Solar Energy Materials

In 2009 the average global primary energy consumption reached 14.9 TW. This value is set to increase, according to predictions, doubling by 

Energy Materials Edited by Duncan W. Bruce, Dermot O Hare and Richard I. Walton 2011 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. 

The band gap energy (Eg) of semiconductors can be determined from UV-visible absorption spectroscopy since 

For a direct transition (where the momentum of the electron in the conduction band is the same as the hole in the valence band)  

For an indirect transition (where the momentum of the electron in the conduction band is not the same as the hole in the valence band and a phonon as well as a photon is required this lowers the probability of the transition and therefore the value of a)  

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C. H. Champness and C. H. Chan, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, to be pubhshed. 

Transfer A Comparison of Theoi y and Experiment. Solar Energy Materials 20 277—288. 

Reilly, S. Arasteh, D. and Selkowitz, S. (1991). Thermal and Optical Analysis of Srvitchable Window Glazings. Solar Energy Materials 22 1-14. 

J. Rostalski, D. Meissner, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Celts, ECOS 98, in print... 

M. Kollun. D. Faiinan. S. Goren, E. A. Katz, E. KunolT. A. Shames, S. Shlulina, B. Uzan, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 1996, 44, 485. 

Ma, H., et al., Electrical and Optical Properties ofF-doped Sn02 Films Deposited by APCVD, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Ce//5,40(4)371-380 (Aug. 1996)... 

Pourbaix diagrams for the aqueous Cd-S, Cd-Te, Cd-Se, Cu-In-Se, and Sb-S systems have been compiled and discussed by Savadogo [26] in his review regarding chemically and electrochemically deposited thin Aims for solar energy materials. Dremlyuzhenko et al. [27] analyzed theoretically the mechanisms of redox reactions in the Cdi xMn , Te and Cdi- , Zn i Te aqueous systems and evaluated the physicochemical properties of the semiconductor surfaces as a function of pH. 

Savadogo O (1998) Chemically and electrochemicaUy deposited thin films for solar energy materials. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 52 361-388... 

Gratzel, M., Kalyanasundaram, K., Kiwi, J. in Solar Energy Materials, Structure and Bonding, Vol. 49, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1982, 37... 

Boujday, S., Wiinsch, F., Portes, P., Bocquet, J.F., and Colbeau-Justin, C. (2004) Photocatalytic and electronic properties of Ti02 powders elaborated by sol-gel route and supercritical drying. Solar Energy Materials ej Solar Cells, 83 (4), 421-433. 

Li, B., Wang, L., Kang, B., Wang, P., and Qiu, Y. (2006) Review of recent progress in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Solar Energy Materials 11 Solar Cells, 90 (5), 549-573. 

Kesmez, O., Erdem Camurlu, H., Burunkaya, E. and Arpac, E. (2009) Sol-gel preparation and characterization of anti-reflective and self-cleaning Si02-Ti02 double-layer nanometric films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, 1833-1839. 

Bak, T., Nowotny, Rekas, M., and Sorrell, C.C., Photo-electrochemical hydrogen generation from water using solar energy. Materials-related aspects, bit.. Hydrogen Energ., 27,991, 2002. 

Laminated composites, 26 760 Laminated glass, as a solar energy material, 23 5... 

Photochromic dyes, 20 516 Photochromic glass silver in, 22 658, 686 as a solar energy material, 23 5 Photochromic lenses, 6 588, 601-602 Photochromic materials, 6 587-606 inorganic, 6 589-592 organic, 6 592-601 polyoxometalates, 6 591-592 silver halide-containing glasses, 6 589-590... 

Surface coating technology, for solar energy materials, 23 1... 

K. Takahashi, N. Kuraya, T. Yamaguchi, T. Komura, and K. Murata, Solar Energy Materials Solar Cells 2000, 61, 403. 

Sakthivel, S Neppolian, B Shankar, MV Arabindoo, B Palanichamy, M, Murugesan, V. Solar photocatalytic degradation of azo dye Comparison of photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO and Ti02. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2003 77, 65-82. 

Photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation from water using solar energy. Materials-related aspects. Int J Hydrogen Chem 991-1022... 

A review on highly ordered, vertically oriented Ti02 nanotube arrays fabrication, material properties, and solar energy applications. Solar Energy Materials Solar Cells 90 2011-2075... 

Ruan C, Paulose M, Vargbese OK, Grimes CA (2006) Enhanced photoelectrochemical response in highly ordered Ti02 nanotube arrays anodized in boric acid containing electrolyte. Solar Energy Materials Solar Cells 90 1283-1295... 

Ong KG, Varghese OK, Mor GK, Grimes CA (2007) Application of finite-difference time domain to dye-sensitized solar cells The effect of nanotube-array negative electrode dimensions on light absorption. Solar Energy Materials Solar Cells 91 250-257... 

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