Third Generation Photovoltaics: Advanced Solar Energy Conversion

by Martin A. Green

Book Overview

Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, is now the fastest growing technology for electricity generation. Present "first generation" products use the same silicon wafers as in microelectronics. "Second generation" thin-films, now entering the market, have the potential to greatly improve the economics by eliminating material costs. Martin Green, one of the world's foremost photovoltaic researchers, argues in this book that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540265627
• ISBN13: 9783540265627
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"