Handbook of Solar Cells
From Fundamentals to Recent Advances
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Naveen V. Kulkarni, Boris I. Kharissov
- Language: English
Handbook of Solar Cells: From Fundamentals to Recent Advances is a comprehensive, practical resource that enables the reader to understand the development of advanced solar cell t… Read more
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Description
Description
This handbook will be valuable to all those with an interest in solar cells, solar power plants, solar energy, and renewable energy, including advanced students, graduates, researchers, faculty, engineers, plant operators, R&D, and other industry professionals.
Key features
Key features
- Offers detailed information organized by solar cell type
- Covers theory, methods, recent developments, challenges, and future opportunities
- Supports learning and decision-making through clearly marked definitions, learning objectives, and questions
- Includes case studies and supplementary data
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Crystalline silicon solar cells
3. Cadmium telluride solar cells
4. Gallium arsenide germanium solar cells
5. Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells
6. Concentrated photo voltaic cells
7. Multi-junction solar cells
8. Heterojunction solar cells
9. Thin-film solar cells
10. Dye-sensitized solar cells
11. Hybrid solar cells
12. Nanocrystal solar cells
13. Organic solar cells
14. Perovskite solar cells
15. Photoelectrochemical cells
16. Solid-state solar cells
17. Quantum dot solar cells
18. Other classes of solar cells
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Naveen V. Kulkarni
Naveen V. Kulkarni, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India. He obtained his PhD from Karnatak University Dharwad, India, and has worked at Technion (Israel), the University of Texas at Arlington (USA), the University of Rochester (USA), and the University of Cambridge (UK). Dr. Kulkarni has 18 years of experience in research relating to coordination chemistry, catalysis, energy materials, and environmental science. He has published over 50 research articles in reputed journals, authored book chapters, edited books and journal special issues, and conference proceedings.
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Boris I. Kharissov
Boris I. Kharissov, PhD, is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Mexico. He received his PhD in inorganic chemistry in 1993 from the Moscow State University, Russia and Dr. Hab. in physical chemistry in 2006 from Rostov State University, Russia. He also took part in the effort to deal with the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, working in the contaminated zone in 1987.
His research specialisms include materials chemistry, coordination and inorganic chemistry, phthalocyanines, ultrasound, nanotechnology, chemical treatment of petroleum, and environmental remediation. Prof. Kharissov is the co-author of 16 books, 215 articles, 25 book chapters, and holds 8 patents. He has co-edited 3 invited special issues of international journals and is the member of the Editorial board of 6 journals. According to Elsevier’s data report (2023), he is within the top 2% of most cited scientists in the world.