SOLAR CELLS - RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES

SOLAR CELLS - RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES Edited by Arturo Morales-Acevedo Solar Cells - Research and Application Perspectives http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/3418 Edited by Arturo Morales-Acevedo Contributors Chunfu Zhang, Foozieh Sohrabi, Arash Nikniazi, Hossein Movla, Tayyar Dzhafarov, Parag Vasekar, Tara Dhakal, Wen-Cheng Ke, Shuo-Jen Lee, Xingzhong Yan, Minlin Jiang, Hyung-Shik Shin, Sadia Ameen, Alessio Bosio, Daniele Menossi, Alessandro Romeo, Nicola Romeo, Mu-Kuen Chen, Purnomo Sidi Priambodo, Egbert Rodriguez Messmer, Xiang-Dong Gao, Kazuma Ikeda, Yoshio Ohshita Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2013 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Dejan Grgur Technical Editor InTech DTP team Cover InTech Design team First published March, 2013 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Solar Cells - Research and Application Perspectives, Edited by Arturo Morales-Acevedo p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-1003-3 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com Contents Preface VII Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Optimization of Third Generation Nanostructured Silicon-Based Solar Cells 1 Foozieh Sohrabi, Arash Nikniazi and Hossein Movla Silicon Solar Cells with Nanoporous Silicon Layer 27 Tayyar Dzhafarov Influence of Surface Treatment on the Conversion Efficiency of Thin-Film a-Si:H Solar Cells on a Stainless Steel Substrate 59 Wen-Cheng Ke and Shuo-Jen Lee Polycrystalline Cu(InGa)Se2/CdS Thin Film Solar Cells Made by New Precursors 79 Alessio Bosio, Daniele Menossi, Alessandro Romeo and Nicola Romeo Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film Solar Cells: Present Status and Future Prospects 107 Minlin Jiang and Xingzhong Yan Thin Film Solar Cells Using Earth-Abundant Materials 145 Parag S. Vasekar and Tara P. Dhakal Enhancing the Light Harvesting Capacity of the Photoanode Films in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 169 Xiang-Dong Gao, Xiao-Min Li and Xiao-Yan Gan Metal Oxide Nanomaterials, Conducting Polymers and Their Nanocomposites for Solar Energy 203 Sadia Ameen, M. Shaheer Akhtar, Minwu Song and Hyung Shik Shin ... - tailieumienphi.vn