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840374
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Kitai, Adrian,1957-
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Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices : : the Role of the PN Junction /\ Adrian Kitai.
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Second edition.
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Hoboken, NJ :: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. :: Wiley,, 2018.
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1 online resource
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1119450985
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: 9781119451006
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1119451027
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9781119451020
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| Contents
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Classical Electron; 1.3 Two Slit Electron Experiment; 1.4 The Photoelectric Effect; 1.5 Wave Packets and Uncertainty; 1.6 The Wavefunction; 1.7 The Schrödinger Equation; 1.8 The Electron in a One-Dimensional Well; 1.9 Electron Transmission and Reflection at Potential Energy Step; 1.10 Expectation Values; 1.11 Spin; 1.12 The Pauli Exclusion Principle; 1.13 Summary; 1.13 Further Reading; Chapter 2 Semiconductor Physics; 2.1 Introduction.
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2.2 The Band Theory of Solids2.3 Bloch Functions; 2.4 The Kronig-Penney Model; 2.5 The Bragg Model; 2.6 Effective Mass; 2.7 Number of States in a Band; 2.8 Band Filling; 2.9 Fermi Energy and Holes; 2.10 Carrier Concentration; 2.11 Semiconductor Materials; 2.12 Semiconductor Band Diagrams; 2.13 Direct Gap and Indirect Gap Semiconductors; 2.14 Extrinsic Semiconductors; 2.15 Carrier Transport in Semiconductors; 2.16 Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Dynamics; 2.17 Carrier Diffusion and the Einstein Relation; 2.18 Quasi-Fermi Energies; 2.19 The Diffusion Equation; 2.20 Traps and Carrier Lifetimes.
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2.21 Alloy Semiconductors2.22 Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3 The p-n Junction Diode; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Diode Current; 3.3 Contact Potential; 3.4 The Depletion Approximation; 3.5 The Diode Equation; 3.6 Reverse Breakdown and the Zener Diode; 3.7 Tunnel Diodes; 3.8 Generation/Recombination Currents; 3.9 Metal-Semiconductor Junctions; 3.10 Heterojunctions; 3.11 Alternating Current (AC) and Transient Behaviour; 3.12 Summary; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Photon Emission and Absorption; 4.1 Introduction to Luminescence and Absorption; 4.2 Physics of Light Emission.
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4.3 Simple Harmonic Radiator4.4 Quantum Description; 4.5 The Exciton; 4.6 Two-Electron Atoms; 4.7 Molecular Excitons; 4.8 Band-to-Band Transitions; 4.9 Photometric Units; 4.10 Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5 p-n Junction Solar Cells; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Light Absorption; 5.3 Solar Radiation; 5.4 Solar Cell Design and Analysis; 5.5 Thin Solar Cells, G = 0; 5.6 Thin Solar Cells, G> 0; 5.7 Solar Cell Generation as a Function of Depth; 5.8 Surface Recombination Reduction; 5.9 Solar Cell Efficiency; 5.10 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Wafer Preparation.
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5.11 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Solar Cell Finishing5.12 Silicon Solar Cell Technology: Advanced Production Methods; 5.13 Thin-Film Solar Cells: Amorphous Silicon; 5.14 Telluride/Selenide/Sulphide Thin-Film Solar Cells; 5.15 High-efficiency Multi-junction Solar Cells; 5.16 Concentrating Solar Systems; 5.17 Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 6 Light-Emitting Diodes; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 LED Operation and Device Structures; 6.3 Emission Spectrum; 6.4 Non-radiative Recombination; 6.5 Optical Outcoupling; 6.6 GaAs LEDs; 6.7 GaAs1−x Px LEDs
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| Abstract
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Revised edition of: Principles of solar cells, LEDs and diodes.
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Diodes, Semiconductor.
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Light emitting diodes.
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Semiconductors.
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Solar cells.
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Diodes, Semiconductor.
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Light emitting diodes.
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Semiconductors.
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Solar cells.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Mechanical.
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| Dewey Classification
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621.3815/2
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TK7871.86 .K48 2011
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