Solar Materials Science

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Academic Press Rapid Manuscript Reproduction, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages ix-x
PREFACE, Pages xi-xii, LAWRENCE E. MURR
INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-2
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR MATERIALS SCIENCE, Pages 3-51, Richard S. Claassen, Barry L. Butler
CHAPTER 2 - INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE OF CRYSTAL DEFECTS IN SOLAR MATERIALS, Pages 53-92, L.E. Murr, O.T. Inal
CHAPTER 3 - SURFACE AND INTERFACE STUDIES AND THE STABILITY OF SOLID SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS, Pages 93-147, A.W. Czanderna
INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR COLLECTOR (PHOTOTHERMAL) MATERIALS, Pages 149-150
CHAPTER 4 - THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES-MICROSTRUCTURE RELATIONSHIP IN PARTICULATE MEDIA: OPTICAL TAILORING OF SOLAR ABSORBERS, Pages 151-170, Alex Ignatiev
CHAPTER 5 - SOLAR MIRROR MATERIALS: THEIR PROPERTIES AND USES IN SOLAR CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS, Pages 171-197, R.B. Pettit, E.P. Roth
CHAPTER 6 - THE EFFECT OF SOILING ON SOLAR MIRRORS AND TECHNIQUES USED TO MAINTAIN HIGH REFLECTIVITY, Pages 199-227, E.P. Roth, R.B. Pettit
CHAPTER 7 - THE EMISSIVITY OF METALS, Pages 229-254, A.J. Sievers
CHAPTER 8 - FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS TO THE SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Pages 255-276, A.J. Sievers
CHAPTER 9 - COMPOSITE FILM SELECTIVE-ABSORBERS, Pages 277-317, R.A. Buhrman, H.G. Craighead
CHAPTER 10 - CORROSION SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY MATERIAL PROBLEMS, Pages 319-373, Steven L. Pohlman
INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR STORAGE AND THERMOCHEMICAL MATERIALS, Pages 375-376
CHAPTER 11 - THERMAL STORAGE IN SALT - HYDRATES, Pages 377-404, Maria Telkes
CHAPTER 12 - THERMODYNAMIC BASIS FOR SELECTING HEAT STORAGE MATERIALS, Pages 405-437, Maria Telkes
CHAPTER 13 - THE APPLICATION OF REVERSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTIONS TO SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, Pages 439-457, Raymond Mar
CHAPTER 14 - MATERIALS SCIENCE ISSUES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS, Pages 459-485, Raymond Mar
INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR CONVERSION (PHOTOVOLTAIC) MATERIALS, Pages 487-488
CHAPTER 15 - INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOVOLTAICS: PHYSICS, MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY, Pages 489-549, Lawrence Kazmerski
CHAPTER 16 - RESEARCH AND DEVICE PROBLEMS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, Pages 551-584, Lawrence Kazmerski
CHAPTER 17 - HETEROJUNCTIONS FOR THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS, Pages 585-618, Richard H. Bube
CHAPTER 18 - THE OPTIMIZATION OF SOLAR CONVERSION DEVICES, Pages 619-664, D.S. Ginley, M.A. Butler, C.H. Seager
CHAPTER 19 - INTRODUCTION TO BASIC ASPECTS OF PLASMA-DEPOSITED AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION, Pages 665-731, Richard W. Griffith
INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEMS and References, Pages 733-734
CHAPTER 20 - PROBLEMS AND REFERENCES, Pages 735-758, L.E. Murr
INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEM SOLUTIONS and Discussion, Pages 759-760
CHAPTER 21 - PROBLEM SOLUTIONS AND DISCUSSION, Pages 761-780, L.E. Murr
INDEX, Pages 781-788