Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices: The Role of the PN Junction (Hardcover)

The second edition of the text that offers an introduction to the principles of solar cells and LEDs, revised and updated

The revised and updated second edition of Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices offers an introduction to the physical concepts required for a comprehensive understanding of p-n junction devices, light emitting diodes and solar cells. The author - a noted expert in the field - presents information on the semiconductor and junction device fundamentals and extends it to the practical implementation of semiconductors in both photovoltaic and LED devices. In addition, the text offers information on the treatment of a range of important semiconductor materials and device structures including OLED devices and organic solar cells.

This second edition contains a new chapter on the quantum mechanical description of the electron that will make the book accessible to students in any engineering discipline. The text also includes a new chapter on bipolar junction and junction field effect transistors as well as expanded chapters on solar cells and LEDs that include more detailed information on high efficiency devices. This important text:

• Offers an introduction to solar cells and LEDs, the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes
• Provides a solid theoretical basis for p-n junction devices
• Contains updated information and new chapters including better coverage of LED out-coupling design and performance and improvements in OLED efficiency
• Presents student problems at the end of each chapter and worked example problems throughout the text

Written for students in electrical engineering, physics and materials science and researchers in the electronics industry, Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Related Devices is the updated second edition that offers a guide to the physical concepts of p-n junction devices, light emitting diodes and solar cells.

這本書的第二版提供了太陽能電池和LED原理的介紹，並進行了修訂和更新。

修訂和更新的第二版《太陽能電池、LED和相關器件原理》介紹了理解p-n接面器件、發光二極管和太陽能電池所需的物理概念。作者是該領域的知名專家，提供了有關半導體和接面器件基礎的信息，並將其擴展到光伏和LED器件的實際應用。此外，該書還提供了有關一系列重要半導體材料和器件結構的處理信息，包括OLED器件和有機太陽能電池。

這本第二版增加了一章關於電子的量子力學描述，使得該書對任何工程學科的學生都更易理解。該書還新增了一章關於雙極接面和接面場效應晶體管，以及對太陽能電池和LED的擴展章節，其中包含更詳細的高效器件信息。這本重要的書籍具有以下特點：

- 介紹了太陽能電池和LED，這兩種半導體二極管的最重要應用
- 為p-n接面器件提供了堅實的理論基礎
- 包含更新的信息和新章節，包括更好的LED外輻射設計和性能覆蓋，以及OLED效率的改進
- 每章末尾提供學生問題和全書範例問題

這本書針對電氣工程、物理學和材料科學的學生以及電子行業的研究人員撰寫，是更新的第二版，提供了有關p-n接面器件、發光二極管和太陽能電池的物理概念指南。

Adrian Kitai, PhD, is Professor in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, and Engineering Physics at McMaster University (Canada). He is a world leader in electroluminescent science and technology. His research interests include solar cell materials and devices, and LED materials and devices, and he is involved in start-up companies in both solar cells and display systems using LED devices.

Adrian Kitai博士是加拿大麥克馬斯特大學（McMaster University）材料科學與工程學系和工程物理學系的教授。他是電致發光科學和技術領域的世界領先者。他的研究興趣包括太陽能電池材料和器件，以及LED材料和器件，並且他參與了太陽能電池和使用LED器件的顯示系統的初創公司。