Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

Fundamentals of Photovoltaics provides a comprehensive understanding of PV from a basic science and engineering standpoint. The rapid expansion of the PV market has created great opportunities for employment and huge workforce development challenges.  A book such as this that can provide a solid foundation in the technology is a tremendous asset to the educators that are working to train the next generation of scientists and engineers to meet the growing demands of the field. Tentative book chapters are as follows: (1) The Sun (2) A Brief History of PVs (3) Condensed Matter Physics for PV (4) PV Efficiency (5) Silicon Solar Cells (6) Thin Film Solar Cells (7) III-V Solar Cells (8) Nanoscale Materials and Structures for Solar Cells (9) Polymeric Solar Cells (10) Concentrator Solar Cells (11) PV Characterization (12)  PV Systems (13) PV Reliability (14) Space Solar Power.