Thin Film Structures in Energy Applications
This book provides a comprehensive overview of thin film structures in energy applications. Each chapter contains both fundamentals principles for each thin film structure as well as the relevant energy application technologies. The authors cover thin fil
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hin Film Structures in Energy Applications
Thin Film Structures in Energy Applications
Suresh Babu Krishna Moorthy Editor
Thin Film Structures in Energy Applications
Editor Suresh Babu Krishna Moorthy Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University Kalapet, Pondicherry, India
ISBN 978-3-319-14773-4 ISBN 978-3-319-14774-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14774-1
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Preface
In the past decades, advancement in thin film technology has led to the miniaturization of device dimensions which resulted in applications in various fields. On the other end, energy demands are growing fast in proportion to human population and industrialization. Integration of thin films to improve the energy efficiency of the existing tools as well as in energy harvesting and storage devices of the future is necessary to meet the challenges in energy sector. Most of the available books deal with either the fundamental aspects of deposition or one particular area of energy such as photovoltaic energy. A book that gives an overview on utilization of thin films across broad spectrum of energy is useful for a new researcher as well as scientist working in a specialized field. In order to facilitate the readers, each chapter has a brief introduction required for understanding the chapter content. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the widely used thin film fabrication and characterization techniques. Chapter 2 focuses on coatings used in various applications ranging from solar cells, fuel cells, batteries to hydro, wind, and geothermal energy technologies. Ternary and quaternary inorganic semiconductor compounds used in thin film solar cells are discussed in Ch
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