ISBN-13: 9783527345809
The book provides a unique overview of photovoltaic devices based on nanostructured silicon. After a review of the optical properties of silicon nanostructures and their characterization, the book gives a comprehensive account of the state-of-the-art nanostructuring methods for silicon-based solar cell devices, covering emerging approaches such as silicon nanowire technology as well as already industrially applied technologies such as highly efficient, nanostructured thin-film solar cells.