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Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes: The role of the PN junction (Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications) Paperback – Import, 12 August 2011

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This textbook introduces the physical concepts required for a comprehensive understanding of p-n junction devices, light emitting diodes and solar cells. Semiconductor devices have made a major impact on the way we work and live. Today semiconductor p-n junction diode devices are experiencing substantial growth: solar cells are used on an unprecedented scale in the renewable energy industry; and light emitting diodes (LEDs) are revolutionizing energy efficient lighting. These two emerging industries based on p-n junctions make a significant contribution to the reduction in fossil fuel consumption. This book covers the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes - solar cells and LEDs - together with quantitative coverage of the physics of the p-n junction. The reader will gain a thorough understanding of p-n junctions as the text begins with semiconductor and junction device fundamentals and extends to the practical implementation of semiconductors in both photovoltaic and LED devices. Treatment of a range of important semiconductor materials and device structures is also presented in a readable manner. Topics are divided into the following six chapters: Semiconductor Physics The PN Junction Diode Photon Emission and Absorption The Solar Cell Light Emitting Diodes Organic Semiconductors, OLEDs and Solar Cells Containing student problems at the end of each chapter and worked example problems throughout, this textbook is intended for senior level undergraduate students doing courses in electrical engineering, physics and materials science. Researchers working on solar cells and LED devices, and those in the electronics industry would also benefit from the background information the book provides.
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    1444318330
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1444318333
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Wiley–Blackwell
  5. Publication date
    12 August 2011
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    16.76 x 1.52 x 24.38 cm
  8. Print length
    334 pages
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A textbook introducing the physical concepts required for acomprehensive understanding of p-n junction devices, light emittingdiodes and solar cells.

Semiconductor devices have made a major impact on the way wework and live. Today semiconductor
p-n junction diode devices are experiencing substantial growth:solar cells are used on an unprecedented
scale in the renewable energy industry; and light emitting diodes(LEDs) are revolutionizing energy efficient lighting. These twoemerging industries based on p-n junctions make a significantcontribution to the reduction in fossil fuel consumption.

Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes covers the twomost important applications of semiconductor
diodes - solar cells and LEDs - together with quantitative coverageof the physics of the p-n junction.
_ e reader will gain a thorough understanding of p-n junctions asthe text begins with semiconductor and junction device fundamentalsand extends to the practical implementation of semiconductors inboth
photovoltaic and LED devices. _ e treatment of a range of importantsemiconductor materials and device
structures is also presented in a readable manner.

Topics are divided into the following six chapters;

• Semiconductor Physics
• The PN Junction Diode
• Photon Emission and Absorption
• The Solar Cell
• Light Emitting Diodes
• Organic Semiconductors, OLEDs and Solar Cells

Containing student problems at the end of each chapter andworked example problems throughout, this textbook is intended forsenior level undergraduate students doing courses in electricalengineering, physics and materials science. Researchers working onsolar cells and LED devices, and those in the electronics industrywould also benefit from the background information the bookprovides.

About the Author

ADRIAN KITAI, Departments of Engineering Physics and Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley–Blackwell; 1st edition (12 August 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1444318330
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1444318333
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 581 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.76 x 1.52 x 24.38 cm
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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Alberto
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre
Reviewed in Italy on 9 February 2015
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Per essere un libro che dovrebbe rappresentare il riferimento sull'argomento, risulta piuttosto pesante e di difficile comprensione, sicuramente inadatto a lettori senza solide basi di fisica avanzata. A scopo didattico, il testo di Schubert é decisamente migliore.
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Igelfeld
5.0 out of 5 stars Topical, well organized and written
Reviewed in the United States on 27 February 2012
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The importance of the diode has increased dramatically over the years enabling a general technology insertion into literally thousands of products per year. The most visible of these are all the devices that use the LED (Light Emitting Diode) as a basis for viewing or energy capture. So needless to say, the education of this important subject should get the kind of attention at engineering institutions consistent with its importance and relevance.

The book itself is intended as an undergraduate follow-on to a basic semi-conductors course and based on the material, the authors have kept the level of material appropriate for easy learning at the undergraduate level. It's clear that the authors really put some thought into the pedagogy associated with a gradual buildup from the basics starting with the early chapters through some specialized topics at the end of the book. The book is comprehensive and so at the end, the student should have a good mastery of the subject and be in a position to start independent research. Of course, more specialized and detailed articles exist on the subject, but this book is intended to be foundational and position the undergraduate to be ready for either professional application of the knowledge or graduate research. I personally believed that the authors hit the mark with the book.

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The book is highly readable with a level of mathematics required that is probably achieved by the sophomore year at most decent institutions. The author's style of writing is very straight forward and lucid with a natural progression in the chapters that might err a bit on the slow side, but this makes the text a good fit for a wide range of students. I also believe that the working professional could use this book as a guide for self-study, so the book could easily be used for a professional development course. The review material is just enough to work off the rust and also provide the slightly older students enough material to "catch up" to the developments that have make this technology so common. The authors are a bit light on analyses associated with the subject and associated tool sets, but this clearly is something that is better suited for a different text.

Overall, this is the kind of book that many engineering text books should use as a model. The progression and difficulty of material is well thought out with the end result a text that should get a lot of students thinking about how they can first develop their own skills and then translate those skills into either research or perhaps a product. I give this book five stars without any substantial reservations (including the production of the book).
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Acceptable But (Somewhat) Bare-Bones Theory Book
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Given all of the recent excitement around the topics of clean/renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency and the embryonic re-birth of (high-tech) manufacturing in the developed, industrialized world, Professor Kitai's book on PV and LED theory really is timely.

This book has a number of merits. In six detailed chapters, the book covers all of the mainstream theory behind PV and LED applications from the standpoint of the semiconductor quite adequately. Each of the six chapters making up the book (plus three appendices covering physical constants, semiconductor properties and supporting theory) is very well organized and arguably could be seen as booklets in and of themselves. I especially liked how each chapter was organized, first with an overview of the objectives of the chapter and a general introduction giving the plan of the chapter, a chapter summary, four to six brief suggestions for further reading related to the chapter topics and about a couple of dozen problems (unfortunately, without solutions). Most of the reading suggestions are fairly recent publications in the field, pretty much guaranteeing that students get exposed to very latest advances in the field. While the book contains a good helping of Greek, integrals and derivatives, one can tell that the author took great pains to economize on the use of formulae, thus ensuring that only absolute necessary mathematics are presented to bring about understanding of the topics.

However, the book also has a few minor demerits. First, there are no solutions to the problems presented at the end of the chapter, and within the chapter, there is a paucity of worked problems. The good professor can mostly be forgiven for this one given that most of the end-of-chapter problems are more qualitative, encouraging the student/reader to seek out additional information on the web or sketch out solutions. Second, while the author did write in the active voice (which in itself is a great relief when reading any theoretical physics book- trust me), the writing was a bit stilted and very repetitive, with the author beginning, it seemed, just about every other sentence with the word `Consider...". Third, although the textbook comes replete with oodles of graphs, diagrams and charts, all in black and white, the book generally lacks color, making it a bit bland. Fourth, and admittedly a very minor demerit, the book is soft-cover- a definite no-no for a serious theoretical text like this one, which, by the way, is quite accessible (I am not a physical sciences major, but even I, given my admittedly poor grades in upper division engineering coursework, could follow the narrative). Finally, I did find a major and glaring omission within the book: Table 3.1 on luminescence types on Page 124 is missing a key entry- that on bioluminescence (and yes, saying that bioluminescence is a chemical process as opposed to a physical one and thus OK to neglect in a text detailing the semi-conductor basis for PV and LED applications is, frankly, a bit of a dodge).

Overall, this textbook is long on theory, but light on application. Although it contains lots of graphs, charts and diagrams, it has no cool pictures of the actual devices whose function revolves around the underlying theory presented in the book. Granted, there's one black and white pic/graphic of an odd-looking LED device on page 246, but that's about it. This is a bit of a let-down, as it's the really cool PV and LED devices that generate the interest in the subject, and it would have been nice if the reader could, at least on occasion, go ooh-and-aah over them. Here, I am thinking specifically about some of the more conceptual designs as well as the blandly commercial ones that resulted from the efforts such as those of the US Department of Energy/Sandia Labs LED lighting challenge, the ongoing work of the Center for LED lighting at Rochester Institute of Technology or some of the work being undertaken in the private sector by the likes of GE, Phillips and Siemens.

Still, the book does live up to its intended purpose as a suitable introductory textbook on the topic for upper-level undergraduate students, and future editions of this book should endeavor to add a little color and perhaps get some collaboration, in the form of submissions of cool pictures and diagrams of PV and LED devices (in color please) from a few of the leading private sector and academic groups working in the field. In sum, the author gets kudos for publishing a very well organized and accessible theoretical book on a hot- and growing hotter- topic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Textbook
Reviewed in the United States on 3 February 2012
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This is clearly an advanced level text intended for senior level and graduate level double E's (Electrical Engineers). The text is clear and concise. The topics are covered thoroughly. I highly recommend this textbook. I will serve its target audience well.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Practical Theory at the Current State of the Art
Reviewed in the United States on 24 March 2012
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The subtitle of Adrian Kitai's text on photo-emissive and photovoltaic devices is "The Role of the PN Junction." This is a good description of the book, which begins with the physics of conductors, semiconductors, and the junctions on which many devices depend.

The operation and modelling of these devices depends on quantum-mechanical behavior, and well-established engineering theory provides a working understanding without sinking the student into a bottomless lake of theoretical physics. From this foundation, Kitai proceeds through various devices and the particular theory needed to explain each one, including special-case effects at work, completing the treatment with a description of the current state of the art in materials, devices, and applications. End of chapter problems appear to be well-crafted to develop design skill from the chapter, but they are limited in number and there is little time or space to present worked-out examples.

The presentation is lucid and the language clear. The slightly formal style should be familiar to technical readers. Diagrams are abundant and well-labelled. The presentation of the math looks clear, but the alert reader will proceed slowly and carefully in such waters.

The reader who wishes to profit from this book should have a solid grounding in general engineering mathematics and physics as well as at least the first two and one half years of a strong Electrical Engineering program. It may also be suitable at the professional level. Some parts of the book will become dated as the state of the art advances; others, including the mathematics and core semiconductor behavior, will probably be valid for at least another decade.
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