professional reference for electrical engineers and important supplemental reading for graduate students in related areas of study.</p>