Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes: The role of the PN junction

The book will cover the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes – solar cells and LEDs - together with quantitative coverage of the physics of the PN junction at the senior undergraduate level. It will include:

• Review of semiconductor physics
• Introduction to PN diodes
• The solar cell
• Physics of efficient conversion of sunlight into electrical energy
• Semiconductor solar cell materials and device physics
• Advanced solar cell materials and devices
• The light emitting diode
• Physics of efficient conversion of electrical energy into light
• Semiconductor light emitting diode materials and device physics
• Advanced light emitting diode materials and devices

Avainsanat: Semiconductor Physics