1st Edition

Introduction to Nano Solar Cells

By Ning Dai Copyright 2024
560 Pages 83 Color & 206 B/W Illustrations
by Jenny Stanford Publishing

560 Pages 83 Color & 206 B/W Illustrations
by Jenny Stanford Publishing

This book presents the applications of nanomaterials and nanostructures in photovoltaic solar cells, elaborates how they can help achieve high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and introduces readers to the important work done in this field. It covers the basic physical properties of semiconductors and nanomaterials, as well as the formation and characteristics of the p–n junction and the... Read more

Electrons and Semiconductors

How Solar Cells Work

Nanomaterials and Structures for Photon Trapping

Transparent Conducting Electrodes and Dye-sensitized Solar cells

Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Solar Cells Based on One-dimensional Nanomaterials

Hybrid Nano Solar Cells

Some Advanced Ideas for Enhancing the Conversion Efficiency

Biography

Ning Dai obtained his PhD in condensed matter physics from the University of Notre Dame and completed his postdoctoral work at the City University of New York. He has been working on condensed matter physics at the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2001. He is currently also a distinguished professor at the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and ShanghaiTech University. Prof. Dai's research focuses on active frontiers in the field of optoelectronics, including material and device preparation, fundamentals of optoelectronic physics, and cutting-edge research. He has published nearly 400 journal papers and has undertaken projects such as the National Major Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology (973) and Major Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He leads a research team of 7 researchers and over 20 postdoctoral and graduate students.