The book will cover the two most important applications of semiconductor diodes – solar cells and LEDs - together with quantitative coverage of the physics of the PN junction at the senior undergraduate level. It will include:
- Review of semiconductor physics
- Introduction to PN diodes
- The solar cell
- Physics of efficient conversion of sunlight into electrical energy
- Semiconductor solar cell materials and device physics
- Advanced solar cell materials and devices
- The light emitting diode
- Physics of efficient conversion of electrical energy into light
- Semiconductor light emitting diode materials and device physics
- Advanced light emitting diode materials and devices
