Nanophysics of solar and renewable energy/ (Record no. 186520)
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fixed length control field | 00353nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9783527410460 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 621.31244 |
Item number | WOL/N |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Wolf, Edward L. |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Nanophysics of solar and renewable energy/ |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Edward L. Wolf |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Weinheim: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wiley-VCH, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xiv, 258 p. : |
Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
Dimensions | 25 cm. |
440 ## - SERIES | |
Title | Physics textbook. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | 1 A Survey of Long-Term Energy Resources <br/><br/>1.1 Introduction <br/><br/>1.1.1 Direct Solar Influx <br/><br/>1.1.1.1 Properties of the Sun <br/><br/>1.1.1.2 An Introduction to Fusion Reactions on the Sun <br/><br/>1.1.1.3 Distribution of Solar Influx for Conversion <br/><br/>1.1.2 Secondary Solar-Driven Sources <br/><br/>1.1.2.1 Flow Energy <br/><br/>1.1.2.2 Hydroelectric Power <br/><br/>1.1.2.3 Ocean Waves <br/><br/>1.1.3 Earth-Based Long-Term Energy Resources <br/><br/>1.1.3.1 Lunar Ocean Tidal Motion <br/><br/>1.1.3.2 Geothermal Energy <br/><br/>1.1.3.3 The Earth.s Deuterium and its Potential <br/><br/>1.1.4 Plan of This Book <br/><br/>2 Physics of Nuclear Fusion: the Source of all Solar-Related Energy <br/><br/>2.1 Introduction: Protons in the Sun.s Core <br/><br/>2.2 Schrodinger.s Equation for the Motion of Particles <br/><br/>2.2.1 Time-Dependent Equation <br/><br/>2.2.2 Time-Independent Equation <br/><br/>2.2.3 Bound States Inside a One-Dimensional Potential Well, E> 0<br/><br/>2.3 Protons and Neutrons and Their Binding <br/><br/>2.4 Gamow.s Tunneling Model Applied to Fusion in the Sun.s Core <br/><br/>2.5 A Survey of Nuclear Properties <br/><br/>3 Atoms, Molecules, and Semiconductor Devices <br/><br/>3.1 Bohr.s Model of the Hydrogen Atom <br/><br/>3.2 Charge Motion in Periodic Potential <br/><br/>3.3 Energy Bands and Gaps <br/><br/>3.3.1 Properties of a Metal: Electrons in an Empty Box (I) <br/><br/>3.4 Atoms, Molecules, and the Covalent Bond <br/><br/>3.4.1 Properties of a Metal: Electrons in an Empty Box (II) <br/><br/>3.4.2 Hydrogen Molecule Ion H2+ <br/><br/>3.5 Tetrahedral Bonding in Silicon and Related Semiconductors <br/><br/>3.5.1 Connection with Directed or Covalent Bonds <br/><br/>3.5.2 Bond Angle <br/><br/>3.6 Donor and Acceptor Impurities <br/><br/>Charge Concentrations <br/><br/>3.6.1 Hydrogenic Donors and Excitons in Semiconductors, Direct and Indirect Bandgaps <br/><br/>3.6.2 Carrier Concentrations in Semiconductors <br/><br/>3.6.3 The Degenerate Metallic Semiconductor. 3.7 The PN Junction, Diode I-V Characteristic, Photovoltaic Cell <br/><br/>3.8 Metals and Plasmas <br/><br/>4 Terrestrial Approaches to Fusion Energy <br/><br/>4.1 Deuterium Fusion Demonstration Based on Field Ionization <br/><br/>4.1.1 Electric Field Ionization of Deuterium (Hydrogen) <br/><br/>4.2 Deuterium Fusion Demonstration Based on Muonic Hydrogen <br/><br/>4.2.1 Catalysis of DD Fusion by Mu Mesons <br/><br/>4.3 Deuterium Fusion Demonstration in Larger Scale Plasma Reactors -<br/><br/>4.3.1 Electrical Heating of the Plasma <br/><br/>4.3.2 Scaling the Fusion Power Density from that in the Sun <br/><br/>4.3.3 Adapt DD Plasma Analysis to DT Plasma as in ITER <br/><br/>4.3.4 Summary, a Correction, and Further Comments <br/><br/>5 Introduction to Solar Energy Conversion <br/><br/>5.1 Sun as an Energy Source, Spectrum on Earth <br/><br/>5.2 Heat Engines and Thermodynamics, Carnot Ef.ciency <br/><br/>5.3 Solar Thermal Electric Power <br/><br/>5.4 Generations of Photovoltaic Solar Cells <br/><br/>5.5 Utilizing Solar Power with Photovoltaics: the Rooftops of New York versus Space Satellites <br/><br/>5.6 The Possibility of Space-Based Solar Power <br/><br/>6 Solar Cells Based on Single PN Junctions <br/><br/>6.1 Single-Junction Cells <br/><br/>6.1.1 Silicon Crystalline Cells <br/><br/>6.1.2 GaAs Epitaxially Grown Solar Cells <br/><br/>6.1.3 Single-Junction Limiting Conversion Ef.ciency <br/><br/>6.2 Thin-Film Solar Cells versus Crystalline Cells <br/><br/>6.3 CIGS (CuIn1-xGaxSe2) Thin-Film Solar Cells <br/><br/>6.3.1 Printing Cells onto Large-Area Flexible Substrates <br/><br/>6.4 CdTe Thin-Film Cells <br/><br/>6.5 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells <br/><br/>5.1 Principle of Dye Sensitization to Extend Spectral Range to the Red <br/><br/>6.5.2 Questions of Ef.ciency <br/><br/>6.6 Polymer Organic Solar Cells <br/><br/>6.6.1 A Basic Semiconducting Polymer Solar Cell <br/><br/>7 Multijunction and Energy Concentrating Solar Cells <br/><br/>7.1 Tandem Cells, Premium and Low Cost <br/><br/>7.1.1 GaAs-based Tandem Single-Crystal Cells, a Near Text-Book Example. 7.1.2 A Smaller Scale Concentrator Technology Built on Multijunction Cells <br/><br/>7.1.3 Low-Cost Tandem Technology: Advanced Tandem Semiconducting Polymer Cells <br/><br/>7.1.3.1 Band-Edge Energies in the Multilayer Tandem Semiconductor Polymer Structure <br/><br/>7.1.3.2 Performance of the Advanced Polymer Tandem Cell <br/><br/>7.1.4 Low-Cost Tandem Technology: Amorphous Silicon:H-Based Solar Cells <br/><br/>7.2 Organic Molecules as Solar Concentrators <br/><br/>7.3 Spectral Splitting Cells <br/><br/>7.4 Summary and Comments on Efficiency <br/><br/>7.5 A Niche Application of Concentrating Cells on Pontoons <br/><br/>8 Third-Generation Concepts, Survey of Efficiency <br/><br/>8.1 Intermediate Band Cells <br/><br/>8.2 Impact Ionization and Carrier Multiplication <br/><br/>8.2.1 Electrons and Holes in a 3D ''Quantum Dot'' <br/><br/>8.3 Ferromagnetic Materials for Solar Conversion<br/><br/>8.4 Efficiencies: Three Generations of Cells <br/><br/>9 Cells for Hydrogen Generation <br/><br/>Aspects of Hydrogen Storage <br/><br/>9.1 Intermittency of Renewable Energy <br/><br/>9.2 Electrolysis of Water <br/><br/>9.3 Efficient Photocatalytic Dissociation of Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen<br/><br/>9.3.1 Tandem Cell as Water Splitter <br/><br/>9.3.2 Possibility of a Mass Production Tandem Cell Water-Splitting Device <br/><br/>9.3.3 Possibilities for Dual-Purpose Thin-Film Tandem Cell Devices <br/><br/>9.4 The ''Arti.cial Leaf'' of Nocera <br/><br/>9.5 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Status <br/><br/>9.6 Storage and Transport of Hydrogen as a Potential Fuel <br/><br/>9.7 Surface Adsorption for Storing Hydrogen in High Density <br/><br/>9.7.1 Titanium-Decorated Carbon Nanotube Cloth <br/><br/>9.8 Economics of Hydrogen <br/><br/>9.8.1 Further Aspects of Storage and Transport of Hydrogen <br/><br/>9.8.2 Hydrogen as Potential Intermediate in U.S. Electricity Distribution <br/><br/>10 Large-Scale Fabrication, Learning Curves, and Economics Including Storage <br/><br/>10.1 Fabrication Methods Vary but Exhibit Similar Learning Curves <br/><br/>10.2 Learning Strategies for Module Cost. 10.3 Thin-Film Cells, Nanoinks for Printing Solar Cells <br/><br/>10.4 Large-Scale Scenario Based on Thin-Film CdTe or CIGS Cells <br/><br/>10.4.1 Solar Influx, Cell Efficiency, and Size of Solar Field Required to Meet Demand <br/><br/>10.4.2 Economics of ''Printing Press'' CIGS or CdTe Cell Production to Satisfy U.S. Electric Demand <br/><br/>10.4.3 Projected Total Capital Need, Conditions for Pro.table Private Investment <br/><br/>10.5 Comparison of Solar Power versus Wind Power <br/><br/>10.6 The Importance of Storage and Grid Management to Large-Scale Utilization <br/><br/>10.6.1 Batteries: from Lead-Acid to Lithium to Sodium Sulfur <br/><br/>10.6.2 Basics of Lithium Batteries <br/><br/>10.6.3 NiMH <br/><br/>11 Prospects for Solar and Renewable Power <br/><br/>11.1 Rapid Growth in Solar and Wind Power <br/><br/>11.2 Renewable Energy Beyond Solar and Wind <br/><br/>11.3 The Legacy World, Developing Countries, and the Third World <br/><br/>11.4 Can Energy Supply Meet Demand in the Longer Future? -<br/><br/>11.4.1 The ''Oil Bubble'' <br/><br/>11.4.2 The ''Energy Miracle'' <br/> |
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Keyword | Photovoltaic power generation |
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Keyword | Energy conversion |
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Keyword | Power resources |
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Koha item type | General Books |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 621.31244 WOL/N | P41534 | 25/08/2017 | 25/08/2017 | General Books |