Liquid Crystals in Photovoltaics: An Introduction

Martinez-Miranda, Luz J.

Liquid Crystals in Photovoltaics: An Introduction

商品描述

This book explores why the properties of liquid crystals make them ideal for use in photovoltaic applications. It achieves this by presenting a description of the properties of liquid crystals and how their electronic properties compare to that of polymers used in organic photovoltaics. It explores how the type of liquid crystal chosen can help in improving the efficiency of the photovoltaics. It compares experimental and theoretical ways in which the efficiency is directly or indirectly estimated between the organic photovoltaics and the organic photovoltaics that contain a liquid crystal. It first introduces liquid crystals and their different varieties, before reviewing their electronic transfer properties and how they can improve efficiency. It is an ideal text for graduate students and young researches considering entering the area of photovoltaics - specifically, organic photovoltaics - who do not yet have knowledge of this field.

  • Introduces the field of liquid crystals and provides basic information to those new to the field, in a concise and visual manner

  • Describes which characteristics of a liquid crystal are most advantageous to use in photovoltaics

  • Provides basic knowledge of photovoltaics for those who do not have previous knowledge of how they behave electronically

商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書探討為何液晶的特性使其成為光伏應用的理想材料。它通過描述液晶的特性以及它們的電子特性與有機光伏中使用的聚合物相比較，來實現這一目標。本書探討了選擇不同類型的液晶如何有助於提高光伏效率。它比較了有機光伏和含有液晶的有機光伏之間直接或間接估計效率的實驗和理論方法。首先介紹了液晶及其不同品種，然後回顧了它們的電子傳輸特性以及如何提高效率。本書是研究生和年輕研究人員進入光伏領域（特別是有機光伏）的理想教材，對於對這個領域尚無知識的人來說，它提供了基礎知識。以下是本書的主要特點：
- 簡潔且具有視覺效果的方式介紹液晶領域，為新手提供基礎信息
- 描述了液晶的哪些特性在光伏中最有優勢
- 為那些對光伏的電子行為沒有先前知識的人提供基礎知識

作者簡介

Luz J. Martínez-Miranda is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Physical Society (APS), and winner of the 2013 Edward A. Bouchet Prize of the APS for her research in liquid crystals. She serves in the board of the International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS). She served as president and board member of the National Society for Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) and was a board member for the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). She has been working with liquid crystals as a graduate student. O

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Luz J. Martínez-Miranda是馬里蘭大學學院公園分校材料科學與工程學的副教授。她是美國科學促進協會（AAAS）和美國物理學會（APS）的會士，並因其在液晶研究方面獲得2013年APS的Edward A. Bouchet獎。她是國際液晶學會（ILCS）的董事會成員。她曾擔任國家西班牙裔物理學家協會（NSHP）的主席和董事會成員，並擔任科學中的墨西哥裔和美洲原住民協會（SACNAS）的董事會成員。她從研究生時期開始就一直在液晶領域工作。

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